R17PS00304_Amendment_0001.pdf

Amendment No. 0001

Solicitation No. R17PS00304

Description of Changes:

1. FOREWORD – Remove Foreword in its entirety and substitute therefor the attached revised Foreword.

2. The time and date proposals are due remains unchanged at May 11, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

KIRWIN DAM SPILLWAY GATES

GUIDE REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE PAINTING

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program Kansas

FOREWORD

Work to be performed under this solicitation is to be performed at the Bureau of Reclamation’s Kirwin Dam facility in Kansas. Kirwin Dam spillway is located approximately 1 mile south of the town of Kirwin, KS, along South 1st Street. It is also approximately 13 miles southeast of Phillipsburg, KS on the east side of the Kirwin Reservoir and the Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.

Work under these specifications:

A. Repair of the existing slide gate frames which includes:

1. Complete removal of the existing steel slide gate frame components and replacing with new galvanized steel components; and,

2. Temporary removal of the existing cast iron gate frame components, cleaning surface scale/rust from the components, and permanently reinstalling the components.

B. Application of new 3-coat coating system of the following:

1. 15 gate lift structure access plates (both sides) and associated imbedded frames located in the gallery of the concrete spillway crest structure;

2. 15 sluice bulkhead gate access plates (both sides) and associated imbedded frames located in the gallery of the concrete spillway crest structure;

3. The first 1-foot of the 10-inch diameter gate air vent piping openings interiors located in the spillway sluice openings; and,

4. Handling and disposal of all waste material.

C. Application of new 2-coat coating system for spot repairs of existing coating system and handle and dispose of all waste materials for the following description of elements:

1. Access houses stairway metalwork.

EMAIL INQUIRIES REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION SHOULD BE MADE TO:

Contractual Matters: Michael Birkland, Contracts Specialist Billings, Montana Email: mbirkland@usbr.gov

PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT: An organized site visit will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. central at the Kirwin Dam. Directions: From Kirwin, Kansas, drive south on S 1st St. approximately 3/4 miles to the north spillway access road located on the west side of the road. Follow road 1/4 miles to the dam. If you have questions about the site visit, contact John Foreman at 970-962-4527.

Attendees are to provide and wear safety boots, hard hats, and safety vests. Prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the walk-thru and visit the site to gain first-hand knowledge of the work requirements and site conditions. Failure of the prospective offerors to inspect the site will not relieve the offerors from the responsibility to properly estimate the difficulty or cost of the project and successfully perform the work in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

PROPOSAL DUE DATE AND TIME: For date and place proposals are due, see “SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD,” Standard Form 1442, immediately following the Table of Contents.

ORAL INFORMATION: In accordance to provision 52.214-06 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, oral explanations, information, or instruction given before the award of the contract will not be binding.

SAFETY AND HEALTH MANUAL: For information regarding Bureau of Reclamation's publication "Reclamation Safety and Health Standards" (RSHS) November 2009 Edition, which is applicable to work under this contract, see clause WBR 1452.223- 81 (Safety and Health) of the solicitation. The electronic version of the publication can be found at: https://www.usbr.gov/safety/rshs/index.html

SAM: Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the federal 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, which consolidates the central contractor registration (CCR), the online representations and certifications application (ORCA), and the excluded parties list system

(EPLS).

DUNS: The vendor's DUN & Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website accessed through https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam/ or by the federal service desk at 1-866-606-8220.

IPP: Payment requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform system (IPP).

The IPP website address is: 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 email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement 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 quotation.

METHOD OF PROCUREMENT: This procurement is set-aside for Total Small Business Concerns and is a construction acquisition, pursuant to Federal Acquistioon Regulations (FAR) Part 15.