am_06_31MAY22_Part1.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY

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 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

W9126G22R0043

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08-Nov-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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 is extended, X 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

31-May-2022

CODE

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, FORT WORTH

ATTN: CESWF-CT

819 TAYLOR ST, ROOM 2A19

P.O. BOX 17300

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

W9126G 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

This Solicitation is for the Construction of Fort Hood Central Chilled Water Plant.

See SF30 Continuation Sheet(s)

NOTE: The Proposal Receipt date is set for 24 Jun 2022; 1:00 pm, CT, as previously announced.

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.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

CHANGES TO SOLICITATION W9126G22R0043

CHANGES TO THE SPECIFICATIONS

1. Replacement Sections - Replace the sections noted below with the attached sections of the same number, W9126G22R0043, AMENDMENT 0006.

00 21 00 01 00 00.00 44 23 07 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

CHANGES TO THE APPENDICES

1. New Appendices - Include the attached appendices noted below, and numbered W9126G22R0043, AMENDMENT 0006.

APP A AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

CHANGES TO THE DRAWINGS

1. Replacement Drawings - Replace the drawings noted below with the attached drawings of the same number, G-002 A-641

CD-100

CD-102

CD-103

CD-104

CD-105

CS-100

CU-100

CU-100A

CU-101

CU-102

CU-102A

CU-103

CU-104

CU-104A

CU-105

CU-105A

CU-106

M-503 M-504

MP-102

DEMOLITION PLAN 2

DEMOLITION PLAN 3

DEMOLITION PLAN 4

DEMOLITION PLAN 5

OVERALL SITE PLAN

OVERALL CHILLED WATER LAYOUT PLAN (BASE BID)

OVERALL CHILLED WATER LAYOUT PLAN (BASE BID PLUS OPTION 1)

i CEP SITE UTILITY PLAN

UTILITY PLAN (BASE BID)

UTILITY PLAN (BASE BID + OPTION 1)

UTILITY PLAN 3 (BASE BID AND OPTION 6)

UTILITY PLAN 4 (BASE BID AND OPTION 6)

UTILITY PLAN 4 (BASE BID AND OPTION 1 AND 6)

UTILITY PLAN (BASE BID AND OPTION 6)

UTILITY PLAN (BASE BID AND OPTIONS 1 & 6)

CHILLED WATER LINE ALIGNMENT DATA

MECHANICAL DETAILS

MECHANICAL DETAILS

BLDG 12001 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

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INDEX OF DRAWINGS

EXTERIOR SIGNAGE PLAN

OVERALL CHILLED WATER LAYOUT PLAN

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

CHANGES TO SOLICITATION W9126G22R0043

MP-119 BLDG 16004 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-120 BLDG 16005 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-121 BLDGX16006 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-122 XXBLDG 16007 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-123 BLDG 16008 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-124 BLDG 16009 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-125 BLDG 16009 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

End of Summary of Changes

MP-116A

MP-117

MP-118

BLDG 16001 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN BID OPTION

BLDG 16002 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 16003 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

MP-103

MP-104

MP-105

MP-106

MP-107

MP-108

MP-109

MP-110

MP-111

MP-112

MP-113

MP-114

MP-116

BLDG 12003 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 12004 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 12005 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 12006 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 12008 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 12009 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 12012 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 14010 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 14019 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 14020 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 14022 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 14023 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

BLDG 16001 HYDRONIC PIPING PLAN

CHANGES TO THE DRAWINGS (CONTINUED)

2. New Drawings - Include the attached drawings noted below, and numbered W9126G22R0043, AMENDMENT 0006.

A-642 EXTERIOR SIGNAGE PLAN

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2 GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.3 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.4 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

1.5 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

1.6 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.7 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

1.8 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

1.9 PROPOSAL FORMAT & GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.10 JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

1.11 BID GUARANTEE

1.12 CONTRACT PRICES - BIDDING SCHEDULE

1.13 MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The scope of the project includes Construct a Central Energy Plant (CEP) for Fort Hood’s Phantom East District. The Central Energy Plant (CEP) is not part of the Fort Hood privatized utilities system. The CEP will supply 24 buildings with chilled water replacing 24 air cooled chillers, Fort Hood, Texas. The work shall be in accordance with the Request for Proposal documents. The proposed project will be a Small Business Set-Aside competitive, firm-fixed price, contract procured in accordance with FAR 15.101, Negotiated Procurement using the “Tradeoff Process”.

