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GSA Solicitation No. EQ10PCB-2-16-5022

Document: C201-SAT-LPTA / JAN 2016 (The Solicitation) Pages 1 of 18

Simplified Acquisition Construction Contract for Project Name

The Solicitation

Notice to Offerors of [Total Small Business Set-Aside

The General Services Administration (GSA) is setting aside the contract under the following clause found in the Agreement:

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside

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Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives D. Estimated Price Range E. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit - Construction

F. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

III. General Provisions A. Availability of Funds B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation C. Notice to Small Business Firms D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results E. Affirmative Procurement Program F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals G. Bond/Payment Protection Requirements H. Contractor Performance Information I. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified J. Additional Security Requirements

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions A. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal

Employment Opportunity for Construction B. FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement-Construction Materials C. Buy American Exceptions D. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference E. GSAR 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses by Reference

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions A. Additional Provisions

VI. Method of Award A. Evaluation of Offers – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable B. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Evaluation Process C. Price Reasonableness / Price Realism D. Unbalanced Prices

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I. General Information

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation is set-aside for [Small Businesses], in accordance with FAR 19. This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a Contract to construct the Project described in the Solicitation Documents. Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award the Contract to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(2) Neither the Solicitation nor any part of an Offeror's proposal shall be part of the Contract except to the extent expressly incorporated therein by the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Offeror's proposal submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer.

No contract shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the SF1442 submitted by an Offeror, and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the SF 1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.

I.B List of Solicitation Documents

The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

(3) Other Forms Required For Submission with Proposals

(4) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award

(5) The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement

I.C . Authorized Representatives

The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

(1) Contracting Officer

Name: Mae Smith Address: 915 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA 98174

Telephone: 253-931-7479 Email: Mae.smith@gsa.gov

(2) Alternate Point of Contact

Name: Tara Thomas, Contracting Specialist Address: 915 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA 98174

Telephone: 206-220-4688 Email: Tara.thomas@gsa.gov

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I.D. Estimated Price Range

The estimated price range for the Project is between $25,000 and $100,000 .

I.E. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit - Construction (FEB 95)

(1) The clauses at FAR 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(2) Site visits will be held at the following dates and times:

Date: [Wednesday, August 3, 2016 ] Time: [3:00pm – 4:00pm PDT ]

(3) Pre-registration is required for all attendees to the pre-proposal Site Visit. The Site Visit shall be limited to not more than four (4) representatives from each Offeror. Offerors shall submit a Visit Authorization Request (VAR) identifying all attendees from their respective team.

Participants must have a valid, Government issued picture identification, driver’s license preferred, to gain access for the pre-proposal Site Visit. Notification of the location of entry, where attendees are required to meet, and all other requirements for the Site Visit will be issued to the Offerors. Submit the VAR to the point of contact listed below.

For further information about the site visit or access requirements, please contact:

Name: [Tara Thomas] Address: 915 2nd Ave. Seattle, WA 98174 ]

Telephone: [206-220-4688 ] Email: [tara.thomas@gsa.gov ]

I.F. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 4:00 pm local time on the following date and at the following address:

Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 via Email: Tara.thomas@gsa.gov

(2) Offers sent by commercial package delivery and hand delivery shall be deemed received as of the date and time of delivery to the office designated for receipt of offers.

(3) Offers sent by United States Mail shall be deemed timely if delivered to the address of the office designated for receipt of offers on or before the date established for receipt of offers.

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II. Proposals

II.A. Proposal Contents

Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

1. Price Proposal

2. Technical Proposal

3. Representations and Certifications

4. GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualification and Financial Information

5. Other Documents as Required

II.B. Proposal Format

II.C. Price Proposal

The Price Proposal shall consist of the SF 1442 and the Agreement, with prices and/or rates indicated for each price element shown on the pricing form included in Section II of the Agreement. Indicate the Base Contract Price, or if no such distinction is made, the Contract Price, in Block 17 of the SF 1442, which must be fully executed by the Offeror. If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

II.D. Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal shall include the information on the offeror’s experience and past performance on similar work. The government intends to conduct the procurement in accordance with FAR Parts 13 and 15 utilizing – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Source Selection procedures. An award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost/price (technical) factors.

Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked. Tradeoffs are not permitted.

(1) EVALUATION FACTOR 1: Recent Relevant Experience. The page limit for this factor is three (3) pages.

