Attachment C-Contractor Responsibility.pdf

"Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104"

ATTACHMENT C

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

Directorate of Contracting

Dear Offeror:

Prior to award, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9 Contractor Qualifications, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS) 209, the Contracting Officer must make the determination that your firm is a responsible contractor and is eligible for an award. To facilitate that responsibility determination, please:

a) Complete the Financial Standing Questionnaire and Calculation Of Self-Performed Work forms below.

Your firm’s “Calculation of Self-Performed Work worksheet may be shared with the price and non-pricing evaluaiton teams.

b) Provide a narrative, based on your understanding of the specifications in Division 01 – General

Requirements, Section 01 15 00.12 10 – Supplementary Requirements, of those actions your firm will take in the first 30 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP), assuming award and NTP will occur on 25 May 2021 and the Sample Project was an actual task order. This is not a request for a fragnet schedule, but a request for a narrative. Your narrative must not exceed 5 pages. If an activity fulfills a specification requirement, please cite that requirement, where appropriate. Your firm’s response should include: kickoff, obtaining financial security (BLG/ILC, etc.), Defense Base Act Insurance, SPOT, Submittals, Schedule, etc.

c) Provide a list of all projects presently being administered by your firm in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For each identified project, provide the first and last name of a customer/client point of contact, and valid email and telephone number for the individual identified. This response does not negate the need to provide past performance and/or experience information in response to the technical factors. In addition to the above, the Contracting Officer will use the Past Performance information submitted in response to the pertinent technical factor and will review the System for Award Management (SAM), the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), and any other permissible source for past performance information.

d) Provide a narrative regarding your firm’s record of integrity and business ethics. At a minimum, your narrative must address: 1) whether your firm currently, or previously on any of your currently administered contracts identified above, has any subcontractors or suppliers that have been unpaid for more than 60 days (if so, explain why); 2) whether your firm has ever been cited for Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) violations; and 3) whether your firm has ever filed for bankruptcy or reincorporated after a bankruptcy filing.

The narrative must not exceed two pages.

e) Provide evidence consisting of a commitment or explicit arrangements that will be in existence at the time of contract award, to rent, purchase, or otherwise acquire the needed facilities, equipment, other resources, or personnel. To the extent that such a response includes a narrative, the narrative must not exceed five pages.

f) To the extent that any will be used in the performance of the contract, provide the names of any of the offeror’s immediate owners, predecessors, subsidiaries, and affiliated concerns (see FAR 19.001 amd 19.101 for definitions regarding affiliated concerns). If the offeror is a JV, provide the above for all entities which comprise the JV.

g) The first and last name (and middle initial, if applicable) and job title of all of your firm’s principals, as defined in FAR 52.209-5 -- Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters; any person identified as a Key Personnel in response to an technical evaluation criteria, if such is required; and any person with any contractual authority on the contract, if awarded.

h) The names and addresses of each subcontractor presently intended for use in the performance of the contract. For each subcontractor, include the first and last name (and middle initial, if applicable) of each of the subcontractor principals, as defined in FAR 52.209-5 -- Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, and any person with any contractual authority on the subcontract, if awarded.

i) A copy of the offeror’s current business license, or other documentation which allows it to operate and perform the terms of this contract in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (as required by DFARS 252.225-7042 Authorization to Perform).

j) A copy of the offeror’s CTIP compliance plan, in accordance with the requirements at 52.222-56 –

Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan. In addition to the requirements at 52.222-56, the offeror’s compliance plan must identify the steps it will take to ensure that the CTIP provisions of the contract flow down to all resultant subcontracts; and must include a mitigation plan for the steps it will take when a CTIP violation allegation is made against it or any of its subcontractors, at any level.

Be advised the Contracting Officer is not limited to your firm’s responses in making a responsibility determination. Please complete the above requested information and submit with your proposal submission.

All documents submitted in response to this request should be submitted together, and should be kept separate from your cost and technical proposals. The documentation requirements in the solicitation regarding page size, etc… apply to your response to this request, unless otherwise noted. Please be advised that all, or portions of your response, to this request for information may be incorporated into the awarded contract, should award be made to your firm.

