T10_Solicitation_GS-07P-15-HH-D-0003_Full_ _Open_revised_1-8-15.pdf

General Services Administration Public Buildings Service

Region 7

Solicitation GS-07P-15-HH-D-0003 IDIQ Design-Build and Construction for

Federally-Owned & Leased Facilit ies in Region 7

SOLICITATION NUMBER: GS-07P-15-HH-D-0003

SERVICE: Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Design-Build or Construction, Repair & Alteration Services for GSA-Owned and –Leased Facilities in Region 7

LOCATION(S): Multiple

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One (1) Five-Year Base, with no options

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: January 8, 2015

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING: January 23, 2015, 9:00 AM, CT

Pre-Proposal Conference at the Lanham Federal Building, 819 Taylor St., Room 11A30A, Fort Worth, TX 76102 or online.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED, CONTACT

CAROLINA.MCGILLICK@GSA.GOV TO PRE-

REGISTER. Meeting will also be available online, if unable to attend in person, contact Carolina McGillick to receive sign on information.

QUESTIONS: The final submission date for questions is February 10, 2015. Questions must be sent via email to Carolina McGillick at Carolina.mcgillick@gsa.gov.

OFFER RECEIPT DATE/TIME: February 24, 2015, 2:00 PM, Central Standard Time

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GSA Solicitation No. GS-07P-15-HH-D-0003 Full & Open Solicitation

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Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order Contract for Construction Services and Design-Build (Task Orders over $1,000,000)

The Solicitation

552.219-71 Notice to Offerors of Subcontracting Plan Requirements (MAR 2012)

The General Services Administration (GSA) is committed to assuring that maximum practicable opportunity is provided to small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns to participate in the performance of this contract consistent with its efficient performance. GSA expects any subcontracting plan submitted pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, to reflect this commitment. Consequently, an offeror, other than a small business concern, before being awarded a contract exceeding $650,000 ($1,500,000 for construction), must demonstrate that its subcontracting plan represents a creative and innovative program for involving small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns as subcontractors in the performance of this contract.

Notice of Commercial Package Carriers

Because of increased security standards, commercial package carriers may experience delays in making deliveries to the address designated for receipt of offers. Offerors should take these facts into consideration when determining how and when to transmit offers to the office designated for receipt.

Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives D. Pre-Proposal Conference E. Estimated Contract Value F. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal F. Requirements for Joint Venture Offerors

III. General Provisions A. Availability of Funds B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation C. Notice to Small Business Firms D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results

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E. Affirmative Procurement Program F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals G. Bond Requirements H. Contractor Performance Information I. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified J. Security Requirements for Region 7

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions A. FAR 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination (APR 1985) B. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition C. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract D. FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards E. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements —Secondary Site of the

Work F. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal

Employment Opportunity for Construction G. FAR 52.222-99 Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (JUL 2014)

(DEVIATION)

H. GSAR 552.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions I. GSAR 552.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses J. FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-

Designated Items K. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest L. Buy American M. Buy American Exceptions N. Small Business Subcontracting Plan O. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions A. FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal

Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29

VI. Method of Award A. Evaluation of Offers B. Determination of Responsibility C. Price Reasonableness D. Unbalanced Prices E. Total Evaluated Price F. Non-Price Factors G. Evaluation of Joint Venture Offerors

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I. General Information

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for Multiple-Award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Task Order Contracts for Construction Services with Design-Build capabilities as described in the attached Agreement. Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award IDIQ Contracts to the selected Offerors, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(2) Neither the Solicitation nor any part of an Offeror's proposal shall be part of the Contract except to the extent expressly incorporated therein by the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Offeror's proposal submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer.

No contract shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the SF 1442 submitted by an Offeror, and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the SF 1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.

