W911SA-17-B-0027_Solicitation_Amendment_0001.docx

W911SA-17-B-0027

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 27-Apr-2017 02:00 PM to 11-May-2017 02:00 PM.

SECTION 00100 - BIDDING SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

1) GOVERNMENT POC INFORMATION:

Contract Specialist: Michelle Harvey Email: michelle.m.harvey3.civ@mail.mil Phone: 608-388-4597

2) CONTRACTOR POC INFORMATION:

Name: _____________________________________

E-mail _____________________________________

DUNS______________________________________

CAGE CODE________________________________

TAXPAYER ID #_____________________________

3) CONTRACT INFORMATION

a. CONTRACT TYPE: This will be a single award Firm Fixed Price type contract.

b. SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: Any questions, concerns, verification or clarification of information on the documents included in the solicitation package shall be submitted in writing to the Government POC’s NLT 10:00 AM CST on April 13, 2017. Include in the subject line of the email the Government’s solicitation number.

4) SITE VISIT

a. A site visit is scheduled for April 06, 2017 at 10:00 AM CST at Bldg 1030 of East Houston AFRC, 10949 Aerospace Ave, Houston, TX 77034. The POC for the project is Michelle Harvey, 608-388-4597. This will be the only site visit conducted, requests for additional site visits will be denied.

The conference will begin promptly without considerations for late or lost bidders; no subsequent site visits will be considered. Remarks, explanations and answers provided by Government representatives before, during and after the site visit shall not change or qualify any of the terms or conditions of the solicitation. The solicitation can only be changed by a formal written amendment issued by the Fort McCoy Contracting Office.

5) REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF BIDDERS

SYSTEM for AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION: SAM Registration is required of all Department of Defense contractors. SAM registration enables electronic funds transfer of contract payments. If your company is not already registered, please register in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov/

A DUNS number is required for SAM registration. If your company does not have DUNS #, obtain one by calling 800-333-0505.

Whether your company is a current or new registrant in the SAM database, your registration must indicate that you are a provider of NAICS 236220 under the Goods – Services section of the registration to be eligible to receive a contract for this solicitation. If the prospective awardee for this request for quotes is not registered in the SAM database with the NAICS code by close of solicitation, the government reserves the right to proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror.

In accordance with DPAP changes to reporting requirements under FAR 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Bio-based Products under Service and Construction Contracts, contractors are now required to submit annual bio-based reports to the new reporting module in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM can be accessed at https://www.sam.gov.

The “Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law” notice (poster) referenced in FAR clause 52.222-26(b) (3), Equal Opportunity, is located at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

In accordance with FAR 22.404-10, the contractor must post a copy of the wage determination and Department of Labor Form WH-1321 in a prominent place where employees working on federal construction contracts can easily see it. The applicable wage determination is incorporated into the contract at Section H. The WH-1321 poster is located at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/index.htm

6) BONDING/BID GUARANTEE

a. A Bid Bond/Guarantee is required if the bid amount exceeds $150,000 and shall be provided in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever amount is less. (Bidders must use the Standard Form (SF) 24 if providing a bid bond as the bid guarantee)

b. The successful offeror will be required to provide Performance and Payment bonds. Contract Awardee will have ten days after issuance of the contract to provide the required Bonds to the contracting office. The contracting office has five days to complete the review and notify the contractor if the bonds are not sufficient. Actual work on site may not begin until bonding approval has been received by the contractor. If bonds are returned because of contractor error, performance dates will not be revised.

7) REQUIREMENTS/DELIVERABLES

· Completed SF1442 with acknowledgement of all amendments

· Bid Bond/Guarantee

8) CONTRACT MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this contract is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

9) ATTACHMENTS: All referenced documents for this solicitation are available at the Government Point of Entry at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Potential bidders are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

Attachments listed below will be incorporated into the resultant contract.

W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment One AT OPSEC W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment Two Drawings W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment Three SOW W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment Four Wage Determination W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment Five SF 24 W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment Six Additional Drawings W911SA-17-B-0027 Attachment Seven Bldg 1030 Elevations W911SA-17-B-0017 Attachment Eight Bldg 1030 Door Frame and Window Schedule

EVALUATION OF BIDS

BASIS OF AWARD

This requirement to repair interior and exterior of Bldg 1030 at Houston, TX 77034 shall be awarded utilizing Sealed Bidding Procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, as supplemented by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS). Award will be made with reasonable promptness to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid in accordance with requirements and provisions herein.

