W5J9JE22R0001 Amendment 00002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose for this amendment is to:

The Government has been made aw are that offerors may have been unable to view , retrieve, and view inquiries submitted and the response thereof. Therefore, the Government issues an amendment to the solicitation to (1) provide all the inquiries and responses received to date, (2) allow all interested offerors to submit revised proposals, and (3) acknow ledge all applicable amendments to the subject solicitation.

The required response date/time is 23 February 2022, 11:00 AM UTC Time Zone.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 16-Feb-2022

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W5J9JE22R0001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-Dec-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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 Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer 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, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

16-Feb-2022

CODE

USACE TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN DISTRICT

CETAA-CT, USACE TAA HQ BAF, BAGRAM

APO AE 09354

W5J9JE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W5J9JE22R0001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE (SF 30)

The following have been added by full text:

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Changes to Section 00 21 00 – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

Changes to PHASE 1: INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS are italicized and highlighted in red.

C. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All proposals MUST BE submitted through DoDSAFE. Proposals submitted through facsimile, email, hand-delivered, etc., are not authorized and if submitted will not be evaluated. Offerors shall request the DoDSAFE link from Contract Specialist Jennifer Myers at Jennifer.L.Myers@usace.army.mil before the solicitation amendment proposal due date and time for timely submission of proposals. The required response date/time is 23 February 2022, 11:00 AM UTC Time Zone. It is recommended that all offerors request the link the day prior to the solicitation amendment proposal due date.

D. SOLICITATION INQUIRIES

The Government will not accept any further inquiries to solicitation W5J9JE-22-R-0001. All inquiries submitted within the initial timeframe identified in the initial solicitation have been addressed and are provided with this solicitation amendment.

G. PHASE I EVALUATION FACTORS

Factor 2: Base Access Narrative

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES

The revisions to Factor 2 issued against solicitation amendment 0001 remain unchanged.

However, the following two clarifications are provided for Factor 2:

1. As indicated in the initial solicitation and amendment 0001, offerors must be on the Asayish Approved Vendors List in order to perform work on Erbil Air Base. Due to issuance of amendment 0002, offerors must be on the Asayish Approved Vendors List by the closing date and time of solicitation amendment 0002.

2. As noted in one of the responses to an inquiry received against the LSA Strike DFAC solicitation, if an offeror submits a proposal as a Joint Venture, both companies forming the Joint Venture must be on the Asayish Approved Vendors List in order to perform work on Erbil Air Base.

Responses to Timely Contractor Inquiries Received follows:

W5J9JE-22-R-0001_Strike DFAC Amendment #0002_Government Response to Contractor Questions

ID #: 9536960

Contractor Question:

1. 210 days for performance after approval on the preconstruction activities:

a. Is the design to be provided by the government thus it is a DBB project?

b. If design is to be done by the contractor and will be done after NTP, then 210 days are not enough.

Design with the USACE will require phases thus back and forth submittal reaching 100% approved design will take around 100 days. If for any reason one submittal needs to be resubmitted, this time frame will Increase. This means the 21 0 days should start after conducting survey and geotechnical Investigations In addition to design approval.

Government Response:

a. This is a Design Build project, the PEMB design along with all other designs designated by the contractor shall be submitted as a shop drawing by the contractor.

b. The PEMB design shall be submitted as a shop drawing by the Manufacturer, all other submittals shall also be submitted as shop drawings not as phased design. If delays occur due to submittal review times that will be taken into consideration. The Bidder should state in his proposal what time period he/she can complete the project.

