Amendment 0003_W9123624B2011_ANC Sanitary Sewer.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Solicitation W9123624B2011, ANC Sanitary Sew er, is hereby amended as follow s:

Please see Amendment 0003, SF30 Continuation, for details.

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-Apr-2024

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 W9123624B2011

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

21-Mar-2024

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

19-Apr-2024

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:

W9123624B2011

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE (SF 30)

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0003

Amendment 0003

SF 30 Continuation Sheet

Amendment 0003 Description

This Amendment implements the following:

1. Bid due date has been extended from 23 April 2024 @ 02:00 p.m. to 30 April 2024 @ 2:00 p.m.

2. Bid opening date has been extended from 24 April 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. to 01 May 2024 @ 10:00 a.m.

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 23-Apr-2024 02:00 PM to 30-Apr-2024 02:00 PM.

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

BID INSTRUCTIONS

Addendum Bid Instructions to 52.214-5 Submission of Bids

1. BASIS OF AWARD

A single award will be made to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder meeting both Responsibility and Definitive Responsibility Criteria requirements as determined by the Government. The total evaluation price will be the sum of CLINs 0001 through 0005, including the net amount for all unit price items as identified in the CLIN schedule.

Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.

Prior to making an award, a responsibility determination 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.

Bidders will be evaluated on conformance to this IFB criteria. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. The Government intends to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid and meeting the Responsibility and Definitive Responsibility Criteria.

2. INSPECTION OF THE SITE

Prospective bidders are invited to visit the site of the work 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 Area Engineer identified in the clause 52.236-27, entitled "SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION)."

Selected videos from CCTV from 2017 are available via the links below:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGkhws62H882KBtmWeXU7KhgLsjkasQ8n

3. BIDDER'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

All questions and/or comments for this solicitation shall be submitted through the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry system as shown below. All submitted questions will be responded to via ProjNet and an amendment issued prior to the closing date. ProjNet will close 11 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. Bidder inquiries and Government responses shall be considered public information.

The Solicitation Number is: W9123624B2011 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 9XE2Z3-DQ2BHM

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 10 calendar days prior to proposal submission 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.

4. BID SUBMISSION VIA THE PIEE WEBSITE

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 (i.e., submission via PIEE, as discussed below only). Please note that an active SAM registration is required for bid submission in

PIEE.

The Government intends for PIEE to serve as the primary means for submitting the bids. Accordingly, bids received by email, modifications thereto, or cancellations of bids will not be accepted unless express written authorization is provided by the Contracting Officer. The bidder must an email containing the required bid documents along with an explanation as to why the bid was not submitted via PIEE and receives written authorization from the Contracting Officer. Emails are to be sent to POC: Jack Bass at jack.b.bass@usace.army.mil and cc:

Michael.Hagerty@usace.army.mil. Explanations must be received by the Government electronic infrastructure prior to the exact time set for receipt of bids.

Bid Submission Requirements:

Submission Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist Name: Jack Bass Number: 757-201-7385 Email: jack.b.bass@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer Name: Michael Hagerty Number: 757-201-7303 Email: michael.hagerty@usace.army.mil

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 by the time and date specifiied in box 13 of this solicitation. Bids shall be submitted through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/. Submittals by any other means will not be evaluated unless the PIEE system is down and another method of submittal is approved by the Contracting Officer in writing. Submittals sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be retrieved.

It is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain written confirmation of receipt of all electronic files of the full proposal submitted into PIEE. Please forward a copy of this confirmation of receipt to POC: Jack Bass at Jack.B.Bass@usace.army.mil and cc: Michael.Hagerty@usace.army.mil.

It is the bidder’s responsibility to check the PIEE Solicitation Module to ensure successful submission. 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 Bidder 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.)

BIDDERS 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 are listed below:

PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions:

https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/cms/sites/default/files/resources/2021- 08/PIEE%20Solicitation%20Module%20Vendor%20Access%20Instructions_0.pdf

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

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

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.

5. BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Bidders shall submit the following Bid Information prior to the bid opening date and time shown in Bid Submission Via the PIEE Website section:

Signed Bid Letter. Bid letter shall be on company letterhead and include the following:

o Company Name and Address o Primary Point of Contact name, title, phone #, and email address o Secondary Point of Contact name, title, phone #, and email address o CAGE Code o UEI Code

Filled in Attachment 3 Bid Schedule Filled in and Signed SF1442 Filled in and Signed SF30(s) for any and all amendments A copy of the duly executed Bid Guarantee (signed by principal and surety with raised seal) shall be included.

See FAR Clause 52.228-1. A physical copy of the Bid Guarantee in proper form with evident raised seal shall be submitted within seventy-two hours of the Government’s request from the apparent low bidder.

Copy of Joint Venture Agreement, if the entity submitting a bid is a Joint Venture DRC Information submission

Bidders must bid on all CLINs (filling in the UNIT PRICE and NET AMOUNT) for the bid to be deemed responsive.

