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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time 09-Apr-2009 03:00 PM has been added.

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The following have been modified:

BONDING REQUIREMENTS

a. Bid Bond. Each Offeror shall submit, with its proposal, a bid (offer) guarantee in the form of a Bid Bond (SF 24) with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, or other security as described in FAR clause 52.228-1 - Bid Guarantee. The required amount of the bid is twenty percent (20%) of the proposal price. The penal sum of a Bid Bond may be expressed in terms of a percentage of a bid price or as a stipulated monetary amount. When the penal sum is expressed as a percentage, a maximum dollar limitation may be stated.

b. Performance and Payment Bonds. In accordance with FAR clause 52.228-15, the contractor to whom the award is made shall, within ten (10) calendar days after date of award, furnish a performance bond (SF 25) and a Payment Bond (SF 25-A), each with a good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government. The penal amount of the performance and payment bonds shall cover the minimum requirement of the contract. The penal sum shall increase as necessary with the award of individual task orders to remain equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the current contract price (the value of all OPEN task orders). If the value of awarded task orders exceeds the $1,500,000, an additional amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the excess will be required.

REQUIRED INSURANCE (IAW FAR 28.306(b))

Reference FAR Clause 52.228-5, Insurance Work on a Government Installation, the Contractor shall, at its own expense, procure and thereafter maintain the following kinds of insurance with respect to performance under the contract:

a. Workers’ compensation and employer’s liability Insurance: $100,000

b. General liability: $500,000 per occurrence.

c. Automobile liability: $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage.

STATE/LOCAL REQUIREMENTS

If the Contractor, its employees and/or agents, will be utilizing motor vehicles under the performance of the subject contract within the state of Alaska, the Contractor shall abide by and comply with all State of Alaska, Division of Motor Vehicle Requirements which can be reviewed at http://www.state.ak.us/dmv/. Additionally, failure to meet and/or maintain the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicle Requirements may result in expulsion of the vehicle from the installation until such requirements are met. Offerors are encouraged to review the aforementioned website prior to proposal submission. Note that the previously stated website and its contents are subject to change with or without notice. Accordingly, it is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to ensure compliance at all times. The expulsion of any Contractor operated vehicle shall not affect the period of performance for any and/or all projects and is not considered a Government caused delay. Furthermore, the website as noted above is NOT endorsed, operated or maintained by the United States Air Force; its inclusion is merely for reference. .

FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall obtain a permit from the Base Fire Department prior to conducting any welding or soldering or whenever the use of open flame is necessary during the construction phase. The Contractor and his employees will be required to adhere to any Federal, State, Local, AFOSHA and OSHA requirements.

SEATBELTS

The wearing of seatbelts by operators and passengers of all privately owned and Government vehicles, excluding motorcycles, are mandatory whenever the vehicle is in motion on a military installation. The failure by any occupant of a vehicle to comply with this requirement will result in denial of entrance to the installation. Violation of this requirement by any occupant of a vehicle traveling on Eielson AFB may result in the driver of the vehicle losing his/her driving privileges on Eielson AFB. Lose of driving privileges for failure to comply with Eielson AFB Traffic Regulations shall not affect the period of performance for any and/or all projects and is not considered a Government caused delay.

WORK SCHEDULE

a. Working hours for the Contractor will be between the hours of 7:00 am through 5:00 pm at Eielson AFB excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. The following federal holidays are observed at Eielson AFB:

New Year’s Day

Labor Day

Martin Luther King’s Birthday

Columbus Day

President’s Day

Veterans Day

Memorial Day

Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day

Christmas Day

b. If the Contractor desires to work during periods other than the above, additional Government inspection forces may be required. The Contractor must request permission to work outside the normal work schedule no later than three days in advance of his intention to work during other periods to allow assignment of additional inspection forces when the Contracting Officer determines that they are reasonably available. If such force is reasonably available, the Contracting Officer may authorize the Contractor to perform work during periods other than normal duty hours/days; however, if inspectors are required to perform in excess of their normal duty days solely for the benefit of the Contractor, the actual cost of inspection at overtime rates may be charged to the Contractor. These adjustments to the contract price may be made periodically as directed by the Contracting Officer.

WEATHER CONDITIONS

Historical climate conditions for Eielson AFB can be found on the following website at http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmak.html. Offerors are encouraged to review the data for Eielson AFB, AK prior to proposal submission. Note that the previously stated website and its contents are subject to change with or without notice. Furthermore, the website as noted above is NOT endorsed, operated or maintained by the United States Air Force; its inclusion is merely for reference. Any reliance on such information is at the risk of the Interested Party.

