B08_Attachment_03_Proposal_Submission_Package_GATE_0002.docx

Gateway National Recreation Area

Rehabilitate Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Systems at Fort Wadsworth 140P2023R0063

GATE 318738

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

(RFP)

Proposal Submission Package

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DENVER SERVICE CENTER

Project Experience Questionnaire Solicitation: 140P2023R0063

Submit responses to the questions below that address experience relative to the elements noted under the Project Experience evaluation subfactor in solicitation section L. Expand the response sections shown below as needed to adequately address each question (this questionnaire may be expanded to multiple pages if needed).

REFERENCED PROJECT INFORMATION

CONTRACTOR LIST

List Contractor(s) whose experience on the referenced project is being submitted for evaluation on this proposed project. If more than one contractor is listed (i.e. prime and subcontractors), provide information specific to that contractor.

(Prime or Sub)

(list for each contractor’s specific work) Performance Period (calendar days) (list for each contractor’s specific work)

Subcontractor

PROJECT EXPERIENCE QUESTIONS

1. Describe the project work performed by all contractors listed above.

Response

2. Identify which Project Experience elements listed in section L of the solicitation each contractor’s work addresses.

Response

3. Describe & provide reasons for any changes to the original price for the work described in question 2 above.

Response

4. Describe and provide reasons for any changes to the original schedule for the work described in question 2 above.

Response

5. Describe problems, associated with the work described in question 2 above, which were encountered and how they were resolved. Describe how the offeror’s proposal accounts for similar issues.

Response

6. Describe the means and methods, associated with the work described in question 2 above, which were successful. Would you implement the same means and methods on the proposed project? Why or why not?

Response

7. Provide any other additional project information you believe should be presented.

Response

CONTRACT PRICE SCHEDULE

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2023R0063

PARK - PMIS: GATE 318738

PROJECT TITLE: Rehabilitate Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utility Systems at Fort Wadsworth

Instructions for the Contract Price Schedule: Offerors are required to submit, at a minimum, an offer that conforms to the solicitation documents with pricing for Base line items and all option line items. Failure to do so may render the proposal unacceptable. On lump-sum line items, provide the total price only. If no specific line item exists for a portion of the work, include the costs in a related item. In case of error in calculation of extended prices, the unit price governs. In case of summation error, the total corrected amounts govern. Round totals & extended prices to whole dollars.

TOTAL BASE PRICE (Contract Line Item Number 1 through 4)

TOTAL OPTIONS PRICE (Contract Line Item Number 5 through 16)

TOTAL BASE + OPTIONS PRICE (Contract Line Item Number 1 through 16)

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

SOLICITATION NO. 140P2023R0063

INSTRUCTIONS: Offeror to complete Sections A and B and transmit questionnaire to reference.

Reference to complete Sections C and D and transmit back to Contracting Officer listed in section E.

Notice to Contractor Information provided in this questionnaire is intended for use as source selection information and as such is deemed Source Selection Sensitive. Statements or comments provided in the questionnaire do not signify an express or implied endorsement of any product, supply, service, or enterprise.

This information shall not be construed as an endorsement by the Government or its employee(s) of the contractor for advertising purposes or in a manner that implies the contractor, its products, or services, are approved, endorsed, or considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services.

The contractor shall not be permitted to use any information provided in this questionnaire to publicize, or otherwise circulate, promotional materials that state or imply Governmental, organizational, group, expert, or individual endorsement or consumer testimonial of a product, service, or position which the contractor represents.

A. OFFEROR INFORMATION

B. CONTRACT INFORMATION FOR PAST PROJECT (PROJECT SUBMITTED UNDER PROJECT EXPERIENCE)

C. REFERENCE:

D. EVALUATION

Quality

Schedule (& Time Management)

Cost Control

Management

Small Business Subcontracting (& Labor Standards)

Regulatory Compliance

E. RETURN:

General References READ CAREFULLY: The purpose of this form is for the offeror to provide the Government with general references in the spaces provided as described in the Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors (Section L). Include Area Codes with all telephone numbers. Fill in the information by typing or printing legibly.

