Solicitation Amendment FA488721R0016A0003.pdf

R

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 1 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)

See Section G

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.)

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the close date of this solicitation to now read 5/4/2021 and to answer questions submitted by interested vendors.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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)

James H. Vercoe Email: james.vercoe.1@us.af.mil Telephone: 312-856-2734

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

1 3

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER

A0003

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

27 Apr 2021

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE FA4887 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

FA4887 56 CONS CC

14100 W EAGLE ST

ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY NO REQUISITIONS

LUKE AFB, AZ 85309-1217

UNITED STATES

JAMES VERCOE, Email: james.vercoe.1@us.af.m l Telephone: 312-856-2734

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

FA488721R0016

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19 Apr 2021

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE

11. THIS IT

FACILITY CODE

EM ONLY APPLIES TO A

MENDMENTS OF

S

OLIC

ITATIONS

mailto:james.vercoe.1@us.af.mil mailto:james.vercoe.1@us.af.mi

FA488721R00160003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Solicitation/Contract Form

The following changes have been made:

INFORMATION FROM TO

Response Due Date 29 Apr 2021 04 May 2021

Questions and Responses:

1. Page 11, 2.2.3.11 Underground Conduit System: "Ducts will be appropriately protected when placed under paved surfaces." Not sure what "appropriately protected" means? Typically we would drill these ducts in at 36" to 48" of cover and there would be no additional protection.

- Please reference Para 2.2.3.11.2 and Para 2.2.3.11.10. If this is not clear, please refer to BISCI guidelines on conduit installation. “2.2.3.11.2 Installation. Installation of underground conduits/ducts shall be IAW RUS Bulletin 1751F-643 and RUS Bulletin 1753F-151. Ducts installed beneath roads, sidewalks, parking areas, other paved surfaces or areas to be paved, etc. shall be installed a minimum of 36" below grade. Ducts installed beneath roads and parking areas shall be protected IAW Para 2.2.3.11.10. It is understood that in some locations, especially at paved surface crossings, the Contractor may bore and substitute 4-inch I.D. HDPE conduit (Roll pipe, suitable for the application) for 4-inch PVC conduit. Also, if HDPE is used, it shall be SIDR 11.5 so that the inside diameter of the HDPE will match the inside diameter of the PVC. HDPE shall not be placed directly into a MH. The Contractor shall transition to PVC from HDPE prior to terminating conduit into these structures.

All ducts not installed across roads, sidewalks, parking areas, or areas to be paved, etc. shall have a minimum of 36 inches ground cover, where possible. The Contractor shall provide other protective measures, concrete cap, etc., in those areas where the minimum ground cover cannot be achieved. Grading of ducts and drain slope of ducts shall be accomplished IAW BICSI Outside Plant Design Reference Manual (OSPDRM) and RUS Bulletin 1751F-643.”

“2.2.3.11.10 Conduit Protection.

The Contactor shall install the appropriate physical protection required [(concrete encasement, steel tube (casing)] for buried PVC conduits or HDPE Roll pipe, consistent with commonly accepted telecommunications industry practices relative to the task and to the environment in which they are installed and the loads (H-5, H-10, H-20, railroads, flight line, etc.) to which they are expected to be exposed. Type of protection may be dependent upon the specific application and shall be IAW applicable federal, state or local (Gila Bend Auxiliary Field Civil Engineering construction requirements) procedures. However, at a minimum, nonmetallic conduits shall be encased in concrete of minimum 3000 lb. /in2 compressive strength where vehicular traffic is above the pathway. The encasement shall be concrete of a wet type mix and shall be placed in such a manner as to ensure the concrete completely surrounds all conduits and no air voids are trapped in the mix a bend or sweep is placed in PVC nonmetallic duct bank between maintenance holes, the duct bank must be encased in concrete with a minimum compressive strength of 3000 pounds per square inch (psi).”