REQUIRED DATE FOR MATERIAL SUBMITTAL/SHOP DRAWINGS

a. Material submittals as required by Section I, Clause 52.236-5 entitled “Material and Workmanship”, and shop drawings as required by Section I, Clause 52.236-21 entitled “Specifications and Drawings for Construction”, are listed on “Schedule of Material Submittals” attachment.

b. Contractor shall submit shop drawings and material submittals in accordance with the contract or as otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer.

c. All shop drawings and material submittals shall be prepared and submitted in accordance within this Section entitled “Material Approval Submittal Form”.

d. In the event the Contractor cannot meet the established dates for submission of material submittals or shop drawings, he will advise the Contracting Officer verbally and in writing and arrange a mutually acceptable date that will not delay progress of the work.

MATERIAL APPROVAL SUBMITTAL FORM (AF FORM 3000)

a. All materials and articles requiring approval, as contemplated by the Materials and Workmanship clause shall be submitted by the Contractor, by means of AF Form 3000. The contracting officer shall establish a suspense date on action to be taken on submittals and retain the fourth copy for necessary follow-up action.

b. In so far as practical and before commencement of work, the contracting officer shall inform the Contractor of the materials or articles requiring approval.

CONTRACT PROGRESS SCHEDULES AND REPORTS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

a. AF Form 3064, Contract Progress Schedule, shall be used to satisfy the requirements of the Schedules for Construction Contracts clause (FAR 52.236-15). The Contractor shall submit the AF Form 3064 for all task orders written against this contract with a period of performance of 60 days or more. Contract Progress Schedules shall be submitted for task orders with performance periods less than 60 days at the request of the contracting officer. Upon submission of the initial AF Form 3064, the Contracting Officer and Civil Engineer shall carefully evaluate the percentage of the total job assigned to each work element. Particular attention shall be devoted to those elements to be performed in the early stages of the effort to preclude overstatement that would result in an imbalance in payments and exceed the value of work performed. Work elements shall be limited to those tasks, which will indicate the progress of the work and which, may be readily identified and measured by personnel monitoring the Contractor’s progress. Normally the percentage factors of each work element should be related to the total value of the contract. This may vary, however, depending on the percentage factor the Contracting Officer chooses to assign for materials stored on-site. Consideration for materials stored on-site should be limited to major high cost items.

b. AF Form 3065, Contract Progress Report, shall be used to satisfy the requirement of periodic progress reporting by one of the following methods, at the discretion of the Contracting Officer:

1. Separate reports covering the same period will be prepared by the Contractors and by the Civil Engineer or their designees.

2. The Contractor shall prepare the report and route it through Civil Engineering. The Civil Engineer or their designees shall review the report and make necessary comments and forward it to the base contracting office for action.

3. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve any significant variances of five percent or more in the percent of progress reported by the Contractor and the Civil Engineer.

c. Appropriate revisions shall be made to the existing AF Form 3064, or a revised form obtained, whenever a contract modification causes a change in the original progress schedule. A revised AF Form 3064 shall be obtained whenever the performance period is extended for 60 days or more. Upon completion of the contract, the actual completion date shall be entered on the AF Form 3064 and the form, together with all supporting copies of AF Form 3065, shall be filed as permanent records.

d. Work elements entered in column B of the AF Form 3064 shall be limited to those tasks which will indicate the progress of the work under the contract, and which may be readily identified and measured by personnel monitoring the Contractor’s progress. Such elements as preparatory work, supervision, administration, mobilization, demobilization, and cleanup may be considered as appropriate entries when they represent actual progress upon which the Contracting Officer may make a decision regarding approval or disapproval of the Contractor’s payment estimates.

INTERRUPTION OF UTILITY SERVICES

The Government may not be held responsible for interruptions of utility service and will not be liable for Contractor delays, damages, or increased costs occasioned by any such interruption of service.

UTILITY SERVICES

The Contractor will be required to participate in all Air Force energy conservation programs. Utility services furnished to the Contractor by the Government from the Government’s existing system outlets and supplies will be at no cost to the Contractor, but see contract clause titled FAR 52.236-14, “Availability and Use of Utility Services,” in Section I.

DAMAGE TO UTILITIES

The Contractor shall be responsible for any and all damages to accurately marked utilities resulting from its operations. Further, the Contractor shall be held liable for all costs associated with such damages. Such costs include not only the costs to properly repair the damaged utility, but any direct costs incurred by the government to provide emergency response to the site, as well as for any other monetary losses. Such loss may also include the value of loss of productivity experienced by the government due to loss of power and /or facility evacuation arising from the utility damage.

