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COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION

RAIL TRACK MAINTENANCE

FORT WAINWRIGHT, ALASKA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; OFFERS

ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

The Combined Synopsis/Solicitation number is W912D0-18-R-0025 and incorporates provisions and clauses for commercial items in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01, dated 20 Dec 2018. The NAICS code is 488210 with a size standard of $15.M.

Description of Requirement:

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Requirements Contract to provide inspection, maintenance, service, and repair of the U.S. Army-owned railroad track system at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. This procurement is Small Business Set-aside. The service period of performance (POP) will be a 12-month base plus four 12-month options. Tentative POP:

Period Period Start Date Period End Date

Base Period 1 June 2019 31 May 2020 Option Period 1 1 June 2020 31 May 2021 Option Period 2 1 June 2021 31 May 2022 Option Period 3 1 June 2022 31 May 2023 Option Period 4 1 June 2023 31 May 2024

52.217-8 1 June 2024 30 Nov 2024

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial applies to this acquisition.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items

1. SOLICITATION/OFFEROR REQUIREMENTS

a. OFFER SUBMISSION

(1) Offers shall consist of three volumes. The volumes shall include the following:

Volume Content Number of Digital

Copies (Emailed) Page Limit

I.

Copies of Certifications and List of Equipment

1 N/A

II.

Past Performance

No Submission

Required

N/A

III.

Price/Bid Sheet

N/A

(2) The offer may be Submitted to the email addresses below jeffrey.a.morgan.civ@mail.mil and anthony.p.maes.civ@mail.mil

(3) The Contracting Officer (KO), Anthony P. Maes, or Contract Specialist (KS), Jeffrey Morgan, are the points of contact (POC) for this acquisition.

(4) Address all questions or concerns you may have to the KO and the

KS. Please identify the applicable performance work statement (PWS) paragraph number or solicitation reference with each question. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email to:

jeffrey.a.morgan.civ@mail.mil and anthony.p.maes.civ@mail.mil

Questions shall be submitted no later than 12 p.m. Alaska Time on 1 May. 2019.

Offers shall be submitted no later than 12 p.m. Alaska Time 10 May 2019.

(5) Delivery Instructions.

The Digital email volumes shall be submitted in one email with separate labeled documents. The email shall be marked as below:

(1) Email Title: Solicitation number(W912D0-19-R-0013)

(2) Content’s title: Rail Track Maintenance

(3) Offeror’s name

b. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing mailto:jeffrey.a.morgan.civ@mail.mil mailto:anthony.p.maes.civ@mail.mil mailto:jeffrey.a.morgan.civ@mail.mil mailto:anthony.p.maes.civ@mail.mil simplified acquisition procedures as delineated in FAR Part 13.106-2, Evaluations of Quotations or Offers. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under addendum to 52.212-2, “Evaluation – Commercial Items.”

(2) It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions, however the Government retains the right to conduct discussion if needed. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical offer and prices in their initial offer submission. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(3) In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 Government Contract Files, the

Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful offers. Unless the offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful offers.

(4) If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise deemed unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the KO in writing with supporting rationale. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial offer, as received, without clarifications.

(5) All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the

Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov

(6) Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

c. OFFER PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Offer Limitation. The Government will not accept any changes to the contractor’s offer after the closing date of the solicitation.

(2) VOLUME I –Certifications. Certificates provided must be legible, clear and current. Offers will be evaluated in accordance with the addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items.

(3) A Brief description of the company’s profile and the type of work/expertise organic to the company and its sub-contracting associates, if any, and their expertise.

(4) Provide certifications for the Technicians who will perform the work indicating they are CERTIFIED by the Federal Railroad Administration and certification by the Army’s Engineering Research and Development Centers as a Railroad Track Inspector IAW UFC 4-860-03 in section 1.6.8 of the PWS.

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

(5) Provide a list of mandatory specialized equipment in accordance with PWS 1.6.9.

