AG-82B1-S-10-0010.pdf

Solicitation Number AG-82B1-S-10-0010

SECTION B - Supplies or Services/Prices

SECTION C - Description/Specifications

SECTION D - Packaging and Marking

SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price (AUG 1996)

SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance

SECTION G - Contract Administration Data

452.215-73 Postaward Conference. (NOV 1996)

SECTION H - Special Contract Requirements

52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements. (MAR 2009)

52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American

Act--Construction Materials. (MAR 2009)

52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American

Act--Construction Materials under Trade Agreements. (MAR 2009)

SECTION I - Contract Clauses

52.204-1 Approval of Contract. (DEC 1989)

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. (APR 2008)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items. (MAR 2009)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

SECTION J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments

SECTION K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. (MAY 2004)

52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. (FEB 1999)

SECTION L - Instructions,Conditions, and Notices to Bidders

52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (APR 2008)

SECTION M - Evaluation Factors for Award

52.216-1 Type of Contract. (APR 1984)

52.233-2 Service of Protest. (SEP 2006)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

452.204-70 Inquiries. (FEB 1988)

SECTION M - Evaluation Factors for Award

SECTION B - Supplies or Services/Prices

CONFINED SPACE INVENTORY

PAY

ITEM

DESCRIPTION QTY.

UNIT OF

MEASURE

PAY

UNIT

AMOUNT

1 Inventory Columbine District 1 ALL LS $_____________

2 Inventory Dolores District 1 ALL LS $_____________

3 Inventory Pagosa District 1 ALL LS $_____________

TOTAL: $_____________

DUNS #:____________________

TIN #: ______________________

SECTION C - Description/Specifications

Project Scope

1. Project Location

The project is located forest wide on the San Juan National Forest (SJNF). The SJNF is located in the southwest corner of Colorado and is comprised of the Columbine Ranger District, Dolores Ranger District, and the Pagosa Ranger District; and extends from Wolf Creek Pass near Pagosa Springs, Colorado to Lizard Head Pass near Rico, Colorado.

2. Project Description

The purpose of this project is to start implementation of the Confined Space Plan through inventory and documentation of confined space within the San Juan National Forest. Confined space types include water tanks, spring boxes, sewer opening, septic tanks, basements, crawl spaces and attics. The type and quantity of known confined spaces are listed in Attachment A.

Period of Performance: It is estimated that this project will begin April 15, 2010 and will have 60 calendar days for completion.

3. Project Scope

The inventory and implementation shall be addressed by each confined space. The scope of the Confined Space Inventory project is addressed in the following.

1. All water tanks, spring boxes, sewer opening, septic tanks, basements, crawl spaces and attics identified in Attachment A shall be inventoried.

2. Inventorying of sites shall consist of completion of the inventory form given in Attachment B.

This includes, but is not limited to, site classification, dimensions/size of confined space, air quality measurements, photos, a brief description of the site and its uses, etc.

3. A gas detector shall be provided by the San Juan National Forest for use by the contractor to record concentrations of for of O2, CO, H2S, and percent of Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) for flammable gasses.

4. Inventorying of sites shall also include input of sections 1,3,4,5,7,9, and 10 of the permit to entry form for all permit required confined spaces given in Attachment C. Communications with Forest Service personnel may be necessary to sufficiently inventory the sites.

5. All inventoried confined spaces shall be signed in accordance with the determined classification following approval by the CO. The signing shall be one (1) of the three (3) wordings depending on its declared classification: Confined Space No Entry, Confined Space, or Confined Space Permit Entry Only. Signs shall be affixed to the access door or man way of each confined space.

6. Notify the COR of any confined spaces identified through field investigations that are not included on Attachment B.

7. Access to most confined spaces shall be via a standard SJNF key.

8. Contractor shall provide two hard (2) copies and one (1) electronic copy of the inventory to Kamber Hurst, EIT at Public Land Office, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado 81301.

