W912LR24B0001 - Ammendment 003 Modification Summary.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provi ded herei n, all t erms and condit ions of t he document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remai ns unchanged and in ful l force and effect .

15A. NAME AND TIT LE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

ST ANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescr ibed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Project No. 431850; Project Title: Engineering Housing and Maintenance Shop. Camp Santiago, Salinas, PR-This amendment is issued to:

- Clarify the Bid Repository Timelines located in section 00 21 00 of the solicitation. On 9 April 2024 the Bid Repository Box w ill be available until 12:00pm AST.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE P AGE OF P AGES

J 1 6

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

16C. DAT E SIGNED

BY 05-Apr-2024

16B. UNITED ST AT ES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contract ing Officer)(Signature of person author ized t o sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, Count y, Stat e and Zip Code) X W912LR24B0001

X 9B. DAT ED (SEE IT EM 11)

09-Jan-2024

10B. DAT ED (SEE IT EM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITAT ION NO.

11. THIS IT EM ONLY APPLIES T O AMENDMENT S OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered soli cit ati on i s amended as set forth in It em 14. The hour and date specified for rece ipt of Offer is ext ended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowl edge rece ipt of t his amendment pri or to the hour and date specified in the sol ici tat ion or as amended by one of t he fol lowing methods:

(a) By compl eti ng Items 8 and 15, and returning copi es of the amendment ; (b) By acknowledgi ng recei pt of thi s amendment on each copy of t he offer submit ted;

or (c) By s epara te let ter or t elegram whi ch i ncludes a refe rence t o t he s olic ita tion and amendment numbers . FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE P LACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS P RIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SP ECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of thi s amendment you desire t o change an offer already submit ted, s uch change may be made by t elegram or let ter, provided each t elegram or l ett er makes re ference to the sol ici tat ion and this amendment , and is received prior to the openi ng hour and dat e speci fi ed.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DAT A (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 FORT H IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONT RACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. T HE ABOVE NUMBERED CONT RACT /ORDER IS MODIFIED T O REFLECT THE ADMINIST RATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORT H IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO T HE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. T HIS SUPPLEMENT AL AGREEMENT IS ENT ERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OT HER (Specify type of modification and authorit y)

E. IMPORTANT: Contract or is not, is required to sign this document and return copies t o the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/cont ract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/ MODIFICATION NO. 5. P ROJECT NO.(If appli cable )

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04-Apr-2024

CODE

USPFO FOR PUERTO RICO

BLDG 540 P & C DIV/ BORINQUENEER ST

FORT BUCHANAN PR 00934-4069

W912LR 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other t han item 6)

4. REQUISITION/P URCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See I tem 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912LR24B0001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The Issued By organization has changed from

USPFO FOR PUERTO RICO

BLDG 540 / BORINQUENEER ST

FORT BUCHANAN PR 00934-4069

to

USPFO PR 156 MISSION SUPPORT CONTRACTING

200 JOSE A TONY SANTANA AVE

CAROLINA PR 00979-1514

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. Description of the Project: The Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG) plans to Construct a New Engineer/Housing Maintenance Shop (EHMS) operated by the Department of Public Works (DPW) at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center (CSJTC), Salinas, PR 00751. The project will consist in the construction of a new 21,117 Square Foot (SF) facility that will support repair of buildings, roads, grounds, and utility systems. The facility will consist of an administration area and shops for the facilities maintenance, roads, and grounds of CSJTC.

Building circulation and building mechanical, electrical, telecommunications and general support spaces to include a unisex toilet are also part of the facility. Site supporting facilities include site preparation, fine grading and seeding, storm water/storm drainage management measures, rigid and flexible pavements, curbing, sidewalks, exterior fire protection, emergency generator hook-ups, utilities, and physical security (AT/FP) measures.The construction must comply with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Construciton at the Silver level and must contemplate the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

2. Instructions to Bidders:

2.1. You are invited to submit a bid in response to our Invitation for Bids (IFB) W912LR-24-B-0001 entitled Construction of Engineer Housing Maintenance Shop, Project Number 431850, at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center (CSJTC), Salinas, PR.

2.2. As a result of this solicitation, the Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price.

2.3. This Solicitation is 100% Set Aside for Small Business.

3. NOTICE OF PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT:

3.1. A pre-bid conference will be conducted on 30 January 2024 at 9:00am AST (-4:00 San Juan, PR) for the purposes of briefing on the bid requirements and answering questions regarding this solicitation. This conference will be held at Building 763 (TAG Conference Room) located at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center (CSJTC), Salinas, Puerto Rico. The mandatory site visit will be held following the conference.

