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SECTION B

Schedule of Services

Notes:

1) Proposals must also include CSI break-outs for each line item as required in L-8.

2) The funding sources for each line item are different. Therefore, it is important that proposals include valid pricing for each line item. Pricing will be evaluated and rejected if they are determined to be unrealistic.

Section C Specifications and Drawings C-1. Project Summary Description:

The project includes but is not limited to the following Work: approximately 5000 square feet of new construction in two stories located between the existing Cargo and Warehouse buildings, a new stair, lift, and mechanical room in the Warehouse building to support the new construction, and an interior improvement of approximately 900 square feet in the Cargo building. New construction is primarily office space with approximately 1000 square feet of lab space.

C-2. Technical Documents:

See list of attachments in Section J. These documents further define the scope and wage rate requirements.

SECTION D Packing and Marking

D-1. PAYMENT OF POSTAGE AND FEES

All postage and fees related to submitting information to the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s Representative shall be paid by the Contractor.

D-2. MARKING

All information submitted to the Government shall clearly indicate the contract number and the task order number for which the information is being submitted.

SECTION E Inspection and Acceptance Terms

E-1.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

52.246-12 Inspection of Construction

Aug 1996

Supplies/services will be inspected and accepted at the Pacific Highway Point of Entry, Blaine, WA.

SECTION F Deliveries or Performance

F-1 Performance Evaluations

At contract completion, a final performance evaluation will be completed. Interim evaluations may be completed during performance. The evaluations will take into account all aspects of the contractor’s performance.

All evaluations will be completed in the Contractor Performance System (CPS). This allows all government agencies to view the evaluations and use them in considering the contractor for future awards. In order to review and comment on the evaluations, the contractor must register in CPS at http://cps.nih.gov.

SECTION G Contract Administration Data

G-1 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Contact information for the Contract Specialist:

Chad O’Brien General Services Administration

400 15th Street SW

Auburn, WA chad.obrien@gsa.gov

Phone:

(253) 931-7157

Fax:

(253) 931-7395

G-2 INVOICES

Submit invoices to the attention of the Contract Specialist at the address in block 27 of the SF1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award.

Invoices shall be in accordance with the payment clauses in Section I.

SECTION H Special Contract Requirements

H-1 Security Requirements.

After award, all contractor personnel must obtain security clearance prior to accessing the site and starting work (see specification section 01593).

SECTION I Contract Clauses

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Fill In: Commencement = 14 calendar days after NTP

Fill In: Completion = 230 calendar days after NTP

APR 1984

Fill In: Not included

SEP 2000

Minimum Insurance = Employers Liability: $100,000; Bodily Injury: $500,000 per occurrence; Property Damage $50,000; Automobile Bodily Injury: $200,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence; Automobile Property Damage: $20,000; Pollution Liability: $1,000,000 if Hazardous Material Handled

JAN 1997

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ACQUISTION CLAUSES

Fill In: None

NOV 1992

Fill In: ACT Number assigned at award

SEP 1999

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.215-19 Notification of Ownership Changes (Oct 1997)

(a) The Contractor shall make the following notifications in writing:

(1) When the Contractor becomes aware that a change in its ownership has occurred, or is certain to occur, that could result in changes in the valuation of its capitalized assets in the accounting records, the Contractor shall notify the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) within 30 days.

(2) The Contractor shall also notify the ACO within 30 days whenever changes to asset valuations or any other cost changes have occurred or are certain to occur as a result of a change in ownership.

(b) The Contractor shall—

(1) Maintain current, accurate, and complete inventory records of assets and their costs;

(2) Provide the ACO or designated representative ready access to the records upon request;

(3) Ensure that all individual and grouped assets, their capitalized values, accumulated depreciation or amortization, and remaining useful lives are identified accurately before and after each of the Contractor’s ownership changes; and

(4) Retain and continue to maintain depreciation and amortization schedules based on the asset records maintained before each Contractor ownership change.

(c) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in all subcontracts under this contract that meet the applicability requirement of FAR 15.408(k).

