Solicitation Amendment FA254320R00020001 SF 30.pdf

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

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

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

List of Attachments

The following attachments were added:

Appendix B - Area Maps or Site Plans

Atch 1 - Grounds Maintenance PWS Rev1

Atch 2 - Wage Determination 2015-5419, Rev2

The following attachments were deleted:

Atch 1 - Grounds Maintenance PWS

Atch 2 - Wage Determination 2015-5419

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

THIS SECTION IS FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS SECTION WILL BE PHYSICALLY

REMOVED FROM ANY RESULTANT AWARD, BUT WILL BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT

2018)

Addendum to 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows:

"The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers."

ADDENDA TO 52.212-1 OFFER PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

General Instructions

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the offer, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including:

1. Terms and conditions

2. Representations and certifications

3. Technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors or subfactors

Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

B. The offer shall consist of three (3) separate parts:

Part I-- Price

Part II--Technical Capability

Part III-- Past Performance Information

C. Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in provisions and in the on-line Representations and Certifications at beta.sam.gov. Return the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items along with the offer. For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in.

D. A site visit will be scheduled for 7 November 2019 at 1:00 PM Mountain. The meeting location will be:

Leadership Development Center

FA254320R00020001

600 South Aspen Street

Buckley AFB, CO 80011

Visiting contractors shall the following information to Jenny L. Meadlin at jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil not later than 12:30 PM Mountain on 31 October 2019. This information is required so that visitors may obtain unescorted access to Buckley AFB for the day of the site visit:

Company Name

Full name

Driver's License Number and State

Date of Birth

Please bring the following documents to be processed in the visitor center:

1. Driver's license

2. Vehicle Registration

3. Proof of Auto Insurance

Please note that this is the only site visit for this solicitation.

E. Points of Contact: All communications shall be submitted via e-mail to all the following personnel/addresses: Jenny L. Meadlin at jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil and Travis Zoellner at travis.zoellner.1@us.af.mil.

F. Questions must be submitted via email to the personnel noted above. All questions are due no later than 5:00 PM Mountain, by 20 November 2019. All questions and answers will be posted to the FBO website at https://beta.sam.gov.

G. Offer Submission Instructions:

Offers may be submitted electronically in one of the following three ways:

1. Contractors may submit offers electronically to the Government via the DoD SAFE site (https:// safe.apps.mil/). All documents submitted must be saved in .pdf format, and shall follow the instructions in FAR 52.212-1. Title of the documents should include the offerors CAGE code (i.e., "Part 1 Tech Proposal CAGE#").

2. Offers may be hand carried submissions of compact disks (CDs) containing electronic files. All documents must be in .pdf format and shall follow the instructions in FAR 52.212-1. Title of the documents should include the offerors CAGE code (i.e., "Part 1 Tech Proposal CAGE. The physical address for hand carried deliveries is 510 Aspen Street, Bldg 1030, Room 120, Buckley AFB, Colorado, 80011-9572. Contractors should request base access for hand carried offer delivery NLT 24 hours prior to the offer due date/time by sending an email request identifying the company name and list of individuals requesting access to the Contracting Officer identified below.

3. Offers may also be submitted by mail to the 460th Contracting Flight at Buckley AFB, Colorado.

Mailed offers must be on compact disk (CD) and all files must be in .pdf format. Title of the documents should include the offerors CAGE code (i.e., "Part 1 Tech Proposal CAGE#"). The address for offers is:

460th Contracting Flight/PKA

Attention: Jenny Meadlin

510 Aspen Street, Bldg 1030, Room 120

Buckley AFB, CO, 80011-9572

4. Faxed, e-mail, or printed offers will not be accepted.

5. Offerors are cautioned that Buckley AFB, CO has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. SOME DELAY SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WHEN HANDCARRYING OFFERS. Offerors should allow sufficient time to obtain a visitor pass and arrive at 460 CONF/PKA prior to the time specified for receipt.

6. Late offers will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) "Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers." The submittal due time and date for offers is 3:00 PM Mountain, by 18 October 2019.

H. Format for offer Parts I, II and III shall be as follows:

1. Submit one (1) electronic copy on a compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) or via Army's Safe Access File Exchange (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/).

