140R6021R0006 Amendment 0004_0004.pdf

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OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted , such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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PO Box 36900 Regional Office Great Plains Region Bureau of Reclamation

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Solicitation# 140R6021R0006

Amendment No. 0004

Description of Changes: The following changes are hereby incorporate by this amendment:

1. In Part IV – Representation and Instructions, remove Section M– Evaluation Factors for Award in its entirety and substitute therefor the attached revised Section M.

Acknowledgement: See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment. The Government must receive the acknowledgement at the place designated for receipt of proposals (See Block 7 of the Standard Form 1447).

Third Party: If you have given a copy of the solicitation to someone else, please forward this amendment accordingly.

The Final Prospective Contractor Questions and their requisite answers are included with this amendment and are provided for informational purposes only.

Leadville Mine Treatment Plant and Facilities Supply of Solids Contact Clarifiers Equipment Amendment No. 004 Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Project, Colorado Solicitation No. 140R6021R0006

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SECTION M -- EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 WBR

1452.215-85

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD - QUALITY

PREDOMINANCE -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

OCT 2015

(a) Award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting a proposal which conforms to the solicitation and is most advantageous to the Government considering the factors and any significant subfactors listed in this provision.

(b) In the evaluation of proposals, all evaluation factors other than cost or price (listed in this provision), when combined, are considered to be significantly more important than cost or price. The relative importance to be placed on the factors in relation to each other is contained in paragraph (e) of this provision. However, the degree of importance of cost or price may increase with the degree of non-cost or non-price equality between the proposals. If a proposal is determined by the Contracting Officer to be "technically unacceptable" as a result of evaluating all factors other than cost or price, the proposal may be rejected from further consideration. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to make award to other than the technically-acceptable offeror with the lowest cost/price proposal if it is determined that the technical benefits of another offeror's proposal justify its higher cost/price. The Contracting Officer also reserves the right to make award to a lower-cost/price, lower-scored offeror if it is determined that the cost/price premium involved in awarding to a higher-rated, higher-cost/price offeror is not justified.

In accordance with WBR 1452.215-80(a)., even though technical proposals are being solicited to obtain information to be used in the evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use information outside of the proposal to evaluate the capability of offerors and the value of offers.

(c) Pursuant to FAR 15.305, a cost or price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness using one or more of the techniques at FAR 15.404.

(d) The following factors and significant subfactors (if listed), will be considered in evaluating proposals and making the source selection:

Factor 1: Technical Approach. The evaluation will be based on acceptability of the plan as compared to the specification requirements.

Subfactor 1A: Technical Work Plan – The evaluation will consider stated engineering, innovation, manufacturing, quality, and testing capabilities and methods.

Subfactor 1B: Schedule - The evaluation will consider the detail and discussion of the submitted schedule, including the Offeror’s ability to perform the work based on the schedule, the Offeror’s inclusion of components lead times, and the Offeror’s resources to accelerate its schedule if necessary.

Subfactor 1C: Design and Fabrication - The evaluation will be based on acceptability of the design as compared to the specification requirements. The evaluation will also be based on the listing of components provided. Proposals that include more complete listings and/or products from manufacturers that have a proven track record of producing high quality, reliable equipment that meets or exceeds their customer’s requirements will be evaluated more favorably. Plans that do not meet the performance requirements in the specification will be rated unacceptable.

Leadville Mine Treatment Plant and Facilities Supply of Solids Contact Clarifiers Equipment Amendment No. 004 Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Project, Colorado Solicitation No. 140R6021R0006

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Factor 2: Company Experience. This evaluation will be based on offeror’s experience level on recent contracts for similar work.

Factor 3: Past Performance. This evaluation will be based on the Offeror’s Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) information on contracts for similar work.

Factor 4: Price - All proposed prices will be reviewed for price reasonableness and any instances of unbalanced pricing. For any trade-offs performed, the price component will be the Grand Total of Price Schedule 1 plus Price Schedule 2 plus Price Schedule 3. The price proposals will be evaluated against the Government Price Estimate, as well as other price proposals received. The estimate will be used as a benchmark for which the price evaluation will be conducted. The analysis of the variance between the Government's estimate and each offer and variance among the offerors will indicate whether further review is necessary in order to determine if the price is fair and reasonable. The Government will only make an award if it can determine the offeror’s price to be fair and reasonable.

(e) The relative importance of the factors listed in paragraph (d) of this provision is as follows: Factors 1-3 are approximately equal in importance to each other. Subfactors under each factor are approximately equal to other subfactors under each factor. The combined importance of factors 1-3 is Significantly more important than cost or price.

M.2 WBR

1452.225-82

NOTICE OF WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT

EVALUATIONS--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

MAY 2005

In accordance with the Agreement on Government Procurement, as amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. 103-465), and other trade agreements, FAR Subpart 25.4, World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement, applies to Bureau of Reclamation acquisitions. In order to apply trade agreements unique to Reclamation, the contracting officer will (irrespective of any other provision or clause of this solicitation) evaluate acquisitions at or above the dollar thresholds listed in FAR 25.402(b) without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American Act.

M.3 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS JULY 1990

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-17#FAR_17_206

Final Prospective Contractor Questions Solid Contact Clarifier

Solicitation No. 140R6021R0006

Question 14 Are bids due at office by bid date or must they be post marked by bid date?

Answer 14 Proposals are due at the office by the proposal due date and time.

Question 15 Due to our questions being answered after business hours on Friday 3/26, we request the bid date be extended to 4/16?

Answers 15 No further extensions are being considered due to the acquisition schedule.

Question 16 The spec references solids contact clarifier, but by your recent answers, it seems you’re in fact looking for standard circular clarifier with external chemical dosing and sludge recirculation (recent amendment did not answer our question regarding internal design of solids contact clarifier). One of your clarifications also notes that inclined plate clarifiers are a possibility – is this in lieu of circular clarifiers?

Please elaborate on the use of inclined plate clarifiers in this process.

Answer 16 The proposed clarifier shall meet the requirements of specification Section 46 43 53 paragraph 2.03 E, which requires either inclined plate settlers or tube settlers in the clarifier tank or zone.

Question 17 It appears you changed storage and warranty requirements but have the same overall project schedule.

This has huge pricing implications, so we need to understand exactly what is required in terms of fabrication schedule. Spec notes to submit approval package 56 days after notice to proceed. It also notes delivery to project site to be just over 4 years from now, with start up about 5 years away. With warranty to begin at delivery, are mixers, pumps, drive, etc. expected to be warranted for the full requested period? This is quite unconventional and likely not possible with many (if not all) of our sub-vendors. Will this disqualify our bid if we exclude the base 6 year warranty

Answer 17 The Base Warranty shall meet the requirements of specification Section 46 43 53 paragraph 1.08 A, which requires the Base Warranty for 608 days after delivery. Please note that Section F requires delivery 1,506 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed.