A22_Solicitation_W912EE19R0002.pdf

SOLICITATION NO. W912EE19R0002

DATE: 07 December 2018

SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

FY 19 INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) MULTIPLE

AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACTS (MATOC) FOR THE LEASE OF

MULTIPLE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DREDGES (NOT LESS

THAN 24-INCH DIAMETER), FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT

PLANT AND PERSONNEL, WITH A DRAFT NOT TO EXCEED 9 FEET,

FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN THE

VICKSBURG DISTRICT, OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI

VALLEY DIVISION, OR DISTRICTS ADJACENT TO THE VICKSBURG

DISTRICT

THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.

♦ Building Strong ♦ Serving the Army ♦Serving the Nation

VICKSBURG DISTRICT

4155 CLAY STREET

VICKSBURG, MS 39183-3435

INQUIRIES

REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION SHOULD

BE MADE TO THE FOLLOWING:

http://www.projnet.org/projnet

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AVAILABLE ON THE FEDERAL

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES (FBO) WEB PAGE AT

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/

W912EE-19-R-0002

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (SF1442)

00010 BIDDING SCHEDULE

00100 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

00600 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES

00 80 00.00 09 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00.00 09 GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

35 20 23.00 09 DREDGING

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PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1

FY 19 INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) MULTIPLE AWARD TASK ORDER CONTRACTS (MATOC) FOR THE LEASE OF MULTIPLE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DREDGES (NOT LESS THAN 24-INCH DIAMETER), FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT AND PERSONNEL, WITH A DRAFT NOT TO EXCEED 9 FEET, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION, OR DISTRICTS ADJACENT TO THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work consists of furnishing, delivering and operating cutterhead, hydraulic pipeline dredge (not less than 24-inch diameter), fully operated with attendant plant and personnel, with a draft not to exceed 9 feet, for construction and maintenance dredging within the Vicksburg District, other Districts within the Mississippi Valley Division, or Districts adjacent to the Vicksburg District. Plans and specifications will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Web Page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Offerors may register on the Interested Vendor’s List (IVL) at http://www.fbo.gov/ and retrieve an IVL from the same location. Compact disc and hardcopies will not be available. Offerors are encouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to posted solicitations. This procurement is Unrestricted and issued under FSC Code Y1KF for a firm fixed price contract.

The estimated value of the proposed work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

A. NAME

DUSTIN CANNADA

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT

CALLS) (601)631-7546

NOTE: In this request for proposal, "bid" and "bidder" mean "offer" and "offeror".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

07 DEC 2018

(RFP)

(IFB)

CALL:

SEE SPECIAL NOTICES TO BIDDERS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV.

8/2014) Prescribed by

GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within 21 calendar days and complete it within (See Section 00 80 00.00 09) after receiving award, X Notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. ( See Section 00 80 00.00 09

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X

YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 BY 08 JANUARY 2019 @ 02:00 p.m.

If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee is required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______ 60 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

VICKSBURG CONTRACTING OFC

4155 CLAY ST

VICKSBURG MS 39183-3435

W912EE

PAGE

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

(601)631-7261 FAX: TEL: TEL: FAX:

W912EE19R0002 x

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85) STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) Page 2 (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

SEE SCHEDULE

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY: 964145

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGRS FINANCE CENTER

5722 INTEGRITY DRIVE

MILLINGTON TN 38054-5005

26. ADMINISTERED BY

VICKSBURG CONTRACTING OFFICE

4155 CLAY STREET

VICKSBURG, MS 39183-3435

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your offer on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work, requisitions identified summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary.

governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications or incorporated by refer-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(Must be fully completed by offeror) OFFER

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

"Lease of One Cutterhead, Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge (Not Less than 24-Inch Diameter) Fully Operated with Attendant Plant and Personnel with a Draft not to Exceed 9 Feet for Construction and Maintenance Dredging within the Vicksburg District, other Districts within the Mississippi Valley Division, or Districts adjacent to the Vicksburg District"

The work to be performed by this contract will be in the Mississippi River Harbors, but in accordance with paragraph 1.3.2 “Other Locations” in Section 35 20 23.00 09 of the contract, there is also the possibility of being required to be moved to other locations in the Vicksburg District, other Districts adjacent to the Vicksburg District, or other Districts within the Mississippi Valley Division.

