Repair, Inspection, and Rehabilitation of Left Service Gate at Francis E. Walter Dam, Lehigh River, Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Instructions to Offerors (ITO) (1) Action Code: Combined Synopsis and Solicitation (2) Date: September 13th (3) Year: 2016 (4) Contracting Office Zip Code: 19107-3390 (5) Classification Code: Z (6) Contracting Office Address: USACE/Philadelphia District Wanamaker building 100 Penn Square East Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (7) Subject: The repair, inspection, and rehabilitation of the Left Service Gate at Francis E. Walter Dam. (8) Solicitation Number: W912BU-16-T-0071 (9) Close Response Date: September 23rd, 2016 at 14:00 (2:00 PM) EST (10) Contract Point of Contact: Bruce E. Hayes (11) Description: a. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a formal written solicitation will be included as part of this submission. This office will not accept any telephonic, written, or faxed requests for a copy of the solicitation. b. The Solicitation Number for this acquisition is W912BU-16-T-0071 and a separate attachment (SF1449) is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). c. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-89, effective 15 Aug 2016. d. This requirement is being solicited as 100% Small Business Set-Aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance) with a size standard of $7,500,000.00. e. Award will be made as a Firm-fixed price contract to the vendor that can fulfill the requirements specified in the Statement of Work (SOW)/ Performance Work Statement (PWS). No formal source selection, listed under FAR part 15, will be used for this requirement. This contract will be awarded under FAR part 12 and 13. This requirement will be awarded to the lowest priced quote meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards and time frame specified in the solicitation. Price and Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with in DFARS 213.106-2(b)(i)(B)&(C). Past Performance history shall be evaluated for each supplier's past performance history in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Special attention will be given to the FSC and PSC of the supplies being purchased. Award will be made to the supplier whose quote represents the best values to the Government quoting the lowest price and that has anything other than an "Unsatisfactory" rating in PPIRS. Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. WD 05-2453 (Rev.-17) and WD 04-0047 (rev. -13) are applicable to this procurement. f. FAR Provisions and Clauses applicable to this acquisition are provided on an attached SF1449 and are incorporated in their entirety. Each offer is required to fill out and sign the SF1449 and return a signed copy along with their proposal by the closing date and time listed. g. All proposals/quotes shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the instructions listed in these "Instructions to Offers (ITO)" to Bruce Hayes at contact@example.gov. If there are any amendments to this requirement, all amendments must be acknowledged, signed, and electronically submitted with the proposal at time proposals are due. h. For information regarding this solicitation, the USACE Point of Contact is Mr. Bruce E. Hayes, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov or MS. Linda M. Dobbs, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov. Please email any questions you may have regarding this effort to contact@example.gov and the Contracting Officer will coordinate a response. All questions must be received no later than 20 September 2016 @ 2:00PM (1400) Eastern Standard Time. i. A site visit is encouraged and can be arranged by coordinating with Mr. David Williams via email at contact@example.gov or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000. Dates available for a site visit are the 16th &/or 19th of September 2016 hours of operation are from 0700-1530 EST. (12) Place of Performance: Francis E. Walter Dam, is located on the Lehigh River above the borough of White Haven, PA. (13) Set Aside Status: Total Small Business Set-Aside (14) Additional Information: Drawings are attached to this solicitation and mentioned in the SOW/PWS.