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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

a. The purpose of this amendment is to change the proposal delivery method to electronic only due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

b. Note in the instructions the requirement to email and request a drop-off for DoD SAFE. Offerors are cautioned to be proactive in this respect. The drop-off request is valid for 14 days.

c. See follow ing pages.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 10

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 27-Mar-2020

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 W9127820R0039

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

12-Mar-2020

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 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

27-Mar-2020

CODE

ENDIST MOBILE CONTRACTING DIVISION

109 ST JOSEPH ST

MOBILE AL 36602

W91278 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W9127820R0039

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR

PROJECT SPECIFIC SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

1.0 Introduction. This is a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, commercial, competitive, Best Value - Tradeoff, source selection in support of the Mobile District. In this source selection, the Government intends to make one (1) award of a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) resulting from this solicitation. Each competing Prime Contractor, hereinafter referred to as the “Offeror”, shall submit a proposal that includes the required submission information found in this Section and FAR Clauses 52.212-1 and 52.212-2, to demonstrate the Offeror’s capabilities to perform the work described in this Request for Proposal (RFP) at a fair and reasonable price. By submission of a proposal, the Offeror accedes to all the terms of this RFP. FAR Clause 52.212-2 outlines the proposal evaluation process, including factors and criteria, and the basis for award. Below are project specific, proposal submittal instructions to the Offeror based on requirements important to this solicitation. The Offeror must follow the instructions and incorporate the requirements into their proposal.

1.1 Who May Submit. Any responsible businesses organized as a prime contractor that is an 8(a) firm as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

1.2 Project Description. In general, this project is described in the Scope of Work. Reference the entire Specification, along with other Clauses and Appendices for the entire scope of effort required.

1.3 Request for Information. Any questions about this solicitation, including technical questions about the Specification, shall be submitted via the Bidder Inquiry Portal in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet. Questions should be submitted no later than 30 March 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time to allow time for a response, and an amendment to the solicitation, if necessary. On this date and time, the portal will be closed. For technical questions, no other means of communication (e-mail, fax or telephone) will be accepted. Oral exchanges between offerors and the Government prior to award of the contract will not be binding. In addition to the information available to the offerors on the Bidder Inquiry Portal, any information concerning this solicitation will be furnished to all offerors as an amendment to the solicitation if the information is necessary to the submittal of offers.

To submit and review inquiries, an offeror needs to be a current registered user of the ProjNet system. To register, go to https://www.projnet.org/projnet, click the “BID” tab, select “Bidder Inquiry”, select agency “USACE”, enter the “Bidder Inquiry Key” for the solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, and then click login. Complete all required information and then click “Create User”. Verify that information on the next screen is correct and click “Continue”.

From this page you can view all bidder inquiries for this solicitation or submit an inquiry.

Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, and the Mobile District’s technical team will post a response to the ProjNet system after it has been processed.

SOLICITATION NUMBER is: W9127820R0039

BIDDER INQUIRY KEY is: YF6TST-P9C8QM

Note: Any inquiry submitted and answered within this system, will be accessible to view by all interested offerors on this solicitation.

If there are any conflicts between the solicitation and the responses provided in the ProjNet system, the solicitation governs. Changes to the solicitation will be made by amendment.

1.4 Pre-Proposal Conference. Pre-proposal conference is scheduled via Teleconference for this solicitation.

DATE: 18 March 2020 TIME: 10:05 am CDT

Dial-in number: 844-291-5494 Access Code: 8505778

a. Attendance at the pre-proposal conference is strongly recommended. During the pre-proposal conference, the requirements set forth in the solicitation will be reviewed. The duration of the conference will be approximately 1-2 hours.

b. The Offeror is to provide the names and e-mail address of individuals that will be attending from their company on company letter head and sent to the Mobile District. Upon receipt of names a PPT slide presentation will be e-mailed to those in response. The list of attendees shall be emailed to jeffery.j.mason@usace.army.mil by 3:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on 16 March 2020

c. Information obtained during the pre-proposal conference, but not included in the scope of work, is not contractually binding.