(6) Exceptions/Assumptions (if required) - Identification and explanation of any exceptions or deviations. Additionally, any assumptions used in the offer preparation must be identified.

(7) The offeror shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your offer and who can obligate your company contractually.

(8) The offeror shall ensure that Representations, Certifications, and Other

Statements of Offerors are submitted thoroughly completed with all blocks in each certification/representation completed truthfully and completely if not currently located in System for Award Management (SAM’s). This requirement may fulfilled using the System for Award Management (SAM’s) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1#1.

(9) Volume II - PAST PERFORMANCE. No submission required. The Government will use information obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Offers will be evaluated in accordance with the addendum to FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items

(10) Volume III – PRICE. The offeror shall complete the bid sheet on

Attachment 2 to the solicitation and the corresponding J14 Rail Track Maintenance Spreadsheet on attachment 4.

The Government reserves the right to require the submission of Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data as is deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price

52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. (Oct 2014)

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(a) Factors.

1. FACTOR I – CERTIFICATION and EQUIPMENT

2. FACTOR II – PAST PERFORMANCE

3. FACTOR III - PRICE

http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1%231 http://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1%231

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2 EVALUATION – Commercial Items

1. BASIS FOR AWARD AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

(a) This is a best value source selection conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) PART 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR PART 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items.

Award will be made to a single offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR, whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose offer, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, is the most advantageous to the Government

(b) The government reserves the right to conduct a price realism analysis at any point during the evaluation process. The Government will evaluate prices for reasonableness using adequate competition and price analysis techniques.

2. AWARD FOR ALL THE WORK. The Government intends to award a single Requirements Contract as a result of this solicitation.

3. EVALUATION CRITERIA.

a. Evaluation criteria consist of factors and sub-factors. The offers will be evaluated under three evaluation factors.

1. FACTOR I – CERTIFICATION and EQUIPMENT

2. FACTOR II - PAST PERFORMANCE

3. FACTOR III - PRICE

a. Factor 1: Certification and equipment list will be evaluated based on the technical merit of the PWS requirements.

Table A-1. Technically Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Offer clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Offer does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

b. Factor 2: Past Performance: In conducting the Past Performance evaluation, the Government will use information obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

Table B-1. Technically Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Ratings are Satisfactory or Above

Unacceptable Ratings are Below Satisfactory

Neutral No Past Performance exists

c. Factor 3: Price. Price is not formally scored, but is the primary evaluation factor for determining award. The government expects competitive offers to be submitted for this procurement and will use these competitive offers to determine price reasonableness. If competitive offers are not received, the Government reserves the right to utilize other methods identified in the FAR to determine price reasonableness.

Completeness. Each offeror is required to provide complete pricing for each contract line identified.

(1) The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the options(s).

(2) The Government will evaluate the option contained in clause

52.217-8 – Option to Extend Services by adding to the total price one half the amount of the final year's option price (base year if no options). Evaluation of this option shall not obligate the Government to exercise this option. The offeror shall not include pricing for this option period on their offer.

b. Definitions.

Reasonableness. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business.

Completeness/Accuracy. The offeror is in compliance with the Price Volume instructions in the solicitation.

FAR and DFARS PROVISIONS:

Provisions Incorporated by reference:

FAR 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

FAR 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management.

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting.

FAR 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror.

FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-- Representation.

FAR 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. (Jul 2013) FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, (Oct 2015) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Items, (Oct 2014) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. (April 2016) FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

FAR 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-

- Representation.

FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran--Representation and Certifications, (Oct 2015) DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating To Compensation of Former DOD Officials (NOV 2011) DFARS 252.203-7996, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements—Representation (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. (Dec 2015) DFARS 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure (SEP 2011) DFARS 252.213-7000, Notice to Prospective Suppliers on the Use of Past Performance Information Retrieval System—Statistical Reporting in Past Performance Evaluations (June 2015) DFARS 252.222-7007, Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2015) DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium, (June 2013) DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American—Balance of Payments Program Certificate, (Nov 2014)

Provisions by Full Text:

FAR 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 addresses:

http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

FAR and DFAR CLAUSES:

Clauses Incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities.

