Combo - Sewer Pipe Repair Arctic Oasis.pdf

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/ SOLICITATION ‘COMBO’:

Repair Sewer Line – Arctic Oasis

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, solicited under FAR Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) Solicitation FA5000-24-Q-0004 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-05, effective 09/22/2023. The DFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DPN 20230929, effective 09/29/2023. The DAFFARS provisions and clauses are those in effect to DAFAC 2023-0707 effective 07/07/2023. The full text is available through http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

(iv) This requirement is being solicited as a total small business set aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air- Conditioning Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19 million dollars.

(v)The vendors will include pricing within their proposal and will need to hold pricing firm for no less than 30 days from proposal submission.

(vi) The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract, because of this combined synopsis/ solicitation for an epoxy saturated felt liner into the existing drain line on the north side of Bldg 9497, Arctic Oasis. Specifications and general information of the tasks are listed within Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement (PWS).

(viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items and Services (Sept 2023) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. In addition to the following addendum, all terms, and conditions of FAR 52.212-1 remain in effect. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

11. Specific Instructions: The proposal response shall contain the following information:

a. Part 1- Price – Submit pricing for the entirety of the project, with pricing held firm for 30 days.

b. Part 2- Technical Summary – Submit general information on the work process to be completed and estimate of work time needed to complete the project.

(ix) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items and Services (Nov 2021) is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. In addition to the following addendum, all terms, and conditions of FAR 52.212-2 remain in effect. The following have been tailored to this procurement and are hereby added via addendum:

(ai) Price - The Government will rank all quotations by lowest price and technically acceptability. Award will be made to the lowest priced quotation that meets the acceptability standards for non-price factors.

(aii) Technical Acceptability – Vendor will be rated on a pass/fail basis listed under table 1.

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Table 1. Ratings Rating Description

Pass The vendor provides required items meeting the required specifications contained within the solicitation and can complete the work before 1 December.

Fail The vendor is unable to provide the required items meeting the required specifications contained within the solicitation or can’t complete the work before 1 December.

(d) Award will be made to lowest priced technically acceptable proposal with a Pass rating. The Government intends to evaluate proposals based on total evaluated price of the unit prices provided and award without discussion.

Therefore, the vendor’s initial proposal should contain the vendor’s best terms from a price standpoint. Any omissions may result in the proposal being deemed nonresponsive and not being considered for award.

(End of Provision)

(x) Each vendor shall ensure the provision at FAR 52.212-3 including its Alternate I, Vendors Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items and Services (Sept 2023), are updated at www.sam.gov. Failure to obtain SAM registration will result in submissions not being considered for award.

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items and Services (Dec 2022), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Sept 2023), is hereby incorporated by reference, with the same force and effect as if it were given in full text. Additionally, the following clauses apply to this acquisition:

CLAUSES

(xiii) Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

52.203-6 (Alt 1) Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government. JUN 2020 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To

Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

JUN 2020

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation OCT 2020 52.204-27 Prohibition on a Bytedance Covered Application JUN 2023 52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside NOV 2020 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation MAR 2023 52.222-51 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to

Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment- Requirements.

MAY 2014

52.232-23 Assignment of Claims MAY 2014 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating To Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2011 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights DEC 2022

252.204-7015 Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors JAN 2023 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services

JAN 2023

252.204-7024 Expediting Contract Closeout MAY 2021

252.205-7000 Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the

Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

MAY 2019

252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program JAN 2023 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors MAR 2022 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities APR 2022 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and

Receiving Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Services JAN 2023 5352.223-9000 Elimination of Use of Class I Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) OCT 2019

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text:

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov

(End of clause)

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (JAN 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

"Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

"Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

"Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

"Payment request" and "receiving report" are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

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(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training" link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items-

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer.