ITEM

NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE AMOUNT

LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC

PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 24-

INCH DIAMETER, WITH ATTENDANT

PLANT, AND WITH A DRAFT NOT TO

EXCEED 9 FEET

0001AA

FIRST HOURS

808 HR

0001AB

HOURS OVER ITEM 0001AA

808 HR

LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC

PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 24-

INCH DIAMETER, WITH ATTENDANT

PLANT, AND WITH A DRAFT NOT TO

EXCEED 9 FEET, AND WITH TRAVELING

SPUD CARRIAGE

0002AA

FIRST HOURS

724 HR

0002AB

HOURS OVER ITEM 0002AA

724 HR

LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC

PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 24-

INCH DIAMETER, WITH ATTENDANT

PLANT, AND WITH A DRAFT NOT TO

EXCEED 9 FEET, AND WITH TRAVELING

SPUD CARRIAGE, PLUS UNDERWATER

PUMP OVER 750 HORSEPOWER

0003AA

FIRST HOURS

678 HR

0003AB

HOURS OVER ITEM 0003AA

678 HR

W912EE19R0002

ITEM

NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QTY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE AMOUNT

LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC

PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 27-

INCH DIAMETER, WITH ATTENDANT

PLANT, AND WITH A DRAFT NOT TO

EXCEED 9 FEET

0004AA

FIRST HOURS

672 HR

0004AB

HOURS OVER ITEM 0004AA

672 HR

LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC

PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 27-

INCH DIAMETER, WITH ATTENDANT

PLANT, AND WITH A DRAFT NOT TO

EXCEED 9 FEET, AND WITH TRAVELING

SPUD CARRIAGE

0005AA

FIRST HOURS

606 HR

0005AB

HOURS OVER ITEM 0005AA

606 HR

0006 MOBILIZATION (ROSEDALE

HARBOR, RIVER MILE 583.0 LMR)

1 JOB FOR

DEMOBILIZATION

1 JOB FOR

REMOBILIZATION

1 EA

TOWING SERVICE UPSTREAM

300 MI

TOWING SERVICE DOWNSTREAM

300 MI

SHORELINE

3,000 LF

TOTAL BASE $

NOTES:

(a) THIS MATOC IS BEING ADVERTISED AS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT

AND WILL HAVE A COMBINED NOT TO EXCEED CAPACITY OF $45,000,000.00.

THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) WILL RESULT IN AWARD OF UP TO

FOUR (4) CONTRACTS FOR A CONTRACT TERM OF 3 YEARS.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHTS TO MAKE AWARD

WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS AND ISSUE FIRST TASK ORDER FOR DREDGING

OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER HARBORS WITH A MOBILIZATION POINT AT

ROSEDALE HARBOR, RIVER MILE 583.0 LMR, TO THE OFFEROR THAT IS

THE LOWEST PRICED AMONG CANDIDATES SELECTED FOR AWARD.

THERE IS A $10,000.00 MINIMUM GUARANTEE FOR MATOC AWARDEES.

THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROPOSED WORK FOR DREDGING OF THE

MISSISSIPI RIVER HARBORS IS BETWEEN $1,000,000.00 AND $5,000,000.00.

(b) This MATOC contract will be awarded based on evaluation factors mentioned in this announcement. The prices entered in the Offer schedule will be used as one of the evaluation factors for the MATOC selection. A schedule of the unit price work is contained in Standard Form SF 1442, "Solicitation, Offer and Award."

(c) The above Bid Schedule is to be filled out by the Offeror and will be used by the Government for evaluation purposes and may be used to award a Task Order for the LEASE OF ONE

CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 24-INCH

DIAMETER), FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT AND PERSONNEL,

WITH A DRAFT NOT TO EXCEED 9 FEET, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND

MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, OTHER

DISTRICTS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION, OR DISTRICTS

ADJACENT TO THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT.

(d) Each Task Order issued under the resulting contract will contain a separate Offer Schedule.

Each Offer Schedule will be project specific for each Task Order.