1.2. GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror(s) must ensure that ALL mail inquiries are sent to the Fort Worth District, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, relating to either pre-contract or post-contract award. A return mailing address is required on the outside of the envelope, package, box, etc. All mail must be addressed to the Contracting office as specified below (no exceptions):

U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth <AM0006>ATTN: CECT-SWF, Contract Specialist, Elmer Howard Darcel Glenn <AM0006>

P.O. Box 17300 819 Taylor Street (Room 2A17) Fort Worth, TX, 76102-0300

All Federal Express/UPS/etc. packages are required to have Offeror’s physical address and the above contracting office address including room number, contract specialist’s name and telephone number for proper delivery.

1.3. COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

<AM0006> Copies of the solicitation and all amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents and amendments will be posted on SAM.gov website at https://www.sam.gov/ and Offeror can access solicitation documents by the solicitation number without dashes, W9126G22R0043. It is solely the Contractor’s responsibility to check the sam.gov website for the solicitation and any amendments prior to the RFP closing date. The Offeror shall submit in its proposal all requested information as specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation. The Offeror must be registered with the System for Award Management Database (SAM) to receive a Government contract award.

Additional information regarding this solicitation and potential Offerors (i.e., interested vendors list) and/or sub-contractors will be available on the .SAM.gov website under the solicitation number.

Electronic copies of each volume shall be submitted through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/. Proposals submitted by mail or hand carried will not be evaluated. Proposals sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be retrieved. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to confirm receipt of proposals. All proposals 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).

There are 10 general steps a vendor must follow in order to use PIEE application modules. A complete list can be viewed at the following site: https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage/vendorGettingStartedHelp.xhtml#step5

For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain written confirmation of receipt of all electronic files of the full proposal by the Fort Worth District Contracting office. In the event that the Solicitation Module is down, the alternate method for proposal submission is via email to: elmer.howard@usace.army.mil darcel.g.glenn@usace.army.mil ONLY. The Offeror must obtain prior approval from the Contracting Officer linda.d.eadie@usace.army.mil andrea.g.jackson@usace.army.mil to use the alternate submission method. <0006>

Offerors 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. <AM0006>

1.4. OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via e-mail to:

Contract Specialist – Primary POC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District < ATTN:

<AM0006> Elmer Howard Darcel Glenn Phone: (817) 886-1492 1905 Email: elmer.howard@usace.army.mil darcel.g.glenn@usace.army.mil <AM0006>

1.4.1 Bidder Inquiry

1.4.1.1 Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet

1.4.1.1.1 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 to continue.

1.4.1.1.2 From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Only one question will be allowed per inquiry. If multiple questions are included in a single inquiry, only the first question will be answered. All others will remain unanswered until entered in as single inquiries.

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1.4.1.1.4 The Solicitation Number is: W9126G22R0043

1.4.1.1.5 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 93PI6K-WVQD7X

1.4.1.2 The Bidder Inquiry System will be closed to new inquiries seven (7) calendar days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. If the System is not closed in a timely manner, an inquiry posted within the seven calendar days of the receipt of proposals would still be considered untimely and will not be answered.

1.4.1.3 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.

1.4.1.4 The bidder 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.

1.4.2 Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

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1.4.1.1.3 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.

1.5. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

See Section 00 45 00, FAR 52.204-8 for the small business size standard/NAICS Code.

1.6. PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay as a direct charge any costs incurred by the Offeror in the preparation and submission of its proposal or revisions.

1.7. ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

Proposals must set forth with full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

1.8. PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

<AM0006> In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically.