(a) Description: Work must be performed by a firm having not less than five (5) years successful experience in comparable terrazzo restoration projects and employing personnel skilled in the restoration processes and operations indicated. The Contractors and their subcontractors are to demonstrate significant experience (of at least three projects) of a similar scope in work within historic structures (i.e. buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places). Projects must have adhered to the requirements of the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and must have been completed to the satisfaction of the building owners.

Provide project title, location, team member(s) who participated in the cited project and the nature of their responsibility, dollar value of the work for which the team.

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(b) Recent Relevant Experience will be rated on an – acceptable or – unacceptable basis using the ratings in Table A-1.

(c)

Table A-1. Recent Relevant Experience

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

(2) EVALUATION FACTOR 2: Project Schedule/Technical Approach. The page limit for this evaluation factor is three (3) for Project Schedule/Technical Approach in Microsoft Office Project 2007 or higher.

(a) Description: This factor is concerned with the Offeror’s understanding of the project requirements, the management approach, and the capacity of the Offeror to accomplish the work in the required timeframe. Include resumes of PM and Superintendent under this factor (not part of the page limit).

(b) Standard for Evaluation: Evaluation of this factor will be an assessment of the Offeror’s ability to clearly demonstrate an understanding of the project goals, requirements, and risks associated with undertaking this work and the ability to set forth a realistic technical approach and schedule within the project limits. Offeror must adequately address all elements of this factor and provide a realistic/sound management and technical approach to completing the work within the established performance period to receive an Acceptable Rating for this factor.

(c) Project Schedule/Technical Approach will be rated on an – acceptable or – unacceptable basis using the ratings in Table A-2

Table A-2. Project Schedule / Technical Approach

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

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(3) EVALUATION FACTOR 3: Past Performance

(a) Description: This factor considers the quality of the Offeror’s past performance, within the last three (3) years, in performing contracts of similar type and scope with regards to considerations such as technical success and customer satisfaction. This factor also considers the quality of the Offeror’s performance in carrying out the work required, specifically, workforce management, and scheduling.

(b) Standard for Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the relative merits of each Offeror’s past performance on similar projects. The minimum acceptance requirements for this factor are defined below. Specifically, the Offeror shall demonstrate itself as a business providing verifiable information and references for no more than three (3) projects completed or substantially complete (i.e. at least 75% complete) within the last three (3) years as of the date proposals are due for this Solicitation that:

1) Demonstrate ability to provide quality product or services.

2) Demonstrate responsiveness and ability to meet performance timelines.

3) Demonstrate ability to successfully manage costs and project budgets.

4) Demonstrate effective management/business relations to include effective key personnel, effective coordination, and effective interaction of team members and third party agencies.

5) Demonstrate overall Customer Satisfaction

(c) Present/Past Performance will be rated on an – acceptable or – unacceptable basis using the ratings in Table A-3

Table A-3. Present / Past Performance Evaluation

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

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Price Evaluation

Price will not be rated. Submitted pricing for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS). Provide total pricing for the entire offer, in which Total Price is the sum of the prices for all of the CLINs of this solicitation:

(a) Price will not be rated or scored, but will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness through the use of price analysis. The price will also be checked for appearance of unbalanced line item pricing. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to determine price reasonableness.

(b) Qualifications, Exclusions, and Conditions If the Offerors communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may request the quote.

This solicitation will be evaluated using the methodology of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The award will be made to that offeror that receives the following rating:

Factor 1 - Recent Relevant Experience – Acceptable Factor 2 - Project Schedule/Technical Approach - Acceptable Factor 3 - Present/Past Performance – Acceptable Price – Lowest priced offer after successful Factors 1-4 evaluations.

Procedures:

Upon receipt of Proposals, the Contracting Officer will review the submissions using a responsiveness checklist to verify proposals meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation including timeliness and proper submission in terms of media, format, length, and other specific submittal requirements set forth in the RFP.

Technical submittal packages that pass the responsiveness check will be forwarded to the Technical Team. Each member of the Technical Team will individually rate each technical proposal. The evaluation shall consist of:

(1) Evaluation Factors 1 through 3 against the solicitation requirements,

(2) Documenting Strengths, Weaknesses and Deficiencies for each factor,

(3) Assigning an Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating for each Evaluation Factor

The Contracting Officer will provide the Technical Team with data on Factor 3 – Past Performance after reviewing Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), surveys or any other sources of past performance information collected. A meeting with the Technical Team will be held to establish a consensus for final ratings. Technical Proposals that receive an Acceptable rating for Factors (1-3) will be considered Technically Acceptable and are eligible for award.

