RFP.Solicitation.W912EE26RA018.pdf

Solicitation No. W912EE26RA018 Issue Date: 15 July 2026

US Army Corps Of Engineers® Vicksburg District 4155 Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435

Request for Proposal

Mississippi River, RM 488.5-L FC/MR&T, Channel Improvement Ben Lomond Dike 2C Extension

And Baleshed Landing Dike 6 Raise

THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET ASIDE ON AN UNRESTRICTED

BASIS FOR THE CONTRACT HOLDERS OF THE FY-26

INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ)

MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT (MATOC)

FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER STONE PLACEMENT

WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT

(See ).

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair) IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR

INFORMATION CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

CODE

6. PROJECT NUMBER

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

11. The contractor shall begin performance within

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES", indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12b.)

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and

b. An offer guarantee

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d. Offers providing less than

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(d) calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

is, is not required.

local time containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) award, YES NO notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable.

calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

INVITATION FOR BID

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement by the Government in writing within stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

AMOUNTS

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

26. ADMINISTERED BY

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print)

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022) BACK

31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES

CODE AT

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

10 U.S.C. 3204(a) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

Patrick.Ferguson Line

Patrick.Ferguson Line

Section 00 00 00 - Procurement and Contracting Requirements

Mississippi River, RM 488.5-L, FC/MR&T, Channel Improvement, Ben Lomond Instrument Name:

Dike 2C Extension, and Baleshed Landing Dike 6 Raise

The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment, and performing all work for constructing the dike repair and extension at Ben Lomond Dike 2C located at RM 487.0 and for constructing the raise at Baleshed Landing Dike 6 located at RM 489.9-L of the Mississippi River.

Principal features of the work include mobilization and demobilization; and furnishing, delivering, and placing Graded Stone A. The estimated value of the proposed work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

Product Service Code : Y1PZ

Request for Proposal

THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET ASIDE ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS FOR THE CONTRACT

HOLDERS OF THE FY-26 INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ), MULTIPLE

AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACT (MATOC), FOR MISSISSIPPI RIVER STONE

PLACEMENT, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT.

Inquiries regarding this solicitation should be made at https://www.projnet.org/projnet.

Plans are attached to the specifications and both will be available on the System for Award Management webpage at https://www.sam.gov.

Note: All work under these specifications shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of EM 385-1-1, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, 15 March 2024.

Proposal Package Requirements

Offerors must submit the following with their proposal package:

1) A complete and signed with any/all amendments acknowledged.Standard Form 1442

2) A complete with the Offerors Unit Prices and Estimated Amounts for eachBidding Schedule line item, and the Total Proposed Amount.

W912EE26RA018

https://www.sam.gov.

3) In accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) 4.203-1 (b), Offerors are required to have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the www.sam.gov when they submit an offer, and at the time System for Award Management (SAM) at of award. completed In lieu of including the Offeror's , the Representations and Certifications Offeror may certify in their proposal package that their Online Representations and Certifications are up to date and available electronically at www.sam.gov.

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W912EE26RA018

Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 01 15 LIST OF DRAWINGS SHEET (LIST OF ATTACHMENTS)

00 10 00 BIDDING SCHEDULE

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS

00 22 00 SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 70 00 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS

00 73 00 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS

01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

00 80 00.00 09 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS (SPECIFICATIONS)

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00.00 09 GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

01 15 00.00 09 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 22 00.00 09 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.00 09 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.15 09 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM)

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

35 21 20.00 09 STONE DIKES

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Section 00 01 15 - List of Drawing Sheets

The attachments listed in this section are incorporated by reference and made part of this solicitation with the same force and effect as if included in full text.

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Identifier Document Name

Document Description

Reference Identifier

Date Line Item

Page Numbers

Document Type

Provided Under Separate Cover

0001 0001_Wage.

Determinat ions.26RA0

Wage Determination

0001 13 Jul

9 Attachment No

0002 0002_Speci fications.

Solicitati on.