9. Payments will be made in accordance with pay items in the Schedule of Items.

4. Definition of a Confined Space

a. A confined space has limited or restricted means of entry or exit, is large enough for an employee to enter and perform assigned work, and is not designed for continuous occupancy by the employee. These spaces may include, but are not limited to, underground vaults, tanks, storage bins, pits and diked areas, manholes, cisterns, vessels, and silos.

b. A permit required confined space (i.e., permit space) refers to those spaces that meet the definition of a “confined space” and pose health or safety hazards, thereby requiring a permit for entry.

c. A certificate-required confined space (i.e., certificate space) refers to those permit-required confined spaces determined to present an actual or potentially hazardous atmosphere which requires continuous forced-air ventilation.

5. Classification of a Confined Space

a. Permit-Required Confined Space: If the hazards the space poses are unknown and/or entry is required to evaluate the space for hazards, the space must initially be classified as a permit-required confined space. During entry, testing and inspection should provide the data necessary to properly classify the space. If the space has any one of the following characteristics (hazards) it must be classified as a Permit-Required Confined Space.

(1) Contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant.

(2) Has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section.

(3) Contains any condition that poses an immediate or delayed threat to life, would cause irreversible adverse health effects, or would interfere with an individual’s ability to escape unaided (self- rescue) from a confined space.

(4) Contains an atmosphere not controllable by forced air ventilation alone that may expose employees to the risk of death, incapacitation, impairment of ability to self-rescue, injury, or acute illness. The following are considered hazardous atmospheres:

(a) Flammable gas, vapor, or mist in excess of 10% of its Lower Flammable Limit

(LFL).

(b) Airborne combustible dust at a concentration that meets ‘or exceeds its LFL (A condition in which dust obscures vision within 5 feet - approximately).

(c) Atmospheric oxygen concentration below 19.5% or above 23.5%.

(d) Atmospheric concentration of any substance which could result in employee exposure in excess of its dose or permissible exposure limit (PEL)

(5) Contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard.

(6) All sewer openings are considered Permit-Required Confined Space.

b. Non-Permit/Certificate Required Confined Space (C7): This classification may be used if the space does not contain or, with respect to atmospheric hazards, have the potential to contain any hazard capable of causing death or physical harm. Additionally (not just controlled), this classification may be used if all the hazards in the space can be eliminated. If the space has been classified as a non-permit/certificate space then the unit has met the requirements of this program as it pertains to this individual space. Entry may proceed without following the permit or certificate requirements of this program. However, the space may only be classified as a Non- Permit/Certificate Space as long as no hazards exist

c. Alternative Procedure/Certificate-Required Confined Space (C5): This classification may be used if the ONLY hazard posed by confined space, or by the work conducted in the space, is an actual or a potentially hazardous atmosphere AND that hazardous atmosphere can be reduced to safe entry levels by forced air ventilation alone. When entering these spaces, continuous forced air ventilation is required. This space may only be classified as a certificate space as long as no other hazards arise. If other hazards arise, or there are changes in the use or configuration of the space that might increase the hazards to entrants, the unit shall re-evaluate the space and, if necessary, reclassify it.

d. Hazardous Non-Entry: A Hazardous Non-entry space is a Permit or Certificate space which the unit has determined will not be entered by employees. (See Permit/Certificate Space Entry Determination)

452.211-72 Statement of Work/Specifications (FEB 1988)

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Statement of Work/Specifications referenced in Section J.

(end of clause)

452.211-73 Attachments to Statements of Work/Specifications (FEB 1988)

The attachments to the Statement of Work/Specifications listed in Section J are hereby made part of this solicitation package and any resultant contract.

(end of clause)

SECTION D - Packaging and Marking

(For this solicitation package there are NO clauses)

SECTION E - Inspection and Acceptance

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price (AUG 1996)

SECTION F - Deliveries or Performance

52.242-14 Suspension of Work (APR 1984)

SECTION G - Contract Administration Data

452.215-73 Postaward Conference. (NOV 1996)

A post award conference with the successful offeror is required. It will be scheduled within 14 days after the date of contract award. The conference will be held at: a mutually agreed to time and date.