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The Contracting Officer will review all Technically Acceptable Proposals according to price from lowest to highest. Various method of Price Analysis will be used to evaluate each offeror’s pricing for fairness and reasonableness to include price realism and balanced pricing (as necessary).

The government intends to make an award from initial submissions. Therefore, the initial proposals should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

However, the Government reserves the right to conduct clarifications or exchanges with offerors if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the public’s best interest and reserves the right to waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

Interested firms are cautioned to submit clear and sufficient information to enable the Government to fully ascertain its capability to perform all of the requirements of this acquisition. The data submitted with each proposal should be complete and concise but not overly elaborate and should respond directly to the requirements of the solicitation. Any commitments made in the proposal may become a part of the resultant contract.

II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Representations and Certifications

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications in conjunction with required Entity registration in System for Award Management (SAM), accessed via https://www.sam.gov. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal, the Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8), using the attached Offeror’s Representations and Certifications (C301-SAT).

(i) Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall submit with their proposal evidence of their financial responsibility and capacity to perform the Contract.

Offerors shall submit this information on GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information. Where applicable, point of contact, including names and telephone numbers, are required for all contracts listed.

III. General Provisions

III.A. Availability of Funds

Issuance of this Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract. Award of the contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and the Government shall incur no obligation under this Solicitation in advance of such time as funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for the purpose of contract award.

III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but will not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 15 calendar days. Therefore, prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms https://www.sam.gov/

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A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining certain bid, payment, or performance bonds that are otherwise not obtainable is available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) (www.sba.gov). For information concerning SBA's surety bond guarantee assistance, contact your SBA District Office.

III.D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results This acquisition is being conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 13 as a negotiated simplified procurement. In accordance with FAR 3.104 and FAR 15.207, after receipt of proposals, no information regarding the identity of those submitting offers, the number of offers received, or the information contained in such offers will be made available until after award except as provided by FAR 15.503.

III.E. Affirmative Procurement Program GSA has implemented an Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) intended to maximize the use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable, and bio-based products. Offerors should familiarize themselves with the requirements for using and reporting on the use of such materials in performance as set forth in the Agreement. Refer to Clause FAR 52.223-10 encouraging vendors to practice waste reduction.

III.F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals The Contract contemplated by this Solicitation contains revisions to standard FAR and GSAR construction clauses. Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire Solicitation and the Agreement to be included in the Contract contemplated by the Solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements and clauses in the contemplated Contract. Verify that all blanks requiring information to be supplied in an Offer have been properly filled out, that all pricing and other numerical data is accurately calculated, and that all copies of the Offer contain the same information.

III.G. Bond/Payment Protection Requirements

In accordance with FAR 28.102, if the contract exceeds $35,000 but does not exceed $150,000, a payment bond or alternative payment protection is required in the amount of the award.

Offerors who utilize individual sureties should note the requirement for a certified, audited, financial statement for each person acting as an individual surety under clause FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee and the requirements of clause FAR 52.228-11 Pledges of Assets.

III.H. Contractor Performance Information

(1) Evaluating Contractor Performance: The General Services Administration is using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) module as the secure, confidential, information management tool to facilitate the performance evaluation process.

CPARS enables a comprehensive evaluation by capturing comments from both GSA and the contractor. The website for CPARS is http://www.cpars.gov

Completed CPARS evaluations are sent to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) which may then be used by Federal acquisition community for use in making source selection decisions. PPIRS assists acquisition officials by serving as the single source for contractor past performance data.

(2) CPARS Registration: Each award requiring an evaluation must be registered in CPARS. The contractor will receive several automated emails. Within thirty days of award, the contractor will http://www.sba.gov/ http://www.cpars.gov/

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(3) Contractor CPARS Training: Contractors may sign up for CPARS training. A schedule of classes will be posted to the CPARS training site (http://www.cpars.gov/allapps/cpcbtdlf.htm) and updated as needed.

(4) Contractor Representative (CR) Role: All evaluations will be sent the Contractor Representative (CR) named on your award. The CR will be able to access CPARS to review and comment on the evaluation. If your CR is not already in the CPARS system, the contracting officer will request the name and email address of the person that will be responsible for the CR role on your award.

Once an evaluation is ready to be released the CR will receive an email alerting them the evaluation is ready for their review and comment. The email will indicate the time frame the CR has to respond to the evaluation; however, the CR may return the evaluation earlier than this date.

GSA shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer (i.e., contracting director) to consider any disagreement between GSA and the contractor regarding GSA’s evaluation of the contractor. Based on the review, the individual at a level above the contracting officer will issue the ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation.