I.B. List of Solicitation Documents The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form (C301)

(3) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award

(4) The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement

(5) GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualification and Financial Information

I.C. Authorized Representatives The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

(1) Contracting Officer

Name: Zach Rich Address: 819 Taylor Street, 12B-392

Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Telephone: (817)403-9287

Email: zachary.rich@gsa.gov

(2) Alternate Point of Contact Name: Carolina McGillick (Contract Specialist)

Address: 819 Taylor Street, 12B-394 Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Telephone: (817)850-5579 Email: carolina.mcgillick@gsa.gov

I.D. Pre-Proposal Conference A pre-proposal conference regarding this Solicitation is scheduled as follows:

Date: January 23, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM, Central Time

Location: 819 Taylor Street, RM 11A30A Fort Worth, TX 76102 Meeting will also be available online, if unable to attend in person, contact Carolina McGillick to receive sign on information.

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(1) Interested parties must notify the Contract Specialist for further information about attendance and to confirm location, time, and date. There is a limit of two (2) representatives from each Offeror. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, contact the Contract Specialist.

(2) Questions regarding this RFP will be addressed at a pre-proposal conference where questions will be answered relative to this RFP. All prospective Offeror(s) are requested to submit in advance any questions they may have in writing to Carolina McGillick at carolina.mcgillick@gsa.gov. The submission of written questions will not preclude anyone from posing questions during the pre-proposal conference.

(3) Failure of a prospective Offeror to attend the conference will be construed to mean that the Offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective Offeror(s) are advised that the pre-proposal conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the specifications, terms, and conditions of this solicitation.

(4) All prospective Offeror(s) are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is amended in writing. All amendments will be published on Fed Biz Opps.

I.E. Estimated Contract Value The aggregate value of all awards is $500,000,000 for a performance period not to exceed a total of 5 years, and it will be shared by all awardees.

I.F. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, electronic offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received no later than 2:00 pm Central Time on the following date and at the following email address:

Date: February 24, 2015 Address: 819 Taylor Street, 12B-394

Fort Worth, Texas 76102 carolina.mcgillick@gsa.gov

(2) Electronic offers sent via email shall be deemed received as of the date and time the email is in the Inbox of the recipient. GSA bears no responsibility for the successful receipt of such email and the contractor is encouraged to submit these offers early with a read receipt to confirm receipt prior to the due date.

(3) Electronic offers (USB drive) sent by commercial package delivery and hand delivery shall be deemed received as of the date and time of delivery to the office designated for receipt of offers.

(4) Electronic offers (USB drive) sent by United States Mail shall be deemed timely if delivered to the address of the office designated for receipt of offers on or before the date established for receipt of offers.

(5) Any questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to carolina.mcgillick@gsa.gov by February 10, 2015.

II. Proposals The offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested. Any offeror who submits an incomplete package may be considered ineligible for award. Non-conformance with

Document: IDIQ-201 / Aug 2014 (The Solicitation) Page 5 of 26 the instructions provided may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation. Material contained in proposals that exceed the requisite page limit will be disregarded and not considered in the evaluation. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the government's requirements, but rather provide convincing, factually-based explanation on how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors shall assume that the government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience. The government will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror’s proposal, and the government reserves the right to use any past performance information available to it. The offeror is reminded that the government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions. Changes to the solicitation prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals will be executed via issuance of SF30.

The SF30 will be posted and available on http://www.fbo.gov under the announcement number of the solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to check the solicitation announcement regularly to verify issuance of amendments. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror’s proposal on the SF1442. Any unacknowledged amendments in the offeror’s proposal will be considered a deficiency in the evaluation of the proposal.

II.A. Proposal Contents Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

(1) Price Proposal

(2) Technical Proposal

(3) Representations and Certifications (C301)

(4) Subcontracting Plan (if applicable)

(5) Other Documents as Required (GSA 527)

II.B. Proposal Format Offerors responding to the solicitation notice shall submit proposals in three (3) separate electronic folders/documents.

