SF-30-19BB2122Q0009-1-Amendment.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

PAGE OF PAGES

1 8

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02/07/2022

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE

BB210 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

CODE

American Embassy Bridgetown

Wildey

St. Michael

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (NO., street,city,county,State,and ZIP Code)

9a. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

19BB2122Q0009

9b. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

01/10/2022

10a. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

10b. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

[ x ] The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

[ x] is extended, [ ] is not extended Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods: (a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment;(b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or(c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers.

FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF

OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS, IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN

ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b)

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor [ ] is not, [x ] is required to sign this document and return _1__ copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

1. This amendment extends the solicitation close date and time to February 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM local time.

2.The purpose of this amendment is to include the requirement at 1.8. The attached SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES, BLOCK

20, DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT replaces all prior versions.

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

15B. NAME OF CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

BY

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C.DATE

SIGNED

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C.DATE SIGNED

NSN 7540-01-152-8070 Standard Form 30 (revised 10/83) Previous edition unusable Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

CONTINUATION TO SF-1449,

RFQ NUMBER 19BB2122Q0009

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES, BLOCK 20

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Chancery Basement – Chilled Water Piping Repair by Replacement

1.1 U.S. Embassy Bridgetown requires services for the replacement of the chilled water supply and return piping in the basement mechanical room serving AHU’s 1,3,5,7 and 9 at the US Embassy Chancery

Building in Bridgetown, Barbados. Installation shall be in accordance with the attached drawings

1.2 The following systems components shall be replaced with new:

1.2.1 All branch chilled water supply and return piping on the basement level of the chancery associated with AHU’s 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. This includes all piping in the basement downstream of the 6” vertical chilled water risers. All components on the branch piping system shall be replaced with new. Components include, but are not limited to the following:

1.2.1.1 metal piping:

1.2.1.1.1 Copper piping for sizes DN 50 (2”) and smaller

1.2.1.1.2 Schedule 40 steel piping with welded joints for DN 65 and larger Flanged joints shall be used at connections to equipment, valves, and hydronic specialties.

1.2.1.1.3 Dielectric unions between dissimilar metals

1.2.1.2 Piping insulation (elastomeric closed cell) and jacketing / vapor barrier

1.2.1.3 Isolation valves

1.2.1.4 Pressure gauges

1.2.1.5 Thermometers

1.2.1.6 Strainers

1.2.1.7 Test Ports (e.g.. Pete’s Plugs)

1.2.1.8 Balancing Valves

1.2.1.9 Control Valves / Actuators

1.2.1.10 Air Bleed Valves

1.2.1.11 Drain down valves

1.2.1.12 Hangers / Seismic Supports

1.3 Building Codes. Work under this project is governed local codes and by the latest adopted version of the International Building Code (IBC), OBO Design Standards, and OBO International Building Code

Supplements, which includes the International Mechanical Code, International Plumbing Code, and

National Electric Code (NEC). If there is conflict between local and OBO or International codes, the more stringent requirement shall be followed. New work being provided shall, at a minimum, be equal to or better than the current installation.

1.4 Site Specific Security Requirements. There will be no need for Cleared Personnel or a Construction

Security Plan (CSP) as part of this effort; however, all personnel are subject to review by the RSO.

1.5 Access to Site – Hours of Operation. Normal hours of operation at the U.S. Embassy are the following:

1.5.1 0730 to 1600 hours Monday through Friday for normal operations.

1.6 Specifictaions:

1.6.1 The contractor shall only work on one section of pipe at a time

1.6.2 The work shall be executed in a diligent manner in accordance with firm fix price.

1.6.3 The contractor is required at the end of each day’s work to ensure that the repaired areas are fully insulated and functional. The contractor is not permitted to leave any unfinished section of the piping for the next day.

1.6.4 The contractor will be responsible for the security of his/her tools. Materials and equipment left on the site overnight, on weekends or holidays.

1.6.5 Upon completion of the project, the contractor shall remove all excess materials and rubbish, and shall thoroughly clean the construction areas.

1.6.6 The contractor shall guarantee all workmanship for full year after completion of the project.

1.7 Safety

1.7.1 Prior to starting a project, each contractor is required to review the work site and identify hazards that may occur while performing the job.

1.7.2 Prior to starting a project, the contractor shall contact Contracting Officer, to ensure they have received pertinent information for the project including requirements for permits, floor plans, utility information, asbestos, lead based paint, and other hazardous materials

1.7.3 Per 15 FAM 935, contractors must provide their employees with a safe and healthful condition of employment.

1.7.4 Contractors are expected to provide a ”competent person” to implement Site health and safety plan and to oversee its compliance. A competent person is an individual who, by way of training and/or experience, is knowledgeable of applicable standards, is capable of identifying workplace hazards relating to the specific operation, is designated by the employer, and has authority to take appropriate actions.

