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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF MARCH 01, 2014 FBO #4480
MODIFICATION

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Notice Date

2/27/2014
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

811213 — Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance
 

Contracting Office

ACC-APG-TENANT CONTRACTING DIV,, 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013
 

ZIP Code

21005-3013
 

Solicitation Number

W91ZLK-14-T-0381
 

Response Due

3/6/2014
 

Archive Date

4/28/2014
 

Point of Contact

Kenneth Harlan, 123-456-1111
 

E-Mail Address

ACC-APG-TENANT CONTRACTING DIV
(kenneth.p.harlan.mil@mail.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

This combined synopsis/solicitation has been amended to include the questions and answers received from contractors via email and from the site visit that was conducted on 20 February 2014, adjust the response date to no later than 12:00 p.m. EST 06 March 2014 and address the certification submission requirement. Along with quotes contractor shall provide current training certifications in RF Awareness, Tower Climbing, Climber Rescue/Recovery, and First Aid/CPR. Please see attachment to review all questions and answers received. All quotes shall be sent to the Contingency Contracting NCO responsible for this action, SSG Kenneth P. Harlan, by email to kenneth.p.harlan.mil@mail.mil. No telephone requests will be honored. All other terms and conditions set forth in the original combined synopsis/solicitation remain unchanged. W91ZLK-14-T-0381 Radio Tower Maintenance 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. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-72. The solicitation number for this requirement is W91ZLK-14-T-0381. This requirement is being solicited as a 100% small business set aside. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 811213, Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance, and the Small Business Size Standard is $10,000,000.00. The Government intends to award a hybrid Firm-Fixed Price/Time & Materials purchase order in accordance with FAR Part 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. This procurement will be evaluated as lowest price technically acceptable and in accordance with the statement of work listed below. TOWER MAINTENANCE STATEMENT OF WORK 1)Contractor shall provide Emergency Service (Time & Materials) on an as needed basis and Preventive Maintenance (PM) (Firm Fixed Price) on an annual basis. 2)Emergency Service calls shall require the contractor to respond by telephone within two hours and be onsite within four hours from the time an emergency service call is initiated by APG-LMR. 3)Contractor shall provide service to the following five (5) towers that fall under APG-LMR DOIM responsibility: Bldg. 400A, 200' steel tower Aberdeen Area, APG, MD. Bldg. E5101, 200' steel tower, Edgewood Area, APG, MD. 311A, 150' steel tower, Aberdeen Area, APG, MD. E5103, 150' steel tower, Edgewood Area, APG, MD. Churchville Test Site, 40' wooden pole, Churchville, MD. NOTE: 40' Wooden Pole located at Churchville Test Track. The contractor shall be responsible for preventive maintenance and corrective actions to the grounding, RF cable, antenna, antenna mounting hardware, and windsock located atop this pole. In the event that the windsock needs repaired or replaced, the government will furnish the replacement part. Performing maintenance on this wooden pole shall require one of the following climbing apparatus: Climbing Gaffs, an extension ladder of sufficient length to safely perform any work required, a lift, or a bucket truck. It is not uncommon to find foliage growing on the pole; this can include poison ivy and thorns. Be prepared to safely clear any foliage that will hinder safe completion of work. 4)Contractor shall provide and maintain an inventory of any and all repair/replacement parts, supplies, and equipment needed to perform work in a complete and timely manner. 5)All materials used by contractor shall meet or exceed original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications. 6)Contractor shall perform Radio Tower PM to ANSI/TIA-222-G standards. 7)Contractor shall provide training certifications in RF Awareness, Tower Climbing, Climber Rescue/Recovery, and First Aid/CPR. 8)Contractor shall have Climber Rescue equipment and an OSHA approved First Aid Kit on site. 9)All safety equipment must be inspected daily and possess the required three year OSHA Certification. 10)Contractor shall possess a Megohmmeter for performing proper ground tests, and a Site Analyzer for performing RF Cable Sweeps. All test equipment shall possess annual re-calibration certification for accuracy. 11)Contractor shall follow all safety guidelines and best practices outlined by The American Society of Engineers (ASSE), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE TO INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1)Repair or replace aircraft warning lights and fixtures 2)Repair or replace antenna, antenna mount, and RF cable damaged by natural causes. 3)Repair or replace lightning protection damaged by natural causes. 4)Repair or replace tower components damaged by natural causes. ANNUAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE (PM) TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1)CORROSION CONTROL -Remove corrosion, rust, or scale from tower assemblies and coat with proper compound, primer, or paint. 2)STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY -Check tower structure and repair/replace items needed for correction. 3)CABLING AND WIRING -Inspect and repair and secure any damaged cable assemblies to include RF cable or electric. -Perform corrosion control to cabling and treat with necessary grease, compound and/or tapes. -Replace damaged or corroded connectors as necessary. 4)ANTENNA -Replace damaged antennas as required. -Replace damaged antenna securing hardware. -Perform VSWR checks. 5)GROUNDING -Perform grounding and bonding test on towers and shelters. -Repair damaged grounding with proper CAD welds, bonding/treating compounds, and/or grounding hardware clamps, bugs, cable, ground rods). 6)LIGHTNING PROTECTION -Test and inspect polyphaser and lightning rod protection. Replace as necessary. 