AOCACB20R0087 (Amend 01).pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

08/04/2020

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

9901CODE

Architect of the Capitol Acquisition and Material Management Division Ford House Building Room H2-263 2nd and D Streets SW Washington, DC 20515

6. ISSUED BY CODE7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

AOCACB20R0087

CODE FACILITY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, country, state and ZIP Code) (X)

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

06/29/2020

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X XThe above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended, Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning __1__copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment your desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the following:

1) Revised date for receipt of offers from 8/7/2020 to 8/14/2020 at 2:00 PM EST.

2) Furnish and incorporate the Government's response(s) to RFI's.

3) Incorporate the Hazardous Building Materials Inspection Report dated April 1, 2019 to the Section J List of Attachments.

4) Correct the Type of Solicitation in Block 2, Pg 1 of the SF1442 from Sealed Bid (IFB) to Negotiated (RFP).

5) Incorporate clause text that was inadvertently cut-off in the solicitation from the following clauses: AOC52.211-5, 52.227-1.

6) Remove clause AOC52.243-1 dated June 2014 and incorporate AOC52.243-1 dated July 2020.

7) Incorporate missing fill-in information in clauses AOC52.219-2, 52.252-1, and 52.216-1. Remove clause 52.217-9.

8) Incorporate a revised Section L. Changes include, but are not limited to the following: Electronic proposals are the only acceptable method for submitting proposals and Offerors may submit CPARs evaluations in lieu of Past Performance Questionnaires.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) John Lingamfelter

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 15C. DATE SIGNED

By (Signature of Contracting Officer)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 16C. DATE SIGNED

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

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STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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Table of Contents

Section Description Page Number

G Contract Administration Data AOC52.211-5 Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work (Mar 2007)

I Contract Clauses 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent (Dec 2007) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) AOC52.243-1 Changes - Supplement (July 2020)

J List of documents, exhibits, and other attachments K Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders

AOC52.219-2 AOC52.219-2 Small Business Representations and Certifications (Sep 2008) L Instructions, conditions, and notices to bidders

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) Instructions to Offerors 52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

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Section G - Contract Administration Data

AOC52.211-5 Commencement, Prosecution and Completion of Work (Mar 2007) (DEVIATION)

(a) All work to be performed under this contract shall be completed within 729 calendar days after the date of contract award. No work under this contract shall be performed on Saturdays, Sundays or Federal holidays and, for work performed in the District of Columbia, Presidential Inauguration Day, except with prior approval of the Contracting Officer.

(b) Time for completion of the contract work will be adjusted only in accordance with applicable clauses, e.g., Differing Site Condi-tions, Changes, Changes - Supplement , Suspension of Work, or other clauses, as appropriate.

(End of clause)

Section I - Contract Clauses

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 re-quest, 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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/ [Insert one or more Internet addresses]

(End of clause)

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent (Dec 2007) (DEVIATION)

(a) The Government authorizes and consents to all use and manufacture, in performing this contract or any subcontract at any tier, of any invention described in and covered by a United States patent--

(1) Embodied in the structure or composition of any article the delivery of which is accepted by the Government under this contract; or

(2) Used in machinery, tools, or methods whose use necessarily results from compliance by the Contractor or a subcontractor with (i) specifications or written provisions forming a part of this contract or (ii) specific written instructions given by the Contracting Officer directing the manner of performance. the entire liability to the Government for infringement of a United States patent shall be determ-ined solely by the provisions of the indemnity clause, if any, included in this contract or any subcontract hereunder (including any lower-tier subcontract), and the Government assumes liability for all other infringement to the extent of the authorization and consent hereinabove granted.

(b) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (b), in all subcontracts that are expected to ex-ceed the simplified acquisition threshold. However, omission of this clause from any subcontract, including those at or below the sim-plified acquisition threshold, does not affect this authorization and consent.

(End of clause)

Clause 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) was deleted.

AOC52.243-1 Changes - Supplement (July 2020)

(a) Definitions.

(1) A “change order” is a unilateral contract modification, signed by the Contracting Officer, which describes a particular change within the general scope of the contract as more fully described by the FAR clause, 52.243-4, “Changes.” A change order directs and authorizes the contractor to begin performance with the changed requirements. The change order description may reference pertinent oral or written directives, provide an adjustment to the contract price and/or time for performance, or direct the contractor to submit a proposal for a cost and time equitable adjustment.

