B3_RFP_Letter.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

FORT WORTH DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

P. O. BOX 17300

FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102-0300

July 1, 2015

This is Request for Proposal (RFP) No. W9126G-16-R-0345, to submit proposals for the project titled DISA Building 200-Mechanical Piping, Humidity Controls, and Reuse Water, Port of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.

Enclosed are the plans, specifications, appropriate contract sections, and applicable wage rates for DISA Building 200-Mechanical Piping, Humidity Controls, and Reuse Water, Port of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. The magnitude for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Government will not be able to make award if the dollar amount set for this project is exceeded.

Proposals are due by 10:00 a.m. Central Time on 15 August, 2016. Offerors providing less than 90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected. Proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in the RFP.

All questions should be submitted to Projnet via Bidder Inquiry at the following website address: http://www.projnet.org/projnet. Please reference Section 00 21 00 for additional information on ProjNet.

You are also strongly encouraged to attend the site visit and take other such steps that may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work. It is important to know the general and local conditions which may affect the cost of the work.

Failure to do so shall not relieve the offeror from the responsibility for properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government shall assume no conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the task order, unless included in this Request for Proposal, the task order specifications/drawings, or related documents. In this regard, offerors should reference FAR Clause 52.236-3 “Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work”.

Division 1 General Requirements – Division 1 requirements that are not specified in the task order, but are specified in the contract documents are applicable to this work. Those items include, but are not limited to, project meetings, schedules, design and construction quality control, environmental protection, temporary construction facilities, utilities, safety requirements, recycling, Government-Furnished Property, survey and layout data, construction and demolition waste management, warranties, and including sources for reference publications.

Buy American Act – Construction Materials – Contract Clauses 52.225-9, 52.225-10 and 52.225-13 are applicable to this task order.

Security Requirement - The project site is on property that belongs to Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and the contractors shall comply with the Base security requirements and “Identification of Employees” as annotated under the specifications in the RFP.

Permits and Responsibilities (FAR 52.236-7) - Contract Clause 52.236-7 as included under Section 00 72 00 of the base contract is applicable to this task order. As such, the Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the task order performance of work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract.

PERFORMANCE PERIOD: The performance period for this task order is in accordance to the corresponding specifications.

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: The liquidated damages for this task order are outlined in the

RFP.

BONDING REQUIREMENTS: The Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the task order amount will be required within ten (10) calendar days after date of the task order award.

WAGE DETERMINATIONS: See Section 00 73 46 of Request for Proposal.

After award, the following items will be required of the successful offeror, in accordance with the task order schedule:

[X] Bonding Protection (Performance and Payment to support the bid amount, less the amount currently available on the contract) – Within 10 days of Notice of Award

[X] Safety and Health Plan [X] Quality Control Program [X] Site Survey [X] Pre-Construction Conference [X] Work Schedule [X] Weekly Progress Report [X] Equipment and Construction Warranties [X] As-Built/In-Progress Drawings [X] As-Built Final Drawings [X] Task Order Specific Requirements as identified in the task order

Specifications/Drawings/Plans

FUNDING:

[ ] Current FY Funding [X] Subject to the Availability of Funds (SAF) [ ] Incremental Funding

[ ] Unfunded

Please direct inquiries to SSG Craig Harper by email at craig.d.harper@usace.army.mil or by telephone at (817) 886-1239. You may alternatively contact Marc H. Nguyen by email at marc.h.nguyen@usace.army.mil or by telephone at (817) 886-1028.

Sincerely, John H. Rodgers Contracting Officer

RODGERS.JOHN.H.101002090

Digitally signed by RODGERS.JOHN.H.1010020901 DN: c=US, o=U.S. Government, ou=DoD, ou=PKI, ou=USA, cn=RODGERS.JOHN.H.1010020901 Date: 2016.07.07 09:49:09 -05'00'