Pre-Bid_Solicitation_Information.pdf

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

1. W911WN-17-B-8008 on Standard Form (SF) 1442 Emsworth Bulkhead Painting

2. BID OPENING, TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 11:00 A.M. EST on the 22nd Floor of the

Federal Building in Pittsburgh, PA (see block 7); bids/revisions to bids received by email or FAX will

NOT be considered.

3. NAICS Code 238320 – Painting and Wall Covering Contractors, SB Size Standard $15 Million

4. Set Aside – TOTAL (100%) SMALL BUSINESSES; IAW FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, “Construction by special trade contractors. The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees”

5. System for Award Management (SAM) –must have an ACTIVE registration, AND IT MUST BE

CURRENT including the your Representations and Certifications (Reps & Certs), PRIOR to award and maintain the status throughout the contract period (if you are not already registered be sure to do it right after the site visit because it can take a few days to process. Registration is FREE.

6. Period of performance is 300 days after Notice to Proceed

7. Bid guarantee REQUIRED (see page 10, para 00100-4, Standard Form 24 was REVISED as 8/2016

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE)

8. Block 14 through 20 of the SF 1442 must be completed. (Bottom of block 14 – CODE; that’s your

5 character alpha/numeric CAGE Code. – Facility code leave blank.)

9. If there are any amendments to this solicitation, they must be acknowledge in Block 19.

10. Para. 00100-7 Award will be made as a whole to one bidder; that bidder must be determined by the Contracting Officer (KO) to be RESPONSIBLE per FAR 9.104. Very shortly after bid opening the apparent low bidder will be sent an email asking for specific information to help the KO in her responsibility determination. The response time to provide the information is going to be very short to ensure the government has sufficient time to make the award on or before 30 September 2017.

11. Four (4) contract line items numbers (CLINs); each one needs a bid.

12. Provisions and clauses – Provisions are conditions used in solicitations and apply before contract award. Clauses are conditions in both solicitations and contracts and apply before and after contract award. The VAST majority of provisions and clauses in this solicitation are included by reference only; that means, we’ve only given you the Number, the title and the date. It is up to you to go online to the website provided – www.farsite.hill.af.mil – and look up each one whether FAR and DFARS).

For example, why won’t the government answer our questions here today, it would be so much simpler. Because provision FAR 52.214-6 Explanation to Prospective Bidders –which is part of the solicitation says:

Any prospective bidder desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective bidders before the submission of their bids. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil/

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

not be binding. Any information given a prospective bidder concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective bidders as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting bids or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective bidders.

Many questions you may have can be answered if you go online and read the provisions and clauses that are either required and or we have determined necessary for the successful completion of this contract.

I do not answer questions whose answers are in the solicitation, the specifications or drawings. I may direct you to the paragraph where the answer is. Otherwise, if you do have a question or need clarification, email the question ON OR BEFORE Tuesday, 5 September 2017 to

LRP.CONTRACTING@USACE.ARMY.MIL – put the solicitation number as the subject—AND in the body of email, identity whether the question pertains to the SF 1442, the Specifications or drawing and reference the particular paragraph number(s).

13. Liquidated Damage are included in this contract at $889.00 per calendar day of delay, see clause

52.211-12.

14. WAGE Determination, PA4, 08042017, if it is updated, an amendment will be issued.

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