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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

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E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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A0001

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1) Include the site visit agenda and sign-in sheet from the site visit held 31 March 2022 (3 pages)

2) Include answered questions from prospective offerors (4 pages)

3) Section L.11(1)(i)(c), Volume 1 - Technical Proposal, "not exceeding 10 pages" is revised to "not exceeding 20 pages" and "any pages in excess of 10 will be disregarded" is revised to "any pages in excess of 20 will be disregarded" (6 pages)

4) Section L.11, Factor 3, the page limit is removed for this individual factor

Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Engineering Services (DES) - Seattle 701 5th Ave, Suite 1650 Seattle, WA 98104

See item 6

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03/23/2022

SITE VISIT RFP 75H70122R00026

Prairie Village Sewer Renovation

Wednesday, March 31, 2022, 10:00 AM CT Agenda

Welcome and Introduction of Government Team, Sign-In of Contractors:

• Contracting Specialist IHS: Taylor Kanthack, taylor.kanthack@ihs.gov

• Contracting Officer’s Rep IHS OKC: Matthew LaForest

• IHS OKC Dylan Lantis

• Purpose of site visit is to show the project area.

o Reference L.10. INQUIRIES (COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONTRACTING OFFICE) o Offerors shall submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to the Contracting Specialist at taylor.kanthack@ihs.gov.

o Questions should be received no later than 6 April 2022 by 5:00pm PDT to allow time for a response.

o Amendment(s) will be posted to Sam.gov with copies of all solicitation Pre-Proposal Queries / questions & answers

Solicitation Information

• Purpose of the Project:

o for a contractor to furnish all labor, personnel, materials, equipment, tools, appliances, supplies, services, permits, insurance, supervision, and facilities for the renovate the existing gravity sewer system for the Prairie Village Community.

• POP– 180 calendar days from NTP

• This project will be advertised as a 100% Small Business set-aside with preference to Indian Economic Enterprise

(IEE) firms under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. The associated size standard for this procurement is $39.5 million.

• Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations apply & may update before award

• Bid, Payment and Performance Bonds required (using GSA forms)

• Refer to “L.11. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS” regarding proposal document requirements

SITE VISIT RFP 75H70122R00026

Prairie Village Sewer Renovation

Wednesday, March 31, 2022, 10:00 AM CT Solicitation Timeline

Milestone/Activity Date/Time Solicitation Issued 23Feb22 Site Visit 31Mar22 @ 10:00 AM CT RFI cut-off date 6 April 2022 Proposal Due Date 21 April @ 2:00 PM PDT Estimated Contract Award Date May 2022

Questions and Answers

75H70122R00026

Prairie Village Sewer Renovation

Item # Section and Page # Question Response 1 Can we use a fiberglass UV cured liner that is less than

6mm thickness for this project as long as it meets or exceeds the required specifications?

Yes. Fiberglass UV cured liner will be accepted as an alternate to the specified product and steam curing process.

2 p.54, Section L Factor 1, Experience, Submittal Requirements states “The Offeror shall exhibit relevant past experience by reporting written narratives for a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects between $500,000 and $1,000,000.”

The way this is worded precludes projects outside of the $500K - $1-M range. Would the government allow projects larger than $1,000,000 to be considered relevant?

Yes, previous projects exceeding $1 million could be considered relevant as long as the scope of said project is comparable to this project. The Government put a range to help determine relevancy, but that is only one factor in determining relevancy of a project.

3 p.54, Section L Factor 1, Experience, Submittal Requirements states “The Offeror shall exhibit relevant past experience by reporting written narratives for a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects between $500,000 and $1,000,000.”

The way this is worded precludes projects outside of the $500K - $1-M range. Would the government allow projects that overall value is larger than $1,000,000 to be considered relevant, so long as the relevant scope is within the $500-K to $1-M value?

See answer to Q#2.

