W912HV-16-B-0004MWDvol1.pdf

SOLICITATION NO. W912HV-16-B-0004

DATE: JULY 2016

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

JAPAN ENGINEER DISTRICT

VOLUME 1 OF 3

FY-16 MILITARY WORKING DOG FACILITIES

(CAMP HANSEN)

Project No. P606

Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

CONSTRUCTION SOLICITATION AND SPECIFICATIONS

Military Working Dog Facility, Camp Hansen W912HV-16-B-0004

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 10 00 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD, SF 1442 & BIDDING

SCHEDULE

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 70 00 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

00 73 00 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 26.70 33 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

01 11 00 SCOPE OF WORK

01 12 19 INTERFACE WITH OTHER WORK

01 14 00 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS

01 32 15 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 33 29 LEED DOCUMENTATION

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 42 01 ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE JAPANESE STANDARDS

01 42 15 METRIC MEASUREMENTS

01 45 01 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 02 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM (QCS)

01 45 35 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS

01 51 00 UTILITIES

01 53 00 TEMPORARY FENCING

01 54 00 SECURITY

01 57 20.00 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 57 23 TEMPORARY STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

01 58 00 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

01 58 50 STAGING AREAS

01 62 35 RECYCLED / RECOVERED MATERIALS

01 72 00 AS-BUILT DRAWINGS

01 72 80 TRANSFER AND ACCEPTANCE OF MILITARY REAL PROPERTY

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 78 10 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA SUBMITTALS

01 78 23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

01 82 00 TOTAL BUILDING COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 10 00 ALKALI-SILICA REACTIVITY REDUCTION FOR NON-

PAVEMENT CONCRETE

03 11 13 STRUCTURAL CONCRETE FORMWORK

03 15 13 EXPANSION JOINTS, CONTRACTION JOINTS, AND WATERSTOPS

03 20 01 CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT

03 31 00 CAST-IN-PLACE STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

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DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 05 23.16 STRUCTURAL WELDING

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

05 30 00 STEEL DECKS

05 50 13 MISCELLANEOUS METAL FABRICATIONS

05 52 00 METAL RAILINGS

DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

05 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

06 20 00 FINISH CARPENTRY

06 61 16 SOLID POLYMER (SOLID SURFACING) FABRICATIONS

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 05 23 PRESSURE TESTING AN AIR BARRIER SYSTEM FOR AIR TIGHTNESS

07 14 00 FLUID-APPLIED ROOF AND GUTTER WATERPROOFING

07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK INSULATION

07 27 10.00 10 BUILDING AIR BARRIER SYSTEM

07 60 00 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

08 11 16 ALUMINUM DOORS AND FRAMES

08 14 00 WOOD DOORS

08 33 23 OVERHEAD COILING DOORS

08 51 13 ALUMINUM WINDOWS

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 22 00 SUPPORTS FOR PLASTER AND GYPSUM BOARD

09 24 23 STUCCO

09 29 00 GYPSUM BOARD

09 30 13 CERAMIC TILING

09 51 00 ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS

09 51 10 ACOUSTICAL CEILING PANELS

09 65 00 RESILIENT FLOORING

09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS

09 96 10 HIGH BUILD EPOXY COATINGS

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10 10 00 VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALTIES

10 14 00.20 INTERIOR SIGNAGE

10 14 01 EXTERIOR SIGNAGE

10 21 13 TOILET COMPARTMENTS

10 26 13 WALL AND CORNER GUARDS

10 28 13 TOILET ACCESSORIES

10 44 16 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

10 51 13 METAL LOCKERS

10 56 23 STAINLESS STEEL WIRE SHELVING

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DIVISION 11 - EQUIPMENT

11 31 13 ELECTRIC KITCHEN EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 12 - FURNISHINGS

12 21 00 WINDOW BLINDS

12 35 39 COMMERCIAL KITCHEN CASEWORK

12 35 71 VETERINARY CASEWORK

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

13 19 13 KENNEL ENCLOSURES AND GATES

13 19 18 KENNEL BATHTUBS

13 19 20 KENNEL GUILLOTINE DOORS

13 48 00.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

13 48 00 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 21 - FIRE SUPPRESSION

21 13 13.00 20 WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, FIRE PROTECTION