(e) All technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet..

(f) Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a bidder ineligible for award. SEE CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.204-7 ENTITLED "System for Award Management”.

(g) Offerors shall furnish unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items which require unit prices. If the offeror fails to insert a unit price in the appropriate blank for required items, but does furnish an extended total or an estimated amount for such items, the Government will deem his unit price to be the quotient obtained by dividing the extended estimated amount for that line item by the quantity. IF THE OFFEROR OMITS BOTH THE

UNIT PRICE AND

THE EXTENDED ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR ANY ITEM, HIS OFFER WILL BE

DECLARED NONRESPONSIVE.

(h) All quantities shown on the BIDDING SCHEDULE are estimated quantities except when the unit of measure is shown as "job" (JB) or "each". For Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and FAR supplement reference purposes, ‘job’ can be used in the place of ‘lump sum’.

(i) If a offer or modification to an offer based on unit price is submitted which provides for a “job”adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the “job” adjustment to the unit price in the schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the offeror agrees that the “job” adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to the unit price in the Bid Schedule.

(j) Item Nos. 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, and 0005 have been subdivided into sub-items. A bid for the work shall include a bid for each of these sub-items. Bidders should refer to Section 00 08

00.00 09 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, paragraph entitled “VARIATIONS IN ESTIMATED QUANTITIES—SUBDIVIDED ITEMS” before preparing their bids for these items.

(k) If a contractor submits a proposal on a task order to use a dredge that is currently under another contract then the contractor may not be eligible for award unless they submit a detailed plan demonstrating how they plan to successfully complete multiple contracts using one dredge.

Any plan submitted must be accepted and approved by USACE prior to award.

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

SPECIAL NOTICES

1. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. W912EE19R0002

FOR: LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS

THAN 24-INCH DIAMETER), FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT AND

PERSONNEL, WITH A DRAFT NOT TO EXCEED 9 FEET, FOR CONSTRUCTION

AND MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, OTHER

DISTRICTS WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION, OR DISTRICTS

ADJACENT TO THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT

2. PROPOSALS FOR THE WORK DESCRIBED HEREIN WILL BE RECEIVED

UNTIL THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME.

USACE-MVK

ATTENTION: DUSTIN G. CANNADA

4155 EAST CLAY STREET

VICKSBURG, MS 39183

ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE FULL, ACCURATE AND COMPLETE

INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THIS SOLICIATION AND ITS

ATTACHMENTS. THE PENALTY FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN BIDS

IS PRESCRIBED IN 18 U.S.C. 1001. (FAR 52.214-4 APR 1984)

3. THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.

4. YOUR ATTENTION IS DIRECTED TO SECTION 00100-BID

SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS CLAUSE ENTITLED “SUBMISSION OF

OFFERS”. IT IS THE OFFEROR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT OFFERS

SENT BY COMMERCIAL CARRIER ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS

CONTAINING AN OFFER ON THE OUTERMOST ENVELOPE. THIS INCLUDES,

BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, OFFERS SENT VIA: FEDERAL EXPRESS, AIRBORNE

EXPRESS, EXPRESS COURIER SERVICES, INC., EXPRESS MAIL - U.S. POSTAL

SERVICE, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE AND PUROLATOR.

5. NOTE THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENT OF THE EQUAL

OPPORTUNITY CLAUSE WHICH MAY APPLY TO THE CONTRACT RESULTING

FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

6. NOTE THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION REQUIREMENT OF THE CONTRACT

CLAUSE ENTITLED, “AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

FOR CONSTRUCTION”, WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE CONTRACT RESULTING

FROM THIS SOLICITATION.

7. SEE SECTION 01 00 00.00 09, GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

CLAUSE, ENTITLED, “PAYMENT INVOICES” WHICH WILL APPLY TO THE

CONTRACT RESULTING FROM THIS SOLICITATION. THE FEDERAL

ACQUISITION REGULATION REQUIRES THAT THE “REMIT TO” ADDRESS OF

THE INVOICE MATCH THE “REMIT TO” ADDRESS ON THE CONTRACT OR A

PROPER NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.

