Attachment 7 - Section L Instructions to Offerors - HVAC MACC.pdf

Attachment 7 – Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

1.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.1 General Information

1.1.1 The offeror's proposal must include all data and information requested by these Instructions to Offerors and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Specifications and Solicitation. Non-conformance with the instructions provided in these Instructions to Offerors may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation.

1.1.2 The proposal acceptance period is specified in Block 13, SF 1442, of this solicitation. By signing block 20B of the SF 1442, the offeror certifies that the proposal is valid from the due date and time listed in block 13A through the entire period specified in block 13D.

1.1.3 All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Contract Opportunities

(FBO) website at https://sam.gov/. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time email notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

1.1.4 The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the specifications, drawings, or the solicitation prior to the proposal closing time. Such revisions or amendments will be communicated by amendments to the Request for Proposal (RFP) and posted on the SAM website. If such amendments require material changes in quantities or prices, the proposal closing date may be postponed by enough days to enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new closing date and time.

Offerors MUST acknowledge all amendments in their proposal, either by completing SF 1442

Block 19, providing signed copies of the amendments with their proposal (Section III), or by separate letter which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

1.1.5 The Contracting Officer listed below is the Government's sole point of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the Contracting Officer. Written requests for clarification may be sent to the Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist at the following email address:

Ms. Miranda Wiygul (Contracting Officer), Email: miranda.wiygul.1@us.af.mil

Mr. Richard T. Beaty (Team Lead/PKB), Email: richard.beaty.3@us.af.mil

Ms. Erica Eberle (Contracting Specialist), Email: erica.eberle.1@us.af.mil

1.1.6 In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain a copy of all unsuccessful proposals.

1.1.7 The Contracting Officer will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competition; where upon, they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR

15.505. Excluded offerors may request a pre-award debriefing or they may choose to wait until after the source selection decision to request a post award debriefing. However, excluded mailto:erica.eberle.1@us.af.mil offerors are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful offerors of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR

15.503. Upon such notification, unsuccessful offerors may request and receive a debriefing.

Offerors desiring a debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of

FAR 15.505 or FAR 15.506, as applicable.

1.1.8 If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the Contracting Officer to consider as related to the claimed omission or error. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial proposal.

1.1.9 The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the contracting officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR

15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the Contracting

Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the contracting officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

1.1.10 Who Can Participate. Proposals may only be submitted by certified Small Business firms.

At the time of initial contract offer and at time of award, each business must be a certified Small

Business. In order to submit an offer on a solicitation, each business concern in a Teaming

Agreement or Joint Venture must be a small business under the designated NAICS size standard, and must also be a small business when combined in the aggregate of all teaming affiliates.

2.0 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.

2.1 The following instructions are to aid in the evaluation process.

2.1.1 Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals (including any revisions, and amendments) so as to reach the Government office designated in this solicitation by the time specified in this solicitation. With exception of hard copy bid bonds which must be hand carried or sent by mail, only electronic versions of the proposals will be accepted. Paper copies of proposals will not be evaluated, will be rejected, and will not be considered for award. Proposals may be submitted electronically in one of the following three ways:

2.1.1.1 Offerors may deliver proposal through the Solicitation Module in Procurement Integrated

Environment (PIEE). Offerors are responsible for ensuring PIEE registration and any training needed is completed prior to anticipated solicitation closing date. See links below:

Vendor Registration:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_

Instructions.pdf

Solicitation Module Training: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml

2.1.1.2 Proposals may be hand carried by submission of disks (CDs or DVDs) containing electronic files. Title of the documents should include the offerors CAGE code (e.g. “Vol 1 Tech

Proposal CAGE#”). The physical address for hand carried deliveries is 350 Tully Street, Building 90339, Hurlburt Field, Florida 32544. Contractors should request base access for hand carried proposal delivery NLT 72 hours prior to the proposal due date/time by sending an email request identifying the company name and list of individuals requesting access to the POC’s identified in paragraph 1.1.5 in the previous section.