(End of Clause)

SECTION H - Special Contract Requirements

52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act--Reporting Requirements. (MAR 2009)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

"Contract," as defined in FAR 2.101, means a mutually binding legal relationship obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services (including construction) and the buyer to pay for them. It includes all types of commitments that obligate the Government to an expenditure of appropriated funds and that, except as otherwise authorized, are in writing. In addition to bilateral instruments, contracts include (but are not limited to) awards and notices of awards; job orders or task letters issued under basic ordering agreements; letter contracts; orders, such as purchase orders, under which the contract becomes effective by written acceptance or performance; and bilateral contract modifications. Contracts do not include grants and cooperative agreements covered by 31 U.S.C.

6301, et seq. For discussion of various types of contracts, see FAR Part 16.

"First-tier subcontract" means a subcontract awarded directly by a Federal Government prime contractor whose contract is funded by the Recovery Act.

"Jobs created" means an estimate of those new positions created and filled, or previously existing unfilled positions that are filled, as a result of funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This definition covers only prime contractor positions established in the United States and outlying areas (see definition in FAR 2.101). The number shall be expressed as "full-time equivalent" (FTE), calculated cumulatively as all hours worked divided by the total number of hours in a full-time schedule, as defined by the contractor. For instance, two full-time employees and one part-time employee working half days would be reported as 2.5 FTE in each calendar quarter.

"Jobs retained" means an estimate of those previously existing filled positions that are retained as a result of funding by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). This definition covers only prime contractor positions established in the United States and outlying areas (see definition in FAR 2.101). The number shall be expressed as "full-time equivalent" (FTE), calculated cumulatively as all hours worked divided by the total number of hours in a full-time schedule, as defined by the contractor. For instance, two full-time employees and one part-time employee working half days would be reported as 2.5 FTE in each calendar quarter.

"Total compensation" means the cash and noncash dollar value earned by the executive during the contractor's past fiscal year of the following (for more information see 17 CFR 229.402(c)(2)):

(1) Salary and bonus.

(2) Awards of stock, stock options, and stock appreciation rights. Use the dollar amount recognized for financial statement reporting purposes with respect to the fiscal year in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004) (FAS 123R), Shared Based Payments.

(3) Earnings for services under non-equity incentive plans. Does not include group life, health, hospitalization or medical reimbursement plans that do not discriminate in favor of executives, and are available generally to all salaried employees.

(4) Change in pension value. This is the change in present value of defined benefit and actuarial pension plans.

(5) Above-market earnings on deferred compensation which is not tax-qualified.

(6). Other compensation. For example, severance, termination payments, value of life insurance paid on behalf of the employee, perquisites or property if the value for the executive exceeds $10,000.

(b) This contract requires the contractor to provide products and/or services that are funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act requires each contractor to report on its use of Recovery Act funds under this contract. These reports will be made available to the public.

(c) Reports from contractors for all work funded, in whole or in part, by the Recovery Act, and for which an invoice is submitted prior to June 30, 2009, are due no later than July 10, 2009.

Thereafter, reports shall be submitted no later than the 10th day after the end of each calendar quarter.

(d) The Contractor shall report the following information, using the online reporting tool available at http://www.FederalReporting.gov.

(1) The Government contract and order number, as applicable.

(2) The amount of Recovery Act funds invoiced by the contractor for the reporting period. A cumulative amount from all the reports submitted for this action will be maintained by the government's on-line reporting tool.

(3) A list of all significant services performed or supplies delivered, including construction, for which the contractor invoiced in this calendar quarter.

(4) Program or project title, if any.

(5) A description of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the contract, including significant deliverables and, if appropriate, associated units of measure.

(6) An assessment of the contractor's progress towards the completion of the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the contract (i.e., not started, less than 50 percent completed, completed 50 percent or more, or fully completed). This covers the contract (or portion thereof) funded by the Recovery Act.