8. MAIL OFFERS TO THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING,

CONTRACTING OFFICE, ROOM 120, 4155 CLAY STREET, VICKSBURG,

MISSISSIPPI 39183-3435. BIDS SENT BY COMMERCIAL CARRIER SHALL BE

CLEARLY MARKED ON THE OUTER ENVELOPE AS CONTAINING AN “OFFER”.

OFFERS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE EXACT CLOSING DATE AND

TIME.

9. HAND CARRIED OFFERS MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE CONTACTING

OFFICE, ROOM 120, IN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS

BUILDING, 4155 CLAY STREET, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39183-3435. ALL

OFFERS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE EXACT CLOSING DATE AND TIME.

10. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT)

PURSUANT TO FAR 52.232-5 AND 52.232-33, ALL PAYMENTS UNDER THIS

CONTRACT WILL BE MADE BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT).

CONTRACTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE FORM:

UFC-DISB-4.

THE FORM AND COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FINANCE CENTER AT:

HTTP://WWW.FC.USACE.ARMY.MIL (CLICK ON "DIRECTORATES" AT THE TOP OF

THE PAGE, THEN CLICK ON "DIRECTORATE OF ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS" AND

THEN “EFT DIRECT DEPOSIT FORM”)

THE “INSTALLATION EROC” FOR THE VICKSBURG CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTING

OFFICE IS “B4."

W912EE19R0002

http://www.fc.usace.army.mil/

11. TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS

TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS SOLICITATION

ARE TO BE SUBMITTED VIA BIDDER INQUIRY IN PROJNET AT

(HTTPS://WWW.PROJNET.ORG) . BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT

QUESTIONS AT LEAST 5 DAYS PRIOR TO BID OPENING IN ORDER TO ENSURE

ADEQUATE TIME IS ALLOTTED TO FORM AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE AND

AMEND THE SOLICITATION, IF NECESSARY. 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 /QUESTION WILL RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THEIR

COMMENT/QUESTION VIA EMAIL, FOLLOWED BY AN ANSWER TO THE

COMMENT/QUESTION 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 THE FEDBIZOPS IN THE FORM OF A

REPORT GENERATED FROM PROJNET AS SOON AS THE COMMENT/QUESTION

ENTERING PERIOD IS OVER AND ALL ANSWERS ARE ALL FINALIZED.

THE SOLICITATION NUMBER IS: W912EE19R0002

THE BIDDER INQUIRY KEY IS: XTKHP7-EMT965

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJNET BID INQUIRY ACCESS:

a) FROM THE PROJNET HOME PAGE LINKED ABOVE, CLICK ON

QUICK ADD ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

b) IDENTIFY THE AGENCY. THIS SHOULD BE MARKED AS USACE.

c) KEY. ENTER THE BIDDER INQUIRY KEY LISTED ABOVE.

d) EMAIL. ENTER THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE

FOR COMMUNICATION.

e) 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.

f) ENTER YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST NAME, COMPANY, CITY, STATE, PHONE, EMAIL, SECRET QUESTION, SECRET ANSWER, AND TIME ZONE. MAKE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR SECRET

QUESTION AND ANSWER AS THEY WILL BE USED FROM THIS

POINT ON TO ACCESS THE PROJNET SYSTEM.

g) 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:

a) FOR FUTURE ACCESS TO PROJNET, YOU WILL NOT BE EMAILED

ANY TYPE OF PASSWORD. YOU WILL UTILIZE YOUR SECRET

QUESTION AND SECRET ANSWER TO LOG IN.

b) FROM THE PROJNET HOME PAGE LINKED ABOVE, CLICK ON

QUICK ADD ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

c) IDENTIFY THE AGENCY. THIS SHOULD BE MARKED AS USACE.

d) KEY. ENTER THE BIDDER INQUIRY KEY LISTED ABOVE.

e) EMAIL. ENTER THE EMAIL ADDRESS YOU USED TO REGISTER

PREVIOUSLY IN PROJNET.

f) CLICK CONTINUE. A PAGE WILL THEN OPEN ASKING YOU TO

ENTER THE ANSWER TO YOUR SECRET QUESTION.

g) ENTER YOUR SECRET ANSWER AND CLICK LOGIN. ONCE THIS

IS COMPLETED YOU ARE NOW LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM.

