Attachment 1 General Contract Information.pdf

GENERAL CONTRACT INFORMATION

SITE VISITS AND RELATED INFORMATION

1. Site Visit: 30 October 2024

a. Departs from Building # 135 at 10:00 AM, at the Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton CT.

b. Offerors will be required to email Rebecca Spaulding at rebecca.j.spaulding.civ@us.navy.mil , the following information on company letterhead;

Full legal name of individual and company work phone of each individual NLT 3:00PM, 28 October 2024.

c. Badging: You must go to the pass and ID office before entering the base. All visitors must show valid photo identification to enter. Valid ID include: (1) verified driver’s license with a star on it, (2) an unverified driver’s license with a certified copy of birth certificate and social security card, OR (3) unverified driver’s license with valid U.S. passport. All visitors must be U.S. citizens. All vehicles must have current registration and insurance.

d. Report to Building # 500 no later than 8:00 AM to ensure access to the base;

Base Security is the right just prior to the Main Entrance. (See Base Map in Solicitation Attachments).

e. If using a company vehicle, you will need to go through gate # 7 after you go to Base Security. Gate #7 is the first right on Crystal Lake Road.

f. If using a POV go through the Main Gate. Building 135 is the second building on the left through the Main Gate. Parking is across the street on the right.

g. We will meet in Building 135, in the FEAD first floor conference room.

h. Only U.S. and naturalized Citizens are allowed on the Base.

i. NO MORE than two people per company for the site visit.

2. See Base Map attached to Solicitation

3. During the course of the site visit, please write your questions and submit them in writing on

RFI forms (provided in RFP) via email to Rebecca Spaulding at rebecca.j.spaulding.civ@us.navy.mil.

4. Questions will be answered via an amendment to the solicitation and posted to https://sam.gov

5. POC is Rebecca Spaulding, rebecca.j.spaulding.civ@us.navy.mil

GERNERAL CONTRACT INFORMATION

1. Contract Title: Boiler Maintenance & Repairs at the Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT.

2. Type of Contract: Non-Recurring Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity; any work shall be ordered via a task order.

3. Minimum Guarantee: The minimum guarantee for this contract is $5,000.00 and is not required for option periods

4. Set-Aside: This procurement is 100% small business set aside.

5. NAICS Code: The NAICS Code assigned to this procurement is 238220 with a small business size standard of $19,000,000.00. Refer to On-Line Representations and Certifications Applications at www.sam.gov

6. Wage Determination: Davis Bacon Act (DBA) wages are included in this solicitation. DBA CT20240024 Rev 9 dated 09 August 2024, is included in this solicitation.

7. Bid Guarantee/Bonding Requirements: A Bid Guarantee is not required for this procurement.

8. Contract Term: This contract contains provisions for a base period plus four (4) twelve-month option periods. The Government has the right to exercise the option to extend the term of the contract in accordance with section I FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

9. Period of Performance: It is intended to award a 12-month base period beginning 1st day of award. The period of performance for individual task orders will be determined at the time of award for each individual task order.

10. Evaluation of Proposal: This is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection. For purposes of evaluating proposals for award, the Government will utilize pricing submitted for the base year and option years per FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options.

11. Contract Line Items (CLINS) and Contract Exhibit Line Items (ELINS):

a. The bidder shall enter unit prices and amounts for Contract Line Items (CLINS) and Contract Exhibit line items (ELINS) as indicated in the schedules and accompanying exhibits.

b. In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total amount, the unit price will be held to be the intended bid and the total of the CLIN and ELIN will be recomputed accordingly. The CLIN will also be recomputed to take into account the change in the contract ELINs. If the bidder provides a total amount for an ELIN, but fails to enter the unit price, the total amount divided by the ELIN quantity will be held to be the intended unit price.

c. Schedule of Indefinite Quantity Non-recurring work (CLIN 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, & 0005) will be used as the basis of deductions in accordance with FAR 52.246-4, Inspection of Services-Fixed Price.

12. Unit Price Adjustments in Option Period: This solicitation and resulting contract incorporates the Davis Bacon Wage Determination incorporated in Section J is for the Base Year performance period only. The latest Wage Determination available at the time for each option exercise will be incorporated into the contract and the unit prices will be adjusted in accordance with FAR Clauses 52.217‐43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act

– Price Adjustment. The contractor warrants, by submission of his bid, that the bid price does not include any contingency for future wage increases.

13. Indefinite Quantity Individual Contract Line-Item Quantities: Once the estimated quantities for individual line items shown in the schedule have been ordered, additional quantities may be ordered as long as the overall not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of the contract per year is not exceeded and the Contractor agrees by signing the task order.

14. Change in Requirements: The Government reserves the right to add or delete quantities/services by modifications in accordance with the Contractor’s approved Bid Schedule unit prices.

15. Government Purchase Card: Indefinite quantity (non-recurring) work may be ordered at the prices offered by two ways;

a. by the issuing activity using a DD Form 1155 “Order for Supplies and Services” or

b. by an authorized Government user via a Government Purchase Card (GPC). When receiving GPC orders against section B, the contractor shall provide the supplies and services at the offered price without additional markup or handling fee.

16. Incorporation of Technical:

a. The Contractor’s technical proposal, including revision and amendments made prior to contract award and a copy of which is in the possession of both parties, will be incorporated into this contract upon award by reference with the same force and effect as if set forth in full text. All contractor personnel shall meet or exceed the qualification standards, experience levels, and trade backgrounds set forth in the technical proposal.

b. In the event of an inconsistency between the provision of this contract and the technical proposal, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (i) the contract (excluding the technical proposal), and then (ii) the technical proposal.

17. Request for Proposals (RFP) Information/Clarification Questions: Contractors are required to review the entire solicitation package before submitting questions. Submit all questions via RFI form provided in attachments, by email to:

rebecca.j.spaulding.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 12 November 2024 to ensure all questions are addressed in a timely manner.

18. Request for Proposal (RFP) Files: Solicitations are posted to the SAM.gov website as mandated by our agency. By necessity, these files are protected to prevent unauthorized editing. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to obtain the RFP files, along with any amendments, from this website.

19. Solicitation: This solicitation incorporates by reference a Performance Work Statements (PWS) developed by using NAVFAC performance-based specifications. The PWS consists of Annexes 1,2, and 6. The contractor will be required to meet the specifications in those annexes as if they were set forth in the PWA attachments.

20. Notice to Bidders/Offerors: Bidders/Offerors are required to submit SF1442, Bid Schedule, Exhibit Line Items (ELINS) (Attachment 4) with their bid. The total of the CLIN is equal to the sum of the ELIN’s as shown below:

CLINs ELINs

0001 A700 ‐ A715

0002 B700 ‐ B715

0003 C700 ‐ C714

0004 D700 ‐ D715

0005 E700 ‐ E715

21. Proposal Delivery:

The offeror shall submit one (1) electronic emailed to Rebecca Spaulding at:

rebecca.j.spaulding.civ@us.navy.mil with the following:

Include a cover page with solicitation number, solicitation title, prime contractor name, address, phone number, fax number, Unique Entity ID, point of contact, point of contact phone number, and email address.

Offerors shall use a minimum of a 12-point font Signed Solicitation, Offer and Award Form (SF1449), including the price filled in for

CLINS 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005 with all amendments acknowledged.

Confirm Representation and Certifications from SAM Confirm submission of the most recent VETS 4212 Report

Proposals are to be received (electronically)

NO LATER THAN 28 NOVEMBER 2024 12:00 PM EST

Proposals received after that date and time will not be accepted