47PB0023R0012 IDIQ Solicitation.pdf

GSA Solicitation No.47PB0023R0012

Construction Contract for: Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with Task Orders valued over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (currently $250,000.00) for Construction Services at GSA-Owned and GSA-Leased Federal Facilities Located in the Six (6) New England States of GSA Region 1

The Solicitation

Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives D. Pre-Proposal Conference E. Estimated Price Range F. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee G. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit – Construction H. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals

A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposal F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

III. General Provisions

A. Availability of Funds B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation C. Notice to Small Business Firms D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results E. Affirmative Procurement Program F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals G. Bond Requirements H. Contractor Performance Information I. Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Building Information

J. INFORM 2.0

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions A. FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal

Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR 101-29 B. FAR 52.211-3, Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of

Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Items Description C. FAR 52.216-1 Type Of Contract D. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Secondary Site of Work E. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal

Employment Opportunity for Construction F. Buy American Requirements G. Buy American Exceptions H. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest I. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference J. GSAR 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses by Reference K. Additional Provisions

(i) GSAR 552.236-74, Evaluation of Options (Mar 2019)

(iii) GSAR Clause 552.236-77, Government’s Right to Exercise Options (Mar 2019)

L. Certified Cost or Pricing Data

V. Instructions to Offerors and Clauses A. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition B. FAR 52.219-18 Notice of Competition Limited to 8(a) Eligible Participants C. Security Requirements D. Additional Clauses

VI. Method Of Award A. Evaluation of Offers B. Determination of Responsibility C. Price Reasonableness/Price Realism D. Unbalanced Price E. Non Price Factors F. Evaluation of Joint Ventures

I. General Information

I.A.

GSA Region 1 is seeking IDIQ holders for minor alteration construction projects for three geographic zones: North, Boston, and South. The IDIQ holders will work on projects for the Budget Activity 54 (BA54) Programs and Budget Activity 80 (BA80) Programs, which are repair and alteration (R&A) projects that are not a part of a congressional appropriation line item.

Typical non-Prospectus Level projects include initial space alterations, repairs, remodeling, improvements, and other related changes to public buildings with a cost ranging from the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $250,000) to the annual prospectus limit (currently $3,613,000).

GSA is looking to award approximately five Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for each of the three geographic zones listed above. In addition, there will be a “bench” of three-to-five contractors for each of the geographic zones which could be on-boarded. Work will include, but will not be limited to, General Construction, Demolition, Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and Mechanical, Roofing, Fire Suppression, etc. The term of the anticipated IDIQ contracts will be one base-year with four option years. When submitting proposals, contractors should clearly indicate which of the zones the proposal is for.

If contractors are proposing for more than one zone, they should submit a separate proposal for each individual zone.

North Zone Buildings include (but are not limited to):

Maine:

Land Port of Entry 180 International Ave.

Calais, ME 04619

U.S. Border Station Ferry Point 3 Customs Street Calais, ME 04619

U.S. Border Station Milltown 534 North Street Calais, ME 04619

U.S. Border Station Boundary Line Road Fort Fairfield, ME 04742

U.S. Border Station U.S. Route 1 Fort Kent, ME 04743

U.S. Border Patrol Houlton Section Headquarters 96 Calais Road, Rt. 1 Hodgdon, ME 04730

U.S. Border Station Interstate 95 Houlton, ME 04530

Land Port of Entry Interboundary Line, State Rt. 6 Jackman, ME 04945

U.S. Border Station Route 229 Limestone, ME 04750

U.S. Border Station Bridge Road Madawaska, ME 04756

U.S. Border Station U.S. Route 1 Orient, ME 04471

U.S. Border Station St. Pamphile Saint Francis, ME 04774

U.S. Border Station 173 Acadian Way Van Buren, ME 04785

U.S. Border Station Route 6, Water Street Vanceboro, ME 04491

SSA Trust Fund Building 365 Main Street Presque Isle, ME 04769

Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building 40 Western Avenue Augusta, ME 04330

Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse 202 Harlow Street Bangor, ME 04401

Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse 156 Federal Street Portland, ME 04101

U.S. Customhouse 312 Fore Street Portland, ME 04101

Vermont:

Winston Prouty Federal Building 11 Lincoln Street Essex Junction, VT 05452

SSA Trust Fund Building School Street Montpelier, VT 05602

Federal Building U.S. Post Office and Courthouse State Street Montpelier, VT 05602

Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Courthouse Rutland, VT

Federal Building, U.S. Post Office and Custom House 50 South Main Street St. Albans, VT 05478

