RMACC_SBA_8(a)_Acceptance_Letters.pdf

U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

South Florida District Office

100 South Biscayne Boulevard, 7TH Floor

Miami, Florida 33131-2011

February 16, 2015

Ms. Jean Bretz Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard 475 Kilvert St., Suite 100 Warwick, RI 02886

Dear Ms. Bretz:

This letter is to serve as acceptance of the offer submitted by your agency on February 10, 2016. In accordance with Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 USC 637(a)(1)) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.8, and the executed Partnership Agreement between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Homeland Security, SBA hereby accepts your offer letter for competition in the 8(a) Business Development (BD) Program for:

IDIQ for Design/Build Construction Multiple Award Contracts with Competition being limited to the 8(a) Firms in Coast Guard District/Region 7.

Our analysis indicates that acceptance of this requirement meets the criteria for competition in the 8(a) BD Program. You have designated a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 236220 for this requirement. This NAICS Code should not be changed without prior coordination with this office. The assigned SBA Requirement Number is 0455-16-601505-01. Please reference this number should you need to contact this office relative to this procurement. The SBA Requirement Number should also be referenced on any resultant contract award documents.

You are authorized to announce the acquisition in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizopps) online publication and issue a solicitation. However, you must state in the publication the geographical restriction of the requirement in the announcement. The following statement should be included in the announcement: It has been determined that competition will be limited to 8(a) firms located within the geographical area serviced by the Coast Guard’ District/Region 7, competition will include 8(a) firms located in the states of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina and other 8(a) construction firms with a bona fide place of business within the geographical competitive area, and the assigned NAICS code. All other 8(a) BD Participants are deemed ineligible to submit offers.

At the conclusion of your evaluations, please advise the SBA District Offices of the apparent successful offeror. Your notice must include the firm’s name, the anticipated award value for the first year, and the total dollar amount of the award.

Additionally, the notice should include the date of the firm’s representations and certifications and the date of the firm’s initial date for receipt of offers so that a determination of the 8(a) firm’s eligibility can be made by SBA. Within five (5) business days of this notification, SBA will confirm the eligibility of the apparent successful offeror to receive the contract award and notify your office, in writing, of its determination. If the 8(a) firm is found ineligible, the SBA District office that Services that Firm will

Francisco A. Marrero District Director

Jonel Hein Deputy District Director

Ms. Jean Bretz inform you, in writing, of the firm’s ineligibility and request that you send SBA the name of the next highest evaluated 8(a) firm for an eligibility determination.

Under the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement, you are to execute and distribute one copy of the contract, including basic contract, orders, modifications, and purchase orders, if applicable, to our office within 15 business days of the award. The SBA must be consulted prior to any changes that affect the scope of the contract.

In addition, the Department of Homeland Security will retain the responsibility for compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirements and all applicable provisions of FAR Section 52.219-14. Upon detecting any violations of the Ostensible Subcontracting rule, procuring agencies should immediately notify the SBA’s Headquarters office via an email to: 8abd2@sba.gov.

In the event that this requirement does not result in a contract award, please notify the SBA District Office.

If you have questions regarding this acceptance letter, please contact Rabon Lewis at: 305-536-5521, Extension 119 or e-mail Rabon.Lewis@sba.gov.

Thank you for your continued support of the 8(a) BD Program.

Sincerely, Rabon Lewis

Rabon Lewis Business Opportunity Specialist 8(a) Business Development

March 7, 2016 Email: jean.m.bretz@uscg.mil

Jean Bertz, Small Business Specialist U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard 475 Kilvert Street, Suite 100 Warwick, RI 02886

Dear Ms. Bretz:

Pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 USC 637(a) (1)) the Small Business Administration accepts your offer for:

Description: IDIQ for design/build construction multiple award contracts with competition being limited to HUBZone and 8(a) firms with a bona fide place of business in the state of Alaska.

Anticipated Dollar Value: $150 million SBA Requirement No.: 1084/16/601948 NAICS Code: 236220 / Size Standard 36.5 million

Our preliminary analysis indicates that this construction requirement meets the criteria for competition in the 8(a) Program. The designated North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) is 236220 for this requirement. This NAICS code number cannot be changed without notifying this office first.