1.7.5 The contractor shall ensure individuals working at the site are trained and are aware of potential hazards. Contractors shall ensure that these individuals are provided with proper safety equipment to prevent accidental injury in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

1.7.6 Contractors will report accidents to the Post Occupational Safety Health Officer (POSHO)

1.7.7 For all tools used on this project, the contractor shall:

1.7.7.1 Ensure the safety of tools and equipment used by its employees.

1.7.7.2 Inspect at regular intervals and maintain in good repair all tools in accordance with the manufacturers' specification.

1.7.7.3 Ensure that all operating and moving parts operate and are clean.

1.7.7.4 Require that appropriate personal protective equipment be worn for hazards that may be encountered while using portable power tools and hand tools

1.7.7.5 Ensure that tools are used for their intended purposes.

1.7.7.6 Ensure that all employees receive instruction on regulations and the safe use of each power tool.

1.7.7.7 Provide owners’ manuals including manufacturer’s specifications and suggested work practices and make available upon request to all employees required to use the equipment.

1.7.8 For this project and Personal Protective Equipment, Contractors are required to comply with the following provisions:

1.7.8.1 Protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be used wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

1.7.8.2 Each affected employee shall use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

1.7.8.3 Each affected employee shall use appropriate respiratory protection when potentially exposed to air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes, mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors and when such hazards cannot be reduced or eliminated by effective engineering controls.

1.7.8.4 Each affected employee shall wear protective helmets when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects. Protective helmets shall also be worn to reduce electrical shock hazards when near expose electrical conductors which could contact the head.

1.7.8.5 Each affected employee shall wear protective footwear when working in areas where there is a danger of foot injuries due to falling and rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee’s feet are exposed to electrical hazards.

1.7.8.6 Each affected employee shall wear protective ear wear whenever noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 80 decibels and when engineering controls cannot reduce or eliminate the hazard.

1.7.8.7 Each affected employee shall wear protective gloves when working in areas where hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.

1.8 Project Timeline

February Contract Award

February - May Contractor orders and receive materials

May - June Contractor commences work and complete within 30 days.

i.e. pipe installation and connected to existing chiller

August – September Pipes are to be connected to new chillers when they are installed

2. PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 GENERAL. The Contractor shall maintain discipline at the site and shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unlawful, riotous or disorderly conduct by Contractor employees at the site. The Contractor shall preserve peace and protect persons and property on site. The Government reserves the right to direct the

Contractor to remove an employee from the worksite for failure to comply with the standards of conduct. The

Contractor shall immediately replace such an employee to maintain continuity of services at no additional costs to the Government.

2.2 STANDARD OF CONDUCT

2.2.1 Uniforms and Personal Equipment. The Contractor's employees shall wear clean, neat and complete uniforms when on duty. All employees shall wear uniforms approved by the Contracting Officer's

Representative (COR).

2.2.2 Neglect of duties shall not be condoned. The Contractor shall enforce no sleeping while on duty, unreasonable delays or failures to carry out assigned tasks, conducting personal affairs during duty hours and refusing to render assistance or cooperate in upholding the integrity of the worksite security.

2.2.3 Disorderly conduct, use of abusive or offensive language, quarreling, intimidation by words, actions, or fighting shall not be condoned. Also included is participation in disruptive activities, which interfere with normal and efficient Government operations.

2.2.4 Intoxicants and Narcotics. The Contractor shall not allow its employees while on duty to possess, sell, consume, or be under the influence of intoxicants, drugs or substances that produce similar effects.

Criminal Actions. Contractor employees may be subject to criminal actions as allowed by law in certain circumstances. These include but are not limited to the following actions:

Falsification or unlawful concealment, removal, mutilation, or destruction of any official documents or records or concealment of material facts by willful omission from official documents or records;

Unauthorized use of Government property, theft, vandalism, or immoral conduct;

Unethical or improper use of official authority or credentials;

Security violations; or, Organizing or participating in gambling in any form.

3.2.5 KEY CONTROL. The Contractor shall receive, secure, issue and account for any keys issued for access to buildings, offices, equipment, gates, etc., for the purposes of this contract. The Contractor shall not duplicate keys without the COR's approval. Where it is determined that the Contractor or its agents have duplicated a key without permission of the COR, the Contractor shall remove the individual(s) responsible from this contract. If the Contractor has lost any such keys, the Contractor shall immediately notify the COR. In either event, the

Contractor shall reimburse the Government for the cost of rekeying that portion of the system.

3.3. NOTICE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES

The Contractor shall inform the COR of any actual or potential labor dispute that is delaying or threatening to delay the timely performance of this contract.

3.4 PERSONNEL SECURITY

3.4.1 After award of the contract, the Contractor shall provide the following list of data on each employee who will be working under the contract. The Contractor shall include a list of workers and supervisors assigned to this project. The Government will run background checks on these individuals. It is anticipated that security checks will take [Note to Contracting Officer: Fill in number of days] days to perform. For each individual the list shall include:

Full Name

Place and Date of Birth

Current Address

Identification number

3.4.2 Government shall issue identity cards to Contractor personnel, after they are approved. Contractor personnel shall display identity card(s) on the uniform at all times while providing services under this contract.