Copies of the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file.

III.I. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified

Certain information contained in the Solicitation Documents may have been designated as Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) building information. With respect to such information, Offerors shall agree to the terms for receipt of such information, as set forth in the provision “Administrative Matters” in Section III of the Agreement, as a condition of receipt of such information.

III.J. Additional Security Requirements

(1) FAR 52.204-2, Security Requirements, August 1996 (Insert if contract may require access to information classified “Confidential”, “Secret”, or “Top Secret”, unless construction or architect-engineer contract where employee identification is required for security reasons is contemplated, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate II).

(2) FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel, January 2011 (Insert clause when contract performance requires contractors to have routine physical access to a Federally-controlled facility and/or routine access to a Federally-controlled information system. Shall not be used when contractors require only intermittent Federally-controlled facilities).

(3) FAR 52.224-1, Privacy Act Notification, April 1984 (Insert clause when design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function).

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(Insert clause when design, development, or operation of a system of records on individuals is required to accomplish an agency function).

(5) GSAR Clause 552.204-9, Personal Identity Verification Requirements, October 2012 (Insert clause when it is determined that contractor employees will require access to federally controlled facilities or information systems to perform contract requirements).

This project is classified as .

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

IV.A. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999)

(Applicable to solicitations resulting in construction contracts in excess of $10,000.)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative

Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for Minority Participation for Each Trade Goals for Female Participation for Each Trade

7.2 % 6.9%

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the--

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(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is:

Washington State, King County, Seattle

IV.B. FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials.

(MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Construction Materials” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

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(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

IV.C. Buy American Exceptions For Buy American exceptions, if any, see the applicable Buy American clause in Section IV of the Agreement.

IV.D. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 98)

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 address:

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NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.236-28

52.204-6

Preparation of Proposals - Construction

Data Universal Numbering System Number

OCT 1997

JUL 2013

IV.E. GSAR Clause 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses 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.

NUMBER

552.236-75

TITLE

Use of Premises

DATE

APR 1984

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions

V.A. Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Simplified Acquisition

(1) Definitions. As used in this Section -

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

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“In writing,” “writing,” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time,” if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(2) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(a) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror.

(b) The first page of the proposal must show—

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(c) Submission, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii) Any proposal, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government

(The Solicitation) Pages 16 of 18 infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(d) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(e) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(4) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet.

(5) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall—

(a) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed—in whole or in part—for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of—or in connection with—the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(b) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

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V.B. Additional Provisions

None

VI. Method of Award

VI.A. Evaluation of Offers – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

(1) The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value from the selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Proposals will be evaluated for acceptability but will not be ranked using the non-cost/price factors.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government will first evaluate price to determine the lowest through highest priced offers. The Government intends to evaluate the technical proposals of only the three lowest priced offers, subject to the number of proposals received. The remaining technical proposals, if any, shall not be evaluated as to technical acceptability unless one of the three lowest price offers proves to be technically unacceptable. If one of the three lowest priced proposals proves to be technically unacceptable, then the fourth-lowest priced proposal (and so on) will be evaluated for technical acceptability. Any costs incurred by offerors in preparing or submitting offers are the offerors' sole responsibility; the United States will not reimburse any offeror for any proposal preparation costs.

(5) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award on initial proposals. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the offeror’s best price. If multiple line items are priced, each line item will be evaluated to ensure that balanced pricing exists. If the line items are determined to be unbalanced for the offeror that presents the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal, the Government will allow that offeror the opportunity to balance the line items prior to award. If the offeror cannot, or chooses not to, balance the line items, the Government shall deem the offeror’s proposal as unacceptable.

(6) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(7) Unsuccessful offerors will be notified in accordance with FAR 13.106-3(c).

VI.B. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Evaluation Process

(1) The Government will first evaluate price to determine the lowest through highest priced offers. The Government intends to evaluate the technical proposals of only the three lowest priced offers. The remaining technical proposals shall not be evaluated as to technical acceptability unless one of the three lowest price offers proves to be technically unacceptable. If one of the three lowest priced proposals proves to be technically unacceptable, then the fourth-lowest priced proposal will be evaluated for technical acceptability. This process will continue

(The Solicitation) Pages 18 of 18 until the Government deems three proposals technically acceptable. Award will then be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offeror. Any costs incurred by offerors in preparing or submitting offers are the offerors' sole responsibility; the United States will not reimburse any offeror for any proposal preparation costs.

