B.08.02 22B5014 Amendment A0002 08192022 KO.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

W9123622B5014 Amendment 0002 CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVER PROGRAM, PIANKATANK RIVER REEF HABITAT PHASE II, PIANKATANK RIVER, VIRGINIA

1. This Amendment is issued to extend the bid closing by one day to Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 2:00pm EDT. As a result the Bid Opening w ill be extended by one day to Friday, September 2, 2022 at 2:00PM EDT.

2. The solicitation requires the apparent low bidder to submit definitive responsibility criteria (DRC) as defined in the solicitation w ithin tw o (2) calendar days of bid opening.

3. Paragraph 1. Project Description in Section 00 00 00 is revised.

4. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

POC: Contract Specialist, Tracey Straw bridge; tracey.m.straw bridge@usace.army.mil; 757-201-7145

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 9

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 19-Aug-2022

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 W9123622B5014

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-Aug-2022

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 1 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

19-Aug-2022

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:

W9123622B5014

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 00 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

The following have been modified:

CONTRACT INFORMATION

1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers will be issuing a solicitation for a 100% small business set-aside, firm fixed-price, Invitation for Bid (IFB) to complete the CHESAPEAKE BAY OYSTER RECOVERY PROGRAM, PIANKATANK RIVER REEF HABITAT PHASE II, PIANKATANK RIVER, VIRGINIA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District in Partnership with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission will be issuing a contract for the Piankatank River, Phase 2-Reef Habitat Restoration Project. The Project is located near the mouth of the Piankatank River in Middlesex and Mathews Counties. The Project is obtaining, transporting and placing Class A-1 riprap via barge to the project site. All reef substrate will be placed by mechanical clamshell from a barge. and recorded to ensure proper placement and height. The reef will span across approximately 53 acres of Public Baylor Grounds, approximately 12-18” in height. Substrates will be placed in striations approximately 30 feet wide, spaced approximately 45 feet apart. The Base Bid consists of placement of reef structures on approximately 7.98 acres of the project site. Option 1 consist of placement of reef structures on additional 4.25 acres of the project site. Option 2 consists of the placement of reef structures on approximately 2.96 acres, and Option 3 includes the placement on approximately 3.36 acres. Reef substrate will be installed per the plan drawings and specifications on the project site in water depths ranging from approximately 0.96’ MLLW to 0.10’ MLW

2. POINTS OF CONTACT:

Contract Specialist Name: Tracey Strawbridge Number: 757-201-7145 Email: tracey.m.strawbridge@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer Name: Eartha D. Garrett Number: 757-201-7131 Email: Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer Representative Name: Reid Schwartz Number: 757-201-7896 Email: Reid.A.Schwartz@usace.army.mil

Additional Group Email:

Email: PPMDContracts@usace.army.mil

3. IDENTIFICATION OF CORRESPONDENCE:

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

4. INVOICING:

Invoices shall be submitted using the Resident Management System Contractor Mode (RMS CM) in accordance with the procedures in the specification section 1.6.2.2.

5. CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS:

Please be informed that only a warranted Contracting Officer (either a Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or an

Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)), acting within their delegated limits, has the authority to issue modifications or otherwise change the terms and conditions of this contract. If an individual other than the Contracting Officer attempts to make changes to the terms and conditions of this contract you shall not proceed with the change and shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer.

6. REQUIRED INSURANCE

The contractor shall procure and maintain during the entire period of performance under this contract, the following minimum insurance:

TYPE AMOUNT

Workers Compensation As required by State law Employer's Liability $100,000 per person General Liability $500,000 per occurrence Motor Vehicle Liability (For each motor vehicle): $200,000 per person Bodily injury or death $500,000 per occurrence Property damage $20,000 per occurrence

Prior to commencement of work hereunder, the contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer a certificate or written statement of the above required insurance. The policies evidencing required insurance shall contain an endorsement to the effect that cancellation or any material change in the policies adversely affecting the interests of the Government in such insurance shall not be effective for such period as may be prescribed by the laws of the State in which this contract is to be performed and in no event less than 30 days after written notice thereof to the Contracting Officer.

7. ANTITERRORISM/ SECURITY

AT Level I Training. This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. Proposed language: "All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, the contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html; or it can be provided by the RA ATO in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum."

Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures. This standard language text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. Proposed language:

"All contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation/facility access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements (FAR clause 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel) as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes."

For contractors who do not require CAC, but require access to a DoD facility or installation. Proposed language: Contractor and all associated sub-contractors employees shall comply with adjudication standards and procedures using the National Crime Information Center Interstate Identification Index (NCIC-III) and Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) (Army Directive 2014-05 / AR 190-13), applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative, as NCIC and TSDB are available), or, at OCONUS locations, in accordance with status of forces agreements and other theater regulations.

Suspicious Activity Reporting Training (e.g. iWATCH, CorpsWatch, or See Something, Say Something). This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. Proposed language: "The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training."

Pre-screen candidates using E-Verify Program. Proposed language: "The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award." *When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

8. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Contract Period of Performance is 152 days for the base items plus additional 30 days for each optional item as outlined below:

Option 1 (CLINS 0004-0005) Option 2 (CLINS 0006-0007) Option 3 (CLINS 0008-0009)

Period of Performance shall not exceed 9 months for the Base and all Options, if awarded, combined.

9. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:

Liquidated Damages will be assessed at a rate of $976.00 per calendar day of delay.

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 31-Aug-2022 02:00 PM to 01-Sep-2022 02:00 PM.

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO 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 PIEE, as discussed below only).

Electronic Proposal Submission in Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE):

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 Day Time (EDT) on 1 September 2022. Bids will be submitted through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/. Proposal submittals by any other means will not be accepted and will not be eligible for award.

Submittals sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be retrieved.

Bidders are strongly encouraged to monitor the PIEE Solicitation Module to ensure your Proposal will be received no later than the exact time provided for in this solicitation. For example, the Solicitation Module provides information about upcoming maintenance downtime which may impact the ability to submit an electronic file.

Bidders should acquaint themselves with the process to submit electronic proposal files and allow sufficient time for file upload and for the Solicitation Module to accept your Digital PIN and issue a One-Time Password (OTP) to be received in your designated email account.

In the event the PIEE Solicitation Module is down, the Bidder must notify the Contracting Officer, that the system is down and submission through the Solicitation Module is not possible, prior to the submission deadline. Contractor notification shall be in writing and may be in conjunction with verbal notification, but verbal notification alone shall not be sufficient.

It is the responsibility of the Bidder to confirm receipt of proposals. All bids received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as late submissions and will not be considered except under facts and circumstances allowed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In the event the Contractor alleges technical difficulties and does not notify the contracting officer until after the submission deadline, the Contracting Officer will follow procedures identified in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 14.304(b)(1)) to determine if the Contractor’s late submission is accepted.

Bidders are responsible for ensuring electronic copies are virus-free and shall run an anti-virus scan before submission. Electronic copies of each volume shall be compatible with the following software products: Adobe Acrobat Reader 11 and Microsoft Office Suite 2016. Narrative portions of the proposal shall be in Adobe Acrobat portable document file (pdf) searchable text format. The Offeror shall not embed sound or video (e.g., MPEG) files into the proposal files. Electronic files shall be clearly identified for each volume, section, and item.

NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII) in the File Description.)

OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO AVOID WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO

ATTEMPT TO TRANSMIT THEIR PROPOSALS. TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH UPLOAD MAY

RENDER YOUR PROPOSAL TO BE LATE.

Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Resources:

Training material and guides for registering and submitting proposals can be found below and is provided to assist in locating the full scope of resources available on the PIEE website:

a) PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

b) For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf.

c) Additional training and PIEE Solicitation Module resources can be found on the PIEE website at:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

There are two vendor roles (Proposal Manager, Proposal View Only) for the PIEE Solicitation Module. The Proposal Manager role is required to submit an offer to a solicitation posted in the PIEE Solicitation Module.

Additionally, please be advised that when using the PIEE Solicitation Module, the user’s e-mail address in PIEE must match the e-mail address on file in SAM.gov.

Any questions regarding Bid Submissions should be directed to Ms. Tracey Strawbridge via 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 FAR part 28 instruments as requested by this solicitation. The solicitation hereby incorporates

Deviations 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.

Electronic Bid Opening There will be a “public” bid opening conducted by the Government via teleconference 2 September 2022 at 2:00 p.m EDT 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-four (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.22B5011_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 SF30 acknowledgment of ALL Amendments.

3. AWARD TO THE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER

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:

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.

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. Too efficiently and expeditious award the resultant contract, it is HIGHLY recommended 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. W9123622B5011 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 (3) 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.

d) IMPORTANT NOTE, this solictation requires the apparent low bidder to submit definitive responsibility criteria (DRC) as defined below in order to be responsive within 2 calendar days of bid opening:

Marine Construction Experience: The bidder shall provide two examples of completed contracts performed in the last five years involving placement of structures or substrate in a marine setting comparable to what will be required in this contract as shown on the drawings and specified in Specification Section 35 20 05, Stone for Reef Habitat, and Section 35 20 10, Reef Habitat Construction.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. BASIS OF AWARD

All blanks in the Construction Bid Schedule must be filled in by the bidder. In order for the bidder to be considered responsive all Line Items in the Construction Bid Schedule must be priced in order to be considered and the sum of all line items (1 through 9) must be filled for the Total Evaluated Price. A single award will be made to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder on the basis of the Total Evaluated Price. Prior to making an award, a pre-award survey will be made, and the low bidder will be required to show that they have 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. 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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. MAGINITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

In accordance with DFARs Part 236, the estimated Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

13. BIDDER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

All questions and/or comments for this solicitation should 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 solicitation closing date. ProjNet will close 15 calendar days prior to the solicitation closing date.

Submitting a Bidder Inquiry:

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: W9123622B5014 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: RSJYX4-VPFZWR

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 15 calendar 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.

14. SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS VALIDATION

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

Bidders must represent their Socioeconomic status. If you are submitting a bid as a Joint Venture (JV) you need to submit your JV Agreement with your bid.

15. MISTAKES IN BID

In case of discrepancies between the unit price and the extended total, unit price will be held to the intended bid and the total of the CLIN will be recalculated by multiplying the proposed unit price by the estimated quantity.

(End of Summary of Changes)