U.S. Border Station Vermont Rt. 225 Alburgh, VT 05440

U.S. Border Station 2812 Alburgh Springs Road Alburgh Springs, VT 05440

U.S. Border Station Main Street Beebe Plain, VT 05823

U.S. Border Station State Route 102 Beecher Falls, VT 05902

U.S. Border Station State Route 102 Canaan, VT 05903

U.S. LPOE

Route 5 Derby Line, VT 05830

U.S. LPOE

Interstate Route 91 Derby Line, VT 05830

U.S. Border Station 482 Welcome Center Rd Highgate Springs, VT

U.S. Border Station State Rte 118 West Berkshire, VT

U.S. Border Station 807/743 Vermont Rt. 243 North Troy, VT

East Richford U.S. Border Station 357 Glen Sutton Road Richford, VT 05476

Richford U.S. Border Station 705 Province Street Richford, VT 05476

U.S. Border Patrol Sector Headquarters 155 Grand Avenue, Rte 7 Swanton, VT 05488

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse 11 Elmwood Avenue Burlington, VT 05401

SSA Trust Fund Building 58 Pearl Street Burlington, VT 05401

U.S. LPOE (OLD)

743 VT Route 243 North Troy, VT

U.S. LPOE (NEW)

807 VT Route 243 North Troy, VT

U.S. LPOE

State Route 114 Norton, VT

New Hampshire:

James C. Cleveland Federal Building 53 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301

Warren B. Rudman U.S. Courthouse 55 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301

Norris Cotton Federal Building 275 Chestnut Street Manchester, NH 03101

Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building 80 Daniel Street Portsmouth, NH 03801

SSA Trust Fund Building 177 Main Street Littleton, NH 03561

Boston Zone Buildings Include (but are not limited to):

Boston:

Captain John F. Williams Coast Guard Building 408 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110

John W. McCormack U.S. Post Office and Courthouse 5 Post Office Square Boston, MA 02109

John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse One Courthouse Way Boston, MA 02210

John F. Kennedy Federal Building 15 New Sudbury Street Boston, MA 02203

Thomas P. O’Neill, Jr. Federal Building 10 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02222

Metro Boston:

Fredrick C. Murphy Federal Center 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02452

Social Security Admin District Office Main & Fountain Streets Haverhill, MA 01830

IRS Center 310 Lowell Street Andover, MA 05501

South Zone Buildings Include (but are not limited to):

Connecticut:

Brien McMahon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 915 Lafayette Boulevard Bridgeport, CT 06604

Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 450 Main Street Hartford, CT 06103

William R. Cotter

135 High Street Hartford, CT 06103

Robert N. Giaimo Federal Building 150 Court Street New Haven, CT 06510

Richard C. Lee U.S. Courthouse Church and Court Streets New Haven, CT 06471

Social Security Administration 147 Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790

Western Massachusetts:

Philip J. Philbin

881 Main Street Fitchburg, MA 01420

Silvio O. Conte Federal Building 78 Center Street Pittsfield, MA 01201

U.S. Courthouse 310 State Street Springfield, MA 01105

Harold D. Donohue Federal Building 595 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608

Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island:

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 1 Exchange Terrace Providence, RI

John O. Pastore Federal Building and U.S. Post Office 2 Exchange Terrace Providence, RI 02903

Social Security Administration 400 North Main Street Fall River, MA 02720

U.S. Custom House 37 North Second Street New Bedford, MA 02740

Hastings Keith Federal Building 53 North Sixth Street New Bedford, MA 02740

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation is set-aside for Small Businesses, in accordance with FAR 19. This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for an Indefinite-Quantity, Indefinite-Delivery vehicle for general construction services as described in the attached draft Agreement and supporting documents. The Government will award the vehicle to the selected Offerors, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(2) Neither the Solicitation nor any part of an Offeror's proposal shall be part of the Contract except to the extent expressly incorporated therein by the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Offerors’ proposals submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer. No vehicle shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the

SF 1442 submitted by an Offeror, and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the SF 1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.

