Agreement-WTB LPOE BRIC_FINAL.pdf

Sol. Reference No. 47PH0825R0002 GSA Contract No: TBD

Document: DB101-SB/May 2024 (The Agreement)

CUI

Design Build Contract for: World Trade Bridge (WTB) Land Port of Entry (LPOE), Border Roadway Improvements & Construction (BRIC) Project, Laredo, Texas

The Agreement

December 3, 2024

(The Agreement)

Table of Contents

I. Project Information A. Project Summary B. The Contract C. Period Of Performance D. Work Conditions/Site Requirements E. Authorized Representatives F. Contract Liquidated Damages Rate G. Buy American Exceptions H. Statement of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

II. Prices

A. Basis of Pricing B. Contract Price Form

III. Terms and Conditions

A. Commencement, Prosecutions and Completion of Work B. Contractor Responsibilities C. Submittals D. Finality of Contract Modifications E. Liquidated Damages F. Insurance Requirements G. Order of Precedence H. Administrative Matters I. Non-Compliance with Contract Requirements J. Requirements for GSA Information Systems K. Options and Allowances L. Additional Terms and Conditions

i. GSAM 552.236-74, Evaluation of Options

ii. GSAM 552.236-77, Government’s Right to Exercise Options

IV. Contract Clauses

A. Clauses Incorporated in Full Text

1. FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders- Prohibition, Alternate I

2. FAR 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts

3. FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items

4. GSAR 552.204-9 Personal Identity Verification Requirements

5. FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

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6. Buy American Requirements

7. FAR 52.228-11, Pledges of Assets (DEVIATION)

8. FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

9. FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

10. FAR 52.244-5, Competition in Subcontracting

B. Clauses Incorporated by Reference C. Subcontract Requirements

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I. Project Information

I.A. Project Summary

The World Trade Bridge (WTB) Land Port of Entry (LPOE) is the facility that provides controlled entry into or departure from the United States for persons and cargo arriving as commercial, non-commercial, pedestrian, or rail traffic. The LPOE houses the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and other Federal Inspection Services (FIS) agencies responsible for the enforcement of federal laws pertaining to immigration, drugs, agriculture, wildlife, smuggling, and commerce.

This design-build (DB) project involves replacement of approximately 916,997 square feet (sf) of concrete pavements; repairs to include complete reconstruction of 11.5" and 14" continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP), 12" to 14.5” surface reconstruction, 4" & 9" jointed reinforced concrete pavement (JRCP) patches, plane & portland cement concrete (PCC) overlay and joint seals. Construction phasing will be required to allow for continued LPOE traffic flow and operation during construction.

The design-build contractor shall design and construct roadway repairs and/or paving replacement at the designated LPOE to improve the overall function of the port utilizing Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) materials, to include LEC asphalt, concrete, and steel.

I.B. The Contract

The Contract consists of the SF1442, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits, Amendments, Modifications, and other Attachments identified herein (collectively, the Contract Documents). The Contract contains the entire agreement of the Parties, and no prior written or oral agreement, express or implied, shall be admissible to contradict or modify any part of the Contract.

(2) The Contractor shall provide and pay for all labor, materials, equipment, tools, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other facilities and services necessary for the proper execution of the work described in and reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents (the Work), whether temporary or permanent. In consideration for, and upon condition of, the Contractor's completion of the Work, GSA shall pay the Contractor the price or prices established in Section II, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract.

I.C. Period of Performance

(1) Commencement. The Contractor shall commence performance of the Work within 10 days after the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

(2) Substantial Completion. The Contractor shall achieve Substantial Completion of the Work, as that term is defined in this Agreement, no later than 390 calendar days from issuance of Design Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Note: A separate NTP may be issued for construction.

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(3) Contract Completion. The Contractor shall achieve Contract Completion, as the term is defined in this Agreement, within 60 calendar days of Substantial Completion. The total project duration is 450 calendar days consisting of 390 days for design and construction and 60 days for closeout activities.

I.D. Work Conditions/Site Requirements

Refer to Project specifications for further guidance.