2. All documents shall be submitted in .pdf format. The title of the documents shall include the part number, part title, and the offeror's CAGE code. (i.e. "Part 1 Price CAGE#").

3. The offers will be on 8.5" x 11" page except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11" x 17."

4. A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information.

5. Except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document, the text size shall be no less than 12 pitch.

6. Pages shall be single-spaced.

7. Use at least 1 inch margins on the top and bottom and 1 inch side margins.

8. Elaborate formats, bindings, or color presentations are not desired or required.

9. Printed offers, USB flash drives, floppy disks, and zip disks are not acceptable.

Copies and Page Limits. Evaluators will only read up to the maximum number of pages specified. If the page limit is exceeded, the excess pages will be removed from the offer and will not be evaluated.

Cross-Referencing. Offerors shall not cross reference between Parts I, II, and III. Each Part shall be written on a stand-alone basis so that its contents may be evaluated without cross-referencing to other Parts of the offer. Information required for offer evaluation, which is not found in its designated Part, will be assumed to have been omitted from the offer.

I. Specific Instructions

Teaming Arrangements/Joint Venture Documentation: There is no page limitation for the Teaming Arrangements/Joint Venture Documentation. Failure to submit this documentation, if offeror is claiming this is their business approach, will render the offerors' offer non-responsive and no further evaluation of the offeror's offer will be conducted; and Teaming Arrangement/Joint Venture Documentation (If Applicable). If Teaming Arrangements are contemplated they must comply with the appropriate Federal Regulations (13 C.F.R. Part 121 (Size Regulations), Part 124 8(a) & SDB) and Part 125 (Government Contracting Programs)).

The Joint Venture Arrangement must be received by SBA prior to offer due date and approved before award of any resulting contract. If you are contemplating a joint venture on this project, you must advise your assigned SBA Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) as soon as possible. It is also recommended that the arrangement be submitted as soon as practicable to ensure compliance with established regulations. Any corrections and/or changes needed can be made only when your BOS has adequate time for a thorough review before the offer due date. NO CORRECTIONS AND/OR

CHANGES IN PROPOSED TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS OR JOINT VENTURES ARE ALLOWED

AFTER TIME OF SUBMISSION OF OFFERS.

Teaming Arrangements as a Prime and Subcontractor relationship (if applicable): Offerors must provide the following information not later than the date and time offers are due:

1. Include size of each concern required at 13 CFR 121.103(h) (I) (2) (ii) and 124.513(b) (1);

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

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

5. Include exclusivity that the team member will not be replaced for the duration of the contract, any exceptions should be identified and assurance that the team members are not teaming with another firm for the same procurement;

6. Include a 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; and

7. Include a statement of acknowledgement that the prime contractor shall remain fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any teaming arrangements between the prime contractor and its subcontractors. Joint Ventures (if applicable): Offerors must provide the following information not later than the date and time offers are due:

a) Include all requirements at 13 C.F.R. Part 124.513, including size concern information;

b) Include a statement confirming that at least 50% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern IAW FAR 52.219-14(c)(1); and

c) Joint Venture registration in SAM, identifying the Joint Venture as a small business concern under NAICS code 561730 in their representations and certifications.

No corrections and/or changes in proposed teaming arrangement or joint ventures will be accepted after the solicitation closing date and time. There is no page limit for Teaming Arrangement / Joint Venture documentation. Financial Institution Reference Sheet, Attachment 4 to the solicitation, shall be completed by the offeror's financial institution, Teaming Arrangement/Joint Venture (if applicable) and Financial Institution Reference Sheet will be submitted as part of Part I.

Part I--Price Offer--Submit original. No page limit.

1. Complete blocks 12, 17a, and 30a, b, and c of the Standard Form (SF) 1449. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the SOLICITATION, with attachments. The solicitation constitutes the model contract.

2. Insert proposed unit and extended prices in the Pricing Schedule. The extended amount must equal the whole dollar unit price multiplied by the number of units. The offer(s) must be submitted for a base period plus four (4) Option Years (1 February 2020 - 31 January 2021 is the base period).

3. Complete the necessary fill-ins and certifications in the Contract Clauses section. The provisions FAR 52.212-3 shall be returned along with the offer. If the offeror has completed all representations and certifications contained in this solicitation in their SAM registration, the offeror shall state so.

