DB Solicitation 2 Phase Part I Final-Amendment 0001.pdf

GSA Solicitation No. 47PE0322R0002.

Design Build Contract for: U. S. Federal Courthouse, Fort Lauderdale FL

The Solicitation, Phase 1 – Request for Qualifications

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Amendment 001 9FEB22

Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Project B. The Solicitation and Contract C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents D. Authorized Representatives E. Pre-Proposal Conference F. Estimated Price Range G. Questions Regarding Phase 1 H. Receipt of Qualifications

II. Proposals A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Technical Proposal D. Other Requirements E. 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 (Phase 2 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 To be issued in Phase 2

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions

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VI. Method Of Award A. Evaluation of Phase 1 Proposals B. Evaluation of Phase 2 Proposals C. Determination of Responsibility D. Price Reasonableness/Price Realism E. Unbalanced Price F. Total Evaluated Price

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G. Non Price Factors H. Evaluation of Joint Ventures

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I. General Information

I.A. The Project

This project is for the design and construction of a new U. S. Federal Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. GSA is in the process of completing a bridging design package which will form the basis of the phase 2 Requests for Proposals. The new Courthouse measures approximately 252,000 gross square feet, including 50 inside secured parking spaces, and will support the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. The courthouse will also support the United States Court of Appeal, United States Bankruptcy Court, United States Marshals Service, United States Attorney’s Office, United States Probation Office, and the General Services Administration, and will be constructed on a site owned by GSA located at SE 3rd Ave and SE 11th Street in the Central Business District of Fort Lauderdale. The site currently contains 8 structures that GSA is in the process of demolishing to grade which will be separate from this procurement.

I.B. the Solicitation and Contract

(1) This procurement is being conducted using the two phase selection process found in FAR

36.3. Qualification proposals will be evaluated in Phase One to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase Two. One contract will be awarded using competitive negotiation. In Phase 1, GSA will select a short list of the most highly qualified offerors and request that those offerors submit Phase 2 proposals. All responsible sources may submit a Phase 1 proposal. A maximum of 3 firms will be selected to submit Phase 2 proposals. Only those selected offerors are authorized to submit Phase 2 proposals. Those offerors not selected for participation in Phase 2 will be notified in accordance with FAR 15.503(a). In Phase 2, Offerors may submit a price proposal subject to the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) requirements set forth in the Phase 2 solicitation (a PLA proposal), a price proposal not subject to the PLA requirements set forth in the Phase 2 solicitation, or both. Any price proposal submitted in Phase 2 shall clearly identify whether it is subject to such PLA requirements.

(2) This Solicitation sets forth requirements for Phase 1 qualifications proposals and the evaluation factors for Phase 2 proposals for a Contract to construct the Project. Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award the Contract to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(3) 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.

I.C. List of Phase 1 Solicitation Documents

The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation – Phase 1

(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

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

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(4) Draft of the Agreement

(5) The Scope of Work, Specifications, Drawing Exhibits and other Attachments to the

Agreement

I.D. Authorized Representatives

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

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer’s Information

Name: Karen Drake

Address: Atlanta, GA

Telephone: 404-797-0923

Email:karen.drake@gsa.gov

Alternate POC Information

Name: Cathal Duffy

Address: Orlando, FL

Telephone: 407-536-8845

Email: cathal.duffy@gsa.gov

I.E. Pre-Proposal Conference A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held on February 10th

2022 at 1pm EST. Pre-registration is required. Please click on this link to complete the registration google form for each attendee https://forms.gle/MyMboqi1m3fQ6MVi7 (may need to copy & paste the link into your browser). Dial in/connecting instructions will be emailed to those who pre-register by COB on February 9th. The pre-proposal conference will include a brief overview of the two phase design/build solicitation process as well as a brief overview of the Bridging Design Package that will be included in the phase 2 RFP.

I.F. Estimated Price Range

In accordance with FAR 36.204, Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects, the range for this project is $137M to $147M. The Government intends to fully utilize the available budget of $147M to design and construct the new U.S. Courthouse in Ft Lauderdale. It is not the

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Government’s desire to minimize the budget amount at the expense of either quality, performance, or schedule.

I.G. Questions Regarding Phase 1 Submit all questions regarding the Phase 1 to the Contracting Officer on or before Feb 18th, 2022. Any responses provided by GSA will be posted on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) as an Amendment to the Solicitation.

I.H. Receipt of Qualifications

(1) In order to be considered for Phase 2 and award, Phase 1 qualifications proposals conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office no later than 4:00 pm local time on the following date and at the following address.

Date: Feb 28, 2022 Address: karen.drake@gsa.gov. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ONLY

II. Proposals

II.A. Proposal Contents

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

1. Technical Proposal

2. Proof of active sam.gov profile

II.B. Proposal Format

(1) SF1442, signed, dated, and acknowledging all amendments. Be sure to include DUNS number

(2) Technical Proposal (Responses to Factors)

(3) Surety letter indicating a minimum of $147,000,000 bonding capacity

(4) Representations and Certifications

(5) Proprietary Agreements (see Section II.D) Submitted in Phase 2

Note: Firms having the capabilities to perform the services will be invited to respond by submitting information demonstrating their capabilities on relevant projects in terms of size, dollar value, and complexity, along with a statement from their federally approved bonding corporate surety (see U. S. Treasury certified sureties at http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/index.html).

