MATSSC Plaza IRA Sustainability Factor Table.xlsx
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- Solicitation number
- 47PD0225R0011
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This file is a sustainability scoring table template for evaluating IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) compliance in construction materials for the Mid-Atlantic Social Security Center plaza renovation project in Philadelphia. The template provides a structured method for offerors to commit to specific Global Warming Potential (GWP) limits for IRA-eligible construction materials including concrete, steel, asphalt, and flat glass.
The scoring system awards points based on three tiers of environmental performance: Top 20% (90 points), Top 40% (40 points), and Better Than Average (20 points). Contractors receive additional 10-point supplements for materials with the lowest GWP values among all offers. The template includes detailed instructions for both Contracting Officers and offerors, with weighted scoring formulas that account for the relative cost importance of different materials. Materials must have at least 80% of their total cost or weight composed of IRA-compliant materials, with specific provisions for concrete strength classes ranging from 2499 PSI to 7200 PSI.
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CO Instruction Contracting Officer Instructions
| 1. Download a copy of this Google Sheet for the specific project in MS Excel format to issue to offerors with the solicitation package. |
| 2. Delete all rows for materials that are not included in the project. |
| 3. Develop LEC Material Evaluation Weights (Column D) for individual materials to reflect the relative approximate cost of the materials required for the project. LEC Material Evaluation Weights must add up to 100%. |
| 4. Ensure that all columns, except for Column B, are locked/protected prior to release. |
| 5. Delete this tab prior to issuing to offerors. |
| 6. During evaluation, remember to account for Raw Score Supplements in Column F. |
| For more information please refer to the IRA Program Construction Solicitation Desk Guide. |
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1WqQH8m0TkdGKFEiBG6e1AZ8HtNXyxsMBofPj53ixyrs/edit Offeror Instructions
| SUSTAINABILITY FACTOR INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS |
| 1. Offerors shall complete Column B of the Sustainability Table with the applicable IRA Limit they commit to meet for each IRA-Eligible Material. |
NOTE: If an offeror is utilizing multiple manufacturers/suppliers within one LEC material subcategory, and those materials achieve different GSA GWP limits, they shall, for evaluation purposes, self-score based on the material/product offered that has the highest GWP. (For example: within the 4,000 PSI concrete subcategory, if Offeror A's 4,000 PSI structural concrete meets GSA’s Top 40% GWP limit, and their 4,000 PSI site concrete meets GSA’s Top 20% limit, Offeror A shall use Top 40% in their scoring.)
2. Offerors only need to fill out Column B. Based upon the offeror's committments, the offeror will receive a number of Raw Scores in Column C, one for each IRA-Eligible Material required by the Contract. Column C will be automatically populated based on the offeror's input in Column B, as follows:
- Offerors will receive a Raw Score of 90 for each IRA-Eligible Material commitment that is better (lower) than GSA’s Top 20% Limits.
- Offerors will receive a Raw Score of 40 for each IRA-Eligible Material commitment that is only better (lower) than GSA’s Top 40% Limits.
- Offerors will receive a Raw Score of 20 for each IRA-Eligible Material commitment that is only better (lower) than GSA’s Better Than Average Limit.