It is especially important that the offeror disclose instances in which their relationships with the references may be considered less than fully satisfactory. The offeror should tell their side of the story and describe remedial corrective action that has been taken or will be taken to correct the deficiency. Failure to do so may result in a determination that an offeror has been less than candid with the Government, which could result in an unfavorable assessment of the offeror’s past performance record. Provide explanations on separate sheets as necessary.

NAME OF CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR:

SURETY

Name of Surety:

Address of Surety:

Name of Agent:

Telephone Number:

CORPORATE BANK

Name of Bank:

Address of Bank:

Name of Agent:

Telephone Number:

Types and Numbers of Accounts:

CORPORATE BANK

Name of Bank:

Address of Bank:

Name of Agent:

Telephone Number:

Types and Numbers of Accounts:

INSURANCE COMPANY

Name:

Address:

Name of Agent:

Telephone Number:

Types of Policies:

SUBCONTRACTOR

Name:

Address:

Name of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Area of Specialized Work:

SUBCONTRACTOR

Name:

Address:

Name of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Area of Specialized Work:

SUBCONTRACTOR

Name:

Address:

Name of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Area of Specialized Work:

MATERIAL SUPPLIER

Name:

Address:

Name of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Types of Material:

MATERIAL SUPPLIER

Name:

Address:

Name of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Types of Material:

MATERIAL SUPPLIER

Name:

Address:

Name of Contact:

Telephone Number:

Types of Material:

SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

Date of Submission:

Contractor:

Name:

Address:

State / Zip Code:

Contractor’s SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) #:

Contract Information:

Contract or Solicitation #:

Contract Scope of Work:

Contract Period of Performance:

Total Proposed Price:

1. Type of Plan Individual plan. This plan:

a. Covers the entire contract period of performance,

b. Applies to the specific contract noted above,

c. Includes subcontracting goals in support of the contract action referenced above,

2. Goals Following are the dollar and percentage goals for Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses including Alaska Native Corporations and Indian Tribes, WomenOwned and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zone concerns, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise concerns as subcontractors.

a. Total estimated dollar value of ALL planned subcontracting, with ALL types of concerns (large & small), under this contract:

Dollar Value: $

b. Total estimated dollar value and percent of planned subcontracting:

SMALL BUSINESSES (SB):

(Including VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone SDB, and WOSB) Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (VOSB):

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB):

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X% HUBZone SMALL BUSINESSES (HUBZone):

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES (SDB):

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

WOMENOWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (WOSB):

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

INDIAN SMALL BUSINESSES ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE (ISBEE):

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESSES

(Defined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as “any entity that is not classified as a U.S. small business. This includes large businesses, state and local governments, non-profit organizations, public utilities, educational institutions and foreign-owned firms.)

Dollar Value: $ % of “a” above: XX.X%

3. Subcontracted Products / Services and Subcontractors Following is a listing of 1) products and/or services to be subcontracted, 2) subcontractors that we used in preparing our proposal and 3) the business size and socio-economic status of each listed subcontractor. Refer to sections 12 & 13 for related information.

Subcontracted Products & Services (List even if subcontractors are not yet known) Subcontractors (Listed below are subcontractors that were used in preparing our proposal. Additional firms may be added during contract performance) Business Size & Socio-Economic Status (SB / SDB / WOSB / HUBZone / SDVOSB / Other)*

* Attached is SBA confirmation of current certification for each of the above listed HUBZone firms. (SBA confirmation of current certification will also be provided for any HUBZone firms added during contract performance.)

4. Method for Determining Goals Following is a description of the method used to develop the subcontracting goals for SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns.

5. Method for Identifying Potential Subcontractors The following sources were used to identify potential subcontractors for solicitation purposes:

***Check each line below as applicable.***

The following narrative explains how the areas to be subcontracted to SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns were determined, how the capabilities of those concerns were considered contract opportunities and how such data relates to the proposal.