I.E. Authorized Representatives

(1) This Contract is between the United States of America, acting by and through the Administrator of General Services (GSA), and the Contractor (the Parties). References in this Contract to "the Owner" or "the Government" shall be understood to refer to GSA. The following individual is designated as the only authorized GSA representative under this Contract, unless other warranted contracting officers are designated in writing:

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer’s Information

Name: Jason Gerloff

Address: 819 Taylor Street, 11th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Telephone: (817) 201-8269

Email: jason.gerloff@gsa.gov

Authorized Representative Information:

Contract Specialist’s Information

Name: Temica Stewart

Address: 819 Taylor Street, 11th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Telephone: (817) 201-7945

Email: temica.stewart@gsa.gov

(2) For the applicable authorities and limitations see Section IV of this Agreement, GSAR 552.236-70.

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I.F. Contract Liquidated Damages Rate In accordance with GSAR 552.211-12, Liquidated Damages – Construction, in Section IV of this Agreement, liquidated damages shall be calculated at the rate of $1,042.77 per calendar day.

I.G. Buy American Exceptions For the applicable Buy American clause and any exceptions, see Section IV of this Agreement.

I.H. Statement of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

The following documents are incorporated by reference into this Contract:

(1) Statement of Work dated November 20, 2024, for GSA Solicitation No. 47PH0825R0002

(2) Traffic and Pavement Study: Final Concepts Report, dated August 5, 2022 (Revised & Redacted October 8, 2024)

(3) Davis Bacon Wage Decision #TX20240003 (Highway), dated January 5, 2024

(4) Davis Bacon Wage Decision #TX20240273 (Building), dated November 22, 2024

(5) A list of IRA-Eligible Materials corresponding to the list set forth in the Solicitation’s Sustainability Factor.

(6) The successful offeror’s IRA Limit Commitments for each IRA-Eligible Material; and

(7) The GWP values from GSA’s asphalt, concrete, and steel requirements associated with the IRA Limit for each material.

II. Prices

II.A. Basis of Pricing

(1) Contract Prices. All Contract prices set forth in this Section include all costs necessary to complete the work for which the price is established (e.g., Base Contract, Unit Price, Options) in accordance with the Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the cost of work performed by subcontractors and consultants, indirect costs, fees, expenses, taxes, and profit.

(2) Knowledge of Conditions Affecting Price. FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, is incorporated by reference in this Contract. The Contractor shall be presumed to have established all prices with knowledge of general and local conditions that may affect the cost of Contract performance at the site where the Work is to be performed, to the extent that such information is reasonably obtainable.

(3) Unit Prices and Allowances. If any portion of the Work is to be performed on a unit price basis, the Unit Price shall include all costs of coordinating and incorporating the unit-priced portion of the Work into the Base Contract Work. The Contractor shall only be obligated to perform unit-priced work to the extent that an Allowance has been established. The Contractor shall be obligated to perform such work in excess of a unit quantity for which an Allowance is established only if directed by the Contracting Officer in writing. The Contractor shall be bound to the unit price or prices set forth herein in all equitable adjustments for changes including unit priced work, and no markups shall be applied to such unit prices.

(4) Options. If any portion of the Work is to be performed upon the timely exercise of an Option, the Option Price shall include all costs of coordinating and incorporating the Option-priced portion of the Work into the Base Contract Work. An adjustment to the Contract price for such additional work shall be computed solely on the basis of the Option price or prices set forth herein. Unless otherwise specified, all options may be exercised within 90 days of Contract award.

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(5) Bid Rates. If this Contract includes Bid Rates to be used in determination of equitable adjustments (e.g., overhead, profit, daily rates for time-related costs), such rates shall be deemed to include all costs recoverable as components of an equitable adjustment consistent with the requirements, definitions, and exclusions applicable to equitable adjustments set forth in this Contract, and consistent with the Contractor's cost accounting practices. Unless otherwise specified, the bid rates shall be deemed to include only the Contractor's costs, and not the costs of any subcontractors.

II.B. Contract Price Form

See the Standard Form 1442 with the Pricing Sheets.

III. Terms and Conditions

III.A. Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work

FAR 52.211-10, Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work and GSAR 552.211-10, Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work is supplemented as follows:

The Contractor shall diligently prosecute the Work so as to achieve Substantial Completion of the Work, as defined in GSAR 552.211-70 Substantial Completion (Mar 2019) and the time specified in Section I (Project Information), “Period of Performance” clause. If the Contract specifies different completion dates for different phases or portions of the Work, the Contractor shall diligently prosecute the Work so as to achieve Substantial Completion of such phases or portions of the Work within the times specified.