I.B. List of Solicitation Documents The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

(3) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award

(4) The Draft Agreement and Attachments to the Draft Agreement

(5) Other Forms Required For Submission with Proposals

I.C. Authorized Representatives

The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer’s Information

Name: Sebastian Asaro

Address: 10 Causeway St, Boston, MA, 02222

Telephone: (646) 398-0455

Email: Sebastian.Asaro@gsa.gov

Alternate POC Information

Name: Stephanie Klein

Address: 275 Chestnut Street Manchester, NH

Telephone: (617) 565-5005

Email: stephanie.klein@gsa.gov

Name: Adam Katzman

Address: 10 Causeway St, Boston, MA, 02222

Telephone: (617) 282 2420 tel:%28646%29%20398-0455 mailto:Sebastian.Asaro@gsa.gov

Authorized Representative Information:

Email: Adam.Katzman@gsa.gov

I.D. Pre-Proposal Conference

Date: 2/14/2023

Time: 10am

Location: Virtual

If you are interested in attending the pre-proposal conference, please email all three contacts above to receive the Virtual Meeting invitation.

I.E. Estimated Price Range The estimated price range for the total IDIQ requirement, inclusive of all Geographic Zones and contracts (multiple awards) over the base and all option years is greater than $125,000,000.00 ($125M). The estimated price range for individual Task Orders to be mailto:Adam.Katzman@gsa.gov awarded under each contract is between the simplified acquisition threshold (currently $250,000) and the prospectus threshold (currently $3,613,000).

I.F. Onboarding/Offboarding

For each of the Geographic Zones, between three and five contract awards will be issued. The total number of Contractors within any of the Geographic Zones may fluctuate due to any number of reasons including but, not limited to, competition levels on task orders, mergers & acquisitions; the Government's exercise of the off-board process; and IDIQ Contractors outgrowing their small business size status under their existing IDIQ Contract. It is in the

Government’s best interest that there remain an adequate number of Contractors eligible to compete for task orders in each Geographic Zone to meet the Government’s mission requirements. Contractors are hereby notified that utilization of any on-boarding procedure below does not obligate the Government to perform any other on-boarding procedure.

Furthermore, any on-boarding procedure may be performed for any single Geographic Zone at any time.

On-Boarding Process

GSA will determine whether it would be in the Government’s best interest to initiate an open season to add additional Contractors to any of the Geographic Zones at any time, subject to the following conditions.

1. Upon award of the IDIQ, an On-Boarding Pool will be created for each Geographic

Zone, with the next highest contractors who were not awarded an IDIQ award being included in the Pool.

2. All contractors in each On-Boarding Pool are ranked according to the same evaluation criteria used in the IDIQ solicitation evaluation.

3. The Contracting Officer notifies all IDIQ and Pool vendors in the respective

Geographic Zone that the On-Boarding procedure is being initiated.

4. The Contracting Officer engages the first contractor to determine whether they are still willing and capable of holding an IDIQ contract.

5. The award decision under the On-Boarding process is based upon substantially the same evaluation factors/subfactors as the original solicitation

6. The terms and conditions of any resulting awards are materially identical to the existing version of the IDIQ Vendors and,

7. The period of performance term for any new awards is coterminous with the existing term for all other Contractors

Immediately upon on-boarding, the Contractor is eligible to submit a proposal in response to any task order solicitation and receive task order awards with the same rights and obligations as any other Contractor.

DORMANT STATUS

GSA is responsible for ensuring performance and compliance with the terms of IDIQ and safeguarding the interests of the Government and the American taxpayer in its contractual relationships. Additionally, GSA must ensure that Contractors receive impartial, fair, and equitable treatment. This IDIQ must be reserved for high performing Contractors. Accordingly, if the IDIQ CO determines that any requirement of the vehicle is not being met, an IDIQ

Contractor may be placed into Dormant Status.

Dormant status may be activated for a given Geographic Zone that a Contractor has been awarded or Dormant Status may be activated for all Geographic Zones. If Dormant Status is activated, the Contractor shall not be eligible to participate or compete in any subsequent task order solicitations while the Contractor is in Dormant Status; however, Contractors placed in

Dormant Status shall continue performance on previously awarded and active task orders, including the exercise of options and modifications at the task order level. Dormant Status is not a Debarment, Suspension, or Ineligibility as defined in FAR Subpart 9.4 or a Termination as defined in FAR Part 49. Dormant Status is a condition that applies to the IDIQ contract only.

Grounds for being placed in Dormant Status specifically include, but are not limited to, trends or patterns of behavior associated with the failure to meet the deliverables and compliances specified under this contract. Dormant status will only be imposed after careful consideration of the situation and collaboration with the Contractor to resolve the issues.

