COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION SOLICITATION NUMBER: 47PB0023Q0018 GSA DIVISION: Region 1 Office of Design and Construction (1PC) DECRIPTION OF SERVICES: Resequencing, Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) of Air Handling Units (AHUs) supplying Outside Air (OA) in the John J. Moakley Courthouse LOCATION OF SERVICES: John J. Moakley Courthouse 1 Courthouse Way Boston, MA 02210USA PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 15 weeks from issuance of Notice to Proceed POINT OF CONTACT David Mark, Contracting Officer U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) T.P. O’Neill Federal Office Building 10 Causeway Street, Room 1100 Phone: 617-531-9092 E-mail:
[email protected] QUOTATION DUE DATE & TIME: Monday, July 24, 2023 – 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time PRE-SOLICITIATON QUESTIONS: Offerors may submit questions regarding the solicitation via email to GSA Contracting Officer (CO) David Mark at
[email protected] no later than Wednesday, July 12, 2023 – 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. GSA will provide all Offerors the unattributed list of all questions and answers. Offerors shall reference page # and paragraph # along with questions / clarifications requested. Only questions submitted by email will be answered. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared 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. The solicitation number is 47PB0023Q0018 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04 Effective 06/02/2023. Davis-Bacon Wage Rates, General Decision Number: MA20230001 06/16/2023 is applicable and is attached (ATTACHMENT 1). This acquisition is issued as a 100% set-aside for small business. The associated NAICS code is 238220: Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors, and the small business size standard is $19.0 Million. This acquisition includes one funded Contract Line Item with three informational Sub-Contract Line Item: CLIN 0001: Resequencing, Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) of Air Handling Units (AHUs) supplying Outside Air (OA) SubCLIN 000101: Develop TAB plan SubCLIN 000102: Execute TAB program on site (For the purposes of pricing, provide a firm fixed daily rate and multiply by 20 days. This daily rate will be used to modify the contract if additional days are required). SubCLIN 000103: Complete Final TAB Report 6. Description/Statement of Work/Specification (SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK (ATTACHMENT 2)) 7. Contractor has 15 weeks from Notice to Proceed to complete project. 8. FAR Provision 52.212-1 , Instructions to Offerors—Commercial , is incorporated into this solicitation by reference subject to the modifications shown below (OFFEROR IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ FAR 52.212-1 IN ITS ENTIRETY AS THE UNCHANGED PORTIONS OF THE PROVISION ARE NOT SHOWN BELOW): (b) Submission of offers . Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. The Offeror’s quotation shall include the following information: the solicitation number; the time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; and the name, address, and telephone number of the offeror. Offers may be submitted on letterhead stationery or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. The offeror’s Quotation shall be submitted in the following format: Part 1: Professional Certification – The offeror shall provide documentation demonstrating that the staff performing the TAB work are NEBB, TABB, or AABC certified. Part 2: Price – (see attachment 3) a detailed price proposal that includes proposed personnel, labor rates and rate categories, travel, and other direct costs to complete the required tasks and provide the deliverables as outlined in the SOW. The price shall be broken down as follows: -SubCLIN 0001 AA: Firm-Fixed Price to Develop TAB plan including initial field work (inclusive of all costs described above); -SubCLIN 0001 AB Firm-Fixed Price per day to execute TAB program on site (inclusive of all costs described above); Please note that an award will be made for a certain number of days (assumed to be 35 days) at this daily rate but that the contractor shall only be paid for the actual number of days they are onsite to execute the TAB program (partial days will be counted as full days); -SubCLIN 0001 AC: Firm-Fixed Price to complete Final Report (inclusive of all costs described above). In the price section, include the following: i) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; ii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation. (End of provision) 9. FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is incorporated into this solicitation by reference subject to the modifications shown below (OFFEROR IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ FAR 52.212-2 IN ITS ENTIRETY AS THE UNCHANGED PORTIONS OF THE PROVISION ARE NOT SHOWN BELOW): a. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation represents the Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offer to the Government. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Professional Certification – To be determined Technically Acceptable, the offeror must provide documentation demonstrating that the staff performing the TAB work are NEBB, TABB, or AABC certified. Price: Award will be made to the lowest price responsive and responsible offer that demonstrates that they are technically acceptable under the evaluation factor shown above. (End of provision) 10. Offerors are required to include a completed copy of FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items (DEC 2019) , with their offer. Offerors may complete FAR 52.212-3 online at SAM: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. 11. FAR Clause 52.212-4 , Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (MAY 2014) , is incorporated into this solicitation by reference. This clause is revised in accordance with GSAM 552.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (FAR DEVIATION 52.212-4) to replace subparagraph (g)(2), paragraph (s), and paragraph (u) of FAR clause 52.212-4, as well as to add paragraph (w) to FAR clause 52.212-4: ( OFFEROR IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ FAR 52.212-4 AND GSAM 552.212-4 (DEVIATION) IN THEIR ENTIRETY AS THE CLAUSES ARE NOT SHOWN BELOW ). 12. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (JAN 2020) is incorporated into this solicitation by reference subject to the modifications shown below (OFFEROR IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO READ FAR 52.212-5 IN ITS ENTIRETY AS THE UNCHANGED PORTIONS OF THE CLAUSE ARE NOT SHOWN BELOW): (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards ( Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. ( Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note). 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside ( Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C.644). 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation ( Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)). 52.222-3, Convict Labor ( June 2003) (E.O.11755). 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities ( Apr 2015). 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity ( Sept 2016) (E.O.11246). 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities ( Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793). 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons ( Jan 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627). 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving ( Aug 2011 ) (E.O. 13513). 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases ( June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury). 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management ( Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: 52.222-41 , Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) ( 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 ( Dec 2015). 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 ( Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706). (End of clause) 13. 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): 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) 552.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (APR 2023) 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) (End of clause) 14. 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 04-13is 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): 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT OCT 2018 (End of Provision) 15. 52.204-24, REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021) The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it ‘‘does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument’’ in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204–26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212–3, Offeror Representations and Certifications–Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it ‘‘does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services’’ in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204–26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212–3. a. Definitions . As used in this provision— Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204–25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. b. Prohibition . (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— i. Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or ii. Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. (2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115–232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to— i. Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or ii. Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. c. Procedures . The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services.” d. Representations . The Offeror represents that— It [ ] will, [ ] will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds “will’’ in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and 2. After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that— It [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds “does’’ in paragraph (d)(2) of this section. (e) Disclosures . (1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “will’’ in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer: (i) For covered equipment— A. The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known); B. A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and C. Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision. (ii) For covered services— A. If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or B. If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision. (2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded “does’’ in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer: (i) For covered equipment— A. The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known); B. A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and C. Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision. (ii) For covered services— A. If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or B. If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision. (End of provision) 16. 52.204-26 , COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES-REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services". (c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument. (2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. (End of Provision) ATTACHMENTS (3): ATT 1: Davis Bacon Wage Rates (06/16/2023) ATT 2: Statement of Work (06/23/2023) ATT 3: GSA 300 Pricing Form