W912EK23R0012 - Amd 0003.pdf

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USACE Forest Services MATOC Federal contract opportunity
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W912EK23R0012
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Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Rock Island

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This document is an Amendment (No. 0003) to a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) solicitation for Forest Services by the US Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District. The amendment initiates an open season on-ramping to award between 1-2 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) forest services contracts covering work in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri. Key details include:

The contract will have a three-year ordering period with a maximum aggregate value of $9,500,000, and individual task orders ranging from $2,500 to $800,000. Evaluation will be based on two factors: Technical Approach and Price, using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology. The notional task order involves timber stand improvements, tree cutting, planting trees and shrubs, and vegetation monitoring on Beaver Island. Offerors must provide a detailed work schedule, demonstrate staff experience with silvicultural treatments, and submit comprehensive technical and price proposals by 26 May 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time.

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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

USACE FOREST SERVICES MATOC

The purpose of this amendment is as follow s:

1) Revise the proposal due time and date

2) Revise the Solicitation Overview , Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Methods

3) Revise Clauses 52.216-32 and MVR.03

4) Revise attachments 0001-0005

5) Delete attachment 0006

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 12

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 25-Apr-2025

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 W912EK23R0012

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

04-May-2023

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

25-Apr-2025

CODE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1500 ROCK ISLAND D

ROCK ISLAND IL 61201

W912EK 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912EK23R0012

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 25-May-2023 02:00 PM to 26-May-2025 02:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

EVALUTATION METHODS

Revised 25 April 2025

1. Overview. The Government is conducting a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection for this requirement by using a sample Task Order. No award will be made for the sample task order. Proposals considered technically acceptable will be considered for base contract award and the lowest price proposals will be ranked from lowest to highest. Awards will be made starting with the lowest priced until the most advantageous number of awards is achieved within the established range of minimum and maximum number of awards. The following instructions provide further detail to offerors, expanding on FAR provision 52.212-2 EVALUATION--

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021):

2. Factor 1: Technical Approach. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s technical approach using a technical/risk rating which is either acceptable or unacceptable. The offeror’s technical approach will include two subfactors for evaluation: work schedule and experienced staff.

TABLE 3 – TECHNICAL APPROACH RATING DEFINITIONS

Rating Definition Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation and is rated Acceptable for Technical Subfactor 1 and 2 Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation or is rated Unacceptable for either Subfactor 1 or 2.

A. Criteria for Technical Approach Evaluation: All criteria must be acceptable to be considered for award. If any of the criteria is unacceptable, then the entire submission is considered unacceptable. Technical Subfactor One - Work Schedule.

B. Technical Subfactor One – Work Plan The offeror will be evaluated on understanding the overall work schedule for completion of work within the performance period. Work items should be in chronological order when work is to be completed sequentially. The work schedule must detail each element per work task below. Incomplete responses will be rated as unacceptable. At a minimum, these two elements must be detailed per task:

1. Start date for the work item.

2. Duration of days to complete work item.

Tasks required at the minimum to be included into the work schedule and at a minimum to have both evaluation elements provided:

I. Nursery coordination II. Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) Treatment Marking

III. Tree Cutting IV. Planting Trees and Shrubs V. Vegetation Monitoring and Treatment

TABLE 4 – SUBFACTOR ONE WORK SCHEDULE RATING DEFINITIONS

The ratings and definitions in this table will be used in evaluating each offeror’s work plan:

Rating Definition Acceptable The work schedule includes: all elements listed, reasonable durations, a reasonable sequence of work, and shows completion of all items by the end of the contract duration. Based on the work schedule proposed by the Offeror, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable The work schedule does not include: all elements listed, does not have reasonable durations, does not have a reasonable sequence of work, or does not show completion of all items by the end of the contract duration. Based on the work schedule proposed by the Offeror, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

TABLE 5 – SUBFACTOR ONE WORK SCHEDULE FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION

Work Task Work Item Element 1:

Start Date

Element 2:

Duration (Days)

Nursery Coordination

Initial Coordination 2025 1st Confirmation 2025 2nd Confirmation 2026

Timber Stand Improvement

Treatment Marking

Tree Cutting Stand A Stand B-1

Planting Trees and Shrubs

Fall 2025 Fall 2026 Initial monitoring effort

Vegetation Monitoring and Treatment

Initial treatment Final monitoring effort Final treatment

C. Technical Subfactor Two – Experienced Staff

I. The offeror will be evaluated on describing staff experience with the ability to understand silvicultural treatments to correctly mark the timber stand improvement and carry out the tree cutting work to meet the example task order contract requirements. Experience must be provided for at least three employees. The format of provided information per employee may be in the form of a resume or short narrative describing the required elements.