4 p.55, Section L Factor 2: Past Performance states “In accordance with FAR 42.1503(e), past performance will be evaluated using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) database. If no relevant past performance history is available using your DUNS/UEI number, you may choose to utilize the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment J08, PPQ) which will be used for evaluation.” If we have a CPARS for any projects, are we to submit it with the

You do not need to include CPARS evaluations as the Government will pull those. You can state in your proposal a CPARS evaluation was completed, but does not need to be submitted with your firms proposal.

proposal or assume the Government will pull it from the CPARS system?

5 p.54, Section L Volume I – Technical Proposal states, “The technical proposal must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using elite font, 12 pitch type (or equivalent) and printed, unreduced in size, not exceeding 10 pages, single-sided, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation.” Regarding the margins, may we include proposal-identifying information within the margins, such as solicitation number, proposal name, and page numbers?

Yes

6 p.2, section A The SF 1442 indicated one original and one copy of the proposal is due. Section L.11, “Proposal Preparation Instructions,” states, “The offeror’s proposal package shall be submitted electronically in PDF format only. No facsimile or other alternative method of submission will be accepted.” Please confirm that the whole proposal, including the bid bond, shall be submitted electronically.

Yes, the entire proposal shall be submitted electronically including the bid bond.

7 p.54, Section L Page 54 of 60, Volume I – Technical Proposal states, “The technical proposal must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using elite font, 12 pitch type (or equivalent) and printed, unreduced in size, not exceeding 10 pages, single-sided, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation.” Elite font is not provided within the Microsoft Office Suite. And it’s unclear if you are referring to a specific font or a group of fonts you consider “elite fonts”. Can you please clarify what “elite” font is?

Please use Times New Roman font or similar

8 p.54, Section L Volume I – Technical Proposal states, “The technical proposal must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using elite font, 12 pitch type (or equivalent) and printed, unreduced in size, not exceeding 10 pages, single-sided, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation.” The above eludes to printed pages (“12 pitch type (or equivalent)

Yes, only electronic submissions will be accepted and printed). Please confirm this proposal is an electronic-only submission.

9 p.54, Section L Volume I – Technical Proposal states, “The technical proposal must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using elite font, 12 pitch type (or equivalent) and printed, unreduced in size, not exceeding 10 pages, single-sided, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation.” To confirm, would “corporate experience documentation” include Factor 2, past performance requirements, which includes submission of Past Performance Questionnaires or PPIRS reports?

No, experience and past performance are separate evaluation factors. Experience is what your firm has done and past performance is how well your firm did on said experience.

10 p.55, Section L Volume I – Technical Proposal states, “The technical proposal must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using elite font, 12 pitch type (or equivalent) and printed, unreduced in size, not exceeding 10 pages, single-sided, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation.” Factor 3, Technical Approach instructions, Page 56 of 60 states “The Offeror shall submit a narrative not-to exceed ten

(10) single-sided, five (5) double-sided 8 1/2 “ x 11” pages addressing the Offeror’s approach to successful management of this contract.” To confirm, should the total allotted pages for Volume I be 20 pages, inclusive of 10 for Factor 1, Factor 2 is excluded from page limitations, and 10 pages for Factor 3?

There is no page limit for Factor 2 (Past Performance). Total page limit for technical proposal submission, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation will be 20 single sided pages with no page limit per Factor. Any mention of individual Factor page limits is deleted by this amendment.

11 p.56, Section L Factor 3, Technical Approach states, “The Offeror shall submit a narrative not-to-exceed ten (10) single-sided, five (5) double-sided, 8 1/2 “x 11 pages addressing the Offeror’s approach to successful management of this contract.” For readability, will the schedule within the technical approach be permitted to be submitted on 11x17 pages?

Yes

12 p.56, Section L Factor 3, Technical Approach states, “The Offeror shall submit a narrative not-to-exceed ten (10) single-sided, five (5) double-sided, 8 1/2 “x 11 pages addressing the Offeror’s approach to successful management of this

Yes contract.” If schedules are permitted to be submitted on 11x17, will each 11x17 page count as one page?

13 p.56, Section L Factor 3, Technical Approach states, “The Offeror shall submit a narrative not-to-exceed ten (10) single-sided, five (5) double-sided, 8 1/2 “x 11 pages addressing the Offeror’s approach to successful management of this contract.” Is the schedule within the Technical Approach permitted to be single-spaced?