26RA018

Specification 0002 13 Jul

109 Attachment No

0003 0003_Drawi ngs.Solici tation.26R A018

Drawings 0003 13 Jul

11 Attachment No

CONTRACTOR'S NAME:

CONTRACTOR'S ADDRESS:

CAGE CODE:

UEI NUMBER:

POINT OF CONTACT NAME:

POINT OF CONTACT TITLE:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

EMAIL:

DATE:

Bidding Schedule Solicitation No. W912EE26RA018

Mississippi River, RM 488.5-L Ben Lomond Dike 2C Extension

And Baleshed Landing Dike 6 Raise

ITEM

NO DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE AMOUNT

0001 MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION 1 JOB FOR $_______________

0002 GRADED “A” STONE

0002AA FIRST 76,300 TONS 76,300 TN $________ $_______________

0002AB OVER 76,300 TONS 9,600 TN $________ $_______________

TOTAL $_______________

Section 00 10 00 - Bidding Schedule W912EE26RA018

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

NOTES

THIS PROCUREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STONE PLACEMENT

MATOC HOLDERS. NO OTHER OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

(A) In accordance with DFARS 204.7304 the following provisions and clauses are required in all solicitations except for solicitations/contracts solely for the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) items:

Provision - 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Control.

Clause - 252.204-7009, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Third- Party Contractor Reported Cyber Incident Information.

Clause - 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

Provision - 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

Clause - 252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements.

In the case of solicitation W912EE26RA018, implementation of a NIST SP 800-171 assessment is not a requirement since there is no covered defense information provided by the Government in the release of the solicitation, and the solicitation contains no controlled technical information. All information related to this project has been posted for full public view at www.sam.gov.

(B) Reference Limitations on Subcontracting RFO 52.219-14. This procurement is Unrestricted under NAICS Code 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard is $45,000,000.00. The awardee of this contract shall comply with all requirements up to and including the following:

Services (except construction): Contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.

Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both services and supplies, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the service portion of the contract.

Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies): Contractor will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. When a contract includes both supplies and services, the 50 percent limitation shall apply only to the supply portion of the contract.

General construction: Contractor will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

Construction by special trade contractors: Contractor will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

Upon the Contracting Officer's request, the Contractor shall submit a report to the Contracting Officer documenting compliance with RFO 52.219-14. If the Contractor is using Similarly Situated Entities, it must be clearly identifiable in the submitted reports. If the required percentage is not being met the Contractor shall also include, with the semiannual report, a plan to meet the required percentage before the contract end date.

The below calculation for RFO 52.219-14 is for example only and not representative of this solicitation or any contract that may be awarded as a result of this solicitation.

1. Total value of contract award = $5,000,000.00

2. Cost of materials = $3,000,000.00

3. Adjusted amount (contract award value less cost of materials): $2,000,000.00 ($5,000,000.00 - $3,000,000.00)

4. 85% of $2,000,000.00 may be paid to non-similarly situated entities ($1,700,000.00)

5. 15% of $2,000,000.00 must be paid to a similarly situated entity ($300,000.00)

What is similarly situated and what does it mean for the prime?

i. 1st-Tier subcontractor that has the same small business program status of the qualified prime contractor (i.e. HUBZone prime contractor, any HUBZone subcontractor is similarly situated).

ii. Any 1st-Tier subcontracts to similarly situated entities can count towards the prime contractor's self-performance requirements.

iii. Example: HUBZone Set-Aside Contract, 1st-Tier is a HUBZone Small Business subcontractor.

This meets the similarly situated requirement and the work performed by the HUBZone subcontractor will count towards the HUBZone prime contractor's self-performance requirement.

iv. Example: SDVOSB Set Aside Contract, 1st-Tier is a WOSB subcontractor only, this does not meet the "similarly situated" requirement and the WOSB subcontractor performance does not count towards the SDVOSB prime contractor's self-performance requirement.

Partnering With Us, is included in all https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-US/Partnering/ solicitation notices posted at the Governmentwide point of entry for construction contracts anticipated to be awarded to a small business pursuant to RFO Part 19.

(C) All technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via bidder inquiry in project at https://www.projnet.org/project. See Special Notices to Offerors page entitled " Technical Inquiries and Questions."

(D) Offerors shall furnish unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items which require unit prices. If the Offeror fails to insert a unit price in the appropriate blank for required items, but does furnish an extended total or an estimated amount for such items, the Government will deem the unit price to be the quotient obtained by dividing the extended estimated amount for that line item by the quantity. IF THE OFFEROR OMITS BOTH THE UNIT PRICE AND THE EXTENDED

ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR ANY ITEM, THE OFFER WILL BE DECLARED NONRESPONSIVE.

(E) All quantities shown on the Bidding Schedule are estimated quantities except when the unit of measure is shown as "job" or "each".