3.2. Due to security conditions, all offerors must register to attend this conference and site visit. Email the following information for all attendees to MAJ Rolando Perez at: rolando.perez.9@us.af.mil and SGT Jose A Ramirez Alvarado at: jose.a.ramirezalvarado.mil@army.mil Please provide the following:

i Firm Name and Telephone Number

ii. Visitor’s Name

iii. Drivers License #

iv. Citizenship

3.3. This information must be provided in advance, 5 business days prior to the meeting, in order to ensure access to the military base and conference site and ensure adequate seating for the conference attendees. Even if you have access to the base you must register to ensure adequate seating. The furnishing of the above information is voluntary; however, your failure to furnish all or part of the requested information may result in the Government’s denial of your access to the pre-proposal conference. This information will be provided to the Physical Security Officer who will authorize your entrance to the site.

3.4. Visitors must pick up their passes at the Installation’s Main Entry Gate prior to arrival. You will be required to present the following information upon arrival: (1) Vehicle Registration, (2) Valid Drivers License, (3) Proof of Insurance for Vehicle, (4) Safety Inspection and Car Rental agreement if applicable. Any of the above information furnished by you is protected under the Privacy Act and shall not be released unless permitted by law and/or you have consented to such.

3.5. Information provided at this conference or site visit shall not qualify the terms and conditions of the solicitation and specifications. 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.

3.6. A record of the conference shall be made and furnished to all prospective bidders via posting at www.SAM.gov.

The record will include minutes of the meeting, including questions (on a non-attribution basis) and answers.

4. FORMAL COMMUNICATION, OFFEROR EXPLANATIONS:

4.1. Submit all questions in the format shown below by email to the contracting office at the addresses shown below.

Do NOT contact AE or Engineering personnel directly. Doing so will only delay your answer. All questions must come through the Contracting Office.

Subject Line: Reference No. SOLICITATION W912LR-24-B-0001

Email: rolando.perez.9@us.af.mil and and SGT Jose A Ramirez Alvarado at: jose.a.ramirezalvarado.mil@army.mil

PRE-BID INQUIRY FORMAT

Date of Bid Inquiry: _______________ From: ______________________________ Company Name: ________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _____________________________ Email address: ________________________________________________________________________ Bid Inquiry: (Please clearly state your question) (If sent via an attachment word docs are preferred to facilitate posting of answers to the master Q&A document.)

4.2. Any explanation desired by an offeror regarding the meaning or interpretation of the solicitation, or proposals, drawings, specifications, etc. must be requested in writing and with sufficient time allowed for a reply to reach bidders before the submission of their bid.

4.3. All questions and requests for information (RFI) must be received NOT LATER THAN the fifth working day prior to bid opening. OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS EARLY IN

THIS PROCESS.

4.4. Any changes to the drawings, specifications, etc. will be issued in the form of an amendment. However, any answers that clarify or provide an interpretation to the drawings, specifications, etc. will NOT be posted via amendment but rather as a response to the RFI on SAM.gov at https://www.SAM.gov.

4.5. Receipt by the offeror must be acknowledged in the space provided on the SF 1442 or by returning a signed copy of the amendment by the time set for receipt of bids.

4.6. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Contract Opportunities (SAM.gov) system. Plans and specifications are locked on SAM.gov and require Contractors to request explicit access from the Contracting Officer OR export controlled access through DLA. See complete instructions on SAM.gov. SAM.gov is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders/offerors must register with SAM.gov before accessing the system.

4.7. Amendments, if/when issued will be posted to https://www.SAM.gov for electronic downloading. This will normally be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Websites are occasionally inaccessible due to various reasons.

5. BID REPOSITORY AND BID OPENING:

5.1. A bid repository is provided for hand carried bids and is located at Building 540, Borinqeneer Street, Fort Buchanan, PR 00934. The repository box is positioned inside the building in the lobby area near the front desk.

Hand carried bids must be deposited in the repository before 9 April 2024 at 12:00pm AST.

5.2. All bids must be stamped at the moment of received by contracting personnel only prior to depositing bid package into repository box. Access to the repository box will only be allowed on normal working days (excluding weekends and federal holidays) from 7:30am AST through 3:30pm AST. On 9 April 2024 the repository box will only be available until 12:00pm AST.

5.3. Bidders are cautioned that they may be required to sign-in and obtain a visitor’s pass to enter the facility and should allow time to accomplish this. See instructions for obtaining access to the facilities in the Site Visit instruction. Follow the same instruction for obtaining entry to hand carry bid. Late receipt of bids due to entry delays may not be deemed excusable and the Contracting Officer may declare the bid “late” in accordance with FAR 14.304.

5.4. The bid opening will occur at the time and date specified in Block 13 of the SF1442 at the Puerto Rico Army National Guard Museum, C. Esteves, San Juan, PR 00901. All interested offerors and their major subcontractors are encouraged to attend the bid opening.

6. WAGE DETERMINATION: Construction Wage Rates applicable to this project are PR20230001 dated 5 January 2024 as shown in Section 007300. The Wage Determination will be revised as applicable to ensure the most current wage rate is incorporated in this solicitation.