II.C. Technical Proposal

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Proposals must address the technical approach, technical qualifications, and the other Phase 1 evaluation factors stated herein. Any proposal not meeting all of the following criteria may result in not being further considered for award.

The technical proposal must contain all of the necessary information to address the evaluation factors as set forth in the Phase I RFQ and Phase II Solicitation. The maximum page limit for the Phase I technical proposal submission is 10 single sided pages. The maximum page limit for the Phase II technical submission will be included in the Phase 2 RFP. A page is defined as a single sided sheet of content that if printed would fit on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper. If the page limits are exceeded, only the maximum number of pages as stated in the Phase I RFQ and Phase II Solicitation will be evaluated.

Note: Cover pages, tables of contents, and spacers that aim to provide organization to the proposal do not count in the page number totals. However, cover pages, tables of contents, and spacers that include significant content unrelated to proposal organization will count towards page limits.

Phase 1 Evaluation Factors:

Non-price factors when combined are significantly more important than price.

Factor 1 – Experience & Past Performance (60% weight)

This factor will evaluate the experience, technical competence, capability to perform, and past performance of the General Contractor and A/E members of the offeror’s design-build (DB) team.

For this factor, offerors must identify by name its member firms, both General Contractor (GC) and A/E. If an offeror consists of more than one GC or more than one A/E, the offeror must identify by name the lead GC and lead A/E.

Similar projects are defined as:

New construction of a multi-story, high-rise building with a minimum 75’ above grade, courthouse, hospital, secure office building, or public safety building with a minimum construction cost of $60M in an urban environment completed in the last 10 years and delivered by an integrated project delivery (IPD) delivery method.

For the purposes of evaluation under this factor, projects that are 75% or more complete as of the due date for responses to the Phase 1 RFQ will be considered complete. IPD includes Construction Manager as Constructor, Construction Manager at Risk, Design/Build, and Bridging Design/Build.

Projects in which the primary function is to serve as a residence such as condominiums, apartments, dormitories, or hotels, retail projects, such as shopping malls, big box stores, and

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Proposals that include any of the following characteristics may be rated more favorably under this factor:

● Courthouse Experience

● Previous experience with Blast and Progressive Collapse Design/Construction

● Previous successful experience with same team members

● Local experience in South Florida

● Bridging Design/build Experience

Submittal Requirement:

Submit between four (4) and six (6) similar projects that meet the similar project definition outlined above. Submit a minimum of two projects for the GC member of the team and at least two projects for the A/E member of the team. Projects in which the GC and AE performed on the same project do not need to be submitted twice but will be counted as two separate projects for the purposes of meeting submission requirements under this factor.

For each project submitted include the following details:

● Name of project

● Location

● Detailed Description of work

● Contract Type

● Project Delivery Method

● Number of Stories and/or number of feet above grade

● Project start & completion date

● Construction cost at award and at completion

● Identify which members (firms) of the offerors team participated in the project and to what extent

● Name/Phone/Email of Owner (Specifically someone with knowledge of the project and your performance on the project).

No more than six (6) projects will be evaluated under this factor. If more than six (6) projects are submitted, only the first six (6) will be evaluated.

Note: For purposes of evaluation, a “project” is a discrete project, and is not an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, blanket purchase agreement, other type of master contract or a list of more than one discrete project.

For joint ventures, projects may be submitted for the joint venture as an entity or for individual members of the joint venture.

Standard for Evaluation:

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The standard is met when the offeror submits at least four (4) but no more than six (6) relevant projects that meet the following minimum requirements:

● Construction was substantially completed within ten (10) years of the submission deadline for Phase 1 proposals; and

● The project was delivered by an IPD method; and

● All of the requested information is provided for each project; and

● Project meets the similar project definition included in the solicitation

Of the total number of relevant projects submitted, the General Contractor must have submitted at least two (2) projects and must have served as the prime contractor of both projects submitted. The A/E must have submitted at least two (2) projects and must have had responsibility for developing the detailed design and construction documents for at least one (1) of the two (2) projects submitted.

Additional favorable consideration may be given for the following:

● Courthouse Experience

● Previous experience with Blast and Progressive Collapse Design/Construction

● Previous successful experience with same team members

● Local experience in South Florida

● Bridging Design/build Experience

Factor 2- Technical Approach (40% weight)

This factor considers the offerors technical approach in the following areas:

● Approach to Phase 2- Describe the steps your team will take if shortlisted to be able to price the project, demonstrate thorough knowledge of the owner’s project requirements, and develop a project schedule

● Completing the design- Should you be awarded this contract; describe how you will manage the transition from the provided bridging design to your completion of the design

● Subcontractor & Material procurement- Should you be awarded this contract; describe how you will approach buying out the subcontractors and major materials for the project and include rough milestones of when you anticipate these activities occurring.

This factor has a 3-page limit.