2.1.1.3 Proposals may also be submitted by mail to the 1st Special Operations Contracting

Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Mailed proposals must be on disk (CD or DVD) and all files must be in .pdf format. Title of the documents should include the offerors CAGE code (e.g. “Vol

1 Tech Proposal CAGE#”). Do NOT use U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail service. Mail only using commercial carriers, UPS or FedEx. It is the responsibility of the proposing company to ensure the package is delivered on time. The address for proposal submission is:

1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron

PKB Attention: Miranda Wiygul, Richard Beaty, & Erica Eberle

350 Tully Street Hurlburt Field, FL 32544

2.1.2 Any proposal, bond, modification, or revision, that is received at the designated

Government office after the exact time specified for receipt of proposals will be "late" and will not be considered unless the Contracting Officer determines the criteria set forth in FAR 15.208 exists.

2.1.3 Proposals shall be complete, clearly presented, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation as detailed in Section M of this solicitation and for substantiating validity of stated claims. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of the offeror's facilities and/or experience and will rely heavily, on the information presented in the offeror's proposal. Proposals shall be neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate) and assembled electronically in an orderly manner. Elaborate artwork and expensive visual and other presentation aids are neither necessary nor desired. Include only information that is relevant to this source selection.

2.1.4 Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits.

2.1.4.1 A complete proposal shall consist of three (3) volumes: Volume I, Technical Proposal, Subfactor 1, Subfactor 2, and Subfactor 3; Volume II (a), Past Performance; Volume II (b), Signed Teaming or Joint Venture (JV) Agreement (if applicable); and Volume III, Cost/Price

Proposal (Executed RFP Documents)/Contractor Responsibility. Specific guidance regarding the content of each volume will be discussed further below. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. When Evaluation Notices (ENs) are necessary, the Government will issue them by electronic means to prospective offerors. Page limitations may be placed on responses to these

ENs and such limitations will be provided at the time the EN is issued.

2.1.4.2 Electronic Page Size, Format and Limit.

2.1.4.2.1 An electronic page is defined as each face of an 8 1/2" X 11" electronic sheet of paper containing information. Page limits apply to all electronic files whether submitted via PIEE or compact disk (CD). Pages in excess of the maximum page limits defined below will not be evaluated. For the purposes of formatting, the type font shall not be less than 12 pitch. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume.

Volume I - Technical Proposal: Subfactor 1, Subfactor 2 & Subfactor 3: 40 Page Limit -

Volume II (a) - Past Performance: 20 Page Limit

Volume II (b) - Signed Teaming or JV Agreement (required if Teaming or JV is proposed): No page limit

Volume III - Cost/Price Proposal and Contractor Responsibility: No Page Limit

2.1.4.2.2 All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the Request for Proposal (RFP) number. Pages in excess of the maximum will not be evaluated.

2.1.4.3 Cost or Pricing Related Data. All cost and/or pricing data shall ONLY be addressed in the

Cost/Price Proposal Volume.

2.1.4.4 Indexing. Electronic files should be titled appropriately so as to easily discern each volume as outlined in paragraph 2.1.4.1. Each file shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that file. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

Indexing is not included in the page limitations.

2.1.4.5 Proposal Acceptance Period. The proposal acceptance period is specified in Block 13d of the Standard Form 1442 of the Solicitation. In accordance with Block 17, the number inserted must be equal to or greater than the number of days listed in Block 13d.

3.0 GENERAL: The Technical proposal shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions and shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria and evaluation standards in

Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Technical proposals shall include necessary information to enable the evaluators to form a definitive conclusion concerning the offeror's ability to perform the required construction.

3.1 FACTOR 1, Volume 1 - Technical Proposal (Submit one (1) original and one (1) sanitized copy with CAGE code only in place of Company Name) Sanitized copy shall be provided as a separate file name. (e.g., "Subfactor 1 Sanitized Tech Proposal CAGE#"). Sanitized copy shall include all subfactors.

3.1.1 SUBFACTOR 1 – Execution of HVAC MACC SEED Project

3.1.1.1 Scope of Work Narrative: Provide a narrative that effectively and sufficiently summarizes, explains, and documents the preliminary design to address the offeror’s technical approach and critical path. Includes the following elements: mechanical, electrical, plumbing system controls, architectural and finishes. Narrative clearly illustrates compliance with local, state, and federal building and construction codes, industry standards and base specifications.