*COMBO

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

*NOT APPLICABLE

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official: DoDAAC F87700

Issue By: DoDAAC FA5000

Admin: DoDAAC FA5000

Inspect By: DoDAAC F1W3EB

Ship To Code: F1W3EB

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

3CONS.WAWF@us.af.mil

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

5352.201-9101 PACAF Ombudsman (JUL 2023)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions)

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman:

AFICC/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager) 25 E Street, Suite B-100

JBPH-H, HI 96853-5427

Phone: (808) 449-8569

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the contracting officer.

5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Department of the Air Force Installations (JUL 2023)

(a) The contractor shall obtain base identification and vehicle passes, if required, for all contractor personnel who make frequent visits to or perform work on the Air Force installation(s) cited in the contract. Contractor personnel are required to wear or prominently display installation identification badges or contractor-furnished, contractor identification badges while visiting or performing work on the installation.

(b) The contractor shall submit a written request on company letterhead to the contracting officer listing the following: contract number, location of work site, start and stop dates, and names of employees and subcontractor employees needing access to the base. The letter will also specify the individual(s) authorized to sign for a request for base identification credentials or vehicle passes. The contracting officer will endorse the request and forward it to the issuing base pass and registration office or Security Forces for processing. When reporting to the registration office, the authorized contractor individual(s) should provide a valid driver’s license, current vehicle registration, and valid vehicle insurance certificate to obtain a vehicle pass.

(c) During performance of the contract, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining required identification for newly assigned personnel and for prompt return of credentials and vehicle passes for any employee who no longer requires access to the work site.

(d) Contractors requiring access to any area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) shall comply with installation, state, and local COVID-19 policies and mandates and respect any guidelines or restrictions imposed by local businesses. These policies and mandates frequently change. COVID-19 policies and mandates are found at https://www.jber.jb.mil/Coronavirus/ for JBER COVID-19 Policy Memo, https://covid19.alaska.gov/ for State of Alaska COVID-19 Coronavirus Information, and https://covid-response-moa-muniorg.hub.arcgis.com/pages/emergency-orders for the Municipality of Anchorage Emergency Orders. Failure to comply with the guidelines or restrictions may result in suspended access to JBER or debarment. Contractors shall comply with the above-referenced documents

(e) Upon completion or termination of the contract or expiration of the identification passes, the prime contractor shall ensure that all base identification passes issued to employees and subcontractor employees are returned to the issuing office.

(f) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in withholding of final payment.

https://www.jber.jb.mil/Coronavirus/ https://covid19.alaska.gov/ https://covid-response-moa-muniorg.hub.arcgis.com/pages/emergency-orders https://covid-response-moa-muniorg.hub.arcgis.com/pages/emergency-orders

Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line-Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

NOV 2021

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. OCT 2020 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations MAR 2023 252.203-7005 Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2022

252.304-7004 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls OCT 2016 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -

Representation

DEC 2019

252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JAN 2023

Provisions Incorporated by Full Text:

52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from 673d CONS, 10480 Sijan Ave., JBER, AK 99506.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within oneday of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998)

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: https://www.acquisition.gov

(End of provision)

(xiv) No additional contract requirements or terms and conditions are required for this acquisition.

(xv) Any questions shall be directed to the POCs listed below IN WRITING to the email address Jacob.Siebert.1@us.af.mil no later than 2pm on November 9, 2023 Alaska Standard Time. All questions will be posted and answered by amendment following this date.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-33#FAR_33_101 https://www.acquisition.gov/ mailto:Jacob.Siebert.1@us.af.mil

For a quote to be considered it must be emailed to the Contracting Specialist, Jacob.Siebert.1@us.af.mil, and Contracting Officer, edith.smith.2@us.af.mil, by November 17, 2023 at 12pm Alaska Standard Time.

Any changes to this solicitation and any resultant contract must be completed in writing by the Contracting Officer. Changes made that are not authorized by the Contracting Officer are done at the risk of the contractor. The Contracting Officer is the only government representative authorized to change the terms and conditions of this requirement.

mailto:Jacob.Siebert.1@us.af.mil mailto:viola.stepetin@us.af.mil