The Government will evaluate proposed prices for balanced and reasonable pricing, using price analysis techniques. Proposed prices evaluated as unreasonable or unbalanced may be grounds for eliminating the bid from award eligibility.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government will evaluate bids received in response to this solicitation solely on the basis of price and price related factors.

a. RESPONSIVENESS OF BID. For a bid to be determined responsive and considered for award, the bid must comply in all material respects with the invitation for bids. Such compliance enables bidders to stand on an equal footing, and maintain integrity of the sealed bidding system (Subpart 14.301).

In order to be considered responsive the Bidder:

· Properly signed SF 1442, with Original Signature

· Acknowledgement (if any) of all Material Amendments,

· Shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in the submitted bid

· Shall comply with the instructions of the solicitation.

· A Bid Bond/Guarantee is required and shall be provided in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the bid price or $3 Million whichever is less. (Bidders must use the Standard Form (SF) 24 if providing a bid bond as the bid guarantee)

· Shall submit a complete sealed bid package prior to the cutoff for receipt of bids

Non-Responsive bids will not be considered for contract award.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. BID SUBMISSION

a. Bid shall be submitted prior to offeror due date and time as identified on the Standard Form 1442 Block 13, to the following address:

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Ft. McCoy ATTN: Michelle Harvey 1108 South R Street Fort McCoy, WI 54656

b. Bid shall be submitted in a sealed envelope with the following information on the outside: Solicitation Number, Contract Specialist Name, Date and Time of Bid Opening, and bidders name and address. Please do not count the shipping/mailing envelope/box as your sealed envelope. Shipment packaging shall be able to be removed and still maintain the integrity of the sealed bid package.

c. Bids MUST be submitted via mail or hand carried to the MICC – Ft. McCoy Office to be received and time stamped prior to the due date and time listed on the Standard Form 1442 Block 13. Bids received after this date and time, or bids received via fax or email will be considered ineligible for award.

d. The bidder’s failure to include information required by this solicitation may result in the bid submission being found non-responsive and may therefore be ineligible for award.

2. BID PREPARATION INSTRUICTIONS

a. The bidder’s documentation specified below will constitute the Bidder's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the IFB, proposed contract type, and concurrence with the Specifications and other applicable documents.

b. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available at the Government Point of Entry at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Potential bidders are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

c. The bidder shall provide one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy of all submission requirements. Electronic copy shall be submitted on a CD-ROM. The documents may be in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and/or Adobe PDF format.

3. SUBMISSON OF OFFER CONTENT

The Bid Package shall be organized as follows:

TAB A - Standard Form 1442, Solicitation Offer and Award. The Contractor shall acknowledge any amendments to the IFB in accordance with the instructions on the SF 1442. The bidder shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your submission and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government.

TAB B – Bid Bond/ Guarantee. This tab shall include the bid bond.

Only the Awardee will be required to provide Performance and Payment (P&P) Bonds, as is stated in this solicitation, P&P Bonds are not required to accompany the contractors bid.

TAB C – Additional/Supplemental Information. This tab shall contain all other required information requested throughout this solicitation and any additional supplemental information. This includes but is not limited to Fill-In Provisions/Clauses and any additional supporting documentation the bidder provides at their discretion.

SECTION 00800 - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

S.O.W. Section states: 4.1.4 Contractor shall inspect and re-seal any and all joints on the gutter and downspout system on the Training Building. When complete, methods used shall make gutter and downspout system free of any water leaks, and match the color of the existing gutter system.

The gutters are aged and the sealant used will not match the color of the existing gutter system. Will color of sealant, as selected from manufacturer’s standard color offering, that most closely matches the existing surface color of the sheet metal be acceptable?

ANSWER: YES

S.O.W. Section states: 4.4.1 Remove and replace approximately 12 existing exterior doors. To avoid any damage to exterior of building, the existing frames shall be left intact and undamaged. New doors shall be ADA compliant and match type/style as the doors being removed. Install new door hardware to include hinges, deadbolts, closers, emergency alarms, and heavy duty commercial type external panic bar exit devices.

We find there to be 26 exterior doors, and please confirm that all exterior doors are to be replaced.

ANSWER: There are 12 needing to be replaced as stated.

Some of the doors are not fully operable, due to what appears to be door frame / jambs that are not plumb. If door frames to remain in-place, the new door leafs will not operate correctly on out-of-plumb frames. Is this acceptable, and if not, what is the S.O.W. for correcting inadequate door frames?