(2) A “supplemental agreement” is a bilateral contract modification, signed by the contractor and

Document Number: AOCACB20R0087 Page 3 of 11 the Contracting Officer, which either authorizes the contractor to begin performance with the changed requirements in accordance with an equitable adjustment agreed to prior to commence-ment of the changed requirements or definitizes a change order after agreement of an equitable ad-justment to the contract.

(3) A “request for proposal” is a request by the Contracting Officer for the contractor to submit a proposal for changed requirements. Such a proposal shall be submitted within the time limit spe-cified in the request and in accordance with the limitations of this clause.

(4) A “Contractor” as used in this clause means a person or entity who has entered into a prime contract with the Architect of the Capitol.

(5) A “Subcontractor” as used in this clause means an individual or business that executes a con-tract directly with the Contractor or a Subcontractor. A Subcontractor as used in this clause does not include suppliers or distributors to the Contractor or a Subcontractor.

(6) A “Pass-Through Subcontractor” as used in this clause means a higher-tiered Subcontractor that is not self-performing work associated with the change order.

(b) Submission of Contractor proposals, cost breakdowns, and time impacts.

(1) Proposals for changed requirements to the contract shall include a brief description of the change; a breakdown of costs as outlined herein; and a time impact analysis (critical path method (CPM) fragnet) if requesting an adjustment of the period of performance.

(2) For changed requirements involving added elements within the general scope of work, omitted elements of work, or any combination thereof, the Contractor shall submit, unless specified other-wise by the Contracting Officer, an itemized breakdown of costs which shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) Direct labor costs by Davis Bacon worker classification, hours, and hourly rate. Labor hourly rates shall be individually itemized by direct labor wage costs, individual payroll tax & expense costs, and individual bona fide fringe benefit costs;

(ii) Direct material quantities and unit costs. If the extended total cost of an individual materi-al exceeds $100.00, the Contractor's proposal shall include the associated material supplier's quotation itemizing those costs;

(iii) Direct equipment costs by equipment, hours performing, and hourly rate. If the extended total cost of an individual equipment exceeds $100.00, the Contractor's proposal shall include the associated equipment supplier's quotation itemizing those costs;

(iv) Overhead (percentage only);

(v) Profit (percentage only); and

(vi) Bonds (percentage only).

(3) If the contractor believes that changed requirements affect the contract period of performance, appropriate substantiation must be submitted. Requests for an adjustment of contract time shall in-clude a narrative description of the time impact created by the changed requirements supported by a fragnet of the project CPM schedule. Even if a schedule other than a CPM schedule is used on the project, all requests for an adjustment of time caused by changed requirements shall be subject to establishing a time impact to the project schedule caused by the changed requirements. If the con-tractor believes that changed requirements do not affect the contract period of performance, the Contractor shall affirmatively indicate that no additional time is required.

(i) Float or slack time available in the schedule at any time shall not be for the exclusive use or benefit of either the Contractor or the Government but is jointly owned. Delay for which the Government is responsible in any portion of the work shall not automatically mean that the extension of the contract completion date is warranted or due the Contractor. Contractor agrees that a delay in any given activity at any given time may not necessarily affect critical activities and may not necessarily cause non-critical activities to become critical. The effect of any given delay may be only to absorb float and may not necessarily delay critical activit-ies. Extensions of time for delays for which the Government is responsible will be granted only to the extent that affected activities exceed the total float along their paths on the current and approved CPM schedule.

(ii) The Contractor must take all reasonable action to avoid or to mitigate the effects of delays, including but not limited to: rescheduling or resequencing the work; accepting other work; and reassigning personnel.

(4) Complete and reasonable proposals shall be submitted by the contractor within (14) four-teen calendar days after request, or as specified in the request for proposals. If complete and reas-onable proposals are not timely received, the Contracting Officer may determine the cost and time impact of the changed requirements and issue a unilateral change order. This determination will be final and conclusive, subject to the contractor's rights of appeal as provided in the Disputes clause of the contract.

(c) Allowable Mark-ups.

(1) Work Self-Performed by Contractor.

(i) The overhead mark-up allowed to the Contractor for work performed solely by the Con-tractor with its forces shall not exceed 10% applied to the Contractor’s direct costs of labor, Document Number: AOCACB20R0087 Page 4 of 11 materials, and equipment.