Submittal Requirement:

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Each offeror must submit a written narrative not to exceed three (3) pages (as defined above) that describes the offeror's approach to the three bulleted items listed above. The bullets are not subfactors; rather, they are elements the Government will consider when evaluating the offeror’s response.

Standard for Evaluation:

The standard is met when the offeror’s narrative addresses each bullet point above and demonstrates the following:

● Offeror’s approach to the Phase 2 components provides the Government with a high degree of confidence that the offeror will be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Project and provide a successful phase 2 proposal

● Offeror’s approach or philosophy for subcontractor and material procurement mitigates project risks

● Offeror’s approach to completing the design describes a collaborative and partnered process, explaining the use of internal controls to aid in stakeholder alignment and maintain budget and schedule

● The offeror’s approach to supporting and collaborating as a cohesive team will realize Design Excellence as defined by the GSA Design Excellence Program, https://www.gsa.gov/designexcellence

II.D. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposals

(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 (C301-SAT).

(2) Proof of Bonding to $147,000,000.00

(3) Proprietary Information Agreement(s)

Offerors are advised that employees of the firm(s) identified below may require access to your firm’s proprietary information in performing advisory and assistance services for the Government under separate contract during Phase 2. These individuals will be authorized access only to such information that is necessary to enable them to perform their respective duties. Such firm(s) are expressly prohibited from competing on the subject acquisition.

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APSI Construction Management, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Pursuant to FAR Part 9.505-4(b), these firms must execute an agreement with each phase 2 offeror that states that they will (1) protect the offerors’ information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains proprietary and (2) refrain from using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.

II.E. 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.

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 10 calendar days. Prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 10 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms

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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 (Phase 2 Requirements)

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

(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.

(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

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(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.

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

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.

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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).

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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

To be issued with Phase 2 Solicitation.

V. Additional Solicitation Provisions and Instructions

VI. Method of Award

VI.A. Evaluation of Phase 1 Proposals

The Government will evaluate Phase 1 proposals based on the following evaluation factors and shortlist a maximum of three offerors to submit Phase 2 proposals.

Factor 1- Experience & Past Performance 60% Factor 2- Technical Approach 40%

VI.B. Evaluation of Phase 2 Proposals The Government will award a contract resulting from this Solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the Solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, Total Evaluated Price and other factors considered. In addition to Total Evaluated Price, the following Phase 2 non-price factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

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Phase 2 Factors:

Factor 1 Key Personnel 40% Factor 2 Design Solution 30% Factor 3 Management Plan 20% Factor 4 Project Labor Agreement (PLA) 10%

Price (evaluated separately prior to trade-off analysis)

VI.C. Determination of Responsibility

In order to be considered responsible, an Offeror must demonstrate that it meets the requirements of FAR 9.104-1. The Contracting Officer's determination of an Offeror's responsibility or non-responsibility may be based upon any information obtained by the Contracting Officer, and is independent of the evaluation of offers set forth herein.

VI.D. Price Analysis and Price Realism Analysis

(1) The Contracting Officer will use Price Analysis to analyze the Offeror’s proposal to ensure that the final agreed-to-price is fair and reasonable. In performing Price Analysis, the Contracting Officer may use, singly or in combination with others, the analytical techniques described in FAR 15.404-1, to ensure that the final price is fair and reasonable. The Contracting Officer may request the advice and assistance of other experts to ensure that appropriate Price Analysis is performed.

(2) In addition, the Contracting Officer will use Price Realism Analysis in conjunction with the evaluation of the offeror’s (fill in the appropriate non-price factor) to measure an Offeror's understanding of the requirements and to assess the risk inherent in an Offeror's proposal.

Accordingly, Offerors are advised that a business decision to submit significantly low pricing will be considered as reflecting on their understanding or the risk associated with their proposals.

Price Realism Analysis will not be used for the purpose of determining the probable cost to the Government.

VI.E. Unbalanced Prices

Offers must include balanced prices. Unbalanced pricing may increase performance risk and could result in payment of unreasonably high prices. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of price analysis techniques. All offers with separately priced line items or subline items shall be analyzed to determine if the prices are unbalanced. If price analysis techniques indicate that an offer is unbalanced, the contracting officer shall: (i) Consider the risks to the Government associated with the unbalanced pricing in determining the competitive range and in making the source selection decision; and (ii) Consider whether award of the contract will result in paying unreasonably high prices for contract performance. An offer may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

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VI.F. Total Evaluated Price

Total Evaluated Price shall be calculated using the prices indicated in the Phase 2 Price Proposal using the formula in the Phase 2 Solicitation.

VI.G. Non-Price Factors Phase 1:

Factor 1- Experience & Past Performance 60% Factor 2- Technical Approach 40%

Phase 2:

Factor 1 Key Personnel 40% Factor 2 Design Solution 30% Factor 3 Management Plan 20% Factor 4 Project Labor Agreement (PLA) 10%

VI.H. Evaluation of Joint Venture Offerors

In the evaluation of responsibility and non-price factors, information submitted for a party to the joint venture will only be evaluated to the extent that the terms of the joint venture agreement do not limit such party's performance or financial obligations as a party to the Contract contemplated by this Solicitation.

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