II. Element 1: Professional experience for each employee. Provide a description of the individual’s level of education, certified forester designation, forest management treatment experience, and/or list forest management related work conducted, certifications, or training.

III. Element 2: Example of recently implemented silvicultural treatment for each employee. Provide a description of the silvicultural treatment and the role or task(s) of that employee implementing that silvicultural treatment.

TABLE 6 – SUBFACTOR TWO – EXPERIENCED STAFF RATING DEFINITIONS

THE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS IN THIS TABLE WILL BE USED IN EVALUATING EACH

OFFEROR’S EXPERIENCED STAFF.

Rating Definition Acceptable Offerors who provide relevant examples of professional experience and silvicultural treatment for all three proposed staff. Based on the information provided the Government has a reasonable expectation the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable Offerors who fail to provide relevant examples of professional experience and silvicultural treatment for all three proposed staff.

Based on the information provided the Government does not have a reasonable expectation the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

TABLE 7 – SUBFACTOR TWO – EXPERIENCED STAFF FORMAT FOR REQUIRED INFORMATION.

Experienced Staff

Element 1:

Professional Experience

Element 2:

Example of employee performance

Employee 1 Experience of employee 1 Listed silvicultural treatment and work implemented by employee 1

Employee 2 Experience of employee 2 Listed silvicultural treatment and work implemented by employee 2

Employee 3 Experience of employee 3 Listed silvicultural treatment and work implemented by employee 3

3. Factor 2: Price. Task Order prices submitted in Volume II (Completed Attachment

0002) as part of each offer will be evaluated for price reasonableness in accordance with FAR Part 15.

4. Discussions. General Information. In accordance with FAR 15.306(d), discussions with each Offeror may be held. Should discussions take place, all Offerors in the competitive range will be allowed a minimum of seven (7) calendar days to submit final proposal revisions.

Discussion Scheduling. If discussions are conducted, the Contracting Officer will schedule the discussion sessions, and each Offeror will be notified of the time and place at least three (3) business days prior to their discussion session. Appropriate security clearances should be provided by the Offerors in sufficient time to process the requests. The Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notification. The discussion sessions will take place by the method of the Government’s choosing.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

The following instructions expand on Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES.

1. REQUIRED SAM REGISTRATION:

Prior to the on-ramping proposal due date, offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website. Offerors can find registration instructions and complete registration at https://www.sam.gov .

2. GENERAL:

i. The Contractor must provide all equipment, supplies (unless specified otherwise), labor, and supervision necessary to perform the work described for locations throughout Rock Island District.

ii. Each work item must be performed according to this scope of work and requirements within subsequent task order SOWs.

3. SCOPE OF WORK:

The overall SOW, that will apply to all basic contracts awarded, is provided in this solicitation. The SOW that offerors shall use to develop their proposals is provided in Attachment 0001 – Notional 2025_Beaver_Island_HREP_Stands_A_B_Placement_SOW. Offerors should understand the services requested and then propose an appropriate amount on Attachment 0002 the Schedule of Items & Prices and CLIN 0001.

4. TECHNICAL FACTOR

See Evaluation Methods section of this solicitation for full details on how technical approach will be evaluated.

5. ATTACHMENTS TO SOLICITATION

All attachments to this solicitation must be downloaded from the https://sam.gov notice in the Attachments/Links section of the notice.

a) Attachment 0001 – Notional 2025 – Beaver_Island_FREP_Stands_A_and_B_Placement_SOW

b) Attachment 0002 – Schedule of Items & Prices FY25_Beaver_Island_TSI_Stands_A_B_Placement.xlsx

c) Attachment 0003 – Area_Map_Beaver_Island_Stands_A_B.pdf

d) Attachment 0004 – Locator_Map_Beaver_Island_Stands_A_B.pdf

e) Attachment 0005 – Stands_A_B_Map_Beaver_Island.pdf

6. PRICE FACTOR:

Offerors must propose on all items and entire quantities contained in Attachment 0002

– Schedule of Items & Prices_FY25_Beaver_Island_TSI_Stands_A_B_Placement for the notional task order to be considered for award. Any offers received that do not follow this requirement will be considered ineligible for award. The completed file must have Volume II added to the file name when submitted.