III.B. Contractor Responsibilities

GSAR 552.236-71, Contractor Responsibilities is located in Section IV.A. of this Agreement and is supplemented as follows:

(1) The Contractor shall secure and pay for all necessary permits and governmental fees, licenses, and inspections that are customarily secured after award of the Contract and that are legally required at the time of award. The Contractor shall provide a copy of the permits required for execution of the work to the Contracting Officer prior to commencement of any related work.

III.C. Submittals FAR 52.236-21, Specifications and Drawings for Construction, GSAR 552.236-72, Submittals located in Section IV.A. of the Agreement is supplemented as follows:

(1) The Contractor shall prepare and submit to the Contracting Officer shop drawings, samples, calculations, product information, mockups, and other submittals (collectively, "submittals") demonstrating compliance with Contract requirements for all Work components as specified elsewhere in this Contract.

III.D. Finality of Contract Modifications

As set forth elsewhere in this Contract, the Contractor is entitled to additional consideration under certain conditions, including the issuance of change orders. It is the Contractor's duty to include in proposals for equitable adjustment or other consideration all compensation to which it may be entitled, including cost and time. Unless otherwise explicitly stated in a modification to the Contract providing such consideration, adjustments to the Contract price or time agreed

(The Agreement) upon therein shall be deemed to provide all compensation to which the Contractor is entitled, and shall constitute final settlement of the Contractor's entitlement to compensation on account of the change or other condition giving rise to the modification.

III.E. Liquidated Damages The Contractor acknowledges that time is of the essence for the performance of the Work, and that determining actual damages from delay would be extremely difficult and impractical. If the Contractor fails to achieve Substantial Completion of the Work in accordance with FAR 52.211- 12, Liquidated Damages and GSAR 552.211-12, Liquidated Damages and the time specified in this Contract, the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for liquidated damages at the rate specified in Section I (Project Information), paragraph entitled, “Liquidated Damages Rate,” for each calendar day following the required completion date that the Work is not Substantially Complete.

III.F. Insurance Requirements

(1) The Contractor shall obtain and maintain for the entire life of the Contract, in addition to any insurance required by law, the following minimum kinds and amounts of insurance required pursuant to FAR clause 52.228-5, Insurance – Work on a Government Installation, and GSAR 552.228-5, Government as Additional Insured.

(a) Workers' compensation insurance in the amount required by the jurisdiction in which the Contract is performed. The Contractor shall obtain Employers' liability coverage of at least $2,000,000. If occupational diseases are not covered by workers' compensation insurance, Employers' liability coverage shall include occupational diseases.

(b) Broad form comprehensive commercial general liability insurance in the amount of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include, but not be limited to, contractual liability, bodily injury and property damage.

(c) Comprehensive automobile liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the Contract in the amount of at least $1,000,000 per person and $2,500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $1,000,000 per occurrence for property damage.

(2) The Contractor shall promptly provide to the Contracting Officer proof that it has obtained insurance required by the Contract in the form of certificates of insurance. The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer all renewal certificates issued during the life of this Contract immediately upon issuance.

III.G. Order of Precedence Different requirements within this Contract shall be deemed inconsistent only if compliance with both cannot be achieved. In case of inconsistency between Contract Documents, the following order of precedence shall apply:

(1) Section IV of the Agreement

(2) Sections I, II, and III of the Agreement

(3) The Statement of Work

(4) The Specifications

(5) The Drawings

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(6) Exhibits and Other Attachments

III.H. Administrative Matters

(1) Project Meetings. The Contractor shall attend a preconstruction conference and shall participate in regularly scheduled Project meetings.

(2) Payments. FAR clause 52.232-5, Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts, is supplemented by GSAR 552.232-5 Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts located in Section IV.A. of this Agreement. In accordance with the relevant FAR and GSAR clauses, GSA requires the following data be included with each invoice:

(a) Invoices shall be submitted electronically to the designated billing office specified in this Contract or in individual delivery/work orders. An electronic copy of the invoice shall be sent to the CO and COR as designated after award.

(b) Invoices must include the Account Document Number (ADN) assigned at award.