21 30 00 FIRE PUMPS

VOLUME 2

DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING

22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 00 00 AIR SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, VENTILATION, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 05 93 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

23 08 00.00 10 COMMISSIONING OF HVAC SYSTEMS

23 09 23.13 20 BACnet DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR HVAC

23 81 00.00 20 UNITARY AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 20 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

26 05 48.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

26 08 00 APPARATUS INSPECTION AND TESTING

26 12 19.10 THREE-PHASE PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS

26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

26 27 14.00 20 ELECTRICITY METERING

26 28 01.00 10 COORDINATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION

26 32 13.00 20 SINGLE OPERATION GENERATOR SETS

26 36 23.00 20 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCHES

26 41 00 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

26 42 13.00 20 CATHODIC PROTECTION BY GALVANIC ANODES

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

26 56 00 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

27 10 00 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEM

27 51 16 RADIO AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS

DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 31 63.00 20 ANALOG/ADDRESSABLE INTERIOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 11 00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

31 62 13.20 PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PILES

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 11 16 SUBBASES FOR FLEXIBLE PAVING

32 11 23 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE

32 12 10 BITUMINOUS TACK AND PRIME COATS

32 12 17 HOT MIX BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT

32 16 13 CONCRETE SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND GUTTERS

32 17 24.00 10 PAVEMENT MARKINGS

32 31 13 CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES

32 92 19 SEEDING

32 92 23 SODDING

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 11 00 WATER DISTRIBUTION

33 30 00 SANITARY SEWERS

33 32 13.13 PACKAGED SEWAGE LIFT STATIONS, WET WELL TYPE

33 34 00 FORCE MAINS AND INVERTED SIPHONS; SEWER

33 40 00 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITIES

33 46 16 DRAINAGE COMPOSITE SYSTEM

33 71 02 UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

33 82 00 TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE PLANT (OSP)

VOLUME 3

DIVISION 49 - APPENDIX

APPENDIX: GEOTECHNICAL REPORT

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MILITARY WORKING DOG FACILITIES, CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

SECTION 00 10 00, Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule SECTION 00 21 00, Instruction to Bidders SECTION 00 45 00, Representatons and Certif ications SECTION 00 70 00, Conditions of the Contract SECTION 00 73 00, Supplementary Conditions Specifications Volume 1 Drawings See Section 00 21 00 for information pertaining to the Pre-Bid Site Visit.

Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.

X

KATHLEEN MAYER 046-252-0994

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

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

NEGOTIATED

20-Jul-2016

(RFP)

(IFB)

CALL:

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

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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 and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by 2:00 PM __________ local time 19 AUGUST (date). 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 X is, is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than _______120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill 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

CONTRACTING DIVISION

USACE-JAPAN DISTRICT

RM 147, BLDG. 250

CAMP ZAMA

ZAMA-CITY, KANAGAWA 252-8511

JAPAN

W912HV

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE WT5J02

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

(hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

ZUKERAN RESIDENT OFFICE

USACE-JAPAN DISTRICT

BLDG. 364

CAMP FOSTER

CHATAN-CHO, NAKAGAMI-GUN, OKINAWA

JAPAN

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

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

046-253-8749FAX:TEL: 046-252-0994 TEL: FAX: 098-970-9051

W912HV-16-B-0004 35

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

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

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ 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:

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)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(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 of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-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

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Military Working Dog Facilities, Solicitation No. W912HV-16-B-0004

Camp Hansen, Page 3 of 35

BIDDING SCHEDULE

(To be attached to SF 1442)

Item Unit

No. Description Quantity Unit Price Amount

0001 Military Working Dog

Facilities, Including

Kennel, Covered Outdoor

Kennel, Covered Walkways, Information Systems, Anti-

Terrorism/Force

Protection, Built in

Equipment, Administration

Facility, Complete, except items separately listed

1 JOB *** ¥

0002 Site Improvements, Including, Clearing and

Grubbing, Grading, 30-day

Site Hold, Sidewalks, Curb and Gutter, Pavements, Water, Sanitary Sewer, Electrical, Mechanical

Utilities, Environmental

Mitigation, Landscaping, Complete

1 JOB *** ¥

0003 Precast concrete piles, Complete (See Note 2)

1 JOB *** ¥

TOTAL AMOUNT ¥

NOTES:

1. Bidders must bid on all items. Failure of the bidder to propose prices for all line items in the Bidding Schedule may be cause for rejection of the bid as non-responsive.