7)REMOVALS -Remove non-redundant equipment discovered to be not in use and no longer required 8)DOCUMENTATION -Provide DOIM COR/DOIM POC with documentation updates to include Grounding Certification, VSWR readings, location/height of antennas. A site visit is scheduled for 20 February 2014 @ 1:00 P.M. EST. Location: 3148 Bel Air Street, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. Please submit bids in the following format: CLIN 0001: $__________ Base Year Preventive Maintenance This CLIN will cover the maintenance, repair, and support of all Fixed-Price aspects of the Statement of Work. CLIN 0002: Base Year Emergency Response Repair NOT TO EXCEED $7,000.00 $__________/Regular rate per hour $__________/Overtime rate per hour $__________/Weekend and Holiday rate per hour Please propose all associated material cost. This CLIN will cover the emergency response and repair of all Time & Materials aspects of the Statement of Work. CLIN 0003: $__________ Contractor Manpower Reporting Application Accounting for Contract Services Cost for Providing Accounting for Contract Services - APG 5152.237-490, Accounting for Contract Services Requirement, has been added to the statement of work, and Contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract. The cost, if any, for providing this data shall be entered into the space provided at this CLIN. If no direct cost is associated with providing the data, enter quote mark No Cost quote mark. Instructions, including the Contractor and Subcontractor User Guides, are available at the CMRA (Contractor Manpower Reporting Application) website at: https://cmra.army.mil less than https://cmra.army.mil greater than. For further assistance, email the CMRA Help Desk at contractormanpower@hqda.army.mil. This applies to CLINs 0003, 1003, and 2003 CLIN 1001: $__________ Option Year One Preventive Maintenance This CLIN will cover the maintenance, repair, and support of all Fixed-Price aspects of the Statement of Work. The twelve month period of performance (PoP) will begin once the PoP of CLIN 0001 has expired. CLIN 1002: Option Year One Emergency Services NOT TO EXCEED $7,000.00 $__________/Regular rate per hour $__________/Overtime rate per hour $__________/Weekend and Holiday rate per hour Please propose all associated material cost. This CLIN will cover the emergency services and repair of all Time & Materials aspects of the Statement of Work. The twelve month period of performance (PoP) will begin once the PoP of CLIN 0002 has expired. CLIN 1003: $__________ Contractor Manpower Reporting Application Accounting for Contract Services CLIN 2001: $__________ Option Year Two Preventive Maintenance This CLIN will cover the maintenance, repair, and support of all Fixed-Price aspects of the Statement of Work. The twelve month period of performance (PoP) will begin once the PoP of CLIN 1001 has expired. CLIN 2002: Option Year Two Emergency Services NOT TO EXCEED $7,000.00 $__________/Regular rate per hour $__________/Overtime rate per hour $__________/Weekend and Holiday rate per hour Please propose all associated material cost. This CLIN will cover the emergency services and repair of all Time & Materials aspects of the Statement of Work. The twelve month period of performance (PoP) will begin once the PoP of CLIN 1002 has expired. CLIN 2003: $__________ Contractor Manpower Reporting Application Accounting for Contract Services INSTRUCTIONS to OFFERORS: Acceptance shall be at destination. Shipping shall be FOB Destination to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005. The maintenance and service shall be at the locations of the towers listed in the statement of work. All contractor representatives needing access to the installation shall be US Citizens. Provide the Government detailed information on the following: a. Point of contact name and contact information, CAGE code, DUNS number, and TIN b. Contractor quotes must specifically address each CLIN listed in accordance with the Statement of Work. Partial quotes will not be evaluated by the Government. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. The following provisions and clauses will be incorporated by reference: The following provisions and clauses will be incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items The contract will be awarded to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items and Addendum 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 52.223-11 Ozone Depleting Substances 52.247-34 FOB Destination 252-211-7003 Item Identification and Valuation 52.212-5, Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (JAN 2013) applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C 253S and 10 U.S.C.2402) 52.216-31 Time-and-Materials/Labor Hour Proposal Requirements-Commercial Item Acquisition 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting 52.222-19 Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Disabled Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchase 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (MAR 2013) applies to this order. The following additional DFAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable: 252.203-3 Gratuities 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.223-7008 Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities 252.225-7015 Preference of Domestic Hand and Measuring Tools 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements 252.225-7035 Buy American- Free Trade Agreements- Balance of Payments Program Certificate 252.225-7036 Buy American- Free Trade Agreements- Balance of Payments Program 252.227-7015 Technical Data- Commercial Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FROM MARYLAND RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX (OCT 2012) ACC-APG 5152.229-4900 Exemption Certificate No. 30005004 covers exemption from Maryland Retail Sales and Use Tax. The full text of FAR and DFAR references may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM (Aug 2012) ACC-APG 5152.233-4900 If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible Contracting Officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the Contracting Officer) to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Phone: (256) 450-8165 Fax: (256) 450-8840 E-mail: amcprotests@conus.army.mil The AMC-Level Protest Procedures are accessible via the Internet at: www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html. If Internet access is not available, contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC, to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES: All questions must be submitted via email to kenneth.p.harlan.mil@mail.mil by 21 February 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All Quotations must be signed, dated, and submitted via email to kenneth.p.harlan.mil@mail.mil by 28 February 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. All quotations from responsible sources will be fully considered. Vendors who are not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), www.sam.gov, database prior to award will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM online at the website link provided. For questions concerning this solicitation, contact SSG Kenneth P. Harlan, Contingency Contracting NCO, via email at kenneth.p.harlan.mil@mail.mil. A site visit is scheduled for 20 February 2014 @ 1:00 P.M. EST. Location: 3148 Bel Air Street, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
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Place of Performance

Address: ACC-APG Tenant Div Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD Aberdeen Proving Ground MD

Zip Code: 21005
 

Record

SN03298348-W 20140301/140227234549-e587e360bddc7635560905cf5df137c5 (fbodaily.com)
 

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