(ii) The profit mark-up allowed to the Contractor for work performed solely by the Contract-or with its forces shall not exceed 10% applied to the Contractor’s direct costs of labor, ma-terials, equipment, and overhead.

(2) Work Performed by Subcontractor.

(i) The overhead mark-up allowed to the Subcontractor for work performed solely by the Subcontractor with its forces shall not exceed 10% applied to the Subcontractor’s direct costs of labor, materials, and equipment.

(ii) The profit mark-up allowed to the Subcontractor for work performed solely by the Sub-contractor with its forces shall not exceed 10% applied to the Subcontractor’s direct costs of labor, materials, equipment, and overhead.

(iii) The combined overhead and profit mark-up allowed to the Contractor for work per-formed by a Subcontractor with its forces shall not exceed 10% or the sum of the profit and overhead rates identified in the Contract Price Section (Section B), whichever is lower, as ap-plied to the Subcontractor’s direct costs of labor, materials, equipment, and overhead. Pass-through Subcontractors are not entitled to additional fees, overhead, or profit on a lower-tiered Self-performing Subcontractor, however the Contractor may distribute any amount of the Contractor’s combined overhead and profit mark-up at their discretion to any Pass-through Subcontractors.

(d) Examples of Overhead costs. Overhead costs include, but shall not be limited to, the items listed below. All overhead costs shall be included in the mark-up rate and not be applied as direct costs unless the changed re-quirements necessitates an adjustment to the period of performance, performance of the change work outside of the Contract’s normal working hours (e.g. additional shifts, overtime hours, premium time, etc.), or other spe-cial circumstances. In these instances, Contractors shall provide sufficient documentation with their proposal justifying why the overhead item should be applied as a direct allowable cost for the Contracting Officer’s con-sideration. The Contracting Officer has the sole discretion to accept or reject any overhead costs applied as dir-ect costs.

(1) Field Overhead Items

(i) Field trailer (including maintenance and operation);

(ii) Storage facilities;

(iii) Porta-johns and sanitary facilities;

(iv) Contractor's and Subcontractor's superintendence;

(v) Small construction equipment such as drills and nail guns, small tools (under one-hundred dollars ($100) each); and consumable materials such as rags, rope and cleaning com-pounds;

(vi) Utilities, including the cost of cellular communications (i.e.: cell phones, tablets and similar mobile devices) along with any related service fees;

(vii) Field administrative/support staff;

(viii) Cost of preparing record drawing changes, proposals, Time Impact Analysis (Fragnet), correspondence, and all written and electronic documents, relating to the contract;

(ix) Additional OSHA compliance, including but not limited to personal protective equip-ment, occupational health and environmental controls, fire protection, and other job site safety aids for routine performance of duties;

(x) Maintenance and cleaning of debris from jobsite; and

(xi) Automobiles and trucks used for transportation and routine performance of duties.

(2) Home Office Overhead Items

(i) Office maintenance/operation costs;

(ii) Personnel costs;

(iii) All insurances required by the contract or at law; and

(iv) Any other general and administrative costs relating to the changed requirements.

(e) Changes involving decreases in price. For changes involving a net decrease in price, the Contractor and Subcontractors shall credit profit in the same percentages as applied for changes involving net increases in price.

(f) Changes involving increases or decreases on basis of contract specified unit prices. No percentages for overhead and profit will be added to, or deleted from, any unit prices in event of an increase or decrease in the contract requirements.

(End of clause)

Section J - List of documents, exhibits, and other attachments

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Identifier Title Date Number of Pages

1 SOW - CHANGED 06/04/2020

2 WAGE DETERMINATION.pdf - CHANGED 07/01/2020 3 SF3881-03.pdf - CHANGED 07/01/2020

Section K - Representations, certifications, and other statements of bidders

AOC52.219-2 AOC52.219-2 Small Business Representations and Certifications (Sep 2008)

(a) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 236220 and the small business size standard is $39.5M (if this requirement is for manufacturing or trade) or $ ______________ (if this requirement is for services, includ-ing construction).

(b) The Architect of the Capitol maintains information on the types of contractors to whom contract and order awards are made in or-der to monitor the success of our efforts to improve contracting opportunities in the small business community. Therefore, each offer-or shall complete the information regarding the classification of its type of entity.

(c) Definitions. As used in this provision -- "Small business" means a business concern that is organized for profit, has a place of business in the United States, and does not ex-ceed the size standard for its industry. It may be a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity.

"Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern (1) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (2) the management and daily business operations of which are con-trolled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

"Veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern (1) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

"Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern (1) that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (2) whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

"Large business concern" is an entity that is organized for profit, has a place of business in the United States, and exceeds the size standard for its industry.

"Nonprofit organization" is an entity that is not organized for profit, e.g., the American Red Cross, universities, and foundations.

"Foreign contractor" is an entity organized for profit that is not in the United States.

(d) Small disadvantaged business, women-owned small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, and HUBZone small business concerns are subcategories of small business. Small disadvanted business and HUBZone small business concerns require certification by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Additional information is avail-able at http://www.sba.gov.

(e) For entities organized for profit, the size standards for each industry can be found at ht-tp://www.sba.gov/gopher/Government-Contracting/Size/. A business is large if the number of employees or revenue amount exceeds that shown in the applicable industry.

(f) Indicate below the information that best describes your organization and check all categories that apply. For example, if your or-ganization is women-owned and veteran-owned small business, then check "Small Business", Women-owned small business", and "Veteran-owned small business".

______________ Nonprofit organization (do not check any other box).

______________ Large business (do not check any other box).

______________ Foreign contractor (do not check any other box).

______________ State/local/Federal government agency (do not check any other box).

______________ Small business (see 13 CFR Part 121).

______________ HUBZone small business (see 13 CFR Part 126).

______________ Small disadvantaged business (see 13 CFR 124.1002).

______________ Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (see 38 U.S.C. 101(2) and 38 U.S.C. 101(16)).

______________ Veteran-owned small business (see 38 U.S.C. 101(2)).

______________ Women-owned small business.

(End of provision).

Section L - Instructions, conditions, and notices to bidders

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

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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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/ [Insert one or more Internet addresses]

(End of provision)

Instructions to Offerors

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

ARTICLE 1. PROPOSAL COMPOSITION

1.0 General Instructions: Firms formally and legally organized as joint ventures, consortia of firms organized specifically for this project or any other interested parties may submit proposals. Any legally organized offeror may submit a proposal.

1.1 Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Do not assume that of-ferors will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals.

(A) Proposals shall be submitted in two major subdivisions: Technical Proposal whose content and arrangement shall be as described in the article, “INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL” of this section, and a Price Proposal, which shall be prepared in detail on a basis as described and set forth in the article entitled, “INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRICE PROPOSAL” of this section.

(B) The Technical Proposal and the Price Proposal portions of each proposal tendered by any offeror shall each be enclosed in a separ-ate sealed package, identified on its outer surface as to content in the manner prescribed in the article entitled “SUBMISSION, MODI- FICATION, REVISION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS” of this section and submitted in the following number of copies:

(1) Technical and Price Proposal Electronic Copy – One (1) electronic copy emailed to John Lingamfelter at john.lingamfelter@aoc.gov.

(C) Each offeror may submit one or more proposals; however, each proposal shall be configured as described above, shall be con-sidered on its own merits as to the completeness of submission and shall not share required documentation, bonding, or other require-ments of submission with any other proposal submitted by the same offeror.

(D) Offerors who fail to respond to all technical evaluation factors may be deemed non-responsive to the subject solicitation and their offer rejected without further consideration.

(E) A VIRTUAL pre-proposal meeting will be conducted for all prospective offerors on July 17, 2020 at 10:00AM EST, local time. Please submit name of attendees to Jamie L Morton at jamie.morton@aoc.gov by 7.13.2020 before 11:00AM EST.

All request for information questions shall be submitted no later than 7.24.2020 before 11:00AM EST, local time.

1.2 Technical Evaluation: There will be an evaluation of technical proposals for conformance with the RFP criteria. Proposals must provide adequate detail for evaluators to determine how the Offeror’s proposal meets the RFP criteria. There will be an evaluation of all technical proposals by a Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP). The TEP will use the Lowest Price-Technically Acceptable (LPTA) standards described in the Instructions for preparing the Technical Proposal (Article 2) and Section M Evaluation Criteria (Article 4) to perform their technical evaluation. The TEP’s duty is the assignment of a technical rating of Acceptable or Non-Acceptable for each proposal based solely on the merits of the proposal. There will be no consideration of pricing data during the technical evalu-ation.