3.1.1.2 Construction Schedule: Provide a schedule that clearly and logically details baseline construction schedule, demonstrating full understanding of specific work elements, a realistic schedule of values for each element and proper work sequencing that is within the allotted performance period. The Schedule shall include at a minimum, Identification of separate work elements, Order of work elements to include project phasing, if needed, Number of days for each work element, Identification of work elements in the critical path, Identification of long lead time materials, mobilization, construction start date major construction milestones, completion date, utility outages, major equipment deliveries, and installation, tests, system start-up, major equipment commissioning, system TAB, pre-final inspections, final inspection and delivery of project closeout documents. The submitted schedule must be developed using project scheduling software such as MS Project, Primavera, or any other comparable form. Offerors should only include the work elements necessary to complete the required work. The schedule shall reflect a

173-day performance period.

3.1.1.3 Price Proposal for SEED Project, Replace - Upgrade Two CRAC Units in Server Room

B90131: The Offeror’s Cost/Price proposal shall fully and clearly demonstrate reasonableness, balanced pricing, as well as document the Total Evaluated Price (TEP). The TEP will be the sum total of all Firm-Fixed Priced CLIN(s) and options (if applicable).

3.1.1.3.1 Fifty (50) Division Cost Estimate (DCE) Worksheet (Attachment 4g): Offerors shall provide a price breakdown for the project utilizing the 50 Division Cost Estimate (DCE)

Worksheet for each proposed work division as well as a summary page. Use and submit the 50

Division Cost Estimate (DCE) Worksheet to build your proposal. The Contractor shall provide explanation and direct reference to applicable requirement document(s). Input the work elements by specification division and provide pricing for those work elements within each division sheet.

Offer will be complete, accurate, and sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirement, including providing sufficient details in the Division Cost Worksheet. DCE shall identify work elements within each division and are sufficiently detailed to demonstrate the included quantities for major equipment, materials, labor and other services are not significantly overstated or understated. Accuracy and reasonableness will take into consideration the selection of line items and proposed quantities of each line item. For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price to the Government that a prudent person would pay in the conduct of competitive business. Offerors should not utilize lump sum or total pricing when pricing each specification division. Failure to break out major work elements within a specification division may result in an unfavorable evaluation. If utilizing lump sum or total pricing when pricing the specific division, Offerors should provide rationale on why the price cannot be broken out. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed pricing rests with the Offeror.

3.1.1.3.2 Reasonableness: This section is to assist you in submitting other than certified cost or pricing data that are required to evaluate the reasonableness of your proposed cost/price.

Compliance with these requirements is mandatory and failure to comply may result in the rejection of your proposal. The burden of proof for credibility of proposed costs/prices rests with the Offeror.

3.1.1.3.3 Materially Unbalanced Pricing: Materially unbalanced pricing poses an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an Offeror’s proposal. Materially unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable TEP, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. Offerors should explain significant fluctuations between offered rates/hours in the same labor categories over various years.

3.1.1.3.4 Cost/Price Information: Data beyond that required by this instruction shall not be submitted, unless the Offeror considers it essential to document or support their cost/price position. All data relating to the proposed price, including all required supporting documentation, must be included in the section of the proposal designated as the Cost/Price Volume.

Additionally, although adequate price competition is expected, if only one offer is received in response to this solicitation the responding Offeror will be required to provide certified cost or pricing data in accordance with Table 15-2, at FAR 15.408 and DFARS Clause 252.215-7009.

3.1.2 SUBFACTOR 2 - Management Approach

3.1.2.1 Management Plan: Provide a detailed plan that includes, as a minimum, the following components shall cover all activities, both onsite and offsite, work by subcontractors, fabricators, suppliers, and purchasing agents:

1. Levels of management

2. Supervisory experience

3. Personnel authority

4. Offeror’s ability to furnish manpower and equipment necessary to perform and manage multiple disciplines of this requirement.

