MICC Bldg. 21386 Repairs Grounding System Site Visit Pre-Bid Conference PowerPoint.pdf

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Ms. Natalia Lerma Contracting Officer

21 July 2021

919th Contracting Battalion Mission and Installation Contracting Command

Fort Bliss, Texas

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Bldg. 21386 Repairs & Grounding System

W911SG-21-B-0005

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Pre-Bid Conference Overview

• Welcome & Introductions

• Housekeeping Items

• Purpose

• General Information

• Acquisition Milestones

• Common Pitfalls

• Technical Overview

• Site Visit

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Welcome & Introductions

• Natalia Lerma

– Contracting Officer, Mission & Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Fort Bliss natalia.lerma.civ@mail.mil 915-568-3906

• Christopher Herrera

– Contract Specialist, MICC-Fort Bliss christopher.herrera1.civ@mail.mil 915-569-7659

• Vannesa Cuevas

– Project Manager, WSMR Directorate of Public Works (DPW)

• David Garcia

– Design Engineer, WSMR DPW

• Christopher Hahn

– Contracting Officer Representative (COR), WSMR DPW

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Housekeeping Items

• NO pictures are allowed.

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Purpose

• To familiarize contractors with the Government’s requirement and the bidding instructions

– Tour a representation of the scope of work

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General Information

• Natalia Lerma and Christopher Herrera are the ONLY points of contact for this requirement

• Any remarks, explanations, or answers to questions at this conference shall not qualify as terms of the solicitation

• Provisions, terms, and conditions of the solicitation shall remain unchanged unless they are formally amended in writing and issued by the Contracting Officer

• Questions during this conference/site visit must be submitted in writing to Christopher Herrera, christopher.herrera1.civ@mail.mil to be formally addressed

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General Information

• All questions shall be submitted in writing no later than 28 July 2021 @ 1:00 PM MST to Mr. Herrera. Questions received after the due date will not receive a response.

• This requirement is advertised on SAM.gov and has been set aside for Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone).

System for Award Management (SAM) – must be active

– NAICS 236220 must be listed in the Bidders Reps & Certs

Firm Fixed Price

– Total Period of Performance: 170 days after contract award

Magnitude of Construction

– Between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00

Contract shall be awarded to the responsive/responsible bidder considering only price.

• The information from today’s site visit will be made available as an attachment on SAM.gov

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Tentative Acquisition Milestones

Description Date

Solicitation Posted 16 July 2021

Site Visit 21 July 2021

RFI’s Due 28 July 2021 @ 1:00 PM MST

Amendment 1 4 August 2021

Bid Opening 17 August @ 2:00 PMMST

Estimated Award 1 September 2021

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Common Pitfalls

• Don’t read the solicitation, Instructions to Bidders

• Don’t provide an OVERALL contract price

• The “Bid Date” on the bid bond guarantee is missing or incorrect

• The “Invitation Number” on the bid bond guarantee is missing or incorrect

• Don’t sign the SF1442 and acknowledge amendments on SF1442

• NAICS code not listed in Reps & Certs in SAM

• Don’t include CD’s with bid

• Timeliness for bid delivery

– Hand Delivery Day of Bid Opening: Day of bid opening between 1:00 PM MST and 2:00 PM MST

– Mail Delivery: Allow enough time

• Lack of responsiveness

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DPW

• Technical Presentation – Fort Bliss Directorate of Public Works

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Questions