6. Indirect Costs Indirect costs have / have not been included in the dollar and percentage subcontracting goals above.

Following is the method used to determine the proportionate share of such costs to be allocated as subcontracts to SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns:

7. Subcontracting Program Administrator (SPA):

The following named individual has general overall responsibility for the company’s subcontracting program, i.e., developing, preparing, and executing subcontracting plans and monitoring performance relative to the requirements of this subcontracting plan.

Name:

Title:

Address:

Phone #:

E-mail:

SPA Authorities and Responsibilities:

a. Develops and promotes companywide policy initiatives that demonstrate the company’s support for awarding contracts and subcontracts to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, SDVOSB, ISBEE concerns; and for assuring that these concerns are included on the source lists for solicitations for products and services they are capable of providing;

b. Develops and maintains bidder source lists of SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns from all possible sources;

c. Ensures periodic rotation of potential subcontractors on bidder’s lists;

d. Assures that SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE businesses are included on the bidders’ list for every subcontract solicitation for products and services that they are capable of providing;

e. Ensures that Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are designed to permit the maximum practicable participation of SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns;

f. Reviews subcontract solicitations to remove statements, clauses, etc., which might tend to restrict or prohibit SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE participation;

g. Accesses various sources for the identification of SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns, including 1) SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search web page (http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm), 2) the System for Awards Management (www.sam.gov), 3) local small business and minority associations, 4) local chambers of commerce and 5) Federal agencies’ Small Business Offices;

h. Establishes and maintains contract and subcontract award records;

i. Participates in Business Opportunity Workshops, Minority Business Enterprise Seminars, Trade Fairs, Procurement Conferences, etc;

j. Ensures that SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns are made aware of subcontracting opportunities and assists concerns in preparing responsive bids to the company;

k. Monitors the company’s subcontracting program performance and makes any adjustments necessary to achieve the subcontract plan goals;

l. Prepares and submits timely, required subcontract reports;

m. Conducts or arranges training for purchasing personnel regarding the intent and impact of 8(d) of the Small Business Act on purchasing procedures;

n. Coordinates the company’s activities during the conduct of compliance reviews by Federal agencies;

o. Other duties:

8. Equitable Opportunity The following efforts will be undertaken to ensure that SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns will have an equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts.

a. Outreach efforts to obtain sources:

I. Contact minority and small business trade associations II. Contact business development organizations and local chambers of commerce III. Attend SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE procurement conferences and trade fairs IV. Review sources from the Dynamic Small Business Search web page (http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm) V. Review sources from the System for Award Management web page (www.sam.gov) ***Note additional efforts if any. ***

VI.

VII.

b. Internal efforts to guide and encourage purchasing personnel:

I. Conduct workshops, seminars and training programs;

II. Establish, maintain, and utilize SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE source lists, guides, and other data for soliciting subcontractors; and III. Monitor activities to evaluate compliance with the subcontracting plan.

***Note additional efforts if any.***

IV.

V.

9. Flow-Down Clauses Clause 52.2198, “Utilization of Small Business Concerns,” shall be included in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. All subcontractors (except small business concerns) that receive subcontracts in excess of $750,000 ($1,500,000 for construction) and possess further subcontracting opportunities will be required to adopt and comply with a subcontracting plan that complies with contract clause 52.2199, “Small Business Subcontracting Plan.”

10. Reporting and Cooperation As the prime contractor we will:

a. Cooperate in any studies or surveys that may be required;

b. Submit periodic reports which illustrate compliance with the subcontracting plan;

c. Submit Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) and Summary Subcontract Report (SSR); via the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) website (www.esrs.gov) Reports will be submitted, per the schedule below, regardless of whether there has been any subcontracting activity since the inception of the contract or the previous reporting period.

d. Ensure that subcontractors with subcontracting plans agree to submit an ISR and/or a SSR using eSRS.

e. Provide our prime contract number, our UEI number, and the e-mail address of our official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to all first-tier subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this information into the eSRS when submitting their ISRs; and

f. Require that each subcontractor with a subcontracting plan provide the prime contract number, its own UEI number, and the e-mail address of the subcontractor’s official responsible for acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISRs, to its subcontractors with subcontracting plans.