4. Return page one of all solicitation amendments with the original solicitation documents, signed by the same official authorized to sign the SF 1449.

5. Include teaming arrangement and joint venture information, if applicable.

6. Include financial institution reference sheet.

Part II--Technical Capability--Limited to no more than fifty (50) pages. Submit original plus one (1) redacted copy (company name/logo will be redacted)

The Technical Capability Part shall include the following three subparts:

(1) Program Management and Staffing Plan,

(2) Transition Plan,

(3) Quality Control Plan

The Technical Capability Part shall be specific, detailed, and complete to clearly and fully demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements for the accomplishment of the effort. Statements that the offeror understand, can, or will comply with the PWS (including Air Force (AF) publications, technical requirements, etc.); statements paraphrasing the PWS or parts thereof; and phrases such as "standard procedures will be employed", "well known techniques will be used", etc., will be considered unacceptable. The offeror's offer shall, at a minimum, be prepared in a form consistent with the technical criteria set forth in 52.212-2 Addendum, Basis of Award, of this solicitation. All information that the offeror deems appropriate to address for this factor and its subfactors must be included in the offer in an orderly format. The technical part shall address all the required parts as follows:

Tab 1: Subfactor 1 - Program Management and Staffing Plan---- The contractor shall provide a Program Management and Staffing Plan, which shall illustrate in detail how the contractor will manage personnel throughout the life of the contract to ensure performance is accomplished IAW the PWS requirements. The contractors plan shall include as a minimum, but is not limited to:

a) A management and staffing approach that illustrates an adequate plan to manage personnel throughout the life of the contract to ensure performance is accomplished IAW the PWS.

b) An organizational structure, descriptions of proposed roles and responsibilities.

c) A staffing plan that addresses the labor mix between the growing season and non-growing season.

Tab 2: Subfactor 2 - Transition Plan-- The contractor shall provide a Transition Plan IAW PWS paragraph 4.16.2, which shall illustrate in detail how the contractor will mobilize for contract performance during the 30-day transition period and to show how the contractor will perform the requirements as outlined in the PWS on the first day of the performance period without degradation in service from the previous contract. The contractors plan shall include as a minimum, but is not limited to:

a) Gantt chart or similar to outline key mobilization activities including a plan to recruit, train, qualify and/or certify personnel during the 30-day mobilization period that result in a 100% staffed and qualified contractor workforce fully performing on the contract start date.

b) Draft annual schedule. The schedule shall identify plots, acreages, or base areas and days of the week service will occur.

c) Approach to deliver uninterrupted support of critical Buckley mission assets right after contingency situations (i.e. natural disasters, manmade disasters, and/or wartime) IAW PWS paragraph 4.8.

Tab 3: Subfactor 3 - Quality Control Plan--The contractor shall provide a Quality Control Plan. The Quality Control Plan shall identify Quality Control Procedures the contractor plans to use to ensure compliance with PWS paragraph 2.1, performing all requirements identified within the PWS and to effectively meet the quality thresholds defined in the Services Summary. Note that if selected for award, your Quality Control Plan will be incorporated into the contract and will be monitored for compliance on the Service Summary as a performance objective item. The contractors plan shall include/address as a minimum, but is not limited to:

a) Methods of Surveillance and Methods of Documentation

b) Frequency/Schedule of inspections at each location

c) Procedures to detect quality program problems and defects

d) Procedures to correct root causes related to detected problems/defects

e) Procedures to follow-up to ensure quality related problems/defects do not recur

f) Identification of the commercial practices and procedures to be used such as those of the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), Tree Care Industry Association etc.

g) Describe the records to be kept to document inspections and corrective or preventive action taken.

Part III--Past Performance Information--Limited to no more than three (3) pages per contract listed and thirty (30) pages total.

Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this section will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the offer. The Past and Present Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 3 of the solicitation) is not included in the thirty (30) page limit for Part III. Only references for recent and relevant contracts are desired. Submit original. Submit a list of no more than ten (10) recent and relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies or commercial customers as a prime contractor that demonstrates the ability to successfully perform the scope and breadth of the requirements as described in the PWS for this solicitation.

1. Quality and Satisfaction Rating for Contracts Completed in the Past Three (3) Years: Provide information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.)

which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed product for relevant past efforts/contracts (similar or greater in scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires). In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems such as cost overruns, extended performance periods, etc.