THE CALL CENTER OPERATES WEEKDAYS FROM 8AM TO 5PM U.S. CENTRAL

TIME ZONE (CHICAGO). THE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE CALL CENTER IS

800-428-HELP.

12. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPART 36.201

(EVALUATION OF CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE) OF THE FEDERAL

ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR), CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR’S

PERFORMANCE SHALL BE EVALUATED THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE

OF THE CONTRACT. THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

(USACE) FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN ENGINEERING

REGULATION 415-1- 17 TO FULFILL THIS FAR REQUIREMENT. FOR

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED AT OR ABOVE $100,000.00, THE USACE

WILL EVALUATE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE AND PREPARE A

PERFORMANCE REPORT USING THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR

APPRAISAL SUPPORT SYSTEM (CCASS), WHICH IS NOW A WEB-BASED

SYSTEM. AFTER AN EVALUATION (INTERIM OR FINAL) IS WRITTEN UP BY

THE USACE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS,

REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE EVALUATION FOR A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS.

ACCESSING AND USING CCASS REQUIRES SPECIFIC SOFTWARE, CALLED PKI

CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS INSTALLED ON THE USER’S COMPUTER. THE

CERTIFICATION IS A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REQUIREMENT AND WAS

IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE SECURITY IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS. THE

CERTIFICATION SOFTWARE COULD COST APPROXIMATELY $110 - $125 PER

CERTIFICATE PER YEAR AND IS PURCHASED FROM AN EXTERNAL

CERTIFICATE AUTHORITIES (ECA) VENDOR. CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT

THE PKI CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND FOR CONTACTING VENDORS CAN BE

FOUND ON THE WEB SITE: http://www.cpars.navy.mil/. IF THE CONTRACTOR

WISHES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS,

ACCESS TO CCASS AND PKI CERTIFICATION IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF

THE CONTRACTOR.

GENERAL NOTICES

1. AUTHORITY & APPROPRIATION INFORMATION PROGRAM DATA

AUTHORITY: Flood Control Acts of 1928, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1965, 1968, River Basin Monetary Authorization Act of 1971, WRDA 1992, Sec 103, WRDA 2000, Section 508 APPROPRIATION: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2018 (PL 115-141)

FUNDING CITATION: 96X3112

2. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND AWARD UP

TO FOUR (4) CONTRACTS WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS.

All offerors shall submit their best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint as Offerors may not be afforded an opportunity to revise their proposals.

3. BID GUARANTEE, PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS.

A bid guarantee is required with bid package and is to be executed on Standard Form SF24.

Performance and payment bonds will be required after award. See Section 00700, Contract Clauses 52.228-1, BID GUARANTEE and 52.228-15, PERFORMANCE AND

PAYMENT BONDS – CONSTRUCTION

4. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO PROPOSAL DUE DATE.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications and/or SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS prior to the date set for proposals due.

Such revisions or amendments, if any, will be announced by amendment or amendments to this RFP. Copies of such amendments as may be issued will be furnished to all prospective offerors.

If the revision or amendments are of a nature which require material changes in quantities or prices bid or both, the proposal due date may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion f the District Engineer will enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such case, the amendments will include an announcement of the new proposal due date.

5. BUSINESS INTEGRITY.

Successful offerors as a condition for award of any contract resulting from thisRFP solicitation may be required to execute a certificate related to Business Integrity.

6. CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE WORK.

OFFERORS should visit the site and take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and the general and local conditions which can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve OFFERORS from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work.

The Government will assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the RFP, the specifications, or related documents.

7. SITE OF THE WORK.

OFFERORS are advised that for purpose of applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act and other contract labor standard provisions, "the site of the work" under the contract to be awarded pursuant to this Invitation may not be limited to the physical place(s) where the construction called for in the contract will remain when work on it has been completed. The "site of the work" may include other adjacent or nearby property used by the Contractor or Subcontractors during such construction. For example, fabrication plants, mobile factories, batch plants, borrow pits, job headquarters, tool yards, etc., will be considered part of the site of the work provided they are dedicated exclusively or nearly so to performance on the contract and are so located in proximity to the actual construction location that it would be reasonable to include them.

9. INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE, AND

BONDS.

a. Specifications, RFP No. W912EE19R0002, Bidding Schedule, Construction Contract Clauses, and Wage Determination Decisions No.s MS150003 01/05/2018 MS3, AR150003 01/05/2018 AR3, and LA150011 01/05/2018 LA11 of the Secretary of Labor, are parts of this RFP.

MS150003 01/05/2018 MS3, AR150003 01/05/2018 AR3, and LA150011 01/05/2018 LA11 is included for the LEASE OF MULTIPLE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DREDGES (NOT

LESS THAN 24-INCH DIAMETER), FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT AND

PERSONNEL, WITH A DRAFT NOT TO EXCEED 9 FEET, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND

MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN

THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION, OR DISTRICTS ADJACENT TO THE VICKSBURG DISTRICT.

Appropritate Wage Determinations will be provided for all task orders issued under this

MATOC.

b. (1) An offeror (bidder) electing to use individual sureties for either bid guarantees or performance and payment bonds must submit, concurrently with the bonds and required affidavits, a statement of both the business and personal names of the persons and/or brokerages firms through whom the bonds or the guarantees were obtained, together with the address and telephone number of the persons and/or brokerage firms.

(2) Offerors should note that some individual sureties and brokers of individual sureties have been debarred or suspended from offering themselves or others as sureties to the Government.

Offerors or OFFERORS are responsible for ascertaining the current status of their sureties and brokers.

(3) Failure to provide the required information or the submission of bid guarantees obtained from debarred or suspended sureties or brokers may cause rejection of the offer (bid).

10. DEFINITIONS

(a) The term "head of the agency" or "Secretary" as used herein means the Secretary of the Army; and the term "his duly authorized representative" means the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, or an individual or board designated by him.

(b) "Contracting Officer" means a person with the authority to enter into, administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. The term includes certain authorized representatives of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of their authority as delegated by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The agency board of contract appeals having jurisdiction over all appeals from final decisions of the Contracting Officer under the Contract Disputes Act of l978 is the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, addressed as follows: Recorder, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Skyline 6, 7th Floor, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041- 3208.

(d) "Small business concern" means a concern including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in

13 CFR 121.

(1) Size Standards for Construction and Special Trades.

(a) Construction. A concern is small if its average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years did not exceed $36.5 million.

(b) Dredging. A concern is small if (1) its average annual receipts for its preceding 3 fiscal years did not exceed $27.5 million, and (2) at least 40 percent of the yardage in the contract's plans and specifications is dredged with equipment owned by the concern or obtained from another small business dredging concern.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 2003 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements--Secondary Site of the

Work

MAY 2014

52.222-12 Contract Termination-Debarment MAY 2014 52.227-4 Patent Indemnity-Construction Contracts DEC 2007 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016)

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

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

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

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial 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''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(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 ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier 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 unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

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

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

W912EE19R0002

http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) 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)

52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR COST OR PRICING DATA OR INFORMATION OTHER THAN

CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010)

(a) Exceptions from certified cost or pricing data. (1) In lieu of submitting certified cost or pricing data, offerors may submit a written request for exception by submitting the information described in the following subparagraphs. The Contracting Officer may require additional supporting information, but only to the extent necessary to determine whether an exception should be granted, and whether the price is fair and reasonable.

(i) Identification of the law or regulation establishing the price offered. If the price is controlled under law by periodic rulings, reviews, or similar actions of a governmental body, attach a copy of the controlling document, unless it was previously submitted to the contracting office.

(ii) Commercial item exception. For a commercial item exception, the offeror shall submit, at a minimum, information on prices at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold in the commercial market that is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition. Such information may include--

(A) For catalog items, a copy of or identification of the catalog and its date, or the appropriate pages for the offered items, or a statement that the catalog is on file in the buying office to which the proposal is being submitted. Provide a copy or describe current discount policies and price lists (published or unpublished), e.g., wholesale, original equipment manufacturer, or reseller. Also explain the basis of each offered price and its relationship to the established catalog price, including how the proposed price relates to the price of recent sales in quantities similar to the proposed quantities;

(B) For market-priced items, the source and date or period of the market quotation or other basis for market price, the base amount, and applicable discounts. In addition, describe the nature of the market;

(C) For items included on an active Federal Supply Service Multiple Award Schedule contract, proof that an exception has been granted for the schedule item.