7. WAGE RATES:

Wage Rates will apply for any award resulting from this solicitation. See the included Wage Determinations (WD) for each area covered by the scope of work, and contract clause FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act for details. A copy of the current revision for each location will be incorporated into the RFTOPs and resultant task orders awarded. To see the current minimum wage rates, please go to https://www.sam.gov , navigate to wage determinations and search by WD number. A list of all WDs applicable to this requirement are in Table 2, below.

TABLE 2 – WAGE DETERMINATIONS BY STATE AND COUNTY

State County WD # Iowa Allamakee, Clayton 2015-4987 Iowa Boone 2015-4995 Iowa Clinton, Iowa Jackson 2015-5001 Iowa Dallas, Warren, Polk 2015-4979 Iowa Des Moines, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine 2015-4999 Iowa Dubuque 2015-4981 Iowa Jasper 2015-5003 Iowa Johnson 2015-4983 Iowa Linn 2015-4977 Iowa Scott 2015-5011 Illinois Adams, Brown, Cass, Morgan, Pike 2015-5053 Illinois Bureau, Jo Daviess, Carroll, Whiteside 2015-5039

Illinois Calhoun 2015-5075 Illinois Fulton, Hancock, Mason, Schuyler 2015-5049 Illinois Grundy 2015-5019 Illinois Henderson 2015-5051 Illinois La Salle 2015-5035 Illinois Marmust, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford 2015-5027 Illinois Putnam 2015-5037 Illinois Rock Island, Mercer 2015-5011 Missouri Clark, Lewis, Marion, Ralls 2015-5097 Wisconsin Crawford 2015-4929 Wisconsin Grant 2015-4925

8. DOCUMENTS TO RETURN:

To be considered eligible for award, offerors must complete and submit all of the following:

□ Completed Solicitation as a single PDF:

o Completed first page of solicitation, including offeror’s complete mailing address, telephone number, offeror’s name, title, and signature o Completed fill-in provisions and clauses o Completed total price from Attachment 0002 written in on contract line-item number (CLIN) 0001.

o Signed page one of each amendment issued under this solicitation.

□ Volume I: Technical Proposal

□ Volume II: Price Proposal (completed Attachment 0002 – Schedule of Items &

Prices_FY25_Beaver_Island_TSI_Stands_A_B_Placement.xlsx)

9. FILL IN PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES:

Offerors must complete all fill-in provisions and clauses in the solicitation and ensure that is received by the due date and time shown on page one of the solicitation.

Proposal submittal e-mail must have the solicitation number and title in the subject line (as displayed on sam.gov notice) and be submitted to Contract Specialist, Mr. Bradley J. Grothus, bradley.j.grothus@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer, Mr. Jeffrey R.

Voss, jeffrey.r.voss@usace.army.mil.

10. SUBSEQUENT TASK ORDERS

(a) When the Government requires work under this MATOC, an RFTOP will be issued to the MATOC contract holders. The RFTOP will include a SOW describing the work to be performed, any special instructions and conditions, work area maps, spatial data files, attachments (when necessary), information pertaining to a site visit, if any, and any other requirements necessary for submission. In the event an offeror is unable to submit an offer in response to a RFTOP, the Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer in writing.

(b) Competition. All task orders will be awarded based on competition among the MATOC contract holders unless an exception to Fair Opportunity is justified and approved per FAR 16.505(b)(2).

(c) Site-Visits. Offerors’ attendance at walk-throughs is considered vital to preparation of competitive and cost-effective offers and to understanding the total results desired by the Government. Failure to attend a site visit may not be used as an excuse for omission or miscalculation in offers. The Contractor will not be reimbursed for attendance during negotiations, site visits, or other proposal preparation costs.

