Solicitation_Chapicuy_Clinic_Construction.doc

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

Required Studies

FFP

All associated studies included in the Statement of Work (SOW) such as the Geotechnical/Soil Studies, Electrical Load Studies, and Water demand study. See paragraph 5.2, and other applicable paragraphs of the SOW.

FOB: Destination

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Site Preparation

The work shall include but not be limited to excavations and trenches for the required project utilities, grading, drainage, filling/cutting, and other required site preparation works. The Contractor shall verify site conditions prior to actual construction and notify the KO and COR of any issues or concerns. See paragraph 5.3 and other applicable paragraphs of SOW.

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Clinic Construction

Construction of the clinic shall be in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). See Section 5.4 through 5.7.11, 5.10, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Air Conditioner Units 12,000 BTUs

The Contractor shall provide and install twelve (12) 12,000 British Thermal Unit (BTU), as stated in paragraph 5.7.11.3, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Mini-Split Air Conditioner Units

The Contractor shall provide and install three (3) 24,000 BTU mini-split air conditioner units.as stated in paragraph 5.7.11.3, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Backup Generator and Training

The contractor shall provide, install a generator and applicable training as stated in paragraph 5.7.12 of the SOW other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Generator and fuel tank shacks

Contractor shall construct generator and reserve fuel tank shacks to provide protection against the environment and weather elements as stated in paragraph 5.8 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Sidewalks

The contractor is to build sidewalks as stated in paragraph 5.15.2of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s)

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Elevated Water Storage Tank and Tower

The contractor is to provide, build, and install an elevated water storage tank and tower as stated in paragraph 5.15.3 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s)

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Pump House and Cistern

The Contractor shall construct a pump house to install the pump equipment, hydraulic system and electrical system as stated in paragraph 5.15.3.1, 5.153.2 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Perimeter Fence

Contractor shall enclose clinic site with 200 linear meters of fence with a CMU block base beam and concrete columns. . as stated in paragraph 5.15.4 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s)

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Built in Furniture

Work in this section includes the elaboration for all furniture indicated and detailed in design drawings. As stated in paragraph 5.15.5 through 5.15.7 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s)

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Commercial Incinerator

The Contractor shall provide and install a new medical waste incinerator as stated in paragraph 5.15.8 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Utility Building

The Contractor shall provide a storage building as stated in paragraph 5.15.10 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Furniture, appliance and equipment

The Contractor shall provide and install the furniture, appliance and equipment listed under paragraph 5.16 through 5.18 of the SOW, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW, and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Parking Lot

Construction of the parking lot shall be in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). See Section 5.17, other applicable paragraphs of the SOW and applicable Technical Exhibit(s).

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Defense Base Act Insurance

COST

See paragraph 4.12 of the Statement of Work and FAR 52.228-3. The estimated amount will be adjusted throughout the contract period as necessary using projected and actual labor expenditures. The contractor shall be reimbursed for reasonable, allowable, and allocable DBA insurance costs upon submission of proof of payment of the insurance provider. The US Department of Treasury Rates Of Exchange will be used to convert the payment(s) into US Dollars on the date payment was made.

ESTIMATED COST

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

DELIVERY INFORMATION

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CALL 11 Y CALLE 1

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DEPARTAMENTO DE PAYSANDU

CHAPICUY, URUGUAY

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Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

BASIS OF AWARD

1. Basis of Award. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation using the evaluation method “Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.” This method is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable offer with the lowest evaluated cost/price. Offers will be evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors. Evaluation factors that establish the requirements of acceptability are set forth below. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price (excluding DBA) of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors (FAR 15.101-2).

2. Evaluation Process. The evaluation process consists of three parts; 1) Technical, 2) Past Performance; and, 3) Price (price will be evaluated separately from technical evaluations). The Government will evaluate offers as follows. First, the Government price evaluators will conduct a price reasonableness of overall prices. Second, the Government price evaluators will determine which of the Offers meeting the price reasonableness and align them by total offer price. Third, the Government will select the three (3) lowest priced Offers meeting the price reasonableness and send those three (3) complete offers without price to the technical evaluator(s). The technical (non-pricing) volume(s) of each of these three Offers will be given to the Technical Evaluators for review, without identification of the prices or any rank order of prices. The Technical Evaluation Team will review these three Offers for technical acceptability. If any Offerors are determined to be technically acceptable from this group, the Offeror with the lowest price technically acceptable offer will be awarded the contract. If, on the other hand, no Offers are found to be technically acceptable within this first group of three (3) offers, then the process described above will be conducted again, as many times as necessary, until such time as the Government identifies a technically acceptable offer.

