Volume_III_IDIQ_Solicitation_Above_$150k.pdf

General Services Administration Public Building Service, Region 1 New England

Solicitation GS-01P-18-BZ-D-XXXX IDIQ Construction Services for GSA-Owned and -Leased

Document: The Solicitation Pages 1 of 27

SOLICITATION NUMBER:GS-01P-18-BZ-D-XXXX

SERVICE: Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Construction Services Above $150,000.00 for GSA-Owned and -Leased Federal Facilities in the Region 1, New England Geographical Area

LOCATION(S): Multiple

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: One (1) Base and Four (4) Option Years

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: March X, 2018

QUESTIONS: The final submission date for questions is March

XX, 2018, 2:00 PM. Questions must be sent via email to Kara Canty at kara.canty@gsa.gov

OFFER RECEIPT DATE/TIME: April 2, 2018, 2:00 PM, Local Time

THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

The General Services Administration (GSA) is setting aside this contract under the following clause found in the Agreement: FAR 52.219-6 (“Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside”)

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Table of Contents

I. General Information

A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives

D. Pre-Proposal Conference

E. Estimated Price Range

F. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee

G. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit - Construction

H. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals

A. Proposal Contents

B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposal F. Requirements for Joint Venture Offerors

III. General Provisions

A. Availability of Funds B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation C. Notice to Small Business Firms D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results E. Affirmative Procurement Program F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals G. Contractor Performance Information H. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified I. Additional Security Requirements

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

A. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition B. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract C. FAR 52.222-5Construction Wage Rate Requirements, Secondary Site of the Work D. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction E. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest F. Buy American - Construction G. Buy American Exceptions H. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29

VI. Method of Award

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A. Evaluation of Offers

B. Determination of Responsibility

C. Price Reasonableness / Price Realism

D. Unbalanced Prices

E. Total Evaluated Price

F. Non-Price Factors

G. Evaluation of Joint Venture Offerors

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VOLUME III: THE SOLICITATION

I. General Information

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation is set-aside for Small Businesses, in accordance with FAR Part 19. This

Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a multiple-award IDIQ Contract to provide construction services for various repairs, alterations and renovations to federally owned and leased facilities serviced by the New England Region 1 of the General Services Administration (GSA) and located throughout the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

(2) This IDIQ Contract requirement is divided into three (3) separate Geographic Zones, as follows: North (composed of the States of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont); South (composed of the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts excluding Metropolitan Boston); and, Metropolitan Boston. Offerors are not required to submit proposals for each Geographic Zone; Offerors may submit proposals for any combination of Geographic Zones for which they wish to be considered for contract award. It is the Government’s intention to make multiple awards for each Geographic Region.

(3) Neither the Solicitation nor any part of an Offeror's proposal shall be part of the Contract except to the extent expressly incorporated therein by the Contracting Officer.

(4) Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award as set forth herein. The Offeror's proposal submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer. No contract shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the SF1442 submitted by an Offeror, and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the SF 1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.

I.B. List of Solicitation Documents

The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation (Volume III)

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form - Form (C301) including additional Certification “GSA Class Deviation — Prohibition Against Contracting with Corporations that have an Unpaid Delinquent Federal Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction Under Federal Law” (Volume IV)

(3) The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement (Volume I, II)

(4) Other Forms Required For Submission with Proposals

I.C. Authorized Representatives

The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

(1) Contracting Officer

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Name: Frank Pfeiffer Address: Two Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI 02903

Telephone: 401-528-5130 Email: Frank.pfeiffer@gsa.gov

(2) Contract Specialist

Name: Kara Canty Address: 10 Causeway Street, Boston, MA 02222-1077

Telephone: 617-565-5822 Email: Kara.canty@gsa.gov

I.D. Pre-solicitation Conference

Please refer to FBO announcement for specific details.

I.E. Estimated Price Range

The estimated price range for the total IDIQ requirement, inclusive of all Geographic Zones and contracts (multiple awards) over the base and all option years is greater than $100 M.

The estimated price range for individual Task Orders to be awarded under each contract is between $150,000.00 and $3,095,000.