(d) Evaluation Method and Procedures for Individual Task Orders. The evaluation factors for each task order may include a technical approach or be based on lowest price. The evaluation method will be determined during each RFTOP. A Schedule of Prices must be completed with each RFTOP.

(e) The work and services required under this contract must be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in each task order. No task order(s) will be issued after the expiration date of each MATOC contract. Task orders may be issued up to the expiration date of the contract. Individual task order delivery schedules may continue past the base contract’s expiration; if this happens, the parties agree to be bound by the terms of the base contract MATOC as well as the task order, such that the expiration of the base contract is extended to match the end of the task order delivery schedule (see

FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY).

(f) Tentative Project Schedule/Task Order Plan. The table provided in the Solicitation Overview Table 1 is an anticipated list of individual task order requirements with general information of the work area and type and includes a tentative list of upcoming requirements and is subject to change based on mission requirements and funding levels. Updates to this task order plan may be distributed periodically to the contract awardees to provide insight to the locations of upcoming work.

SOLICITATION OVERVIEW

The purpose of Amendment No. 0003 to Solicitation No. W912EK23R0012 is to initiate an open season on-ramping in accordance with Section 7 of the Solicitation Overview.

1. This open season on-ramping will result in the Government awarding a minimum of one (1), and a maximum of two (2) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Forest Services contracts. Thereafter, firm-fixed price task orders will be awarded for each project if deemed in the Government’s best interest to do so. Each contract resulting from this open season on-ramping will include one (1) ordering period lasting three (3) years. Actual period of performance start and end dates will be set at time of MATOC award.

2. This open season on-ramping is for requirements in the following states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri. See the Basic Contract Statement of Work (SOW) below for a list of work area counties and types of work required.

3. The maximum dollar aggregate value for all contracts, combined, will not exceed

$9,500,000.00.

4. The guaranteed minimums are as follows:

a. A guaranteed minimum of $2,500.00 will occur for each base contract awarded.

The guaranteed minimum will be awarded on the first task order of each base contract. If awardee is awarded a project task order within first 12 months after base contract is awarded, funds will be deobligated.

b. These guaranteed minimum amounts are the only guaranteed amounts to be awarded under this solicitation. The Government is under no further obligation to order additional services. In the event a task order is awarded equaling or exceeding $2,500.00, the minimum guarantee will be met and the funds deobligated.

c. The maximum award amount of any task order must not exceed $800,000.00

d. The minimum award amount of any task order must not be less than $2,500.00

e. Only the Rock Island District is authorized to issue task orders under the resultant IDIQ contracts.

5. The Government will select for award the proposals that are most advantageous and represent the best overall value to the Government, considering the following two (2) evaluation factors: Technical Approach and Price. The proposals will be evaluated to determine whether the technical approach is acceptable or unacceptable. Any proposal that is evaluated to have an acceptable technical approach will be ranked by price. The number of contract awards will be determined by what is most advantageous to the Government.

6. The Work Plan and Schedule of Items and Prices for the notional task order, Beaver Island HREP Timber Stand Improvements and Dredge Placement Planting, will be used for award evaluation purposes only and may or may not be representative of any future task order.

The work includes marking timber stand improvement treatments, cutting down trees per thinning treatment requirements, herbicide application of cut tree stumps, under planting trees and shrubs into established forest, planting trees and shrubs on dredge placement, and monitoring and treatment of unwanted herbaceous growth within dredge planting areas. See Attachment 0001 Beaver Island HREP Timber Stand Improvements and Dredge Placement Planting SOW for full details on this task order requirement. See Evaluation Methods for full details on the proposal and evaluation requirements.

7. On Ramp/Off Ramp/Dormant Status

(a) OPEN SEASON ON-RAMPING Open season is considered the time frame of the ordering period USACE will determine whether it would be in the Government’s best interest to initiate an open season to add additional Contractors to any of the MATOC contracts at any time, subject to the following conditions.

i. An open season notice is published in beta.sam.gov in accordance with FAR Part 5, Publicizing Contract Actions

ii. An open season solicitation is issued under current Federal procurement law

iii. The solicitation identifies the total anticipated number of new contracts that

USACE intends to award

iv. Any Offeror that meets the eligibility requirements set forth in the open season solicitation may submit a proposal in response to the solicitation

v. The award decision under the open season solicitation is based upon substantially the same evaluation factors/sub-factors as the original solicitation

vi. An Offeror’s proposal must meet all the Evaluation Criteria of the original solicitation

vii. The terms and conditions of any resulting awards will be materially identical to the existing version of the MATOC Pool

viii. The period of performance term for any new awards is coterminous with the existing term for all other Contractors already in the MATOC Pool.