1.3 Selection and Award without Discussions: It is the intent of the Government to make award based upon initial offers, without further discussions or additional information. Therefore, submit your proposal on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Do not assume you will have an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise your proposal. If award is not possible from ini-tial offers, discussions will be conducted.

1.4 Competitive Range: The Contracting Officer may establish a competitive range based on the ratings of the proposals. There may be written or oral (i.e., telephonic) discussions with all Offerors in the competitive range. As a result, Offerors may be asked to revise

Document Number: AOCACB20R0087 Page 7 of 11 their initial offers. If an Offeror's proposal is eliminated or otherwise removed from the competitive range during discussions, further revisions to that Offeror's proposal will neither be accepted nor considered. Discussions will culminate in a request for Final Proposal Revisions, the date and time of which will be common to all Offerors. After discussions and the subsequent receipt of final proposal revisions, the TEP may evaluate supplemental information provided by offers, adjust previously assigned technical ratings, and provide a recommendation to the Contracting Officer and/or Source Selection Authority (SSA). The Contracting Officer will consider the TEP’s findings and perform a lowest price-technically acceptable analysis.

1.5 Selection and Award: The Government intends to make an award based on initial offers. The basis of contract award will be low-est price-technically acceptable analysis. Selection will be on the basis of the responsible offer, which conforms to the RFP and rep-resents the most advantageous offer to the Government.

1.6 Debriefings: Unsuccessful Offerors may request a post-award debriefing within three (3) calendar days after the date on which the Offeror(s) received notification of contract award. There will be no point-by-point comparisons with other Offerors’ proposals.

(End of Article 1)

ARTICLE 2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

2.0 General Instructions: The Technical Proposal shall be organized in accordance with the following format to facilitate evaluation by the Government. The Technical Proposal shall be subdivided into four (4) subsections: Prime Offeror Corporate Experience and Key Personnel, Key Subcontractor Corporate Experience and Key Personnel, Past Performance, and Technical Approach; with each factor bookmarked in PDF. The technical proposal shall not exceed 100 pages in length. Any materials over this page limit will not be evaluated.

2.1 Evaluation Factors:

(A) Factor 1 – Prime Offeror Corporate Experience and Key Personnel. Prime Offerors must demonstrate an appropriate level of corporate experience and a documented pattern of past successes on relevant interior renovation and modernization projects. Before making a contract award, the Government must have an extremely high level of confidence that the chosen contractor will success-fully complete the AO Space Re-Alignment Tasks 2 and 4.

(A.1) Provide descriptions of current or completed contracts performed by the prime offeror within the past ten (10) years from the date of this solicitation, which shall include successfully managed contracts for no more than three (3) relevant projects. Project de-scriptions shall be limited to four (4) pages maximum per project. Additional projects submitted beyond the three (3) required or longer than four (4) pages per project will not be considered, reviewed or evaluated. Each project shall include at a minimum the following information:

(i) project identification and location;

(ii) Owner or contracting agency name, address, telephone number and other pertinent contact information (i.e. email address) to allow for independent verification by the AOC;

(iii) photograph of project;

(iv) date of award and completion;

(v) contract award amount/final amount and description of any differences between the award amount and the final amount;

(vi) key personnel/subcontractors involved;

(vi) detailed description of the project explaining its relevancy to this project; include any notable problems or issues that were en-countered and how they were addressed, timeliness of completion and degree of client satisfaction; describe work done by each major subcontractor (if any) and how your company managed each subcontractor relationship to ensure successful completion

(vii) point of contact at agency/owner, phone number and e-mail address.

(A.2) Relevant projects are those which are similar in size, scope, complexity, and importance to the work contemplated by this soli-citation, and which involve two (2) or more of the following characteristics:

(i) execution of similar interior renovation, and/or modernization, including off hours work as provided in this solicitation,

(ii) high profile projects of national and/or global notoriety, significance and importance,

(iii) complex projects leading up to a set event date or unmovable deadline. Complex projects are defined as those projects character-ized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts requiring the use of multi-trade staff to accomplish it; including work in an occupied building with limited staging area and phased turnover of completed spaces.