The total evaluated price will include all unit prices for the base as identified in the CLIN Schedule. Bidders must submit pricing for all line items. If a zero is proposed as cost of a line item, it should be clearly identified on the CLIN schedule by stating “$0.00” as applicable.

All Unit Prices and Net Amounts on the Bid Schedule must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. If there is a discrepancy between the unit pricing and the total pricing, the Government will recalculate the total CLIN pricing by

1) rounding the unit price to the nearest whole dollar and multiplying by the corresponding unit; and 2) by recalculating the total price by adding the recalculated CLIN totals. This recalculated price will be used in the price analysis.

All documents shall be submitted together in one ‘pdf’ format and searchable file. Submit the filename in PIEE following this naming scheme: “Bid.W9123624B2011_Bidder Name.”

6. 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.

7. AGENTS

Bids signed by an Agent shall be accompanied by evidence of said Agent’s authority to act on behalf of its Principal.

8. ELECTRONIC BID OPENING

There will be a “public” bid opening conducted by the Government via teleconference for participating bidders at 10:00 AM EDT, 01 May 2024. A teleconference phone number and access code 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 is unable to hold a teleconferenced 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.

The apparent low bidder will be announced at bid opening.

9. MISTAKES IN BID

All Unit Prices and Net Amounts on the Bid Schedule must be rounded to the nearest whole dollar. If there is a discrepancy between the unit pricing and the total pricing, the Government will recalculate the total CLIN pricing by

1) rounding the unit price to the nearest whole dollar and multiplying by the corresponding unit; and 2) by recalculating the total price by adding the recalculated CLIN totals. This recalculated price will be used in the price analysis.

10. UNBALANCED BIDS

Any bid that 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.

11. RESPONSIBILITY AND DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA INFORMATION

The apparent low bidder shall submit the Responsibility Information and the Definitive Responsibility Criteria Information along with their bid by the bid closing time described in Section 5 above.

Responsibility Information and Definitive Responsibility Criteria information are required to be submitted with the Bid Opening Information.

The Government reserves the right to validate any and all information submitted through review of CPARS, or any other DOD or Government appraisal systems.

11.1 Responsibility Information.

The apparent low bidder shall provide the below listed information:

1. 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).

2. The bidder shall provide the latest three complete fiscal years’ financial statements for the prime contractor. Said financial statements shall be either certified by an independent accounting firm 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.

3. Representations and Certifications. Submit all pages of the Solicitation Section 00 45 00

Representations and Certifications. It is recognized that many of the same provisions are already completed in SAM.gov. Bidders shall fill in any provisions not already listed in SAM, and shall fill in any provisions where the bidder’s response differs for this Solicitation as compared to what is stated in SAM.

For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture. Supply a description signed by an authorized official of the financial responsibilities among the companies. The Government may also utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports to evaluate the financial capacity of the bidder.

Responsibility will be determined, prior to award, by the Contracting Officer performing a pre-award survey analyzing the bidder’s submitted information and/or any performance data available, 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.

Per FAR 9.104-1, 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 based on 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

11.2 Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC)

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 five (5) single-sided pages in total. The DRC submission will be required from bidders at the time of 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 all of the following five performance elements. The experience may be, but does not need to be, demonstrated in a single contract and may be demonstrated through more than one contract. To be deemed qualifying experience, each contract must have a minimum $1 million contract value and projects must have been completed within the past five years immediately preceding the date of solicitation. The Definitive Responsibility Criteria is provided as follows:

1. Experience in sanitary sewer rehabilitation, including pipe cleaning, lining, and pipe bursting.

2. Experience in sanitary sewer replacement.

3. Experience in sanitary sewer installation.

4. Experience in abandonment of sanitary sewer with flowable fill materials.

5. Experience in performing work on a federal property.

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

The contract price;

The entity that issued the contract;

The contract number, if available; and A description of the scope of work explaining how the criteria above was demonstrated.

Bidders will be evaluated on conformance to these criteria. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

The Government intends to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid and meeting DRC requirements as determined by the Government.

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

Prime and subcontractor experience can be submitted for DRCs. In the case of a joint venture (JV), experience may be submitted from the JV submitting the bid, experience of one of the members of the JV submitting the bid, or experience of a member of the submitting JV if performed by that member as part of a different JV. Each contractor’s (company’s) experience shall be identified as belonging to that company. If subcontractor experience is used to meet the DRC criteria, a letter of commitment must be submitted from the subcontractor.

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

DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA AT THE TIME OF BID SUBMISSION.

12. SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS VALIDATION

This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside IFB. The System for Award Management (SAM) website will be used to verify the bidder’s socio-economic status. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7 SAM Registration, please ensure that the Unique Entity ID number is on Page 1 of bid to be responsive.

Bidders must represent that they are a small business under NAICS code 237110.

If submitting a bid as a Joint Venture (JV), the bidder shall submit JV Agreement with bid.

13. 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 the contractor.

14. BID AND PROPOSAL COSTS

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

15. 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.

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