1.5 Proposal Submission Address and Deadline: Submit proposal packages electronically, as described below. The proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. The Government must receive your proposal no later than the time and date specified in Block 9 of the SF33. Any and all amendments to the solicitation shall be acknowledged by completion of Block 14 of the SF33.

NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is electronically via DoD SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS

(E-MAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Offerors shall submit their proposals using the following link: https://safe.apps.mil/.

Submit proposals using the link above to:

Contract Specialist: Mr. Jeff Mason at jeffery.j.mason@usace.army.mil AND Contracting Officer: Mr. Jason Johnston at jason.c.johnston@usace.army.mil

1.5.1 Instructions for Submitting Electronic Proposals. In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically through the SAFE site. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, it is recommended that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site.

Offerors may use compression utility software, such as WinZip or PKZip, to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

1.5.2 Request for Upload Code. Offerors must email the Contract Specialist Jeff Mason at jeffery.j.mason@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer Jason Johnston at jason.c.johnston@usace.army.mil no later than five (5) working days prior to the proposal due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Offerors that fail to request a code at least five (5) working days before the proposal due date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their proposal submission. Offerors will receive an email from the SAFE site with a link to upload files. The link is only valid for 14 days from the time of the email.

1.5.3 File Description. Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the e-mail notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s).

NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.

1.5.4 Instructions for the SAFE Website:

a. Click on the link in the email received in response to paragraph 1.5.2 or copy the link and paste it into your browser. OR Once at the SAFE website, select the “Drop-off” icon.

Enter your “Request Code” which are the numbers at the end of the link contained in the email received in response to paragraph 1.5.2. This allows users without a Common Access Card (CAC) or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC the option to access the SAFE site as a Guest.

b. After selecting the “Next” link, you will be prompted to enter your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

c. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the e-mail address for all recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients are the Contract Specialist jeffery.j.mason@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer jason.c.johnston@usace.army.mil. The e-mail address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Offeror must enter the e-mail addresses for both the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer. The Offeror may enter an additional e-mail address if desired. After entering the e-mail address, click the “Add” button to add the recipient’s e-mail address to the “Recipients List” of your response. After your proposal has been submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients that you added.

NOTE: Do NOT send the SAFE site packages to group e-mail accounts.

Even if your proposal has been successfully uploaded to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the Government recipients until you have verified your e-mail address. Entering an incorrect e-mail address may result in the rejection of your proposal submission for lateness. An Offeror can confirm proper submission by the ‘Drop-Off Completed” screen which generates based on proper file submission.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.

1.5.5 Receipt of Submissions. For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the Government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes, or even hours in some cases.

The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

1.6 Period for acceptance of offers. Addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-1(c). The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

1.7 Proposal Submission Requirements. Submit two (2) compact disks (CDs) OR two (2) DVDs or upload in DOD Safe in the format, and quantities as indicated below. The Government will only accept proposals in the electronic format described below. There should only be a total of four (4) files on each CD (3 PDF files and 1 Excel file). Label the CD/DVD with the project name, company name, solicitation number and the date. Do not password protect files because that is not compatible with the Army Virtual Contracting Enterprise. Any paper copies that are submitted will not be reviewed and will be destroyed.

a. a. Volume I PAST PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL APPROACH

Submit one PDF file.

Electronic versions shall be 8-1/2” x 11” format (Times New Roman, 12 point, single-spaced, 1”margins, one page is one side only).

Electronic versions of spreadsheets and foldouts shall not exceed 11” x 17”.

No Cost Information is to be submitted in Volume I.

b. Volume II COST PROPOSAL

Submit one PDF file and one Excel Workbook.

In the footer of each Excel worksheet, provide date, solicitation number, and company name.

c. Volume III ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS Submit one PDF file.

Electronic versions shall be 8-1/2” x 11” format (Times New Roman, 12 point, single-spaced, 1”margins, one page is one side only).

Electronic versions of spreadsheets and foldouts shall not exceed 11” x 17”.

Each sheet shall include the date, solicitation number, and company name.

