INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS 1. The United States Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ) has a requirement in support of the 99th Readiness Division (RD), Directorate of Public Works located AMSA #102, 6 Armory Rd, Clarksburg, WV 26301-9367. The project includes the following work which consists of but is not limited to replacing gutters and downspouts on AMSA shop, installing new underground piping to connect downspouts to existing underground storm sewer system, fabricating/supplying new solid covers to replace grating on mud tank/ oil water separator. 2. Contractor must have an "Active" registration in System for Award Management (SAM) to be considered for award. To obtain information on SAM or to register with SAM visit the web site at: https://www.sam.gov. 3. See the Basis for Award for additional information and evaluation criteria. 4. A site visit is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. A primary site visit will be held on 23 July, 2019 at 09:00AM EST and an alternate site visit will be held on 24 July, 2019 at 09:00AM EST. Attendees shall contact Jennifer Bailiet at 724-544-5252 for gate entry. Only one site visit is required on either one of the provided dates. The site visit shall be coordinated via email with the Area Facility Operation Specialist (AFOS), Jennifer Bailie at jennifer.a.bailie.ctr@mail.mil and copy Contract Specialist, Christina Elardo at christina.m.elardo.civ@mail.mil 5. Questions shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Christina Elardo at christina.m.elardo.civ@mail.mil and the Contracting Officer, Lorraine Carruba at lorraine.m.carruba.civ@mail.mil no later than 25 July 2019, 1:00PM EST. Questions must specify the section or paragraph of the Request for Quote (RFQ) for which the clarification is desired. 6. Contractor offers shall be submitted via the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov/ using the document upload option. Offers received via any other medium will not be considered. Instructions are available, if needed, in the FBO Vendor Guide on the FBO website. Offers shall include: - Technical: Itemized breakdown of materials (description and quantities) and labor mix (labor classification and number of hours) to determine technical acceptability. (See Construction Itemization Template which is posted as an attachment in FBO). - Pricing: a. Pricing for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). A total price should also be included. b. CAGE Code, DUNS Number, and business-size standard under the applicable NAICS of 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. c. Complete blocks 14, 15, 17, 19 and 20 of the SF1442 as well as signing/acknowledging any amendments. In doing so, the offeror accedes to the contract terms and conditions as written in the Request for Quote. d. Copy of insurance certificate in accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-5, Insurance - Work on a Government Installation meeting minimum requirements identified in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 28.307-2 as follows: Workers Compensation and Employer's Liability - At least $100,000 coverage General Liability - Bodily injury liability insurance coverage shall be written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence Automobile Liability: - Shall provide automobile liability insurance written on the comprehensive form of policy - At least $200,000 per person for bodily injury - $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury - $20,000 per occurrence for property damage 6. All offers shall remain valid for 120 calendar days 7. Multiple offers will not be accepted. 8. Attachment: Construction Itemization Template II. BASIS FOR AWARD / EVALUATION CRITERIA 1. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The basis for award of any contract resulting from this solicitation will be the result of the evaluation of the Factors specified utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection methodology. The Government intends to award a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. 2. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors, so offerors should submit their best offer initially. The Government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. 3. Award shall be made to a single contractor. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable, responsible offeror that meets the requirements of the Specifications of Work/attachments and this solicitation. A. TECHNICAL: Ability to meet the requirements of the Specifications of Work and solicitation based on the itemized breakdown of materials (description and quantities) and labor mix (labor classification and number of hours) submitted. B. PRICE: 1. Proposals will include prices for each line item listed and a total price, in order that proposals may be properly evaluated; completed SF1442 and any amendments; insurance certificate IAW FAR Subpart 28.307-2. 2. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) for the total evaluated price. In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the total CLIN amount, the unit price will be held as the intended price multiplied by the number of units. If the offeror shows only the total amount but fails to submit a unit price, the total CLIN amount divided by the quantity will be held as the intended price. C. The Past Performance Information Retrieval System and Federal Awardee Performance & Integrity Information Systems as well any other Government-sponsored information available may be utilized to help make a responsibility determination in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.104. D. Failure to provide the requested information may deem the proposal Unacceptable and may not be eligible for award. E. The Government will begin the evaluation process with a ranking based on the Total Evaluated Price from the lowest to highest price. Following the price ranking, only the lowest priced offeror(s) will be evaluated for technical acceptability under the non-price factor(s) according to the evaluation criteria set forth in paragraph 3 of this section. If acceptable, the evaluation will stop at that point and award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. If unacceptable, the Government will continue to review proposals in order of price until evaluating one that is technically acceptable and eligible for award. The Government reserves the right to conduct additional technical evaluations as deemed necessary.