(F) If an offer or modification to an offer based on unit price is submitted which provides for a lump sum adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the lump sum adjustments to the unit price in the schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the bigger agrees that the lump sum adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the unit price in the Bid Schedule.

(G) Item No. 0002 has been subdivided into subline items. A proposal for the work shall include an offer for each of these subline items. Offerors should refer to Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions, AFARS 5152.211-9001 entitled "Variations in Estimated Quantities-Subline Items" before preparing their proposal for this item.

(H) All extensions of the unit price shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the offer.

(I) Award will be made, as a whole to the lowest responsive, responsible Offeror as may be in the best interest of the Government.

(J) The contractor should be aware of the additional surveying requirements for this contract. See Specifications Section 01 00 00.00 09 for more information.

(K) THE NOTICE TO PROCEED (NTP): The successful Offeror is advised that performance and payment bonds shall be submitted in accordance with the time frame in block 12B of SF-1442. The NTP will be issued immediately within a reasonable time after verification of acceptable performance and payment bonds. Within seven (7) calendar days after issuance of the NTP, the Contractor shall initiate a meeting to discuss the submittals process with the Area or Resident Engineer or their authorized representative. Physical work cannot start until the Accident Prevention Plan, Contractor Quality Control Plan, and other submittals which may be required, have been submitted and approved and all preliminary meetings called for under the contract have

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https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-US/Partnering/ been conducted. The contract performance duration has been determined as stated in the specifications and includes sufficient time for the preparation, submittal and approval of all pre-work documents and all Pre-Construction conferences required prior to commencement of work on site.

(L) Lack of registration in the www.sam.gov database will make an Offeror ineligible for award. See contract clause RFO 52.204-7 entitled, "System for Award Management-Registration".

(M) The SF-1442, Bidding Schedule, and Offeror Representations and Certifications must be accurately completed and returned with your offer, or it may be rejected as nonresponsive. An Offeror may submit, in lieu of the completed Representations and Certifications, certifications with their offer package that their online Representations and Certifications from www.sam.gov are available. Reference RFO 52.204-7, System for Award Management-Registration.

(N) All work under these specifications shall be performed in accordance with the most recent provisions of EM 385-1-1, Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, dated 15 March 2024.

(O) The Government reserves the right, as the interests of the Government may require, to postpone or delay the date and/or time set for opening bids. Revisions or amendments to the bid opening date and/or time, if any, will be announced by amendment or amendments to this Request for Proposal.

(P) Pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement;

EO 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base and Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation (May 2, 2025), Class Deviation 2026-O0038 was issued by the Department of War effective 01 February 2026 announcing the U.S. Government is operating under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), which specifically mandates the use of the RFO for FAR Part 52 and its applicable clauses. All legacy contracts will follow the legacy FAR through completion, unless specifically modified. All future procurements will align with the streamlined RFO. It is incumbent upon any potential offerors to verify the current status of RFO clauses and meet the revised criteria under the deviation.

GENERAL NOTICES

1. AUTHORITY & APPROPRIATION INFORMATION PROGRAM DATA

AUTHORITY: Flood Control Acts of 1928 (Section 1); 1936 (Section 1); 1938 (Section 4); 1941 (Section 3); 1944 (Section 10); 1962 (Section 203); 1965 (Section 201, 204); 1966 (Section 202, 203); and 1970 (Section 207) Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act 2017

APPROPRIATION: PL. 119-74, Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development;

and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

FUNDING CITATION: 96 X 3112

2. NEGOTIATIONS AFTER PROPOSALS.

The Government has the option to reject all offers received in response to the Request for Proposal advertisement and initiate negotiation. Negotiations will include soliciting offers from each responsible Offeror that submits an offer in response to the Request for Proposal. If, after the proposal due date, the Contracting Officer determines that negotiations are in the best interest of the Government, the following steps will be followed:

(a) An amendment to the sealed bid advertisement will be issued to each responsible bidder changing the Invitation for Bids Number to Request for Proposals Number. The amendment will also make any necessary changes to the scope of the work.

(b) A cover letter signed by the negotiator will accompany the amendment explaining the procedures to be followed during negotiations.

3. BID, PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS.

A bid guarantee/bond is required with the bid package and is to be executed on Standard Form SF24. Performance and payment bonds with be required after award. See Section 00 21 00 Instructions, Contract Clauses 52.228-1, BID GUARANTEE, and Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions, Contract Clause 52.228-15, PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS --

CONSTRUCTION.

4. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO DATE SET FOR PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications and/or drawings prior to the date set for proposal submittal. Copies of such amendments as may be issued will be furnished to all prospective Offerors in accordance with RFO 15.106, Amending a Request for Proposal . If the revision or amendments are of a nature which require material changes in quantities or prices proposed or both, the date set for proposal submittal may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the District Engineer will enable Offerors to revise their proposals. In such case, the amendments will include an announcement of the new date for proposal submittals.

5. BUSINESS INTEGRITY.

The apparent successful bidder as a condition for award of any contract resulting from this solicitation may be required to execute a certificate related to Business Integrity.

6. CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE WORK.

Offerors should visit the site and take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and the general and local conditions which can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve Offerors from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government will assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the Request for Proposal, the specifications, or related documents.

7. OFFEROR'S QUALIFICATIONS.

A determination of contractor responsibility will be made. A determination of non-responsibility may be cause for the rejection of a prospective contractor's offer. In accordance with RFO 9.104-1 - General Standards, before an offer is considered for award, the Offeror may be requested by the Government to submit a statement regarding their previous experience in performing comparable work, their business and technical organization, financial resources, the plant available to be used in performing the work and/or other information necessary to make the determination of contractor responsibility.

8. SITE OF THE WORK.

Offerors are advised that for purpose of applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act and other contract labor standard provisions, "the site of the work" under the contract to be awarded pursuant to this Request for Proposal may not be limited to the physical place(s) where the construction called for in the contract will remain when work on it has been completed. The "site of the work" may include other adjacent or nearby property used by the Contractor or Subcontractors during such construction. For example, fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, job headquarters, tool yards, etc., will be considered part of the site of the work provided they are dedicated exclusively or nearly so to performance on the contract and are so located in proximity to the actual construction location that it would be reasonable to include them.

9. INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE, AND BONDS.

(a) Specifications, Bidding Schedule, Construction Contract Clauses, and Wage Determination Decisions of the Secretary of Labor, are parts of this Request for Proposal.

(b)(1) An offeror electing to use individual sureties for either bid guarantees or performance and payment bonds must submit, concurrently with the bonds and required affidavits, a statement of both the business and personal names of the persons and financial institution through whom the bonds or the guarantees are held, together with the address and telephone number of the persons and/or financial institution authorized to commit the surety.

(2) Offerors should note that some individual sureties have been debarred or suspended from offering themselves or others as sureties to the Government. Offerors are responsible for ascertaining the current status of their sureties.

(3) Failure to provide the required information or the submission of bid guarantees obtained from debarred or suspended sureties or brokers may cause rejection of the offer.

10. DEFINITIONS

(a) The term "head of the agency" or "Secretary" as used herein means the Secretary of the Army;

and the term "his duly authorized representative" means the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, or an individual or board designated by him.

(b) "Contracting Officer" means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The agency board of contract appeals having jurisdiction over all appeals from final decisions of the Contracting Officer under the Contract Disputes Act of l978 is the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, addressed as follows: Recorder, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Skyline 6, 7th Floor, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3208.

(d) "Small business concern" means a concern including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR 121.

11. Size Standards for Construction and Special Trades.

Construction. A concern is small if its average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years did not exceed $45 million.

SPECIAL NOTICES

1. Offers shall be emailed to Freteshia.L.Johnson@usace.army.mil and Ellis.Screws@usace.army.

mil.

2. Offers for the work described herein must be received prior to the exact time set for proposal submittal.

3. Your attention is directed to Section 00 73 00 - Supplementary Conditions.

4. Note the affirmative action requirement of the equal opportunity clause which may apply to the contract resulting from this solicitation.

5. See Specifications Section 00 80 00.00 09, Special Contract Requirements, clause entitled "Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work".

6. See Specifications Section 01 00 00.00 09, General Contract Requirements clause, entitled, "Payment Invoices" which will apply to the contract resulting from this solicitation. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) requires that the "remit to" address of the invoice match the "remit to" address on the contract or a proper notice of assignment.

