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Amendment 0003

The purpose of this amendment 0003 is to pause the due date for receipt of offers for this solicitation per a US SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). Per 13 C.F.R. Parts 121, this amendment serves to advise the public of the existence of the NAICS code appeal and the procedures and deadline for interested parties to file and serve arguments concerning the appeal (see attached Notice and Order).

The due date for offers and response to questions is also on pause until further notice.

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Amendment 0002 provided to:

1. Change NAICS to 562211

2. Remove NAICS 236210, 333310, and 423830 added on Amendment 0001

3. Extend date to respond to questions from January 25 to February 1, 2024

4. Extend offer due date from February 2, 2024, at 2PM MST to March 4, 2024, at 2PM MST.

5. Change the solicitation from free and open competition to a Total Small Business Set-Aside.

6. Evaluation Criteria will be added as an Amendment 003 no later than February 1, 2024, if not sooner.

Amendment 0001 provided to:

1. Change the due date for questions from January 17, 2024 to January 18, 2024. Time remains the same.

2. Change the due date for responses to be posted to SAM.gov from January 24, 2024 to January 25, 2024.

3. Performance and payment bonds are requested on the appropriate forms as permitted in 28.103-2 and 28.103-3.

4. Make all aware that this is primarily a service contract under NAICS:

• 236210 Industrial Building Construction Size Standard $45.0 Million


• 333310 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing Size Standard 1,000 Employees


• 423830 Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers Size Standard 100 Employees.

5. Vendors may submit multiple technical proposals presenting different basic approaches. Each technical proposal submitted must be separately identified and will be separately evaluated.

6. Magnitude provided for reference - $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Note: Drawings have been added as attachments.

NOTE: Date of site visit is changed to January 11, 2024 at 10AM.

All visitors must be escorted by IBWC personnel.PPE will be required for this site vist (hard hat, safety shoes and vest). IBWC will not provide PPE.

Photos/videos will be allowed with some restrictions. Only photos/video of the current sludge drying equipment will be allowed. An NDA (IBWC_Form_358_Nondisclosure_Agreement - Nogales Sludge Dryer.pdf) will need to be completed and sent to Ms. Castro prior to January 7, 2024. No photos of gates, fences, security features such as cameras, access points or IBWC personnel are allowed on this site visit.

The solicitation will close on February 2, 2024. This requirement is open competition.

The United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC), award a single contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the RFP, will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the best value, price and non-price factors considered using the trade-off source selection process. Offerors are advised award may be made without discussions. Therefore, the Offerors should submit proposals which contain their best terms. The solicitation utilizes source selection procedures, which require Offerors to submit a non-price proposal that includes past performance, experience/technical capability information/technical approach, and a price proposal for evaluation by the Government. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. The contemplated award is anticipated to have a one (1) year period of performance but may be subject to change or the availability of funds. The proposed delivery and installation period of performance is negotiable. There is an urgency and may be considered in evaluation.

The USIBWC will be seeking proposals from all interested parties for upgrades and/or innovative technology to the existing dewatering/drying process at the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NIWTP). The objectives are to minimize sludge volumes, improve efficiency, reduce operating and maintenance costs and reduce environmental impacts.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

TBD/365 days after award.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Contractor shall furnish all design, labor, material, supplies, equipment, superintendence, and transportation necessary to complete required services. The Contractor shall be required to perform all or part of the services as identified in the solicitation and to be more specifically identified in individual.

The NIWTP treats approximately 15 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) of raw sewage entering from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and Nogales, Arizona using the Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) process. The Waste Activated Sludge (WAS) is treated by drum thickening followed by an open pit aerobic digestion. Digested sludge flows to a storage pond to be pumped into one of two belt filter presses and into a sludge hauling truck for disposal at the local Santa Cruz County Landfill in Rio Rico, Arizona. Current dewatering efforts may produce dry solids content of up to 20%. Average monthly wet sludge generated is currently between 1,500 to 1,700 Tons.

Because the local landfill is nearing capacity, dry solid content will need to be disposed of at the next nearest landfills in Tucson and/or Marana, Arizona, up to 84 miles away. This results in an increase to transport distance and operating cost. The USIBWC is seeking to reduce the weight and volume of daily sludge production and maximize drying efficiency. Respondents are required to submit a PWS as a part of its proposal.

See the attached Statement of Objectives (SOO) for more information.

Place of Contract Performance:

The work will be performed At the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NIWTP) in Rio Rico, Arizona. under NAICS Code 562211 with a size standard of $47 million. The resulting Contract will be firm-fixed price. Period of Performance is expected to be 365 calendar days after the Contract has been awarded.

Site Visit:

Site visit will take place at the NIWTP on January 11, 2024, at 10AM MST. This is a mandatory site visit and Contractor assumes all costs associated. Please email names of attendees, company name and contact information by January 7, 2024, to Yesenia Castro at olga.castro@ibwc.gov. A maximum of 2 per company will be allowed. Vendors must check in with a valid ID at the administration building and let them know they are attending a site visit/walk through. A Government POC will escort you from that area.

PPE will be required for this site vist (hard hat, safety shoes and vest). No PPE will be provided.

Only photos/videos of the sludge drying equipment will be allowed. An NDA will need to be completed and sent to Ms. Castro prior to January 7, 2024. See IBWC_Form_358_Nondisclosure_Agreement - Nogales Sludge Dryer.pdf in Attachments/Links. No photos of gates, fences, security features such as cameras, access points or IBWC personnel are allowed on this site visit.

Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant

865 East Frontage Road,

Rio Rico, Arizona, 85648

Please provide all questions in writing by email to seone.jones@ibwc.gov – no official answers will be provided at the site visit. Questions and answers/responses will be posted to SAM.gov by January 23, 2024.

Per FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit.

“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.”

Submission Instructions:

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to deliver the above-mentioned services are invited to submit a response to this notice by 2:00 P.M. MST, February 2, 2024. All responses under this Notice must be emailed to seone.jones@ibwc.gov. FAX SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

If you have any questions concerning this requirement, please submit to Contract Specialist, Mr. Seone Michael Jones via email at seone.jones@ibwc.gov in MS Word format by 2:00 PM MST on January 16, 2024. Responses will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation by January 23, 2024. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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