To place a Contractor in Dormant Status, the IDIQ CO must first send a letter, in writing, to the

Contractor regarding the poor performance or non-compliance issue. The Contractor shall have reasonable time, at the discretion of the IDIQ CO, to provide the IDIQ CO with a remediation plan to correct the deficiencies/issues. If the IDIQ CO is satisfied with the Contractor’s response, the Contractor will not be placed in Dormant Status. If the IDIQ CO is not satisfied with the response, or the remediation plan is not effective, the CO may issue a final decision, in writing, placing the Contractor in a Dormant Status.

OFF-BOARDING PROCEDURE

GSA reserves the unilateral right to Off-Board non-performing Contractors. Contractors that are

Off-Boarded have no active task orders under their Geographic Zone at the time of the Off-

Boarding. Contractors under more than one Geographic Zone will only be off-boarded from the

Geographic Zone where the non-performing issues have occurred. Off-boarding methods may result from one of the following conditions:

1. Permitting the Contractor’s IDIQ Contract term to expire instead of exercising the option period

2. After a Contractor is placed in Dormant Status and the Contractor has completed all previously awarded task orders under the IDIQ

3. Debarment, Suspension, or Ineligibility as defined in FAR Subpart

4. Termination as defined in FAR Part 49

5. Contractors who fail to meet the standards of performance, deliverables, or compliances

6. Taking any other action which may be permitted under the IDIQ terms and conditions

I.G. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit – Construction (Feb 95)

(1) The clauses at FAR 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_236_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_236_3

No site-visit will be held due to the number of buildings for the IDIQ solicitation, but will be held as needed on the task order level.

I.H. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 2:00 pm local time on the following date and at the following address.

Date: March 8, 2023 Email Address: Sebastian.Asaro@gsa.gov, Adam.Katzman@gsa.gov, Stephanie.Klein@gsa.gov

II. Proposals

II.A. Proposal Contents

Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

*Indicate which zone each proposal applies to.

1. Price Proposal

2. Technical Proposal

3. Representations and Certifications

4. Proof of Bonding Capacity Sufficient to Perform Contract Requirements (Must be from Surety)

5. GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualification and Financial Information

6. Proprietary Information Agreement(s)

7. Other Documents as Required

Proposal Contents Reference Form Table of Contents Table of Acronyms or Glossary Price Proposal II.B(1)

SF 1442 II.B(1) As provided on Attachment A Contract Price Form II.B(1) As provided on Attachment B GSA Form 527 II.B(1) As provided on Attachment C

Technical Proposal II.D Experience Factor II.D (1) mailto:Sebastian.Asaro@gsa.gov mailto:Adam.Katzman@gsa.gov

Submittal Requirement II.D.(1) Management Capability Factor II.D.(2)

Submittal Requirement II.D.(2)

Past Performance Factor II.D.(3) Submittal Requirement II.D.(3) Past Performance Questions

(PPQ) as provided on Attachment D

Offeror Reps & Certs I.B.(2) Form C301 as provided on Attachment E

Socio-economic Usage Factor II.D.(4) Submittal Requirement II.D.(4)

II.B. Proposal Format All aspects of the proposal must be submitted via email in PDF format.

II.C. Price Proposal

(1) Contents

The Price Proposal shall consist of the Executed SF 1442 (Attachment A), Contract Price Form (Attachment B) and the GSA Form 527 (Attachment C), with prices and/or rates indicated for each price element shown on the Contract Price Form. Indicate the Total Contract Price in Block 17 of the SF 1442, which must be fully executed by the Offeror.

(2) Qualifications, Exclusions and Conditions

If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

II.D. Technical Proposal

(1) In addition to Price, the following Non-Price Factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(a) Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Renovation and Alterations Projects Experience (“Experience”)

(b) Management Capability

(c) Past Performance

(d) Socio-economic Usage

(2) Non-Price evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance (i.e., Experience is more important than Management Capability; Management Capability is more important than Past Performance). All evaluation factors other than Price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. As technical proposals become more equal in merit, price becomes more important.

FACTOR 1: Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Renovation and Alterations Projects Experience (“Experience”)

This factor considers the Offeror’s experience as a firm in providing comparable services for similar projects. This factor will be evaluated based upon the written response included in the technical proposal. Experience can be described as what jobs you have performed.

The Offeror should demonstrate successful experience as a prime contractor responsible for the construction of at least (3) similar projects completed within the last (5) years. A “similar” project is defined as a project that meets the following criteria:

I. Initial space alterations, repairs, remodeling, improvements, and other related changes to Federal Facilities and or similar facility types. If using a non-Federal Facility explain the similarities between that and a project on a Federal Facility.