(1) Price Proposal (10 page limit), see section II.C below

(2) Technical Proposal (100 page limit), see section II.D below

(3) Other Documents as Required, see section II.E below

Only one Technical and Pricing Proposal may be submitted by each offeror. Proposals will only be accepted in electronic format, either via email, or by submitting a fully loaded and accessible flash / USB drive. No disc, hard copy, or fax proposals will be accepted.

II.C. Price Proposal

(1) Contents

The Price Proposal shall consist of the signed SF1442 including acknowledgement of all amendments (only pages 1 and 2), and Table 1 including hourly labor rates for the categories shown on the Table 1, see section II.B of the Agreement (“Negotiated Hourly Rates”). Submit pricing using Table 1, section II.B of the Agreement, and in excel format using the attached excel spreadsheet. Ensure the excel spreadsheet you submit with your pricing is not locked or read-only. Price proposal shall not be longer than 10 pages in total.

(2) Qualifications, Exclusions and Conditions

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If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

II.D. Technical Proposal

The Technical Proposal shall include the information requested below for the non-price factors and have no more than 100 pages in total. These factors are listed in order of importance.

(1) Experience and Past Performance

This factor considers each Offeror’s previous experience and past performance successfully delivering design-build and construction/repair/alteration projects within the last 8 years from the date of issuance of this solicitation.

Offerors must submit at least five (5) but no more than eight (8) project/program data sheets. At least three (3) of the projects/programs must have been design-build, and all projects/programs must have been for facilities and/or infrastructure projects. Each project/program data sheet must be four (4) pages or less and must meet the requirements listed below.

A previous design-build project/program is only applicable for submittal and consideration if it meets all four criteria listed below:

1. The prime contractor had contractual obligations for both design and construction.

2. The project or program was completed or has reached “substantial completion” (as defined in GSAR 552.270-4(l)) within the last 8 years.

3. The project had a base contract value of at least $1,000,000.00.

4. The prime contractor or its joint venture team partner must have performed the management and supervision for the majority of the tasks for the project.

At least two (2) of the project/program data sheets should include at least one of the following characteristics:

1. Technology projects/programs including the design, specification, installation, configuration, implementation and start-up of HVAC systems, telecommunications systems, lighting and BAS systems and other mechanical/electrical systems in secure government installations.

2. Involving multiple projects/programs at geographically dispersed locations.

Submittal Requirement:

Offerors must submit at least five (5) but no more than eight (8) project/program data sheets. At least three (3) of the projects/programs must have been design-build, and all projects/programs must have been for facilities and/or infrastructure projects. Each project/program data sheet must be four (4) pages or less. Each project/program data sheet should also include the following information:

1. Project title

2. Contract number

3. Contact information for the owner’s representative who is familiar with the project and the Offeror’s performance. Provide the current name, phone number and email address.

4. Project description

5. Design firm name, if different from the prime contractor

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6. Project size quantifiers. Examples include square footages, number of buildings, acres, lineal feet of pipe/cable, etc.

7. Base contract dollar value

8. Original/scheduled completion date

9. Actual completion date after all changes (and explanation of deviance from schedule)

10. Name of design-phase/construction-phase project manager

11. Amount of liquidated damages assessed, if any

Additional references may be contacted. Evaluators may consider performance on contracts which are not submitted by the Offeror if they have knowledge of contracts not listed or if contracts not listed are discovered during interviews.

The Government may use data obtained from other sources such as Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS); Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS); and Excluded Parties List system (EPLS) that it considers current, accurate and relevant.

Failure of the Offeror to provide accurate contact information for the references given for any of the factors will negate the reference. GSA is not required to search for current/correct contact information including phone numbers or email addresses.

(2) Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Abilities of the Key Personnel

This factor considers the unique quality provided by the combination of qualifications, experience, skills and abilities of the proposed key members of the offeror’s team. The Source Selection Board will be looking for each member of the offeror’s team having the required qualifications for their position, number of years of experience in relevant field depending on the position held, and proof that they have the skills and abilities to effectively and successfully fulfill their responsibilities for the project.

