52.228-1.pdf

Insert the following Provision in Section I

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. (Sept 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier’s check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under

Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The

Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds

(including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be ___20___ percent of the bid price or

$________, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting

Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of provision)

Insert the following FAR Clause in Section K:

52.219-19 Small Business Concern Representation for the Small Business

Competitiveness Demonstration Program. (Oct 2000)

(a) Definition. “Emerging small business” as used in this solicitation, means a small business concern whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the numerical size standard applicable to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to a contracting opportunity.

(b) [Complete only if the Offeror has represented itself under the provision at 52.219-1 as a small business concern under the size standards of this solicitation.] The Offeror [ ] is, [ ] is not an emerging small business.

(c) [Complete only if the Offeror is a small business or an emerging small business, indicating its size range.] Offeror’s number of employees for the past 12 months [check this column if size standard stated in solicitation is expressed in terms of number of employees] or Offeror’s average annual gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal years [check this column if size standard stated in solicitation is expressed in terms of annual receipts].

[Check one of the following.]

NO. OF EMPLOYEES AVG. ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES

____ 50 or fewer ____ $1 million or less

____ 51–100 ____ $1,000,001–$2 million

____ 101–250 ____ $2,000,001–$3.5 million

____ 251–500 ____ $3,500,001–$5 million

____ 501–750 ____ $5,000,001–$10 million

____ 751–1,000 ____ $10,000,001–$17 million

____ Over 1,000 ____ Over $17 million

(End of provision)

All Other Terms & Conditions Remain Unchanged.