(c) The Contractor shall submit the following information or documentation with each invoice:

(i) Updated Schedule of Values upon which the payment request is based;

(ii) GSA Form 2419 - Certification of Progress Payments Under Fixed-Price

Construction Contract;

(iii) The payment terms that apply for the particular services rendered

(iv) Additional documentation: N/A

(3) Prompt Payment. In accordance with FAR clause 52.232-27, the period for payments is as follows:

(a) Progress Payments: 14 days

(b) Subsequent Subcontractor Payments: 7 days

The Contractor shall provide an itemized invoice detailing the amounts requested under each firm-fixed price CLIN and SubCLIN set forth in the Contract Price Form. Itemized invoices shall reflect progress on each CLIN and SubCLIN and should reflect the latest Schedule of Values.

Provide updated IRA Project Submittal Form (Construction Team section) in accordance with the minimum frequency as defined by the submittals noted on the Low Embodied Carbon (LEC), Emerging and Sustainable Technologies (E&ST) and High Performance Green Building (HPGB) instruction tabs on the IRA Project Submittal Form (See Attachment 9). These constitute the minimum required submittals. The Contracting Officer may determine a more frequent submission based on the nature of the project. See Specification, Division One, Submittal Procedures, 013300 and Payment Procedures, 012900.

Attached is the IRA Project Submittal Form and Data Dictionary Guide (Attachment 9) for Offerors to help fill out the form.

The Contractor shall submit GSA’s IRA Post Award Allocation Form (Attachment 8) within 20 days of contract award.

(4) Payment Information. The General Services Administration (GSA) makes information on contract payments available electronically at Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jyALp_qijlfG3TCrTaQyQdPDrOfurUJwsu1BvoSKWEU/edit?usp=sharing https://finance.ocfo.gsa.gov/pii/piinotice.aspx?token=PI002

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Contractor may register at the site and review its record of payments. This site provides information only on payments made by GSA, not by other agencies.

(5) Security Clearances. Contractor shall comply with the following requirements pertaining to security clearances.

(a) All personnel performing work under the Contract on the Project site must obtain an Enter on Duty (EOD) determination before they will be granted access to the site.

(b) To obtain an EOD determination, Contractor shall submit for all such personnel fingerprints on Form SF87 and a completed Contractor Information Worksheet (CIW). Detailed information is available at GSA Access Card . USAccess Credentialing Centers can be located at US Access Centers .

(c) In addition, all such personnel who will be on site 6 months or longer must apply for and receive clearance in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD- 12). See Section IV, Contract Clauses, GSAR 552.204-9.

(6) Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Building Information

This clause applies to all recipients of CUI building information (which falls within the CUI Physical Security category), including offerors, bidders, awardees, contractors, subcontractors, lessors, suppliers and manufacturers.

Marking CUI. Contractors must submit any contractor-generated documents that contain building information to GSA for review and identification of any CUI building information that may be included. In addition, any documents GSA identifies as containing CUI building information must be marked in accordance with the Order and the Marking Controlled Unclassified Information Handbook (the current version may be found at https://www.archives.gov/files/cui/20161206-cui-marking-handbook-v1-1.pdf) before the original or any copies are disseminated to any other parties. If CUI content is identified, the CO may direct the contractor, as specified elsewhere in this contract, to imprint or affix CUI document markings (CUI) to the original documents and all copies, before any dissemination, or authorized GSA employees may mark the documents.

1. Authorized recipients.

a. Building information designated as CUI must be protected with access strictly controlled and limited to those individuals having a Lawful Government Purpose to access such information, as defined in 32 C.F.R. § 2002.4(bb). Those with such a Lawful Government Purpose may include Federal, state and local government entities, and non-governmental entities engaged in the conduct of business on behalf of or with GSA. Non-governmental entities may include architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, utilities, and others submitting an offer or bid to GSA, or performing work under a GSA contract or subcontract.

Recipient contractors must be registered as “active” in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov, and have a Lawful Government Purpose to access such information. If a subcontractor is not registered in the SAM database and has a Lawful Government Purpose to possess CUI building information in furtherance of the contract, the subcontractor must provide to the contractor its Unique Entity ID (UEI) number or its tax ID http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/107203 http://www.fedidcard.gov/centerlist.aspx https://www.archives.gov/files/cui/20161206-cui-marking-handbook-v1-1.pdf

(The Agreement) number and a copy of its business license. The contractor must keep this information related to the subcontractor for the duration of the contract and subcontract.

b. All GSA personnel and contractors must be provided CUI building information when needed for the performance of official Federal, state, and local government functions, such as for code compliance reviews and the issuance of building permits. Public safety entities such as fire and utility departments may have a Lawful Government Purpose to access CUI building information on a case-by-case basis. This clause must not prevent or encumber the necessary dissemination of CUI building information to public safety entities.