| 3. The solicitation provides an LEC Materials Evaluation Weight in Column D. This weight will be multipled by the Raw Score (Column C), to automatically calculate the Prelminary Weighted Score in Column E. The Preliminary Weighted Score for each material will be rounded to the nearest hundredth decimal (i.e., two decimal places to the right of the whole number). |
| 4. Offerors will receive a Raw Score Supplement of 10 points in Column G for each IRA-Eligible Material where the material’s submitted EPD reflects the lowest GWP value received in the competition for that material. Raw Score Supplements will be determined and accounted for by GSA during evaluations and will result in a Final Weighted Score, Column H. |
| 5. The Total Final Weighted Score will automatically add the Final Weighted Scores for each material (which include provision for Raw Score Supplements, if any), rounded to the nearest hundredth decimal. |
Sustainability Table_do not use IRA-Eligible Material* OFFEROR TO COMPLETE IRA Limit Commitment (i.e., Top 20% Limit, Top 40% Limit, Better Than Average Limit) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Raw Score (i.e., 100, 40, or 20) DO NOT EDIT - CONTRACTING OFFICER TO PROVIDE LEC Materials Evaluation Weight (Insert as % (Example - 30%) (must add up to 100%) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Weighted Score (multiply the material’s Raw Score by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight) Concrete Specified concrete strength class (compressive strength [f'c] in pounds per square inch [PSI])
| ≤ 2499 PSI |
| 3000 PSI |
| 4000 PSI |
| 5000 PSI |
| 6000 PSI |
| ≥7200 PSI |
| Cement** |
| Concrete Masonry Units |
| Asphalt |
| Steel |
| Fabricated Rebar |
| Unfabricated Rebar |
| Hollow Structural Sections |
(fabricated) Hollow Structural Sections from Electric Arc Furnaces (unfabricated) Hot-Rolled Sections (fabricated) Hot-Rolled Sections (unfabricated) Cold-Formed and Galvanized (stud, track, framing, etc.)
Structural Steel Plate from Electric Arc Furnaces (unfabricated)
| Flat Glass | |
| Total Weighted Score (sum of Weighted Scores) - DO NOT EDIT FORMULA | 0.00 |
| * Required construction product assemblies (such as window assemblies) are included in IRA-Eligible Materials categories and will be bound by IRA Limit Commitments. At least 80% of the assembly’s total cost or total weight must be composed of compliant IRA-Eligible Materials. |
| ** Where provision of concrete that qualifies under these GSA IRA Limits is impractical, GSA’s IRA Limits for cement may be applied to the cement being used in the concrete mix. |
https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/Concrete%20-%20GSA%20IRA%20Low%20Embodied%20Carbon%20Requirements%20%28Dec.%202023%29_508.pdf Sustainability Table IRA-Eligible Material* OFFEROR TO COMPLETE IRA Limit Commitment (i.e., Top 20% Limit, Top 40% Limit, Better Than Average Limit) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Raw Score (i.e., 90, 40, or 20) DO NOT EDIT - CONTRACTING OFFICER TO PROVIDE LEC Materials Evaluation Weight (must add up to 100%) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Preliminary Weighted Score
| (multiply the material’s Raw Score by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight) | DO NOT EDIT - CONTRACTING OFFICER TO PROVIDE |
| Is material lowest GWP of offerors? (Y/N) | DO NOT EDIT FORMULA |
| Raw Score Adjustment (Raw Score plus Raw Score Supplement (if any)) | DO NOT EDIT FORMULA |
Final Weighted Score (multiply the material’s Raw Score Adjustment by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight) Concrete Specified concrete strength class (compressive strength [f'c] in pounds per square inch [PSI])
| ≤ 2499 PSI |
| 3000 PSI |
| 4000 PSI |
| Cement** |
| Steel |
| Fabricated Rebar |
| Hot-Rolled Sections |
(fabricated) Structural Steel Plate from Electric Arc Furnaces (unfabricated)
| Total Preliminary Weighted Score (sum of Preliminary Weighted Scores) - DO NOT EDIT FORMULA | 0.00 | |
| Total Final Weighted Score (sum of Final Weighted Scores (including Raw Score Supplements, if any) - DO NOT EDIT FORMULA | 0.00 |
| * Required construction product assemblies (such as window assemblies) are included in IRA-Eligible Materials categories and will be bound by IRA Limit Commitments. At least 80% of the assembly’s total cost or total weight must be composed of compliant IRA-Eligible Materials. |
