Solicitation.pdf

Construction Solicitation

Announcement Number: 1305M2-23-Q-01010

Project Title: Fabricate/Install Safety Railings, Guardrail, and Stanchions

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC, has a requirement to upgrade, and furbish new aluminum safety railings and handrails to replace existing railings that have decayed and failed to ensure safety and compliance with OSHA regulations. Additionally, a stanchion and cable system along open areas at two sections of the loading dock for safety and compliance is required.

The NAICS code for the work described below is 332323, Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work

Manufacturing with a Size Standard 500 employees. The project shall be completed ninety (90) from Date of

Award and will be set aside for Small Businesses. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

This project has the following major components.

• Removed existing guard rails and concrete patch holes with non-shrink grout, or at a minimum, its equivalent.

• Fabricate and install railing that is an all-aluminum railing system with 1-1/2” vertical and top rails. A series of 3/4” horizontal rails shall be installed below the top rail that will be spaced to comply with OSHA regulations

• Install Aluminum style toe-kick plate to finish out the bottom. Mount vertical rails on a base plate the will flush mount to the top of the concrete and wrap around to face the wall. Affix stainless steel bolts to the new base plate.

• Field weld shall be used to tie long sections together for final mounting

• Install surface mount prefabricated, evenly spaced stanchions using stainless steel bolts for the stanchions and stainless steel cable guard system. To maintain separation of aluminum and concrete materials, an asphaltic membrane or its equivalent shall be used.

• Double string a 3/8” stainless steel cable between the stanchions after mounted. Install a turnbuckle type system in multiple locations to ensure the stainless steel cables can be maintained and tightened. Ensure cable system can be loosened as needed in the event of acceptance of oversized deliveries, and or gain access for a forklift to unload freight easily whenever necessary.

The solicitation will result in the Government awarding a firm fixed price contract based on Lowest Price

Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at tamico.little@noaa.gov

A contract issued as a result of this solicitation shall incorporate the Department of Labor General Decision

Number SC20230023, dated January 6, 2023.

All questions must be submitted in writing to tamico.little@noaa.gov by 11:00 A.M. Eastern on August 23, 2023.

Telephone inquiries will not be honored.

Quotes must be submitted via electronic means (e-mail) by 11:00 A.M. Eastern on September 1, 2023. Quotes must be submitted electronically via e-mail to tamico.little@noaa.gov.

mailto:tamico.little@noaa.gov

The anticipated award date is on or about September 8, 2023.

Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

Contractors are encouraged to register with the Contract Opportunities Vendor Notification Service as well as the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within Contract Opportunities where this solicitation is posted).

The Government does not accept responsibility for non-receipt of quotes. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to request and receive a confirmation of the quote receipt.

** Please note: Upon contract award and before any service begins, the contract issued requires the Contractor to provide evidence meeting the NOAA Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Policy in accordance with the NOAA Acquisition Manual (NAM) Contract Clause 1330-52.222-70.**

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Offer (LPTA). Technically acceptable is defined as the offeror’s ability to meet all the requirements/salient characteristics identified in the Statement of Work/Specification and the offeror’s demonstrated ability to perform the contract successfully through Past Performance. Only the lowest priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If the lowest priced offer is found not to be technically acceptable, then the next lowest priced offer will be evaluated. This process will continue until a technically acceptable offer is identified; not all offers will be evaluated. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Technical, (2) Past Performance, and (3) Price

(1) Technical (Pass/Fail) The government will evaluate the offeror’s ability and method/approach to providing all the requirements in the Statement of Work as identified in their technical section/proposal. Technical will be rated as to the extent the offeror can clearly and fully demonstrate that it has a thorough understanding of the requirements and can successfully provide the requirements. Offerors that cannot specifically address their ability and method/approach to providing all the requirements in the Statement of Work or that do not submit a Technical Section with their offer may be rejected without further consideration.

(2) Past Performance (Pass/Fail)

The Government will evaluate an offeror’s past performance to determine the degree to which current and previous contract efforts indicate the probability of the offeror successfully accomplishing/performing the requirements of the Statement of Work. The currency and relevancy of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance will be considered.

Past performance information received from the offeror shall be within the past 3 years or ongoing and be relevant to this requirement (i.e. the same or similar requirements.) Only relevant past performance will be evaluated.

(3) Price (Only the lowest priced technically acceptable offer will be evaluated on Price)

The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness and award a contract to the offeror with the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. Offerors are required to provide a unit price for all items. A zero dollar figure ($0.00) unit price means the Offeror will provide the service or supply at no charge to the Government.

Unit price left blank or annotated with something other than a dollar figure will be considered unacceptable and the Government has discretion whether to reject the offer without any further consideration.

http://www.sam.gov/

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SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

1305M2-23-Q-01010

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. DATE ISSUED

JUL 28, 2023

PAGE OF PAGES

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

DO NOT MAIL

OFFERS MUST BE EMAILED TO

tamico.little@noaa.gov

ACQUSITION AND GRANTS OFFICE

EAD-NORFOLK (SAP)

FED BLDG 200 GRANBY ST STE 815

NORFOLK, VA 23510

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

a. NAME

TAMICO LITTLE

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS) tamico.little@noaa.gov

SOLICITATION

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

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

SEE ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 0001 STATEMENT OF WORK

ATTACHMENT 0002 CONTRACT CLAUSES

ATTACHMENT 0003 GENERAL DESICISION

ATTACHMENT 0004 PAST PERFORMANCE REFERENCE SHEET

THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE

OFFERS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO tamico.little@noaa.gov

11. The contractor shall begin performance within FIVE (5 calendar days and complete it by NINETY (90) DAYS FROM DATE OF

AWARD.

award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See ).

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

a. Sealed offers in original and copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) local time (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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 NINETY (90) calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(d)

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OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code) 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

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

CODE FACILITY CODE

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 by the Government in writing within calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

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.

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

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees tofurnish 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.

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.

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

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

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

AMOUNTS

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

SCHEDULE Continued

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

The contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, and consumable materials required to upgrade, and furbish new aluminum safety railings and handrails to replace existing railings and install a stanchion and cable system along open areas at two sections of the loading dock in accordance with the attached Statement of Work and Wage Determination ***

Period of Performance: 90 Days after Award

100% Small Business Set-Aside

1.00

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