(See Section 01 10 26.70 33 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA, Subparagraph “Line

Items” for additional bidding schedule line item description.)

2. Refer to Section 31 62 13.20 PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PILES, paragraph

“Lump Sum Payment” to determine basis of bid and changes thereto, if required for furnishing and driving piles.

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BIDDING SCHEDULE (Cont’d)

NOTES: (Cont’d)

3. PROGRESS PAYMENT REQUESTS made by the Contractor pursuant to the provisions of Contract Clause, PAYMENTS UNDER FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, shall be submitted on ENG FORM 93 to the administration office as designated in Block 26, Standard Form 1442 Back, Solicitation, Offer and Award. ENG FORM 93 shall be submitted to that office on the 1st of each month in appropriate form and certified. Photocopies of the form shall be furnished on that same date to the

Corps of Engineers offices designated at the Pre-Construction Conference.

4. ARITHMETIC DISCREPANCIES:

(a) For the purpose of initial evaluation of bids, the following will be utilized in the resolving arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of bidding schedule as submitted by the bidder:

(1) Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

(2) Discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

(3) Apparent errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

(4) Apparent errors in addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

(b) For the purposes of bid evaluation, the government will proceed on the assumption that the bidder intends his bid to be evaluated on basis of the unit prices, the totals arrived at by resolution of arithmetic discrepancies as provided above and the bid will be so reflected on the abstract of bids.

(c) These correction procedures shall not be used to resolve any ambiguity concerning which bid is low. (EFARS 52.214-5000)

5. ACCRUALS. In accordance with USACE Engineer Financial Regulation (ER) 37-1-

30, and other applicable Federal and DOD financial accounting standards, the

Contractor must assist government personnel with providing reasonably accurate estimates of the value of goods and/or services rendered to the Government pursuant to this contract for each calendar month during which goods and services are delivered. Standard forms and instructions will be provided by the

Government to assist with meeting this requirement. These monthly estimates, which facilitate timely entry of accruals, must be received by the Government on or before four (4) business days prior to each calendar month-end.

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W912HV-16-B-0004

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

1. DELIVERY OF BIDS/OFFERS (MAR 2014).

a. Each bidder/offeror is solely responsible for ensuring that their bid/offer is received by the Government as specified in the solicitation. Please read the following statements to ensure timely submittal of your bid/offer:

(1) Closely coordinate the delivery of your bid/offer in sufficient time before the bid opening date/proposal due date.

(2) Bids/offers will not be accepted at the main gate of Government facilities.

(3) Valid picture identification is required for entry into Government facilities.

b. For Japanese visitors, Residential Registration Card, Passport, or Japanese Driver's License are considered valid picture Identification. Those individuals using a newly issued Japanese driver’s license with an Identity Code (IC) chip as a form of identification will be required to enter an 8 digit Personal Identification Number (PIN) into an IC Chip Reader. Individuals are granted 3 attempts to input their PIN and will be denied access if they are unable to input the correct PIN. To obtain or reset the PIN code, individuals should go to their local Japanese police driver’s licensing center for assistance.

c. For non-Japanese visitors, Passport or Alien Registration Card are considered valid picture identification.

d. The Government will not escort or provide any base access to any door-to-door service company.

e. For bids/offers addressed to Camp Foster.

(1) The Japan Post has access to Camp Foster.

(2) If you decide to hand-carry your bid/offer to Camp Foster, please allow sufficient time to have a Government personnel meet your representative(s) at the Camp Foster main gate 3C, sign your representative(s) in, and be escorted to our office. We suggest arriving at the gate to Camp Foster at least one hour before the closing time for bid/offer acceptance.

2. SOLICITATIONS FOR LOCAL SOURCES ONLY

This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources. (See Federal Acquisition Regulation 5.202(a)(12) and 14. Offeror Eligibility.) (JED APR 2006)

3. SUBMISSIONS OF OFFERS IN JAPANESE YEN

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of Japanese Yen, including any required bid guarantee. Offers received in other than Japanese Yen shall be rejected.

4. MAGNITUDE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT

Estimated Price Range. The estimated price range of this project is more than ¥1,000,000,000 [FAR 36.204].

