Pre-Bid Talking points.docx

Pre-Bid Meeting YBC/PIV Paving

PRE-Bid Meeting YBC/PIV Paving, Solicitation W9123722B0006

Introduce all government employees.

KTR, Name and company

Review of Basic Ground Rules & Questions Sign Attendance Sheet. Please state name clearly before answering questions.

Additional questions after pre-bid should be e-mailed to JEREMIAH STAFFORD and me listed in solicitation (page 9 paragraph 1) All questions and answers will be provided shortly after Pre-Bid Meeting and will govern over answers which are provided during the Pre-Bid Meeting. If the plans and specifications change from questions today, an amendment will be issued.

No additional questions will be accepted after Thursday, August 18, 2022 by 2:00pm and all answers will be posted to sam.gov as soon as possible.

There are NO amendments to this solicitation.

The KTR must comply with requirements of FAR 52.204-7, 52.204-8, 52.232-33, and any other SAM requirements, to include completing requirements in this solicitation through SAM.gov.

The Contractor shall begin performance within 20 calendar days and complete it within 260 calendar days after receiving the NTP for the base, option 1 if exercised will add 15 calendar days, option 2 if exercised will add 30 calendar days, and option 3 will add 15 calendar days.

Contractors must submit the following via DoD Safe with your company name, address, date and time offers are due and Invitation for BID number (W9123722B0006) per the instructions provided in “Instructions to Bidders” pages 8-9.

Bids are Due ELECTRONICALLY on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 by 1:00pm.

The bid opening will be virtual, Wednesday 31 August 2022 at 2pm – see page 8 for call in instructions.

Please follow the instructions in Section 00 21 00. You will have to request a DOD SAFE link to submit your bid. Please don’t wait until the last minute, these can take some time to process.

Standard Form 1442 Section 00 10 00 (Bid Schedule) Section 004500 (Representation and Certifications, in its entirety) to include completing requirements for FAR Clause 52.204-8 Bid Guarantee (20% or $3 Million, whichever is less – See FAR Clause 52.228-1)

All contractors submitting bids are REQUIRED to have an active SAM registration at www.sam.gov

YBC/PIV PAVING

1. This invitation for bid is a 100% set-aside for Small Disadvantaged Business concern and is a firm fixed price procurement which means all costs, including administrative, need to be figured in the line items. No additional costs including overtime or insurance will be paid by the government.

2. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237310.

3. The estimated range of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00

4. A Bid Bond is required. All Bonds must be scanned original; and submitted via dod-safe as well.

5. All bids and bid amendments MUST be submitted electronically. Refer to “Instructions to Bidders” for acceptable submission format. – no amendments to this solicitation.

6. Block 11 contains full information for commencement and completions of the contract. As indicated FAR 52.211-10 identified required completion date. The contractor shall NOT make changes to this clause or Block 11.

7. Contractor registration is available through the System for Award Management (SAM), available at www.sam.gov. Bidders must comply – per clause 204-78 “an offeror is required to be registered in SAM with submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering, agreement or blanket purchase agreement resulting from this solicitation. Vendors are highly encouraged to check their registration status and plan accordingly prior to submitting a bid.”

8. This bid includes Davis Bacon Wage rates provided by the department of labor. At a minimum you shall be required to pay your employees these rates plus fringe benefits for performance under this contract.

9. Contractors must include in their bid a signed copy of the SF1442, pages 1-2, boxes 14-20c. As well as COMPLETED PRICE BREAKOUT SCHEDULES. Incomplete schedules will not be accepted. See section 00 10 00 for schedule – pages 3-6.

10. I request all bids be good for 60 calendar days. Bee block 13d of SF 1442

11. Pay special attention to additional instructions. This section gives complete details on how to submit bid electronically. A KTR MUST submit electronically through DoD Safe site. KTRS must send an email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist to receive a link to drop off their bid. This will need to be completed no more than five business days and no less than 2 business days prior to the bid dude date. Offerors that fail to email requested a code no less than 2 business days prior to the bid due date accept the risk in not receiving a request code in time for upload to the DoD Safe site.

The site visit following this presentation is strongly encouraged and will be available today only. If you are unable to stay for this visit, another visit may be scheduled ONLY IF project personnel are available.

Please hold your questions until the end…Technical presentation All questions are to be submitted in writing no later than 2pm 18 AUGUST 2022. All answers will be posted as an attachment on Sam.gov on or about 20 august 2022.

If there is any discrepancy between what is said here today and what is written in the solicitation, the solicitation document governs.

Q/A – if we cannot point to a page and paragraph in the solicitation – we will take your question and provide an answer by the above referenced time. A copy of the notes from this presentation will also be posted to sam.gov.