DEWATERING PERMIT

The Contractor is required to comply with current applicable permits, state regulations, and requirements for any dewatering operations. Specifically, the Contractor is required to comply with Alaska Wastewater Disposal Permit No. 9440-DB002 governing dewatering activities, which is hereby incorporated by reference into this contract. In accordance with the subject permit, wastewater discharged or diverted from any construction activity such as culvert placement, gravel mining, bridge construction, and building construction must comply with Alaska Water Quality Standards as well as the limitations in Permit No. 9440-DB002. In addition, the Contractor is required to notify the State of Alaska at least two weeks before discharging any water from the construction site when the total volume of water to be discharged or moved exceeds 500,000 gallons. This notification must meet the requirements of Appendix A, Section I of Permit 9440-DB002. Nothing in this section relieves the Contractor of its obligation under the Federal Acquisition Regulation Permits and Responsibilities Clause to comply with all applicable environmental standards and laws.

FINAL INSPECTION

Final Inspection will be conducted during the period of Monday through Friday between 0800 hours and 1600 hours. The Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer in writing a minimum of five (5) calendar days prior to completion date. Final Inspection falling due on weekends, legal holidays, and 354th Wing down days will be postponed to the following workday.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (TMAP)(IAW AFI 33-219)

All communications within DOD organizations are subject to TMAP review. Contractor personnel will be aware that telecommunications networks are continually subject to intercept by unfriendly intelligence organizations. The DOD has authorized the military departments to conduct COMSEC monitoring and recording of telephone calls originating or terminating at DOD organizations. Therefore, civilian Contractor personnel are advised that anytime they place a call to or receive a call from a USAF organization, they are subject to TMAP procedures. The Contractor will assume the responsibility for ensuring wide and frequent dissemination of the above information to all employees dealing with official DOD information.

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL REPORTING

The Contractor shall submit an initial Hazardous Material Report within 10 calendar days after award, to the Base Contracting Office. Hazardous material is defined as any material that requires a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200 and Federal Standard 313c, paragraph 3.3. This initial Hazardous Material Report will be reviewed and annotated by the Base Bioenvironmental Office to identify which hazardous materials shall be tracked and reported by the Contractor in a Hazardous Material Usage Report, discussed later. The initial Hazardous Material Report will be returned to the Contractor within 30 calendar days after submission. The initial Hazardous Material Report shall include the following information and follow the format indicated below:

Hazardous Material Product Name, MSDS Serial #, Estimated quantity that will be stored and used on Eielson AFB, in direct support of contract performance for the calendar year. The Contractor shall submit an annual Hazardous Material Usage Report for hazardous material used in direct support of contract performance at Eielson AFB. The report shall show the maximum quantity of hazardous material stored on Eielson AFB, the quantity used on Eielson AFB, and the quantity removed from Eielson AFB.

This report is due to the Base Contracting Office within 20 calendar days after completion of the contract or within 20 calendar days after 31 December of each calendar year, whichever comes first. The annual Hazardous Material Report shall include the following information and follow the format indicated below:

Hazardous Material Product Name, MSDS Serial #, the Total Quantity of the hazardous material that was stored on Eielson AFB during the calendar year, Total Quantity used on Eielson AFB during the calendar year, and the Total Removed from Eielson AFB at the completion of subject contract.

DYNAMIC SMALL BUSINESS SEARCH PROGRAM

All Contractors are requested to utilize the Dynamic Small Business Search program in Central Contractor Registration to assist them in obtaining resources to meet their contractual requirements. The Dynamic Small Business Search program is an electronic gateway of procurement information - for and about small businesses. It is a search engine for Contracting Officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a “link” to procurement opportunities and important information. It is designed to be a “virtual” one-stop-procurement-shop. The Dynamic Small Business Search program is an Internet based database of information. It is free to federal and state Government agency as well as prime and other Contractors seeking small business Contractors, subcontractors and/or partnership opportunities.

INVESTIGATION OF DAMAGE OR INJURY

The United States Government will have the right to conduct an investigation, or participate in the Contractor’s investigation, of any damage or injury to United States Government property, equipment or personnel.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Equipment and vehicles to be used on base shall be safe and in good operating condition. The Contracting Officer, or authorized representative, reserves the right to inspect any on-base equipment and reject such equipment if he/she considers it unsafe, in poor operating condition, or inappropriate for work. The Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer of any Contractor equipment that is “broken down” on Eielson AFB. Every effort should be made to move “broken down” equipment to the nearest parking lot before leaving it.

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS / CELL PHONE USAGE

The Contractor, its employees and/or agents, operating motor vehicles on Eielson AFB shall comply with all installation traffic regulations inclusive of any cell phone usage guidelines. Installation traffic regulations are subject to change with or without notice. Accordingly, it is the Contractor’s sole responsibility to ensure compliance at all times. Violation of any traffic regulations may result in loss of on-base driving privileges. Loss of driving privileges shall not affect the period of performance and is not considered a Government caused delay.

WINTER EXCLUSION PERIOD

No work will be required unless otherwise approved in writing by the Contracting Officer, during the period from 1 October through 30 April inclusive. If the Contractor chooses to work during this period, those days will be deducted from the performance period. The winter exclusion will be negotiated for each task order.

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