3. Technical Evaluation. Technical Acceptability will include a review of each element in Technical– Technical (Specifications). Each Offeror’s response will be evaluated and rated on each criteria element. The technical evaluation will evaluate whether the Offeror has proposed on all requirements outlined in the Statement of Work, and Attachment Materials List identified within this solicitation.

Technical criteria elements consist of the following elements:

1) Primary Component Material List (Attachment 1- Material List)

2) Project Schedule – Project Schedule will be evaluated for construction phases and completion dates.

3) Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience. Key personnel will be evaluated through information contained in the written proposals and resumes. The key personnel include those defined in the Statement of Work section 1.5.10. The information presented in the Offeror’s resume will provide the input for evaluation of this factor. The Government will evaluate the following elements when evaluating the Offeror’s Key Personnel:

a) Qualifications. The Government will evaluate Education and experience guidelines provided in Statement of Work, paragraph 1.5.10 – Key Personnel.

b) Experience - The Government will evaluate the years of experience and appropriateness of the skill sets of each proposed personnel to successfully perform in this contract and the relevancy of the proposed personnel experiences to the requirements for this contract.

c) Professional Registration - As required by the Government of Uruguay, the professional registration must be issued by a University in Uruguay for the Project Engineer/Architect and the Field Engineer/Architect.

In order for Factor 1-Technical to be rated acceptable, elements 1, 2 and must be rated acceptable.

4. Past Performance. - Past Performance: - The Government will evaluate the construction projects or contracts submitted in order to evaluate past performance. Past performance relates to how well a Contractor has performed on previous contracts. The Government may contact references to verify past performance. In order to be considered for award, the offeror’s past performance rating must be evaluated as acceptable. Offeror shall present evidence of the offeror’s and/or their sub-contractors past performance on at least two (2) similar projects. Past Performance from any of the sources listed under FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)(ii) may be used to evaluate past performance of prospective offerors.

Past Performance Evaluation Rating

Acceptable Rating - Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Rating - Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note - In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance and will be considered “acceptable.”

5. Price Evaluation Process. The low Offeror and the items to be awarded shall be determined as the offerer that provides the lowest overall price, excluding DBA Insurance. Price analysis will be performed IAW FAR15.404-1(b)(2) to make a fair and reasonable price determination. Pricing shall be evaluated for the entire amount of requested items. The contracting officer is responsible for the determination of price reasonableness. Price reasonableness is a judgment of the proposed price as compared to competitive prices received, current market conditions, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) historical prices, or information other than certified cost or pricing data or other relevant measures. The Government may utilize any one or a combination of these techniques to determine that prices are fair and reasonable.

6. Technical Merit Adjectival Rating. Any factor or sub-factor rated as “unacceptable” will result in an overall factor rating of “unacceptable”. The following is the Technical Merit Adjectival Rating Scheme for evaluation of Technical Proposal:

Acceptable – Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable – Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. GENERAL: This procurement will be awarded as a Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) contract, considering past performance.. The proposal will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.305. The Government intends to award a single contract without discussions with Offerors (except for clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the initial offer should contain the Offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors should not assume that they will be afforded the opportunity to clarify, discuss, or revise their response. However, the Government reserves the right to request clarifications or request revised responses if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all response if such action is in the public interest and/or waive informalities and minor irregularities in the submitted offers. The Government reserves the right to cancel this Request for Proposal (RFP) and make no award. By responding to this RFP and submitting a proposal in response to the RFP, the Contractor understands that the Government shall not be liable for any costs incurred by the Contractor in response to this RFP.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: The response to the Request for Proposal (RFP) is to be submitted in the same currency that the offeror will use to invoice. The Offerors proposal shall be in the form prescribed by this solicitation and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified below in the. All responses shall be in English, legible and prepared in the following general format to be properly evaluated. Responses must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of this RFP.

a) Electronic Submission. The Offeror shall provide a copy of their proposal as an electronic file. The proposal shall be submitted via (email) to the Contract Specialist, Mark Milligan, at mark.d.milligan.mil@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Mr. Julio Cabrera, at julio.cabrera.civ@mail.mil before 5:00 PM USA Central Time (CST) on 02 September 2016. The Offeror must ensure that its proposal submission is readable and in the format specified in the solicitation. Any proposal received after the exact time specified for receipt will not be considered.

b) System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM’s) www.sam.gov to receive award of this contract.