I.F. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee (SEP 96)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier’s check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

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I.H. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 2:00 pm local time on the following date and at the following address:

Date: April 2, 2018, 2:00 PM, Local Time Address: U.S. General Services Administration

10 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02222 11th Floor Attn: Kara Canty, Contract Specialist

(2) Offers sent by commercial package delivery and hand delivery shall be deemed received as of the date and time of delivery to the office designated for receipt of offers.

(3) Offers sent by United States Mail shall be deemed timely if delivered to the address of the government installation designated for receipt of offers on or before the date established for receipt of offers.

II. Proposals

II.A. Proposal Format

Offerors who wish to submit an offer will be required to submit two sealed envelopes, one marked “Price Proposal” and the other marked “Technical Proposal”. All envelopes shall clearly identify the solicitation number, the firms’ name and address, and the specific Geographic Zone(s) being offered.

Each proposal shall be provided on a flash drive only; hard copies and e-mailed proposals will not be accepted. Flash drives should contain two separate volumes; each individually titled and numbered volumes as stated below:

Volume No. Volume Title I Price Proposal II Technical Proposal

Please provide a statement that the USB Flash Drive was scanned for viruses at the time it was created and that none were found.

Volumes I and II are to be individually and clearly labeled as to their contents (i.e., Volume I and Volume II). Please mail your proposal on flash drive to:

U.S. General Services Administration 10 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02222 11th Floor Attn: Kara Canty, Contract Specialist

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The Proposal is limited in its length, i.e., page count and page layout. The page count is measured by sequentially numbered pages. A “page” is defined as, and shall be for this Solicitation and the Proposal, a Microsoft (MS) Word Letter (8½x11”) format with MS Word Normal 1” Top, Bottom, Left, and Right Margins and Portrait Orientation (all of which is detailed in the Page Layout feature of MS Word). The Font of any MS Word/PDF portion of the Proposal shall be “Times New Roman”, the “Font Style” may vary as the Offeror deems appropriate, and the “Size” shall be not less than 12 (as detailed in the Font feature of MS Word). Tables and figures and graphics and diagrams may be Arial Narrow in not less than 9 point font and may be Landscape Orientation. “Sequentially numbered page” or “sequentially numbered pages” means that each and every page (as defined above) of the Proposal is given a number. “Number” means a “Natural Number” also known as a “Counting Number.” Remember that each section of the Technical Proposal has a page limit, and unused page counts from one section may not be used to supplement the page count in other sections.

For ease of proposal assembly, a table illustrating Proposal Contents and page limitations is provided below.

Proposal Contents Reference Page Limitation

Table of Contents 1 page

Table of Acronyms or Glossary Exempt

Price Proposal II.B(1)

Contract Price Form II.B(1) As Provided on Attachment B

GSA Form 527 II.B(1) As provided on Attachment C

Technical Proposal II.D

Experience Factor II.D

Experience Narrative II.D.(1) 5 pages

Management Capability Factor II.D.(2)

Management Plan II.D.(2)(a) 3 pages

Subcontract Management Plan II.D.(2)(b) 3 pages

Personnel Plan II.D.(2)(c) Limited to one (1) page for the organizational chart and two (2) pages for each resume

Quality Control Plan II.D.(2)(d) 3 pages

Past Performance Factor II.D.(3) As Provided under the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

Offeror Reps & Certs I.B.(2) Limited to the completion of Form C301

USB Flash Drive Statement II.A As Provided

Document Security Notice As Provided on Attachment E

II.B. Price Proposal

(1) Contents

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The Price Proposal shall include the following:

Contract Price Form. Offerors are required to complete the Contract Price Form, with ceiling percentages or rates for each price element shown, for each Geographic Zone for which they wish to be considered for contract award. Offerors are not required to submit proposals for each Geographic Zone; Offerors may submit proposals for any combination of Geographic Zones for which they wish to be considered for contract award.

GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualification and Financial Information

The Offeror shall provide a letter from the Offeror’s Bonding Company certifying a bonding capacity for the Offeror of $3,095,000.00 per project. In addition, the letter must identify the Offeror’s aggregate bonding capacity.

Attachment A Delivery Order Bid Sheet has been provided for Informational Purposes Only.

(2) Qualifications, Exclusions and Conditions

If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

II.C. Reserved

II.D. Technical Proposal

The Technical Proposal shall include the information requested below for the non-price factors described in Section VI.