| ** Where provision of concrete that qualifies under these GSA IRA Limits is impractical, GSA’s IRA Limits for cement may be applied to the cement being used in the concrete mix. |
https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/Concrete%20-%20GSA%20IRA%20Low%20Embodied%20Carbon%20Requirements%20%28Dec.%202023%29_508.pdf EXAMPLE_do not use IRA-Eligible Material* OFFEROR TO COMPLETE IRA Limit Commitment (i.e., Top 20% Limit, Top 40% Limit, Better Than Average Limit) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Raw Score (i.e., 100, 40, or 20) DO NOT EDIT - CONTRACTING OFFICER TO PROVIDE LEC Materials Evaluation Weight (Insert as % (Example - 30%) (must add up to 100%) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Weighted Score (multiply the material’s Raw Score by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight) Concrete Specified concrete strength class (compressive strength [f'c] in pounds per square inch [PSI])
| 5000 PSI | Top 20% | 100 | 20% | 20.00 | |
| Asphalt | Top 40% | 40 | 30% | 12.00 | |
| Steel | |||||
| Fabricated Rebar | Top 20% | 100 | 35% | 35.00 | |
| Hot-Rolled Sections | |||||
| (unfabricated) | Better Than Average | 20 | 5% | 1.00 | |
| Flat Glass | Top 40% | 40 | 10% | 4.00 | |
| Total Weighted Score (sum of Weighted Scores) - DO NOT EDIT FORMULA | 72.00 |
| * Required construction product assemblies (such as window assemblies) are included in IRA-Eligible Materials categories and will be bound by IRA Limit Commitments. At least 80% of the assembly’s total cost or total weight must be composed of compliant IRA-Eligible Materials. |
| ** Where provision of concrete that qualifies under these GSA IRA Limits is impractical, GSA’s IRA Limits for cement may be applied to the cement being used in the concrete mix. |
https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/Concrete%20-%20GSA%20IRA%20Low%20Embodied%20Carbon%20Requirements%20%28Dec.%202023%29_508.pdf
EXAMPLE
IRA-Eligible Material* OFFEROR TO COMPLETE IRA Limit Commitment (i.e., Top 20% Limit, Top 40% Limit, Better Than Average Limit) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Raw Score (i.e., 90, 40, or 20) DO NOT EDIT - CONTRACTING OFFICER TO PROVIDE LEC Materials Evaluation Weight (must add up to 100%) DO NOT EDIT FORMULA Preliminary Weighted Score
| (multiply the material’s Raw Score by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight) | DO NOT EDIT - CONTRACTING OFFICER TO PROVIDE |
| Is material lowest GWP of offerors? (Y/N) | DO NOT EDIT FORMULA |
| Raw Score Adjustment (Raw Score plus Raw Score Supplement (if any)) | DO NOT EDIT FORMULA |
Final Weighted Score (multiply the material’s Raw Score Adjustment by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight) Concrete Specified concrete strength class (compressive strength [f'c] in pounds per square inch [PSI])
| 5000 PSI | Top 20% | 90 | 20% | 18.00 | Y | 100 | 20.00 | |
| Asphalt | Top 40% | 40 | 30% | 12.00 | Y | 50 | 15.00 | |
| Steel | ||||||||
| Fabricated Rebar | Top 20% | 90 | 35% | 31.50 | N | 90 | 31.50 | |
| Hot-Rolled Sections | ||||||||
| (unfabricated) | Better Than Average | 20 | 5% | 1.00 | N | 20 | 1.00 | |
| Flat Glass | Top 40% | 40 | 10% | 4.00 | N | 40 | 4.00 | |
| Total Preliminary Weighted Score (sum of Preliminary Weighted Scores) - DO NOT EDIT FORMULA | 66.50 | |||||||
| Total Final Weighted Score (sum of Final Weighted Scores (including Raw Score Supplements, if any) - DO NOT EDIT FORMULA | 71.50 |
| * Required construction product assemblies (such as window assemblies) are included in IRA-Eligible Materials categories and will be bound by IRA Limit Commitments. At least 80% of the assembly’s total cost or total weight must be composed of compliant IRA-Eligible Materials. |
| ** Where provision of concrete that qualifies under these GSA IRA Limits is impractical, GSA’s IRA Limits for cement may be applied to the cement being used in the concrete mix. |
NOTE - In the above example, the offeror submitted the lowest-GWP materials for both Concrete and Asphalt and therefore received a Raw Score Supplement for those materials, improving its Total Final Weighted Score.
https://www.gsa.gov/system/files/Concrete%20-%20GSA%20IRA%20Low%20Embodied%20Carbon%20Requirements%20%28Dec.%202023%29_508.pdf
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