3. QUESTIONS/AMENDMENTS/EXCEPTIONS:

a) Solicitation Questions. Solicitation information and amendments will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov and via email to all those interested parties contacted via email by the Government. Offerors may submit questions regarding this solicitation via email to the Contract Specialist, Mark Milligan, at mark.d.milligan.mil@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Mr. Julio Cabrera, at julio.cabrera.civ@mail.mil before 5:00 PM USA Central Time (CST) on 26 August 2016. All e-mailed questions shall be titled W912CL-16-R-0009 – Questions. The Government reserves the right not to respond to any questions received concerning this solicitation after the question receipt date and time above. Offerors are encouraged to carefully review all solicitation requirements and submit questions to the Government early in the solicitation cycle.

b) Amendment. The Government reserves the right to revise or amend the specifications, drawings or both prior to and/or after the date set for receipt of proposals as necessary. Such revisions, if any, will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this RFP. All information relating to this RFP, including pertinent changes/amendments and information prior to the date set for receipt of proposal will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fbo.gov and sent out via email to all those interested parties contacted via email by the Government.

c) Exceptions. If the Offeror takes exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the Offeror shall clearly identify each such exception and include a complete explanation of why the exception was taken and what benefit it provides to the Government. All exceptions to the solicitation requirements (Sections 00010 through 00600) and supporting rationale shall be included in an addendum to the proposal and clearly labeled "Exceptions". An addendum is only required if the Offeror takes exception to any requirement in the solicitation. (The Addendum does not have a page limitation, but shall only include information relevant to exceptions taken to the solicitation requirements.) The Government will assume an Offeror takes no exceptions to any solicitation requirement if the Offeror does not submit an Addendum identifying exceptions. Offerors are advised that solicitation requirements are not necessarily negotiable and such exceptions may render an Offeror's proposal unacceptable and ineligible for award.

4. FORMAT AND CONTENT OF PROPOSAL: Each Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted as set forth below and all information shall be confined to the appropriate part to facilitate independent evaluation. Proposal, which do not include the requested minimum information, may be eliminated from further consideration at the Government’s discretion. Proposal Sections shall be labeled by section (i.e., Section I - Price, Section II-Technical, Section IV and Section V-Past Performance History).

Section I

Price/Cost Information and required documents. Offerors shall provide all price/cost information necessary to provide a meaningful basis for Government's analysis and evaluation of price/cost for the project set forth in Section 00100 of this solicitation. Prices shall include all related costs, i.e. profit, wages, visa card fee, transportation etc. The Government is not, and does not intend on, requesting certified cost or pricing data. Offeror’s may be required during the evaluation process to provide sufficient price/cost information that will enable the Government to perform a meaningful evaluation. If an Offeror proposes an unusually low price, the Offeror should also provide rationale to justify the price.

A complete response shall consist of a price response, and a cover sheet. The Offeror shall provide its response with a cover sheet that contains the company’s name, address and telephone number, name and title of the person authorized to sign the contract and appropriate dollar threshold, offer validation period of 90 days.

To be considered responsible, an Offeror must be in compliance with FAR 9.104-1(a). To demonstrate this aspect of Responsibility, Offeror’s shall provide a bank reference from its bank with information of the Offeror’s financial standing (i.e., satisfactory accounts, outstanding loans, and line of credit.). Also, include a detailed plan of how the project will be financed, and a list of company owned equipment.

Offer and Section 00010 – Complete in its entirety the “Offeror” portion of the Standard Form (SF) 1442 blocks 14 through 20c on page 2 and contract line items 0001 through 0016 on pages 3 through 10..

Amendment(s) – Acknowledge by signing any amendments issued out during this solicitation. Amendments may also be acknowledged in block 19 of the SF 1442.

Section 00600 - Representations and Certifications- Insert the required certifications and representations and return only those shown in section 00600.

Section II

Attachment Materials List. Complete this attachment by providing a detailed description of all infrastructure materials and products to be used for this project with its applicable pricing.

Section III

Project Schedule - Offerors shall include in their technical proposal a complete project management schedule utilizing the Critical Path Method (CPM), Program Evaluation & Review Technique (PERT) or Gantt chart showing the major construction phases stated in the Statement of Work. The project schedule shall include float time within the 270-day maximum to account for down days due to inclement weather or other potential non-work situations. The proposed schedule shall include the critical milestones of the project including site preparation, construction/installation work, and any separately identified unique repair efforts. The project schedule shall have expected completion dates, execution time of each phase, and a mid-point completion of project.