FAR 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Apr 2014) FAR 52.203-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

(DEC 2014)

FAR 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011) FAR 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.

FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

2014) FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (May 2015) FAR 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 FAR 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Bio based Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (Sep 2013) FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) FAR 52.228-5, Insurance-Work on A Government Installation (Jan 1997) FAR 52.233-3, Protest after Award (Aug 1996) FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.

FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services (Jan 1991).

FAR 52.242-13, Bankruptcy (Jul 1995) DFARS 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative (DEC 1991) DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011) DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013) DFARS 252.203-7003, Agency Office of the Inspector General (Dec 2012) DFARS 252.203-7997, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements. (Oct 2016) DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992) DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec 2015) DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016) DFARS 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders (Dec 1991) DFARS 252.209-7004, Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism (Oct 2015) DFARS 252.217-7028, Over and Above Work, (Dec 1991) DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program (Nov 2014) DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities (Feb 2013) DFARS 252.227-7015, Technical Data–Commercial Items (Feb 2014) DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Jun 2012) DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006) DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (JUN 2013) DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment (Dec 2012) DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jun 2013) http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/52_237.htm#P21_1501

DFARS 252.246-7003, Notification of Potential Safety Issues (Jun 2013)

Clauses by Full Text:

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (DEVIATION 2013-O0019) (JAN 2017)

(a) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (a) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(b)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of any other clause in this contract, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (b)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d) (2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(x) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xii) X (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xiii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(xvi) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).

(xvii) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016) (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (b) (1) (xvi): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xviii) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

(xix) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xx) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxi) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph

(d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(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)

52.216-19, Order Limitations (Oct 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than $50.00 the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor –

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of $250,000.00 (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of $250,000.00 (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 3 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 3 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.216-21, Requirements (Oct 1995)

(a) This is a requirements contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies or services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. Except as this contract may otherwise provide, if the Government’s requirements do not result in orders in the quantities described as “estimated’’ or “maximum” in the Schedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Order Limitations clause or elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government all supplies or services specified in the Schedule and called for by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (c) Except as this contract otherwise provides, the Government shall order from the Contractor all the supplies or services specified in the Schedule that are required to be purchased by the Government activity or activities specified in the Schedule. (d) The Government is not required to purchase from the Contractor requirements in excess of any limit on total orders under this contract. (e) If the Government urgently requires delivery of any quantity of an item before the earliest date that delivery may be specified under this contract, and if the Contractor will not accept an order providing for the accelerated delivery, the Government may acquire the urgently required goods or services from another source.

(f) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order.

The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after the performance of all service requirements on all orders outstanding at the end of the last ordering period of the contract.

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days of contract expiration.

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 10 days prior to the expiration of the contract period provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 60 months.

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.

As prescribed in 232.7004(b), use the following clause:

WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEVIATION 2018-

AOOOl) (DEC 2017)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-

(1) "Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)" is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

(2) "Document type" means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

(3) "Local processing office (LPO)" is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (DEVIATION 2018- AOOOl) (DEC 2017).

(1) The WAWF system shall be used to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, in accordance with paragraph (c) through (g) of this clause; or

(2) The General Fund Business Enterprise System (GFEBS) Supplier Self- Services (SUS) system shall be used, in accordance with paragraph (h) of this clause, if the Contractor is an authorized participant in the GFEBS SUS invoicing pilot program.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall-

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the ste p-by-ste p procedures for self-registration availa ble at this web site.

(d) WA WF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the "Web Based Training ' link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WA WF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract /order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor s hall use the following document type(s).

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable document type(s). Note: If a "Combo" document type is identified but not supportable by the Contractor's business systems, an 'Tnuoice" (stand-alone) and "Receiving Report" (stand-alone) document type may be used instead.)

(2) Inspection / acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the Contracting Officer.

