21-B-2001 Amendment 4.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 of this amendment is to incorpoate the follow ing changes:

1. Extend the Bid Submittal due Date to Tuesday, August 10th 2021 and Bid Opening is extended to Wednesday August 11th 2021.

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 26-Jul-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 W9123621B2001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

17-Jun-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 X is extended, 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

26-Jul-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:

W9123621B2001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 27-Jul-2021 02:00 PM to 10-Aug-2021 02:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS

1. 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 submission via DoD SAFE, as discussed below, only).

Bid Submission

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, all bids 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 bids by 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 submission through DoD SAFE, as discussed below, only).

The Government will not be responsible for bids delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive bids on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that bids are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of bids. 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 27 July 2021 10 August 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 bids 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 17 July 2021 5 August 2021, and not later than (NLT) 27 July 2021 10 August 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Bidders will require a unique “request code” to upload bids into DoD SAFE, which must obtained by email only to POCs: Synease McArthur at Synease.S.McArthur@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 27 July 2021 10 August 2021, at 1:00 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 bids 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 bid 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 28 July 2021 11 August 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.21B2001_”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 DoD SAFE upload confirmation to Synease McArthur at synease.s.mcarthur@usace.army.mil, cc’ Dianne K Grimes at dianne.k.grimes@usace.army.mil.

Any questions regarding bid submission should be directed to Mrs. Synease McArthur 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.

2. 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-2001

YOUR FIRM’s NAME

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

The below information may be requested from the apparent low bidder in order to determine whether the bidder is 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 bid submission. The DRC criteria as defined below:

DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA (DRC)

DEFININTIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA (DRC)

ANC Ord and Weitzel Gate Reconstruction

The Government intends to award the contract to the bidder submitting the lowest bid, meeting DRC requirements below and otherwise determined to be responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.l by the Government. The Government reserves the right to verify bidder experience and to reject any or all Bids. Once the low bid status is announced at the bid opening, the low bid must submit documentation responsive to the following criteria to the Government within twenty-four (24) hours. All interested bidders must submit documentation responsive to the below criteria to the Government at the time of bid submission. The term “company” included in the criteria below may include the prime contractor or may include an intended subcontractor, provided that the subcontractor submits a letter of unequivocal commitment signed by both the prime contractor and the subcontractor.

1. Demonstrate the company has at least ten (10) years of cumulative contract experience executing repair, reconstruction, limewashing and repointing of historic masonry buildings and / or structures as described below in paragraph 2.a. For purposes of item 1, the company may draw upon contracts completed within the last twenty (20) years to demonstrate a total of ten (10) years of contract experience. The company shall submit a list of contracts to substantiate the experience. The list shall include the following for each contract:

a. name of project

b. date of award

c. date of completion

d. name of owner

e. owner point of contact info

f. contract number, if applicable

g. description of the work that demonstrates compliance with the criteria

2. Demonstrate the company has performed at least three (3) construction contracts (i.e., qualifying projects), with supporting documentation and project narratives. Each qualifying project must demonstrate all the following aspects of construction:

a. Must have involved repair, reconstruction, limewashing and repointing of nineteenth century or early twentieth century (up to 1920) stone building / structure elements including erecting historic stone components, columns and monuments. A project that demonstrates restoration or repair or reassembly of these building / structure elements or any combination thereof will be deemed a qualifying project. At least one of the three qualifying projects must have been completed on a property listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places, with endorsement by state historic preservation officers, and / or historic preservation organizations.

b. Have a rough order of magnitude of $500,000 or greater of the type of work noted in criteria one above and criteria two. The project narrative must provide the overall contract value and the approximate value of the qualifying work.

c. Completed on a local, state or federal government property. For purposes of this item 2, the three (3) contracts must have a date of completion within the seven (7) years preceding the date of the initial solicitation.

3. Provide resumes and certifications that demonstrate the anticipated project employee has historical masonry experience as follows:

Supervisor/Lead Mason* of historical masonry work shall have (10) years of commensurate cumulative experience over the last twenty (20) years.

* The submittal shall include letters of unequivocal commitment on behalf of an intended subcontractor and the supervisor/lead mason. The letters shall state that if awarded the contract, the subcontractor, if applicable, and the lead mason agree to perform the historic masonry work as defined in the solicitation.

In the event that the successful contractor is required to seek a substitution of the subcontractor, if applicable, or lead mason, the contractor must request prior approval from the Contracting Officer. The contractor must demonstrate that the substitute possesses equal or greater experience than the predecessor.

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

DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF BID SUBMISSION.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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)."

6. 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. The Government will evaluate bids for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

The magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 per FAR 36.204.

10. 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 days prior to the solicitation closing date.

1.5.1 Bidder Inquiry

1.5.1.1 Technical inquiries and questions relating to bidprocedures 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-2001

1.5.1.1.5 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 999UZI-4ZCKKZ

1.5.1.2 The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 10 days prior to bid 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.

11. 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.

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

12. 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.

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