Each Offeror must submit resumes demonstrating compliance with the requirements below for at least the following personnel:

1. Contract Director – A Vice President or similar senior staff member of the prime contractor with at least the following qualifications:

A person with the required construction experience (at least 10 years) and authority to command all resources necessary for delivery under this contract (including signature authority on behalf of the contractor)

Bachelor’s degree or higher

2. Project Managers – provide resumes for at least four (4) project managers that will be assigned to manage task orders awarded under this contract. Project Managers must have the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in architecture, engineering or construction management

At least 8 years of experience managing design and construction efforts on design-build projects

3. Design staff – provide resumes for at least five (5) key personnel from either the prime contractor’s in-house design staff and/or from the subcontracted design resources firm(s) that will be the subcontractor(s) for this contract. Include personnel from all key design disciplines expected to be required for the typical task orders awarded under this contract: architectural; civil; mechanical;

Document: IDIQ-201 / Aug 2014 (The Solicitation) Page 8 of 26 electrical; technology. All design staff members must have at least 8 years of experience. Design staff must have the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in architecture or engineering from an accredited university

Professional license in at least one state in Region 7 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma or Texas)

At least 8 years of experience managing design efforts on design build and construction projects

4. On-site superintendents - provide resumes for at least four (4) project superintendents that will be assigned to manage task orders awarded under this contract. These superintendents must have full-time on-site experience and will be expected to be deployed to the project locations for task orders awarded under this contract.

All superintendents must have at least 6 years of experience on construction projects

5. Quality Assurance / Quality Control Director – provide a resume for the person who will be singularly responsible for implementing and managing the QA/QC efforts for all awarded task orders. The Quality Assurance/Quality Control Director shall not be the same person as the on-site superintendent or project manager. Optional – provide resumes for other key members of the QA/QC staff.

The QA/QC Director must have at least 10 years of experience on construction projects

6. Safety Director - provide a resume for the person who will be singularly responsible for implementing and managing the safety efforts for all awarded task orders. The Safety Director shall not be the same person as the on-site superintendent or project manager. Optional – provide resumes for other key members of the safety staff.

The Safety Director must have at least 10 years of experience in managing safety efforts for construction projects

Submittal Requirements:

Offerors must submit resumes, two (2) pages maximum for each team member. Each resume must list the periods of time / number of months that each team member worked for each employer and or project – previous and current. Each resume must include the contact information (supervisor’s name and telephone number) for each employer worked for.

Resumes must also include the following items:

1. A brief summary statement for each resume describing how each person is uniquely qualified to perform in their proposed position for task orders under this contract

2. College degrees and majors, if any, including graduation month/year

3. Certifications and/or credentials specific to current position/responsibilities

4. Licenses, if any, and states where licenses are held

5. Tenure, i.e. – number of months worked for current and each previous employer/major project.

6. Individual’s authority to commit contractor and restrictions, if any

(3) Management Plan

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This factor is comprised of the offeror's management capability and ability for planning, organizing and controlling the execution of construction, design build, and repair and alteration projects simultaneously, including scheduling work, coordination of subcontractors, designers, trades and suppliers, minimization of delays and compliance with tenants’ needs. It includes: the coordination to assure compliance with contract requirements; a safety plan, technique for dealing with issues, problems, questions, emergencies and other areas of concern.

Submittal Requirements:

The offeror shall submit:

1. Plan for organizing and controlling multiple projects at geographically dispersed locations

2. Plan to manage subcontractors

3. Safety and Health Plan

4. Sustainability and Waste Management Plan

5. Quality Control Plan

6. Organizational Chart

7. Schedule Management Plan

8. List of key subcontractors (including Design firm, if applicable); length of partnership with those subcontractors; what role each subcontractor has had in the past; and what role a subcontractor is expected to fill under this contract

II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Representations and Certifications:

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications in conjunction with required Entity registration in the System for Award Management accessed via https://www.sam.gov. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal, the Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8), using the attached Offeror’s Representations and Certifications (C301).