7. In accordance with RFO 42.1103(e), Construction Contracts, Past performance evaluations must be prepared for each construction contract of $900,000 or more, and for each construction contract terminated for default regardless of contract value. Past performance evaluations may also be prepared for construction contracts below $900,000. Past performance evaluations will be prepared by the Vicksburg District at least annually and at the time the work under a contract or order is completed and will be entered into the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), the Governmentwide evaluation reporting tool for all past performance reports on contracts located at http://www.cpars.gov/

8. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

All vendor direct deposit and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) information must be entered /maintained in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at www.SAM.gov. UFC Form 23, previously required for direct deposits/EFT payments by the Vicksburg District (MVK) is obsolete.

To receive direct deposits/EFT payments, routing and banking information must be entered and maintained in the SAM. Failure to update/maintain this information in the SAM will result in vendors receiving payments via Treasury checks distributed by U.S. mail. The below links are provided for your information.

How do I update the banking information on my Sam.gov entity registration?

https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?

id=gsafsd_kb_articles&sys_id=003e5979dbe1259494439f95f39619cd

What is an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator and how do I create one?

https://www.fsd.gov/gsafsd_sp?

id=gsafsd_kb_articles&sys_id=83629ecadb69e99494439f95f3961958

If you have further questions, please visit the Federal Service Desk (FSD) at www.FSD.gov.

9. Offers will be accepted or withdrawn electronically. In accordance with RFO 15.107(d), Withdrawal, proposals may be withdrawn by written notice at any time before award.

The following steps will be required by the Vicksburg Contracting Office:

(1) Contractor must present a letter verifying they are a representative of the company along with their withdrawal request.

(2) Contractor must show valid, government issued picture ID.

(3) Vicksburg District Contracting Officer will send acknowledgement of the withdrawal via email.

10. All Technical inquiries and questions related to this solicitation shall be submitted via ProjNet.

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via bidder inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org). Offerors are encouraged to submit questions 5 days prior to the due date of proposal submittals to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. 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 their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment /question after it has been processed by our technical team.

All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet.

The solicitation number is: W912EE26RA018

The bidder inquiry key is: ZYNKKT-V7Z56M

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 used 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.

Specific instructions for future ProjNet bid inquiry access:

(1) For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed 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.

11. Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements RFO provision 52.229-11 and RFO clause 52.229-12

RFO provision 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements-Notice and Representation, and RFO clause 52.229-12, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements, are included in this solicitation. If the Offeror represents it is a foreign person of provision 52.229-11, then the clause at 52.229-12 will be included in the resulting contract. This provision and clause concern the imposition of a 2 percent Federal excise tax withholding on any resultant contract award or payment request. This rule applies to Federal Government contracts for goods or services that are awarded to foreign persons - such as foreign contractors. It implements the Department of the Treasury's final regulations published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 55133 on August 18, 2016, under section 5000C of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the 2 percent tax on payments made by the U.S.

Government to foreign persons pursuant to certain contracts. Pursuant to the RFO 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes, taxes imposed under 26 U.S.C. 5000C may not be included in the contract price or reimbursed.

Exemptions from this excise tax must be claimed by an Offeror when it submits, with its offer, a U.

S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available via the internet at www.irs.

gov/W14. If not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent on each contract payment. Failure to submit an IRS Form W-14 with each payment request will also result in an automatic withholding of 2 percent from the payment request.

When filling out the IRS Form W-14 the following information may be used to complete Part I, Lines 6 and 7.

Line 6 Contract/reference number: [W912EE26RA018]

Line 7 "Name and address of the acquiring agency": [USACE, Vicksburg District, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183]

Any exemption claimed and self-certified is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes concerning this tax are adjudicated by the IRS because the Section 5000C tax is a tax matter not a contract issue.

Offerors are encouraged to seek guidance from their own tax professionals for advice concerning the provision, clause, and exclusions exclusion/submission of IRS Form W-14. Additional information is also available at:

Notwithstanding the above, the USACE does not have a means of withholding this excise tax at this time. As a result, contractors are expected to comply with the instructions above and to properly complete and return the W-14 at proposal submission, and with each pay application.

Whether the contractor sets the money aside for future payment to the IRS, or makes payment to the IRS, is the contractor's discretion, based on its analysis of the regulations regarding the excise tax. In the event that USACE is able to withhold during contract performance, it will notify the contractor and make such a withholding (including any catch up withholdings); no advance notice is required to the contractor prior to the withholding. Under no circumstances is USACE liable for any tax not paid by the contractor. The contractor is liable for the tax, to the extent required by law, regardless of whether USACE makes a withholding.

