B05 AMENDMENT 02.pdf

W9126G20B0049

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SECTION SF30 - CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

The following have been modified:

SEALED BID INSTRUCTIONS

SEALED BID INSTRUCTIONS

PART I – GENERAL INFORMATION

A. OFFEROR’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

All questions and/or comments are to be submitted via ProjNet.

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 W9126G20B0049 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: FNXSIE-3G76P6

Last day to submit ProjNet questions is five (5) business days prior to bid due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

Offerors 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 Standard Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

B. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION (FAR 14.302 AND

14.304)

To be considered responsive, all bids and a copy of the Bid Bond MUST be received via electronic response at stella.i.morales@usace.army.mil. No later than 08 September at 1000 (CDT). Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

1. In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, ALL bids shall be submitted electronically via the DoD SAFE website at https://safe.apps.mil/. In order for an outside user (the offeror) to submit a proposal for the solicitation, they must receive a drop-off request from an inside user (the government). When the inside user generates a drop-off request for you, you will receive an email with a link to submit your drop-off. Optionally, the Government may provide you with a request code. In that case, click the Drop-off button on the SAFE home page and enter the Request code.

To request and receive a drop-off for this solicitation, the offeror must email the following at least two (2) working days before the proposal due date. Include the solicitation number, W9126G20B0049, in your Email Subject Line.

Contracting Officer: Linda Eadie, linda.d.eadie@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1085 Contract Specialists: Stella Morales, stella.i.morales@usace.army.mil, 817-886-1074

2. Electronically submitted offers must include the completed SF 1442 (in accordance with FAR 52.214-18), Acknowledgement of all amendments, completed CLIN schedule and original Bid Bond.

3. Offers received will be publicly opened at the following location:

US Army Corps of Engineers District, Fort Worth

819 Taylor St, Room 2A19Q

Fort Worth, TX 76102

08 September 2020

2:00 pm. (CDT)

4. Teleconference Dial-In Information for the public bid opening:

Call-in: (877) 336-1828

Participant Code: 9053839

Security Code: 6283

5. Please note, oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an Offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

6. Original copies of the Bid Bond shall be submitted to the following point of contact two (2) business days after the bid due date

US Army Corps of Engineers District, Fort Worth

Attn: Stella Morales

819 Taylor Street, Room 2A17

Fort Worth, TX 76123-0300

7. DELIVERY of hard copies and/or CD-ROMs of offers, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will not be accepted.

8. OFFERS BY TELEGRAPH. Offers received by telegraph, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will not be accepted.

9. FACSIMILE OFFERS. Facsimile offers, modifications thereto, or cancellation of offers will not be accepted.

10. EMAIL. Offers received by email, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will not be accepted. Only the DoD SAFE submitted proposal will be accepted and evaluated by the Government.

11. RESPONSIBILITY. Award will be made to the lowest, responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be the most advantageous to the Government. To be determined responsible, the apparent low bidder shall:

(1) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them. The contractor will be required to provide the Name of the Financial Institution, POC, and phone number.

(2) Have a satisfactory performance record. The contractor shall have no performance annotated with an individual rating of less than SATISFACTORY on any Final Evaluation within five (5) years from the bid opening date.

(3) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics. Awardee will be required to provide at least three (3) references for like work, to include Business Name, Point of Contact, and telephone number.

(4) 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 or subcontractor). Per FAR 9.104-3, acceptable evidence normally consists of a commitment or explicit arrangement that will be in existence at the time of the contract to acquire the needed equipment, facilities, other resources or personnel.

(5) Have the necessary production, construction and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them; and

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

12. NOTIFICATION OF UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDERS. All contract award information for this solicitation will be published electronically on Beta.Sam at www.beta.sam.gov/Solication Number W9126G20B0049. Written unsuccessful bidder letters will NOT be issued.

C. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE/SITE VISIT

SITE VISIT. See FAR clause 52.236-27 Site Visit (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I IMPORTANT NOTES. (1) Remarks and explanations addressed during the conference shall not qualify or alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation. (2) The terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless the solicitation is formally amended in writing.

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