Solicitation Amendment FA302024Q00110004 SF 30.pdf

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Ground Maintenance Services Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
FA302024Q0011
Issued by
Department of the Air Force Air Education and Training Command

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This document is a solicitation amendment for a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Grounds Maintenance Services at Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB), TX. The amendment extends the offer due date to 2:00 PM CDT on May 31, 2024 and includes clarifications on the submission of the SF 1449 form, the definition of a "joint effort", and the addition of a question and answer to the government responses.

The solicitation is for a 5-year Firm Fixed Price contract to provide grounds maintenance services at SAFB, TX, Frederick Auxiliary Airfield, OK, and the SAFB Annex at Lake Texoma, TX. The work includes all personnel, equipment, tools, quality control, supervision, and other items necessary to maintain the grounds. This requirement is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). An organized site visit is scheduled for May 14, 2024, and all questions must be submitted by May 16, 2024.

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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

Solicitation/Contract Form

The following changes have been made:

INFORMATION FROM TO

Response Due Time Zone Central Standard Time (UTC -6) Central Daylight Time (UTC -5) Response Due Date 29 May 2024 31 May 2024

List of Attachments

The following attachments were added:

Atch 11-Government responses to questions UPDATED

The following attachments were deleted:

Attachment 11 - Governments_ responses to contractor_s questions.

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Attachment 01 Grounds MX - Price Exhibit Attachment 02 Grounds MX - PWS Attachment 03 Grounds MX - CBA Attachment 04 Grounds MX - CBA-2019-12682 Rev 1 Attachment 05 Grounds MX - SAFB 151 Base Pass Attachment 06 Grounds MX - Map of Sheppard AFB Attachment 07 Grounds MX - Map of Lake Texoma Attachment 08 Grounds MX - Map of Frederick Airfield Attachment 09 Grounds MX - QASP Attachment 10 Grounds MX - PPQ Attachment 10A Grounds MX PPQ Cover Letter

UPDATED: Attachment 11 - Governments' responses to contractor's questions.

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

(Addendum to 52.212-1)

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 180 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

A. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of the quotation, the offeror must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, and representations and certifications. 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. The response shall consist of three (3) separate parts; Part I - Summary and Misc. Data, Part II - Price Quote, and Part III - Past Performance Information.

B. Offers are to be received by the 82d Contracting Squadron no later than 2:00 pm Central Daylight Time (CDT) on May , 2024.31

1. One (1) copy of quote/offer shall be submitted electronically, no paper copies will be accepted.

FA302024Q00110004

2. The quote/offer shall be submitted in a format readable by Microsoft Office which includes software programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

3. Pages of the quote/offer that cannot be submitted using Microsoft Office, offerors shall include those pages electronically using Adobe Acrobat portable document files (.pdf) format.

4. Part II - Price shall be submitted in the provided Price Exhibit attachment using Microsoft Excel.

5. USB flash drives, floppy disks, and zip disks are not acceptable.

C. 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. However, if at any time during this evaluation 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.

D. Specific Instructions:

1. Part I - Summary and Miscellaneous Data. Submit PART I no later than 2:00 pm on May , 2024.Central Daylight Time (CDT) 31

(i) The offeror shall provide a concise summary and master table of contents of the entire quote/offer to include CAGE Code and UEI number.

(ii) Provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, Alternate 1.

(iii) The offeror shall submit solicitation page 1 of the SF 1449 with Block 17a contractor/offeror information filled out and block 30a and 30b signed by the vice-president level or equivalent or higher, that identifies the individual(s) with the authority to obligate or otherwise bind your company to the resulting contract. This will not count towards page limit identified in Quote/offer Submission Summary of this document.

(a) If the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Website located at https://sam.gov/content/home, the Offeror shall complete and return paragraphs (b) of this provision or submit a statement verifying the representation and certifications currently posted electronically in the SAM database have been updated within the past 12 months and are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation. Return and include in Part I.

(b) If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall register on-line at https://sam.gov /content/home. Complete FAR provision 52.212-3, paragraphs (c) through (u) Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (with the necessary fill-ins) and return with Part I. Annual representations and certification will not count towards page limit identified in paragraph d. - Quote/offer Submission Summary of this document.