1.7.1 To effectively and equitably evaluate proposals, the Government must receive information sufficiently detailed and in the order described below that clearly describe an Offeror’s capabilities. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to submit complete proposal information and documents that are fully responsive to the submission requirements of the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for organizing submitted material sequentially under tabs and numbered pages to facilitate evaluation. Materials not organized under the appropriate tabs and in the sequence of subparagraphs set out below, may easily be overlooked during evaluations, possibly affecting an Offeror’s rating.

2.0 Volume I Past Performance and Technical Requirements. See FAR Clause 52.212-2 for requirements regarding evaluation factors and evaluation criteria for Volume I.

3.0 Volume II Price Requirements. See FAR Clause 52.212-2 for requirements regarding evaluation factors and evaluation criteria for Volume II.

4.0 Volume III Administrative Requirements. In Volume III, the Offeror is to submit the following:

(1) Signed and dated SF1449 along with an acknowledgement of any and all amendments by completion of Block 15 of the SF30;

(2) Proposal Data Sheet Completed and Signed (See Attachment 1 at the end of this section);

(3) Complete Representation and Certifications contained at FAR Clause 52.212-3 or provide a copy from the Offeror’s SAM registration;

(4) Joint Venture Agreement (if applicable): If the Offeror is a Joint Venture, a copy of the fully executed Joint Venture Agreement must be provided. When bidding as a Joint Venture, each member of the Joint Venture must complete the Representations and Certifications unless the Joint Venture Agreement designates one firm with the authority to bind the other member(s) of the Joint Venture. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may render the bid non-responsive. For 8(a) Joint Ventures, the Offeror shall also submit evidence that it has notified and discussed the proposed Joint Venture with its SBA Servicing office.

(6) Financial Statements. Provide a current financial statement of the Offeror, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or by an authorized officer of the organization. If the financial statement is more than 60 days old, a certificate must be attached stating that the company’s financial condition is substantially the same or, if not the same, what changes have occurred. Such statements will be treated as confidential by the Government.

(7) Bank Reference Letter. Offeror shall provide a reference from their current Banking

Institution (on bank letterhead), which will be treated as confidential by the Government, stating the following:

i. What date was the accounts(s) opened with your bank?

ii. What is the average balance for the last 12 months on the company account (about how many figures)?

iii. Has this company established a line of credit with your bank? If so, what is the credit amount and how much is available at this time? If not, is the bank willing to establish a line of credit for this company?

If so, is the bank willing to establish one in the low six figure range?

iv. Please indicate how you would evaluate the company as a customer:

Poor; Fair; Very Good; Excellent.

v. Are the company account(s) in good standing? Yes or No

(8) Notice of Exceptions. Offeror shall identify any exceptions, deviations or waivers from the solicitation in the Notice of Exceptions Form (See Attachment 2 at the end of this Section).

(ATTACHMENT 1)

PROPOSAL DATA SHEET

In addition to the completed and signed SF1449, submit the Proposal Data Sheet and include in Volume III Administrative Requirements.

1. Name of Solicitation:

2. Offering Firm’s Name As Appears on the SF1449:

Offering Firm’s DUNS number as it appears on the SF1449:

Offering Firm’s CAGE Code as it appears on the SF1449:

3. Mailing Address:

4. Telephone Number:

5. Fax Number:

6. E-mail Address to use for all correspondence:

7. AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS. The Offeror represents that the following person(s) are authorized to negotiate on its behalf with the Government in connection with this Request for Proposal (RFP).

List name(s), title, and telephone numbers of authorized negotiator(s).

Name of Person(s) Authorized to Negotiate:

Negotiator’s Address:

Negotiator’s Telephone:

Negotiator’s E-mail:

End of Attachment 1

(ATTACHMENT 2)

NOTICE OF EXCEPTIONS

Any exceptions, deviations or waivers from the solicitation shall be specifically identified below.

If none, state so. Any exception, deviation or waiver not specifically identified below, regardless of whether it is included in the proposal, shall be deemed invalid. May supplement with additional pages if necessary.

End of Attachment 2

(End of Summary of Changes)