Yes

14 p.15, section H Section H.6 KEY PERSONNEL states “(a) Certain experienced professional and/or technical personnel are essential for successful accomplishment of the work to be performed under this contract. Such personnel are defined as “Key Personnel” and are those persons whose resumes were submitted for evaluation of the proposal.” However, the proposal submission criteria do not detail resumes. Please confirm that no resumes are required to be submitted with our proposal and we shall follow the submission requirements.

Confirmed.

15 p.15, section H Section H.6 KEY PERSONNEL states “ (a) Certain experienced professional and/or technical personnel are essential for successful accomplishment of the work to be performed under this contract. Such personnel are defined as “Key Personnel” and are those persons whose resumes were submitted for evaluation of the proposal.” AND “(b) The following positions are identified as Key Personnel: (1) Project Manager, (2) Superintendent and the (3) Safety Officer.” Are resumes for Project Manager, Superintendent, and Safety Officer required to be submitted with the proposal? If so, where should we include them?

No, key personnel is not an evaluation factor in this solicitation.

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

L.11. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

The offeror’s proposal package shall be submitted electronically in PDF format only. No facsimile or other alternate method of submission will be accepted. Each electronic file submitted as an attachment to an email transmission shall not exceed 8 megabytes in size. If the aforementioned electronic file exceeds 8 megabytes, divide data into separate files so as not to exceed 8 megabytes per file. Due to file size limitations, each electronic file should be attached to a separate email. Files shall be named as 75H701-22-R-00026, Prairie Village Sewer Renovation with the addition of “email X of X” (e.g. email 1 of 2) in the subject line.

****The offeror’s proposal must be submitted in two (2) volumes (see below). Each of the volumes shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of each may be accomplished independently.

I. Volume I - Technical Proposal (Factor 1: Experience; Factor 2: Past Performance; Factor 3:

Technical Approach) II. Volume II - Price Proposal (Factor 4)

Late submissions shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERS – COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (Jan 2017) reference subparagraphs (c)(3)(ii)(A) and (1), and FAR 15.208.

Offerors shall allow sufficient time for electronic submission of proposals. Special attention is called to FAR 15.208 which states, “Any proposal, modification, or revision, that is received at the designated Government office (i.e., email address) in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made; and (1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation (i.e., email), it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or (2) It is the only proposal received.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure sufficient time is provided for electronic submission to be processed through the Government’s electronic point of entry.

Due date and Proposal Format. Specific due date and time will be specified in the solicitation. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be formatted as follows:

General Instructions.

Proposals are expected to conform to solicitation provisions and be prepared in accordance with this section. To aid in evaluation, the proposal shall be clearly and concisely written, neatly presented, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate), and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the offeror, the date of the offer, and the solicitation number. Each volume shall be clearly marked by volume number and title.

(1) VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

(i) General.

(A) Volume I, Technical Proposal, consists of the offeror's proposal delineating its capabilities and how it intends to perform contract requirements. The Technical proposal will be evaluated in accord with the criteria contained in Section M.

(B) In order that the technical proposal may be evaluated strictly on the merit of the material submitted, no contractual price information is to be included in Volume I.

However, the type and quantity of labor and materials is to be included in the Technical Proposal, without any associated cost information.

(C) The technical proposal must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, using elite font, 12 pitch type (or equivalent) and printed, unreduced in size, not exceeding 20 pages, single-sided, exclusive of resumes and related corporate experience documentation. Any pages in excess of 20 will be disregarded, and will not be included in the proposal evaluation. Failure of the offeror to comply with the page limitations, resulting in the excess pages not being evaluated, shall not constitute grounds for a protest.

