W91236-21-B-2004_Amendment1.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

Solicitation W91236-21-B-2004, ANC Columbarium Repair Courts 7-9, is hereby amended as follow s: 1. Correct the Bidder Inquiry Key for ProjNet Inquiries to 499PTS-MEWGFV; 2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 8

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 22-Feb-2021

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 W9123621B2004

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

16-Feb-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 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

22-Feb-2021

CODE

USACE, NORFOLK DISTRICT OFFICE

CONTRACTING OFFICE

803 FRONT STREET

NORFOLK VA 23510-1011

W91236 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W9123621B2004

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The scope of work includes all necessary labor, materials, equipment and other services, as required to clean, replace sealant, conduct repointing and conduct repairs in Courts 7, 8 and 9. This project will also include the replacement of the roof of the west committal shelter as well minor cosmetic repairs to maintain an appearance consistent with that of the east committal shelter.

Columbarium Courts 7 and 9 will be cleaned in their entirety. Court 8 was cleaned during the second phase of the Columbarium Project, so cleaning is not necessary on this contract. Repointing, sealant, Dutchmen, and other repairs have been identified by Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) Engineering and the USACE field office.

The roof membrane of the west committal shelter will be removed and replaced. The roof drains and drain covers will be cleaned and repaired and all 3 in drainpipes will be lined. Damaged finishes will be removed and repaired;

the finish type will match the east ceremonial shelter. Limestone claddings will be treated, cleaned and repointed.

All Fountains in Courts 1-8 will be resealed.

2. SPECIAL BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO COVID-19

The Norfolk District anticipates the possibility that its building will be closed during the time for bid submission due to the evolving requirements arising in response to COVID-19. Accordingly, the Norfolk District will NOT accept bids my mail, hand-carry, or commercial courier (that is, no physical bids will be accepted in response to this solicitation). All bids must be submitted by electronic commerce only (that is, by electronic mail (e-mail) submission only).

Bid Submission

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, all proposals shall be submitted electronically through the DoD SAFE website. Offerors are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If an offeror attempts to transmit a large number of files, recommend that combining or ZIP files before uploading to the DoD SAFE site. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. It is Offerors’ responsibility to check with DoD SAFE to ensure successful submission. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

Accordingly, the Norfolk District will NOT accept proposals by mail, hand-carry, or commercial courier (that is, no physical proposals will be accepted in response to this solicitation). All proposals must be submitted by electronic commerce only (that is, by submission through DoD SAFE, as discussed below, only).

The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

Electronic Bid Submission in DoD SAFE

In accordance with (IAW) FAR 52.214-7, LATE SUBMISSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND WITHDRAWALS OF BIDS, all bids must be received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 17, 2021. Bids will be submitted through DoD Secure Access File Exchange (DoD SAFE) (https://safe.apps.mil/). DoD SAFE is the Government infrastructure utilized to secure bid proposals and IAW FAR 14.202-8, citing FAR 4.5, and as limited by the requirements of the AFARS, 5104.502-90.

All bids must be uploaded into DoD SAFE infrastructure not earlier than March 11, 2021, and not later than (NLT) March 17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Bidders will require a unique “request code” to upload proposals into DoD SAFE, which must obtained by email only to POCs: Natalie Dridge at Natalie.Dridge@usace.army.mil, Dianne Grimes at dianne.k.grimes@usace.army.mil, and cc:

PPMDContracts@usace.army.mil. The POC must receive the email for the “request code” NLT March 16, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The electronic bid submittal contents shall conform to the details of the solicitation and subsequent amendments.

Receipt of Submissions For the purposes of establishing whether a bid submission is considered timely, the government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded in the DoD SAFE website. For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the DoD SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the DoD SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. The electronic proposal submittal contents shall conform to the details of the solicitation and subsequent amendments.

Electronic Bid Opening

There will be a “public” bid opening conducted by the Government via teleconference on March 18, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for participating bidders. The teleconference phone number, and access codes will be emailed to participants once bid submission due date and time have lapsed. Bidders will be able to participate in the reading of the bids through this teleconference.

In the event the Norfolk District building is closed at the time of bid opening, a bid abstract containing bid results will be distributed to participating bidders within twenty-fours (24) hours of the bid opening. Upon request, the Norfolk District will make the opened bids available for examination.

A copy of the duly executed bid guarantee (signed by principal and surety with raised seal) must also be included in the attachment labeled “Bid.21B2004_”Bidder Name”.” A physical copy of the bid guarantee in proper form with evident raised seal must be submitted within seventy-two (72) hours to the Government upon request from the apparent low bidder. Additionally, the bid submission shall provide signed BID by letter to include SF1442 and SF 30 acknowledgement of all Amendments.

