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Pre-Solicitation Notice

TIBER DAM

OUTLET WORKS METALWORK RECOATING AND REPLACEMENT

Lower Marias Unit

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program

Montana

Tiber Dam is located on the Marias River at Lake Elwell, approximately 20 miles southwest of

Chester, MT in Liberty County. It is approximately 7-1/2 miles west of County Road 223 along local road Sec 366 near the Government Camp.

A. Work under these specifications includes the following:

B. Within the Auxiliary Outlet Works (AOW) regulating gate chamber and shaft:

1. Remove the specified platforms, guardrails, and ladders, and replace them with fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP).

2. Remove and replace in-kind the platform attached to the upper flange of the gate hoist cylinder, including the guardrails, hydraulic pipe supports, and indicator cable guide.

3. Remove and replace all existing hydraulic piping and associated metalwork between the oil tank and the hoist cylinders, and refill the system with new hydraulic oil.

4. Clean and fully recoat the remaining metalwork associated with the gate hoist and handling hoist.

C. Within the AOW conduit:

1. Clean and fully recoat the steel conduit liner on the upstream side of the AOW regulating gate.

2. Perform spot repairs on the downstream portion of the liner.

D. Within the River Outlet Works (ROW) access tunnel:

1. Clean and fully recoat the exterior of the ROW pipe along the transition section

(Stations 36+75 to 36+87.5) immediately upstream of the bifurcation, as well as all appurtenant features.

E. Within the ROW stilling basin:

1. Clean and fully recoat the gate frame on the downstream side of the ROW regulating gate.

A ‘Request for Proposal’ solicitation package is anticipated to be available for viewing through electronic commerce via beta.sam.gov on or about May 14, 2021. Proposals will be due on or about

June 20, 2021 at the Bureau of Reclamation's Great Plains Regional Acquisition Office, 2021 4th

Avenue North, Billings, Montana. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The estimated price range of this acquisition is between

$500,000 and $1,000,000. The acquisition will be full and open competition, using Request for

Proposal procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 15 – Contracting by

Negotiation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 238320-

Painting and Wall covering contractors. The evaluation factors that will be used include:

1. Technical Plan for Construction

A. Construction Schedule – The schedule shall be printed legibly, in color, on 11x17 sized paper and have columns that display the following information in the following order:

1. activity name

2. planned duration

3. calendar ID

4. early start

5. late start

6. early finish

7. late finish

8. total float

The schedule shall meet the requirements of FAR 52.236-15, Schedules for Construction

Contracts. Include electronic copies of PDF schedule layout file. The schedule shall include at a minimum:

1. The following principal components of work shall have their own activity identification names and numbers:

a. Within the Auxiliary Outlet Works (AOW):

i. Removal of existing platforms, guardrails, and ladders and installation of new platforms, guardrails, and ladders

ii. Removal of existing hydraulic piping and associated metalwork and installation of new hydraulic piping and associated metalwork

iii. Removal of coating on gate hoist and handling hoist

iv. Application of coating on gate hoist and handling hoist

b. Within the AOW Conduit:

i. Removal of coating on the steel conduit liner

ii. Application of new coating on the steel conduit liner

c. Within the River Outlet Works (ROW)

i. Removal of coating on the exterior of the ROW pipe

ii. Application of coating on the exterior of the ROW pipe

d. Within the ROW stilling basin:

i. Removal of coating on the gate frame

ii. Application of coating on the gate frame

2. Proposed outages of AOW and ROW

3. Key submittals (i.e., submittals required for mobilization and to begin key features of work) to include submission and review time durations as well as related lead times.

4. Material procurement, delivery, and stockpiling.

5. Sequence and duration of construction activities to accomplish the work within the work restrictions identified in the specifications. Be sure to include appropriate level of detail for activity durations to demonstrate offeror understands the construction sequencing for the project.

6. Assumptions used to account for typical (not unusually severe) weather impacts and cultural resources impacts in creating the schedule. Specifically address how precipitation has been accounted for in the schedule.

7. Clearly identify the critical path.

8. The Government’s evaluation of the schedule will be in regards to correlation with the proposed work plan and perceived risk to the Government regarding the offeror’s understanding of the complications within 01 14 10 Use of Site, and sequencing construction activities.

B. Proposed Work Plan – Provide a detailed narrative describing the approach to performing and accomplishing the principle components of the work, including the key elements listed below. Include anticipated production rates in work plan. The work plan shall identify potential subcontractors and the work they would perform.