(ii) Format and Content. Volume I, Technical Proposal, shall include the following contents:

(A) Table of Contents

(B) List of Tables and Figures

(C) Summary of Technical Proposal

(D) Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factors 1 – 3)

(iii) Evaluation Factors to be addressed:

FACTOR 1: EXPERIENCE

Submittal Requirements: The Offeror shall exhibit relevant past experience by reporting written narratives for a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects between $500,000 and $1,000,000.00. The submitted narratives shall explain the work involved in sufficient detail for the Government to evaluate the depth and breadth of experience represented in that project, along with an assessment of the technical capabilities utilized to accomplish the work.

(a) Experience will be evaluated based on the Offeror’s demonstration of similar, relevant, and recent projects within the broad scope of this solicitation for services as described in this solicitation. For the purposes of this factor, “Relevant” is defined as experience with managing construction contracts for water and sewer line related structures, sewage treatment facilities, and site preparation work – that are similar to those that may be ordered under this contract as described in the Scope of Work (See Section C of this solicitation); on nationwide and/or multi-state construction contracts. “Recent” is defined as being at least 75 % construction progress complete or completed within the past seven

(7) years preceding the date proposals are due.

(b) Section J, Attachment 04, Company Specialized Experience Form is provided as a reference for information that shall be included with each project. This form is not required, but each project shall include at least all of the information on this form (e.g. firm name, project name, type of project, owner, scope, firm’s role, cost, subcontracts, dates, reference contact information, etc.)

(c) If any of the information required is not included in the form then the contractor may be considered non-responsive and evaluated as “UNACCEPTABLE.”

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant experience should be submitted by that JV entity. If the JV does not have shared experience, projects shall be submitted for each JV partner relevant to their overall JV partnership (reference Cover Letter requirements for JV). Offerors who fail to submit experience for all JV partners may be rated lower.

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

Submittal Requirements: In accordance with FAR 42.1503(e), past performance will be evaluated using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) database. If no relevant past performance history is available for your DUNS/UEI number, you may choose to utilize the attached Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment J02, PPQ) which will be used for evaluation.

Projects submitted under Factor 1 shall also include consideration under this Factor by either a PPQ submission or information obtained in PPIRS. The Government will only evaluate up to five (5) Customer Satisfaction Surveys/ Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) combined for the prime contractor and/or JV entity. Government databases will be checked and previous customers and/or evaluators may be contacted as references or verification of performance. All performance ratings shall be considered for contracts ongoing or completed within the past seven (7) years from the date proposals are due. The Government reserves the right to evaluate past performance information on proposals submitted in response to this solicitation from any available source and for any project relevant to the work outlined in this solicitation.

All projects submitted on a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) must be at least 75% construction progress complete or completed within seven (7) years preceding the date proposals are due. The PPQ included in the solicitation is provided for the Offeror to submit to the client for each project the Offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1, Experience. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) should be submitted with your proposal, but are not required.

Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, taylor.kanthack@ihs.gov, via email prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. This does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. While the Government may elect to consider data from any and all other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the offeror.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information.

The Government’s inability to contact any of the Offeror’s references or the references unwillingness to provide the information requested may affect the Government’s evaluation of this factor.

FACTOR 3: TECHNICAL APPROACH

Submittal Requirements: The Offeror shall submit a narrative not-to exceed ten (10) single-sided, five (5) double-sided, 8 ½”x11” pages addressing the Offeror’s approach to successful management of this contract. The Offeror shall submit a management plan and demonstrate the degree to which the management plan and team organization, including degree of prime participation, coordination, division of work, quality assurance, cost control, a preliminary schedule, sequence of work, estimated work crew size, and proposed equipment, prior experience of the project team as a unit to meet the overall requirements of this contract.

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The offeror shall submit Volume I by email, marked as such.

(2) VOLUME II - PRICE

Submittal Requirements:

(i) A cover letter that shall include:

(1) The Solicitation number;

(2) The name, addresses, telephone and facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of the offeror.

(3) DUNS number and Cage code

(4) Names, titles, phone numbers, facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation, and;

(5) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal.

(iii) The Proposal Form (Standard Form 1442), is to be filled out and executed fully.

(iv) Fully complete and submit Attachment J01, Self-Performed Calculation Sheet in accordance with FAR 52.219-14 (MAR 2020) [(DEVIATION JUN 2020)], Limitations On Subcontracting (Applies to Small Businesses Only).