NOTE: To be considered recent, the information provided must be on efforts/contracts that are ongoing or must have been performed during the past three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation.

2. Past Performance Surveys: The government will evaluate the quality and extent of offeror's performance deemed recent and relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. The government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as other Federal government offices and commercial sources, to assess performance. Provide a list of no more than ten (10) of the most recent and relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last three (3) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation.

3. The 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 of the requirement when such information is relevant to the current acquisition. Offerors shall furnish the following information for each contract listed in Part III, Past Performance Information:

(a) Company/Division name

(b) Product/Service

(c) Contracting Agency/Customer

(d) Contract Number

(e) Contract Dollar Value

(f) Period of Performance

(g) Verified, up-to-date name, address, e-mail address, FAX and telephone number of the contracting officer or customer POC responsible for procuring your services

(h) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

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

(j) Precise details regarding how the predecessor companies, key personnel, or subcontractors will perform in this effort.

(k) Details as to what the predecessor companies, key personnel, or subcontractors participation was in the example past performance being provided.

(l) Explanation of how the scope of the referenced contract is relevant to the PWS in this solicitation.

Identify the amount of acreage serviced.

If a teaming arrangement/Joint Venture is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including up to five (5) recent and relevant past/present performance information on previous arrangements with same partner or as this entity (CAGE). If this is a first time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present relevant contracts of no more than five (5) contracts each. Subcontractor past performance may only be disclosed for use by the prime contractor if a letter of consent to release past performance information to the prime is completed by the subcontractor and included with the past performance.

4. Questionnaires. Each offeror shall send out Past and Present Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 3) to each of the offerors past performance references/to each of the Points of Contact identified in the contracts listed in the contractor's Part III, Past Performance Information. Any past performance questionnaires received in excess to the first ten references in the

Past Performance Part for the prime or, if applicable, for each party to the first time teaming arrangement/joint effort, will not be evaluated. The responsibility to send out Past Performance Questionnaire rests solely with each offeror--IT SHALL NOT BE DELEGATED TO ANY OTHER ENTITY. The Request for Past Performance Evaluation transmittal letter (Attachment 3) shall be used by the offeror in sending out Past Performance Questionnaires.

(a) Complete Section A, General Information, of the Past and Present Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 3) and submit the attached Request for Past Performance Evaluation transmittal letter to all past performance references listed in the contractor's Part III, Past Performance Information.

Evaluators shall use Attachment 3, Past and Present Performance Questionnaire. Altered or substituted questionnaires will not be evaluated. Offerors are responsible to ensure questionnaires are transmitted to their references, and to indicate which evaluator(s) the questionnaire was sent to.

(b) Once the Past and Present Performance Questionnaires are completed by the evaluator, the information contained in the questionnaires shall be considered source selection sensitive and not released to you, the offeror. Questionnaires shall be sent directly to the Government.

(c) Past Performance Questionnaires are to be completed and sent directly to the Government by the evaluator completing the questionnaire. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to track the submission of Past and Present Performance Questionnaires and ensure that the Government receives them NOT LATER THAN THE DUE DATE AND TIME ESTABLISHED IN THIS RFQ FOR OFFER SUBMISSION. The Government highly recommends the submission of completed questionnaires prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is also the sole responsibility of the offeror to inform the evaluators of any extensions the Government approves to the date and time offers are due to be submitted.

(d) The evaluator shall e-mail questionnaires to both Jenny Meadlin AND Travis Zoellner at jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil and travis.zoellner.1@us.af.mil. If the questionnaires cannot be e-mailed, mail the questionnaire to:

ATTN: Jenny Meadlin and Travis Zoellner

460th Contracting Flight/PKA

510 South Aspen Street

Bldg 1030, Room 210

Buckley AFB, CO 80011-9572.

(e) If the offeror claims there is no past performance, then that status must be identified to the contracting officer in Part III, Past Performance Information.

(End of Addendum)

CP 720 847 6437

510 S ASPEN ST RM 120

BUCKLEY AFB, CO 80011-9572

United States Jenny Meadlin, Email: jenny.meadlin@us.af.mil Telephone: 847-6674

Email: travis.zoellner.1@us.af.mil Telephone: 720-847-6452