All submissions should be in Adobe PDF format. The Price Proposal and Technical Proposal shall be submitted as “separate” single files. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. <AM0006> Title the file(s) in the following format:

W9126G22R0043_Company Name_Technical Proposal W9126G22R0043_Company Name_Price Proposal

<AM0006> Submit the Price and Technical proposals electronically via the DOD SAFE website at https://safe.apps.mil/ PIEE website at https://piee.eb.mil/.

In order for an outside user (the contractor) 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 request for this solicitation, email the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer two (2) working days before the proposal due date. The Contracting Officer for this project is: Mr. John H. Rodgers. Email address is john.h.rodgers@usace.army.mil. The Contract Specialist for this project is: Mr. Elmer Howard. Email address is elmer.howard@usace.army.mil. Include the solicitation number in your Email Subject Line:

W9126G22R0043.

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

c. FACSIMILE OFFERS. Facsimile offers, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted.

d. E MAIL OFFERS. Offers received by e mail, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted. <AM0006>

1. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT

SITE VISIT: See Section 00 21 30 – Site Visit

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.

1.9. PROPOSAL FORMAT & GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Submit only the electronic-documents. Submit only the electronic files specifically authorized and/or required elsewhere in this section. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. All pages should be numbered.

(2) PDF pages should be formatted to print on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper, unless another paper size is specifically authorized for a particular submission. Spreadsheets must fit to 11” x 17” paper size unless specifically authorized for a particular submission. Do not use a font size smaller than 10, an unusual font style such as script, or condensed print for any submission. All page margins must be at least 1 inch wide, but may include headers and footers of the solicitation, project title and company.

(3) Hard copies will not be submitted.

(4) “Confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of the Offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors that include in their proposals information that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must be clearly marked in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215- 1, “Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition”, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data”.

(5) In the case of an Offeror that is part of a large, multi-segmented business concern, provide information directly pertaining to the specific segment of the business concern (i.e., the division, group, unit, etc.) that will perform work under the prospective contract.

(6) For submissions with page limitations, the corresponding PDF pages will be counted.

(7) Proposal revisions shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g., bold face print or underlining. The source of the revision or amendment, e.g., Error, Omission or Clarification shall be included and be annotated for each revision. Proposal replacement pages shall be numbered and clearly marked “REVISED”, with the date of revision.

(8) : Within three (3) days of contract award, the contractor receiving the award shall submit their conformed proposal an electronic CD Rom or DVD +/-R.

1.10. JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

When proposing as a joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall sign the SF 1442 and the bid bond unless a written agreement by the joint venture is furnished with the proposal designating one firm with the authority to bind the other member(s) of the joint venture. In addition, a copy of the joint venture agreement shall be submitted with the proposal. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the proposal from further consideration.

If this is an 8(a) or HubZone joint venture, the Offeror shall ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124 and 13 CFR Part 126, respectively.

1.11. BID GUARANTEE

A Bid Guarantee will be required during this solicitation. The penal sum of the bond for the task order will be required as in provision 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee. Facsimile Bonds are not acceptable.

1.12. CONTRACT PRICES - BIDDING SCHEDULE

Payment for the various items listed in the Bidding Schedule shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, materials and bonds (performance and payment), and for performing all operations required to complete the work in conformity with the drawings and specifications. All costs for work not specifically mentioned in the Bidding Schedule shall be included in the contract prices for the items listed.

1.13. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

NIST LANGUAGE

Please NOTE this solicitation requires offerors to enter a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) score in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) prior to responding to this solicitation. The NIST score is a responsiveness item. Bids/offers from contractors with a NIST score in SPRS will be considered responsive and evaluated/considered for award. Those without a NIST score in SPRS will be deemed NON-RESPONSIVE and thus not evaluated/considered for award.

SPRS Website: https://sprs.csd.disa.mil/

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction MAY 2014

Materials 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND ENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008)

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be ( ) DX rated order; (X) DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation.

