W911SA-18-Q-3000_Draft_Amendment_0002.docx

W911SA-18-Q-3000

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been deleted:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to provide Government Responses to vendor submitted questions, and provide a revised due date for vendor submitted questions.

The revised due date for vendor submitted questions is December 7th, 2017 at 10:00AM CST. The Government will not accept any additional questions after this time.

The following Government Responses are provided:

Question 1: As waste experts we would recommend this - with a steel lid- and metal sliding doors on each side with latches The dumpster is 6 1/2 feet high.

Answer 1: Please see PWS 5.5.2 and 5.6.2. It is at the discretion of the vendor submitting a quote to determine whether the dumpsters meet the specification of PWS 5.5.2 and 5.6.2.

The following have been modified:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

1. In accordance with FAR 52.232-18; Availability of Funds: FY18 funds are not presently available for this solicitation and resultant contract.

2. Non-Personal Service: Contractor to provide all labor, transportation, equipment, materials, supervision and other items or services necessary to perform Solid Waste Removal Services at Fort McCoy; in accordance with the performance work statement and the terms and conditions of the solicitation and resultant contract. The contractor will furnish all supplies necessary to fulfill the Performance Work Statement.

3. The period of performance is 1 March 2018 (or subsequent date) through 31 January 2019 (Phase In is 15 February 2018 to 28 February 2018) with four (4) one year options and six month option to extend services.

4. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Various Buildings and Locations at Fort McCoy in Fort McCoy, WI 54656.

5. ALL DISCOURSE CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION AND ITS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE DIRECTED TO THE FORT MCCOY CONTRACTING OFFICE. ANY REMARKS, EXPLANATIONS, OR ANSWERS PROVIDED BY ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE SHALL NOT CHANGE OR QUALIFY ANY OF THE TERMS OR CONDITIONS OF THE SOLICITATION. THE SOLICITATION SHALL ONLY BE CHANGED BY A WRITTEN AMENDMENT ISSUED BY THE FORT MCCOY CONTRACTING OFFICE.

6. ABILITYONE DESIGNATED ITEMS: In accordance with 52.208-9, contractors are referred to the web site of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, the independent federal agency that administers the AbilityOne (formerly Javits-Wagner-O'Day or JWOD) Program for the lists of designated products and services http://abilityone.org/work_with_us/procurement.html.

7. This procurement is Set Aside as 100% Competitive 8(a) Small Business under the NAICS Code 562111 with a size standard of $38.5 Million. This is in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5) as the authority for use of other than full and open competition.

8. Quotes, to include a signed copy of the SF 1449, shall be submitted via EMAIL to katie.j.opper.civ@mail.mil.

9. Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

10. An Award for this requirement will be made pursuant to FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

11. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR): To Be Determined at the time of Award.

12. Contract Administrator: To Be Determined at the time of Award.

If you have questions pertaining to this contract after contract award (i.e. questions regarding delivery, invoice procedures, etc.), please request assistance from the Contract Administrator. Be sure to include the contract number in your request for assistance. Requesting contract administration assistance from any other individual could result in a delayed response.

13. Contracting Officer: To Be Determined at the time of Award.

14. Written questions must be furnished to the Government no later than December 7, 2017 at 10:00AM (Central); in order to ensure a timely response is provided by the solicitation closing date. All questions are to be submitted in writing at the time indicated in the solicitation or they may not be addressed before solicitation closing date; therefore, Offerors are advised to submit questions as soon as possible. Please provide your company name, telephone, point of contact, e-mail address, and solicitation number on all questions. The Government will respond to questions via the issuance of an amendment which incorporates the question and the Government’s response.

15. Post-Award Conference: In the event the Contracting Officer decides to conduct a Post-Award Conference in accordance with DFARS 242.5, the successful offeror will be notified and will be required to attend. The Contracting Officer’s notification will include specific details regarding the date, time, and location of the conference, any need for attendance by subcontractors, and information regarding the items to be discussed.

16. DUNS NUMBER .

17. TAXPAYER ID # .

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

b. Whether your company is a current or new registrant in the SAM database, your registration must indicate that you are a provider of NAICS 562111 under the Goods – Services section of the registration to be eligible to receive a contract for this solicitation.

c. If the prospective awardee for this request for quotes is not registered in the SAM database by close of solicitation, including NAICS 562111 under the Goods – Services section, depending on mission requirements, the government reserves the right to proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror.