(iii) For other provisions and clauses in the solicitation, the offeror is required to submit the pages that require an offeror fill-in and include in Part I.

Other provisions and clauses required in this solicitation will not count towards the page limit identified in paragraph d. - Quote/offer Submission Summary, of this document.

(iv) Submit an acknowledgment of all solicitation amendments, if issued.

(v) Submit an Affirmation of no Exceptions, Deviations, or Waivers, if none proposed.

(vi) Submit a letter, signed at the vice-president level or equivalent or higher, that identifies the individual(s) with the authority to obligate or otherwise bind your company to the resulting contract and, if necessary, future contract modifications.

(vii) Submit Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, if applicable.

(viii) Responsibility Determination. To assist in determining contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR Part 9, the offeror shall explain how they plan to maintain adequate financial resources for a contract.

2. PART II - PRICE QUOTE. Submit one (1) copy electronically Microsoft Excel. Submit PART II no later than 2:00 pm Central Daylight Time on May , 2024.(CDT) 31

(a) Contract Price Exhibit - Attachment 01. Insert proposed unit costs with the exception of Not to Exceed (NTE) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS) 0002, 0003 and 0004 in each ordering period FY25 - FY29. All unit costs provided must be at the fully burdened rate including (overhead, G&A, profit, etc.). The quote must be submitted for the full ordering period of five years. Total evaluated price will be the sum of five fiscal years included in the ordering period (1 October 2024 - 30 September 2029).

(i) It is imperative that mathematical calculations are correct; particular care should be taken to ensure the amounts match when using the Microsoft Excel program and the rounding of figures, limited to two decimal places.

(ii) NOTE: Extreme care should be exercised to ensure that no price data of any kind are included in any other Parts of the quote/offer.

3. PART III-PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - Only references for the prime contractor for the same or similar type contracts should be submitted. Submit one (1) copy electronically Microsoft Word. Submit PART III no later than 2:00 pm on May Central Daylight Time (CDT) 31 , 2024.

(a) Quality and Satisfaction Rating for Contracts Completed in the Past Three Years prior to the quote/offer due date: Provide any information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed product for same or similar type contract. 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, numerous warranty calls, etc.

(b) Past Performance Questionnaire: Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) shall be used by the offeror in obtaining and providing past performance information. The government requires the offeror send out a PPQ to each of the Points of Contact (POCs) identified in the Past Performance quote/offer. The government will evaluate the quality and extent of offeror's performance deemed relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. The government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System, other federal government offices and commercial sources to assess performance. Provide a list of no more than five (5), of the most relevant contracts performed for federal agencies and commercial customers within the last 3 years of the quote/offer due date. Relevant contracts include efforts involving service contracts similar in magnitude and complexity. The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding predecessor companies and key personnel who have relevant experience. Furnish the following information for each contract referenced:

(i) Company/Division name

(ii) Service Provided

(iii) Contracting Agency/Customer

(iv) Contract Number

(v) Contract Dollar Value

(vi) Period of Performance

(vii) Verified, up-to-date name, address, email and telephone number of the contracting officer

(viii) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

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

****NOTE: If an offeror has no past performance history of relevance, the offeror must state affirmatively it possesses no past performance history of relevance. **** If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, provide complete information as to the arrangement, including any relevant and recent past performance information on previous teaming arrangements with the same partner. The teaming partners are required to submit a copy of the official teaming agreement documenting the details of the agreement. The teaming agreement shall include information that identifies the responsibilities for each entity under the subsequent contract. The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between the firms; and identify contractual

If this is a first-time joint effort, each party to the arrangement must relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the teaming partners.

provide a list of past and present relevant contracts. The Government will evaluate no more than a total of five (5) contracts submitted by the offeror to include past performance records for each party of a first-time joint effort. "Joint effort" includes and is not limited to teaming agreements and joint ventures.

(c) Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor's consent. Provide with the quote/offer a letter from each subcontractor that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of its past performance information to the prime contractor.

(d) Documents submitted in response to this solicitation must be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

1. Requirements of the solicitation (Item Numbers) and Performance Work Statement (PWS), and government standards and regulations pertaining to the PWS.