(End of clause)

52.222-39 Notification of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues or Fees (Dec 2004)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause—

“United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wake Island.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, during the term of this contract, the Contractor shall post a notice, in the form of a poster, informing employees of their rights concerning union membership and payment of union dues and fees, in conspicuous places in and about all its plants and offices, including all places where notices to employees are customarily posted. The notice shall include the following information (except that the information pertaining to National Labor Relations Board shall not be included in notices posted in the plants or offices of carriers subject to the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-188)).

Notice to Employees

Under Federal law, employees cannot be required to join a union or maintain membership in a union in order to retain their jobs. Under certain conditions, the law permits a union and an employer to enter into a union-security agreement requiring employees to pay uniform periodic dues and initiation fees. However, employees who are not union members can object to the use of their payments for certain purposes and can only be required to pay their share of union costs relating to collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment.

If you do not want to pay that portion of dues or fees used to support activities not related to collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment, you are entitled to an appropriate reduction in your payment. If you believe that you have been required to pay dues or fees used in part to support activities not related to collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment, you may be entitled to a refund and to an appropriate reduction in future payments.

For further information concerning your rights, you may wish to contact the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) either at one of its Regional offices or at the following address or toll free number:

National Labor Relations Board Division of Information 1099 14th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20570 1-866-667-6572

1-866-316-6572 (TTY)

To locate the nearest NLRB office, see NLRB's website at http://www.nlrb.gov.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with all provisions of Executive Order 13201 of February 17, 2001, and related implementing regulations at 29 CFR Part 470, and orders of the Secretary of Labor.

(d) In the event that the Contractor does not comply with any of the requirements set forth in paragraphs (b), (c), or (g), the Secretary may direct that this contract be cancelled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part, and declare the Contractor ineligible for further Government contracts in accordance with procedures at 29 CFR Part 470, Subpart B—Compliance Evaluations, Complaint Investigations and Enforcement Procedures. Such other sanctions or remedies may be imposed as are provided by 29 CFR Part 470, which implements Executive Order 13201, or as are otherwise provided by law.

(e) The requirement to post the employee notice in paragraph (b) does not apply to—

(1) Contractors and subcontractors that employ fewer than 15 persons;

(2) Contractor establishments or construction work sites where no union has been formally recognized by the Contractor or certified as the exclusive bargaining representative of the Contractor’s employees;

(3) Contractor establishments or construction work sites located in a jurisdiction named in the definition of the United States in which the law of that jurisdiction forbids enforcement of union-security agreements;

(4) Contractor facilities where upon the written request of the Contractor, the Department of Labor Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs has waived the posting requirements with respect to any of the Contractor’s facilities if the Deputy Assistant Secretary finds that the Contractor has demonstrated that—

(i) The facility is in all respects separate and distinct from activities of the Contractor related to the performance of a contract; and

(ii) Such a waiver will not interfere with or impede the effectuation of the Executive order; or

(5) Work outside the United States that does not involve the recruitment or employment of workers within the United States.

(f) The Department of Labor publishes the official employee notice in two variations; one for contractors covered by the Railway Labor Act and a second for all other contractors. The Contractor shall—

(1) Obtain the required employee notice poster from the Division of Interpretations and Standards, Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5605, Washington, DC 20210, or from any field office of the Department’s Office of Labor-Management Standards or Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs;

(2) Download a copy of the poster from the Office of Labor-Management Standards website at http://www.olms.dol.gov; or

(3) Reproduce and use exact duplicate copies of the Department of Labor’s official poster.

(g) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in every subcontract or purchase order that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold, entered into in connection with this contract, unless exempted by the Department of Labor Deputy Assistant Secretary for Labor-Management Programs on account of special circumstances in the national interest under authority of 29 CFR 470.3(c). For indefinite quantity subcontracts, the Contractor shall include the substance of this clause if the value of orders in any calendar year of the subcontract is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Pursuant to 29 CFR Part 470, Subpart B—Compliance Evaluations, Complaint Investigations and Enforcement Procedures, the Secretary of Labor may direct the Contractor to take such action in the enforcement of these regulations, including the imposition of sanctions for noncompliance with respect to any such subcontract or purchase order. If the Contractor becomes involved in litigation with a subcontractor or vendor, or is threatened with such involvement, as a result of such direction, the Contractor may request the United States, through the Secretary of Labor, to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States.