Electronic Bid Uploading Bidders are responsible for ensuring electronic copies are virus-free and shall run an anti-virus scan before upload into DoD SAFE. Electronic copies shall be compatible with the following software products: Adobe Acrobat Reader 11 and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Project) 2010. The electronic copies shall be in Adobe Acrobat (except for Microsoft Excel documents) portable document file (pdf) searchable text format. Electronic files shall be clearly identified for each section and item as detailed in the solicitation. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain written confirmation of receipt of all electronic files of the bid submitted into DoD SAFE. Please email SAM confirmation to Natalie Dridge at natalie.dridge@usace.army.mil, and cc’ Dianne K Grimes at dianne.k.grimes@usace.army.mil.

Any questions regarding bid submission should be directed to Ms. Natalie Dridge in ProjNet.

SPECIAL PROVISION IN RESPONSE TO CORONOVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID19) ON

ACCEPTANCE OF BONDS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PROTECTIONS

Please be advised that in accordance with FAR Deviation 2020-O0016, Class Deviation – Original Documents, Signatures, Seals And Notarizations, Electronic signatures and electronic, mechanically-applied or printed dates may be used and shall be considered original signatures and dates, without regard to the order in which they are affixed for all of part 28, as required by the solicitation.

3. AWARD TO RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS (FAR 9.1)

Responsibility will be determined, prior to award, by the Contracting Officer, either by performing a pre-award survey or conclusions based on a previous pre-award survey and/or any performance data available. A pre-award survey maybe performed in determining the bidder’s responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104 and 9.106. The bidder will be required to show that he has the necessary capital, experience, and owns or can procure the necessary plant or other resources to commence the work at the time prescribed in the specifications and thereafter to prosecute and complete the work safely and satisfactorily within the time specified. If the bidder is unable to comply with the request for pre-award survey, the bidder will no longer be considered for award.

To be determined responsible, a bidder must demonstrate the following –

a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them;

b. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

c. Have a satisfactory performance record. A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history;

d. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

e. Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors);

f. Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them;

and

g. Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations

**NOTE - The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by the bidder submitting a bid in response to this solicitation.

Additionally, in accordance with FAR Part 9.1, prior to awarding a contract, the Government will conduct a Responsibility Determination of the firm selected for award. The below information will be requested of the apparent low bidder. This information is required to be responsive to the Invitation for Bid. To efficiently and expeditious award the resultant contract, it is required that bidders provide the below information with their bid. If bidders wish to shield this information from public view at the bid opening, the information may be placed in an envelope with the following legend:

PRE-AWARD SURVEY INFORMATION

SOLICITATION NO. W91236-21-B-2004

YOUR FIRM’s NAME

BANK: Branch/Location Point of Contact Telephone Number/Fax Number/Email Address

This information may be requested to be responsive to the Invitation for Bid.

a) Current commitments and expected dates of completion.

b) One (1) signed bank reference demonstrating adequate financial resources. If bidder’s firm has a line of credit – provide information on how many figures bidder can borrow against the line of credit (i.e. medium 6 figures – exact line of credit is not required).

c) The bidder shall provide the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for the prime contractor, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or signed by an authorized officer of the organization.

Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital, which will be used for the performance of the resultant contract. For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture and discuss the financial responsibilities among the companies. The Government may also utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports to evaluate the financial capacity of the bidder.

IMPORTANT NOTE, the DRC is required at time of bid. All bidders must submit their DRC with their bid. The DRC criteria as defined below:

DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA (DRC)

The apparent successful bidder shall be required to submit sufficient documentation to the Contracting Officer to enable an affirmative determination of responsibility with respect to the general standards of responsibility.

In addition to the general standards of responsibility, the Government has developed special standards of responsibility for this procurement in accordance with FAR 9.104-2 (Definitive Responsibility Criteria). All bidders shall submit prior construction experience to demonstrate it possesses the specialized experience to perform the requirements if awarded the contract.

*Only Prime contractor experience can be submitted for DRCs. No subcontractor DRCs are acceptable.*

Submission Requirements. The bidder must submit at least one (1) construction contract example (i.e., qualifying contract).

A qualifying project must demonstrate all the following aspects of construction:

1. Provide concrete, stone and mortar repairs including treating and repointing as primary features of work within the contract.

2. A minimum $2 million contract value.

3. Performed on a federal property.

4. Projects also must have been completed within the past five years.

Additionally, the bidder must demonstrate at least 5 years of experience in concrete, stone, and mortar repairs. The bidder should submit project examples that cumulatively meet this requirement. To demonstrate 5 years cumulative experience, the time from award of a contract to completion will count but the Government will not include a contract that runs concurrently with another contract that is submitted. As an example, a bidder submits three contracts:

#1 – Awarded on 1/1/20 and completed on 12/31/20 #2 – Awarded on 2/1/20 and completed on 10/1/20 #3 – Awarded on 1/1/21 and completed on 12/31/21

The bidder would have 2 years of cumulative experience. Contracts #1 and #3 would count but #2 would not count because it ran concurrent to Contract #1.