FINANCIAL STANDING QUESTIONNAIRE

A primary consideration in the source selection process is to determine an offeror’s qualification, responsibility, and financial standing. Prior to awarding a contract, per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9, the government must determine, through acceptable evidence, that an offeror has adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain the financial resources, to perform the contract.

Attachment A is to be completed by the offeror’s financial institution. Offerors should obtain a bank seal and signature of the referenced individual on the questionnaire. Failure to provide the requested information may render an offeror’s proposal non-responsible, and removed from competition.

GENERAL INFORMATION (to be completed by the contractor):

Contractor’s Name and address:

Point of Contact:

Telephone:

Email:

Solicitation number:

RESPONDENT INFORMATION (authorized Financial Institution representative completing this form):

Full Name and Title:

Name of Financial Institution:

Address:

Telephone/Fax:

Email address:

1. Does the contractor have an active account with your financial institution? If yes, how many?

2. How long have the account(s) been active?

3. What is their average balance (digits only)?

4. How many returns (insufficient funds) has the contractor had in the last 12 months?

5. Does the contractor currently have outstanding loans? If yes, a) how many; b) what are the balances due on those loans (digits only); and c) is the contractor making payments in accordance with the terms of the loans?

6. Has the vendor been able to meet their financial obligations on time?

7. Do they have a line of credit? If so, a) what is the credit limit (digits only); and b) how much credit is presently available for use (digits only)?

If you need additional space to respond, please indicate that additional documentation was provided in response your above answers.

Signature of Financial Institution Date Representative

CALCULATION OF SELF-PERFORMED WORK

Use the following format to identify and calculate cost of the work envisioned to be self-performed for the Sample Project, assuming the Sample Project was an actual Task Order. Various definitions which may be helpful in completing this form can be found on page 2, below.

A. Clearly describe the work to be self-performed:

B. Show Calculation of Self-Performed Work:

B.1 Total bid price: $ B.2 Subtract contractually-required design costs, if any: $ B.3 Subtract G&A, home office overhead, prime contractor's markups for profit, bond, DBA insurance, etc.:

B.4 Total amount of work to be performed under the contract: $ B.5 Work to be self-performed (Includes mobilization and utilization of owned or rented plant and equipment to be operated by the prime contractor's own employees; only those materials which will be both purchased and installed by the prime's own forces; labor associated with those aforementioned materials or equipment; only those supplies to directly support work performed by the contractor's own employees; and the contractor's own job overhead costs.):

B.6 % Self-performed work = Line B.5/ Line B.4 X 100% = % %

I certify that the above information is current, accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and that I have the authority to provide the information requested on this form.

DATE NAME

POSITION, COMPANY

The following are definitions concerning self-performance of work by the Prime Contractor.

"Self-performance of work", "On the site" and "Total amount of work to be performed under the contract" are defined below.

“Self-performance of work” generally includes mobilization and utilization of owned or rented plant and equipment to be operated by the prime contractor's own employees; only those materials which will be both purchased and installed by the prime's own forces; labor associated with those aforementioned materials or equipment; only those supplies to directly support work performed by the contractor's own employees; and the contractor's own job overhead costs.

The following is NOT self-performed work for purposes of the clause: Prime contractor markups for profit, general and administrative overhead, bonds, or other indirect costs on self-performed or subcontracted work; "Owner-operated equipment", rental of plant or equipment for operation by subcontractors; purchase of materials for installation by subcontractors.

"On the site" includes the construction site(s) as well as off-site fabrication plant or other facilities necessary to manufacture assemblies or provide materials to be incorporated into the construction project.

“Total amount of work to be performed under the contract" is comprised of all direct (variable, fixed, one-time and semi-variable) costs to the contractor, including jobsite overhead costs, to construct the project. It generally includes all self-performed work, as defined above, and cost of all supplies, materials and subcontracts. It does not include design costs, home or branch office overhead costs or prime contractor markups for bond, profit, etc.”