(End of clause)

52.225-9 Buy American Act—Construction Materials (Jan 2005)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Component” means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into a construction material.

“Construction material” means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

“Cost of components” means—

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the construction material (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material.

“Domestic construction material” means—

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States; or

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if the cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic.

“Foreign construction material” means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

“United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Domestic preference.

(1) This clause implements the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a - 10d) by providing a preference for domestic construction material. The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this clause.

(2) This requirement does not apply to the construction material or components listed by the Government as follows:

[Contracting Officer to list applicable excepted materials or indicate “none”]

(3) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause if the Government determines that—

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the requirements of the Buy American Act is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American Act to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or

(iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American Act.

(1)(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including—

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Price;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American Act applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American Act applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American Act.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Foreign and Domestic Construction Materials Price Comparison

Item 1:

Domestic construction material

[List name, address, telephone number, and contact for suppliers surveyed. Attach copy of response; if oral, attach summary.]

[Include other applicable supporting information.]

[* Include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued).]

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/these address(es):

FAR Clauses: http://www.arnet.gov/far/

GSAM Clauses: http://acquisition.gov/comp/gsam/gsam.html 52.252-4 Alterations in Contract (Apr 1984) Portions of this contract are altered as follows: NONE (End of clause)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

The use in this solicitation or contract of any DFARS (48 CFR) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(b) SECTION J List of Attachments and Exhibits J-1 Attachments (Defining Scope) Attachment 1 – Project Manual – Volume 1, June 30, 2005 Attachment 2 – Project Manual – Volume 2, June 30, 2005

Attachment 3 – Drawings (84 .pdf documents, dated June 30, 2005) Attachment 4 – Addendum No. 01, Revised May 22, 2007 Attachment 5 – Davis-Bacon Wage Determination, WA20070010, Modification 05, 11/16/2007 Note: Attachments can be obtained by registering at http://FedTeDS.gov and searching for this solicitation number. Registration could take 48 hours.

J-2 Exhibits (To be completed for proposal evaluation)

Exhibit 1 – Recent Experience Exhibit 2 – Past Performance Evaluations SECTION K Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:

52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (Jan 2006) (a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is __________________ [insert NAICS code].

(2) The small business size standard is _____________ [insert size standard].

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the clause at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (c) of this provision applies.

(2) If the clause at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in CCR, and has completed the ORCA electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (c) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] (i) Paragraph (c) applies.

[ ] (ii) Paragraph (c) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.

(End of provision)

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Minority Participation: 6.2%

Female Participation: 6.9% These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction," and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the--

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is State of Washington.

(End of provision)

SECTION L Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Fill In: N/A

SEP 1996

11:00am, January 10, 2008

Main Lobby, Pac Hwy POE, 20 N 4th St, Blaine, WA, 98230

FEB 1995

GENERAL Proposal Preparation Instructions

L-1 Each offeror submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation should confirm its participation via an email to the Contract Specialist: chad.obrien@gsa.gov by the pre-proposal conference.

L-2 This is an all-electronic solicitation release. No hard copies will be mailed. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted to www.FedBizOpps.gov. It is the responsibility of each offeror to review the web page for notice of amendments, updates or changes to current information.

L-3 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: A pre-proposal conference will be held on January 10, 2008 at 11:00am. Meet in the main lobby located at the Pacific Highway Point of Entry, 20 N 4th St, Blaine, WA, 98230. All prospective offerors are urged to attend this conference. In order to make the conference as productive as possible, offerors are requested to submit, one week prior to the pre-proposal conference, any questions they may have in writing through email to chad.obrien@gsa.gov. The submission of written questions will not preclude anyone from posing questions during the pre-proposal conference. Failure of a prospective offeror to submit any questions or to attend the conference will be construed to mean that the offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective offerors are advised that the pre-proposal conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the concepts involved in the solicitation. Answers to questions raised during the pre-proposal conference will be provided to prospective offerors within three workdays following the conference. All prospective offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is specifically amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of any such amendment as described in Contract Clause “Amendment to Solicitations” of this RFP shall apply.