5. Material purchasing system and capabilities.

6. Process and procedures for warranty/maintenance support, unforeseen site conditions and design errors.

7. Interface with home/site office, subcontractor ops, and construction teams.

8. Include an organizational chart with names of assigned personnel and proposed

Subcontractors and their areas of responsibility for each portion

3.1.2.1.1 Complete key personnel organizational chart with a supporting narrative identifying precise lines of authority and responsibilities, including qualifications, certifications and duties of each person assigned to key functions IAW the HVAC MACC IDIQ and SEED Specification.

Points of Contacts (POC) identified for each activity element and main project POC

3.1.2.1.2 Narrative, or other effective means, detailing procedures for Quality Control (QC), scheduling, reviewing, certifying and managing submittals. Describe managing and inspecting site work during the construction process. Describe how warranty/maintenance support, unforeseen site conditions, design errors, etc. will be handled.

3.1.2.1.3 Qualifications of key personnel: resumes, certifications, or licenses that provide evidence that personnel have achieved the minimum qualifications. Key personnel to include at a minimum:

3.1.2.1.3.1 Program/Project Manager (PM): The contractor’s Program/Project Manager shall have capabilities to perform duties identified in the SEED Specifications AND have as a minimum, a bachelor’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited university and at least five (5) years’ experience managing construction projects which shall include two (2) years of industrial construction.

3.1.2.1.3.2 Superintendent(s): The contractor shall identify a minimum of two (2)

Superintendents with capabilities to perform duties identified in the SEED Specifications, each with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience in construction which shall include two (2) years of industrial construction, and two (2) years’ experience as a project Superintendent or Foreman managing. Must demonstrate requirements of EM 385-1-1 and have experience in the areas of hazard identification and safety compliance, to include successful completion of OSHA 10-hour

Training Course within the past 3 years.

3.1.2.1.3.3 Quality Control (QC) Manager: The contractor shall have a QC Manager with capabilities to perform duties identified in the SEED Specifications, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in construction which shall include two (2) years of industrial construction and shall have at least two (2) years of hands-on construction within the commercial / industrial

HVAC and related fields.

3.1.2.1 Provide evidence of home or affiliated office, which is located within a 300-mile radius of 350 Tully St., Bldg 90339, Hurlburt Field, FL 32544. Evidence shall be in the form of current

SAM.gov registration address, a utility bill with current address, lease agreement, tax notice or official government correspondence.

4.0 FACTOR 2, PAST PERFORMANCE. (Submit one (1) copy) Volume II (a) is limited to 20 pages and Volume II (b) - Signed Teaming or JV Agreement has no page limit. Past Performance

Questionnaires and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluations are not included in the page limitation.

4.1 Volume II (a) - Past Performance - Offerors shall provide adequate past performance information on completed or current contracts (including Federal, State, local government and private) considered most relevant in demonstrating the ability to perform the proposed work as identified within the Specifications. Offerors must provide past performance information to establish Recency and Relevancy on all Federal contracts before State, local government or private contracts. The Government's evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects (see

Teaming Agreements and JV’s, para 4.2 and 4.3), when such information is relevant to the instant acquisition. Offerors are required to explain what aspects of each contract are deemed relevant to complexity and magnitude as related to the requirements of this solicitation and in accordance with Section M. Failure to provide required relevancy description may impact the confidence rating, (i.e. aspects of previous projects should match work elements identified in the

Solicitation/ specification).

4.1.1 Provide a summary of the previous contracts described above, not to exceed 1 page of past performance information per reference. The summary should explain what aspects of each contract are deemed recent and relevant as related to the requirements of this solicitation and in accordance with Section M. Failure to provide required relevancy description may impact the confidence rating, (i.e. aspects of previous projects should match work elements identified in the solicitation/ specification).