(v) Offerors shall complete Section B, Schedule of Prices for CLIN 0001. Offeror shall submit pricing on all Contract Line Items (CLINs) on the pricing sheet in order for the offer to be considered for award. All proposal pricing information submitted by Offerors is for the exclusive use of the Government.

(vi) Price proposals must adhere to the pricing structure established in Section B, Pricing Sheet.

Each Offeror’s price proposal must be based on the Offeror’s own technical proposal, the Government’s specifications, and be inclusive of all other contractual requirements.

(vii) For Indian owned business, ATTACHMENT J08 – IHS IEE Representation Form (Jan 2022) shall be completed and submitted along with your firm’s proposal along with the controlling enterprise’s Tribal enrollment/certificate of Degree of Indian Blood documentation. Please note that there shall be no personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security numbers, included in the documentation submitted. Any PII shall be redacted prior to submission.

The enterprise must meet the definition of “Indian Economic Enterprise” throughout the following time periods:

(1) At the time an offer is made in response to this solicitation;

(2) At the time of contract award; and

(3) During the full term of the contract performance period. At any point during these periods, if the Contractor no longer meets the eligibility requirements, the contractor must provide immediate written notification to the Contracting Officer.

Failure to provide the required documentation at any of the three (3) time periods listed above, may result in the proposal being disqualified from any preference given and may result in termination of the contract.

This requirement is a total Small Business set-aside and the associated NAICS is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction with small business size standard of $39.5M. Pursuant to HHSAR 326.603-1(h), preference will be given to Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) Firm offerors who are technically capable and provide fair and reasonable pricing.

(viii) The Government expects that this contract will be awarded based upon adequate price competition. If necessary to support the determination of price reasonableness, the contracting officer reserves the right to request pricing information in addition to that included in the price schedule. The Offeror shall be prepared to provide cost breakdowns for each line item of the schedule to support proposed prices upon request by the Contracting Officer. Requested information to support pricing may include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Direct labor salary/wage information with associated payroll expenses, for personnel to be used in performance of the work;

(2) Staging costs;

(3) Subcontractor costs;

(4) Cost for equipment, supplies, and consumable materials;

(5) A breakout of related support costs, such as equipment maintenance, rental, transportation, bond cost and fees, insurance, etc.;

(6) Overhead costs;

(7) General Administrative expenses;

(8) Profit

(ix) The Government reserves the right to request additional pricing information during subsequent discussions or negotiations as necessary in order to determine prices are fair and reasonable.

(x) Certifications and Representations: Offeror’s Certifications and Representations will be obtained from the United States federal government’s System for Award Management (SAM) database, prior to award. The Offeror shall ensure information is current in SAM prior to the response due date.

The Offeror shall ensure self-certification as small business status under NAICs Code 237110, size standard $39.5 million prior to response due date. Anomalies and inconsistencies found in the Offeror’s Certifications and Representations may result in deeming the Offeror’s proposal non-responsive.

(xi) Joint ventures, SBA Mentor – Protégé, or other teaming proposals shall clearly identify the roles and level of participation of each firm in the proposed work and shall include the Small Business Administration approval of Small Business status of the offering business entity. Small Business Administration approval of Small Business status shall be included with the proposal submission.

Failure to include SBA certification of small business status for purposes of this solicitation with submission of the proposal may result in rejection of the offer.

Joint Venture Agreement: (1) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of the joint venture agreement which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member. (2) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the submission accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

SBA Mentor – Protégé Agreement: If a business concern is contemplating an 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture on this construction contract, evidence shall be provided from the Offeror that the Mentor-Protégé Agreement has been submitted and approved by the Small Business

Administration (SBA) by the closing date of RFP submission. All Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures must be in accordance with SBA requirements. Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures applications must be approved by the Mentor-Protégé’s cognizant SBA office on or before the date that proposals are due. Failure to demonstrate SBA approval of the Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture with the proposal may result in rejection of the offer.

The offeror shall submit Volume II by email, marked as such.

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