2. Dissemination of CUI building information:

a. By electronic transmission. Electronic transmission of CUI information outside of the GSA network must use session encryption (or alternatively, file encryption) consistent with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SP 800- 171. Encryption must be through an approved NIST algorithm with a valid certification, such as Advanced Encryption Standard or Triple Data Encryption Standard, in accordance with Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, as required by GSA policy.

b. By nonelectronic form or on portable electronic data storage devices. Portable electronic data storage devices include CDs, DVDs, and USB drives. Nonelectronic forms of CUI building information include paper documents, photographs, and film, among other formats.

i. By mail. Contractors must only use methods of shipping that provide services for monitoring receipt such as track and confirm, proof of delivery, signature confirmation, or return receipt. CUI markings must not appear on the exterior of packages.

ii. In person. Contractors must provide CUI building information only to authorized recipients with a Lawful Government Purpose to access such information. Further information on authorized recipients is found in section 1 of this clause.

3. Record keeping. Contractors must maintain a list of all entities to which CUI is disseminated, in accordance with sections 2 and 3 of this clause. This list must include, at a minimum: (1) the name of the state, Federal, or local government entity, utility, or firm to which CUI has been disseminated; (2) the name of the individual at the entity or firm who is responsible for protecting the CUI building information, with access strictly controlled and limited to those individuals having a Lawful Government Purpose to access such information; (3) contact information for the named individual; and (4) a description of the CUI building information provided. Once “as built” drawings are submitted, the contractor must collect all lists maintained in accordance with this clause, including those maintained by any subcontractors and suppliers, and submit them to the CO. For Federal buildings, final payment may be withheld until the lists are received.

4. Safeguarding CUI documents. CUI building information (both electronic and paper formats) must be stored within controlled environments that prevent unauthorized access. GSA contractors and subcontractors must not take CUI building information outside of GSA or their

(The Agreement) own facilities or network, except as necessary for the performance of that contract. Access to the information must be limited to those with a Lawful Government Purpose for access.

5. Destroying CUI building information. When no longer needed, CUI building information must either be returned to the CO or destroyed in accordance with guidelines in NIST Special Publication 800-88, Guidelines for Media Sanitization.

6. Notice of disposal. The contractor must notify the CO that all CUI building information has been returned or destroyed by the contractor and its subcontractors or suppliers in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of this clause, with the exception of the contractor's record copy. This notice must be submitted to the CO at the completion of the contract to receive final payment.

For leases, this notice must be submitted to the CO at the completion of the lease term.

7. CUI security incidents. All improper disclosures or receipt of CUI building information must be immediately reported to the CO and the GSA Incident Response Team Center at gsa-ir@gsa.gov. If the contract provides for progress payments, the CO may withhold approval of progress payments until the contractor provides a corrective action plan explaining how the contractor will prevent future improper disclosures of CUI building information. Progress payments may also be withheld for failure to comply with any provision in this clause until the contractor provides a corrective action plan explaining how the contractor will rectify any noncompliance and comply with the clause in the future.

8. Subcontracts. The contractor and subcontractors must insert the substance of this clause in all subcontracts.

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III.I. Non-Compliance with Contract Requirements In the event the Contractor, after receiving written notice from the Contracting Officer of non-compliance with any requirement of this Contract, fails to initiate promptly such action as may be appropriate to comply with the specified requirement within a reasonable period of time, the Contracting Officer shall have the right to order the Contractor to stop any or all work under the Contract until the Contractor has complied or has initiated such action as may be appropriate to comply within a reasonable period of time. The Contractor will not be entitled to any extension of Contract time or payment for any costs incurred as a result of being ordered to stop work for such cause.

III.J. Requirements for GSA Information Systems

(a) CIO Coordination. The contracting officer shall ensure the requirements office has coordinated and identified possible CIO policy inclusions with the GSA IT prior to publication of a Statement of Work, or equivalent as well as the Security Considerations section of the acquisition plan to determine if the CIO policies apply. The CIO policies and GSA IT points of contact are available on the Acquisition Portal at https://insite.gsa.gov/itprocurement.

