W9123621B5021 Amend 1 Skiffs Creek.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

Amendment is issued to correct the bid closing date to read 3 September 2021 at 1000 AM EDT and the bid opening 3 September 2021 at

2:00 PM EDT.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 6

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 04-Aug-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 W9123621B5021

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

04-Aug-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

04-Aug-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:

W9123621B5021

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 02-Sep-2021 10:00 AM to 03-Sep-2021 10:00 AM.

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

FAR 52.236-16 Quantity Surveys The Government will conduct and provide Pre-Construction and Post- Construction Surveys of the Dredging Site.

FAR 52.236-16 Alt I Quantity Surverys This contract requires the contractor to perform pre-removal and after-removal side scan surveys for detection of debris targets is to ensure that all significant debris targets are captured and subsequently removed from the channel as per the contract. Under the contract solicitation, the Government will only provide a side scan survey report (from previously completed survey) for bidding purposes so the contractor can assess the magnitude of debris presence in the area, adequately estimate the level of effort and select appropriate means and methods that would be required to successfully complete the job. However, the Government cannot itemize all significant debris targets within the dredging footprint; currently, the majority of identified targets are larger than ten feet in size or in high concentrations which does not allow to capture all the debris targets within the proposed footprint. Therefore, from liability and quality assurance standpoint, it is not ideal for the contractor to solely rely on the Government’s survey. The Contractor will be required to perform the pre-removal Side Scan survey, itemize the debris targets per the contract requirements and remove them from the channel. Subsequently, an after-removal Side Scan survey shall be conducted by the contractor for quality assurance purposes.

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The US Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, is seeking qualified and experienced firms capable of performing maintenance dredging and debris removal in the Skiffes Creek entrance channel at the 3rd Port, Ft. Eustis. Entrance channel will be dredged to elevation -21 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) from station 00+00 to station 76+64;

to elevation -18 feet MLLW from station 76+64 to station 83+53; and to elevation -12 feet MLLW from station 83+53 to station 90+67. Up to one (1) foot of overdepth will be allowed. Dredging shall be accomplished by mechanical and/or hydraulic means and methods with dredged material hydraulically placed by pipeline into the nearby upland placement site, Fort Eustis Dredged Material Management Area (FEDMMA). All removed debris shall be disposed off-site per local and Federal regulations. The project will also consist of refurbishing the existing confined upland placement site by filling low areas to a minimum elevation of +34 feet MLLW across the entire site and re-establishing a 15-foot wide crest. Upland placement site shall be refurbished prior to dredging operations.

Side slopes will be re-graded in accordance with the construction drawings.

2. BIDDERS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

All questions and/or comments should be submitted via ProjNet No Later Than (NLT) 10 calendar days prior to bid opening, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers.

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: W9123621B5021

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: EJCGEM-IYEKAJ

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. 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. 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.

3. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All bids must only be submitted via DoD SAFE as discussed below. The Norfolk District will NOT accept bids by mail, hand-carry, or commercial courier (no physical bids will be accepted in response to this solicitation). The electronic bid submittal contents shall conform to the details of the solicitation and subsequent amendments.

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 NLT the date and time specified in Block 13 of the solicitation.

Bids will be submitted through DoD Secure Access File Exchange (DoD SAFE) via https://safe.apps.mil/. DoD SAFE is the Government infrastructure utilized to secure bids and IAW FAR 14.202-8, citing FAR 4.5, and as limited by the requirements of the AFARS 5104.502-90. The bid submission shall provide signed bid to include SF 1442 and SF 30 acknowledgements of all amendments.

A bid guarantee shall be included in the bid submission upload to DoD SAFE in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.

Bidders will require a unique “request code” to upload bids into DoD SAFE, which must be obtained by email only to the following POCs: Allen Scott Brainerd at allen.s.brainerd@usace.army.mil and Dianne K. Grimes at Dianne.K.Grimes@usace.army.mil. Please also cc PPMDContracts@usace.army.mil with your email request. The POCs must receive the mail for the “request code” NLT 10:00 AM (EDT) 02 September 2021.

The BIDDER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for ensuring that the entire proposal has been received into DoD SAFE with a timestamp of NLT the date and time specified in Block 13 of the solicitation. Bidders are STRONGLY encouraged to avoid waiting until the last minute to attempt to transmit their proposals.

