7N26QA125 LOP TC Amendment 3.pdf

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

Offers 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 electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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.)

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Block 14 (Description of Amendment/Modification):

The purpose of this amendment is as follows:

Extend the solicitation closing due date to 09/15/2026.

Provide Answers to vendor questions.

Revise the Quote Package section in response to vendor questions in ProjNet to clarify the Buy American Act requirements. Additions are highlighted in orange, deletions are not shown.

DFARS provision 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate is checked for reference under DFARS provision 252.204-7998 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications. (Deviation 2026-O0043). A full text version of 252.225-7000 is included in this amendment for completion by all quoters with their quote package.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Solicitation/Contract Form

The following changes have been made:

INFORMATION FROM TO

Response Due Date

11 Sep 2026 15 Sep 2026

Miscellaneous text in this section has been added to:

Amendment 3 Questions (Q) and Answers (A):

Q: What are the pressure requirements for the valve bodies American Made requirements via DFARS are challenging for these flanged valve bodies, and confirmation of a Qualifying Country of Manufacture is not readily available within the bid current bid timeline.

A: Quoters shall complete and submit DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate, with their quote package.

If a quoter proposes an end product that is neither a domestic end product nor a qualifying-country end product, the quoter shall identify that item as an other foreign end product in DFARS 252.225-7000. The quoter shall identify the country of origin, if known.

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Other foreign end products may be proposed in response to this solicitation. The Government will evaluate quotes offering such end products in accordance with DFARS 225.502, Evaluation of Offers, and the Buy American--Balance of Payments Program requirements.

If price is the determining factor and no domestic end products are offered, the Government will make award to the low offer in accordance with DFARS 225.502(c)(ii)(B), provided the quote is otherwise acceptable.

Q: Vendors have indicated a need to bid "welded flanges" versus machined flanges; are welded flanges acceptable?

A: Weld flanges are acceptable as per the SOW. Please quote as specified. See CLIN 0006, 0007, 0008, 0009, 0010, 0011, and 0019.

Q: The specified piping is typically for potable water, and not for water/glycol or industrial water applications; is this a correct specification?

A: Potable water piping is acceptable as per the SOW. Please quote as specified.

Full text of DFARS provision 252.225-7000:

252.225-7000 Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

Basic. As prescribed in 225.1101 (1) and (1)(i), use the following provision:

BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE--BASIC (FEB 2024)

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "component," "critical component," "critical item," "domestic end product," "foreign end product," "qualifying country," "qualifying country end product," and "United States," as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program--Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government--

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(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program--Basic clause of this solicitation, the Offeror certifies that--

(i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision contains a critical component or a critical item; and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. For those end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

(2) The Offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Country of Origin Line Item Number

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

Line Item Number Country of Origin (If known) Exceeds 55% Domestic Content (yes/no)

(4) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component or a critical item(see Federal Acquisition Regulation 25.105).

Domestic end products containing a critical component or a critical item:

Line Item Number _________________________________________________

List as necessary

(End of provision)

Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

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Questions regarding this Request for Quotations (RFQ):

Comments or inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet-Bid at https://www.projnet.

org/projnet/.

ProjNet-Bid is a web-based program that allows offerors to post questions and comments regarding the solicitation, and to view all questions and comments by other offerors, and answers by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Telephone and email (unless you need assistance with ProjNet) inquiries will not be accepted. All quoters will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet prior to quote submission. Nothing in the solicitation is changed unless an amendment is issued via Contract Opportunities at SAM.gov.

The Bidder Inquiry Name is: LOP Transformer Cooling Water Supply

The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation is: 5E2G8U-RXQ3AB

To access the ProjNet-Bid website the first time:

1) Register.

2) Click Quick Add Key. (The Agency is USACE.)

3) Enter the following information for access:

a) The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation

b) Valid business contact information

For questions about the ProjNet-Bid, access the help tab on the ProjNet website.

Quote Package:

Submit a complete written quote package by email to Aragon.N.Liebzeit@usace.army.mil. Mailed and facsimile quotes will not be considered.

Acknowledgement of all solicitation amendments (if applicable).

Your company name, CAGE Code, and System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Block 17a of Standard Form (SF) 1449.

Pricing for all line items, including FOB Destination delivery. Please provide all pricing on the SF 1449. Provide a total price in whole dollar amounts only. Incomplete pricing schedules may be rejected. All quotes must be submitted in English and priced in U.S. dollars.

Current small-business size representations and certifications in SAM, including NAICS code 333415 and the corresponding size standard.

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6. All technical information required by the enclosed Statement of Work (SOW).

Failure to submit all required information by the solicitation closing due date and time as amended (if applicable) may render the quote ineligible for award.

Deviations from the Solicitation Requirements and Product Substitutions:

No product substitutions or exceptions to the drawings or specifications will be considered prior to contract award.

SAM Registration:

Pursuant to RFO 4.203-1 (b), firms must be System for Award Management (SAM) registered at the time their bid is submitted. Bids from firms that have not registered or completed their online representations and certifications may be rejected. The initial registration process in SAM may take several weeks. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at www.SAM.gov

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Questions regarding this Request for Quotations (RFQ):

Comments or inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet-Bid at https://www.projnet.

org/projnet/.

ProjNet-Bid is a web-based program that allows offerors to post questions and comments regarding the solicitation, and to view all questions and comments by other offerors, and answers by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Telephone and email (unless you need assistance with ProjNet) inquiries will not be accepted. All quoters will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet prior to quote submission. Nothing in the solicitation is changed unless an amendment is issued via Contract Opportunities at SAM.gov.

The Bidder Inquiry Name is: LOP Transformer Cooling Water Supply

The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation is: 5E2G8U-RXQ3AB

To access the ProjNet-Bid website the first time:

1) Register.

2) Click Quick Add Key. (The Agency is USACE.)

3) Enter the following information for access:

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a) The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation

b) Valid business contact information

For questions about the ProjNet-Bid, access the help tab on the ProjNet website.

Quote Package:

Submit a complete written quote package by email to Aragon.N.Liebzeit@usace.army.mil. Mailed and facsimile quotes will not be considered.

Acknowledgement of all solicitation amendments (if applicable).

Your company name, CAGE Code, and System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) in Block 17a of Standard Form (SF) 1449.

Pricing for all line items, including FOB Destination delivery. Please provide all pricing on the SF 1449. Provide a total price in whole dollar amounts only. Incomplete pricing schedules may be rejected. All quotes must be submitted in English and priced in U.S. dollars.

Current small-business size representations and certifications in SAM, including NAICS code 333415 and the corresponding size standard.

All technical information required by the enclosed Statement of Work (SOW).

Quoters shall complete and submit DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate, with their quote package.

Failure to submit all required information by the solicitation closing due date and time as amended (if applicable) may render the quote ineligible for award.

Deviations from the Solicitation Requirements and Product Substitutions:

No product substitutions or exceptions to the drawings or specifications will be considered prior to contract award.

SAM Registration:

Pursuant to RFO 4.203-1 (b), firms must be System for Award Management (SAM) registered at the time their bid is submitted. Bids from firms that have not registered or completed their online representations and certifications may be rejected. The initial registration process in SAM may take several weeks. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at www.SAM.gov

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