(End of provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

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52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

16.4% 6.9%

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract

Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Fort Hood, Texas; Bell County.

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52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be twenty (20%) percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

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52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District (Attn: CESWF-CT) 819 Taylor Street, Rm 2A17 Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300

<AM0006> E-mail: john.h.rodgers@usace.army.mil linda.d.eadie@usace.army.mil <AM0006> <AM0006> andrea.g.jackson@usace.army.mil <AM0006>

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

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52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. See Section 00 21 30 SITE VISITS

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52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations

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52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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Central Energy Plant FH20CEP

SECTION 01 00 00.00 44

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SCHEDULE

Commence, prosecute, and complete the work under this contract in accordance with the following schedule and Section 00 73 00 SPECIAL

CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

Item of Work Commencement of Work

(Calendar days)

Completion of Work

(Calendar days)

Liquidated Damages per calendar days

(1) All work, including O&M Manuals and Final Record Drawings.

Upon receipt of Notice to Proceed.

720 $ 1,293.48

1.1.1 NOTES

All work on this project shall be completed within the number of calender days stated in Item of Work (1) above, inclusive of all review periods and Government phasing requirements specified. If the Government accepts a proposal for a completion period of lesser duration, and such proposal alters the time periods for review and phasing, the Contract shall be read to include the original periods for review and phasing. If a completion period of lesser duration is proposed and accepted by the Government, the accepted completion period will replace the original construction schedule listed above in the Schedule. If an alternate completion period is proposed, the Bid Schedule must reflect pricing information for the alternate proposed completion period. The liquidated damages stated above will be applied for each calendar day the Contractor exceeds the Contract scheduled duration.

1.1.2 Liquidated Damages

a. Liquidated damages are not accumulative for multiple phases of work.

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b. Liquidated damages for individual items of work will not be combined. Only the affected item of work will be assessed.

1.1.3 Operation and Maintenance Manuals

See Section 01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS, paragraph OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS for requirements and for withholding amount to ensure completion of O&M Manuals.

1.1.4 Record Drawings

See Section 01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS, paragraph titled RECORD DRAWINGS for requirements and for withholding amount to ensure completion of record drawings.

1.1.5 Testing of Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems

The times stated for completion of this project includes all required testing specified in appropriate specification sections of heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems including HVAC Commissioning.

Exception: boiler combustion efficiency test, boiler full load tests, cooling tower performance tests, and refrigeration equipment full load tests, when specified in the applicable specifications, shall be performed in the appropriate heating/cooling season as determined by the Contracting Officer.

1.2 TIME EXTENSIONS FOR UNUSUALLY SEVERE WEATHER (OCT 1989)

(ER 415-1-15)(52.0001-4038 1/96)

a. This provision specifies the procedure for determination of time extensions for unusually severe weather in accordance with the contract clause FAR 52.249-10 entitled "DEFAULT: (FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION)."

In order for the Contracting Officer to award a time extension under this clause, the following conditions must be satisfied:

(1) The weather experienced at the project site during the contract period must be found to be unusually severe, that is, more severe than the adverse weather anticipated for the project location during any given month.

(2) The unusually severe weather must actually cause a delay to the completion of the project. The delay must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the contractor.

b. The following schedule of monthly anticipated adverse weather delays due to precipitation and temperature is based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or similar data for the project location and will constitute the base line for monthly weather time evaluations. The contractor's progress schedule must reflect these anticipated adverse weather delays in all weather dependent activities. Wind is not considered in the Monthly Anticipated Adverse Weather Calendar Day Schedule.

MONTHLY ANTICIPATED ADVERSE WEATHER DELAY

WORK DAYS BASED ON (5) DAY WORK WEEK

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

4 4 4 4 6 4 3 3 4 4 3 4

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c. Upon reciept of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) and continuing throughout the contract, the contractor will record on the daily CQC report, the occurrence of adverse weather and resultant impact to normally scheduled work. Actual adverse weather delay days must prevent work on critical activities for 50 percent or more of the contractor's scheduled work day.

