W912DS21B0002 0005.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to: 1) Extend the bid opening date from 17 February 2021 to 23 February 2021. 2) Extend the bidder inquiry closing to 10 February 2021 at 11:59am EST. 3) Provide resposes to contractor RFIs. 4) Provide revised but not reissued draw ings and specif ications. 5) Post the site visit sign in sheets.

Bidders must acknow ledge receipt of this amendment by the date specif ied in the proposal (or as amended) by one of the follow ing methods in the space provided on SF 1442, by separate letter, or by signing block 15 below . FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AMENDMENTS BY THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBMISSION, MODIFICATION, REVISION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS (FAR 14.403).

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 7

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 09-Feb-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912DS21B0002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

15-Jan-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

09-Feb-2021

CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK

26 FEDERAL PLAZA, RM 16-300

NEW YORK NY 10278-0090

W912DS 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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EMAIL:TEL:

W912DS21B0002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 17-Feb-2021 02:00 PM to 23-Feb-2021 02:00 PM.

SECTION 00 21 13 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

BIDDER INQUIRIES

BIDDER INQUIRIES: Submission of inquiries will open on 15 January 2021. Please submit technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org.

Submission of inquires will close 10 February 2021 11:59 AM EST. The Government reserves the right to decline addressing questions received after this date. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in this solicitation contains an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound; immediately notify the Contract Specialist in writing with supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to award this contract based on the initial bid, as received, without discussions. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment or question will receive an acknowledgement via e-mail, followed by an answer after it has been processed by our technical team.

All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Approved answers to all timely questions will also be posted on beta.sam.gov in the form of a report generated from ProjNet as soon as the comment/question entering period is over and answers are all finalized.

Bidder Inquiry Key: TW8CPC-5N5H4E Specific Instructions for Initial ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, E-mail, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

Steps 1 through 3: same as above.

4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open asking for the answer to your Secret Question.

6. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed, you are logged into the system.

ELECTRONIC BID SUBMISSION

The bid shall be submitted electronically, as described below. The solicitation will provide the Government address and receipt date for bid submittal. The bid shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in bids is prohibited.

NOTE: Notice of Intent to submit a bid must be submitted to Adrian Stafford-Browne https://www.projnet.org/ adrian.j.stafford-browne@usace.army.mil and Nicholas Emanual nicholas.p.emanuel@usace.army.mil two (2) days before the bids are due. PLEASE SUBMIT TO BOTH EMAILS.

Bids received after the bid due date established in the solicitation on https://safe.apps.mil/ will be considered late.

It is recommended that Bidders submit their bids at least 2 hours before to allow enough time for the bid to be uploaded. Please note that Bidders do not need to wait until the day of bid due date to submit their bids.

The only authorized transmission method for the bid in response to this solicitation is electronically via SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND

CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The bid must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation. The Offeror shall submit their bid using the following link: https://safe.apps.mil/

NOTE: Problems accessing the DoD SAFE site by external (non-CAC) users are typically due to SSL and/or client certificate issues. If the user receives a warning about a problem with the website's security certificate, this is because their browser is not configured to trust the DoD certificate authorities. The user can either import the DoD certificate authorities by following the instructions in the DoD PKI PMO's guide on Install Root or they can accept the risk and click on the option to continue to the website.

The current guide on Install Root can be found Problems accessing the DoD SAFE site by non-CAC users -https://safe.apps.mil/about.php

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC BIDS:

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all bids shall be submitted electronically through the SAFE site. Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, recommend that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site. Bidders may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

REQUEST FOR UPLOAD: Bidders must email Adrian Stafford-Browne adrian.j.stafford-browne@usace.army.mil and Nicholas Emanual nicholas.p.emanuel@usace.army.mil no later than two (2) working days prior to the bid due date to receive a request link which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Bidders that fail to email for request a link two (2) working days before bid submission date may not be able to receive a request link in time to upload their submission.

FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.) Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. This allows users without a CAC or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC the option to access the SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the “Click Here” link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for all recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients are the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Adrian Stafford-Browne adrian.j.stafford-browne@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer is Nicholas Emanual nicholas.p.emanuel@usace.army.mil. The E-Mail address of the Government Employee who initiated the request link will be automatically entered. The Proposer must enter the E-Mail address for both the Contracting Officer and Specialist listed above. The Proposer can enter an additional E-Mail address if desired. After entering the email address, click the ADD button to add the person(s) email to the “Recipients List” of your response. When your bid is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients you added.

4. IMPORTANT NOTE: To use DoD SAFE, offerors must request an individual upload link from a DoD employee to enter the SAFE site as a guest. The link brings the guest to a submission page.

On the submission page, the guest enters the USACE recipient's email address and selects the file to upload. Note that DOD SAFE auto-populates a "civ@mail.mil" email address but these email addresses are not used within USACE. Please be sure to use the "@usace.army.mil" email addresses provided above. Once the file is uploaded, DoD SAFE sends a notification and claim passcode to the email address entered. If the wrong email address is entered, the USACE recipient will not know that the file was uploaded and cannot retrieve the file. The guest will receive confirmation that the file was successfully uploaded to DoD SAFE, but DoD SAFE does not confirm whether the guest sent the file to the correct USACE recipient or a valid email address. The website automatically deletes uploaded files that are not retrieved after seven days. If the files are uploaded to the auto-populated email addresses they will not be received by the designated USACE recipients and the proposal will be considered late.

NOTE: DO NOT send the SAFE site packages to group email accounts.

Even if you successfully upload your bid to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the government recipients until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. A Proposer can confirm proper submission by the ‘Drop-Off Completed” screen which generates based on proper file submission.

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

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website as documented by the SAFE system.

For bids larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases.

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

Bidders are encouraged to call into the following teleconference line:

1) Call number

2) USA Toll‐Free: +1‐844‐800‐2712 US Toll Free, OR USA Caller Paid/International Toll: +1‐669‐234‐1177 US Toll

3) Type in Access Code: 1994768533#

4) Type in the Pass Code 2121# to listen to the bids being read. Bidders must keep their phones on mute as to not disrupt the reader. Please limit the amount of company employees calling into the line so that the line does not disconnect. The Abstract of Bids will be posted to the Beta.SAM website.

mailto:civ@mail.mil

ADDTITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Potential bidders are reminded that only the minimum documents are required for bid submission:

1. Signed 1442

2. Acknowledged amendments

3. Filled out bid schedule and totals

4. Bid Guarantee

5. Bidders must check off box (d) in 52.204‐8 Annual Representations and Certifications (DEC 2019) for being on SAM.gov for this will help reduce file size and speed up electronic transfer in the DoD SAFE site.

SECTION 01 00 00 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The following have been added by full text:

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL RFIS

Questions that may be of general interest to all Offerors and/or the Government and that are not readily answered by the proceeding changes will appear below. These questions may have been paraphrased or altered to represent several questions regarding the same subject and/or simply revised to clarify and simplify the question(s). Questions and answers are issued to the offerors “For Information Only” and do not revise the solicitation, plans or specifications.

Q13. Please provide the size and gauge of line and terminal posts. The specifications refer to the drawings but the drawings do not provide the information. Drawings only provide gate post O.D.

A13. Refer to sheet C502 revised in this amendment. Line posts shall be 2.375" O.D. Corner, end, and pull posts shall be 2.875" O.D.

Q14. 01 35 26 para 1.7.1.1.1 states that "The SSHO may not serve as the Quality Control Manager. The SSHO may not serve as Superintendent" Can the SSHO have other duties onsite in addition to the SSHO responsibilities aside from the already prohibited Quality Control Manager and Superintendent duties?

A14. Refer to 01 35 26 paragraph 1.7.1.1.1 revised in this amendment. The same individual will be permitted to perform the duties of both the SSHO and the Quality Control Manager.

Q15. 01 45 00 para 3.4.2 states in part "The CQC System Manager is assigned no other duties." For such a relatively straight forward project, would it be acceptable for the Superintendent to serve as the QC Manager provided they meet the qualifications. It may be cost prohibitive for a project of this nature to have individual staff assigned to SSHO, QC Manager and Superintendent duties separately.