(7) A narrative description of the employment impact of work funded by the Recovery Act. This narrative should be cumulative for each calendar quarter and only address the impact on the contractor's workforce. At a minimum, the contractor shall provide--

(i) A brief description of the types of jobs created and jobs retained in the United States and outlying areas (see definition in FAR 2.101). This description may rely on job titles, broader labor categories, or the contractor's existing practice for describing jobs as long as the terms used are widely understood and describe the general nature of the work; and

(ii) An estimate of the number of jobs created and jobs retained by the prime contractor, in the United States and outlying areas. A job cannot be reported as both created and retained.

(8) Names and total compensation of each of the five most highly compensated officers of the Contractor for the calendar year in which the contract is awarded if--

(i) In the Contractor's preceding fiscal year, the Contractor received--

(A) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants) and cooperative agreements; and

(B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants) and cooperative agreements; and

(ii) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the senior executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(9) For subcontracts valued at less than $25,000 or any subcontracts awarded to an individual, or subcontracts awarded to a subcontractor that in the previous tax year had gross income under $300,000, the Contractor shall only report the aggregate number of such first tier subcontracts awarded in the quarter and their aggregate total dollar amount.

(10) For any first-tier subcontract funded in whole or in part under the Recovery Act, that is over $25,000 and not subject to reporting under paragraph 9, the contractor shall require the subcontractor to provide the information described in (i), (ix), (x), and (xi) below to the contractor for the purposes of the quarterly report. The contractor shall advise the subcontractor that the information will be made available to the public as required by section 1512 of the Recovery Act. The contractor shall provide detailed information on these first-tier subcontracts as follows:

(i) Unique identifier (DUNS Number) for the subcontractor receiving the award and for the subcontractor's parent company, if the subcontractor has a parent company.

(ii) Name of the subcontractor.

(iii) Amount of the subcontract award.

(iv) Date of the subcontract award.

(v) The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

(vi) Funding agency.

(vii) A description of the products or services (including construction) being provided under the subcontract, including the overall purpose and expected outcomes or results of the subcontract.

(viii) Subcontract number (the contract number assigned by the prime contractor).

(ix) Subcontractor's physical address including street address, city, state, and country. Also include the nine-digit zip code and congressional district if applicable.

(x) Subcontract primary performance location including street address, city, state, and country. Also include the nine-digit zip code and congressional district if applicable.

(xi) Names and total compensation of each of the subcontractor's five most highly compensated officers, for the calendar year in which the subcontract is awarded if--

(A) In the subcontractor's preceding fiscal year, the subcontractor received--

(l) 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues in Federal contracts (and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants), and cooperative agreements; and

(2) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal contracts (and subcontracts), loans, grants (and subgrants), and cooperative agreements; and

(B) The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the senior executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(End of clause)

52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American

Act--Construction Materials. (MAR 2009)

Construction material means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

"Domestic construction material" means--

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States.

"Foreign construction material" means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

"Manufactured construction material" means any construction material that is not unmanufactured construction material.

"Steel" means an alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between .02 and 2 percent carbon, and may include other elements.

"United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

"Unmanufactured construction material" means raw material brought to the construction site for incorporation into the building or work that has not been--

(1) Processed into a specific form and shape; or

(2) Combined with other raw material to create a material that has different properties than the properties of the individual raw materials.

(b) Domestic preference. (1) This clause implements--

(i) Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5), by requiring, unless an exception applies, that all iron, steel, and other manufactured goods used as construction material in the project are produced in the United States;

and

(ii) The Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d) by providing a preference for unmanufactured domestic construction material.

(2) The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraph (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.

(3) This requirement does not apply to the construction material or components listed by the Government as follows:

[Contracting Officer to list applicable excepted materials or indicate "none"]

(4) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause if the Government determines that--

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable.