(A.3) The Offeror shall provide the names of the proposed Prime Offeror’s Key Personnel identified as Executive Level, On-site Project Superintendent and Project Manager. The Offeror shall provide resumes for the key personnel. Prime Offeror Project Man-ager shall have minimum ten (10) years of experience. Prime Offeror Superintendent shall have minimum ten (10) years of experi-ence. Resumes shall document relevant experience related to the work described in this solicitation, training (within the past five years), shall be a maximum of four (4) pages, include beginning and ending month and year for each job, and include the following in-formation:

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(i) Description of past projects/contracts and project responsibility roles relevant to the work to be performed on this project

(ii) A list of five (5) references that can provide appropriate feedback regarding the technical and management capabilities for the Key Personnel proposed, including a contact name, company, mailing address, email address and current telephone number

(B) Factor 2 – Key Subcontractor Corporate Experience and Key Personnel. Prime Offeror's Key Subcontractor(s), if any, per-forming (1) mechanical; (2) electrical; (3) life safety; and/or (4) telecommunications related work on this project

(B.1) Provide descriptions of current or completed contracts performed by the Key Subcontractor within the past ten (10) years from the date of this solicitation, which shall include successfully managed contracts for no more than three (3) relevant projects. Addition-al projects submitted beyond the three (3) required will not be considered, reviewed or evaluated. Each project shall include at a min-imum the following information:

(i) project identification and location;

(ii) Owner or contracting agency name, address, telephone number and other pertinent contact information (i.e. email address) to allow for independent verification by the AOC;

(iii) photograph of project;

(iv) date of award and completion;

(v) contract award amount/final amount and description of any differences between the award amount and the final amount;

(vi) key personnel/prime and other subcontractors involved;

(vi) detailed description of the project explaining its relevancy to this project; include any notable problems or issues that were en-countered and how they were addressed, timeliness of completion and degree of client satisfaction; describe work done by subcon-tractor(s) and how your company managed each subcontractor relationship to ensure successful completion;

(vii) point of contact at agency/owner, phone number and e-mail address.

(B.2) Relevant projects are those which are similar in size, scope, complexity, and importance to the work contemplated by this soli-citation, and which involve two (2) or more of the following characteristics:

(i) execution of similar interior renovation and/or modernization, including off hours work as provided in this solicitation;

(ii) high profile projects of national and/or global notoriety, significance and importance, complex projects leading up to a set event date or unmovable deadline. Complex projects are defined as those projects characterized by a very complicated or involved arrange-ment of parts requiring the use of multi-trade staff to accomplish it;

(iii) work in an occupied building with a limited staging area and phased turnover of completed spaces.

(B.3) The Offeror shall provide the names of the proposed Key Subcontractor Key Personnel identified as Project Supervisor and/or Superintendent. The Offeror shall provide resumes for the key personnel. Project Superintendent shall have minimum of ten (10) years of experience. Resumes shall document relevant experience related to the work described in this solicitation, training (within the past five years), shall be a maximum of four (4) pages per resume, include beginning and ending month and year for each job, and include the following information:

(i) Description of past projects/contracts and project responsibility roles relevant to the work to be performed on this project

(ii) A list of five (5) references that can provide appropriate feedback regarding the technical and management capabilities for the Sub-contractor Key Personnel proposed, including a contact name, company, mailing address, email address and current telephone number

(C) Factor 3 - Past Performance. The Government reserves the right to use any source of information available on the Prime Offer-or's past performance, to include any of its subcontractors, to either evaluate past performance or verify information provided. The in-formation shall demonstrate the past performance by the Prime Offeror on those projects specifically identified by the offeror under the Prime Offeror Corporate Experience and Expertise factor. The enclosed "AOC PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE" shall be provided by the Prime Offeror to each of the companies. The questionnaire(s) must be transmitted via e-mail by the compan-ies/agencies to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Ms. Lily Najera at lily.najera@aoc.gov by the date established for receipt of offers in order to be considered in the evaluation process. Identify each project for which a Past Performance questionnaire was re-quested and the point of contact, name, and number of the company or agency. The offeror shall not directly return the questionnaires;

they must be forwarded directly by the references to the Government point of contact identified above in order to be considered. The Government will not release the questionnaire forms to the offeror at any time in order for the Government to solicit candid, unbiased responses and comments.

In lieu of a questionnaire, Offerors may submit a PDF copy of a final or interim CPARs evaluation. The CPARs shall be included in the Offeror's Factor 3 proposal. CPARs evaluations submitted will not count towards the page limit.

The offeror shall briefly discuss its past performance on each project identified above in order to explain any ratings that may impact its overall rating for this factor (positively or negatively). The Government reserves the right to use any source of information avail-able on the offeror’s past performance to either evaluate past performance or verify information provided by the offeror.