All bidders will provide supporting documentation with their bid. The documentation must include a written narrative of each qualifying contract that provides:

i. The contract price

ii. The entity that issued the contract

iii. The contract number, if available

iv. A description of the scope of work explaining how the criteria above was demonstrated

Bidders will be evaluated on conformance to these criteria. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. The Government intends to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid and meeting DRC requirements as determined by the Government to be responsible.

The Government reserves the right to validate the matters responsive to all responsibility criteria through review of CPARS and other DOD or Government appraisal systems.

*Only Prime contractor experience can be submitted for DRCs. No subcontractor DRCs are acceptable.*

ALL BIDDERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT MATTERS RESPONSIVE TO THE GENERAL AND

DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF BID OPENING.

4. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN BID

Evidence of the authority of individuals signing bids to submit firm bids on behalf of the bidder is required except where the bid is signed, and shows that it is so signed, by: the President, Vice-President, or Secretary of an incorporated bidder; a partner in the case of a partnership; or the owner in the case of a sole proprietorship. Failure to submit with the bid satisfactory evidence of the authority of all other persons may be cause for rejection of the bid as invalid or nonresponsive.

5. PRE-AWARD SAFETY CONFERENCE

a. Where an apparent low bidder, in performance of contracts during the previous three-year period, incurred one or more accidents, or where, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, there is any question regarding this compliance with any safety or accident prevention requirement, such bidder, on request of the Contracting Officer prior to any award under this solicitation, shall attend a conference with representatives of the Contracting Officer to discuss any such accidents or non-compliance, the reason for their occurrence, and measures which will be taken to preclude any recurrence thereof.

b. Information elicited at this conference will be used by the Contracting Officer, in conjunction with other information obtained in a pre-award survey, in determining the bidder's responsibility.

c. The items discussed, the preventive measures considered, and any conclusions reached in this conference shall be recorded in minutes of the meeting, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of representatives of the bidder and the Contracting Officer, and any procedures noted therein as agreed upon shall become an obligation of the bidder, along with all other safety and accident prevention requirements of the contract, if award is made to him.

6. INSPECTION OF THE SITE

Prospective bidders are invited to visit the site of the work in order to acquaint themselves as to site conditions and other problems incident to the prosecution of the work. Arrangements for inspection of the site shall be made through the Office the Area Engineer identified in the clause 52.236-27, entitled "SITE VISIT

(CONSTRUCTION)."

7. BASIS OF AWARD

All blanks must be filled in by the bidder. In order for the bidder to be considered responsive all CLINs must provide pricing in order to be considered. A single award will be made to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder on the basis of the total price bid. Prior to making an award, a pre-award survey will be made and the low bidder will be required to show that he has the necessary capital, experience, and owns or can procure the necessary plant to commence the work at the time prescribed in the specifications and thereafter to prosecute and complete the work safely and satisfactorily within the time specified.

8. INCURRING COSTS

The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by the bidder submitting a bid in response to this solicitation.

9. UNBALANCED BIDS

Any bid which is materially unbalanced as to prices for the Contract Line Item Schedule (as defined in FAR 14.408) may be rejected as non-responsive or otherwise not considered for award. An unbalanced bid is one which is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

10. UNAUTHORIZED INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT OR OTHER PERSONNEL

The contractor shall not accept instructions issued by any person, employed by the U.S. Government or otherwise, other than the Contracting Officer or the Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of his/her authority as defined in the Designation of Authority letter. A copy of the Designation of Authority letter will be furnished to the contractor at time of contract award.

11. BIDDER'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Note: All questions and/or comments for this solicitation need to be submitted throught the Bidder Inquiry system (ProjNet) as shown below. All submitted questions will be responded to via ProjNet and an amendment issued prior to the closing date. ProjNet will close 10 calendar days prior to the solicitation closing date.

1.5.1 Bidder Inquiry

1.5.1.1 Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet.

1.5.1.1.1 To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

1.5.1.1.2 From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry.

1.5.1.1.3 Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

1.5.1.1.4 The Solicitation Number is: W91236-21-B-2004

1.5.1.1.5 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 499PTS-MEWGFV

1.5.1.2 The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 10 calendar days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

1.5.1.3 Bidders are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

1.5.1.4 The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

12. Socio Economic Status Validation

This is a Small Business set-aside IFB, in order to verify the bidder’s socio-economic status, the System for Award Management (SAM) website will be used to verify.

Bidders must represent that they are a Small Business.

13. JV Teaming Arrangements

If you are submitting a bid as a Joint Venture (JV) you need to submit your JV Agreement with your bid.

14. FAR 52.204-7 SAM

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7 SAM Registration please ensure that your Unique Identifier Code (Cage Code or DUNS) is on page 1 of your bid in order to be responsive.

(End of Summary of Changes)