The summary should not exceed 1 page per reference (maximum total of 20 pages) and include:

a) Name of project (Contract number, if applicable)

b) Name and address of customer or Government agency

c) Name, telephone, fax number and/or email of customer contact or contracting officer

d) Dollar value

e) Period of performance/Completion date

f) Brief description of work performed, and why the effort is relevant

g) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions

4.1.1.1 Each proposal shall provide current and relevant information regarding an offeror's actions under previously awarded contracts:

a) Recency Assessment:

An assessment of the past performance information will be made to determine if it is recent. To be recent, the effort must be ongoing or must have been performed during the past six (6) years from the issuance month of this solicitation. Past performance information that fails this condition will not be evaluated.

b) Relevancy Assessment:

The Government will conduct an in-depth evaluation of all recent performance information obtained to determine how closely the products provided/services performed under those contracts relate to the Technical factor and Cost/Price factor, including their relative order of importance [reference Section M, para 1.1(a)(2)]. Consideration will be given to projects involving the type of construction and work elements described in the attached Specifications.

Relevant past performance information must demonstrate construction experience involving the type of construction and work elements described in the attached Specifications, Section 01 11

00, paragraph 1.1.1, and costs comparable to the project magnitude as specified in Block 10 for the SF 1442, Request for Proposal. A relevancy determination of the offeror's past performance will be made based upon the aforementioned considerations, including joint venture partner(s).

In determining relevancy for individual contracts, consideration will be given to the effort, or portion of the effort, being proposed by the offeror or teaming partner whose contract is being reviewed and evaluated. The past performance questionnaires and information obtained from other sources will be used to establish the degree of relevancy of past performance.

4.1.2 Complete Section A, Contractor Information, of Attachment 5, Past/Present Performance

Questionnaire and mail, or email the attached Past/Present Performance Questionnaire to all past performance references in the list you provide and instruct them to return the completed questionnaire to the individual(s) indicated in paragraph 4.1.3 below. Evaluators are only allowed to use the Attachment 5, Past Performance Questionnaire. Altered or substituted questionnaires will not be evaluated. Also, Past Performance Questionnaires will only be accepted electronically by email from Project Owners or their authorized representatives. Past

Performance Questionnaires will not be accepted from Prime Contractors, Subcontractors, or

Manufacturers. Offerors are responsible to ensure questionnaires are transmitted to their references, and to indicate which references the questionnaire was sent to.

4.1.3 Inform your references that they shall forward questionnaires electronically by email directly to the address below. Questionnaires must be received in the 1st Special Operations

Contracting Squadron office not later than the closing date of the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for ensuring their references transmit the questionnaire to the Contracting Office. In lieu of a Past/Present Performance Questionnaire, if a project is currently available in the

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the contractor should attach the evaluation to the questionnaire with the relevant solicitation number and submit directly to the 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron office before the official closing date and time.

Electronic submissions shall be sent to:

4.1.4 Lack of any past performance will not automatically disqualify an offeror, but it is a factor that is considered in the Best Value Performance Price Tradeoff Source Selection described in

Section M.

4.1.5 If the offeror claims there is no past performance, then that status must be identified to the

Contracting Officer not later than the date/time proposals are due from all offerors.

4.2 Volume II (b) Signed Teaming Agreement - If Teaming Agreements are contemplated they must comply with 13 CFR Part 121 - Small Business Size Regulations. The teaming members must provide complete information as to relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming agreements. If this is a first-time joint effort, each party to the teaming agreement must provide information on all relevant contracts as specified in paragraph 4.1. The maximum number of references combined shall not exceed 10 total.

4.2.1 The Government will recognize the integrity and validity of formal contractor Teaming

Agreements; provided, the agreements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer. A Teaming Agreement must establish each party's role in the proposal preparation process and will be incorporated into the contract. Failure to clearly define roles and/or provide a Teaming Agreement with a proposal shall make teaming arrangements and related subcontractor past performance ineligible for evaluation and consideration of award. The prime contractor shall remain fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any

Teaming Agreement between the prime contractor and its subcontractors. Teaming Agreements must provide the following information as part of their proposal, Volume II (b), not later than the date/ time proposals are due:

4.2.1.1 Clearly establish roles of each party (who is prime and who is subcontractor, who is responsible for what tasks, contract administration, proposals, work management, etc.)

4.2.1.2 Provide for protection of competition-sensitive proprietary information. (Subcontractor past performance cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor's consent).

Provide a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor, only if it is being used as part of the past performance evaluation.

