Grind/Polish Concrete Floors (№8758856)

Competitive proposals are being requested under solicitation number W913E580111265. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued as a 100% set-aside for small business. The associated NAICS code is 561790 and the small business size standard is $7.5 million. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with regulation at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97 (01/24/2018) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DPN 20180514 (04/20/2018). It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses can be accessed in full text at www.farsite.hill.am.mil. Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number 2015-4025 (Rev. -6), dated 1/10/2018 is applicable and is attached.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire has a requirement to perform upgrade services on a section of concrete flooring in the ERB Machine Shop & Room 56 area (est. 2526 sq. ft.) by grinding, polishing, and sealing existing cracks in accordance with attached Performance Work Statement (PWS).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 1 JULY - 31 JULY 2018

BID SCHEDULE (CLIN, item description, quantity and units of measure, and total amount):

CLIN: 0001, ITEM DESCRIPTION: Grind and polish concrete floor in the ERB Machine Shop & Room 56 area (est. 2526 sq. ft.) at USACE, CRREL, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755 in accordance with PWS, QUANTITY: 1, UNITS OF MEASURE: Job, and TOTAL AMOUNT: tiny_mce_marker_____________.

Proposals shall be submitted via email to: [email protected]. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. There are no page limits; however, documents must be submitted by email; therefore, max file size is 15 megabytes. Please use the solicitation referenced in the subject line.

Offers are due by 15 June 2018 at 2:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST).

All questions concerning this solicitation must be submitted to the Government via email to [email protected]. The Government will accept questions up to seven (7) calendar days of the due date. Answers to questions will be provided via live Q&A document.

Evaluation:
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the Lowest Price.

The Government intends to select one contractor for this acquisition. However, the Government reserves the right not to award a contract at all, depending on the quality of the proposals and prices submitted and the availability of funds.

NOTE: ALL OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR AWARD. Information concerning SAM requirements may be viewed via the internet at SAM.gov.

CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS:

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions;
FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management;
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items;
FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial
FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications;
FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items;
FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items
FAR 52.228-5 Insurance - Work on a Government Installation
FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation

The following clauses cited within FAR Clause 52.212-5 are applicable:

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Sub Contract Awards;
FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government"s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractor Debarred,
Suspended or Proposed for Debarment;
FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation;
FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011);
FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor;
FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor;
FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities;
FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity;
FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities;
FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards;
FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons;
FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving;
FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008);
FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management;
FAR 52.233- 3 Protest After Award;

The following DFARS Clauses and Provisions are applicable to this acquisition:

DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirement Relating to Compensation of Former DoD officials;
DFARS 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD officials;
DFARS 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure;
DFARS 252.211-7003 Item Unique Identification and Valuation;
DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program;
DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports;
DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments;
DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications;
DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea;

Offerors are required to include a completed copy of FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (MAY 2014), with their offer. Offerors may complete FAR 52.212-3 online at SAM: www.sam.gov . An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid.

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