(2) Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

(3) The following non-cost factors will be evaluated for acceptability:

See Section II.D

VI.C. Price Reasonableness The proposed prices will be evaluated for reasonableness. Price reasonableness determines whether an Offeror’s price is too high. Analysis of price proposals will be performed using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 15.404 in order to determine price reasonableness.

Normally, price reasonableness is established through adequate price competition, but may also be determined through price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404-1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this solicitation and for the avoidance of doubt, the Government will not perform a price realism analysis of the Offeror’s proposal.

VI.D. Unbalanced Prices Offers must include balanced prices. Unbalanced pricing may increase performance risk and could result in payment of unreasonably high prices. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. All offers with separately priced line items or subline items shall be analyzed to determine if the prices are unbalanced. If price analysis techniques indicate that an offer is unbalanced, the contracting officer shall: (i) Consider the risks to the Government associated with the unbalanced pricing in determining the competitive range and in making the source selection decision; and (ii) Consider whether award of the contract will result in paying unreasonably high prices for contract performance. An offer may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

GSA Contract No.EQ10PCB2165022

Document: C101-SAT / JAN 2016 (The Agreement)

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Simplified Acquisition Construction Contract for [Project Name] The Agreement

Table of Contents

I. Project Information A. Project Summary B. The Contract C. Period of Performance D. Work Conditions/Site Requirements E. Authorized Representative F. Contract Liquidated Damages Rate G. Buy American Exceptions H. Statement of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

II. Prices A. Basis of Pricing B. Contract Price Form

III. Terms and Conditions A. Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work B. Contractor Responsibilities C. Contractor Management and Personnel D. Material and Workmanship E. Project Schedule F. Extensions of Time G. Interpretation of Specifications and Drawings H. Submittals I. Government’s Right to Stop Work for Non-Compliance J. Other Contracts K. Substantial Completion and Contract Completion L. Use and Possession Prior to Substantial Completion M. Equitable Adjustments N. Finality of Contract Modifications O. Liquidated Damages P. Insurance Requirements Q. Administrative Matters R. Bonds S. Safeguarding Sensitive Data and Information Technology Resources T. Options and Allowances U. Additional Terms and Conditions

IV. Contract Clauses A. Clauses Incorporated in Full Text B. Clauses Incorporated by Reference

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I. Project Information

I.A. Project Summary This project is to restore areas of terrazzo and marble. On the 1st Floor the south wing has carpeted-over terrazzo with a marble border. Most of the door openings in the south wing have marble thresholds that are to be restored as well. The north stairway stairs and landings between the 8th and 9th floors were until recently covered in linoleum. The terrazzo landings, including the landing at the 9th floor level, marble borders and marble steps in both areas are to be restored.

I.B. The Contract

(1) The Contract consists of the SF 1442, the Agreement, the Statement of Work, Specifications, Drawings, Exhibits, Amendments, Modifications, and other Attachments identified herein (collectively, the Contract Documents). The Contract contains the entire agreement of the Parties, and no prior written or oral agreement, express or implied, shall be admissible to contradict or modify any part of the Contract.

(2) The Contractor shall provide and pay for all labor, materials, equipment, tools, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other facilities and services necessary for the proper execution of the work described in and reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents (the Work), whether temporary or permanent. In consideration for, and upon condition of, the Contractor's completion of the Work, GSA shall pay the Contractor the price or prices established in Section II, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contract.

I.C. Period of Performance

(1) Commencement. The Contractor shall commence performance of the Work within 10 days after the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

(2) Substantial Completion. The Contractor shall achieve Substantial Completion of the Work, as that term is defined in this Agreement, no later than 90 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

(3) Contract Completion. The Contractor shall achieve Contract Completion, as the term is defined in this Agreement, within 30 calendar days of Substantial Completion.

I.D. Work Conditions/Site Requirements

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Contractor parking and vehicle access to the building will be as directed by the Property Manager and must be arranged for in advance. No contractor parking is authorized in federal building parking areas or loading docks unless approved by the Property Manager.

Access to the loading dock for drop off and pick up of tools, material, and debris, as well as extenuating circumstances will be authorized at the discretion of the Property Manager. Immediately after drop off/pick up, vehicles are required to leave the loading dock.

All construction work hours shall be conducted during the evenings and on weekends.

On weekdays the work hours are 6:00pm to 6:00am. On weekends the work hours are anytime between 6:00pm on Friday to 6:00am on Monday.

The premises will be occupied during daytime hours,…