A15. Refer to 01 45 00 para 3.4.2 revised in this amendment. The CQC and SSHO can be combined. Superintendent is not allowed to take the specific duties of CQC and SSHO.

DRAWING & SPEC REVISION 1

To Bidders

The purpose of this amendment is to make the following changes to the solicitation.

DRAWINGS

1. The following DRAWINGS have been REVISED and REISSUED: None.

2. The following DRAWINGS have been ADDED: None.

3. The following DRAWINGS have been DELETED: None

4. The following DRAWINGS have been REVISED but NOT REISSUED:

• Drawing sheet C-502 ADD new note #4, “Line posts shall be 2.375" O.D. Corner, end, and pull posts shall be 2.875” O.D.”

SPECIFICATIONS:

1. The following SPECIFICATION SECTIONS have been ADDED and are provided in their entirety herein:

None

2. The following SPECIFICATIONS SECTIONS have been DELETED in their entirety:

None

3. The following SPECIFICATION SECTIONS have been REVISED (red strike/green add) and REISSUED:

None

4. The following SPECIFICATION SECTIONS have been REVISED but NOT REISSUED:

• Specification section 01 30 00 paragraph 1.6.2 ‘Superintendent Qualifications’ REVISED to ”The project superintendent must have a minimum of 10 years experience in construction with at least 5 of those years as a superintendent on projects similar in size and complexity. The individual must be familiar with the requirements of EM 385-1-1 and have experience in the areas of hazard identification and safety compliance. The individual must be capable of interpreting a critical path schedule and construction drawings. The qualification requirements for the alternate superintendent are the same as for the project superintendent. The Contracting Officer may request proof of the superintendent's qualifications at any point in the project if the performance of the superintendent is in question. The Superintendent is not allowed to take on the specific duties of the Quality Control (QC) Manager or the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)”

• Specification section 01 35 26 paragraph 1.7.1.1.1 ‘Additional Site Safety and Health Officer

(SSHO) Requirements and Duties’ REVISED to, ” The same individual will be permitted to perform the duties of both the SSHO and the CQC System Manager. The SSHO may not serve as the Superintendent.”

• Specification section 01 45 00 paragraph 3.4.1 ‘Personnel Requirements’ REVISED to, “The requirements for the CQC organization are a Safety and Health Manager, CQC System Manager, and sufficient number of additional qualified personnel to ensure safety and Contract compliance. The Safety and Health Manager reports directly to a senior project (or corporate) official. The Safety and Health Manager will also serve as a member of the CQC Staff Personnel identified in the technical provisions as requiring specialized skills to assure the required work is being performed properly will also be included as part of the CQC organization. The same individual will be permitted to perform the duties of the CQC System Manager and SSHO. The Contractor's CQC staff maintains a presence at the site at all times during progress of the work and have complete authority and responsibility to take any action necessary to ensure Contract compliance. The CQC staff will be subject to acceptance by the Contracting Officer. Provide adequate office space, filing systems and other resources as necessary to maintain an effective and fully functional CQC organization. Promptly complete and furnish all letters, material submittals, shop drawing submittals, schedules and all other project documentation to the CQC organization. The CQC organization is responsible to maintain these documents and records at the site at all times, except as otherwise acceptable to the Contracting Officer.”

• Specification section 01 45 00 paragraph 3.4.2 ‘CQC System Manager’ REVISED to, ”Identify as CQC System Manager an individual within the onsite work organization that is responsible for overall management of CQC and has the authority to act in all CQC matters for the Contractor.

The CQC System Manager is required to be a graduate engineer, graduate architect, or a graduate of construction management, or must hold a state Professional Engineer's license, with a minimum of two years construction experience on construction similar to this Contract, one year of which as a Quality Control Representative. The CQC Manager may also be a construction person with a minimum of four years in related work. This CQC System Manager is on the site at all times during construction and is employed by the prime Contractor. The same individual will be permitted to perform the duties of the CQC System Manager and SSHO. Identify in the plan an alternate to serve in the event of the CQC System Manager's absence. The requirements for the alternate are the same as the CQC System Manager.

(End of Summary of Changes)

1. The following SPECIFICATION SECTIONS have been ADDED and are provided in their entirety herein: None