The plan shall also include the offeror’s technical approach for managing subcontractors. The detailed narrative shall correlate with the offeror’s proposed construction schedule and explain in detail the offeror’s approach to accomplish the following construction tasks:

1. Removal of coatings – for each work area

a. Describe means and methods for removal and disposal of coatings, including means of access to work areas and use of containment where applicable

2. Application of new coatings – for each work area

a. Describe means and methods to maintain environmental conditions, including, but not limited to, temperature, humidity and control of water, to meet coating manufacturer’s requirements during surface preparation, coating application, and curing period.

b. Describe means and methods for preparation of surfaces to be coated

c. Describe application techniques for new coatings

3. Removal and installation of metalwork

a. Describe means and methods for removal of platforms, guardrails, ladders, hydraulic piping, and associated metalwork

b. Describe means and methods for installation of new platforms, guardrails, ladders, hydraulic piping, and associated metalwork

2. Company Experience – The offeror’s company experience information will be evaluated to assess the offeror’s experience level on recent contracts for similar work. The greater the extent to which the offeror can demonstrate successful completion of projects similar in size and complexity as that required under this solicitation, the more favorably the proposal will be rated.

If an offeror intends to utilize subcontractors to perform any of the major components of work, all of the following information must be provided for each proposed subcontractor.

Furnish a list (no more than 5) of Federal, State, local government or commercial projects completed within the last 10 years similar in scope and complexity to the work required under this solicitation. The projects must clearly demonstrate the ability to successfully accomplish projects in a timely manner, utilize resources, and work with project owners. Similar projects are defined as work involving removal of coatings, surface preparation, and application of new coatings in an industrial setting.

The following information must be provided for each project:

• Name and location of project.

• Description of work.

• Note whether or not offeror was the prime contractor and what portion of the work was performed by the offeror and what portion was performed by subcontractors.

• Original completion time and date, and actual dates and duration for each project (including modifications).

• Initial contract amount and final contract amount (including modifications).

• Name, address and phone number of CO/owner/COR/point of contact who may verify information for this project.

• Any problems encountered in performance of the work and corrective actions taken.

Failure to provide any of the required information listed above may result in a lower or an unacceptable rating. Owner or other references with incorrect or missing phone numbers and contact names may not be able to be evaluated, which may result in lower ratings as well.

In addition, provide documentation that the coating contractor meets the requirements in

Section 09 96 20 – Coatings, Paragraph 1.03.D.1.

3. Past Performance - Offerors will be evaluated on the degree to which they have completed similar projects on schedule and without performance problems. Information submitted regarding adverse performance problems will be considered, as well as mitigating circumstances detailed in the proposal for any performance problems identified.

• The Government may also use past performance information obtained by other sources than those identified by the offeror. The Government will utilize the

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) database located at http://www.cpars.gov for obtaining past performance information.

4. Safety Management – Provide a detailed description of how your company performs safety management, including but not limited to, safety management for removal and disposal of coatings containing regulated metals and coating application. Provide examples of safety professional(s) on staff, safety committee, regular consultation, etc. Descriptions of employee safety training or certifications, hazard recognition and abatement methods, and provisions for subcontractor safety shall be included. Also, include descriptions of any serious, willful, or repeat violations that the company has been either cited for or assessed penalties for over the past five years by Federal or State OSHA. Provide any supporting information that demonstrates corrective actions taken. Additionally, list any safety awards or recognition your company has received during the past five years.

5. Price http://www.cpars.gov/

The relative importance of the factors are as follows:

1. Technical Plan for Construction

A. Construction Schedule

B. Proposed Work Plan

2. Company Experience

3. Past Performance

4. Safety Management

5. Price

Factor1b is significantly more important than all other Factors. Factors 1a, 2, 3 and 4 are relatively equal to each other. All non-price factors (factors 1 through 4), when combined, are relatively equal to price (factor 5)

NOTE 1 - If an offeror intends on utilizing subcontractors (or proposing under a Joint Venture) to perform any of the work, all of the above information must be provided for each subcontractor.

NOTE 2 - The Government intends to award this contract without conducting negotiations;

therefore failure to submit any of the information addressed above for each of the factors and/or subfactors may result in an unacceptable proposal.

Failure to provide any of the required information listed above may result in a lower or an unacceptable rating. Owner or other references with incorrect or missing phone numbers and contact names may not be able to be evaluated, which may result in lower ratings as well.

SAM: Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the government must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. SAM is a federal government owned and operated free website that consolidates the

Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the online representations and certifications application (orca), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).

The vendor’s Duns and Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration.

Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website accesses through https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam/ or by the Federal Service Desk at 1-

866-606-8220.

Payment requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S.

Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is located at https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via e-mail ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirements to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or bid.

For further information, interested vendors may contact Stormy Gallagher, sgallagher@usbr.gov.

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam/ https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPGROUP@BOS.FRB.ORG mailto:sgallagher@usbr.gov