Section IV

Key Personnel Qualifications and Experience. As stated in Section 1.5.10 of the Statement of Work, the Government has identified the following positions as key personnel:

Quality Control Representative

Project Engineer/Architect

Field Engineer/Architect

Project superintendent/Foreman

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications for all key personnel are listed below: The project engineer/architect shall have a bachelor’s degree in engineering/architecture and maintain a valid professional registration that is accepted by the Government of Uruguay, and at least ten (10) years of experience. Field and design engineers/architects shall have a bachelor’s degree in engineering/architecture and maintain a valid professional registration that is accepted by the Government of Uruguay, and at least five (5) years of experience with projects of a similar type and magnitude. The project superintendent/foreman shall have at least three (3) years or three (3) projects of experience with projects of a similar type and magnitude. The Contractor’s quality control representative shall have at least five (5) years as a quality control inspector in the construction field.

The Offeror shall submit resumes for Key Personnel. Offeror’s shall support key personnel with resumes that demonstrate depth and quality of relevant experience. Resumes should be current and updated within the past year. Each resume shall be limited to 4 pages and may be submitted in Spanish.

Resumes shall be marked as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in accordance with the Privacy Act requirements.

Resumes shall include the relevant qualifications, background, experience, and accomplishments for all key personnel in sufficient detail to demonstrate the capability of such personnel to meet the qualification requirements identified in the Statement of Work, paragraph 1.5.10. The work history of each key person should contain experience directly related to construction work he/she is intended to perform under the proposed contract.

Resumes shall also include the labor position for which the individual is being proposed, level of security clearance, education (degrees and date of graduation, other schools and certificates, and training certifications).

The Offeror shall provide copies of the professional registration required by the Government of Uruguay issued by a university in Uruguay for the Project Engineer/Architect and the Field Engineer/Architect. All of the requirements of this section shall apply to the use of subcontractor personnel, as well as the prime contractor’s personnel.

Section V

Past Performance History. Offeror shall submit at a minimum two (2) similar projects' past performance history relative in size and type to the work to be performed under this contract. Provide any information currently available (letters, customer surveys) which demonstrate customer satisfaction with overall job performance and quality of completed services. Past performance history submission shall not exceed 10 pages and may be submitted in Spanish.

5. RESPONSIBILITY OF OFFERORS:

Offerors must be financially responsible to perform the work described in this solicitation. At a minimum, each Offeror must meet the following requirements:

a) Have the necessary personnel, equipment and financial resources available to perform the work;

b) Have all licenses and permits required by local law. The Offeror shall determine whether performance requires registration with Uruguayan authorities or authorization to do business in Uruguay and, if so, shall comply with all requirements. Whether or not registration or authorization to do business is required, the Offeror also shall determine what documents or authorization its employees and any subcontractor employees must possess to work in Uruguay;

c) Meet all local insurance requirements;

d) Have no adverse criminal record;

e) Have no political or business affiliation which could be considered contrary to the interests of the United States;

f) Be able to read, speak and understand English;

g) The Offeror has been duly authorized to operate and to do business in Uruguay.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (JULY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same parent concern.

Registered in the System for Award Management SAM database means that--

(1) The offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, the Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see Subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number--

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code.

(iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company Telephone Number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of clause)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.225-17 EVALUATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY OFFERS (FEB 2000)

If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using US Government Treasury Department Rate in effect as follows:

as follows:

(a) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening.

(b) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures--

(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based on initial offers; otherwise

(2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.

(End of provision)

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

Julio Cabrera

Contracting Officer

Julio.cabrera.civ@mail.mil

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

(End of provision)

If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to:

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command

Office of Command Counsel

4400 Martin Road

Rm: A6SE040.001

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Fax: (256)450-8840

If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to:

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command

Office of Command Counsel

4400 Martin Road

Rm: A6SE040.001

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Fax: (256)450-8840

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.

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting:

Name: Miriam Mirabelli Telephone: (011) 598-2-17702356 (End of provision)

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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End of provision)

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 Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

Clinic Construction

Chapicuy, Uruguay

PART 1

1. GENERAL: Under this contract, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, equipment, materials, and any other items necessary to construct a new medical clinic able to respond to emergencies in the town of Chapicuy, Uruguay in accordance with (IAW) the Statement of Work (SOW). The United States Government (USG) shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contractor performing the tasks herein. Any tasks provided under this contract are considered non-personal in nature.

