Crash Cushion BOTA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued separately.

This solicitation document and its incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-02 dated December 22, 2023.

The solicitation number is 20243321061 Crash Cushion BOTA and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

This is a 100% Small business Set Aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 332996 Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing, with a corresponding small business standard of 550 employees. The Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is 5660 Fencing, Fences, Gates and Components.

Only offers from small businesses will be considered for this solicitation.

Services shall be quoted ALL or NONE as per CLIN structure attached and returned with your quote via e-mail directly to my attention at seone.jones@ibwc.gov. Please include 20243321061 Crash Cushion BOTA in the subject line.

NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED>

Submission shall be received not later than the response date listed above. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Emailed submissions are accepted and are the preferred form of submission. Receipt will be verified by the date/time stamp on email.

Quotes shall be good for 90 Days.

In accordance with FAR Provision 52.236-17 Alt 1, Site Visit (Construction FEB 1995) - Alternate 1 (FEB 1995), a site visit shall be held on July 17, 2024, beginning at 8 AM MST at American Dam. 2616 West Paisano Drive. From there, an IBWC employee will lead you to the site visit where the work will be performed. Attendance is highly recommended. The site visit will require IBWC employees to escort the attendees so we will have a limit of 2 attendees per firm. Please provide the name of the attendees by July 12th at 12 noon to seone.jones@ibwc.gov. Please include 20243321061 Crash Cushion BOTA Attendees in the subject line.

The Site Visit is intended to give Contractors an opportunity to assess the site to reduce potential for misunderstandings as they prepare their proposals in order to provide a better project for all involved.   The Government is not bound by verbal responses made by any USIBWC personnel regarding the solicitation or the BOTA.  Contractors shall submit written questions to the Contracting Officer (CO) for official clarification and responses.  All written questions and answers received prior to the cutoff date shall be added to this Solicitation as an amendment; only these written responses bind the Government during performance of this Contract.

Only questions submitted by email to seone.jones@ibwc.gov will be considered. Please include 20243321061 Crash Cushion BOTA in the subject line. Questions received from Offerors after 2PM on July 19, 2024, may not be responded to.

Offer due date/local time: July 29, 2024; 2:00 pm MST.

Active UEI (Unique Entity Identifier) must be included with your offer.

Description: The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section (IBWC) requires the replacement of a damaged crash cushion located at the north end of the Bridge of the Americas (BOTA), Land Port of Entry (LPOE), of the United States International Boundary and Water Commission.

Refer to attached Scope of Work for description of the requirement to include dates and places of delivery, inspection, and acceptance. CLIN structure attached shall be returned with your quote via email to my attention with information requested.

Evaluation of Offer – The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate Offers: Technical acceptability to meet IBWC requirements; Technical Approach and Past Performance.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), responsible offeror. Offers will be ranked lowest to highest according to price. A price analysis will be conducted to determine whether the lowest price will result from a single award or multiple awards. Based on the price analysis, the lowest price offer or multiple offers, will be forwarded to the requiring activity for technical evaluation (offer(s), in accordance with the specifications, will be deemed either technically acceptable or technically unacceptable). If the lowest price offer or offers is found technically acceptable and the pricing determined fair and reasonable by the Contracting Officer, evaluation will be deemed complete and award will be made based on the lowest price offer(s). If the lowest price offer is determined technically unacceptable, another analysis will be conducted amongst the remaining offers to determine if a single or multiple awards will provide the lowest price.  The lowest price offer(s) will be sent for technical evaluation. This process is repeated in order of price until an offer or combination of offers is deemed technically acceptable and price is determined fair and reasonable.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. NOTE: The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website accessed at https://www.sam.gov.

Payment information:

The Contractor will be paid in accordance with FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management (July 2013). Invoices will be submitted electronically via Invoice Processing Platform (IPP).

Invoice Processing Platform

The U.S. Section International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) has transitioned to an electronic invoicing system. The Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) is a secure, web-based system provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. IPP is available at no cost to any commercial vendor or independent contractor doing business with a participating government agency.

The following FAR provisions and clauses as identified below are hereby incorporated. Any FAR provisions or clauses not applicable by their terms shall be self-deleting.  Any FAR provisions or clause(s) erroneously, or otherwise, omitted, that which should have been included by their terms, shall be considered to be incorporated into this solicitation and any resultant contract.

The full text of FAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov.   The clauses and provisions identified below are to be considered the most up-to-date version, as accessible at https://www.acquisition.gov/.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition and any addenda.

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services; the evaluation criteria stated in paragraph (a) of the provision are as follows: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. The contract award will be offered to the best value offer made to the Government, considering price, responsibility, and past performance.

Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, with their offer. This may also be completed online at SAM.gov

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial items, applies to this acquisition and any addenda.

The following provisions and clauses may apply to this solicitation:

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management

FAR 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance

FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–Commercial Products and Commercial Services. In paragraph (b) of 52.212-5, the following apply FAR 52.219-6,

52.219-28,

52.222-3,

52.222-19,

52.222-21,

52.222-26,

52.222-35,

52.222-36,

52.222-41,

52-222-43,

52.222-50,

52.223-18, and

52.232-34.

The following additional clauses/provisions are applicable to this requirement. They have same full force and effect as if provided in full text.

FAR 52.228-5 Insurance - Work on Government installation - Before commencing work under this contract, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing that the required insurance has been obtained.

52.237-1, Site Visit

FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings. Equipment and Vegetation (Apr 1984) Compensation and Liability Insurance.

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations.

FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies-Fixed-Price

FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

Wage Determination 2015-5229 (Rev.-23)

Full Text of FAR provisions and clauses are available for review at http://www.acquisition.gov.

END of combined synopsis/solicitation

Attachments:

CLIN Structure -

Statement of Work (SOW)

Categorized Crash Cushion Attenuators

Wage Determination 2015-5229 Revision # 23