II. Project value ranging from $250,000 to $3,613,000 III. Offeror managed the project as the prime contractor and completed at least 15% of the project with its own forces IV. At least 50% complete with construction, within the last 5 years of the proposal due date.

Submittal Requirements:

The Offeror should submit the following information at a minimum:

Provide description of the three (3) similar projects completed in the last five (5) years in which the Offeror performed as a General Contractor. Similar projects must be 50% complete to be considered relevant for this factor. For each project description, provide in detail:

(i) size (building square footage and number stories)

(ii) scope

(iii) complexity

(iv) phasing plan (as applicable)

(v) planned and actual budget

(vi) planned and actual schedule,

(vii) schedule control

(viii) safety record,

(ix) coordination,

(x) experience in delivering the completed projects and

(xi) percentage of non-administrative self-performance of the project.

Describe how you worked within a fixed schedule and within the prescribed budget. Relate those in type and scope to the similar project definition described above.

Standard for Evaluation:

A rating of Satisfactory may be achieved when:

● The Offeror has documented experience for three (3) similar projects in the past five

(5) years.

More favorable evaluation rating may be given to a “similar” project with documented experience which meets any of the following additional criteria:

● Work performed within a historical facility

● Work performed that maintained a final contract price within 10% of the awarded value of the project

● Work performed displays a variety of dollar values and trades

● Work that was completed within the original award schedule

The Offeror will be assigned an adjectival rating for Experience:

Color Rating Descriptions

Blue

Exceptional

The offeror undoubtedly understands Government requirements, will provide the highest quality services, and is entirely likely to successfully perform the prospective contract. There are little or insignificant performance risks. No Government intervention is required.

Green

Very Good

The offeror mostly understands Government requirements, will most likely provide the highest quality services, and is most likely to successfully perform in the prospective contract. There are some performance risks that can be mitigated through minimal Government intervention.

Yellow

Satisfactory

The offeror somewhat understands Government requirements, will likely provide quality services, and is somewhat likely to successfully perform. Performance risks can be mitigated through significant Government intervention.

Orange

Marginal

The offeror barely understands Government requirements, is not likely provide quality services, and is not likely to successfully perform. Performance risks can be mitigated through significant Government intervention.

Red

Unsatisfactory

The offeror does not understand Government requirements, is not likely of providing quality services, and is unlikely to successfully perform contract requirements without significant Government

FACTOR 2: Management Capability

This factor considers the Offeror’s project management plan which indicates the methods and means they will employ to ensure management of the project in a manner which will maximize the opportunity for successful completion that is on-time, on-budget and within quality expectations. This factor will be evaluated based upon the written response included in the technical proposal. The proposal should delineate the Offeror’s knowledge, programs, and processes, relating them to the unique requirement.

Submittal Requirement:

Each offeror should submit the following information concerning their organization:

(i) Organizational chart including HSPD-12 management and non-management workers (i.e. painters, laborers, etc).

(ii) List of key subcontractor companies

(iii) Whether the offeror is submitting for multiple Geographic Zones under the IDIQ. If so, the offeror should identify which other Zones they have submitted proposals for and how they will manage capacity and increased activity if awarded more than one Zone.

Additionally, each offeror should submit the following for each project submitted in response to Factor 1:

(i) Project and risk management plan procedures

(ii) Based upon submitted past experiences, one example of how the risk management plan was used and the effect on the project as a whole should be provided.

• The overall management approach submitted shows a satisfactory understanding of, including but not limited to, site constraints, change order management, cost control including contingency management, value engineering, and cost estimating.

• The project and risk management plans ensured optimum prevention of accidents and injuries and demonstrates an effective response plan. Problems, questions, and emergency situations are anticipated and avoided through the Offeror’s proactive measures.

Ratings above Satisfactory may be achieved if:

The government determines the written proposal merits a higher rating due to the advanced level of planned management approach.

The Offeror will be assigned an adjectival rating for Management Capability:

The offeror undoubtedly understands Government requirements, will provide the highest quality services, and is entirely likely to successfully perform the prospective contract. There are little or insignificant performance risks. No Government intervention is required.

The offeror mostly understands Government requirements, will most likely provide the highest quality services, and is most likely to successfully perform in the prospective contract. There are some performance risks that can be mitigated through minimal Government

The offeror somewhat understands Government requirements, will likely provide quality services, and is somewhat likely to successfully perform. Performance risks can be mitigated through significant Government intervention.

Orange

Marginal

The offeror barely understands Government requirements, is not likely provide quality services, and is not likely to successfully perform. Performance risks can be mitigated through significant Government intervention.