RFO 29.204 expressly states that "[a]gencies merely withhold the tax (section 5000C tax) for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). All substantive issues regarding the underlying section 5000C tax, e.g., the imposition of, and exemption from the tax, are matters under the jurisdiction of the IRS."

Therefore, we cannot help you determine how the tax law applies to you. We strongly recommend that you contact the IRS and/or a tax professional should you have any questions of this nature. To be clear, this information does not constitute tax advice or a representation of your tax liability.

Furnishing this information does not create liability for the USACE for any Federal, state, or local taxes applicable to the above-referenced contract or any other contract.

For submission requirements and basis of evaluation:

Executed RFO Provision 52.229-11.

Completed IRS Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, if applicable. If not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent on each payment.

Veterans Employment Emphasis for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracts:

In addition to complying with the requirements outlined in RFO Subpart 22.13, RFO 52.222-35, RFO 52.222-37, DFARS 222.13 and Department of Labor regulations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contractors and subcontractors at all tiers are encouraged to promote the training and employment of U.S. veterans while performing under a USACE contract. While no set-aside, evaluation preference, or incentive applies to the solicitation or performance under the resultant contract, USACE contractors are encouraged to seek out highly qualified veterans to perform services under this contract. The following resources are available to assist USACE contractors in their outreach efforts:

- U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS): https://www.dol.

gov/vets/

- Federal Veteran Employment Information: https://www.fedshirevets.gov/

- Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Program: https://www.benefits.va.gov/vow/

- U.S. Army Warrior Transition Command Employment Index: https://wct.army.mil/modules /employers/index.html

- Hiring Our Heroes: https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/hiring-our-heroes

Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) Transition Information for Contractors.

a. The Department of the Army is in the process of deploying a new solicitation and contract writing software application to Army contracting offices worldwide. Known as the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS), this modern software application will replace most existing Army contract writing systems, including the system used to create and release this Contract.

b. During this transition period, Contractors are hereby advised:

1. The Contracting Office may use any combination of contract writing systems to generate distributable copies of this contract during its period of performance, as well as any subsequent modifications or orders (if applicable). As a result:

i. Subsequent documents you receive may appear noticeably different than the original award or previous contractual documents from the same Contracting Office.

ii. A change between contract writing systems may cause important information concerning contract terms and conditions to take on different formatting or appear in different parts of later documents issued.

iii. Contractors shall ensure Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and personnel interacting with this contract are prepared to identify and respond appropriately to differences between document versions.

2. The Government does not intend to use the shift between contract writing systems to effect any changes to Contract terms and conditions. Therefore:

i. Contractors should view changes to terms or conditions between document versions as system-generated and potentially erroneous unless accompanied by narrative(s) designating such changes as deliberate and desired.

ii. Contractors shall inform the Contracting Officer listed on the first page of the most recent document issued for guidance regarding any suspected or observed inadvertent or system-generated changes (i.e., noticing something missing in a new conformed copy).

iii. The Government will correct any inadvertent or system-generated changes, additions, or omissions discovered by either party, via bilateral modification, at no cost to the Contractor.

iv. The terms and conditions contained in the latest document reflecting deliberate action by the Contracting Officer (i.e., the last conformed copy of the award not affected by the observed issue) will take precedence until the problems are corrected.

3. In the unlikely event award information is corrupted or mutilated during system migration and replacement or re-issuance of this contract is necessary for continued contract administration, the Contracting Officer will

i. Issue a continuation contract in accordance with DFARS 204.1601(c) and DFARS PGI 204.1601 (c), carrying over all terms and conditions from the last-known version of this contract to accurately reflect mutual agreement of the parties.

ii. Incorporate the last-known version of this contract to accurately reflect mutual agreement of the parties as an attachment to the replacement or continuation contract for future reference.

iii. Ensure any such reissuance or continuance is properly reported to preserve the integrity of Contractor performance measurement data, if any (i.e., FAPIIS, CPARS).

PIEE Solicitation Module Utilization Information for Contractors

Effective 01 October 2026, the Vicksburg District contracting office will begin utilizing the PIEE Solicitation Module for posting all solicitations and related notices to SAM.gov. The PIEE Solicitation module provides a mechanism for electronic bid submission, receipt, and review.

Vendors wishing to submit offers or proposals for Vicksburg District solicitations will need to register for an account in the PIEE Solicitation Module and submit those offers / proposals there.