5. BIDDER INQUIRY AND PROPOSAL INFORMATION

a. Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet a www.projnet.org.

1. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self register into the system. To self-register, go to the aforementioned web page and click on the BID tab.

Select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, and enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, your email address, and then click login. Fill in all required information and click create user.

Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

2. From this page, you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry.

3. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

4. The Solicitation Number is: W912HV-16-B-0004 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: VRZ4TK-V274P7

b. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 5 days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation if necessary.

c. Please include the section, paragraph, and page number in your inquiry.

d. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

e. 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.

6. BONDING THRESHOLDS (MAR 2015)

(a) Under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, Public Law 103-355 (FASA), the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a-270f) no longer applies to contracts that do not exceed the amount of $150,000.

Therefore, the Government will not require the successful bidder to furnish a performance bond if it appears that award of a contract to the bidder will be in an amount of ¥16,500,000 or less.

(b) The government requires a bid guarantee to accompany a bid when a performance bond will be required under the resulting contract. Therefore, under this solicitation, any bid that is in excess of Y16,500,000 shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee, in the form and amount that is required by provision "52.228-1, BID GUARANTEE," in Section 00 21 00, and other pertinent provisions and clauses in this solicitation. Failure to submit a bid guarantee in such case may render the bid nonresponsive to the solicitation.

(c) A bid under this solicitation that does not exceed ¥16,500,000 shall not require a bid guarantee to be submitted with the bid. Absence of a bid guarantee in such case will not, in and of itself, render the bid non-responsive to the solicitation.

7. PERFORMANCE BOND (MAR 2013)

(a) Applicable to contracts exceeding ¥16,500,000.

(b) Within 10 calendar days after the date of receipt of the award letter, the bidder to whom award is made shall furnish the Government with a performance bond (Standard Form 25) with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government. The penal sum of the Performance Bond shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

(c) Performance bond will be furnished by the Contractor to the Government prior to issuance by the Government of a Notice to Proceed. (FAR 28.102-3) [0000-4124]

8. SAFETY STANDARDS

The successful offeror will be required to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards as well as the Corps of Engineers Manual 385-1-1, Safety and Health Requirements Manual.

9. PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR – DEFINED

For the purpose of Clause entitled, "PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR", of Special Contract Requirements, work on the site with the Contractor's own organization means physical activities at the site other than work performed by subcontractors, procurement of materials for installation by subcontractors, or providing equipment to be used solely by subcontractors.

10. PRORATED COSTS

All costs pertaining to the performance of work under the contract over and above the direct costs for the work shall be prorated to and included in the price quoted for each item in the Bidding Schedule.

11. SPECIAL TREATMENT OF PACKAGING OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL

Bidders are cautioned that equipment and material requiring ocean transportation may be subjected to inordinate dangers and special treatment or packaging may be necessary to assure arrival in a condition conforming to contract requirements.

12. SIGNATURE ON OFFERS

Offers must be signed by an officer of the company or an individual who is authorized to sign offers for and on behalf of the company. An individual, other than an officer of the company, who signs an offer must submit evidence of his authority to sign such offer. This evidence must accompany the offer. Failure to comply with this requirement may be cause for rejection of the offer.

13. JOINT VENTURE

In the event the offeror is a joint venture, the offer must be signed by an authorized representative of each participant in the joint venture. The offer must be accompanied by a copy of the Joint Resolution of the

Boards of Directors of the firms composing the joint venture. Failure to comply with this requirement may be cause for rejection of the offer.

14. OFFEROR ELIGIBILITY

Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation. Local sources are sources (e.g. corporations, partnerships, or Joint Ventures [For a Joint Venture, the Joint Venture as an independent entity must satisfy the local source requirements or, in the alternative, each member of the Joint Venture must individually satisfy the local source requirements]) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e. licensed and registered) to perform in Japan, the type of construction work specific in this solicitation. Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts. In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do construction work in Japan and possess necessary construction licenses and permits to perform work required under this solicitation. The U.S. Government will not offer “United States Official Contractor” status under Article XIV of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) to U.S. contractors normally resident in the United States; nor will the U.S.

Government certify employees of such contractors as “Members of the Civilian Component” under Article I(b) of the SOFA.

