Attachment D Large Business Letter.pdf

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

SOURCE SELECTION SENSITIVE INFORMATION

Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104

ATTACHMENT D - NOTICE TO LARGE BUSINESS FIRMS

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

PORTLAND DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

P.O. BOX 2946 PORTLAND, OREGON 97208-2946

REPLY TO ATTENTION OF:

Contracting Division

16 July 2020

SUBJECT: Solicitation W9127N20R0003 - Dexter Dam New 25 Ton Intake Gantry Crane

A. NOTICE TO LARGE BUSINESS FIRMS

Please see FAR Clauses 52.219-8, “Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018)” and 52.219-9, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018).” Large business concerns submitting offers of $700,000 or more for supplies or services or $1,500,000 for construction are required to submit a subcontracting plan as part of their proposal.

Award will not be made under this solicitation without a subcontracting plan approved by the Contracting Officer.

B. DEFINITIONS:

1) Subcontract means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Government prime contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies and/or services required for performance of the contract, contract modification, or subcontract.

2) Small Business Concern means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in FAR 19.102. Such a concern is “not dominant in its field of operation” when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged.

3) Target is the term the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses to replace goal. It represents the minimum level for small business performance.

4) Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (ESRS) means the Government wide, electronic, web-based system for small business subcontracting program reporting.

The ESRS is located at http://www.esrs.gov.

C. The following targets are considered reasonable and achievable during the performance of the contract resulting from this solicitation and are included for information purposes.

Final targets for the subcontracting plan will conform to what Offeror proposes in the Small Business Participation plan. The subcontracting plan will become a material part of the contract.

1) 10% of total contract dollars will be placed with all small business concerns. For the purpose of this subcontracting plan, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business, and Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business concerns are subsets of small business concerns.

http://www.esrs.gov/

2) 1% of total contract dollars will be placed with small disadvantaged business concerns or Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions. To be considered a small disadvantaged business concern, business must be certified by the Small Business Administration in addition to meeting the definition under FAR Clause 52.219-8I(3).

3) 1% of total contract dollars will be placed with small women-owned business concerns. Women-owned business concerns may meet the definition of a small disadvantaged business. If so, it will also be considered a subset of a small disadvantaged business concern.

4) 1% of total contract dollars will be placed with HUBZone small business concerns.

To be considered a HUBZone small business concern, business must be certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration in addition to meeting the definition under FAR Clause 52.219-8I(3).

5) 1% of total contract dollars will be placed with Service Disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns.

6) 2% of total contract dollars will be placed with Veteran-owned small business concerns.

D. Targets included in any proposed plan should be at least equal to the recommended targets. If lesser targets are proposed, include an explanation for how those targets and the overall plan represent best efforts to comply with the policy outlined in the contract clauses.

1) The proposed subcontracting plan must address how the Offeror will maximize subcontracting opportunities within the small business communities of the project location. Demonstrated outreach efforts through conference attendance, use of SAM.gov, and corporate support of the Small Business Program Liaison Officer and Small Business Program must be addressed in the proposed subcontracting plan.

2) Subcontracting plans will be evaluated using Appendix DD to the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) 5119.705-4(d) as acceptable/unacceptable and to determine the Offeror’s ability to carry out the terms and conditions set forth in the contract clauses. If discussions during this review raise doubts regarding intentions or ability to comply with contractual obligations, it could result in disqualification for award.

E. A sample subcontracting plan format, which can be used as a guide, is attached. Use of this format is not mandatory and does not guarantee acceptance. It is recommended that subcontracting plans reflect, at minimum, what is described in the attached sample.

Sincerely, MITCHELL J. JOHNSON

CONTRACTING OFFICER

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