ID #: 9536961

Contractor Question:

1. SF 1442 states in block 12A that performance and payment bonds are required. Also in block 13B it states offer guarantee is required:

a. In the solicitation 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE It states 10% as bid bond. Is this the offer guarantee?

b. What about the performance bond?

c. Payment bond: If the contractor doesn't want to receive advance payment, but gel only progress payments, do we still need to provide payment bond. If yes what do you mean then by payment bond?

d. If pricing to be provided in Phase II, then all bonding requirements shall be taken to phase II. Confirm please.

a. In accordance with the request for proposal, page 48 of 87, FAR clause 52.228-1 - Bid Guarantee, paragraph (c), "the amount of the bid guarantee shall be 10% of the bid price

b. In accordance with the request for proposal, page 62 of 87, FAR clause 52.228-15 - Performance and Payment Bonds - Construction, paragraph (b), ... "the successful offeror shall furnish performance and payment bonds to the Contracting Officer: in accordance with the clause.

c. Refer to response 2.b. above. To clarify, the successful offeror will be required to submit performance and payment bonds in accordance with FAR clause 52.228-15. For the meaning of "payment bonds, refer to FAR clause 52.228-15(b)(2).

d. In accordance with the request for proposal, page 15 of 87, Phase I Instruction, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, this is a Phase I of a Two-Phase Request for Proposal. Qualification proposals are requested under Phase I. This RFP is requesting submission of proposals under Phase I submission criteria ONLY: In accordance with the request for proposal, page 23 of 87, Section 00 21 00 - Phase II Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, paragraph B.1.c.iii., Price is Factor 5. To confirm, price is an evaluation criteria in Phase II, not Phase I which is the current phase that is released for proposals.

ID #: 9536962

Contractor Question:

PPQs forms are shown in the solicitation but are needed only for Phase II. For Phase I, experience is required but there are no forms. Can you specify please what exact points or a form with specific blocks to fill related to experience factor?

Government Response:

In accordance with the request for proposal, pages 19-20 of 87, Paragraph G – Phase I Evaluation Factors, there are 2 evaluation factors in Phase I, Factor I – Construction Experience and Factor 2 – Base Access Narrative.

PPQs are not part of Phase I request for proposal, only Phase II.

Refer to the request for proposal, pages 20 - 21 of 87, Factor 1: Construction Experience, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Procedures. This section provides the details of what is required and what the offeror will be evaluated on. There is reference to Attachment B in these areas that is required to be filled out for Construction Experience in addition to the required information. There is no fillable form to be completed for Construction Experience. The information is to be included in the format chosen by the offeror.

ID #: 9537727

Contractor Question:

We have been a major prime contractor of USACE iIn Afghanistan for more than a decade and have implemented dozens or projects for the USACE within the last 8 years as the number of USACE's projects in Afghanistan reduced after that. We would like to participate in this solicitation and would kindly request the USACE to please amend the RFP and accept similar experience of companies which is within the past 8 years.

Government Response:

The information in the request for proposal, Evaluation Factor 1 - Construction Experience, remains as posted. "Projects cited shall, at the time of issuance of the solicitation be well underway (fully designed and at least 75% construction progress completed) or have been completed within five (5) years preceding the date of this solicitation.”

ID #: 9540883

Contractor Question:

Projects that completed in past 10 years will be considered for “Construction Experience.”

Please refer to Page 21 “Factor One: Construction Experience”

Government Response:

There was no question presented, however page 24 of the solicitation states “…projects that have been completed by the offeror within the past five (5) years….”

ID #: 9546347

Tension fabric structures are commonly used throughout the Middle East at Military Bases. Please advise if a rigid steel frame (coated with epoxy for corrosion prevention) with a 28oz tension fabric exterior & 19oz interior fabric liner are acceptable alternate materials for the project. Our buildings are custom designed to code for wind, seismic, and collateral loads using Metal Building Software (MBS). Optional metal cladding can also be applied to various portions of the design if desired. Energy efficiencies can be realized with natural light through translucent fabric creating a sunroof effect. See attached photo.

Government Response:

No, a fabric structure is not acceptable. A pre-engineered metal building is the type of building that must be constructed.

ID #: 9556202

Contractor Question:

Do we need to submit the price on Phase I submission?

Government Response:

In accordance with the request for proposal, page 15 of 87, Phase I Instruction, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, “this is a Phase I of a Two-Phase Request for Proposal. Qualification proposals are requested under Phase I. This RFP is requesting submission of proposals under Phase I submission criteria ONLY.”

In accordance with the request for proposal, page 23 of 87, Section 00 21 00 – Phase II Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, paragraph B.1.c.iii, Price 5. To confirm, price is an evaluation criteria in Phase II, not Phase I which is the current phase that is released for proposals.

