Amendment0001.doc

This amendment serves to make the following changes below in red font.

This amendment also serves to provide additional reference drawings for information only and to provide additional understanding of the existing structure. These reference drawings are from the last major structural rehab project on the pier in 1988 but do not represent the condition of the existing structure today. They do not change or add to the drawings or specifications provided under the RFP for this project and are meant for background reference for the structure only. These drawings can be downloaded from www.fedteds.gov.

All other terms and condition of the solicitation remain unchanged.

L.18 Specific Instructions

Documents submitted in response to this RFP must be fully responsive and consistent with the following:

1) Pages exceeding the page limitations set forth in this Section L will not be read or evaluated, and will be removed from the proposal.

2) The proposals will be 8 ½” x 11” paper except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”.

3) A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information.

4) Typing shall not be less than 12 font Times New Roman.

5) Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

1. Price Proposal - Submit original and one copy.

a. Complete blocks 14-20c of the SF 1442. In doing so, the offeror agrees to the contract terms and conditions as written in the RFP Sections A through K. These sections become the model contract.

b. Insert proposed price in Section B.

2. Technical Proposal – Limited to no more than 10 pages. Submit original and three copies. Evidence is provided through a narrative description that must include location of project, performance period, dollar value and owner of project. Limit 1 page for each experience narrative.

a) Experience:

i) Provide documentation illustrating that the Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) has had experience with at least two (2) projects, each of which must include all of the below tasks, each over $5,000,000.00 in the last five years. One of these projects must have taken place in Alaska. marine construction projects, one of which must be over $5,000,000.00 in the last five (5) years, and one must have taken place in Alaska in the last (5) years.

ii) Provide documentation illustrating that the Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) has had marine construction project experience with the following types of tasks:

- Waterfront demolition work to include pulling/cutting old piles. installing new deck metal structure to metal piling; coating metal parts from corrosion.

- Repair work

- Field Coating metal structures

- Installation of new structural steel on a pier or wharf

- Installation of fuel distribution piping on a pier or wharf

- Working from a barge

b) Staffing:

i) Provide documentation illustrating that the Site Superintendent meets the following qualifications:

- Has served as Site Superintendent on at least two (2) one projects over $5,000,000.00 in the last five (5) years.

- Has at least five (5) years of experience in marine work.

ii) Provide documentation illustrating that the Prime Contractor can perform at least 50% of the work with their own forces as per FAR 52.236-1 in Section I.1.

3. Past Performance Information – Only references for same or similar type work are desired. Submit original and three (3) additional copies. You must provide references for any experience provided under a) Experience requirements in the Technical Proposal above. These references are not included in the 10 page limit.

A. Quality and Satisfaction Rating for Contracts Completed in Past Five Years: Provide any information currently available (letters, metrics, customer surveys, independent surveys, etc.) which demonstrates customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed product for same or similar type of work. In addition, explain corrective actions taken in the past, if any, for substandard performance and any current performance problems such as cost overruns, extended performance periods, numerous warranty calls, etc.

B. Performance Questionnaires/Surveys: The Government will evaluate the quality and extent of the offeror’s experience deemed relevant to the requirements of this RFP. The Government will use information submitted by the offeror and other sources such as other Federal Government offices and commercial sources, to assess experience. Provide a list of no more than ten (10) of the most relevant contracts performed for Federal agencies and commercial customers within the last five (5) years. The experience listed in number 1 of the Technical Proposal must be included in this list. The evaluation of past performance information will take into account past performance information regarding subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement. Furnish the following information for each contract referenced.

1) Company/Division Name

2) Product/Service

3) Contracting Agency/Customer

4) Contract Number

5) Contract Dollar Value

6) Period of Performance

7) Verified, up-to-date, address, FAX & telephone number of the contracting officer

8) Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions

9) Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract conditions.

C. Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor’s consent. Provide, along with the proposal, a letter from all subcontractors that will perform critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime contractor. This consent is only necessary if you are using their experience to meet experience requirements.

M.1 Proposals shall be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation factors below. For this procurement, award shall be made to the responsible offeror submitting a technically acceptable proposal and offering the lowest price. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically acceptable proposals.

A. Initially offers shall be ranked according to price, including all optional items.

B. Next, the Government technical evaluation team shall evaluate, on a pass/fail basis, the technical proposals submitted by the lowest priced offerors against the following evaluation factors:

1) Experience:

i) To be considered technically acceptable, the Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) must satisfactorily demonstrate at least two (2) completed, relevant marine construction projects, each one (1) over $5,000,000.00 in the last five years and one of which took place in Alaska in the last five (5) years. with experience as described in Section L.18 (a) above. One of these two projects must demonstrate that the work was performed in Alaska.

ii) To be considered technically acceptable, the Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) must satisfactorily demonstrate marine construction project experience with the tasks as described in Section L.18 (2) (a) (ii) above.

2) Staffing:

i) To be considered technically acceptable, the Contractor and/or subcontractor(s) must satisfactorily demonstrate that the Site Superintendent has experience in this role for at least two (2) one (1) projects over $5,000,000.00 in the last five (5) years.

Contractor and/or Subcontractor(s) must also satisfactorily demonstrate that the Site Superintendent has at least 5 years of experience in marine work.

ii) To be considered technically acceptable, the Prime Contractor must satisfactorily demonstrate that they are capable of performing at least 50% of the work with their own forces. See Section I.1 FAR 52.236-1.

C. The contracting officer shall seek performance information on the lowest priced offerors (usually the lowest five to seven) based on:

1. The references/questionnaires provided by the offeror,

2. Data independently obtained from other Government and commercial sources.

The purpose of the past performance information is for the Government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in this RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. This assessment will result in an overall pass/fail rating. Past performance regarding sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will also be rated as highly as past performance on the principal offeror. A Passing Past Performance rating is defined as successfully completing projects with a minimum of avoidable time and cost overruns.

D. If the lowest priced evaluated technically acceptable offer is judged to have a passing past performance rating, the evaluation process stops at that point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

E. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in Section L. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal. Communication conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a contract without the opportunity for proposal revision.

F. Unrealistically low prices will be considered during the evaluation process and may result in either the proposal being considered unacceptable or a verification of the proposal price.

G. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in the best interest of the Government.