Immediately upon on-ramping, the Contractor is eligible to submit a proposal in response to any task order solicitation and receive task order awards with the same rights and obligations as any other Contractor in the MATOC Pool.

(b) DORMANT STATUS

USACE is responsible for ensuring performance and compliance with the terms of the MATOC contracts, and for safeguarding the interests of the Government and the American taxpayer in its contractual relationships. Additionally, USACE must ensure that Contractors receive impartial, fair, and equitable treatment. Forest Services must be reserved for high performing Contractors. Therefore, if the Contracting Officer determines that any requirement of the MATOC contract is not being met, a Contractor may be placed into Dormant Status.

Dormant status may be activated for any given Contractor. If Dormant Status is activated, the Contractor will not be eligible to participate or compete in any subsequent task order solicitations while the Contractor is in Dormant Status; however, Contractors placed in Dormant Status must continue performance on previously awarded and active task orders, including any modifications at the task order level.

Dormant Status is not a Debarment, Suspension, or Ineligibility as defined in FAR Subpart 9.4, or a Termination as defined in FAR Part 49. Dormant Status is a condition that applies to the Forest Services MATOC contract only. Grounds for being placed in Dormant Status include, but are not limited to:

i. Not bidding on Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPS) for a period of six months or more

ii. Not completing awarded task orders per work schedule

Dormant status will only be assigned after careful consideration of the situation and collaboration with the Contractor to resolve the issues. To place a Contractor in Dormant Status, the Contracting Officer must first send a letter, in writing, to the Contractor regarding the poor performance or non-compliance issue. The Contractor must have a reasonable time, at the discretion of the Contracting Officer (KO), to provide the KO with a remediation plan to correct the deficiencies/issues. If the KO is satisfied with the Contractor’s response, the Contractor will not be placed in Dormant Status. If the KO is not satisfied with the response, or the remediation plan is not effective, the KO may issue a final decision, in writing, placing the Contractor in Dormant Status.

(c) OFF-RAMPING USACE reserves the unilateral right to Off-Ramp non-performing Contractors.

Contractors that are Off-Ramped have no active task orders under their contract at the time of the Off-Ramping. Off-Ramping methods may result from one of the following conditions:

i. After a Contractor is placed in Dormant Status and the Contractor has completed all previously awarded task orders under the contract.

ii. Debarment, Suspension, or Ineligibility as defined in FAR Subpart 9.4.

iii. Termination as defined in FAR Part 49

iv. Contractors who do not meet the standards of performance, deliverables, or compliances in the contract

52.216-32 TASK-ORDER AND DELIVERY-ORDER OMBUDSMAN (SEPT 2019)

(a) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 4106(g), the Agency has designated the following task-order and delivery-order Ombudsman for this contract. The Ombudsman must review complaints from the Contractor concerning all task-order and delivery-order actions for this contract and ensure the Contractor is afforded a fair opportunity for consideration in the award of orders, consistent with the procedures in the contract.

COL Richard H. Pfeiffer, Deputy Director of Contracting

USACE HQ

441 G St NW Washington, DC 20314-0001

(202) 761-4707 Richard.H.Pfeiffer@usace.army.mil

(b) Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timeline for any other process (e.g., protests).

(c) Before consulting with the Ombudsman, the Contractor is encouraged to first address complaints with the Contracting Officer for resolution. When requested by the Contractor, the Ombudsman may keep the identity of the concerned party or entity confidential, unless prohibited by law or agency procedure.

(End of clause)

MVR.03

QUESTION AND ANSWER

via email

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted to Mr. Bradley J.Grothus, email bradley.j.grothus@usace.army.mil, no later than 09 May, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central Time.

(End of Summary of Changes)

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