AMENDMENT_0001_W912P6-15-B-0010_FT_SHERIDAN.pdf

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

SUBJECT: INVITATION FOR BIDS NUMBER W912P6-15-B-0010, “FT. SHERIDAN RAVINE AND COASTAL RESTORATION, SECTION 506”

By w ay of this Amendment Number 0001, the government is hereby amending various portions of the Solicitation, as delineated on the follow ing pages. This Amendment also incorporates the USACE’s responses to Contractor’s inquiries.

The Point of Contact for this Amendment is Pamela Brow n at 312-846-5372.

THIS AMENDMENT CONTINUES ON THE NEXT PAGE

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 28-Aug-2015

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 W912P6-15-B-0010

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

21-Aug-2015

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

27-Aug-2015

CODE

U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, CHICAGO

231 SOUTH LASALLE STREET SUITE 1500

CHICAGO IL 60606-1437

W912P6 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912P6-15-B-0010

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

AMENDMENT PARTICULARS

A. BID OPENING DATE: The bid opening date is NOT EXTENDED by this Amendment; therefore, the bids are due by 3:00 p.m. CST on September 21, 2015. Detailed information regarding the submission of bids is located in SECTION 00100 of the Solicitation document.

B. AMENDED SOLICITATION SECTIONS:

(1) At SECTION 00100, “BIDDING SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS,” the following subparagraph d. is hereby added to Paragraph 1. “BID CONDITIONS:”

“d. SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN.

This provision does not apply to Small Business Concerns.

Prior to the Contracting Officer awarding the contract, the successful bidder, if a large business, will be required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the provision of FAR Clause 52.2199, "Small Business Subcontracting Plan." This requirement applies to all business concerns other than small businesses. The Contracting Officer must approve the Plan before an award can be made; the Plan will be made a part of the resultant contract. Bidders “shall not” include a small business subcontracting plan with its bid package. Below are the goals for the Department of Defense of which the successful bidder will need to apply to its Plan and as based upon a good faith effort of satisfying.

Small Business (SB): 36.00%

Small Disadvantaged Business: 5%

WomanOwned SB: 5%

Service Disabled Veteran SB: 3%

Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HubZONE): 3%”

(2) At SECTION 00700 - CONTRACT CLAUSES, the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses were inadvertently omitted from the Solicitation and are hereby added by reference:

52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan – Alternate I (Oct 2001)

OCT 2014

52.248-3 Value Engineering-Construction OCT 2010

(3) At SECTION 00700 - CONTRACT CLAUSES, the following FAR Clause is hereby deleted from the Solicitation; it is replaced by the correct Value Engineering Clause - see the aforementioned paragraph:

52.248-3 Alt I Value Engineering-Construction (Oct 2010) - Alternate I APR 1984

C. USACE RESPONSES TO CONTRACTOR’S QUESTIONS

Provided below are the USACE’s responses to questions submitted by Contractor’s since the issuance of the Solicitation.

QUESTION 1: On the printed page 74, under Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opp for Construction: it states in paragraph (b), “The goals for minority and female participation expressed in percentage terms for the Contracto4r’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered are, are as Follows, Minority, 19.6% and Female, 6.9%.

‐‐‐For clarification, does this mean “boots on the ground” workforce on field working days must meet these goals? If so, how do you account for replacement workers on “sick days”?

USACE RESPONSE 1: Per the clause provision at paragraph (c), the hours of minority and female employment must be “substantially uniform” throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. Therefore, the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. If an individual is on a sick day, we assume they are still gainfully employed. Thus, unless the contractor plans to fire a person calling off sick, the goals haven’t been compromised because the individual is merely on a sick day, but still under employment. (Re:

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999))

QUESTION 2: On printed page 82, Hub Zone SB concerns are discussed. If a team does not have a Hub Zone teaming partner, will that count against a team’s evaluation?

USACE RESPONSE 2:

Per the clause provision at (b) (1) (i) and (ii), Bids will be evaluated by adding a factor of 10 percent to the price of all bids, except from HUBZone Small Business (SB) concerns that have not waived the evaluation preference; and from otherwise successful bids of small business concerns.

In other words, if a HUBZONE SB or SB concern is the successful bidder, the 10% “will not” be added to their bid. However, if the successful bid is from a large business, the 10% will be added to its bid and it could very well make it the second low bid when adding the 10%.

With respect to teaming, to be eligible for the preference, businesses must be “certified as a HUBZone Small Business.”

(Re: 52.219‐4 NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION PREFERENCE FOR HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS

CONCERNS (OCT 2014))

QUESTION 3: I have a question regarding the above solicitation. In Box 10 of the Solicitation Form (1442) it states "competition for this acquisition is full and open unrestricted to business size" but the below that states "the NAICS code is 237990 with a small business size standard of $36.5M." So is this solicitation unrestricted or a SB set‐aside?

USACE RESPONSE 3: A SB set‐aside is no where mentioned in Block 10 or elsewhere in the Solicitation. As clearly and explicitly stated at Block 10, COMPETITION FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS “UNRESTRICTED” TO BUSINESS SIZE, meaning any size business may compete for this acquisition.

The NAICS code and size standards are provided in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which serves as a tool for determining whether or not a business is considered small for this procurement. Contractor’s are required to certify to their business sizes per Section 00600 of the Solicitation (Representatives & Certifications). This aids when evaluating bids, e.g. whether or not to employ the HUBZone price evaluation preference or require a small business subcontracting plan.

END OF QUESTIONS AND RESPONSES

END OF AMENDMENT 0001