IFB: RESTORE Florida Connecting Coastal Waters Money Bayou in Gulf County, Florida

***Amendment 3: The purpose of this amendment is to provide the attached bid abstract.*** ***Amendment 2: Post Q&A (attached as PDF "1305M324B0002 Amend 2 Q and A). ***Amendment 1: The question deadline on page 6 of 51 on the SF1447 incorrectly stated that questions were due on "Thursday, August 5th but should have read "Monday, August 5th. As a result of this administrative error, questions will be accepted until August 8th at 5PM EST. The Specifications for the RESTORE Florida Connecting Coastal Waters Money Bayou project are provided in the following four (4) attachments: B.1 General Conditions B.2 Technical Provisions B.3 Environmental Protection Provisions B.4 Construction Plans General Information: The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price contract from this solicitation. This procurement is 100% set-aside for HUBZone small business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.1305. In accordance with the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council-Interagency Agreement, which will govern performance under the resultant contract, to be eligible for award, the bidder must be a firm residing, headquartered or principally engaged as a business in the State of Florida, or a Gulf Coast state. Gulf Coast State means any of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. In accordance with FAR 36.204: the estimated price is between $500K to $1M. Instructions to Bidders: To be eligible for award, bidders must submit the following: 1. Completed Attachment A- Bid Schedule. 2. Verification that the firm will perform services representing at least twenty percent (20%) of the total labor costs under the contract with its own employees. 3. Verification that the bidder is a firm residing, headquartered or principally engaged as a business in the State of Florida, or a Gulf Coast state. 4. List of proposed equipment that will be used on the project. The awardee will be required to perform with the same or technically equivalent equipment post-award. 5. Completed Bond Forms: Attachment D SF24-23a Bid Bond Form, Attachment E - SF25-23a Performance Bond Form, and attachment F, SF25A-23a Payment Bond Form. 6. Completed solicitation Section XI. Failure to complete and return all required submissions from this solicitation could render the bid nonresponsive. Electronic Submission of Bids: For this IFB Solicitation, NOAA is requesting all electronic bids be submitted via email with the Solicitation Number 1305M324B0002 in the subject line to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist: Contracting Officer - Nick Brown, Nicholas.G.Brown@noaa.gov; Contract Specialist - Kristina Kolata, Kristina.kolata@noaa.gov. The Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist will begin downloading bids one hour before the scheduled bid opening time. Bids are due by 10:00 AM Eastern on Thursday, 22 August 2024, with the Bid Opening currently scheduled for Thursday, 22 August 2024 at 11:00 AM Eastern. Audio Teleconference Bid Opening Information: Bid Opening will be held on Thursday, 22 August at 11:00 AM Eastern. The link and number are also provided below: Google Meet: meet.google.com/pnb-bbie-koh Join by Phone: (US) +1 513-480-5315 PIN: 439 351 463# Following the conclusion of the bid opening, the Bid Abstract will be uploaded to SAM website under this solicitation, within 24 hours. Site Visit: The Government will NOT be conducting a site visit for this procurement. The construction area is not publicly accessible by vehicle. Access to the project site, located at 3915 State Road 30A, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456, will be provided by the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve, the property owner. Interested parties wishing to visit the site before the bid opening must contact Contracting Officer Representative Jason Manthey at Jason.l.manthey@noaa.gov and St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve Manager Dylan Shoemaker at Dylan.Shoemaker@FloridaDEP.gov (Cell: 850-247-9550, Office: 850-670- 7728) at least two (2) working days in advance to obtain permission. No NOAA/NMFS/St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve escort will be provided, and the Government is not liable for any contractor activity at the site. Other Information: SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS: Bidders are reminded that certain states may exempt material purchased for, or use in, Government construction projects from the application of sales tax or use tax. The bidder is solely responsible for determining the applicability of and procedures for obtaining of such tax exemptions that may be available to the bidder for this project. Questions: Any questions related to this solicitation must be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist identified below with the solicitation number 1305M324B0002 in the subject line: Contracting Officer - Nick Brown, Nicholas.G.Brown@noaa.gov; Contract Specialist - Kristina Kolata, Kristina.kolata@noaa.gov. All questions must be received by Thursday, August 5, 2024 to be addressed by the Government prior to the bid submission deadline. The Government is not obligated to answer any questions received after the deadline for receipt of questions.