1.1 Scope of Work: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to execute the terms of this SOW. The work shall comply with all applicable construction country and International Building codes. The Contractor shall obtain all required construction permits and shall conduct a site visit to verify details and the scope of work. The Contractor shall provide validated designs and specifications, and all required labor, equipment and materials to construct a new clinic at Chapicuy, Uruguay. Work executed by the contractor shall include but is not limited to:

· Soil study;

· Site preparation;

· Utility connections;

· Validate the designs for the existing site and soil conditions;

· Construction of a new medical clinic;

· Provide and install clinic furniture and equipment;

· Construction of perimeter fence/walls;

· Construction of parking;

· Construction of water cistern and elevated water tank;

· Required electrical, plumbing, sewer, and mechanical systems;

· Provision and installation of dedication plaque;

· Paint areas; and

· Any other related works.

Note: All provided quantities and dimensions are approximate, and it is the Contractor’s responsibility to verify these dimensions. A Licensed Structural engineer shall approve the final project design and the Contractor shall provide all final design drawings/specifications to the Contracting Officer (KO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) prior to start of construction.

1.2 Background: The project is part of the Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) in support of the U.S Security Cooperation Office in Uruguay.

1.3 Objectives: The objective of this project is to construct and equip a new clinic. The completion of this project will help the Ministry of Health and Chapicuy local authorities to quickly response to emergencies during flooding and other accidents. Chapicuy is a historical epicenter for disaster response, serving over 10,000 evacuees in the past.

1.4 Required Delivery: The work shall begin within ten (10) days after the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP), and the project shall be completed in 270 days or less from receipt of the NTP. This delivery time includes clean-up of the site area.

1.5 General Information:

1.5.1 Quality Control (QC): The Contractor shall develop and maintain an effective Quality Control Plan (QCP) to ensure services are performed in accordance with this SOW and applicable regulations. The Contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The Contractor’s QCP is the means by which the contractor assures that the work complies with the requirement of the contract. Contractor shall deliver the QCP to the COR and the KO for approval within 30 days of contract award. The Contractor shall have five (5) working days to submit any changes for COR and KO acceptance.

1.5.2 Quality Assurance (QA): The Government shall evaluate the Contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP). This plan is primarily focused on what the USG must do to ensure that the Contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.5.3 Hours of Operation: Not Applicable.

1.5.4 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at Chapicuy, Uruguay. Coordinates for this site are S-31.375 and W-57.959. Prior to the commencement of work, access to the construction site shall be coordinated with Chapicuy Ministry of Health representatives.

1.5.5 Type of Contract: The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed price type contract.

1.5.6 Security Requirements: The Contractor and/or associated subcontractor employees shall comply with applicable site access and local security policies and procedures.

1.5.6.1. Physical Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all construction materials and equipment.

1.5.6.2 Background Checks. At the time of award of the contract or when hiring new contract workers, the Contractor shall ensure contractor employees and subcontractor employees performing services under this contract have passed a security check done by the Host Nation Police Department of their residence or the State Police Department of their U.S. residence. Security checks that have been completed as part of a security clearance background investigation, or a previous background check that was a condition of employment, meet this requirement. Documentation of these checks shall be made available to the KO upon request. The USG retains the right to exclude any employee from performance of duties under this contract if a security check reveals information an employee is a security risk. The exclusion of an employee for security reasons will not relieve the Contractor from performance required under this contract. If the USG determines additional background checks are required, at a minimum, and upon request from the USG, the Contractor shall provide to the KO, the following information on any contractor or subcontractor employee performing services under this contract:

· Full birth name

· Married name (if applicable)

· SSN or local equivalent (ID card number)

· Date of birth

· Place of birth (city, country)

1.5.6.2.1 If a background check on any employee performing under this contract, whether the check was conducted as a condition of employment or as part of the contract with the USG, reveals any information from any source (including host country law enforcement) of criminal activity by Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees, the Contractor shall immediately:

· Notify the KO of that information; and

· Notify the KO of any actions taken against Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees pursuant to this section

1.5.6.2.2 The Contractor shall also immediately-

· Notify the KO of any suspicious activity by Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees the Contractor believes may pose a risk to U.S. or host nation national security or imminent risk of deadly bodily harm to any person;

· Notify the KO of any actions taken against Contractor employees, subcontractors, or subcontractor employees pursuant to this clause.