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c. The number of actual adverse weather delay days shall include days impacted by actual adverse weather (even if adverse weather occurred in previous month), be calculated chronologically from the first to the last day of each month, and be recorded as full days. If the number of actual adverse weather delay days exceeds the number of days anticipated in paragraph "b", above, the Contracting Officer will convert any qualifying delays to calendar days, giving full consideration for equivalent fair weather work days, and issue a modification in accordance with the contract clause entitled "Default (Fixed Price Construction)."

WORK RESTRICTIONS

1.3.1 Working Hours

Normal working hours are Monday through Friday, 0730 to 1700 hours, unless otherwise indicated at the preconstruction conference. Requests to work at times other than the stated working hours, including scheduled utility outages discussed below, shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for approval. Contractor shall not work outside of the above stated working hours without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

Notification shall be in writing by email by COB on the Wednesday prior to the weekend to be worked to the Project Engineer and Quality Assurance Representative.

1.3.2 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.3.2.1 Installation Entrance Requirements

For the duration of this Contract, access to Fort Hood will be delayed between 5 minutes to 30 minutes or more due to increased security precautions, including the checking of vehicle occupants' IDs, vehicle manifests, and the searching of all vehicles. Any general or specific threat to the safety of those working or living at the Installation could result in longer waiting times at the access points to the Installation.

The following are the minimum requirements for contractor employees entering Fort Hood:

a. One form of picture ID.

b. A memo from the construction company on their letterhead stating the reason for entry, contract number, and the location at Fort Hood where the jobsite is located.

c. All delivery trucks must have a bill of lading and delivery truck drivers must have a picture ID.

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1.3.3 Identification of Employees

The Contractor shall be responsible for furnishing to each employee, and for requiring each employee engaged on the work to display, identification as approved and directed by the Contracting Officer. Prescribed identification shall immediately be delivered to the Contracting Officer for cancellation upon release of any employee. When required, the Contractor shall obtain and provide fingerprints of persons employed on the project. Contractor and subcontractor personnel shall wear identifying markings on hard hats clearly identifying the company for whom the employee works. Contractor personnel shall wear visible Contractor-furnished employee identification badges while physically on the Installation. Each badge shall include, as a minimum, the company name, employee name, photograph, Contract Title, Contract Number, and the expiration date of the badge.

1.4 UTILITIES5

1.4.1 Payment for Utility Services

Utility availability and Payment For Utility Services are specified in Section 01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROL.

Water, sewer, gas, electricity, and refuse service are available and will be charged to the Contractor at rates as provided in Contract Clause

52.236-14 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF UTILITY SERVICES.

Electricity and gas are privatized and are 3rd party owned by Dominion Privitization Texas LLC. Water and sewer have been privatized and are 3rd party owned (American Water Enterprises (AWE).

1.4.2 Coordination

For Contractor Telephone And Internet Service, the Contractor shall coordinate with the local phone company for contractor telephone and internet service during construction.

1.4.3 Outages

The Contractor shall coordinate all requests for utility outages with the Contracting Officer in writing 14 days prior to date of requested outage.

1.5 PAPERLESS CONTRACT SUBMISSION

a. GENERAL INFORMATION ON PAPERLESS CONTRACT SUBMISSION

The goal is to reduce waste, decrease time, decrease associated costs, and to streamline most file transmission procedures.

b. METHODS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION

This contract shall use digital submission methods to the greatest extent practicable. Acceptable methods are as follows, in order of precedence:

1. RMS - will be used to the greatest extent practicable. Some items may not be submittable via RMS due to program constraints. Those items shall use an alternate method. All ENGR 4025’s shall be generated and submitted in RMS.

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1.3.4 Sequence of Work

Construction is ongoing at the 14000 block of barracks at Fort Hood.

Access to buildings 14019, 14020, 14022, and 14033 will not be provided to the Contractor until October 2022. <(AM#04)

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2. Secure, Password Protected Web-Based System Access must be allowed and approved by the Government Representative. Access must be allowed and approved by the Government Representative. This method shall not be used for security sensitive documents.

