Site Visit Notes 6-21-2024.pdf

• This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses in accordance with FAR 52.219-6. It is anticipated that multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts will be made to no more than six offerors, with at least three of the awards being reserved for the following socioeconomic categories – one to Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), one to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and one to Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concerns.

o 100% Set-Aside for Small Business – Anticipated Multiple Awards:

o -Three (3) awards to Small Business Concerns;

o -One (1) reserved award to a Women-Owned Small Business Concern;

o -One (1) reserved award to a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

o -One (1) reserved award to a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business

• NOTICE TO THE FOLLOWING:

NOTICE TO WOMEN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS’S (WOSB)

Effective July 15, 2020 (grace period ended October 15, 2020), women-owned small business (WOSB) and economically-disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) concerns must certify at WOSB.Certify.sba.gov to compete for WOSB or EDWOSB federal sole-source and WOSB or EDWOSB set-aside contracts.

NOTICE TO SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB)

CONCERNS

Effective January 1, 2023 (grace period ended December 31, 2023), certification with SBA allows service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns to compete for federal sole-source and SDVOSB set-aside contracts, http://veterans.certify.sba.gov.

NOTICE TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS ZONE (HUBZone) SMALL

BUSINESS CONCERNS

Before you can participate in the HUBZone program, you must be certified by SBA. Apply for HUBZone certification in the HUBZone portal. Log in to SBA Connect and select “HUBZone” before completing the prompts.

Required to be SBA certified and NOT just self-certified in SAM.GOV.

• The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 236220. To be considered a small business under this code Revenue cannot exceed $45M.

• Through this solicitation, the Government seeks to fulfill various general construction efforts at

DLA Distribution Susquehanna Pennsylvania (DDSP), New Cumberland and Mechanicsburg to include, but not necessarily limited to, industrial, recreational, general, alterations, maintenance, repair, new and design/build.

• The average dollar value of task orders is between $50,000.00 and $300,000.00.

The only work authorized under an ID/IQ Contract is work ordered by the Government through the issuance of task orders.

• The estimated magnitude of construction based on the FAR price ranges for this contract vehicle is

$45 Million over a five (5) year period of performance.

• The period of performance for this contract vehicle will begin on or around: August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029.

• CONTRACT AWARD This acquisition will result in the award of no more than six (6) separate ID/IQ contracts, one with the Task Order 0001 project identified within this solicitation, and the remaining with a minimum guarantee of $5,000 for the entire contract. Three (3) of the six (6) contracts may potentially be awarded to a WOSB, a SDVOSB, and a HUBZone concern, provided proposals received from these socioeconomic groups are determined to be technically acceptable.

Award of the ID/IQ contracts will be based on the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. Task Order 0001 project will be awarded to the successful LPTA offeror as one of the six (6) ID/IQ contracts to be awarded. The remaining awards (five (5) or less) are entitled to the minimum guarantee that will be funded at the time of each contract award but may not be “awarded” until the conclusion of year one (1).

Following award of Task Order 0001 project, individual task orders will be issued for each subsequent construction project and will be competed between all awardees. Task orders will be evaluated on the basis of lowest price or using the LPTA process. Task orders will be issued as 100% plans and specifications with some design/build. All task order work will be performed at the following locations: DDSP, New Cumberland PA 17070 or Mechanicsburg PA 17055.

• Construction Wage Rate Requirements shall be applicable to all awarded task orders. By submitting an offer, the contractor agrees to comply with the current applicable Construction Wage Rate. The applicable Construction Wage Rate will be provided with the Notice of Proposed Task Order Request for Proposal Form. The applicable wage decision will then be incorporated into each task order issued.

• PROPOSAL GUARANTEE (BID GUARANTEE)

See solicitation section L FAR Clause 52.228-1.

A bid bond of 20% of the proposed price for the Task Order 0001 project is required to be submitted with contractor’s proposal.

Subsequent Task Orders: Bid bonds may be required for award of all subsequent task orders.

The requirement for a guarantee will be included in the Task Order Request for Proposal Form.

• INCURRED EXPENSES

The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation. The Government is also not responsible and will not reimburse contractors for the cost to prepare and submit proposals for any task orders issued under this contract.