(2) Qualifications of Offerors Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall submit with their proposal evidence of their financial responsibility and capacity to perform the Contract. Offerors shall submit this information on GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information. Where applicable, point of contact, including names and telephone numbers, are required for all contracts listed.

(3) Subcontracting Plan (if applicable)

(a) GSA is committed to supporting the Small Business Program. These commitments extend to Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantage Business (SDB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran-Owner Small Business (VOSB), and Service Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Large business will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this evaluation sub-factor. This subcontracting plan only applies to work performed in the United States and its possessions.

(b) GSA has established subcontracting goals of at least 37% of the subcontracted effort to small businesses. Of the total subcontracted effort, the targets are a minimum of 3% to HUBZone firms, 6% to SDB firms, 5% to WOSB firms, 5% to VOSB firms and 3% to SDVOSB firms.

(c) FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns states in part; “The Contractor hereby agrees to carry out this policy in the awarding of subcontracts to the fullest extent consistent with efficient contract performance.” If the Offeror does not intend to subcontract, provide a detailed explanation why subcontracting would not result in efficient contract performance.

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Offerors that exceed the small business size standard for this NAICS code identified in this solicitation shall submit a subcontracting plan with established goals. In addition to the plan the proposal shall include a narrative detailing, previous contracts for similar work which required sub-contracting with a description of their goals, how the firm established their goals, a statement as to whether the goals were or were not met and any good faith efforts to achieve the goals when the goals were not met. Also, provide information on any awards you received within the past three (3) years for outstanding support to HUBZone, SB, SDB, WOSB, VOSB, or SDVOSB firms.

II.F. Requirements for Joint Venture Offerors

(1) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of an executed joint venture agreement (with original signatures) which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(2) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the SF 1442 accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(3) In the case of corporations that are joint venture members, the corporation secretary must certify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture, either by so certifying in the joint venture agreement, or by submitting a separate certification to the Government. The joint venture must also provide a certificate that identifies a principal representative of the joint venture with full authority to bind the joint venture.

(4) Representations and certifications, financial information (if requested), and past performance information must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

III. General Provisions

III.A. Availability of Funds Issuance of this Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract. Award of the Contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and the Government shall incur no obligation under this Solicitation in advance of such time as funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for the purpose of Contract award.

III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but will not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 10 calendar days. Therefore, prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 10 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining certain bid, payment, or performance bonds that are otherwise not obtainable is available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) (www.sba.gov). For information concerning SBA's surety bond guarantee assistance, contact your SBA District Office.

III.D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results This acquisition is being conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 15 as a negotiated procurement. In accordance with FAR 3.104 and FAR 15.207, after receipt of proposals, no information regarding the identity of those submitting offers, the number of offers received, or the information contained in such offers will made available until after award except as provided by FAR 15.503.

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III.E. Affirmative Procurement Program GSA has implemented an Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) intended to maximize the use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable, and bio-based products. Offerors should familiarize themselves with the requirements for using and reporting on the use of such materials in performance as set forth in the Agreement. Refer to clauses FAR 52.204-4 requiring double sided printing on recycled paper for all reports and FAR 52.223-10 encouraging vendors to practice waste reduction.

III.F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire Solicitation and the Agreement to be included in the Contract contemplated by the Solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements and clauses in the contemplated Contract. Verify that all blanks requiring information to be supplied in an Offer have been properly filled out, that all pricing and other numerical data is accurate, and that the SF 1442 is properly signed by Offeror’s authorized personnel.

III.G. Bond Requirements Performance Bonds: Any task orders awarded will require a performance bond as specified in the Agreement. Offerors who utilize individual sureties should note the requirement for a certified, audited, financial statement for each person acting as an individual surety under FAR 28.102.