(1) Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Repair and Alterations Projects

This factor considers the extent of the Offeror’s past experience as a firm in providing similar construction services to those required by this Solicitation.

The Offeror must demonstrate successful experience as a GC Contractor responsible for the construction of at least three (3) and no more than five (5) similar repair and alterations projects substantially completed within the past five (5) years; current projects must be at least 75% complete to be considered relevant. Projects should demonstrate the GC’s ability to successfully complete a range of repair and alterations projects, of varying complexities and budgets. A similar repair and alterations project is defined as a project that is comparable in nature, type, and complexity as defined by the following characteristics:

Total project construction cost at award up to the current GSA prospectus level of

$3,095,000.00;

Project was performed in or around an occupied and functioning commercial building;

Project required close coordination with property management and/or building occupants;

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Project involved multiple disciplines and subcontracts;

Project possessed other unique challenges, including but not limited to, staging materials and site access, noise and dust control, scheduling including phased construction, work on a historic site and/or building, etc.

For each project provided, the Offeror shall explain in a detailed narrative how the characteristics of each relate to the services required by this solicitation. The degree of similarity (as defined above) of the projects presented is more important than the quantity of the projects presented. Projects that satisfy more of the similar characteristics will be rated more highly than projects that satisfy fewer similar characteristics.

The Experience as a General Contractor Narrative is limited to one (1) page per project, to a maximum of five (5) sequentially numbered pages.

(2) Management Capability

This factor considers the ability of the Offeror to successfully manage a contract resulting from this solicitation.

The Offeror shall detail its Management Plan, Subcontracting Plan, Personnel Plan, and Quality Control Plan to perform the services proposed for the Contract resulting from this Solicitation:

(a) The Management Plan shall fully describe how the offeror plans to manage multiple projects simultaneously within the New England area without compromising cost, timeliness of delivery, and quality of work.

The Offeror shall fully demonstrate that it has the facilities, equipment, resources, and level of technology necessary to meet the requirements of the contract.

The Offeror shall show how schedules and cost control systems will be used to manage projects under this contract. Include a description of the methodology used for resource loading and scheduling multiple projects simultaneously.

The Management Plan is limited to three (3) sequentially numbered pages.

(b) The Subcontract Management Plan shall detail the methods by which the Offeror, as the prime contractor, will assure quality services and quality deliverables from each of its subcontractors and vendors, and assure good business relationships between the Offeror, its subcontractors, and vendors.

The Subcontract Management Plan is limited to three (3) sequentially numbered pages.

(c) The Personnel Plan shall detail an organizational chart illustrating key functions and personnel available to support the contract. Resumes for intended key personnel, specifically Project Managers, Site Superintendents and alternates utilized under this contract. The Offeror shall include within each resume the key personnel’s specific duties and at a minimum identify their past experience in construction, estimating, responding and preparing responses to requests for proposals, management of prime contractor employees, subcontractors, quality control, safety and health. Resumes shall

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The Personnel Plan is limited to one (1) page for the organizational chart and two (2) pages for each resumes. All licenses and certificates shall be furnished at the request of the Contracting Officer.

(d) The Quality Control Plan shall provide at a minimum the Offeror’s quality control program;

its methods for identifying, correcting and preventing defects in the quality of the planning and workmanship; and the authorities and responsibilities of key personnel. The plan shall address the methodology the firm has in place to address any emergencies that may occur during performance. The plan shall also address how the firm will measure and test the quality and workmanship of construction projects.

The Quality Control Plan is limited to three (3) sequentially numbered pages.

This factor will be evaluated based upon the written response to the RFP by the Offeror and the management capability demonstrated by the presented plans.

(3) Past Performance of Offeror

This factor considers the past performance of the Offeror. Past Performance will assist the Government evaluate how successfully previous work was performed. For each project included in its proposal for the Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Repair and Alterations Projects Factor in the last five (5) years, please submit a CPARS or PPIRS record. GSA prefers Past Performance records from CPARS or PPIRS. If no CPARS or PPIRS exists, please complete a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) and submit with the proposal.

