Painting of Wharf Alpha Portal Crane

AMENDMENT 01

The purpose of this amendment is to notify offerors under solicitation FA4418-18-Q-0025 of a real life  world mission which may affect services to Wharf Alpha at Joint Base Charleston's - Naval Weapon Station.  At most, the Government anticipates a 7-10 day shutdown of Wharf Alpha on and/or about 10 September - 21 September 2018.  Therefore, an additional CLIN (0002) has been created to capture demobilization/mobilization costs to the contractor.  In the event of closure, the apparent awardee will be notified by the Contracting Officer within 20-30 days of the actual date of closure.   All contractor performance and services herein must cease 24 hours prior to the shutdown.  The contractor must coordinate demobilization/mobilization efforts with the Contracting Officer prior to demobilization/mobilization.  The Government will permit all equipment/materials to be left or secured in the area.  The mission will not require use of the crane. 

 **PLEASE SEE UPDATED CLIN STRUCTURE (ATTACHMENT 12)**

Combined Synopsis/ Solicitation for commercial items

 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 and Subpart 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation.  Proposals are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation/synopsis reference number is FA441818Q0025 and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-98 effective 31 May 18.

(iv) This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small business.  The NAICS code is 238320 with a size standard of $15,000,000.00.

(v) Contractors shall submit a quote to provide painting and coating maintenance for a 45T Washington Iron Works Portal Crane a.k.a "Big Blue" at Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station, South Carolina.

Contractors shall provide all labor, vehicles, equipment, tools, materials, and supervision in order to perform the requirements of the attached Statement of Work.    A firm fixed price contract is contemplated.

(vi) FA441818Q0025 LRS Painting of Wharf Alpha Portal Crane at Joint Base Charleston - Naval Weapons Station in Goose Creek, South Carolina.

See Attachments for submittal of a Quotation:

-Attachment 1. Instructions and Evaluation Factors
-Attachment 2. Request for Quotation (RFQ)
-Attachment 3. Performance Work Statement (PWS)
-Attachment 4. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)
-Attachment 5. Full Photo
-Attachment 6. UFGS Removal & Control and Disposal of Paint with Lead
-Attachment 7. UFGS Painting and Coating of Steel Structures
-Attachment 8. Crane Spec
-Attachment 9. Coating and Application Spec
-Attachment 10.  Wage Determination (Services) 2015-4427 Rev 6, 10 Jan 18
-Attachment 11.  Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), SC180056 01/05/2018 SC56

(vii)  Period of performance: 01 August 2018 through 30 September 2018.

Site Survey.  Prior to submission of proposals, parties interested in responding to this RFQ may attend a SITE VISIT CURRENTLY SCHEDULED 28 JUNE 2018.   Site visit arrangements shall be coordinated with Lt Joseph Alexander (joseph.alexander.13@us.af.mil).  The cut-off date to participate in the site visit is 25 June 2018.

(viii) The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil).

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial.

(ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items Evaluation. The Government anticipates awarding a contract to the offeror whose proposal provides the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered, and award may be made to other than the lowest priced proposal. The Government will evaluate proposals based on the following factors:

•(1)   Price
•(2)   Past Performance

(x) All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management  http://www.sam.gov

(xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition.    

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• FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 2009) (Deviation) are incorporated by reference, however, the following clauses apply:
  
• FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities
  
• FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports
  
• FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
  
• FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities
  
• FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act - Supplies Offerors are reminded that the Buy American Act restricts the purchase of supplies that are not domestic end products.
  
• FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management
  
• FAR 52.233-2 Protest after Award (Aug. 1996)
  

(xiii) The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement.

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• FAR 52.202-1, Definitions
  
• FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management
  
• FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity code Reporting
  
• FAR 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror
  
• FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
  
• FAR 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications
  
• FAR 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation
  
• FAR 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab or Other Covered Entities
  
• FAR 52.209-10, Prohibition on contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations
  
• FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items.
  
• FAR 52.215-5, Facsimile of Proposals
  
• FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
  
• FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Representation
  
• FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor
  
• 52.222-4, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards -- Overtime Compensation
  
• 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements
  
• FAR 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements
  
• FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards
  
• FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons.
  
• FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658
  
• FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
  
• FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.
  
• FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran--Representation and Certifications.
  
• FAR 52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation
  
• FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim
  
• 52.236-5, Material and Workmanship
  
• FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation.
  
• DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act (BAA) - Balance of Payments Program Certificate
  
• AFFARS 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations
  
• AFFARS 5352.242-9000 CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS
  
  The following full text provisions and clauses apply;
   
  
• FAR 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance (Apr 1984)
  

The offeror represents that --
(a) It * has developed and has on file, * has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR 60-1 and 60-2); or

(b) It * has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

(End of Provision) 

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• FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates
  

Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)
In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332.  This Statement is for Information Only, it is not a Wage Determination:

23760 Painter, Maintenance WG-7 $20.48 per hour + 36.35% fringe benefits

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• FAR 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/

(End of Provision) 

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• FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
  

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):  http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(End of Clause)

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• AFFAR 5352.201-9101 OMBUDSMAN (JUN 2016)
  

 (a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, Ms. Susan Madison, AFICA OL AMC, 507 Symington Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618-256-6668, email:  susan.madison@us.af.mil. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

(xiv)  Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS):  N/A 

(xv) Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by 12 July 2018 no later than 2:00 PM EST. Requests should be marked with solicitation number FA4418-18-Q-0025. 

(xvi) Address questions to 2d Lt Joseph Alexander, Contracting Specialist, at (843) 963-7744, fax (843) 963-5183, email joseph.alexander.13@us.af.mil or Terry Harrelson, Contracting Officer, Phone (843) 963-5182, email Terry.harrelson.1@us.af.mil 

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