(b)GSA Requirements. For GSA procurements (contracts, actions, or orders) that may involve GSA Information Systems, excluding GSA’s government-wide contracts e.g. Federal Supply Schedules and Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, the contracting officer shall mailto:gsa-ir@gsa.gov mailto:gsa-ir@gsa.gov https://insite.gsa.gov/itprocurement

(The Agreement) incorporate the coordinated Statement of Work or equivalent including the applicable sections of the following policies into solicitations and contracts:

(1)CIO 09-48, IT Security Procedural Guide: Security and Privacy IT Acquisition Requirements; and (2)CIO 12-2018, IT Policy Requirements Guide.

(c)Waivers.

(1)In cases where it is not effective in terms of cost or time or where it is unreasonably burdensome to include CIO 09-48, IT Security Procedural Guide: Security and Privacy IT Acquisition Requirements or CIO 12-2018, IT Policy Requirements Guide in a contract or order, a waiver may be granted by the Acquisition Approving Official in accordance with the thresholds listed at 507.103(b), the Information System Authorizing Official, and the GSA IT Approving Official.

(2)The waiver request must provide the following information- (A)The description of the procurement and GSA Information Systems;

(B)Identification of requirement requested for waiver;

(C)Sufficient justification for why the requirements should be waived; and (D)Any residual risks that will be encountered by waiving the requirements.

(3)Waivers must be documented in the contract file.

(d)Classified Information. For any procurements that may involve access to classified information or a classified information system, see subpart 504.4 for additional requirements.

III.K. Options and Allowances

Construction Options - 14 Listed by Section:

Option 1: COMPRD1(Commercial Primary Road 1) Option 8: COMSRD2 (Commercial Secondary Road 2) Option 2: COMPRD2 (Commercial Primary Road 2) Option 9: COMSRD3 (Commercial Secondary Road 3) Option 3: COMPRD3 (Commercial Primary Road 2) Option 10: NIIRD1 (Non- Intrusive Inspection Road 1) Option 4: COMERD2 (Commercial Exit Road 2) Option 11: CIDOCKPK2 (Commercial Import Dock Parking 2) Option 5: COMEXITRD1(Commercial Exit Road 1) Option 12: CIDOCKRD1 (Commercial Import Dock Road 2) Option 6: COMSRD1(Commercial Secondary Road 1) Option 13: NIIRD2 (Non- Intrusive Inspection Road 2) Option 7: CIDOCKRD2 (Commercial Import Dock Rd 2) Option 14: FMCSARD1(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Assoc. Rd. 1)

The following table describes the scope of work for each section:

Joint Seal COMPRD3 (2887 LF)

COMERD2 (150 LF)

COMERD1 (1533 LF)

COMSRD1 (7059 LF)

COMSRD3 (2769)

COMSRD2 (2900 LF)

CIDOCKPK2 (1560 LF)

CIDOCKRD1 (4080 LF)

12” JRCP Patch Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install 12" flexible base course Install 12" PCC Patch

COMERD2 (300 SF)

CIDOCKRD1 (360 SF)

https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/part-507#GSAM_507_103 https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/part-504#GSAM_Subpart_504_4

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Complete Reconstruction 12.5" CRCP Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install 4" HMAC base (TY-B, PG 70-22) Treat 8" of subgrade (5% cement) Install- CRCP 12.5"

CIDOCKRD2 (84,000 SF)

Complete Reconstruction 12.5" CRCP Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install 4" HMAC base (TY-B, PG 70-22) Treat 8" of subgrade (5% cement) Install CRCP 12.5”

COMPRD1 (80,000 SF)

Concrete Patching 12" JRCP Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install 12" flexible base course Install 12" JRCP patching

COMERD1 (1,800 SF)

Complete Reconstruction 12" CPCD Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install Dowel Bars lnstal12" CPCD Install 4" HMAC base (TY-B, PG 70-22) Treat 8" of subgrade (5% cement)

NIIRD1 (18,680 SF)

NIIRD2 (13,433 SF)

FMCSARD1 (15,915 SF)

Complete Reconstruction 12.5" CRCP Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install Dowel Bars Install- CRCP 12.5" Install 4" HMAC base (TY-B, PG 70-22) Treat 8" of subgrade (5% cement)

CODOCKRD1 (12,600 SF)

12” JRCP Patching Saw cut - concrete Remove existing concrete & base material Install 12" flexible base course Install 12" JRCP Patching

COMSRD2 (1,160 SF)

Refer to Appendix 2, sub–Appendix F for TXDOT standard drawing details.