• ELECTRONIC SOLICITATION

This solicitation, including the specifications, drawings, attachments, and any amendments, are only available electronically at the SAM website (http://www.sam.gov). Offerors are cautioned that it is their responsibility to access the website for any amendments that may be issued under the solicitation. There will be no advance notification of an amendment being issued. Offerors are advised to consult the website frequently to check for amendments since an amendment may be issued up until the proposal due date. Failure to acknowledge an amendment(s) may render your proposal ineligible for award.

• PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Proposals must be submitted via email only. Hard copy submitted proposals including facsimile and telegraph will NOT be accepted. Reference Section L of this solicitation, Proposal Preparation Instructions for more detailed information.

• QUESTIONS

Shall be submitted by Email to the Acquisition Specialist, Mogen Gilson via email at Mogen.gilson@dla.mil with the appropriate subject: SP3300-24-R-0002 Solicitation Question; and all questions must be received by the due date and time in the solicitation. Questions mailto:Mogen.gilson@dla.mil received after this date and time will not receive a response. Answers to questions will be posted to the SAM.gov website via an amendment to the solicitation.

• DUE DATE

The hour and date for receipt of offers submitted via EMAIL ONLY is 1:00 p.m. eastern local time on July 9, 2024. We need the ENTIRE proposal by the due date and time, or it will be considered late.

• PROPOSAL PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS

Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits: The offeror shall prepare the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table below. The titles and contents and number of copies required for each volume are defined in this table. Proposals shall be submitted as two (2) separate volumes (ELECTRONIC FILES) as follows:

VOLUME

TITLE

ELECTRONIC

ZIPPED FILES

SUBMITTED

VIA EMAIL

PAGE

LIMITATION

I Technical Proposal (ELECTRONIC FILE) 1 50 Pages Introduction Section 1 - Technical/Management

Section 1.1: Contractor On-Site Staff Section 1.2: Construct Multiple j

Section 1.3: Quality Control Plan Section 2 - Task Order 0001 Evaluation Section 3 - Past Performance Proposal

II

Price Proposal (ELECTRONIC FILE) 1 30 Pages

Reference Section L of this solicitation, Proposal Preparation Instructions for more detailed information.

• PRICE REALISM

Price realism analysis shall be conducted on any offerors that are determined to be unrealistically low in order to measure the offeror’s understanding of the contract requirements and to assess the risk inherent in the offeror’s proposal. If the price realism analysis determines that the price is unrealistically low, the offeror shall be eliminated from consideration for award.

• NOTICE TO ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

To receive awards resulting from solicitations, your company must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database. Reference FAR clause 52.204-7. SAM website is https://www.sam.gov.

• HOURS OF WORK

The Contractor shall be prepared to pursue the contracted tasks in most cases during the normal working period between 7:00 AM to 4:30PM (except weekends and Federal holidays). Specific hours will be identified with each Task Order Request for Proposal Form.

• PROGRESS PAYMENTS

For Task Orders with a performance period of less than 30 days, progress payments will not be authorized. Payment will be made after final acceptance by the Government.

https://www.sam.gov/

For Task Orders with a performance period of 30 days or more, progress payments will be authorized once monthly, based on the percentage of work completed. Reference FAR 52.232-5 Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts located in this solicitation.

Additionally, all payment request will be accompanied by Attachment 8 Blank Payment request when submitted into WAWF.

• INSURANCE

Reference FAR Clause 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation located in this solicitation.

The minimum amount/kind of insurance required is shown below:

Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability - $100,000 (except in states with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers’ compensation to be written by private carriers.)

General Liability- $500,000 per occurrence Automobile Liability – Property damage $20,000 per occurrence, Bodily injury $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence.

• COMMENCEMENT OF WORK

The Contractor shall be fully operational and capable of starting work on any required Task Order(s) within 30 calendar days from the date of the basic contract award. However, the Contractor shall not commence work on any task order until the Contracting Officer has issued a Notice to Proceed.

• Reference Section L of this solicitation, Proposal Preparation Instructions when preparing proposal. Section M will contain the details of proposal evaluation.

• Reviewed the Attachment 9 – Notice of Proposed Task Order Request Form for the seed project.

• All photos will be taken with digital camera only. No cell phones/iPads/tablets and all photos to be vetted by security before leaving the site.