Unless otherwise stated, beginning 01 October 2026, the Vicksburg District contracting office will no longer accept bids / offers / proposals via email, mail or in person and the reviewing of offers through the PIEE Solicitation Module will replace our current method of bid openings through YouTube.

Complete instructions on how to register as a vendor in the PIEE Solicitation Module, as well as how to submit offers / proposals can be found at the links below. All solicitations appearing in SAM.

gov that were posted using the PIEE Solicitation Module will also include these links.

We recommend all vendors go ahead and start the registration process now so that you are ready to submit offers through the PIEE Solicitation Module starting in October.

If you encounter any issues with registration or with submitting an offer / proposal, the PIEE helpdesk contact information is included below.

Vendor Registration Instructions: https://cac.piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage /vendorGettingStartedHelp.xhtml

PIEE Solicitation Module Instructions: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml

Customer Support: https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage/vendorCustomerSupport.xhtml

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FAR Provisions Incorporated by Full Text

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management- Registration. (Deviation 2026- O0038)

2026-02

System for Award Management-Registration (Feb 2026) (Deviation 2026-O0038)

The Offeror shall have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting an offer or quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award. As part of the SAM registration process, the Government collects information, as described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this provision, that is necessary to identify the Offeror and for the Offeror to be awarded Federal Government contracts. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov. Allow for processing time when registering in SAM. If the Offeror is not registered in SAM, it should register immediately after receiving this solicitation.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision-

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code has the meaning provided in the clause at the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-13, System for Award Management- Maintenance, of this solicitation.

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a bank account identifier to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see part 32) for the same entity.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest-level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. There may be more than one immediate owner (e.g., joint ventures).

Predecessor means an entity whose assets were acquired by the offeror or another entity (most often through merger or acquisition) and whose affairs are now carried out by the offeror or the other entity under a new name.

Taxpayer identification number means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror to report income tax and other returns. It may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer Identification Number.

Unique entity identifier (UEI) has the meaning provided in the clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management-Maintenance, of this solicitation.

(b) Identifiers. The Offeror shall obtain and provide the following identifying information:

(1) Unique entity identifier (UEI).

(i) The Offeror shall obtain a UEI to register in SAM. The Government will independently validate the existence and uniqueness of the Offeror before assigning a UEI to the Offeror. Go to https://www.sam.gov for instructions on obtaining a UEI.

(ii) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the UEI that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror shall also enter its EFT indicator, if applicable.

(iii) The Contracting Officer will use the UEI to verify that the Offeror has an active Federal Government contracts registration in SAM.

(2) Taxpayer identification number (TIN).

(i) The Offeror shall provide its TIN or related information to comply with debt collection requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d); reporting requirements of 26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M; and implementing regulations issued by the IRS. The Offeror shall consent for TIN validation; and

(3) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

(i) The Offeror shall provide a CAGE code and legal business name (Do not use a "doing business as" name) for-

(A) Itself;

(B) Its immediate owner(s), if any;

(C) Its highest-level owner, if any; and

(D) Any predecessor(s), or predecessor of an Offeror's predecessor, that held a Federal contract or grant within the last three years.

(ii) If the Offeror is in the United States or its outlying areas and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the DLA CAGE Branch will assign a CAGE code to the Offeror as a part of the SAM registration process. For information on obtaining a CAGE code go to https://cage.dla.mil/.

(iii) The Offeror shall get from any immediate and/or highest-level owner(s) their respective CAGE code(s) to provide the code(s) as part of the registration (FAR 52.204-7(b)(3)(i)).

(iv) If the Offeror is located outside of the United States or its outlying areas, and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the Offeror may obtain a CAGE code as indicated in the following table.

If the Offeror is… Then… Located in a country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO) or a sponsored nation Contact the appropriate National Codification Bureau (https://www.nato.int/structur/ac/135/about/contacts)

Located in a country that is not a member of NATO or a sponsored nation Contact the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) (https://eportal.nspa.nato.int /AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx)

(c) Representations and certifications.

(1) The following FAR solicitation provisions contain entity-level representations and certifications that the Offeror shall submit as part of their Federal Government contracts registration in SAM:

Provision Title Date 52.204-5 Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business)

Oct 2014 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-

Representation Nov 2015 52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters Aug

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax

Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law Feb 2016 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations Feb 2024 52.219-1 Alt I Small Business Program…