Notice to Offeror's: Offeror's are encouraged to submit all questions and requests for clarification no less than 7 days prior to the RFP closing date. The decision whether to respond to questions and requests for clarifications made less than 7 days prior to the RFP closing date shall be at the sole discretion of the contracting officer.

L-4 All proposals must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation. Any commitments made in the proposal shall become a part of the resultant contract. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in the offeror's proposal being summarily rejected.

L-5 The contracting officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Therefore, only a limited amount of cost information is required in the initial proposals. Upon examination of the initial proposals (offers), the contracting officer will review the determination. If, in the contracting officer's opinion, there is adequate price competition, no additional cost information, except for final proposal revisions, will be solicited and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition the contracting officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to prepare, submit, and certify cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-4.

L-6 Submitted materials will be fully responsive to and consistent with the following:

· Requirements of the RFP and SOW contained therein;

· Government standards and regulations pertaining to the SOW; and

· Evaluation factors and subfactors for award in Section M of this RFP.

· No material shall be incorporated by reference or reiteration of the RFP. Any such material will not be considered for evaluation. Materials shall be presented in a manner, which allows it to stand-alone without need for evaluators to reference other documents.

· Format of the proposal shall be as follows:

· All typing (including that on charts, graphs, and tables, etc.) shall be no smaller than 12 point. Two columns of text per page are acceptable.

· Elaborate format, color representations, and bindings are not desirable. Three ring binders or soft covers with binding are preferred.

L-7 PROPOSAL PREPARATION: The written technical proposal shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions and shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation criteria and evaluation standards in Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award. Technical proposals must include necessary information to enable the evaluators to form a definitive conclusion concerning the offeror's ability to perform the required construction services. Submit an original and 3 copies.

L-8

SPECIFIC PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Proposals shall include all content described in this section in order to be responsive. Proposals shall be tabbed as indicated below. Designate on the volume cover, which proposal package contains the original, executed copy of the RFP.

FACTOR 1

PAST PERFORMANCE

SUBFACTOR 1-1

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Tab 1

· Each offeror shall provide a summary list of no more than 10 (but not less than 3) similar projects completed within the last three (3) years. For each project listed, the offer shall provide, the information shown on exhibit 1. The information provided shall not exceed one (1) page (formatted consistent with Exhibit 1) per project.

SUBFACTOR 1-2

PAST PERFORMANCE EVALS

Tab 2

· Each offeror shall select three (3) projects from those identified in subfactor 1-1 and provide the past performance evaluation sheet (Exhibit 2) to the owner or owner’s representative. Ask them to complete the evaluation and provide it to the GSA Contract Specialist (identified in section G-1) via e-mail, fax, or mail. The offeror is responsible to ensure the forms are sent directly to the GSA Contract Specialist and received no later than the proposal due date.

· The offeror shall complete and submit (in tab 2) a self-evaluation of the same three (3) projects using the same form. The Contract Specialist may conduct owner evaluation verification and clarification and may contact any other references provided and conduct further interviews.

FACTOR 2

COSTS AND CONTRACT FORMS

SUBFACTOR 2-1

COSTS

Tab 3

· Provide a detailed cost breakout in CSI format for the Alteration of the FDA Space

· Provide a detailed cost breakout in CSI format for the New Construction of the Breezeway Expansion

SUBFACTOR 2-2

CONTRACT FORMS

Tab 4

· Complete the SF 1442 blocks 14 through 20c. Original signature of an official authorized to contractually bind the offeror is required.

· Part IV, Section K, Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offeror.

· Offeror shall provide a proposal guarantee letter from the firm’s bonding company stating the firm’s bonding capabilities.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates the award of a Firm-Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation. (End of clause)

SECTION M Evaluation Factors for Award

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

M-1 Introduction: This section outlines the criteria the Government will use in evaluating the offeror's capabilities and proposals. The Government will compare each offeror's capabilities and proposal elements against predetermined measures of merit related to the Government's requirement defined herein.