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is included in the solicitation as Attachment D, and must be completed by the applicable client, Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the project. If the client requests, the client may submit a questionnaire directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at kara.canty@gsa.gov prior to proposal closing date. Offerors may resubmit questionnaires previously submitted with other proposals or may obtain an updated/new PPQ from a client for any submission. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

Also include performance recognition documents received within the last 5 years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, New England

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II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

1) Representations and Certifications Of Offerors

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications [formerly in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)] in conjunction with required Entity [formerly contractor registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database] accessed via: https://www.sam.gov. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal, the Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8), using the attached Offeror’s Representations and Certifications (C301).

2) Qualifications of Offerors

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall submit with their proposal evidence of their financial responsibility and capacity to perform the Contract. Offerors shall submit this information on GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information. Where applicable, point of contact, including names and telephone numbers, are required for all contracts listed.

3) Requirements for Joint Venture Offerors

(a) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of an executed joint venture agreement (with original signatures) which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(b) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the SF 1442 accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(c) In the case of corporations that are joint venture members, the corporation secretary must certify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture, either by so certifying in the joint venture agreement, or by submitting a separate certification to the Government. The joint venture must also provide a certificate that identifies a principal representative of the joint venture with full authority to bind the joint venture.

(d) Representations and certifications, financial information, and past performance information must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

III. General Provisions

III.A Availability of Funds https://www.sam.gov/

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Issuance of this Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract. Award of the contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and the Government shall incur no obligation under this Solicitation in advance of such time as funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for the purpose of contract award.

III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation

The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but does not warrant that all such requests will be answered. Prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms

A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining certain bid, payment, or performance bonds that are otherwise not obtainable is available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) (www.sba.gov). For information concerning SBA's surety bond guarantee assistance, contact your SBA District Office.

III.D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results

This acquisition is being conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 15 as a negotiated procurement. In accordance with FAR 3.104 and FAR 15.207, after receipt of proposals, no information regarding the identity of those submitting offers, the number of offers received, or the information contained in such offers will be made available until after award except as provided by FAR 15.503.

III.E. Affirmative Procurement Program

GSA has implemented an Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) intended to maximize the use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable, and bio-based products. Offerors should familiarize themselves with the requirements for using and reporting on the use of such materials in performance as set forth in the Agreement. Refer to clauses FAR 52.204-4 requiring double sided printing on recycled paper for all reports and FAR 52.223-10 encouraging vendors to practice waste reduction.

III.F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals

Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire Solicitation and the Agreement to be included in the Contract contemplated by the Solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements and clauses in the contemplated Contract. Verify that all blanks requiring information to be supplied in an Offer have been properly filled out, that all pricing and other numerical data is accurately calculated, and that all copies of the Offer contain the same information.

III.G. Contractor Performance Information

(1) CPARS: The General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS) is using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) as the secure, confidential, information management tool to facilitate the performance evaluation process. The system enables a comprehensive evaluation by capturing comments from both GSA and the http://www.sba.gov/

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(2) User Account and Email Notification: Each award requiring an evaluation will be registered in CPARS by the Government. Within 30 days of award, the contractor will receive an email that contains user account information, applicable contract number(s) and the evaluation module assigned. The contractor will have one user account set up that will allow access to all three modules.

(3) Contractor CPARS Training: Contractors are encouraged to visit the CPARS training webpage to sign up for free on-line Contractor Overview training. The training session is 1.5 hours and is targeted to contractor users who will provide Past Performance Evaluation comments on PBS evaluations. CPARS Training Webpage:

http://www.cpars.gov/allapps/cpartrng/webtrain/webtrain_all.htm

(4) Contractor Review and Comment, Email Notification, and Retention: After the contracting officer prepares and releases a contract evaluation, the contractor will receive an email alerting them the evaluation is ready for their review and comment. The contractor will have thirty (30) days to respond to the evaluation. GSA shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer (e.g., contracting director) to consider any disagreement between GSA and the contractor regarding GSA’s evaluation of the contractor’s performance. Based on the review, the individual at a level above the contracting officer will issue the ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation.

NOTE: Unless the contractor provides a different point of contact (POC) to the contracting officer after award, the Past Performance Point of Contact (POC) listed on the contractor’s Central Contractor Registration (CCR) profile will be used as the default Past Performance POC. This is the individual who will receive CPARS email alerts.

In accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-7 the contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the CCR database.