(D) Factor 4 –Management Approach. Offerors shall demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the work described in this solicitation by developing a work plan that will ensure high quality and timely completion of the work. The Offeror shall provide a work plan with a description of the plans, methods, and procedures to be used, including materials and equipment in providing the

Document Number: AOCACB20R0087 Page 9 of 11 complex coordination of their services required in this solicitation. The work plan shall include the following:

(D.1) Identify who will perform each work activity.

(D.2) Proposed Project Schedule: Submit a bar-chart type progress schedule showing the order in which you propose to perform the work to meet or exceed the contract period of performance. Indicate necessary coordination with others performing work that is indic-ated on the drawings that is not part of this contract work. Relevant phasing as outlined in the construction documents shall be clearly articulated in the schedule.

(D.3) Include staffing plan to show how many contractor personnel will be on site at any given time along with the various job type classifications and the minimum qualifications that will be required for each category/trade of worker.

(D.4) Describe procurement schedule, your procurement process, and your anticipated materials delivery schedule.

(D.5) Describe subcontractor management plan. Describe, in detail, your firm’s subcontractor selection and management process. De-scribe the work that will be performed by the offeror and work that will be performed by subcontractors. Describe, in detail, how you ensure that each subcontractor has the relevant experience for this project. Provide criteria used in awarding subcontracts. Describe your firm’s subcontractor management structure and the level of corporate oversight. Discuss processes, which will be used to ensure consistent satisfactory performance of subcontractors. Discuss your experience with your proposed subcontractors and related projects, point of contact, and phone numbers.

(D.6) Describe processes for on-site supervision, inspection of the work, safety oversight, quality control, keeping the project on schedule, and turnover of the completed project in alignment with required phasing. Specifically describe who will be responsible for each of these functions and how they will document and report their activities. Include specific procedures which will be followed to remedy problems and address areas of concern which may arise during the life of the contract, e.g., specific problem-reporting and problem-solving procedures, identification of a hierarchy of responsibility and authority within the company for addressing problems, and methods used to keep the Government advised of the status of the problem. Include how these processes will be adapted to ad-dress off-hours work required by this solicitation and how they will address the limited staging area within the limits of disturbance.

Describe reporting hierarchies within the prime contractor, and between the primer and their subcontractors.

(D.7) Describe the on-site processes for implementing the safety plan. Include an example of previous Site Safety Plan and summary overview of how it was adapted to reduce lost time, job accidents and your method of implementing and monitoring the safety require-ments.

(D.8) Describe contingency plan for augmenting the on-site work force and accelerating the progress of the work (including subcon-tractors’ work), should that become necessary in order to ensure that the critical requirement for on-time project completion is met and interim phase deadlines are met.

(D.9) Describe plan for separating active work areas from rest of the building and minimizing impact on the building tenants.

(D.10) Describe plans for demobilization. Describe the measures that will be taken in order to ensure that the completed spaces will be turned over to the Government upon contractor demobilization in the same or better condition found before the project began.

(End of Article 2)

ARTICLE 3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE PRICE PROPOSAL

3.0 General Instructions: A firm fixed-price shall be entered by each Offeror on the Schedule page for each line item (Base, Option 1 through Option 7) which shall represent the cost for performing the work required by this Request for Proposal. In addition to the fore-going, Offerors shall submit an itemized cost/price breakdown of the lump-sum pricing proposed for all contract line items identified on the Schedule page. Offeror’s cost breakdown shall also include subtotals for each specification division section illustrated in the Specification table of contents for the Government’s evaluation.

3.1 The Price Proposal shall be submitted with the following required documents in the order shown below:

(A) STANDARD FORM 1442 - “SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD” form (original signature required in Block 20B); and

(B) The “SCHEDULE” page and Offeror’s cost breakdown for each line item; and

(C) the “REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS”; and

(D) the “BID GUARANTEE”; and

(E) SF Form 3881; and

Document Number: AOCACB20R0087 Page 10 of 11

(End of Article 3)

(End of Section L)

52.216-1 Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price [Contracting Officer insert specific type of contract] contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

Document Number: AOCACB20R0087 Page 11 of 11

Solicitation: AOCACB20R0087 AOUSC Spaces Realignment, Tasks 2 & 4

RFI # Question Response

Reference: Spec Section 260519, MC Cable - We do not see MC Cable specifically stated in the specification section 260519. Is the use of MC Cable for branch circuit lighting and receptacles an acceptable wiring method for this project?