These identity cards are the property of the US Government. The Contractor is responsible for their return at the end of the contract, when an employee leaves Contractor service, or at the request of the Government. The

Government reserves the right to deny access to U.S.-owned and U.S.-operated facilities to any individual.

4. INSURANCE

4.1 AMOUNT OF INSURANCE. The Contractor is required to provide whatever insurance is legally necessary. The Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during the entire performance period the following insurance amounts:

4.2 GENERAL LIABILITY (includes premises/operations, collapse hazard, products, completed operations, contractual, independent contractors, broad form property damage, personal injury)

1. Public Liability Insurance stated in US Dollars:

Property damage: $100,000

Cumulative: $300,000

4.3 The types and amounts of insurance are the minimums required. The Contractor shall obtain any other types of insurance required by local law or that are ordinarily or customarily obtained in the location of the work. The limit of such insurance shall be as provided by law or sufficient to meet normal and customary claims.

4.4 For those Contractor employees assigned to this contract who are either United States citizens or direct hire in the United States or its possessions, the Contractor shall provide workers’ compensation insurance in accordance with FAR 52.228-3, or host country nationals that do not have a DOL waiver.

4.5 The Contractor agrees that the Government shall not be responsible for personal injuries or for damages to:

any property of the Contractor, its officers, agents, servants, employees, or any other person, arising from and incident to the Contractor's performance of this contract. The Contractor shall hold harmless and indemnify the Government from any and all claims arising, except in the instance of gross negligence on the part of the Government.

4.6 The Contractor shall obtain adequate insurance for damage to, or theft of, materials and equipment in insurance coverage for loose transit to the site or in storage on or off the site.

4.7 Government as Additional Insured. The general liability policy required of the Contractor shall name

"the United States of America, acting by and through the Department of State," as an additional insured with respect to operations performed under this contract.

4.8 Time for Submission of Evidence of Insurance. The Contractor shall provide evidence of the insurance required under this contract within ten (10) days after contract award. The Government may rescind or terminate the contract if the Contractor fails to timely submit insurance certificates identified above.

5. LAWS AND REGULATIONS

5.1 Without additional expense to the Government, the Contractor shall comply with all laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations required to perform this work. If there is a conflict between the contract and requirements of local law, the Contractor shall promptly advise the Contracting Officer of the conflict and of the

Contractor's proposed course of action for resolution by the Contracting Officer.

5.2 The Contractor shall comply with all local labor laws, regulations, customs and practices pertaining to labor, safety, and similar matters, unless they are inconsistent with the requirements of this contract.

6. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SURVEILLANCE PLAN (QASP)

This plan provides an effective method to promote satisfactory contractor performance. The QASP provides a method for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to monitor Contractor performance, advise the

Contractor of unsatisfactory performance, and notify the Contracting Officer of continued unsatisfactory performance. The Contractor, not the Government, is responsible for management and quality control to meet the terms of the contract. The role of the Government is to monitor quality to ensure that contract standards are achieved.

Performance Objective Scope of Work

Paragraphs

Performance Threshold

Services.

Performs all services set forth in the scope of work.

1 thru 6 and

Exhibit 1

All required services are performed and no more than one

(1) customer complaint is received per month.

6.1. SURVEILLANCE. The COR will receive and document all complaints from Government personnel regarding the services provided. If appropriate, the COR will send the complaints to the Contractor for corrective action.

6.2. STANDARD. The performance standard is that the Government receives no more than one (1) [Note to

Contracting Officer: Insert other number if desired] customer complaint per month. The COR shall notify the

Contracting Officer of the complaints so that the Contracting Officer may take appropriate action to enforce the inspection clause (FAR 52.212.4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 2001), if any of the services exceed the standard.

6.3. PROCEDURES.

6.3.1 If any Government personnel observe unacceptable services, either incomplete work or required services not being performed they should immediately contact the COR.

6.3.2 The COR will complete appropriate documentation to record the complaint.

6.3.3 If the COR determines the complaint is invalid, the COR will advise the complainant.

The COR will retain the annotated copy of the written complaint for his/her files.

6.3.4 If the COR determines the complaint is valid, the COR will inform the Contractor and give the Contractor additional time to correct the defect, if additional time is available. The COR shall determine how much time is reasonable.

6.3.5 The COR shall, as a minimum, orally notify the Contractor of any valid complaints.

6.3.6 If the Contractor disagrees with the complaint after investigation of the site and challenges the validity of the complaint, the Contractor will notify the COR. The COR will review the matter to determine the validity of the complaint.

6.3.7 The COR will consider complaints as resolved unless notified otherwise by the complainant.

6.3.8 Repeat customer complaints are not permitted for any services. If a repeat customer complaint is received for the same deficiency during the service period, the COR will contact the Contracting Officer for appropriate action under the Inspection clause.