Prefabricated Building for Vehicle Inspections

Added: Jun 14, 2011 8:13 am Modified: Jul 05, 2011 1:07 pmTrack Changes Provision and Installation of a 30' X 30' X 20' high metal building per attached specifications.

Please see the attached combined synopsis/solicitation and statement of work for further details.

Please submit your technical and price quotation to barbara.b.wilson@dhs.gov on or before 2:00 pm EDT, July 20, 2011.

Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendor IAW the instructions contained within the combined synopsis/solicitation.

Submit ALL questions to Barb Wilson at the email shown above.

PLEASE NOTE:  THE ORIGINAL COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION IS BEING REPLACED BY A NEW ATTACHMENT WITH THIS MODIFICATION.  THE REASON FOR THIS SWITCH IS THE FIRST ONE WAS SET UP FOR A COMMERCIAL ITEM/CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.  SINCE WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, WE FEEL IT IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SOLICITATION TO BE SET UP AS A PURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.  THE CHANGES IN THE DOCUMENT DEAL MOSTLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS NOW REFLECT A CONSTRUCTION EFFORT.

A REVISED STATEMENT OF WORK IS ATTACHED.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE ALSO ATTACHED.

THE DUE DATE FOR QUOTES IS JULY 20, 2011, TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 2:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME.

Added: Jun 17, 2011 9:17 am Modified: Jul 05, 2011 1:07 pmTrack Changes The first amendment to the solicitation is issued to add FAR Clause 52.228-13 as follows:

52.228-13 -- Alternative Payment Protections.

Alternative Payment Protections (Jul 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall submit one of the following payment protections:

      A Payment Bond; or,
      An irrevocable letter of credit.

(b) The amount of the payment protection shall be 100 percent of the contract price.

(c) The submission of the payment protection is required within __7__ days of contract award.

(d) The payment protection shall provide protection for the full contract performance period plus a one-year period.

(e) Except for escrow agreements and payment bonds, which provide their own protection procedures, the Contracting Officer is authorized to access funds under the payment protection when it has been alleged in writing by a supplier of labor or material that a nonpayment has occurred, and to withhold such funds pending resolution by administrative or judicial proceedings or mutual agreement of the parties.

(f) When a tripartite escrow agreement is used, the Contractor shall utilize only suppliers of labor and material that signed the escrow agreement.


This clause will be added to the contract document with the award if the award is greater than $30,000.00.

(End of Clause)

Added: Jun 17, 2011 9:17 am The first amendment to the solicitation is issued to add FAR Clause 52.228-13 as follows:

52.228-13 -- Alternative Payment Protections.

Alternative Payment Protections (Jul 2000)

(a) The Contractor shall submit one of the following payment protections:

      A Payment Bond; or,
      An irrevocable letter of credit.

(b) The amount of the payment protection shall be 100 percent of the contract price.

(c) The submission of the payment protection is required within __7__ days of contract award.

(d) The payment protection shall provide protection for the full contract performance period plus a one-year period.

(e) Except for escrow agreements and payment bonds, which provide their own protection procedures, the Contracting Officer is authorized to access funds under the payment protection when it has been alleged in writing by a supplier of labor or material that a nonpayment has occurred, and to withhold such funds pending resolution by administrative or judicial proceedings or mutual agreement of the parties.

(f) When a tripartite escrow agreement is used, the Contractor shall utilize only suppliers of labor and material that signed the escrow agreement.


This clause will be added to the contract document with the award if the award is greater than $30,000.00.

(End of Clause)

Added: Jun 14, 2011 8:13 am Provision and Installation of a 30' X 30' X 20' high metal building per attached specifications.

Please see the attached combined synopsis/solicitation and statement of work for further details.

Please submit your technical and price quotation to barbara.b.wilson@dhs.gov on or before 2:00 pm EDT, July 06, 2011.

Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable vendor IAW the instructions contained within the combined synopsis/solicitation.

Submit ALL questions to Barb Wilson at the email shown above.