Bidders are responsible for ensuring that their electronic bids are virus-free and shall run an anti-virus scan before uploading into DoD SAFE. Electronic bids shall be compatible with the following software products: Adobe Acrobat Reader 11 and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Project) 2010. The electronic bids shall be in Adobe Acrobat (except for Microsoft and Excel documents) portable document file (pdf) searchable text format. Electronic bids 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 forward a copy of this confirmation receipt to POC: Allen Scott Brainerd at allen.s.brainerd@usace.army.mil and copy Dianne.K.Grimes@usace.army.mil and PPMDContracts@usace.army.mil.

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.

Any questions regarding bid submission should be directed to Mr. Allen Scott Brainerd in ProjNet.

4. BID OPENING

There will be a bid opening conducted by the Government via teleconference on 03 September 2021, at 2:00 PM (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.

A bid abstract containing bid results will be distributed to participating bidders within forty-eight (48) hours of the bid opening. Upon request, the Norfolk District will make the opened bids available for examination.

5. 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 may –

(1) Reject any or all bids

(2) Accept other than the lowest bid

(3) Waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received

6. AWARD TO RESPONSIBLE BIDDER

To be determined responsible, a bidder must:

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.

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

In accordance with FAR Part 9.1, responsibility will be determined, prior to award, by the Contracting Officer through the performance of a pre-award survey or utilizing information from a previous pre-award survey and/or any performance data available. The apparent low bidder may 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. The below information will be requested of the apparent low bidder. This information is not required to be responsive to the invitation for bid.

a) Banking Information to include Branch/Location, Point of Contact and Telephone Number. Please ensure the Bank is prepared to provide necessary information regarding average balances in your operating accounts, lines of credit and credit history.

b) Current commitments and expected dates of completion

7. DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA

Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC) submissions are due with your bid at the time set for receipt of bids (but bidders should not consider the DRC as a matter of responsiveness in accordance with FAR 14.301). The apparent low bidder must demonstrate past experience on the following three (3) components: The submission responding to the DRC must be provided in the form of a written detailed narrative, with a page limitation that shall not exceed three (3) pages single sided for each listed DRC. The DRC submission will be required from bidders at the time of bid submission. The DRCs will not impact the Government’s determination of responsiveness in accordance with

FAR 14.301.

The written narrative for the DRC listed below must demonstrate a bidder’s successful completion of a contract(s) demonstrating the following three performance elements. The experience may be, but does not need to be, demonstrated in a single contract and may be demonstrate through more than one contract. To be deemed qualifying experience, the contract must have been completed within the past five (5) years of the initial date of this solicitation. The Definitive Responsibility Criterion is provided as follows elements may be met using multiple projects:

1. Experience managing a disposal facility during dredge material placement similar to the requirements defined in paragraph 3.3 of Specification Section 35 20 23 of the solicitation.

2. Experience performing earthwork at upland placement site(s) similar to the requirements defined in paragraph 3.5 through 3.18 of Specification Section 31 00 00 of the solicitation.

3. Experience removing debris in a marine environment and in amounts similar to that indicated in Sheet 5 of the Plans and defined paragraphs 1.8 and 3.8.4 of Specification Section 35 20 23 of the solicitation.

The bidder shall provide the following:

▪ Project number and name of agency or owner for each project provided as experience;

▪ Period of performance of the project;

▪ Brief description of the work performed and completed by the bidder for each criterion;

If a subcontractor will be used to complete a work component of a bidder’s project experience, the bidder shall provide the following:

▪ Name of the subcontractor;

▪ Project number and name of agency or owner for each project provided as experience;

▪ Period of performance of the project;

▪ Brief description of the work performed and completed;

▪ Subcontractor experience will show successful completion for the time specified in the criterion.

▪ Letter of commitment from the subcontractor (signed by the prime and the subcontractor) to perform the work related to listed experience.

8. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN BIDS

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

9. PRE-AWARD SAFETY CONFERENCE

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.

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.

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.

10. INCURRING COSTS

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

11. AGENTS

Bids signed by an Agent must be made in the name of the Principal and must be accompanied by evidence of said Agent’s authority to act on behalf of its Principal.

12. UNBALANCED BIDS

Any bid which is materially unbalanced as to prices for the contract line items 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.

13. LOCATION OF SITE ON A GOVERNMENT RESERVATION

The site of the work is on a government reservation and all rules and regulations issued by the Commanding Officer covering general safety, security, and sanitary requirements, etc., shall be observed by the contractor.

14. ACCIDENT PREVENTION PLAN

In accordance with the clause entitled “Accident Prevention,” the contractor will not be allowed to commence work on the job site until an acceptable accident prevention plan has been submitted. The contractor will receive official notification of the acceptance of his accident prevention plan.

15. IDENTIFICATION OF CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence and data submitted by the contractor under this contract shall reference the contract number.

(End of Summary of Changes)