2. Page 13, 2.2.3.11.10 Conduit Protection: Indicates a steel casing or concrete encasement depending on load. We don’t believe this is applicable in this case but would like for you to confirm. "However, at a minimum, nonmetallic conduits shall be encased in concrete of minimum 3,000 lb/in compressive strength where vehicular traffic is above the pathway." We don't feel this is necessary, however, this is through a RV storage area and there is vehicular traffic over this conduit path? Will this requirement be waived?

- Yes, this is an RV park and there will be heavy vehicular traffic loads, so the Schedule 80 PVC or equivalent HDPE rollpipe can be used in lieu of concrete encasement. This requirement will not be waived.

FA488721R00160003

3. Page 16, 2.2.4.1.4 Geotextile Inner-duct (or innerduct): What is described as Geotextile Inner-duct is commonly known as Max-cell, not innerduct. In the telecommunications world we typically see companies use HDPE innerduct, Duraline Type11. We would place three of those inside the 4" HDPE conduit. The Maxcell product is 2.5 times more expensive. Is Duraline HDPE innerduct acceptable or do we need to use Maxcell?

- The SOO requirement states that geo-textile type innerduct shall be used. This equates to Maxcell as the base standard. Deviation from this will be unacceptable.

4. Manholes/Handhole 2.2.4.1.1m the contractor shall install (4) 4’x4’x4’ Handholes. Can these be polycrete Tier 22 or do these need to be solid concrete? Do these need to be bottom less or have a bottom? (Our recommendation would be to use Tier 22 with a bottom.)

- Per Para 2.2.3.10: “…HHs shall have a minimum interior dimension of 3’W x 5’L x 4’H or 4’W x 4’L x 4’H (Width, Length, Height). New hand-holes shall have a self-latching torsion assisted full-opening diamond plate stainless steel 2-piece lid. Maintenance holes/Hand holes shall be furnished with cable rack hardware, pulling irons, a sump, water resistance gaskets, bonding ribbon and a grounding system; predrilled duct entry holes [sealed with knockouts configured for splayed entry in the end walls)] with duct terminators to accept 4-inch I.D. schedule 40 conduit. It is understood that some Maintenance Holes are precast with bonding ribbons or some similar connection, to the manhole rebar and therefore do not require a ground rod. This method of grounding in lieu of a ground rod is satisfactory just as long as the achieved impedance to ground is twenty five (25) ohms or less. MHs/HHs shall be of concrete construction and meet the requirements of TIA -758B, paragraphs 5.2.1 and/or 5.2.2. Polymer concrete (i.e., Quazite) construction is NOT authorized. “

5. Conduit Protection 2.2.3.11.10. The contractor shall install the appropriate physical protection required (concrete encasement, Steel tubing) will there be any location between Bldg. B1223 – B1200 that will require such? If so, can you confirm the approximate footage?

- An estimate is that between 1800-2200 feet would require additional protection.

6. Permits 2.1.5. The contractor shall be responsible to coordinate, complete and process all permits required to complete the installation. What permits will be required?

- Please read the entire “Para 2.1.5 Permits. “The Contractor shall be responsible to coordinate, complete and process all permits required to complete the installation prior to any trenching, horizontal directional boring or modifications to a facility, maintenance hole (MH) or hand-hole (HH). For example:

Digging permit, AF Form 103 shall be submitted through BCE 14 calendar days in advance of digging activities.

The Contractor is responsible for maintaining all markings and for ensuring AF Form 103 remains current.

Confine space entry permit, AF Form 1024 shall be coordinated through base safety office. The Contractor shall be prepared to provide proof of their Confined Space Training Program along with the AF Form 1024 to base safety.

Base Civil Engineering Work Clearance Request, AF Form 332 shall be submitted through BCE 14 calendar days in advance of planned work.

The Contractor shall trench, excavate, and mark and barricade open trenches IAW OSHA Standards.”

All the above apply