III.H. Contractor Performance Information

(1) Evaluating Contractor Performance: The General Services Administration is using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) module as the secure, confidential, information management tool to facilitate the performance evaluation process.

CPARS enables a comprehensive evaluation by capturing comments from both GSA and the contractor. The website for CPARS is http://www.cpars.gov.

Completed CPARS evaluations are sent to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) which may then be used by Federal acquisition community for use in making source selection decisions. PPIRS assists acquisition officials by serving as the single source for contractor past performance data.

(2) CPARS Registration: Each award requiring an evaluation must be registered in CPARS.

The contractor will receive several automated emails. Within thirty days of award, the contractor will receive an e-mail that contains user account information, as well as the applicable contract and order number(s) assigned. Contractors will be granted one user account to access all evaluations.

(3) Contractor CPARS Training: Contractors may sign up for CPARS training. A schedule of classes will be posted to the CPARS training site (http://www.cpars.gov/allapps/cpcbtdlf.htm) and updated as needed.

(4) Contractor Representative (CR) Role: All evaluations will be sent the Contractor Representative (CR) named on your award. The CR will be able to access CPARS to review and comment on the evaluation. If your CR is not already in the CPARS system, the contracting officer will request the name and email address of the person that will be responsible for the CR role on your award.

Once an evaluation is ready to be released the CR will receive an email alerting them the evaluation is ready for their review and comment. The email will indicate the time frame the CR has to respond to the evaluation; however, the CR may return the evaluation earlier than this date.

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GSA shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer (i.e., contracting director) to consider any disagreement between GSA and the contractor regarding GSA’s evaluation of the contractor. Based on the review, the individual at a level above the contracting officer will issue the ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation.

Copies of the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file.

III.I. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified Certain information contained in the Solicitation Documents may have been designated as Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) building information. With respect to such information, Offerors shall agree to the terms for receipt of such information, as set forth in the provision “Administrative Matters” in Section III of the Agreement, as a condition of receipt of such information.

III.J. Security Requirements for Region 7

(1) Offerors awarded contracts resulting from this solicitation will be expected to obtain and retain security clearances as per Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) for all personnel assigned to the contract who will be on site 6 months or longer, for the duration of the contract.

(2) Offerors awarded contracts resulting from this solicitation will be responsible for notifying the IDIQ contract Contracting Officer within one day of an employee with a NACI security clearance leaving the employment of the contractor. Clearance badges of such employees must be returned to the IDIQ Contracting Officer.

(3) Final payment may be withheld until all clearance badges are returned.

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

IV.A. FAR 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination (APR 1985)

(a) The offeror certifies that—

(1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation, communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor relating to—

(i) Those prices;

(ii) The intention to submit an offer; or

(iii) The methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered.

(2) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and

(3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition.

(b) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by the signatory that the signatory—

(1) Is the person in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices being offered in this bid or proposal, and that the signatory has not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; or

(2)(i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the following principals in certifying that those principals have not participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision ____________________ [insert full name of person(s) in the offeror’s organization responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal, and the title of his or her position in the offeror’s organization];

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(ii) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in subdivision (b)(2)(i) of this provision have not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision; and

(iii) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the offeror deletes or modifies paragraph (a)(2) of this provision, the offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in detail the circumstances of the disclosure.

(End of provision)

IV.B. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (JAN 04)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing,” “writing,” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time,” if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and

(ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show—

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal.

Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

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(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and—

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225- 17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

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(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall—

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed—in whole or in part—for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of—or in connection with—the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award.

(1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government’s best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

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(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(iii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(iv) A summary of the rationale for award.

(v) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(vi) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

IV.C. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 84) The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed priced, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation.

IV.D. FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards (OCT 95) The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources under this solicitation.

IV.E. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work

(MAY 14)

(a) (1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b) (1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror’s request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

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