1.5.6.2.3 Remedies. In addition to other remedies available to the USG, the Contractor's failure to comply with the requirements of this paragraph may result in-

· Requiring the Contractor to remove a Contractor employee or employees from the performance of the contract;

· Requiring the Contractor to terminate a subcontract;

· Suspension of contract payments;

· Termination of the contract for default, in accordance with the termination clause of this contract; or

· Suspension or debarment.

1.5.6.2.4 Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of Paragraph 1.5.6.2 in all subcontracts.

1.5.6.3 Vetting. The Contractor’s company and all associated sub-contractor companies, must have been vetted by the US Embassy in the country which the contract will be performed. For the purposes of this contract, the company is considered vetted if the company is located in the country which the contract will be performed unless the company has been previously barred from performing services for the USG. If during a previous vetting process the company was barred from performing service for the USG, the contractor is ineligible for award of a contract. If the company is located outside of the country which the contract will be performed, the company must be vetted by the US Embassy in the country of performance. Vetting will be coordinated through the US Embassy's DoD Security Cooperation Office in the country of performance. If during any previous vetting process in other countries, the company was barred from performing services for the USG; the contractor shall be ineligible for award of a contract.

1.5.6.4 Operations Security (OPSEC) Awareness. Not Applicable

1.5.6.5 Advertisement and Social Media. Not Applicable

1.5.6.6 Medical Requirements. Not Applicable

1.5.6.7 Travel Requirements. No travel is authorized or required under this contract.

1.5.6.8 Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT). Not Applicable

1.5.7 Combating Trafficking in Persons: The contractor shall comply with all requirements of FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons.

1.5.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings. The Contractor shall attend the pre-construction conference and any post award conferences convened by the KO IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 42.5. The KO and COR, with other USG personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the KO will apprise the contractor of how the USG views the contractor's performance and the contractor shall apprise the USG of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the USG.

1.5.8.1 The Project Engineer/Architect may be required to meet at least weekly with the KO and/or the COR during the first month of construction and then as required throughout the period of performance. The Contractor shall be responsible for keeping minutes of these meetings. The written minutes of these meetings shall be signed by the Project Engineer/Architect and any other individuals in attendance, and be submitted to the KO for approval. Minutes are due ten (10) days after meeting concluded.

1.5.9 Contracting Officer Representative (COR). The COR will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract, perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract, issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and approves progress payments on a monthly basis and notifies both the KO and Contractor of any deficiencies; and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.5.10 Key Personnel. The following contractor personnel are considered key personnel by the Government: The quality control representative, the project engineer/architect, field engineer/architect, project superintendent/foreman and any other engineers leading design (plans or calculations) efforts related to the project.

Minimum qualifications for all key personnel are listed below: The project engineer/architect shall have a bachelor’s degree in engineering/architecture and maintain a valid professional registration that is accepted by the Government of Uruguay, and at least ten (10) years of experience. Field and design engineers/architects shall have a bachelor’s degree in engineering/architecture and maintain a valid professional registration that is accepted by the Government of Uruguay, and at least five (5) years of experience with projects of a similar type and magnitude. The project superintendent/foreman shall have at least three (3) years or three (3) projects of experience with projects of a similar type and magnitude. The Contractor’s quality control representative shall have at least five (5) years as a quality control inspector in the construction field.

The Contractor shall provide sufficient number of personnel, properly trained and qualified (i.e. civil engineer, architect, geotechnical engineer, electrical engineer, certified electricians and foremen), to perform the requirements of this contract at the worksite location. All non-laborer Contractor employees on this project shall maintain proficiency licenses from Uruguay.

The Contractor shall provide to the KO and COR the phone numbers of the Project Engineer/Architect and alternate(s), Field Engineer/Architect and Superintendent/Foreman to be available during duty and non-duty hours (to include evenings, holidays, and weekends) within fifteen (15) days of contract award.

1.5.10.1 Project Engineer/Architect Superintendent/Foreman.

1.5.10.1.1 The Contractor shall provide a Project Engineer/Architect who shall be a licensed engineer or architect and responsible for the performance of all work. The name of this person and an alternate(s), who shall act on behalf of the Contractor when the Project Engineer/Architect is absent, shall be designated in writing to the KO no later than ten (10) days after contract award. The project engineer/architect shall have full authority to act for the Contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The project engineer/architect or alternate shall be available during the regular workday.

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