The offeror does not understand Government requirements, is not likely of providing quality services, and is unlikely to successfully perform contract requirements without significant Government

FACTOR 3: Past Performance

This factor considers the Offeror’s Past Performance for the projects submitted under “Factor 1 - Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Renovation and Alterations Projects Experience (“Experience”). This factor will be evaluated based upon the responses from the references provided by the Offer. Past performance can be described as how an Offeror performed on a job. The Offeror’s past performance record must demonstrate satisfactory performance on the three projects submit under “Factor 1 - Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Renovation and Alterations Projects Experience (“Experience”)”. The Offeror should provide a responsibility questionnaire for each reference (a person or persons who may be contacted regarding the quality of the Offeror’s past performance).

The Offeror should submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (included in the solicitation) or CPARS evaluation completed by the applicable client, for each project included in its proposal for “Factor 1 - Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) for Comparable Renovation and Alterations Projects Experience (“Experience”)” Completed PPQs or CPARS should be submitted with the proposal. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submission of questionnaires.

If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ or CPARS from a client for a project before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the project. If the client requests, the client may submit a questionnaire directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at Sebastian.Asaro@gsa.gov prior to proposal closing date. Offerors may resubmit questionnaires previously submitted with other proposals or may obtain an updated/new PPQ or CPARS from a client for any submission.

Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. Also include performance recognition documents received within the last year such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), previously submitted PPQ information, and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror including personnel knowledge from GSA personal. While the Government may elect to consider data from a variety of sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror. GSA will not maintain a database of PPQs submitted by Offerors.

In evaluating past performance, each of the following details may be considered: client assessment of the offeror’s performance (CPARS evaluations or non-CPARS evaluation), with emphasis on project quality, project completion on time and within budget, tenant impact, and contractor provided references.

Government past performance information reviewed for all submitted “similar” projects indicates that the projects have met the customers’ expectations to a satisfactory level.

Ratings above Satisfactory may be achieved when:

Some of or all the government past performance information reviewed indicate that the projects have exceeded the customers’ expectations.

Past performance information provides virtually no doubt that the Offeror will successfully perform the Contract. Virtually no Government intervention is expected for Offeror to meet Contract requirements.

Past performance information provides little doubt that the Offeror will comply with contract requirements and provide quality performance. Little Government intervention is expected for the Offeror to meet Contract requirements.

Past performance information indicates the Offeror should be able to successfully perform the Contract. Some Government intervention is expected for the Offeror to meet Contract requirements.

Orange Marginal Past Performance information indicates some doubt that the Offeror will successfully perform the Contract. Government intervention is expected for the Offeror to meet Contract requirements.

Unacceptable

Past Performance information indicates substantial doubt that the Offeror will successfully perform the Contract.

Significant Government intervention is expected for the Offeror to meet Contract requirements.

Purple

Neutral

The Offeror has no relevant performance record (See, FAR 15.305). This is a neutral rating. The Offeror is not evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

FACTOR 4: Socio-economic Usage

This factor considers whether the offeror is a small business with any socioeconomic category designations. Small business utilization is an important consideration in federal procurement, especially those further socioeconomic categories.

Offerors should submit the small business status and socioeconomic categories of their company.

In the submission, the offeror will certify their small business status for NAICS 236220 and identify any of the following socioeconomic category designations (listed in no particular order):

● Small disadvantaged business (SDB)

● Women-owned small business (WOSB)

● Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB)

● HUBZone small business (HUBZone)

NAICS code 236220 must be listed in the offeror's SAM profile and the Government reserves the right to review the offeror’s representations and certifications in SAM.gov under FAR 52.219-1.

Standard of Evaluation:

This factor will be rated upon the small business designation of the company.

A Satisfactory rating may be achieved when:

An offeror attests that they are a small business without any of the socioeconomic category designations listed above.

Ratings above satisfactory may be achieved when:

An offeror has one socioeconomic category designation listed above. If an offeror has more than one socioeconomic category designation listed above, the offeror may receive maximum credit for this factor.

The offeror is a small business and has more than one socioeconomic category designation

The offeror is a small business and has one socioeconomic category designation.

The offeror is a small business but has no socioeconomic category designations.

The offeror is not a small business.

II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Representations and Certifications

Offerors are reminded their SAM registration status must be “Active”, at the time their offer is submitted, to be considered for award (see 52.204-7). Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications in conjunction with required Entity registration in System for Award Management (SAM), accessed via System for Award Management. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal, the Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8), using the attached Offeror’s Representations and Certifications (Attachment E).

