A.07.24_Solicitation Amendment 1 for CIRB W9123621B5004 0001 01152021.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

This solicitation is amendmended to update the bid closing date from 01/26/2021 at 4 PM EDT to 02/01/2021 at 3 PM EDT; to change the bid opening date from 01/27/2021 to 02/02/2021; to replace unsiged draw ings and specs w ith signed draw ings and specs; and the follow ing verbiage is hereby incorporated as the last sentence of Section 01 57 20, paragraph 3.3.1.2 "Effluent Total Suspended Solids Requirements" of the Specifications: "The Contractor shall not exceed a maximum inflow rate of 12,000 cubic yards of material per day into the Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area for the duration of this contract."

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 7

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 15-Jan-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 W9123621B5004

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

31-Dec-2020

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

15-Jan-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:

W9123621B5004

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 26-Jan-2021 04:00 PM to 01-Feb-2021 03:00 PM.

The required performance has changed from W9123621B5004 Craney Island Rehandling Basin Dredging located in Norfolk, Virginia. Magnitude of Construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. Please note that Bidders must bid on all CLINs (filling in UNIT PRICE and NET AMOUNT) for the bid to be deemed responsive. All Unit Prices and Net Amounts must be rounded to the nearest whole cent. It is required for the successful bidder to submit and obtain approval on a subcontracting plan if the successful bidder is a designated large business.NAICS code: 237990, Small Business Size Standard $30,000,000.00.Contracting POC: Raven Sasser, 757-201-7139, Raven.D.Sasser@uace.army.mil. to W9123621B5004 Craney Island Rehandling Basin Dredging located in Norfolk, Virginia. Magnitude of Construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. Please note that Bidders must bid on all CLINs (filling in UNIT PRICE and NET AMOUNT) for the bid to be deemed responsive. All Unit Prices and Net Amounts must be rounded to the nearest whole cent. It is required for the successful bidder to submit and obtain approval on a subcontracting plan if the successful bidder is a designated large business.NAICS code: 237990, Small Business Size Standard $30,000,000.00.Contracting POC: Raven Sasser, 757-201-7136, Raven.D.Sasser@uace.army.mil..

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

BIDDER INSTRUCTIONS

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District is issue an UNRESTRICTED, Firm Fixed Price, Sealed Bid contract for construction maintenance dredging of the Rehandling Basin at Craney Island. The work consists of maintenance dredging the Rehandling Basin at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIMMA) to a depth of -28 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) with -2 feet allowable overdepth. In addition, the work consists of maintenance dredging the Access Channel (s) to a depth of -18 feet MLLW with -2 feet of allowable overdepth and the Debris Channel at a depth of -9 feet MLLW with -2 feet of allowable overdepth. The work shall be performed by Hydraulic Cutter-head dredge and Hydraulic pipeline, with all dredge material transported and placed in the Government-furnished upland placement area at the CIDMMA. The Rehandling Basin dredging, including allowable overdepth is approximately 920,533 cubic yards of dredge material. The Access Channels and Debris Channel dredging, including allowable overdepth is approximately 19,590 cubic yards of material. The total estimated amount to be dredged along with an estimated accretion is 940,123 cubic yards. Subject to available funds, an optional (-2) foot MLLW of dredging depth representing an additional 139,034 cubic yards of pay yardage may be awarded. If optional items are exercised, additional performance time will be added to the contract based on one additional day per 9,500 cubic yards of dredged material added.

The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of EM 385-1-1.

(1) Make available for review, upon request, the Contractor’s current Safety Management System (SMS) documentation,

(2) Submit to the Contracting Officer the current valid Company Certificate of Compliance for its SMS,

(3) Submit the current dredge(s) Certificate of Compliance based on third party audit, and submit for review and acceptance, site-specific addenda to the SMS as specified in the solicitation.