Follow specifications for wiring methodology. Per the 2018 AOC

Design manual, paragraph 11.7.13.a all conductors must be installed in conduit. If required, use of MC cable must have written approval by AOC.

Please advise the glass thickness for each glass portion in the dual glazed system. Minimum 6 mm; thicker if required for size of glass panel

3 Please advise the STC rating for the dual glazed system. Minimum STC 40 per Partition Schedule, Ptn Type G1, A-611

Please advise if the structural mullion detailed into the glass front is it purely aesthetic, or if it is serving as a structural component for the wall utilized on the basis of design

The mullions shown are structurally integral to the glass front system itself, for anchoring to the floor and walls, attaching to the ceiling bulkhead, and for supporting the doors. The glass partition does not anchor deck to deck, but rather metal framing kickers are required above the ceiling to support the gypsum board on metal stud bulkhead and glass partition assembly as show on Partition

Type G1 sheet A-611. Please note all vertical mullions shown are required to achieve aesthetics at spacing shown regardless of span capabilities of the glass partition system.

9/A202 elevation shows the wood pilasters as P-5 Painted; yet the finish schedule states the WD-1 sliced white oak is to be stained to match existing. Please advise which is correct.

The wood pilasters are not WD-1, the pilasters are painted wood with P-5 the correct finish color. The door and sidelights are WD-1 as noted.

6 Please advise the deck to deck heights of each space. Slab to slab dimension is 10'-8", slab thickness is generally 8".

Spec. Section 013200-1.08-E-3 states to figure 80 hours a year in AOC delays for special events. Spec.

Section 013200-1.09-E-3-d states to figure 15 work days of delay.

Please advise which is correct.

Spec 013200 1.09.E.3.d does not exist. 15 work days of delay is stipulated in 013200 1.10.E.3.d. Contractor shall provide 15 work days of delay. These 15 days are in addition to the required stop work periods outlined in Spec 011000 1.17.B and its sub sections.

Spec Sections 028213, 028313, 028401, and 028433 reference a document titled "Limited Building

Survey for Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, and PCBs", dated October

2015. Please advise where this document can be found.

Where reference is made to ""Limited Building Survey for

Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint and PCBs", dated October 2015", replace with ""Hazardous Building Materials Inspection Report" dated 4-1-2019 performed by APEX".

Please advise if Task 4 work can be performed at the same time Task

2 work is performed, or if this is to be scheduled as if it is a 5th Phase.

Task 4 shall not be scheduled as a fifth Phase. Refer to Period of

Performance stipulated on SF1442, Box 10. Task 4 shall commence 2/1/21, and complete no later than 11/1/21.

Spec. Section 011000-1.15 states that the loading dock is open from

8am to 8pm, but contractor access is limited to 6am to 6pm. The work hours for this project are 8pm to 6am. Please advise what times we will be able to access the loading dock for this project.

Loading dock hours are as stated. Access outside of stated hours can be coordinated through special request via submission of

Work Authorization Permit (WAP). Submission of WAP's must be in advance as stipulated in the specifications.

The Double Glazing System drawn as part of the Partition G1 on A-611 and the glass system (CRL-Blumkraft 1301 Series) specified in the

Specifications do not line up. Please confirm if we should include a double glazing system as shown on drawings. (Discipline:

Architecture, Sheet: A-611, Spec: 08 41 26)

Double glazing system is specified under 081216 ALUMINUM

FRAMES. System basis of design is CLR US Aluminum 487 AR Office

Partitions.

The FF&E packages provided were put together by Arbee Associates.

Please confirm if Arbee Associates is a sole source vendor for the FFE scope on this RFP. Is it acceptable to provide comparable substitution products and vendors for the Furniture, fixtures and equipment package? (Discipline: FF&E, Spec: 12 50 00 and 12 59 00)

Arbee Associates is a vendor for SteelCase. Other vendors may be used in lieu of Arbee Associates. Manufacturer's other than

SteelCase will not be considered due to building standard requirements.

A specification for Sound Masking Systems was provided as part of the bid documents. Will any drawings or associated additional information with this scope of work be provided? (Discipline:

Communications, Spec: 27 51 19)

All enclosed offices and conference rooms are required to have sound masking systems in place.