Instructions to Offerors (Bidder Inquiry).pdf

BIDDER INQUIRY:

Bidder/Offeror Solicitation Questions:

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a website that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment/question will receive an acknowledgement of the comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

TIMING OF BIDDER INQUIRIES: Bidders are encouraged to submit their bidder inquiries promptly. The Government will make every effort to answer all bidder inquiries; however, the closer to the solicitation due date an inquiry is received, the less likely it is that a timely response can be provided.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: CF4DT9-RRZQUA

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be use from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Instructions for Entering Questions:

1. After you are logged in, click on the “post new inquiry.” It is on the left side of the window under the word "Submit."

a.) This is the window where you will enter your questions.

b.) Comment Classification: Click on the down arrow to the right of the words “Please select from below,” select “Public.”

c.) Discipline: This is where you select who this question should be directed to. Example: if the question is about an electrical drawing or specification, select “Electrical” from the pull-down list.

d.) Sheet. Enter the sheet number of the drawing you are asking about.

e.) Detail. Enter the detail name of the detail shown on the drawing that you are asking about.

f.) Specification. Enter the Specification number and paragraph number.

g.) File. Use this if you are going to attach a pdf file.

h.) Question. Enter your question here.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed, you are now logged into the system.

For questions about the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry, please contact the Call Center help desk at ProjNet: Public User,

(833) 389-1097 or 217-367-3273, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). Bidder inquiry help questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@projnet.info.

Offerors are cautioned to clearly print prices for all line items. Be especially careful placing decimal points, as a mistake in your offer may render it unresponsive. Your quote must be valid for 30 calendar days after the due date specified for receipt of quotations. Please include shipping costs in the quoted price of each item.

Registration at www.sam.gov is required. If not registered, please do so. Step-by-step help information on how to register is detailed on the website, along with frequently asked questions (FAQs). Lack of registration in the SAM database may make an offeror ineligible for award.

Effective 29 April 2018, the notarized letter process is now mandatory on all CURRENT registrants at SAM who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record. The notarized letter is mandatory and is required for the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD, https://www.fsd.gov) to activate the entity’s registration. Both Federal Assistance entities and all non-Federal entities must mail the original, signed copy of the notarized letter to the Federal Service Desk. Failure to do so within 30 days of activation may result in the registration no longer being active. Mail the completed, signed, notarized letter to:

FEDERAL SERVICE DESK

ATTN: SAM.GOV REGISTRATION PROCESSING

460 INDUSTRIAL BLVD

LONDON, KY 40741-7285

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Per Title 4 of the US Code 104-107, the US Government is exempt from paying local and state taxes. Exempt Tax Identification Number 91-0828090.

General Contract Information

Delivery Date________________________________________________

Offeror’s Name (Printed) _________________________________________

Offeror’s Contact Telephone Number_______________________________

Offeror’s Email Address___________________________________________

Federal Tax Identification No. ____________________________________________

CAGE Code ________________ Unique Entity ID ______________________________

Is your company registered online in SAM (www.sam.gov)? YES NO

Total Amount of Contract: ____________________________

To ensure receipt of your quote, please send to the attention of Jen Gorham at:

Email: jennifer.a.gorham@usace.army.mil

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES

Submission of Price Quote – Contractor must submit the following in 1 copy:

1. Signed and dated Standard Form 1449 (Solicitation / Contract / Order for Commercial Items).

2. Signed and dated Standard Form 30, if applicable, for any Amendments to the Solicitation.

3. Completed schedule (pricing information) for all line items listed in the solicitation / amendments.

4. Completed “General Contract Information” section above.

5. Descriptive Materials (brochures, illustrations, drawings, data sheets, etc.) must be submitted which will allow the Contracting Officer to determine, without discussion with the offeror, whether the products being offered meets all of the required specifications. Submittals shall include copies of manufactures catalog cut sheet, specification sheets, material certifications, and warranty.

BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will award one contract resulting from this solicitation in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 12.2 to the responsible offeror meeting or exceeding all solicitation requirements and representing the best value based on price.