(A) The cost of domestic iron, steel, or other manufactured goods used as construction material is unreasonable when the cumulative cost of such material will increase the cost of the contract by more than 25 percent;

(B) The cost of unmanufactured construction material is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or

(iii) The application of the restriction of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act to a particular construction material would be inconsistent with the public interest.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of Section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act. (1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including--

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Cost;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed cost comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The cost of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty.

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable cost of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or the Buy American Act.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Cost Comparison

Construction material description Quantity Unit of measure Cost (dollars)*

Item 1:

Foreign construction material [ ] Domestic construction material [ ]

Item 2:

Foreign construction material [ ] Domestic construction material [ ]

(List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.)

(Include other applicable supporting information.)

(* Include all delivery costs to the construction site.)

(End of clause)

52.225-23 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods--Buy American

Act--Construction Materials under Trade Agreements. (MAR 2009)

"Construction material" means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

"Domestic construction material" means-- (1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States.

"Foreign construction material' means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

"Free trade agreement (FTA) country construction material" means a construction material that--

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of an FTA country; or

(2) In the case of a construction material that consists in whole or in part of materials from another country, has been substantially transformed in an FTA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"Least developed country construction material" means a construction material that--

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a least developed country; or from another country, has been substantially transformed in a least developed country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

"Manufactured construction material' means any construction material that is not unmanufactured construction material.

'Recovery Act designated country" means any of the following countries:

(1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country (Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, or United Kingdom);

(2) A Free Trade Agreement country (FTA)(Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, or Singapore); or

(3) A least developed country (Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, or Zambia).

"Recovery Act designated country construction material" means a construction material that is a WTO GPA country construction material, an FTA country construction material, or a least developed country construction material.

'Steel" means an alloy that includes at least 50 percent iron, between .02 and 2 percent carbon, and may include other elements.

"United States' means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

"Unmanufactured construction material' means raw material brought to the construction site for incorporation into the building or work that has not been--

(1) Processed into a specific form and shape; or

(2) Combined with other raw material to create a material that has different properties than the properties of the individual raw materials.

"WTO GPA country construction material" means a construction material that--

(1) Is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of a WTO GPA country; or from another country, has been substantially transformed in a WTO GPA country into a new and different construction material distinct from the materials from which it was transformed.

(b) Construction materials. (1) The restrictions of section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) (Recovery Act) and the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C.

10a-10d) do not apply to Recovery Act designated country construction material. Consistent with U.S. obligations under international agreements, this clause implements--

(i) Section 1605 of the Recovery Act by requiring, unless an exception applies, that all iron, steel, and other manufactured goods used as construction material in the project are produced in the United States; and

(ii) The Buy American Act by providing a preference for unmanufactured domestic construction material.

(2) The Contractor shall use only domestic or Recovery Act designated country construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) and (b)(4) of this clause.

(3) The requirement in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause does not apply to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows:

[Contracting Officer to list applicable excepted materials or indicate "none".]

(4) The Contracting Officer may add other construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(3) of this clause if the Government determines that--

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable.

(A) The cost of domestic iron, steel, or other manufactured goods used as construction material is unreasonable when the cumulative cost of such material will increase the overall cost of the contract by more than 25 percent;

(B) The cost of unmanufactured construction material is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality; or

(iii) The application of the restriction of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act to a particular construction material would be inconsistent with the public interest.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act.

(1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including--

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Cost;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(4) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed cost comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The cost of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty.

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable cost of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the section 1605 of the Recovery Act or the Buy American Act applies, use of foreign construction material other than that covered by trade agreements is noncompliant with the applicable Act.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Cost Comparison

Construction material description Quantity Unit of measure Cost (dollars)*

Item 1:

Foreign construction material [ ] Domestic construction material [ ]

Item 2:

Foreign construction material [ ] Domestic construction material [ ]

(List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.)

(Include other applicable supporting information.)

(* Include all delivery costs to the construction site.)

SECTION I - Contract Clauses

52.202-1 Definitions. (JUL 2004)

52.203-3 Gratuities. (APR 1984)

52.204-1 Approval of Contract. (DEC 1989)

This contract is subject to the written approval of the Contracting Officer and shall not be binding until so approved.