M-2 General Basis for Award: This is a competitive, best value, source selection that will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR Part 15.3) and General Services Administration Manual (GSAM). In using this best value approach, the Government seeks to award to an offeror who gives the GSA the greatest confidence that it best meets our requirements. To arrive at a source selection decision, the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will integrate the source selection team’s assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors (described below). While the Government source selection evaluation board and the SSA will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process, by its nature, is subjective and therefore professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. This may result in an award being made to a higher rated, higher priced offeror where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors and the SSA reasonably determines that the technical superiority, and/or overall business approach, and/or superior past performance, of the higher priced offeror outweighs the cost difference.

M-3 Evaluation Factors and Their Relative Importance:

M-3.1.

Factor 1: Past Performance

· Recent Experience: The Government will score the relevance of each project submitted in comparison to the Government’s current project. The average score will be used in the final technical evaluation.

· Past Performance Evaluations: The Government will compile the scores on the evaluations. The average score will be used in the final technical evaluation.

M-3.2 Factor 2: Cost and Contract Forms

The evaluation of price will be based on each offeror's cost breakout in CSI format. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair and reasonable price. Examples of such techniques include, but are not limited to the following:

· Price analysis: The process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit.

· Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation. Normally, adequate price competition establishes price reasonableness.

M-4 Competitive range: The Government reserves the right to limit for purposes of efficiency, the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. If the contracting officer, decides that an offeror's proposal should no longer be included in the competitive range, the proposal shall be eliminated from consideration for award and written notice of the decision shall be provided to the unsuccessful offeror in accordance with FAR 15.503.

M-4.1 Discussions: To maximize the Government’s ability to obtain best value, based on the requirement and the evaluation factors set forth in this RFP, it may be necessary to conduct discussions. If discussions are necessary due to perceived weaknesses or other issues, which must be addressed before award, they will be conducted with only those offerors determined to be within the competitive range. Discussions may be conducted either orally or in writing. The scope and extent of discussions are a matter of the contracting officers judgment. The Government may make a final determination as to whether the offeror’s proposal is acceptable or unacceptable solely on the basis of the initial proposal as submitted. Accordingly, offerors are advised to submit initial proposals, which are fully and clearly acceptable without additional information. The competitive range, if required, may be reduced for purposes of efficiency pursuant to FAR 15.306(c)(2). Offerors may be restricted to a short turnaround (i.e., less than 24 hours) in responding to the contracting officer during any discussions.

The Government reserves the right to hold oral presentation with firms who have been determined to be in the competitive range. If this right is exercised the offeror will be notified no later than 7 calendar days prior to the oral presentation date.

M-4.2 Final Proposal Revisions: If discussions are conducted, final proposal revisions will be required in determining the award of the contract resulting from this RFP. However, the Government reserves the right to award a contract without discussions or opportunity for proposal revisions, in which case, final proposal revisions will not be required. Offerors are advised that unsupported final proposal revisions may be penalized in the overall proposal evaluation, and an otherwise acceptable proposal could be placed in jeopardy.

M-4.3 Rejection of Unrealistic Offers: The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated to be unrealistic in terms of program commitments, contract terms and conditions, or unrealistically high or low in price when compared to Government estimates, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the program.

M-4.4 Correction Potential of Proposals: The Government will consider throughout the evaluation, the “correction potential” of any deficiency or proposal inadequacy. The judgment of such “correction potential” is within the sole discretion of the Government. If an aspect of an offeror’s proposal not meeting the Government’s requirements is not considered correctable, the offeror may be eliminated from the competitive range. For a proposal to result in an awardable contract, the proposal must at least meet all technical requirements, conform to all required terms and conditions, and include all required certifications. Offerors are required to meet RFP requirements in addition to those identified as evaluation criteria to be eligible for award.

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COMBINED WEIGHT OF TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

M-5.1 For this solicitation the combined weight of the technical evaluation factors is equal to cost/price.