3. E-mail – Items not submitted via RMS, as discussed above, shall be submitted via e-mail, if possible. E-mail limitations for file size must be considered prior to submission.

4. CD/DVD – Will be accepted if no other method is possible and upon prior approval.

c. ITEMS TO BE SUBMITTED VIA HARDCOPY

Product samples, color boards, and any other item not feasible to submit digitally, shall be submitted hard copy. ENGR 4025 shall be submitted digitally always. The Government reserves the right to request hard copy submission on any item, if deemed necessary.

Contractor shall be prepared to provide requested hard copy at any time.

1.6 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

In accordance with the provisions of Subpart 36.201 (Evaluation of Contractor Performance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), construction contractor’s performance shall be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) follows the procedures outlined in Engineering Regulation 415-1-17 to fulfill this FAR requirement. For construction contracts awarded at or above $750,000.00, the USACE will evaluate contractor’s performance and prepare a performance report using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which is now a web-based system. After an evaluation (interim or final) is written up by the USACE, the contractor will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 60 days. Accessing and using CPARS requires specific software, called PKI certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software could cost approximately $110 - $125 per certificate per year and is purchased from an External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendor. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contacting vendors can be found on the web site: http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ If the Contractor wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CPARS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

1.7 CONTRACTOR PAYROLL RECORD

Contractor shall be required to log payrolls for all their own employees and subcontractors utilizing ENG Form 3180. Each subcontractor requires a separate ENG 3180 for their payrolls. The Contractor shall maintain the ENG 3180, along with the payrolls, on site and available for review by the Contracting Officer's Representative. The ENG 3180's shall be updated weekly as payrolls are submitted. After making copies for their files, the Contractor is required to submit the originals of each week’s payrolls to the Resident Office. Before final payment, the Contractor shall provide the completed ENG 3180’s to the Contracting Officer's Representatives.

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1.8 CONTRACTOR SUPPLY and USE OF ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE FOR PROCESSING WAGE

RATE REQUIREMENTS CERTIFIED LABOR PAYROLLS

a. The contractor is required to use a commercially-available electronic system to process and submit certified payrolls electronically to the Government. The requirements for preparing, processing and providing certified labor payrolls are established by the Wage Rate Requirements statute.

b. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and providing for all access, licenses, and other services required to provide for receipt, processing, certifying, electronically transmitting to the Government, and storing weekly payrolls and other data required for the contractor to comply with the Wage Rate Requirements statute. When the contractor uses an electronic payroll system, the electronic payroll service shall be used by the contractor to prepare, process, and maintain the relevant payrolls and basic records during all work under this construction contract and the electronic payroll service shall be capable of preserving these payrolls and related basic records for the required 3 years after contract completion. The contractor shall obtain and provide electronic system access to the Government, as required to comply with the Wage Rate Requirements over the duration of this construction contract. The access shall include electronic review access by the Government contract administration office to the electronic payroll processing system used by the contractor.

c The contractor's provision and use of an electronic payroll processing system shall meet the following basic functional criteria:

(1) commercially available;

(2) compliant with appropriate Wage Rate Requirements statute payroll provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR);

(3) able to accommodate the required numbers of employees and subcontractors planned to be employed under the contract

(4) capable of producing an Excel spreadsheet-compatible electronic output of weekly payroll records for export in an Excel spreadsheet

(5) demonstrated security of data and data entry rights;

(6) ability to produce contractor-certified electronic versions of weekly payroll data;

(7) ability to identify erroneous entries and track the date/time of all versions of the certified Wage Rate Requirements statute payrolls submitted to the government over the life of the contract;

(8) capable of generating a durable record copy, that is, a CD or DVD and PDF file record of data from the system database at end of the contract closeout. This durable record copy of data from the electronic payroll processing system shall be provided to the Government during contract closeout.

d. All contractor-incurred costs related to the contractor's provision and use of an electronic payroll processing service shall be included in the contractor's price for the overall work under the contract. The