The full text of EM 385-1-1 can be accessed at:

http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1- 1.pdf

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

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 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 1, 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 proposals must be uploaded into DoD SAFE infrastructure not earlier than January 19, 2021, and not later than (NLT) February 1, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EST. Bidders will require a unique “request code” to upload proposals into DoD SAFE, which must be obtained by email only to POC: Raven D. Sasser at Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil and copy PPMDContracts@usace.army.mil. The POC should receive the email for the “request code” NLT February 1, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EST. The electronic bid submittal contents shall conform to the details of the solicitation and subsequent amendments. If the bidder needs to re-access DoD SAFE, it will need to re-request another code.

If the bidder encounters technical challenges uploading, it may elect to transmit the files via e-mail to the addresses provided in the paragraph above. The subject line of the email must include: BID – W91236-21-B-5004. The body of the email must not include any procurement sensitive information from the bid to avoid that information being disclosed prior to bid opening.

Bidders are STRONGLY encouraged to avoid waiting until the last minute to attempt to transmit their bids.

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.

Any questions regarding bid submission should be directed to Mrs. Raven Sasser in ProjNet.

Electronic Bid Opening

There will be a “public” bid opening conducted by the Government via teleconference on February 2, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. EST for participating bidders. The teleconference phone number and access codes will be emailed to participants once bid submission due date and time has 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.21B5004_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.

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 instruments as requested by this solicitation.

The solicitation hereby incorporates Deviation 2020-O0016 to FAR 28.106-1. For any bid bond, performance bond, or payment bond that may be required under this procurement, a seal is not required. In the event of conflict in another provision in the solicitation, the Deviation will control.

3. BID EVALUATION AND AWARD

The Government will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation based upon the Total Evaluated Price without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation. The Government may reject any or all bids and/or waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received.

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all optional items to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the optional items. Optional items, if exercised, will be awarded in accordance with clause 52.217-7.

The Government may –

(1) Reject any or all bids;

(2) Accept other than the lowest bid; and

(3) Waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received.

**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 not required to be responsive to the Invitation for Bid. To efficiently and expeditious award the resultant contract, it is HIGHLY recommended that bidders provide the below information with their bid.

PRE-AWARD SURVEY INFORMATION

SOLICITATION NO. W91236-21-B-5004

This information is not required 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.

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. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN:

Submission Requirements (NOTE: this requirement does not apply to Small Business Offerors) If the apparent low bidder identified after bid opening is a large business firm, in accordance with the definition as identified in FAR Clause 52.219-1, “SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATION,” the apparent low bidder must submit a small business subcontracting plan upon request of the Contracting Office, or no later than seventy-two (72) hours of the bid opening.

The bidder will be required to provide as much specific information on proposed subcontracted effort for the contract as possible. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be thorough and complete, as it will be incorporated into the contract upon award of the contract to the offeror, if acceptable and upon final approval of the Contracting Officer (SEE AFARS – APPENDIX DD Part 3 - Subcontracting Plan Requirements).

The plan shall include a description of the type of a description of the types of service the firm proposes to Subcontract with small business (SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), women-owned small business (WOSB), HUBZone business and service disabled owned small business, along with the proposed percentages of their participation to demonstrate a plan to meet the subcontracting goals that will apply to these contracts. If practical, the bidder shall provide specific information on proposed subcontracted effort for this project.

6. 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.

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. 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.

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. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 per FAR 36.204.

12. BIDDER'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Note: All questions and/or comments for this solicitation need to be submitted through 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. Therefore, all questions and/or comments should reach the above referenced Contracting Office via ProjNet no later than 25 January 2021.

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

The Solicitation Number is: W9123621B5004 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: YJ8595-QR78RH

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

13. SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS VALIDATION

This is a Full-and-Open Competition IFB. In order to verify the bidder’s socio-economic status, the System for Award Management (SAM) website will be used to verify.

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 one (1) of your bid in order to be responsive.

(End of Summary of Changes)