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

20. OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT: Prospective contractors who have not completed electronic annual representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ in conjunction with required registration in the SYSTEM for AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) database, shall complete and submit FAR 52.212-3 Alternative 1 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, and all the DFARS clauses contained in this solicitation must be in SAM to be eligible to receive an award for this solicitation.

21. If an offer is based on a teaming/partnering relationship or a joint venture, the offeror shall provide, with the proposal, all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the teaming/partnering or joint venture agreement. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract. The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the teaming/partnering or joint venture relationship.

22. 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/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

23. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.222-41(g), the contractor must notify each service employee working on this contract of the minimum wage and fringe benefits required to be paid pursuant to this contract, or shall post a copy of the wage determination and Department of Labor Form WH-1313 in a prominent place at the worksite. The applicable wage determination is incorporated into the contract. The WH-1313 poster is located at http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/sca.htm.

24. INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION

This section supplements clause 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 which is included elsewhere in this request for quotes. The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

This solicitation shall be evaluated by awarding to the quote that is technically acceptable and the lowest price.

TECHNICAL FACTOR:

Evaluation –Each item in Technical Requirements Table will receive one of the adjectival ratings defined below. Any criterion that receives “U” rating will result in an overall unacceptable rating for the factor and are not eligible for award.

The offeror has no active or inactive exclusions listed in their Entity Record on the System for Award Management (SAM).

In accordance with FAR 42.15, the offeror does not have any relevant Past Performance rated at “Marginal” or “Unsatisfactory”.

PRICE FACTOR:

Submission Instructions – Offeror shall submit a fully completed SF 1449, Pricing Schedule, or acceptable alternative as identified in 52.212-1 or elsewhere in the RFQ.

The agreed upon items and quantities will be multiplied times their respective unit prices found in the RFQ.

As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-

8) by adding six (6) months of the Offeror’s final option period price to the Offeror’s total price. Offerors are required only to price the base and option periods. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential six month extension of services period. The Government may choose to exercise the Extension of Services at the end of any performance period (base or option periods), utilizing the rates of that performance period.

As part of its proposal, the offeror will provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with the enterprise Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (eCMRA) requirement. Offeror will determine, in the schedule, to price or not separately price the CMRA requirement. Only the CMR CLIN(s) shall be the CLIN(s) under which the Contractor shall bill for all costs associated with the eCMRA requirement.

Evaluation – Price will not be assigned an adjectival rating; and will be evaluated to determine if the offeror quoted price is fair, reasonable, and balanced. The government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if prices are significantly unbalanced. Price shall be evaluated at estimated quantities multiplied times their respective unit price.

Unrealistically Low Prices: Prices quoted may be reviewed to determine whether they reflect a lack of technical understanding of the requirements and to assess the risk inherent in an Offeror’s quoted prices. Unrealistically low quoted prices, initially or subsequently, may be grounds for rejection for this solicitation.

Unbalanced Pricing: Offeror is cautioned against submitting quote that contains unbalance pricing.

Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. The Government shall analyze offers to determine whether they are unbalanced with respect to separately priced line items or subline items. Quotes that are determined to be unbalanced may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

25. ALTERNATE DISPUTES RESOLUTION: In furtherance of Federal policy and the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1990 (ADR Act), Public Law 101-552 and FAR Clause 52.233-1, Subparagraph (d) (2) (1)

(B) (2), the Contracting Officer will try to resolve all post award acquisition issues in controversy by mutual agreement of both parties. Interested parties are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution procedures to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with the authority and requirements of the ADR Act.

26. CONTRACT PERFORMANCE:

Purpose. IAW with FAR Subpart 42.1500 contractor past performance information (PPI) is relevant information for future source selection purposes regarding a contractor’s actions under previously awarded contracts. It includes, for example, the contractor's record of conforming to contract requirements and to standards of good workmanship; the contractor's record of forecasting and controlling costs; the contractor's adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; the contractor's history of reasonable and cooperative behavior and commitment to customer satisfaction; and generally, the contractor's business-like concern for the interest of the customer. Contractor past performance information is one of the tools that support Army efforts to acquire best value and is used to evaluate performance risk in source selection. The feedback provided by the government to the contractor in collecting PPI, and the knowledge that PPI will be used in future source selection decisions, should result in improved performance and a greater contractor focus on customer satisfaction.