ANSWER: If there are frames/jambs that are not plumb, they will need to be replaced.

Are blast-proof and/or anti-terrorism doors required for exterior installation? If so, please provide r Reference standard(s) for such.

ANSWER: No blast/anti terrorism proof doors needed.

Are we to provide new external audio alarms to replace existing?

ANSWER: Yes

Are we to provide new magnetic locks to replace existing?

ANSWER: Only If needed.

S.O.W. Section states: 4.4.2 Remove and replace existing store front main entrance glass and aluminum double doors. New doors shall be ADA compliant and match type/style as the doors that were removed. Install new door hardware to include hinges, deadbolts, closers, emergency alarms, and heavy duty commercial type external panic bar exit devices.

Are we to replace all glass on main entrance vestibule?

ANSWER: No

S.O.W. Section states: 4.4.7 Install new exit emergency alarms, and heavy duty commercial type external panic bar exit devices on the remaining exterior doors that were not already removed and replaced.

Are there some door assemblies which are to remain in-place?

ANSWER: Yes, Glass doors remain in place

S.O.W. Section states: 4.7.1 Contractor shall remove and replace approximately 5 damaged or non-functional door card security readers. New card readers shall match the style and model of the removed card readers and of the existing card readers found in the building. New card readers shall work with existing system and be fully functional and tested after new units are installed.

Approximately - please define approximately, in that maximum amount of card readers which will be required for replacement under this Contract.

ANSWER: Replace only 5.

Is Contractor to be responsible for bad wiring or cabling that supplies card readers, i.e., wiring can be broken or disconnected within conduit, ceiling plenum, etc.

ANSWER: Yes. Line 6 states replace all existing cabling. Card readers are to be fully operable/functional as stated.

Please define whether these readers are to be internal- or external-mounted card readers.

ANSWER: All external except one.

S.O.W. Section states 4.7.2 Remove and replace existing cabling from exterior door card security readers.

Please further clarify, e.g. cable / wiring from reader to magnetic lock only?

ANSWER: No, all cabling is to be replaced on the 5 new readers.

Is this project sales tax exempt? If the project is sales tax exempt can the government provide a sales tax exemption certificate?

ANSWER: No

Will the Government provide comprehensive written badging requirements for the project if badging is required?

ANSWER: Access requirements will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting.

Where will the designated parking area be for workers accessing the construction site? ANSWER: Will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting

Does the Government have a fire alarm servicer that they currently work with? What is the name and contact information of the person or persons that will need to be coordinated with for security and fire alarm and suppression systems work and/or disruptions?

ANSWER: Will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting

Does the Government currently have a 3rd party testing service for those items requiring testing or is the contractor free to locate and hire applicable testing firms?

ANSWER: Will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting

Has the work area been checked for asbestos? What is the Governments’ policy if asbestos products are encountered during construction?

ANSWER: Yes, no asbestos.

Is all work required after hours and on weekends?

ANSWER: Work Hours are Monday thru Friday. 8am-5pm.

Will the G.C. do any work related to moisture intrusion through the exterior walls?

ANSWER: This should be coordinated between the Contractors, this is not a government question. Ensure you discuss this with any prime and/or subcontractors.

Will the Government release the building’s elevations to do proper power wash take-off? ANSWER: Yes, see additional attachment

Will the Government release the mechanical drawings to properly price out the Task 4.8 HVAC Ductwork?

ANSWER: Yes, see additional attachment

Will the Government release a window and door schedules with the items that are to be replaced including hardware?

ANSWER: Yes, see additional attachment.

Can exterior elevation drawings be provided, if available?

ANSWER: Yes, see additional attachments.

Does the owner provide utilities (water / electricity) for the performance of this project?

ANSWER: Yes.

Does the owner provide storage space for equipment, tools and materials?

ANSWER: Yes, Provide lay down area.

Are there bathroom facilities for the workers?

ANSWER: Yes.

Please provide contact information for the existing facility access control systems vendor.

ANSWER: will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting.

Please advise what the procedure will be for obtaining security clearances to employees and subcontractors entering the facility.

ANSWER: will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting

Replacement of existing roof drain will void any existing roof warranty on the building. Please provide information regarding the current roofing warranty and the company/manufacturer that provided said warranty.

ANSWER: will be given at during the Pre-Construction meeting

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