(2) The offeror grants the Contracting Officer or an authorized representative the right to examine, at any time before award, books, records, documents, or other directly pertinent records to verify any request for an exception under this provision, and the reasonableness of price. For items priced using catalog or market prices, or law or regulation , access does not extend to cost or profit information or other data relevant solely to the offeror's determination of the prices to be offered in the catalog or marketplace.

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(b) Requirements for certified cost or pricing data. If the offeror is not granted an exception from the requirement to submit certified cost or pricing data, the following applies:

(1) The offeror shall prepare and submit certified cost or pricing data, data other than certified cost or pricing data, and supporting attachments in accordance with the instructions contained in Table 15-2 of FAR 15.408, which is incorporated by reference with the same force and effect as though it were inserted here in full text. The instructions in Table 15-2 are incorporated as a mandatory format to be used in this contract, unless the Contracting Officer and the Contractor agree to a different format and change this clause to use Alternate I.

As soon as practicable after agreement on price, but before contract award (except for unpriced actions such as letter contracts), the offeror shall submit a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data, as prescribed by FAR 15.406-2.

(End of provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC), Idefinite, Delivery, Indefinite Quanite (IDIQ) contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade Goals for female participation for each trade

Shreveport, Louisiana, SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area) Counties

Shreveport, Louisiana, NON-SMSA (Non-Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area) Counties

Alexandria, Louisiana, SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area), Parishes

Monroe, Louisiana, SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area) Parishes

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Non-SMSA (Non-Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area), Parishes

29.3%

29.3%

25.7%

22.8%

30.4%

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is

(1) Little Rock-North Little Rock, Arkansas, Non-Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (Non-SMSA), which includes Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Desha, Ouachita, and Union counties, Arkansas.

(2) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Non-SMSA, which includes Concordia, West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee Parishes, Louisiana; and Adams and Wilkinson Counties, Mississippi.

(3) Monroe, Louisiana, SMSA Parishes, which includes Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

(4) Monroe, Louisiana, Non-SMSA Parishes, which includes Caldwell, East Carroll, Catahoula, LaSalle, Madison, Morehouse, Tensas, and Union Parishes, Louisiana.

(5) Shreveport, Louisiana, Non-SMSA Parishes, which includes Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

(6) Jackson, Mississippi, Non-SMSA Counties, which includes Claiborne, Issaquena, Jefferson, and Warren Counties, Mississippi.

(7) Memphis, Tennessee, Non-SMSA Counties, which includes Bolivar and Washington Counties, Mississippi.

(End of provision)

52.227-2 NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (DEC

2007)

(a) The Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer, promptly and in reasonable written detail, each notice or claim of patent or copyright infringement based on the performance of this contract of which the Contractor has knowledge.

(b) In the event of any claim or suit against the Government on account of any alleged patent or copyright infringement arising out of the performance of this contract or out of the use of any supplies furnished or work or services performed under this contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when requested by the Contracting Officer, all evidence and information in the Contractor's possession pertaining to such claim or suit.

Such evidence and information shall be furnished at the expense of the Government except where the Contractor has agreed to indemnify the Government.

(c) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts that are expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20% percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00 whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(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 \

Contracting Officer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District 4155 Clay Street Vicksburg, Mississippi 39183-3435

(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)

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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

PLEASE SEE THE BELOW ATTACHED EXHIBIT A - SECTION 00130 – PROPOSAL

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Section 00600 - Representations & Certifications

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-3 Taxpayer Identification OCT 1998 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2018)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237990.

(2) The small business size standard is $36,500,000.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the Representations and Certifications section of SAM electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

( ) Paragraph (d) applies.

( ) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) (1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.209-2; Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation.

(vii) 52.209-5; Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(viii) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(ix) 52.214-14, Place of Performance--Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(x) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(xii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xiii) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the…