Assessment Period. Performance Assessment Reports (PAR) shall be prepared IAW AFARS Subpart 42 upon physical completion of the contract. If the period of performance will exceed 18 months, an “interim” assessment report shall be prepared at the completion of 12 months performance and annually thereafter until the contract is physically complete. An out-of-cycle or “addendum” report may be prepared if there is a need to record an extraordinary event prior to the next regularly scheduled evaluation or if it is necessary to report a meaningful occurrence during the period between physical completion of the contract and contract closeout.

Additionally, addendum reports may be prepared to record contractor’s performance relative to contract closeout and other administrative requirements (e.g. final indirect cost proposals, technical data, etc.).

Completion Due Date. The government will complete the PAR within 60 days after the end of the assessment rating period.

Evaluators. The Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer’s Representative will jointly complete the performance assessment.

Contracts Performance Elements. The contractor’s performance shall be assessed in accordance with elements and rating system set forth in AFARS Subpart 42.

Contractor Review. The Contracting Officer will furnish a copy of the PAR to the contractor requesting that the contractor submit comments, rebutting statements, or additional information to the Contracting Officer within 30 calendar days of receipt. Failure to respond within the designated timeframe will be taken as agreement with the assessment.

Contract Concurrence. Where a contractor concurs with, or takes no exception to a PAR, such report shall be considered final and releasable for use in source selection and other deliberative purposes.

Contractor Rebuttal. Where a contractor takes exception to a performance report, the Contracting Officer will review the contractor’s rebuttal or comments and make appropriate changes. If the Contracting Officer makes changes, the changed rating will be reflected in the narrative. The Contracting Officer will make all reasonable efforts to reconcile the report and the contractor’s comments. However, it is not necessary that they reach agreement on the report where such is clearly impracticable. The contractor’s rebuttal or comments shall be made part of the PAR.

Resolving Disagreements between the Government and the Contractor. In the event disagreements between the parties regarding the PAR occur, the Contracting Officer will review the rebuttal and make appropriate changes. If no agreement is reached, the PAR is forwarded to the Reviewing Official (Director of Contracting) along with the Contracting Officer’s Findings and Recommendation and supporting documentation. The decision of the Reviewing Official is final. Copies of the PAR and the contractor’s response and review comments, if any, shall be retained as part of the evaluation.

Release of Contractor Performance Evaluation Information. The evaluation will not be released to other than government personnel and the contractor whose performance is evaluated. The performance evaluation information will be input into the applicable module within Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) database (or Government system in use at time of the evaluation).

Source Selection Information. Departments and agencies will electronically access the PAR information to support future award decisions.

27. REQUIRED INSURANCE:

In accordance with FAR clause 52.228-5 entitled, “Insurance--Work on a Government Installation” the following minimum amounts of insurance are required.

General Liability Insurance - Bodily Injury Liability

$500,000 per occurrence

Within ten (10) calendar days after contract award, the Contractor shall certify to the Contracting Officer, in writing, that the required insurance has been obtained.

28. HOURS OF OPERATION: The Contractor shall normally perform work during normal duty hours, 7:30a.m. to 4:00p.m. Arrangements for work performed during other than normal duty hours shall be made with the COR.

29. Federal Holidays are as follows:

When a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as a holiday and when a holiday falls on a Saturday, the proceeding Friday is observed as a holiday by U.S. Government Agencies. Any other Congressional or Presidential imposed Federal Holiday.

If the Contractor for his convenience desires to perform work during other than normal working hours or on other than normal work days, or if the Contractor is required to perform work at such times, the Contractor shall reimburse the Government for any additional expense occasioned the Government, thereby, such as, but not limited to, overtime pay for Government Inspectors, utilities service, etc.

Unless otherwise specified in these provisions, services will be performed during normal duty hours.

When required services occur on holidays, work will be performed on either the previous or following work day, unless specified otherwise.

30. LEGAL COMPLIANCE: The Contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, and Local Laws, codes and regulations applicable to his performance under this contract, and shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with said compliance.

31. In accordance with FAR 52.222-42, the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

32. ATTACHMENTS:

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