(Contracting Officer: Insert inspection and acceptance locations or ''Not applicable.'?

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table

Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pa y Official DoDAAC

Issue By DoDAAC Admin DoDAAC Inspect By DoDAAC

Ship To Code Ship From Code Mark For Code Service Approver (DoDAAC) Service Acceptor CDoDAAC) Accept at Other DoDAAC LPODoDAAC DCAA Auditor DoDAAC Other DoDAAC(s)

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information or "See schedule" if multiple ship to acceptance locations apply, or ''Not applicable.''.)

(1) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(2) WAWF Email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the e-mail address identified below in the "Send Additional Email Notifications" field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable email addresses or "Not applicable.''.)

(g) WAWF Point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

(Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or ''Not applicable.''.)

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(h) GFEBS SUS.

(1) Access. SUS access is obtained by logging into WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ and entering the SUS Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0678 as shown on the signature page of this contract. Contractors authorized to participate in the GFEBS SUS pilot program will be seamlessly routed to the SUS vendor portal.

(2) Training. SUS Contractors participating in the GFEBS SUS invoicing pilot program shall be trained by the Army by obtaining training material and guidance at the time of initial contract award.

(3) Payment Instructions. The Contractor will be provided in SUS the purchase order (PO) with the awarded contract information needed for use in submitting receiving report information and payment requests. In the event of a conflict between this contract and the PO displayed in SUS, the contract text takes precedence. The Contractor shall identify all such conflicts to the Contracting Officer promptly in writing upon discovery.

(i) Upon receipt of the award, the Contractor shall log into SUS and verify that the SUS PO matches the awarded document or modification. The Contracting office shall be notified of any corrections needed immediately prior to time of invoice. Failure to notify the Contracting Officer in a timely manner in SUS and to ensure action is taken may result in the Contractor being unable to submit a request for payment. When the obligation data cannot be posted or corrected timely, the Contractor may submit a paper invoice and/or receiving report data to the assigned Government acceptor. This submission will serve as the official start of The Prompt Payment Act period for purposes of timely payment and interest calculation. The acceptor will notify both the Contracting Office and Accounts Payable office. Once the error is resolved, the Contractor can submit an invoice in SUS, which will post in GFEBS. To correctly calculate any due interest, a GFEBS Invoice Processor will manually update the invoice baseline date to the invoice submission date on the paper invoice, and attach it for reference.

(ii) The Contractor shall submit receiving report information as an

"Advanced Ship Notice (ASN)" for supplies or a "Confirmation" for services.

(iii) The ASN or Confirmation will be reviewed for acceptance by the designated Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

(iv) The Contractor shall submit the payment request as an invoice created from the associated ASN or Confirmation.

(4) Manual transmission. In the event submission of receiving report data or an invoice in SUS is unavailable, the Contractor may submit a receiving report using the DD Form 250 or an invoice to the COR via facsimile or conventional mail.

The number for facsimile transmission is and the address for mail is

. (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable number and address.)

(5) Points of contact.

(i) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in SUS from the contracting activity's SUS point of contact.

(ii) For technical SUS help, the GFEBS helpdesk may contacted via e-mail at army.gfebs.helpdesk@mail.mil or by phone at 866-757-9771.

FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es):

http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

252.216-7006 Ordering (MAY 2011)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the contract schedule. Such orders may be issued from to be filled from 1 June 2019 through 30 November 2024.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c)(1) If issued electronically, the order is considered “issued” when a copy has been posted to the Electronic Document Access system, and notice has been sent to the Contractor.

(2) If mailed or transmitted by facsimile, a delivery order or task order is considered “issued” when the Government deposits the order in the mail or transmits by facsimile.

Mailing includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery services.

(3) Orders may be issued orally only if authorized in the schedule.

mailto:army.gfebs.helpdesk@mail.mil http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1- Performance Work Statement (PWS) Attachment 2- CLIN Structure/Bid Sheet Attachment 3- Wage Determination

Attachment 4- J14 Rail Track Maintenance Spreadsheet.