(2) Qualifications of Offerors

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall submit with their proposal evidence of their financial responsibility and capacity to perform the Contract. Offerors shall submit this information on GSA Form 527 – Contractor’s Qualifications and Financial Information. Where applicable, point of contact, including names and telephone numbers, are required for all contracts listed.

II.F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

(1) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of an executed joint venture agreement (with original signatures) which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(2) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the SF 1442 accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(3) In the case of corporations that are joint venture members, the corporation secretary must certify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture, either by so certifying in the joint venture agreement, or by submitting a separate certification to the Government. The joint venture must also provide a certificate that identifies a principal representative of the joint venture with full authority to bind the joint venture.

(4) Representations and certifications, financial information, and past performance information must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

III. General Provisions

III.A. Availability of Funds

Issuance of this Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract. Award of the contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and the Government shall incur no obligation under this Solicitation in advance of such time as funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for the purpose of contract award. The minimum order is $1,000.00 and the maximum is $125,000,000.00.

III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation

The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but do not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 15 calendar days. Prospective Offerors should make such https://www.sam.gov/ requests not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms

A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining certain bid, payment, or performance bonds that are otherwise not obtainable is available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) (Small Business Administration). For information concerning SBA's surety bond guarantee assistance, contact your SBA District Office.

III.D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results

This acquisition is being conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 15 as a negotiated procurement. In accordance with FAR 3.104 and FAR 15.207, after receipt of proposals, no information regarding the identity of those submitting offers, the number of offers received, or the information contained in such offers will be made available until after award except as provided by FAR 15.503.

III.E. Affirmative Procurement Program

GSA has implemented an Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) intended to maximize the use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable, and bio-based products. Offerors should familiarize themselves with the requirements for using and reporting on the use of such materials in performance as set forth in the Agreement. Refer to Clause FAR 52.223-10 encouraging vendors to practice waste reduction.

III.F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals

Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire Solicitation and the Agreement to be included in the Contract contemplated by the Solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements and clauses in the contemplated Contract. Verify that all blanks requiring information to be supplied in an Offer have been properly filled out, that all pricing and other numerical data is accurately calculated, and that all copies of the Offer contain the same information.

III.G. Bond Requirements *Required at Task Order level

If a bid guarantee is required to be submitted with your offer, any contract awarded will require a performance bond and payment bond as specified in the Agreement. Offerors who utilize individual sureties should note the requirement for a certified, audited, financial statement for each person acting as an individual surety under clause FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee and the requirements of clause FAR 52.228-11 Pledge of Assets.

III.H. Contractor Performance Information *Required at Task Order level

(1) Evaluating Contractor Performance: The General Services Administration is using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) module as the secure, confidential, information management tool to facilitate the performance evaluation process.

CPARS enables a comprehensive evaluation by capturing comments from both GSA and the contractor. The website for CPARS is Contractor Performance Assessment Completed CPARS evaluations may then be used by Federal acquisition community for use in making source selection decisions. CPARS assists acquisition officials by serving as the single source for contractor past performance data.

http://www.sba.gov/ http://www.cpars.gov/

(2) CPARS Registration: Each award requiring an evaluation must be registered in CPARS.

The contractor will receive several automated emails. Within thirty days of award, the contractor will receive an e-mail that contains user account information, as well as the applicable contract and order number(s) assigned. Contractors will be granted one user account to access all evaluations.

(3) Contractor CPARS Training: Contractors may sign up for CPARS training. A schedule of classes will be posted to the CPARS training site (CPARS Training) and updated as needed.

(4) Contractor Representative (CR) Role: All evaluations will be sent the Contractor Representative (CR) named on your award. The CR will be able to access CPARS to review and comment on the evaluation. If your CR is not already in the CPARS system, the contracting officer will request the name and email address of the person that will be responsible for the CR role on your award.

Once an evaluation is ready to be released the CR will receive an email alerting them the evaluation is ready for their review and comment. The email will indicate the time frame the CR has to respond to the evaluation; however, the CR may return the evaluation earlier than this date.

GSA shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer (i.e., contracting director) to consider any disagreement between GSA and the contractor regarding GSA’s evaluation of the contractor. Based on the review, the individual at a level above the contracting officer will issue the ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation.

Copies of the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file. The CPARS rating will be evaluated at the task order level.