ID #: 9556206

Contractor Question:

Dear Sir/Madam, Is it mandatory to include PPQ sheets for each experiences submitted? Or can we submit CPARS forms instead as well? Best regards.

Government Response:

In accordance with the solicitation, Section 00 21 00 – Instructions, Condition, and Notices to Offerors, page 15 of 87, Paragraph A., this is a Phase I of a Two-Phase Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFP is requesting submission of proposal under Phase I submission ONLY. Per page 20 of 87, Paragraph G., of the solicitation, the evaluation factors for Phase I are Factors I – Construction Experience and Factor 2 – Base Access Narrative. PPQs are required for Past Performance which is a Phase II requirement against Factor 3. To clarify, PPQs are not required under Phase I of this RFP.

ID #: 9556298

Contractor Question:

According to Solicitation document, to conduct business in Erbil Air Base all required licenses and clearances including Asayish clearance should be obtained. We will bid as JV. Please clarify whether it is sufficient for one member of the Joint Venture to have the Asayish clearance or both members must obtain it.

In accordance with the solicitation amendment 00001, Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Factor 2 - Base Access Narrative, Offerors must be on the Asayish Approved Vendors List in order to perform work on Erbil Air Base. The offeror shall provide evidence of approval from the International Security Force of Asayish showing the firm has been approved for access past the Erbil International Airport (EIA) perimeter.

The solicitation, Section 00 21 00 - Instruction, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, page 15 of 87, paragraph titled system for Award Management (SAM states, contractors (including Joint Venture entities) shall be registered in the SAM and determined to be responsible prior to award.

Therefore, Joint Venture entities must be registered in SAM.gov as one entity with one CAGE number and one DUNS number representing Joint Venture as a whole; as one entity. Therefore, the expectation is that the offeror is able to comply with the solicitation and be on the Asayish Approved Vendors List (as the entity being represented, being submitted in the proposal) in order to perform work on Erbil Air Base.

As stated, the offeror shall provide evidence of approval from the International Security Force of Asayish showing the firm has been approved for access past the Erbil International Airport (EIA) perimeter.

Relative to the question asked, both companies forming the joint venture must be on the Asayish Approved Vendors List in order to perform work on Erbil Air Base.

ID #: 9561225

Contractor Question:

For construction experience the limit submission is 15 pages, kindly advise whether photos consider within the 15 pages limit?

Government Response:

In accordance with the solicitation, W5J9JE-22-R-0001, please refer to Section 00 21 00 - Instruction, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, paragraph B., #2 - Proposal Format on page 17 of 87.

ID #: 9562171

Contractor Question:

This is a question regarding Amendment 0001 it states that the Offerors' should be on Asayish Approved Vendor List in order to work in Erbil Airbase, however, it is not clear that this is required at the time of bidding (proposal submission for Phase I). If yes, we will kindly request a time extension in order to completeour application to the security forces and get I proved vendor 11st. Please advise.

Government Response:

Please refer to Amendment 1, page 2 where it states, “The offeror shall provide evidence of approval from the International Security Force of Asayish showing the firm has been approved for access past the Erbil International Airport (EIA) perimeter.” This sentence has not changed from the original solicitation posting except to add the yellow highlighted words.

ID #: 9564309

Contractor Question:

In reference to page 17 of 87, Paragraph C.

Please advise contact information for DODSAFE Drop of Link Request Code in order to submit the proposal.

Point of Contact (POC) for requesting the DODSAFE link is provided in Amendment #0002.

ID #: 9566431

We would like to confirm when US Army can provide us with the responses for the Bid Inquiry report.

Government Response:

Question was received late, on January 20, 2022. However, the Government is providing all Government Responses to Contractor Questions in Amendment #0002.

ID #: 9566470

Contractor Question:

According to solicitation document, proposal submission deadline is 23 January 11:00am. According to general information provided in sam.gov deadline is 23 January 04:00pm. Could you please clarify which information is accurate?

Government Response:

Question was received late, on January 20, 2022. However, the Government changed the administrative error in SAM.BETA to match the proposal submission time that is identified in the proposal.

(End of Summary of Changes)