Amendment No. 3.pdf

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TO: All Prospective Bidders

FROM: Maryland Transit Administration

SUBJECT: Addendum No. 3

IFB # OPS-23-014-MT

Floor Scrubbers Maintenance and Service

DATE: March 27, 2023

This Addendum No. 3 is a total of five (5) pages to the subject IFB. The following has been changed:

Item No. 1 The Small Business Reserve Designation has been removed from the cover page:

SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE PROCUREMENT

This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Only businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §§14-501 —14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for award of a contract.

Item No. 2

Key Info: SBR Designation No

Item No. 3 Section 4.29 Small Business Reserve (SBR) Procurement, the following has been removed:

4.29.1 This is a Small Business Reserve Procurement for which award will be limited to certified small business vendors. Only businesses that meet the statutory requirements set forth in State Finance and Procurement Article, §§14-501—14-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, and that are certified by GOSBA Small Business Reserve Program are eligible for award of a contract.

4.29.2 For the purposes of a Small Business Reserve Procurement, a small business is a for-profit business, other than a broker, that meets the following criteria:

a) It is independently owned and operated;

b) It is not a subsidiary of another business;

c) It is not dominant in its field of operation; and 1)With respect to employees, in its most recently completed three (3) fiscal years:

a) Its wholesale operations did not employ more than 50 persons;

b) Its retail operations did not employ more than 25 persons;

c)Its manufacturing operations did not employ more than 100 persons;

d)Its service operations did not employ more than 100 persons;

e) Its construction operations did not employ more than 50 persons; and

f) The architectural and engineering services of the business did not employ more than 100 persons; or

2) With respect to gross sales, in its most recently completed three (3) fiscal years:

a) The gross sales of its wholesale operations did not exceed an average of $4,000,000;

b) The gross sales of its retail operations did not exceed an average of $3,000,000;

c) The gross sales of its manufacturing operations did not exceed an average of $2,000,000;

d) The gross sales of its service operations did not exceed an average of $10,000,000;

e) The gross sales of its construction operations did not exceed an average of $7,000,000; and

f) The gross sales of its architectural and engineering operations did not exceed an average of $4,500,000.

d) Note: If a business has not existed for three (3) years, the employment and gross sales average or averages shall be the average for each year or part of a year during which the business has been in existence.

e) Further information on the certification process is available at eMaryland MarketplaceAdvantage.

4.29.3 Ineligible Bids. Under a small business reserve procurement, a business that is not a certified small business is ineligible for award of a contract.

4.29.4 Before awarding a contract under a procurement designated as a small business reserve procurement, the Procurement Officer shall verify that the apparent awardee is certified by the Governor’s Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs as a small business. A procurement contract award under a small business reserve may not be made to a business that has not been SBR certified.

This section has been removed and the solicitation is open to all qualified bidders. This section is not applicable to the IFB.

The Bidder shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum by completing and returning this form with the bid submission package.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Sincerely, Darica Lawson, Procurement Officer II Maryland Transit Administration Acknowledgement of receipt of Addendum No.3 to IFB No. OPS-23-014-MT

Vendor Name: ___________________________________________________

Authorized Representative’s Signature Date

STATE OF MARYLAND

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (MDOT MTA)

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

FLOOR SCRUBBERS MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE

IFB NUMBER OPS-23-014-MT

ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2023

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE

A Prospective Bidder that has received this document from a source other than eMarylandMarketplace

(eMMA) https://procurement.maryland.gov should register on eMMA.

revised 3/3/2023; 3/17/2023; 3/27/2023

Floor Scrubbers Service and Maintenance Solicitation #: OPS-23-014-MT IFB Document

IFB for MDOT MTA Page iii of 72

STATE OF MARYLAND

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

MARYLAND TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION (MDOT MTA)

KEY INFORMATION SUMMARY SHEET

Invitation for Bids Maintenance – Floor Scrubbers Maintenance and Service

Solicitation Number: OPS-23-014-MT

IFB Issue Date: February 6, 2023

IFB Issuing Office: Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA or the "Administration")

Procurement Officer: Darica Lawson 6 St. Paul Street, 7th Floor Baltimore, Maryland 21202 e-mail:

Office Phone:

dlawson@mdot.maryland.gov 410-767-3763

Bids are to be sent to: Submit Via eMMA

Pre-Bid Conference: Monday, February 13, 2023 @10am EST via Microsoft Teams See Attachment A for directions and instructions.

Questions Due Date and Time Friday, February 17, 2023 @ 12pm EST Local Time

Bid Due (Closing) Date and Time:

April 7, 2023 @ 12pm EST Bidders are reminded that a completed Feedback Form is requested if a no-bid decision is made (see page iv).

Public Bid Opening Date, Time and Location

April, 7, 2023 at 12:30 pm via eMMA bid tabulation

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Prices with Work Orders of Time & Materials and Fixed Price.

Contract Duration: 5 years

Primary Place of Performance:

Baltimore City

SBR Designation: No mailto:dlawson@mdot.maryland.gov

Floor Scrubbers Service and Maintenance Solicitation #: OPS-23-014-MT IFB Document

IFB for MDOT MTA Page 23 of 72

4.27 Non-Disclosure Agreement

4.27.1 Non-Disclosure Agreement (Contractor)

All Bidders are advised that this solicitation and any Contract(s) are subject to the terms of the Non- Disclosure Agreement (NDA) contained in this solicitation as Attachment I.

4.28 Mercury and Products That Contain Mercury

All products or equipment provided pursuant to this solicitation shall be mercury-free products. The Bidder must submit a Mercury Affidavit in the form of Attachment K with its Bid.

4.29 Small Business Reserve (SBR) Procurement

. This section is inapplicable to the IFB