Refer to Appendix 3 for concepts drawings that further detail these recommendations.

CRCP = Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement JRCP = Jointed Reinforced Concrete Pavement CPCD = Concrete Pavement Contraction Design

Jointed reinforced or non-reinforced concrete pavement sections shall have smooth dowel bars at all transverse contraction (dummy) joints for load transfer. Refer to TXDOT standard Drawings.

III.L. Additional Terms and Conditions

(i) GSAR 552.236-74, Evaluation of Options (MAR 2019) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(ii) GSAR 552.236-77, Government’s Right to Exercise Options (MAR 2019)

(a)The Government may exercise any option in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract within 90 calendar days from design NTP. Unless otherwise specified, options may be exercised within 90 calendar days of contract award.

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(b)If the Government exercises the option, the contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(iii) Limited Notice to Proceed with Post-award Low Embodied Carbon Materials Research Report.

If any of the Contractor’s IRA Limit Commitments do not correspond to the subject material’s Top 20% Limits, notice to proceed with the project entails only a limited notice to proceed with the Low Embodied Carbon Materials CLIN.

Specifically, Contractor shall only proceed with preparation of a Low Embodied Carbon Materials Research Report explaining why such IRA Limit Commitments did not correspond to the subject material’s Top 20% Limits. Additionally, to the extent applicable, the Contractor shall also explain why any IRA Limit Commitments did not meet the subject material’s Top 40% Limits.

For each IRA-Eligible Material not meeting Top 20% Limits, the report shall detail:

● the Contractor’s process for seeking Top 20% and Top 40% materials;

● sources contacted;

● sources of Top 20% and Top 40% materials identified (if any); and

● the reason why the Contractor did not commit to furnish Top 20% or Top 40% materials identified (if any) (e.g., insufficient supply, schedule delays, unreasonable cost).

The Low Embodied Carbon Materials Research Report is due within 5 business days of notice to proceed. Following submission of its report, Contractor shall request that the Contracting Officer issue an unrestricted notice to proceed.

Note: Contractor shall not place orders for any IRA-Eligible Materials until it has received an unrestricted notice to proceed. Contractor consents to unrestricted GSA use of supplier names and the GWP values associated with supplier materials. This information may be disclosed publicly or used to inform other low embodied carbon procurement activities. Technical solutions, supplier pricing and supplier-offeror terms and conditions will not be shared. Any objection shall be transmitted to the Contracting Officer with the Low Embodied Carbon Materials Research Report and shall adhere to 41 C.F.R. § 105-60.601.

Market Reports. Within 10 business days following contract award, the Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer with a current Market Report on IRA-Eligible Materials referenced in the Solicitation’s Sustainability Factor self-scoring table. The Market Report shall evaluate materials available1 in the quantities and timeframes required by

1 Market research resources for qualifying materials may include, but are not limited to, ASTM International’s EPD Page, Building Transparency’s Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3), ICC Evaluation Service’s EPD Directory, EPD International AB’s EPD Library, the National Asphalt Paving Association’s Emerald Eco-Label EPD https://www.astm.org/products-services/certification/environmental-product-declarations/epd-pcr.html https://www.astm.org/products-services/certification/environmental-product-declarations/epd-pcr.html https://carbonleadershipforum.org/ec3-tool/ https://icc-es.org/environmental-program/environmental-product-declarations/epd-directory/ https://icc-es.org/environmental-program/environmental-product-declarations/epd-directory/ https://www.environdec.com/library https://asphaltepd.org/

(The Agreement) the Contract, prioritizing data on materials compliant with Top 20% and Top 40% Limits.

The Market report shall detail:

● the Contractor’s process for seeking IRA-Eligible Materials meeting each material’s respective Top 20% and Top 40% Limits;

● sources contacted;

● sources of Top 20% and Top 40% materials identified (if any); and

● actual or estimated pricing and environmental product declaration GWP values for each identified material.

The Contractor shall furnish an Updated Market Report 90 calendar days following submission of the initial report.

Note: Contractor consents to unrestricted GSA use of supplier names and the GWP values referenced in Market Reports. This information may be disclosed publicly or used to inform other low embodied carbon procurement activities. Technical solutions, supplier pricing and supplier-offeror terms and conditions will not be shared. Any objection shall be transmitted to the Contracting Officer with Market Reports and shall adhere to 41 C.F.R. § 105-60.601.

