Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Description The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, requires Concrete Repair to Feedmill Bin 19 for the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) facility. The Government intends to awar... Description The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, requires Concrete Repair to Feedmill Bin 19 for the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) facility. The Government intends to award single firm fixed price purchase order with option years. The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Document. The DELIVERY ADDRESS is: USDA/ARS/USMARC 844 Road 313 Clay Center NE 68933 DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by: 1. Transmittal Summary Letter. A summary cover letter to the submission should provide at a minimum the following (i) Identification of the Point of Contact, current phone number, and email address. (ii) SAM Unique Entity ID Number, CAGE Code, Tax Identification Number (iii) A list of the submission package contents. 2. Fully completed and Signed SF 1442. Original fully completed and signed SF 1442 Offer page, and acknowledgement of all amendments with via entering data in block 19 of the SF1442 or completing blocks 15a,b, and c of the Amendment and attaching to the SF 1442 offer page. Complete blocks 14, 15, 17, 20a, 20b and 20c. Failure to acknowledge all amendments will result in the offer to be found non-Responsive and not eligible for award. 3. Bid Schedule Page 4. Complete page 4, B.2 Schedule of Items, filling in the Price for each CLIN. 4. SF 24 Bid Bond. Completed/signed SF 24 Bid Bond. A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the proposed price but shall not exceed $3,000,000 (for proposals of $35,000 or more). Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of proposals, shall require rejection of the proposal in all cases except those listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.101-4. Bid Bonds must be provided using Standard Form 24 (see FAR 28.106-1) and be from a corporate surety listed in Department of Treasury Circular 570. Individual sureties have to be acceptable to the Contracting Officer (see FAR 28.203) and be accompanied by Standard Form 28 Affidavit of Individual Surety. Other forms of offer security are acceptable as denoted in solicitation provision FAR Part 28.203-2. (Original Bid Bond copy not required, reference FAR Class Deviation to Eliminate Hard Copy Originals…. dated May 19, 2020.) Offerors that provide “bid bonds” that are not an official sealed/signed SF24 will be found non-responsive. 5. Technical Proposal. The offeror shall describe is proposed approach through the use of narrative, in sufficient detail for the Government to understand and evaluate the nature of the approach regarding the contractor’s as required by the Statement of Work. The Technical Proposal shall incorporate the SOW timelines and the standard thresholds to ensure they understand the requirement. The offeror must clearly and concisely demonstrate the following: understanding of the tasks involved in the project; the technical and institutional elements which must be addressed; proposed systems and major pieces of equipment; and any special issues or problems likely to be encountered. The offeror shall also describe how they will manage the project to minimize errors and omissions and ensure incorporation of Government comments, concerns, and feedback. 6. Past Performance documentation- Offerors shall provide at least (1) past performance references for contracts awarded within the past (5) years. The references must include similar construction projects at a federal facility. 7. Site Visit Attendance – (SITE VISIT ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY TO PROVIDE AN OFFER ON THIS SOLICATION) If you wish to attend the site visit please send an email to danny.trausch@usda.gov and cc shane.pope@usda.gov with the title “12805B22Q0406 Site Visit Registration” please include the name(s) of those attending, along with company information. Contractors must be registered to attend the site visit. If Contractors are not registered, they will not be permitted on the site visit. The site visits is coordinated for Tuesday 9 August 2022 at 0900hrs. If you do not attend a site visit you cannot provide a quote for this requirement. The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology. All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 08:00 a.m. Central Time, on or before 15 August 2022. Quotations are to be sent via email to Shane Pope at shane.pope@usda.gov . Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award. Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.