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1.9 ADDITIONAL CONTRACTOR PAYROLL RECORD

The Fort Worth District requires the contractor and all sub-contractors to use an electronic payroll system meeting the requirements the above referenced requirements and the following.

a. The Certified Labor Payrolls must be tracked electronically via WEB-based software and all data must be submitted via WEB. Payroll guidelines,"Instructions to Contractors on Contract Labor Requirements, published as "Appendix A, SWFP 1185-1-1" (also known as the Green book), will be provided to advise/inform contractors how these labor provisions will be administered and enforced.

b. The WEB-based software must be capable of downloading data directly from existing electronic payrolls, track workers to ensure that overtime is being paid when overtime status is reached on Government contracts whether on one or multiple contracts or different sub-contractors. The software must track apprentices and journeyman ratios, create and track SF-1444 "Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate", track workers by name/address/with or without Social Security Numbers, allow automated redaction of information appearing on payroll statements for agency response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA requests), and provide free online training by the software provider to any user of the software.

c. The software must allow fringe benefit statement to track fringe benefits "whether cash or into an approved plan, fund, or program. If the fringe benefits are paid into a plan, fund, or program the company's name (receiving benefits), phone number, and address shall be listed on the Statement of Compliance Form (DD Form 879 or WH-347).

d. Software must provide a method of tracking standard and non-standard deductions such as restitution, alimony, child support, and allow for custom entries. Method of tracking must list the deductions on the statement of compliance or be listed as an attachment.

e. The Contractor is required to provide the updated 3180's and notify the Contracting Officer's Representatives weekly by email when the current payrolls are complete and ready for inspection/review on the WEB.

Before final payment, the Contractor shall provide the completed ENG For 3180's and 3 disks (CD/DVD) which include complete copies of the Contractor and sub-contractor's payrolls/attachments, to the Contracting Officer's Representatives.

f. Electronic copies of electronically/manually signed forms/memos/letters such as SF 1413 Statement of Acknowledgement (sub-contractor agreement), SF-1444 "Request for Authorization of Additional Classification and Rate", employee deduction authorization, certification of apprentices and trainees shall be provided to the Contracting Officer's Representative as required by FAR.

1.10 STREET CLOSINGS

The Contractor shall coordinate all requests for street closings with the Contracting Officer in writing 14 days prior to date of requested outage:

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a. One lane traffic shall be maintained at all times (except that a total closing may be allowed for specific 8-hour periods).

b. The final street repair shall be completed within 14 days after the start of any street crossing. Any part of the street returned to service prior to final repair shall be maintained smooth with hot-mix cold-lay surface course.

c. Open cuts across paved roads and streets for utility crossings will not be allowed. Utility crossings will be accomplished by boring or jacking procedures only.

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PART 3 EXECUTION (NOT USED)

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THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

AMENDMENT NO. 0006

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCES

The publications listed below form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. The publications are referred to within the text by the basic designation only. At the discretion of the Government, the manufacturer of any material supplied will be required to furnish test reports pertaining to any of the tests necessary to assure compliance with the standard or standards referenced in this specification.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING

(2013) Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

ASTM INTERNATIONAL (ASTM)

ASTM A167 (2011) Standard Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium-Nickel Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

ASTM A240/A240M (2018) Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications

ASTM A580/A580M (2018) Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire

ASTM B209 (2014) Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate

ASTM B209M (2014) Standard Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy Sheet and Plate (Metric)

ASTM C1126 (2018) Standard Specification for Faced or Unfaced Rigid Cellular Phenolic Thermal Insulation

ASTM C1136 (2017a) Standard Specification for Flexible, Low Permeance Vapor Retarders for Thermal Insulation

ASTM C1710 (2011) Standard Guide for Installation of Flexible Closed Cell Preformed Insulation

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ENGINEERS (ASHRAE)

ASHRAE 90.1 - SI IP

ASHRAE 90.2 (2018) Energy Efficient Design of Low Rise Residential Buildings (/AM#0006)

(AM#0006)

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