***The response date of this solicitation notice shall be updated to 14 November 2024 no later than 2:00PM EST. An amendment to solicitation W15QKN-25-R-5001 will be posted on or around 15 October 2024.***
INSTRUCTINOS TO OFFERORS
SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS
THIS IS TO BE COMPETED AS A 100% HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE THIS REQUIREMENT
IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS
1. The United States Army Contracting Command – New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the United States Army
Garrison (USAG) Fort Hamilton, Directorate of Public Works (DPW), has a requirement to procure Base Operations
Support Services at Fort Hamilton located in Brooklyn, New York.
2. The Government intends to award a single, non-commercial Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract with Cost
Reimbursable (CR) line items for Equipment and Project Work (no fee) hybrid type contract. The anticipated period
of performance for this effort shall be one 1-month Phase-In period and 11-month base period, and four (4) 12-
month option periods.
3. The proposal shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow the Government proper evaluation of the response to
requirements outline in this solicitation. The Government will not assume the offeror possesses any capability,
understanding, or commitment not specified in their proposal.
4. All questions shall be in writing and emailed to the Contract Specialist, Mitchell Douglas, at
mitchell.e.douglas.civ@army.mil AND the Contracting Officer, Jeffrey L Zeichner, at
jeffrey.l.zeichner.civ@army.mil. All questions shall be submitted as specified herein no later than 28 October 2024
by 4:00PM EST.
5. It is the offeror’s responsibility that all responses submitted, regardless of method of submission, are received in
this office prior to the time and date for receipt of the offer. Proposals are due no later than the date and time listed
in Block 9 and shall be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist at mitchell.e.douglas.civ@army.mil and the
Contracting Officer jeffrey.l.zeichner.civ@army.mil.
6. All services shall be performed in accordance with (IAW) all Performance Work Statements (PWSs).
7. All offers shall remain valid for 120 calendar days.
8. A site visit has been scheduled for 22 October 2024 at 11:00AM EST. Please contact Robert Sanchez at (718) 630-4767 or at robert.r.sanchez26.civ@army.mil or Benito Rodriguez at (929) 417-2739 or at benito.rodriguez17.civ@army.mil to confirm your attendance and for additional information. Please note, the site visit is limited to three guests per company. Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.
9. The Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive
Department of Defense contract awards. If you need to register in SAM, please visit https://www.SAM.gov.
10. Unique Entity Identification #:______________________________
11. CAGE Code:______________________________
12. Federal Tax ID (TIN)#:_______________________________
13. Multiple proposals will not be accepted.
14. The Government maintains a tax-exempt status. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is
expected for this procurement. Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be provided in contractor
format providing that sufficient information is made available. Information submitted shall be prepared following
the instruction in FAR 15.403-5. If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is
insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR 15.403-1
apply, the Offeror may be required to submit cost or pricing data.
15. Single Offer Received – In the event that adequate competition is not obtained (i.e. single responsible Offeror, the
Contracting Officer will incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, “Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information
Other Than Cost or Pricing Data,” into the solicitation. The Contracting Officer shall obtain additional cost or pricing
data, if needed, to determine a fair and reasonable price. If the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data
threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5)
does not apply, the cost or pricing data shall be certified and the contracting officer shall request a Certificate of
Current Cost or Pricing Data, IAW DFARS 215.371-3. If the offered price can still not be determined fair and
reasonable, the contracting officer shall enter into negotiations with the offeror to establish a fair and reasonable
price. The negotiated price should not exceed the offered price
16. The Offerors shall submit a signed SF33 (pg.1, Block 17. Signature of Offeror/Contractor). The Offeror is
required to complete blocks 15a, 15b, 15c, 16, 17, and 18 of the SF33, and complete Section B for all CLINs to
include all fill-ins required to be completed and provide a completed Price Matrix. In doing so, the Offeror accedes
to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation.
17. The Offeror shall provide proof of VALID Certificate of Insurance IAW FAR 52.228-5 “Insurance–Work on a
Government Installation” and “Required Insurance”.
___________AMENDMENT 0001__________
The purpose of Amendment 0001 to solicitation W15QKN-25-R-5001 is to extend the response date of the solicitation to 14 November 2024 and to modify the site visit Point of Contacts (POCs).
__________AMENDMENT 0002__________
The purpose of Amendment 0002 to solicitation W15QKN-25-5001 is to extend the response date of the solicitation to 26 November 2024, 2:00PM EST.
__________AMENDMENT 0003__________
The purpose of Amendment 0003 to solicitation W15QKN-25-R-5001 is to extend the response date of the solicitation to 6 December 2024, 2:00PM EST.
__________AMENDMENT 0004__________
The purpose of Amendment 0004 to solicitation W15QKN-25-R-5001 is to extend the response date of the solicitation to 16 December 2024, 2:00PM EST.