III.I. Safeguarding and Dissemination of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Building Information

Certain information contained in the Solicitation Documents may have been designated as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) building information. With respect to such information, Offerors shall agree to the terms for receipt of such information, as set forth in the provision “Administrative Matters” in Section III of the Agreement, as a condition of receipt of such information.

III.J. INFORM 2.0 *Solicitation level

A. Overview of the IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods (INFORM 2.0) Process

This solicitation is part of an initiative using the INFORM 2.0 process which is designed to enhance the quality and usefulness of post-award communications by providing greater transparency and openness into the procurement process. INFORM 2.0 seeks to increase GSA-industry communication by providing clearer and more complete information to explain the award decision.

Through the INFORM 2.0 process, GSA will seek to share additional information with offerors in writing and/or through an oral feedback meeting that is not required by statute or regulation. For purposes of this solicitation, and in addition to any information required by FAR 15.503 and 15.506, GSA is providing each offeror with the opportunity to participate in the INFORM 2.0 process as further discussed below.

https://www.cpars.gov/lc.htm

B. Detailed Description of the INFORM 2.0 Process

B.1. Component 1 - Notification of Award

After award and in accordance with any post-award notification timeframes required by regulation (i.e., FAR Parts 15.503(b) and 16.505(b)(6)), the contracting officer will issue written notices to the successful and unsuccessful offerors (the Notification of Decision Statement (NODS)). The notices will contain:

● All information required by statute or regulation;

● An unredacted copy of the complete technical evaluation for that particular offeror that includes a full description of the unsuccessful offeror’s strengths, weaknesses, risks, and deficiencies;

● An overall technical evaluation summary for that particular offeror and the successful offeror that includes evaluated price; overall technical ranking, rating, or score.

B.2. Component 2 - Request for Oral Feedback Meeting or Written Questions

Within three business days after receipt of the NODS, an offeror may, but is not required to:

● submit a written request to the contracting officer for an oral feedback meeting;

● submit a list of written questions to the contracting officer; or

● take no further action.

If the offeror timely elects to request an oral feedback meeting or submit a list of written questions, GSA will consider any such request to constitute a required debriefing pursuant to FAR 15.506. If an offeror does not request an oral feedback meeting or submit a list of written questions within the three day time period, the receipt of the NODS concludes the INFORM 2.0 process and satisfies the FAR requirement for debriefs pursuant to FAR 15.506.

If the offeror submits a list of written questions in lieu of the oral feedback meeting, the contracting officer will attempt to respond within five business days of receipt of the written questions. Unless otherwise stated, the contracting officer’s response to the written questions will conclude the INFORM 2.0 process and any corresponding post-award debriefing as further set forth at FAR 15.506.

If the offeror requests an oral feedback meeting, the offeror should provide the following information:

● Primary point of contact;

● List of participants with titles (e.g., Senior Vice President);

● List of topics to assist GSA better prepare for the oral feedback meeting; and

● Preference for in-person, telephone, or web-based conferencing (if available).

B.3. Component 3 - Oral Feedback Meeting

During the oral feedback meeting, GSA’s objectives are to provide:

● Reasonable responses to written questions submitted by the offeror;

● Explanations for the evaluation conclusions and contract award decisions;

● Any additional information about the fairness and impartiality of the evaluation and why the award decision was rational;

● Reasonable responses to additional questions raised during the meeting;

● Additional transparency into the underlying competition process; and,

● A greater understanding of the evaluation and award process.

GSA will not provide any information that is prohibited by law or regulation.

B.4. Component 4 - Post Oral Feedback Meeting Questions

Within two business days after the conclusion of the oral feedback meeting, the offeror may submit a list of written questions to the contracting officer. The contracting officer will provide a written response within five business days and, unless otherwise noted by the contracting officer, the INFORM 2.0 process and any corresponding postaward debriefing as further set forth at FAR 15.506 will have concluded.

If the offeror elects not to submit a list of written questions within two days after the oral feedback meeting, the INFORM 2.0 process and any corresponding post-award debriefing as further set forth at FAR 15.506 is concluded.

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

IV.A. FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29 (AUG 98)

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to—

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of

Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (a) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

IV.B. FAR 52.211-3 Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (JUN 1988)

(Applicable to solicitations that cite specifications not listed in the Index and are not furnished with the solicitation)

(a) The specifications cited in this solicitation may be obtained from: GSA Specifications Unit at (202) 755-0325. MIL Specifications may be obtained by calling (215) 697-2179.

(b) The request should identify the solicitation number and the specification required by date, title, and number as cited in the solicitation.

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