2. Evaluation Factors for Award.

(e) Information Regarding Submission of Past Performance Questionnaires: Offeror's references should be instructed to complete the past performance questionnaire and email responses directly to the individual listed below no later than 2:00 PM CDT on May 29, 2024. Questionnaires can be emailed directly to Contract Specialist's email address joshua.mills.20@us.af.mil.

(i) The offeror shall send out the PPQ (Attachment 10/10A) to each of their references. The responsibility to send out the PPQs rest solely with the offeror.

(ii) Once the questionnaires are completed by the POCs, the information contained therein will be considered source selection sensitive and will not be released outside the government. The POCs shall forward their completed questionnaires directly to the government - NOT BACK TO THE

OFFEROR.

(f) Quote/offer Submission Summary: The following table summarizes the quote/offer submission

Part Title Electronic Copy Page Limit Due Date

I Summary and Misc. Data

(File Name: Offeror Name- Part I) 1 each 10 Wednesday, 29 May 2024

II

Price

(File Name: Offeror Name- Part II) 1 each Price Exhibit Only Wednesday, 29 May 2024

III

Past Performance

(File Name: Offeror Name- Part III) 1 each 10 Wednesday, 29 May 2024

Information Regarding Submission of quote/offer: Offerors are cautioned that Sheppard AFB, TX has visitor control procedures requiring individuals not affiliated with the installation to obtain a visitor pass prior to entrance. Late quote/offer will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f)

(1) Site Visit: An organized site visit for Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB) has been scheduled for Tuesday, 14 May 2024 at 7:30 am CDT.

Participants will meet at 206 J Ave. Bldg. 1662 Sheppard AFB, TX 76311-2742. In addition, a site visit has been scheduled for the Lake Texoma, TX for Tuesday, 14 May 2024 at 1:30 pm CDT. Participants will meet at 1030 SAFB Road Whitesboro, TX 76273 (Lake Texoma Lodge). There will not be a site visit to Frederick Auxiliary Airfield. Interested participants must send an email to joshua.mills.20@us.af.mil no later than Thursday, 9 May

2024 at 10:00 am CDT with full name, date of birth and driver's license number/identification number with state of issue or passport number with country of issue in order to be added to the entry authorization list. Questions resulting from site visit, or any part of the solicitation are welcome until Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 10:00 am CST. Answers will be posted altogether via the sam.gov where this solicitation is posted.

(2) Federal Holidays: The following Federal Legal Holidays are observed by this base:

New Year's Day 1 January Martin Luther King's Birthday Third Monday in January Presidents Day Third Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Juneteenth 19 June Independence Day 4 July Labor Day First Monday in September Columbus Day Second Monday in October Veterans Day 11 November Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November Christmas Day 25 December

All offers are due , May , 2024, no later than 2:00pm CDT to both of the following email address: joshua.mills.20@us.af.mil and lauren.Friday 31 scheidegger@us.af.mil

(End of Addendum to 52.212-1)

IDCode: J
Page: 1
Pages: 5
AmendNo: 0004
EffDate: 28 May 2024
ReqNo:
ProjNo:
IssCode: FA3020
AdmCode:
IssuedBy: FA3020 82 CONS LGC

206 J AVE BLDG 1662, CP 940 676 2663

SHEPPARD AFB, TX 76311-2743

UNITED STATES

Joshua Mills, Email: joshua.mills.20@us.af.mil Telephone: 940-676-2805 AdminBy:

SCD: PAS:

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SolChg: 1
SolNo: FA302024Q0011
SolDate: 26 Apr 2024
AwardChg: Off
AwardNo:
AwardDate:
Amended: 1
OffrExt: 1
OffrNoEx: Off
NoCopies: 1
ApprData: See Section G - Contract Administration Data
ChgeOrd: Off
ChgeOrder:
Modify: Off
SuppAgre: Off
SuppAuth:
ModOthr: Off
OthrSpec:
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Copies:
Descript: The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. To clarify the submission of SF 1449.

2. To define Joint effort.

3. To modify the Atch 11 - Government responses to questions to add Q15 and A15.

4. To extend offer due date to no later than 2:00pm CDT on Friday, May 31, 2024.

ContNameTitle:
CoNameTitle: Lauren Scheidegger
ContDate:
CODate: 28 May 2024

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