Copies of the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file, and may be used by Federal Agencies to support future award decisions.

III.H. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified

Certain information contained in the Solicitation Documents may have been designated as Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) building information. With respect to such information, Offerors shall agree to the terms for receipt of such information, as set forth in the provision “Administrative Matters” in Section III.N of the Agreement, as a condition of receipt of such information.

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

IV.A. FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29 (AUG 98)

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to— http://www.cpars.gov/allapps/cpartrng/webtrain/webtrain_all.htm

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GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (a) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

IV.B. FAR 52.211-3 Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (JUN 1988)

(Applicable to solicitations that cite specifications not listed in the Index and are not furnished with the solicitation)

(a) The specifications cited in this solicitation may be obtained from: GSA Specifications Unit at (202) 755-0325. MIL Specifications may be obtained by calling (215) 697-2179.

(b) The request should identify the solicitation number and the specification required by date, title, and number as cited in the solicitation.

IV.C. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 84)

The Government contemplates award of multiple Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts resulting from this solicitation

IV.D. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work

(MAY 14)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror’s request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

IV.E. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999) (Applicable to solicitations resulting in construction contracts in excess of $10,000.)

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

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(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: Participation goals will be listed in each task order.

These goals are applicable to all of 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: New England

IV.F. FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials.

(MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Construction Materials” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a https://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_223_226.html#wp1169273

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(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

IV.G. Buy American Exceptions

For Buy American exceptions, if any, see the applicable Buy American clause in Section IV of the Agreement.

IV.H. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 06)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Contracting Officer at the address provided in the provision “Receipt of Offers” in Section I (General Information).

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

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This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address:

Federal Acquisition Regulation

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language

APR 91

52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 03

52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

OCT 14

52.223-21 Foams JUN 16

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals - Construction OCT 97

IV.J. GSAR Clause 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions 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.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

552.236-75 Use of Premises APR 1984

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions

V.A. Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause–

“Covered contractor information system” means an information system that is owned or operated by a contractor that processes, stores, or transmits Federal contract information.

“Federal contract information” means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public websites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments.

“Information” means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions, in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual (Committee on National Security Systems Instruction (CNSSI) 4009).

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“Information system” means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (44 U.S.C.

3502).

“Safeguarding” means measures or controls that are prescribed to protect information systems.

(b) Safeguarding requirements and procedures.

(1) The Contractor shall apply the following basic safeguarding requirements and procedures to protect covered contractor information systems. Requirements and procedures for basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems shall include, at a minimum, the following security controls:

(i) Limit information system access to authorized users, processes acting on behalf of authorized users, or devices (including other information systems).

(ii) Limit information system access to the types of transactions and functions that authorized users are permitted to execute.

(iii) Verify and control/limit connections to and use of external information systems.

(iv) Control information posted or processed on publicly accessible information systems.

(v) Identify information system users, processes acting on behalf of users, or devices.

(vi) Authenticate (or verify) the identities of those users, processes, or devices, as a prerequisite to allowing access to organizational information systems.

(vii) Sanitize or destroy information system media containing Federal Contract Information before disposal or release for reuse.

(viii) Limit physical access to organizational information systems, equipment, and the respective operating environments to authorized individuals.

(ix) Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity; maintain audit logs of physical access; and control and manage physical access devices.

(x) Monitor, control, and protect organizational communications (i.e., information transmitted or received by organizational information systems) at the external boundaries and key internal boundaries of the information systems.

(xi) Implement subnetworks for publicly accessible system components that are physically or logically separated from internal networks.

(xii) Identify, report, and correct information and information system flaws in a timely manner.

(xiii) Provide protection from malicious code at appropriate locations within organizational information systems.

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(xiv) Update malicious code protection mechanisms when new releases are available.

(xv) Perform periodic scans of the information system and real-time scans of files from external sources as files are downloaded, opened, or executed.

(2) Other requirements. This clause does not relieve the Contractor of any other specific safeguarding requirements specified by Federal agencies and departments relating to covered contractor information systems generally or other Federal safeguarding requirements for controlled unclassified information (CUI) as established by Executive Order 13556.

(c) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial items, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the subcontractor may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

V.B. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision.

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing,” “writing,” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time,” if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show.

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(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and.

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of…