You are instructed to publicize this requirement in FedBizOps. You must state in the announcement the following. You must also provide this office with a copy of your solicitation.

The geographical restrictions and bona fide place of business requirements

The SBA Requirement Number: 1084/16/601948

The Joint Venture instructions

The NAICS code and its corresponding size standard

It has been determined that competition is limited or restricted geographically to the servicing area of the Alaska SBA District Office. All 8(a) certified firms serviced by our office and all 8(a) certified firms with a bona fide place of business located in the servicing area of the Alaska SBA District Office are deemed eligible to submit offers. In addition, it has been determined that competition will not be restricted by stage (transitional or developmental) of a firm’s 8(a) program participation.

U. S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

ALASKA DISTRICT OFFICE

420 L Street Suite 300 Anchorage, Alaska 99501

907-271-4022 Office 907-271-4545 Fax 800-755-7034 Toll Free

The following items are applicable to this procurement.

Joint Venture Agreements - Joint ventures are allowed to bid on 8(a) competitive projects.

Therefore, you must include the following in your instructions to Bidders.

Joint Ventures are allowable on competitive 8(a) set-asides. SBA must receive the joint venture agreement and all supporting documentation no less than twenty

(20) working days prior to the scheduled date for contract award. If you are contemplating a joint venture on this project, you must advise your assigned

Business Opportunity Specialist (BOS) in writing as soon as possible. The joint venture must be approved by SBA prior to contract award.

You are authorized to issue a solicitation. SBA must be provided a copy of the solicitation package as sent to this office, along with a list of firms receiving the solicitation. Once offers have been received, please provide a copy of the abstract of offers for sealed bids or an unranked list of offerors, in the case of competitive proposals to this office.

It is recommended that Bid Bonds are requested at the time of bid proposals to assure payment and performance bonds are available at the time of negotiations. SBA does not waive bonding on any 8(a) contract.

You are encouraged to perform a pre-award survey in accordance with your normal competitive procedures. If substantial doubt as to a firm’s ability to perform is raised, you should refer the matter to the firm’s SBA Servicing District Office in accordance with FAR 19.809. The SBA Servicing District Office shall review the survey and may request an advisory opinion from the Small Business Administration’s Area Office for Government Contracting in making its determination as to the firm’s competence and responsibility to perform.

At the conclusion of your evaluations, you are to advise the SBA Servicing District Office in writing of the apparent successful offeror and request a determination of the firm’s eligibility for award. Your notice should include the following. If the firm is not directly serviced from the Alaska District Office, we will provide the contact information to you.

1. Firm’s name

2. Anticipated award value of the first year

3. The date of the firm’s representations and certifications

4. The date of the firm’s proposal

In accordance with 13 CFR 124.311(e)(5), within five (5) business days of that notification, the servicing District Office, will make a determination of the eligibility of the apparent successful offeror and notify your office, in writing, of the result of its determination. If the apparent successful offeror is found to be ineligible, the SBA servicing District Office will inform you, in writing, of the firm’s ineligibility and request that you consider the next lowest bid of contract award.

Under the terms and conditions of the Partnership Agreement between SBA and your agency, you are to execute and distribute one copy of the contract, including task orders, modifications, and purchase orders, to our office within 15 business days of the award. SBA must be consulted prior to changes that affect the scope of the contract. Reference the SBA requirement number in all correspondence.

In addition, your agency will retain the responsibility for compliance with the limitations on subcontracting requirements and all applicable provisions of FAR Section 52.219-14. Upon detecting any violations of the Ostensible Subcontracting rule, procuring agencies should immediately notify the SBA’s Headquarters office via an email to: 8abd@sba.gov.

In the event that this requirement does not result in a contract award, please notify the Alaska District Office and reference the SBA requirement number.

Thank you for your interest in and continuing support of the 8(a) Program. Should you or your staff have questions regarding the above, please contact me by telephone at (907) 271-4022 or by email at alaska8a@sba.gov.

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