7. BID PREPARATION EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS: This IFB does not commit the Government to pay costs incurred in preparation and submission of bids or for other costs incurred prior to award of a formal contract.

8. CLAUSES: Clauses and provisions from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and supplements thereto are incorporated in this document by reference and in full text. Those incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

9. DISPOSITION OF UNSUCCESSFUL BIDS: In compliance with FAR Subpart 4.8, the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful bids including the bid bond.

10. OFFERORS QUALIFICATIONS: To establish its responsibility, the apparent low bidder may be requested by the Government prior to award, to submit a statement regarding his previous experience in performing comparable work, his business and technical organization, financial and bonding resources and plant available to be used in performing the work. This action may be requested to determine if the contractor is responsible.

11. BID SUBMISSION:

Hand Carried Bids and Mailed in Bids, are the ONLY allowed methods for qualifying for the Public Bid Opening.

Bid Submissions on a formatted disk will also be required as part of the bid package. A formatted disk with your bid submission is required. Formatted disk bid documents will not be assessed by the Government until after Public Bid Opening has occurred. Files on the formatted disk are for Electronic Records keeping only.

NOTE: If mailing in Bid, please allow for adequate days for delivery so Bid will make it to the United States Property and Fiscal Office for Puerto Rico (USPFO-PR) Purchasing & Contracting (P&C) Division, Fort Buchanan, PR before Bid closing time. Mail Bid to MAJ Rolando Perez at the address listed below. Mailed in Bids that are past the 3:00 P.M. Bid Opening time may not be considered for opening.

BIDS ARE TO BE RECIEVED NO LATER THAN THE DATE LISTED IN BLOCK 13 OF THE SF 1442.

Bid Package - Address to:

Rolando Perez USPFO-PR / P&C Division Borinqueneer Street, Bldg 540 Fort Buchanan, PR 00934 (For Solicitation W912LR-24-B-0001)

11.2. In accordance with FAR Provision 52.214-12, Preparation of Bids, bid package must be completed and mailed to the USPFO-PR P&C Divion at Fort Buchanan or hand carried to the identified repository box at San Juan prior to the time set for bid closing in paragraph 13A of the Standard Form 1442. Bid submission in any other manner WILL NOT be accepted.

11.3. By submission of its bid, the offeror agrees to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined unacceptable.

11.4. The formatted disk bid package shall include the following four separate attachments:

a. Attachment 1: Standard Form 1442 with BLOCKS 14-20 completed.

b. Attachment 2: Bid Guarantee in accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee.

c. Attachment 3: Provisions filled-in with required information. 52.204-8, 52.209-7, 52.222-22, 52.223-3.

d. Attachment 4: Reps and Certs

11.5. Disk Formats:

a. The subject line of the formatted disk package shall include the bid number and offeror’s name in the following format: W912LR-23-B-0001: OFFEROR’S NAME. If multiple disks are required to be submitted, indicate in the subject line that multiple emails will be received using the following format: (Disk 1 of 3), (Disk 2 of 3), (Disk 3 of 3). The following is a sample subject line:

SUBJECT: W912LR-23-B-0001 COMPANY XYZ (Disk 2 of 3).

b. The formatted disk shall list the following information:

i. Address of the office specified in Block 7 of the solicitation.

ii. Time and Date specified in for receipt of bid.

iii. Solicitation Number

iv. Name and address of bidder

c. Each complete bid in response to this solicitation must be submitted individually/separately and must be properly identified. USPFO-PR P&C Division, will not be responsible for electronic responses that are not submitted correctly and/or are improperly identified. If you submit an offer under an incorrect solicitation number, your offer may not be considered.

d. Files must be readable using Microsoft Office Word 2013 (or lower) or Adobe PDF (set to minimum 200 dots per inch).

e. DO NOT submit attachments in .ZIP files. Any bid package, or portion thereof, submitted as a .ZIP file will be

REJECTED.

f. Do not password protect disks or disk files.

g. To avoid rejection of an offer, vendors must make every effort to ensure their formatted disk submission is virus free. Submissions, or portions thereof, which the automatic system detects the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise unreadable, will be treated as “unreadable” pursuant to FAR 14.406, Receipt of an Unreadable Electronic Bid, and be handled accordingly for the supplied formatted disk(s).

h. Offerors are required to ensure adequate time for Government receipt of the bid submission by the bid closing time.

PLEASE NOTE: 3:00 PM AST IS THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC BID OPENING TIME. Synopsis days and times are only tentative, and should not be considered as actual. All dates are subject to change, and changes shall be posted to SAM via solicitation amendment(s). All bids are to be deposited in the bid repository box no later than the date listed in the Standard Form 1442 Block 13A.

LATE BIDS. Late receipt of bids due to entry delays may not be deemed excusable and the Contracting Officer may declare the bid “late” in accordance with FAR 14.304 and in accordance with clause 52.214-7. Please refer to these Clauses and Provisions for information on what the government will determine as a late bid.

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