IV. Contract Clauses

IV.A. Clauses Incorporated in Full Text

1. FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition (DEC 2023) Alternate I (DEC 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means—

(1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types;

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153);

(3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or

Tool, the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Concrete EPDs page, NSF's Search for EPDs tool, and UL’s SPOT product catalog.

Note: The information provided herein is for informational purposes only and does not indicate or imply Federal endorsement of any organization, business, material or product. The Government makes no warranties concerning the quality, performance or suitability of any organization, business, material or product.

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(4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology.

FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems or the exclusion of one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201–1.303(d) and (e):

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue FASCSA orders applicable to civilian agencies, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order.

(3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders applicable to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DNI FASCSA order.Intelligence community, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means the following—

(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

(7) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs;

(8) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy;

(9) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;

(10) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury;

(11) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; or https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-201-1.303#p-201-1.303(d) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-201-1.303#p-201-1.303(d) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-201-1.303#p-201-1.303(e) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-41/section-201-1.303#p-201-1.303(e) https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/50/3003 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/50/3003

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(12) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.

National security system, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—

(1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or

(2) Is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

Reasonable inquiry means an inquiry designed to uncover any information in the entity's possession about the identity of any covered articles, or any products or services produced or provided by a source. This applies when the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order. A reasonable inquiry excludes the need to include an internal or third-party audit.

Sensitive compartmented information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.

Sensitive compartmented information system means a national security system authorized to process or store sensitive compartmented information.

Source means a non-Federal supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier.

(b) Prohibition. (1) Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by any applicable FASCSA orders identified by the checkbox(es) in this paragraph (b)(1).

Yes X No ☐ DHS FASCSA Order

Yes ☐ No ☐ DoD FASCSA Order

Yes ☐ No ☐ DNI FASCSA Order

(2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders identified in paragraph (b)(1).

https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/44/3552 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/44/3552 https://www.sam.gov/

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(3) The Government may identify in the solicitation additional FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the solicitation and resultant contract.

(4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of solicitation applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the solicitation or modification to the contract (see FAR 4.2304(c)). However, see paragraph (c) of this clause.

(5)(i) If the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification, then the Contractor shall disclose the following:

(A) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(B) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(C) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied or supplies the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(D) Brand;

(E) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(F) Item description;

(G) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(ii) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (b)(5)(i) to determine if any waiver is warranted. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise covered by a FASCSA order and to instead pursue other appropriate action.

(c) Notice and reporting requirement. (1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM.gov at least once every three months, or as advised by the Contracting Officer, to check for covered articles subject to FASCSA order(s), or for products or services produced by a source subject to FASCSA order(s) not currently identified under paragraph (b) of this clause.

(2) If the Contractor identifies a new FASCSA order(s) that could impact their supply chain, then the Contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to identify whether a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source subject to the FASCSA order(s) was provided to the Government or used during contract performance.

(3)(i) The Contractor shall submit a report to the contracting office as identified in paragraph (c)(3)(ii) of this clause, if the Contractor identifies, including through any notification by a subcontractor at any tier, that a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source was provided to the Government or used during contract performance and is subject to a FASCSA order(s) identified in paragraph (b) of this clause, or a new FASCSA order identified in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order.

(The Agreement)

(ii) If a report is required to be submitted to a contracting office under (c)(3)(i) of this clause, the Contractor shall submit the report as follows:

(A) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(B) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer.

(4) The Contractor shall report the following information for each covered article or each product or service produced or provided by a source, where the covered article or source is subject to a FASCSA order, pursuant to paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this clause:

(i) Within 3 business days from the date of such identification or notification:

(A) Contract number;

(B) Order number(s), if applicable;

(C) Name of the product or service provided to the Government or used during performance of the contract;

(D) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(E) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Contractor;

(F) Brand;

(G) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(H) Item description; and

(I) Any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (c)(4)(i) of this clause:

(A) Any further available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended.

(B) In addition, the Contractor shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future submission or use of the covered article or the product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(d) Removal. For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the https://dibnet.dod.mil/ https://dibnet.dod.mil/ https://dibnet.dod.mil/

(The Agreement)

Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that is subject to an applicable FASCSA order.

(e) Subcontracts. (1) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e) and excluding paragraph (c)(1) of this…