11. Recordkeeping The following is a description of the types of records that will be maintained concerning procedures that have been adopted to comply with the requirements and goals in this subcontracting plan, including establishing source lists; and a description of our efforts to locate SB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, SDB, WOSB, ISBEE concerns and award subcontracts to them.

12. Acquiring Supplies & Services As the prime contractor we will make a good faith effort to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services, or materials, or obtain the performance of construction work from the small business concerns that we used in preparing our proposal, in the same or greater scope, amount, and quality used in preparing and submitting our proposal.

13. Contracting Officer Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Supplies & Services As the prime contractor we will provide the Contracting Officer with a written explanation if we fail to acquire articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials or obtain the performance of construction work as described in section 12 above. This written explanation will be submitted to the Contracting Officer within 30 days of contract completion.

14. Prohibition of Subcontractor Discussions As the prime contractor we will not prohibit a subcontractor from discussing with the Contracting Officer any material matter pertaining to payment to or utilization of a subcontractor.

15. Subcontractor Payments As the prime contractor we will 1) pay our small business subcontractors on time and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the underlying subcontract, 2) notify the Contracting Officer when we make either a reduced or an untimely payment to a small business subcontractor, 3) accelerate payment to our subcontractors in accordance with contract clause 52.232-40.

16. Description of Good Faith Effort Maximum practicable utilization of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, VOSB, SDVOSB, ISBEE concerns as subcontractors in Government contracts is a matter of national interest with both social and economic benefits. When a contractor fails to make a good faith effort to comply with a subcontracting plan, these objectives are not achieved and 15 U.S.C. 637(d) (4) (F) directs that liquidated damages shall be paid by the contractor.

Following is a description of our firm’s commitment to making a good faith effort towards the subcontracting goals noted above.

Required Signatures:

Contractor Company Name This Subcontracting Plan is submitted by:

Signature:

Print Name: Date:

Title:

Contracting Officer, National Park Service – Denver Service Center As the Contracting Officer I:

· Have confirmed all subcontractors evaluated are included in this Subcontracting Plan, (Because a prime contract has not yet been awarded not all subcontractors have been determined and evaluated.)

· Have confirmed certification for all submitted HUBZone firms are current, (We will also confirm current certification of any HUBZone firms added during contract performance.)

· Will monitor the contractor to ensure subcontractors evaluated are used in performance of the work,

· Am registered in eSRS and will monitor the prime contractor’s eSRS reports to verify good faith efforts are made to meet the goals of this plan,

· Will insure a copy of the final award document is submitted to the SBA Area Director, Office of Government Contracting, where the contract will be performed,

· Will submit a copy of the final subcontracting plan to the SBA’s Commercial Market Representative (CMR).

· Am committed to assuring compliance with applicable contract requirements.

In accordance with FAR Part 19.705-4 and based upon the information noted above I have determined the Contractor’s proposed Subcontracting Plan is acceptable.

Additional Comments:

Signature:

Print Name: Date:

Small Business Specialist, National Park Service - Denver Service Center The Subcontracting Plan has been reviewed and determined:

Comments:

Signature:

Print Name: Date:

Small Business Specialist, National Park Service – Headquarters (Washington Support Office) The Subcontracting Plan has been reviewed and determined:

Signature:

Print Name: Date:

Small Business Administration Procurement Center Representative The Subcontracting Plan has been reviewed and determined:

(Please retain a copy of this final negotiated subcontracting plan for SBA records to meet the requirement of FAR 19.705-6(c)(2)) and DOI-AAAP 0076.)

Signature:

Print Name: Date:

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