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration. (APR 2008)

"Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database" means the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

"Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number" means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

"Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number" means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

"Registered in the CCR database" means that--

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the CCR database; and

(2) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record "Active". The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the CCR registration process.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "DUNS" or "DUNS +4" followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the CCR database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number--

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S.

Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code.

(iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company Telephone Number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the CCR database, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the CCR database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the CCR database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the CCR does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(g)(1)(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, "doing business as" name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day's written notification of its intention to (A) change the name in the CCR database; (B) comply with the requirements of Subpart 42.12 of the

FAR; and (C) agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor must provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (g)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the CCR information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of Payment" paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the CCR record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the CCR database. Information provided to the Contractor's CCR record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the "Suspension of payment" paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(h) Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423, or 269-961- 5757.

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (SEP 2007)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (JUN 2003)

52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUN 2003)

52.222-13 Compliance with Davis-Bacon and Related Act Regulations. (FEB 1988)

52.222-20 Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. (DEC 1996)

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. (FEB 1999)

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. (MAR 2007)

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. (JUN 1998)

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (FEB 2009)

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (JAN 2009)

52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(DEC 2007)

52.224-2 Privacy Act. (APR 1984)

52.232-1 Payments. (APR 1984)

52.232-11 Extras. (APR 1984)

52.232-24 Prohibition of Assignment of Claims. (JAN 1986)

52.232-25 Prompt payment. (OCT 2008)

52.233-1 Disputes. (JUL 2002)

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996)

52.243-1 Changes - Fixed-Price. (AUG 1987)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items. (MAR 2009)

"Commercial item" has the meaning contained in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101, Definitions.

"Subcontract" includes a transfer of commercial items between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of the Contractor or subcontractor at any tier.

(b) To the maximum extent practicable, the Contractor shall incorporate, and require its subcontractors at all tiers to incorporate, commercial items or nondevelopmental items as components of items to be supplied under this contract.

(c)(1) The Contractor shall insert the following clauses in subcontracts for commercial items:

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (DEC 2008) (Pub. L. 110-252, Title VI, Chapter 1 (41 U.S.C. 251 note).

(ii) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). Applies to subcontracts funded under the Act.

(iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (MAY 2004) (15 U.S.C.

637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $550,000 ($1,000,000 for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iv) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(v) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212(a)).

(vi) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(vii) 52.222-39, Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (DEC 2004) (E.O. 13201). Flow down as required in accordance with paragraph (g) of FAR clause 52.222-39).

(viii) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009) (22 U.S.C.

7104(g)).

(ix) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241 and 10 U.S.C. 2631) (flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64).

(2) While not required, the Contractor may flow down to subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(d) The Contractor shall include the terms of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts awarded under this contract.

52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form). (APR 1984)

52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service). (APR 1984)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): www.arnet.gov/FAR OR www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html

(End of provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): [Insert one or more Internet addresses]

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms. (JAN 1991)

SECTION J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments

Service Contract Act of 1965: If this is a contract in excess of $2,500 the Act requires the Contractor to pay certain minimum wages to all service employees working under this contract. These required minimum wages are stated in the attached Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act.

J -1 Attachment A – Proposed Quantities and Sites

J- 2 Attachment B – Inventory Form and Authorized Personnel

J- 3 Attachment C – Permit Certificate

J- 4 Wage Determination - 95-0221 (Rev. 24), dated 10/08/2009

J- 5 Experience Questionnaire

SECTION K - Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations. (MAY 2004)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 221310.

(2) The small business size standard is $7M.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Representations. (1) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ___ is, ___ is not a small business concern.

(2) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it ___ is, ___ is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in

13 CFR 124.1002.

(3) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ___ is, ___ is not a women-owned small business concern.

(4) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ___ is, ___ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(5) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (b)(4) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ___ is, ___ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(6) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-

(i) It ___ is, ___ is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified…