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This document is an amendment to a solicitation for a firm-fixed price construction contract. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District is seeking repairs to security fencing, boat ramps, bollards, cleats, guard posts, rubber fenders, concrete decking and tetrapods at the White Beach Army Fuel Pier and Tengan Basin at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan. The estimated price range for the work is between 50 to 100 million Japanese yen. The amendment extends the deadline for questions through ProjNet to February 5, 2020 at 5:00 PM Japan Standard Time, while maintaining the existing proposal due date. Site visits will be held on January 16, 2020 at the specified locations, and contractors must submit attendee lists by January 14.

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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

DLA DWCF Waterfront Repairs White Beach Army Fuel Pier & Tengan Basin (Camp Courtney) Okinaw a, Japan

See Continuation Page.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 8

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 29-Jan-2020

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 W912HV20R0003

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

07-Jan-2020

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 is extended, X 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

29-Jan-2020

CODE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

USACE-JAPAN DISTRICT

RM. 116, BLDG. 364

CAMP FOSTER

CHATAN-CHO, NAKAGAMI-GUN OKINAWA

JAPAN

W912HV 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912HV20R0003

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

AM-0001

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT (continued)

A. The purpose of this solicitation amendment is to extend the closing date and time for offeror questions within the ProjNet, Proposal Inquiry Module FROM 11:59 PM (midnight), Japan Standard Time on January 29, 2020 TO 5:00 PM, Japan Standard Time on February 5, 2020.

B. The proposal due date and time remains unchanged. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERERS

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS

1. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SOLICITATION

Prospective Offers are required to submit an Offer by the date and time specified in Solicitation Announcement Number W912HV20R0003.

2. METHOD OF PROCUREMENT.

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, intends to solicit this requirement as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using the source selection procedures identified in FAR 15.101-2. A Firm-Fixed Price construction contract will be awarded to the offeror who whose proposal is deemed to represent the Best Value to the Government through the utilization of LPTA source selection procedures (See Specifications SECTION 00 22 00).

3. THIS SOLICITATION IS FOR LOCAL SOURCES ONLY.

This contract will be performed in its entirety in Okinawa, Japan, and is intended for local sources only.

4. DELIVERY OF OFFERS.

PROPOSAL CONTENT. The following documents shall be completed and submitted with your proposal.

(1) COVER SHEET – Follow instructions of the Cover Sheet. If the Cover Sheet was revised by an official Amendment, the Offeror shall submit their Proposal using the latest issued Cover Sheet.

(2) STANDARD FORM 30 AMENDMENT(S) (if any) – Blocks 8, 15A, 15B, and 15C on Page 1 of each Amendment issued. Signature shall be made by an authorized representative of the company.

(3) SECTION 00 10 00; SOLICITATION, CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) SCHEDULE

(4) SECTION 00 45 00; REPRESENTATION & CERTIFICATIONS

(5) Proposal Volumes I, II, III – Follow instructions in SECTION 00 22 00 for the preparation of your proposal, including Proposal Format and Content requirements.

(6) Proposals shall be emailed to the following individuals by the due date and time specified on the latest issued coversheet:

Contract Specialist: Mr. Daryl S. Duenas Email: Daryl.S.Duenas.civ@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer: Ms. Shyloe Werner Email: Shyloe.A.Werner.civ@usace.army.mil

EMAIL PROPOSAL FORMAT:

Email Subject Line: Offeror’s Name and RFP Number.

Email Text: Offeror’s Name, Address, RFP Number, Project Title and Date & Time Offerors are due.

Each Email message, including all attachments, cannot exceed 25MB.

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the Government receives the emailed offers by the due date and time.

5. CONTRACTOR APPLICATIONS.

Firms which have not submitted a Contractor Application to this office are requested to go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan Engineering District, Contracting Division website:

http://www.poj.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/GettingStarted.aspx to download the Contractor Application.

Such firms shall be required to complete the aforementioned application and submit original documents indicating they are registered with the Government of Japan to perform construction in Japan and possess both the necessary construction licenses and permits required to perform the requisite work identified in the solicitation. This documentation should be submitted prior to proposal submission.

6. SUBMISSIONS OF OFFERS IN JAPANESE YEN.

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of Japanese Yen. Offers received in any currency other than Japanese Yen will be rejected.

7. MAGNITUDE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.

Physical Characteristics: Design and construction shall comply with the specifications and requirements contained in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The design and technical criteria contained and cited in this RFP establishes the minimum standards for design and construction quality. All specifications will be identified in the CLIN Schedule, SECTION 00 10 00.

The intent of this project is to conduct repairs to a number of deficient maintenance items identified by the Waterfront Facilities Inspection Report (WFI-WHB-18 Located in the SOW) dated July 2018. This report was conducted by the Army Transportation Infrastructure Program, HQ Installation Management Command (see attachment (1) of the SOW). The deficient items identified by the Waterfront Facilities Inspection Report are as follows: Security Fencing, Boat Ramp repair, Steel Bollards, Cleats, Guard Posts around the Fire Hydrants, Rubber

Fenders, concrete pier horizontal cracking on concrete deck, concrete surface spalling and resetting the Toe of the Tetrapods at STA. 1+55 of Tengan Basin Seawall.

Magnitude of the Proposed Project. The estimated price range of this work is between ¥50,000,000 and ¥100,000,000 [FAR 36.204(e)].

8. OFFEROR INQUIRES, REQUEST FOR EXPLANATION OR INTEPRETATION.

Prospective Offerors shall submit all questions or requests for information (RFI) regarding this solicitation through the PrjoNet website, which can be accessed at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/. The “Bidder Inquiry Module” in ProjNet will allow contractors to submit questions and/or RFIs, and display previously submitted questions and/or RFIs posted by other prospective Offerors. Telephonic and email questions sent directly to Government representatives will not be accepted. All questions and/or requests for information (RFI) shall be submitted Bidder Inquiry Module by the due date and time identified herein.

All questions or RFIs shall be submitted within the ProjNet, Bidder Inquiry Module no later than 11:59 PM (midnight), Japan Standard Time on January 29, 2020 5:00 PM, Japan Standard Time on February 5, 2020.

To submit and/or review questions related to this project, prospective Offerors must use a Bidder Inquiry Key and follow the instructions listed below for access.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 3AUXSJ-3IU3SQ

Prior to submitting questions or RFIs, prospective Offerors are encouraged to thoroughly review the Solicitation and all attachments (i.e. specifications and drawings) and the Bidder Inquiry Module to confirm other Offerors have not previously submitted the same question or RFI, in order to avoid repeat inquiries.

For specification questions, select “Specifications,” then list the Section, Paragraph and Page Number to correspond to your inquiry. For Plans questions, select “Plans” and list the sheet and detail number for the inquiry.

ProjNet Access Instructions:

(1) Go to the website: https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

(2) At the home page, select USACE for the “Managing Agency” field.

(3) At the home page, enter your email address under the “EMAIL” field (do not enter a password in the

“Regular Accounts” Section).

(4) At the home page, enter the Bidder Inquiry Key under the “KEY ACCESS” field.

(5) Read and check “I agree to the privacy & security notice.”

(6) Press Sign-in button.

(7) A page will open requesting user account information and will ask you to create a new account (if you don’t have an existing account in the system). Enter all data fields required for account creation.

When you log back in, you will need to answer your security question.

(8) Press “add user” to continue.

(9) Upon completion of account creation, you will have access to the ProjNet system and project page.

(10) Review and submit questions regarding this project. An offeror who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. All questions can be viewed from this program.

(11) For specific Step-by-Step for POSTING YOUR INQUIRIES, see the Reference link in the Contract Viewer.

(12) For questions about ProjNet, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free number at 1-800-428- HELP, which operates from 8 am to 5 pm (U.S. Central Time Zone). Questions can be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

The Government reserves the right to answer questions after this deadline, but is not obligated to provide a response to late questions. The Government will respond to the inquiries in ProjNet. Government responses to inquiries are intended to provide clarity and may or may not result in an amendment to the solicitation. All revisions to the specifications and/or drawings will be specified noted and incorporated into the solicitation via an amendment.

Any information given a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective offerors as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting proposals or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective offerors.

9. PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR – DEFINED.

For the purposes of the FAR Clause 52.236-1, “Performance of Work by The Contractor,” 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 Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) identified in the Schedule, located at SECTION 00 10 00 of this Solicitation.

11. 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.

12. 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. Failure to comply with this requirement may be cause for rejection of the Offer.

13. JAPANESE CONSUMPTION TAX.

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.

14. DEFINITION OF THE WORDS ITEM/ITEMS.

This solicitation contains a single schedule for award to a single Offeror.

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.

Any reference to “Bid,” “Bidder,” or “Bidding Schedule,” shall be construed to mean Offer,” “Offeror” or “Proposal Schedule,” respectively.

15. 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.

16. PRE-AWARD SURVEYS.

The Government reserves the right to conduct a pre-award survey of any firm under consideration to confirm any part of the information furnished by the offeror, or to require other evidence of managerial, financial, technical, and other capabilities, the positive establishment of which is determined by the Government to be necessary for the successful performance of the contract.

17. SITE VISIT:

Site Visit locations: Participants shall meet at the following location:

Date: Thursday, 16 January 2020 Time: 09:00 a.m. JST Location: Camp Courtney, Tengan Basin Seawall Point of contact: Mr. Hans Miller, Project Engineer; Telephone: 645-9510/080-179-96209 E-mail: Hans.C.Miller.civ@usace.army.mil

Date: Thursday, 16 January 2020 Time: 01:00 p.m. JST Location: Naval Base White Beach Point of contact: Mr. Hans Miller, Project Engineer; Telephone: 645-9510/080-179-96209 E-mail: Hans.C.Miller.civ@usace.army.mil

Site Visit Participants: Contractors shall submit a list of attendees in English to the above Government POC no later than 1:00 p.m., 14 January 2020.

The attendee list shall include: Last name, first name, citizenship, company name, and whether temporary base access (escort) is required. No more than five (5) participants from each company will be escorted to the site visit.

Transportation: Attendees must provide their own transportation. The Government will not provide transportation from the gate to each project site location. Due to limited parking, attendees are highly encouraged to carpool.

Temporary Base Access (escort): Contractors that do not have base access for the site visit locations shall meet the Government POC at the following date and time for base escort:

Base Escort Meeting Locations:

Date: Thursday, 16 January 2020 Time: 08:30 a.m. JST Meeting Location: Camp Courtney Gate Entrance, Pass and ID Visitor Parking Lot

Date: Thursday, 16 January 2020 Time: 12:30 p.m. JST Meeting Location: Naval Base White Beach Gate Entrance, Pass and ID Visitor Parking Lot

Required Documentation for Base Escort:

a. Valid Picture Identification (ID): Valid IDs are required for entry onto the all Military Installations in Okinawa, Japan. Driver’s License, Passport or Jyuuki (Jyuuminn kihon daicho) Card (with photograph) are considered valid picture IDs.

b. Vehicle type and license plate number.

Required Documentation for Vehicle Pass: A maximum of one (1) vehicle pass will be allowed for each company. For a vehicle pass, the following documents are necessary:

a. Vehicle Inspection Certificate (original).

b. Mandatory Automobile Liability Insurance Deed (original deed).

c. Voluntary Insurance Deed (original deed).

Note: In case of a rental car, individual vehicles are covered by rental car company group insurance.

Thus, no individual deeds are issued. In this case, a copy of group insurance deed is necessary

Photography: Attendees will be permitted to take photographs during the site visit identified herein.

Information provided at the conference or site visit shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation, specifications, and/or drawings. Terms of the solicitation and specifications remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing. If an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of solicitation amendments shall apply.

18. SPECIAL TREATMENT OF PACKAGING OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL.

Offerors 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.

(End of Summary of Changes)

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