15. JAPANESE CONSUMPTION TAX (April 2014)

Effective 1 April 2014, the Government of Japan increased the rate of Japanese Consumption Tax from 5% to 8%. By virtue of Article XII of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), materials, supplies, equipment and services procured for official purposes in Japan by the United States armed forces, or its authorized procurement agencies are EXEMPT from various Japanese Taxes, including Consumption Tax. The exemption from the Japanese Consumption Tax applies not only to Japanese prime contractors, but also to Japanese subcontractors or suppliers at every level regardless of the nationality of the prime contractor whether a Japanese or a Foreign firm. The instruments listed hereinafter have been agreed to by both governments of Japan and the U.S. as "Proof of Purchase by U.S. Forces in Japan.”

Standard Form 1034 Public Voucher for Purchases and Services other than Personal

DD Form 1155 Order for Supplies or Services

Standard Form 44 Purchase Order-Invoice-Voucher

ENG Form 93 Payment Estimate

Therefore, Japanese Consumption Tax shall NOT be included in your bid, proposal or quote.

16. DEFINITION OF THE WORDS ITEM/ITEMS

(a) This solicitation contains a single schedule for award to a single offeror.

(b) For the purpose of this solicitation, the words "ITEM" and "ITEMS" as used in provision(s) of this section shall be construed to mean "SCHEDULE" and "SCHEDULES", respectively.

17. ACCEPTABLE SURETIES (MAR 2013)

Notwithstanding the statement contained in paragraph (d) of the clause, FAR 52.228-15, "Performance and Payment Bonds - Construction (OCT 2010)", concerning the acceptable corporate sureties appearing on the Treasury Department Circular 570, a corporate surety that has received official approval to execute bid bonds (Standard Form 24) and performance bonds (Standard Form 25) on United States Forces Japan construction projects from the Government of Japan will be considered an acceptable surety. Banks are not acceptable sureties; bid bonds and performance bonds executed by banks will be rejected.

18. FUNDING

Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available from which payment for contract purposes can be made.

19. ARITHMETIC DISCREPANCIES

(a) For the purpose of initial evaluations of bids, the following will be utilized in the resolving arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of bidding schedule as submitted by the bidder:

(1) Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

(2) Discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

(3) Apparent errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

(4) Apparent errors in addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

(b) For the purpose of bid evaluation, the government will proceed on the assumption that the bidder intends his bid to be evaluated on basis of the unit prices, the totals arrived at by resolution of arithmetic discrepancies as provided above and the bid will be so reflected on the abstract of bids.

(c) These correction procedures shall not be used to resolve any ambiguity concerning which bid is low.

20. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE SET FOR OPENING OF BIDS

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications or drawings or both prior to the date set for opening of bids. Such revisions and amendments, if any, will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this invitation for bids. If the revisions and amendments are of a nature which requires material changes in quantities or prices of bid or both, the date set for opening of bids may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the issuing officer will enable bidders to revise their bids. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for opening bids.

21. PRE-BID SITE INVESTIGATION

(a) Bidders are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance of the contract, to the extent such information is reasonably available. In no event will a failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for withdrawal of a bid after opening or for a claim after award of the contract.

(b) Site investigation will be conducted with the following schedule:

Pre-Bid Site Investigation:

Date: July 26, 2016 Time: 1400 hrs Location of Meeting: East side of base exchange parking lot.

COE POC/phone number/email:

Mr. Frank Cook, 080-2160-7244, Frank.H.Cook.civ@usace.army.mil or Mr. Wade Oxford, 080-8585-2277, William.W.Oxford.civ@usace.army.mil

(i) Camp Hansen base access is required. A maximum of five (5) personnel per company (prospective offeror) will be permitted to attend the site investigation.

(ii) If the prospective offeror requires a day base access pass (personnel and\or Vehicle), the offeror shall provide a roster of attendees to the aforementioned POC, ten (10) days prior to the site investigation date.

Roster shall contain the Company Name, Individual(s) Name, and a copy (front and back) of the individual’s photo identification (ID). On the day of the site investigation pre-approved personnel shall require a Photo ID to enter the base.

(iii) For vehicle base access provide a copy of the vehicle registration and proof of insurance (JCI) ten

(10) days prior to the site investigation date.

22. PRE-AWARD INFORMATION

Each Offeror shall provide, the Contracting Officer, a list of present commitments under construction with Federal, State or Local Government agencies. Provide the agency name, contact number, monetary value and percentage of completion.

List of all relevant contracts completed during the last five years with Federal, State or Local Government agencies. Provide the agency name, contact number, point of contact (name and telephone number, and monetary value).

Complete the attached SF 1407 (see attachment A).

Price verification letter: It is requested that you review your bid in enough detail to verify its correctness and conformity with the plans and specifications of the project, and that you can perform the work required at the proposed price sand within the stipulated time for completion of the work.

Please provide the above information with your bid, so that we can complete our evaluation of the apparent low bidder in a timely manner.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management JUL 2013 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2015

52.211-2 Availability of Specifications, Standards, and Data Item Descriptions Listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)

APR 2014

52.214-3 Amendments To Invitations For Bids DEC 1989 52.214-4 False Statements In Bids APR 1984 52.214-5 Submission Of Bids MAR 1997 52.214-6 Explanation To Prospective Bidders APR 1984 52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids NOV 1999 52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction APR 1984 52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction AUG 1996 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or

Information Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

OCT 2010

52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014 252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.228-1 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 ¥330,000,000, 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.

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 U.S. Army Engineer District, Japan, APO AP 96338-5010

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

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/ www.acquisition.gov

Section 00 45 00 - Representations and Certifications

1. CORPORATE CERTIFICATE. In accordance with FAR 4.102(c), the offeror, if a corporation, is requested to complete and submit the following certificate. A joint venture will require a submittal of this certificate from both parties involved.

C O R P O R A T E C E R T I F I C A T E

The Offeror, if a corporation, shall have this certificate executed under its corporate seal, provided that the same officer of the corporation shall not execute both the offer and this certificate. [0000-4503]

I, ___________________________________________________________, certify that I am the

____________________________________________ of the corporation named as Offeror herein;

that ____________________________________________________________, who signed the offer on behalf of the Offeror, was then of said corporation; and that said offer was duly signed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

(CORPORATE SEAL) __________________________________ (PERSONAL SEAL)

(Signature)

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 (APR 2016)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 236220.

(2) The small business size standard is N/A.

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

(iv) 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.

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

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

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

(viii) 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.

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

(x) 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.

(xi) 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.

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

(xiii) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiv) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xv) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA-designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xvi) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA- designated items.

(xvii) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xviii) 52.225-4, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225- 3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $77,533, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $77,533 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xix) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xx) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan--Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxi) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxii) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

(ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

(iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Certification.

(v) 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Certification.

(vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Products (Alternate I only).

(vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

252.203-7998 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY

AGREEMENTS—REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015)

(a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VIII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

(b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

252.204-7007 ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2015)

Substitute the following paragraphs (d) and (e) for paragraph (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204-8:

(d)(1) The following representations or certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM) database are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 252.209-7003, Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus--Representation. Applies to all solicitations with institutions of higher education.

(ii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment--Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government. Applies to solicitations for fixed-price supply and service contracts when the contract is to be performed wholly or in part in a foreign country, and a foreign government controls wage rates or material prices and may during contract performance impose a mandatory change in wages or prices of materials.

(iii) 252.222-7007, Representation Regarding Combating Trafficking in Persons, as prescribed in 222.1771. Applies to solicitations with a value expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(iv) 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform. Applies to all solicitations when performance will be wholly or in part in a foreign country.

(v) 252.225-7049, Prohibition on Acquisition of Commercial Satellite Services from Certain Foreign Entities-- Representations. Applies to solicitations for the acquisition of commercial satellite services.

(vi) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Applies to all solicitations expected to result in contracts of $150,000 or more.

(vii) 252.229-7012, Tax Exemptions (Italy)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Italy.

(viii) 252.229-7013, Tax Exemptions (Spain)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Spain.

(ix) 252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea. Applies to all solicitations except those for direct purchase of ocean transportation services or those with an anticipated value at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

(2) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

____ (i) 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government.

____ (ii) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

____ (iii) 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate.

____ Use with Alternate I.

X (iv) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel.

____ (v) 252.225-7035, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

____ Use with Alternate I.

____ Use with Alternate II.

____ Use with Alternate III.

____ Use with Alternate IV.

____ Use with Alternate V.

(e) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM Web site at https://www.acquisition.gov/. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in FAR 52.204-8(c) and paragraph (d) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer, and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below ____ [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by provision number, title, date].