4.2.1.3 Identify each member's share of the prospective contract, 50/50, 51/49, etc.

4.2.1.4 Exclusivity. Assurance that the team member will not be replaced for the duration of the contract, any exceptions should be identified. Assurance that the team members are not teaming with another firm for the same procurement.

4.2.1.5 Statement of acknowledgement that the Prime Contractor is responsible for adhering to contract terms and conditions and daily management. The Prime Contractor is obligated to negotiate in good faith and responsible for conveying mandatory government terms and conditions to subcontractors.

4.2.1.6 The prime contractor shall remain fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any teaming agreement between the prime contractor and its subcontractors.

4.2.2 At the time of initial contract offer and at time of award, each business must be a small business. In order to submit an offer on a contract, each business concern in a Teaming

Agreement must be a small business under the designated NAICS size standard, and must also be small when combined in the aggregate of all teaming affiliates.

4.3 Volume II (b) Joint Ventures - A certified small business concern may enter into a joint venture agreement with one or more other small business concerns, or with an approved mentor authorized by 13 C.F.R. § 125.8 (or, if also an 8(a) BD Participant, with an approved mentor authorized by 13 C.F.R § 124.520 ), for the purpose of submitting an offer for a small business contract.

4.3.1 A joint venture of at least one certified small business concern and one or more other business concerns may submit an offer as a small business for a procurement or sale so long as each is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement.

4.3.2 A joint venture between a protégé firm and its SBA-approved mentor (see 13 C.F.R §

125.9) will be deemed small provided the protégé qualifies as small for the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the small business procurement.

4.3.3 As part of the proposal, Volume II (b), Joint Venture Agreements must meet the criteria set forth in 13 CFR § 125.8.

5.0 FACTOR 3, VOLUME III - PRICE/COST PROPOSAL. (Submit the Standard Form 1442 and all pages originally included in the RFP. Submit one (1) copy.)

5.1 Complete blocks 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20a-c of the SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and

Award. An authorized official of the firm submitting the offer must sign and date the SF 1442 in block 20a-c. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP, Sections A through K.

5.2 Insert prices in Section B for each Contract Line Items. All line items must be filled in.

Failure to provide prices for all line items may eliminate you from competition.

5.3 In addition to the line-item pricing in section B, the contractor shall complete the 50 Division

Construction Cost Estimate Worksheet (Attachment 4g). Contractor shall fill in construction cost estimate worksheet to include the summary and specific divisions to be utilized for this project.

At a minimum, each division should include breakdowns of specific labor and material cost. The use of lump sum or lot pricing should be avoided.

5.4 Complete representations and certifications in Section K or the System for Award

Management (SAM).

5.5 Submit the Financial Reference Sheet (Attachment 6) with the top portion only completed.

5.6 Submit an electronic copy of the original Bid Bond. Note, the original hard copy Bid Bond must be submitted in accordance with paragraph 2.1.1.

6.0 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSTRUCTIONS AND EVALUATION.

Your attention is directed to the functional relationship between Sections L and M of this solicitation. Section L provides information for the purpose of organizing the proposal and is not intended to be all inclusive. Section M describes evaluation factors for award. Since the

Government evaluation of proposals will cover areas identified in Section M, proposals should address all such areas of evaluation.

7.0 AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION PRIOR TO CLOSING.

The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the specifications, drawings, or the solicitation prior to the proposal closing time. Such reservations or amendments will be communicated by amendments to the Request for Proposal (RFP) and posted on the Contract

Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/). If such amendments require material changes in quantities or prices, the proposal closing date may be postponed by enough days to enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new closing date and time. Offerors MUST acknowledge all amendments in their proposal, either by completing SF 1442 Block 19, providing signed copies of the amendments with their proposal (Section III), or by separate letter which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

8.0 QUESTIONS.

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing. All questions and subsequent answers will be posted to the Contract Opportunities website https://sam.gov/. It is the responsibility of the contractor to continuously monitor the site for updates. To mitigate the risks associated with the cancellation of this solicitation due to untimely submission of questions, all questions must be submitted electronically to the individual(s) listed below no later than close of business 5 business days after the site visit. Any questions submitted after this period may not be answered.