B.08.02 W5J9JE20R0004.pdf

Design-Build Construction Services for runw ay taxiw ay replacement on Erbil Air Base in Erbil, Iraq.

Magnitude of construction is $5M-$10M

Offerors must be registered and be acceptable in JCCS (https://w w w .jccs.gov); SAM (https://w w w .sam.gov) and AISA /MOC-I http://w w w .aisa.org.af. or http://moci.gov.af/.

All offerors and their subcontractors are required to be eligible for base access (under CENTCOM Clause 5152.225-5916 Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access) at the time of Phase I submission, and remain eligible, if aw arded a contract, during the entire contract period of performance to include any w arranty period, for installation access. The Agency may remove proposals from further consideration and not send proposals to the source selection evaluation board if a contractor does not have an accesptable JCCS rating at the time of Phase I submission.

Anticipated period of performance is 400 days after Notice to Proceed (NTP)

TRAVIS J SPECHT 540.667.3857

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

27-May-2020

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______5 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________400 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______180 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

USACE TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN DISTRICT

CETAA-CT, USACE TAA HQ BAF, BAGRAM

APO AE 09354

W5J9JE

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

(hour) Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W5J9JE20R0004 70

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

377th EN DET FEST-A

Camp Taji, Iraq

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

ACQUISITION BACKGROUND

A. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The United States Army Central (USARCENT) has a requirement to construct a new, alternate taxiway to replace the existing taxiway at Runway 15/33to be constructed parallel to the existing taxiway. The construction will include a surface drainage system, pavement subsurface drainage system, demolition of an existing pump house and capping of an existing well of unknown depth.

B. ACQUISITION STRATEGY

This is a competitive acquisition to procure construction of an alternate taxiway in replacement of the existing portion of the current taxiway which is near failure. The magnitude of construction is between $5 million and $10 million. The Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is fair and reasonable and has been determined to be the most advantageous to the Government, technical/quality, price and other factors considered utilizing trade-off procedures. The basis of award is best value trade-off; therefore, the Government has the right to accept other than the lowest offer. The right is also reserved to reject any and all offers.

C. ACQUISITION OVERVIEW

The requirements for the preparation and submission of proposals and the requirements for the evaluation of proposals in response to this solicitation are contained in the solicitation. The NAICS for this solicitation is 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. Subject to the provisions contained herein, the award will be made to one Offeror. Not more than five offerors will be included in Phase II evaluations.

The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whom the Source Selection Authority determines conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government, all factors considered. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers. This source selection approach, i.e. Best-Value Tradeoff, includes an evaluation of (6) non-price evaluation factors: Past Performance, Management Plan, Water Supply Narrative, Contractor Supplied Batch Plant, Construction and Design Approach, Safety Narrative, and Price.

NOTE: FACTOR 1 PAST PERFORMANCE IS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO ALL

OTHER NON-PRICE FACTOS COMBINED. ALL NON-PRICE FACTORS WHEN

COMBINED ARE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO PRICE. ALL SIX NON-PRICED

FACTORS ALONG WITH PRICE WILL BE USED TO MAKE THE FINAL

SELECTION FOR THE AWARD OF A STANDALONE “C” TYPE CONTRACT.

***********REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS*****************

Failure to have an active and completed registration in any one of the following databases may result in a determination that an offeror is ineligible for award and the offeror will be removed from competition. A successful offeror with incomplete or expired registrations at the time of award may not be eligible for a contract. In such instances, the Government will award to the next successful offeror who is eligible for award. The Government reserves the right to determine an offeror non‐responsible at any time after receipt of proposal if the offeror is found to be ineligible for installation access in accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225‐5916, Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access.

A determination that an offeror is nonresponsible will result in the removal of the offeror’s proposal from the competition. No debriefing will be provided for those offerors found non-responsible as a result of their base access ineligibility as the determination may be made in advance of the offeror’s technical proposal being reviewed or completed.

Information contained within an offeror’s registration must be current, valid, and acceptable. The responsibility of maintaining current information contained in an offeror’s registration rests solely on the offeror and the eventual awardee.

a. System for Award Management (SAM): http://www.sam.gov/

b. Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS): https://www.jccs.gov/

If an offeror is a joint venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid registration representing the JV as one business/firm/entity at proposal submission. This is applicable to all required system registrations. The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV.

An offeror’s subcontractors are required to be registered and active in JCCS. In accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225‐5916, Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access, offerors are required to submit a listing of all proposed subcontractors, at all tiers, to the contracting officer with the submission of their proposal, and provide updates during the life of the contract when subcontractors are added or removed. If no subcontractors are expected to perform during the life of the contract, a bidder must submit a negative response to the contracting officer within its proposal. Subcontractors at every tier are held to the same installation access requirements, as noted above, as prime contractors.

D. DISCUSSIONS

Offerors are reminded to include their best terms in their initial offer and not to automatically assume that they will have an opportunity to participate in discussions or be asked to submit a http://www.sam.gov/ revised offer. The Government may make award of a conforming proposal without discussions, if deemed to be within the best interest of the Government.

a. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Government does not intend to hold discussions.

However, in accordance with FAR 15.306(d), discussion sessions with each Offeror may be held. Should discussions take place, all Offerors in the competitive range will be allowed to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

b. DISCUSSION SCHEDULING: If discussions are conducted, the Contracting Officer may conduct discussions orally, in writing, etc. The method for discussions will be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notification.

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

E. INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

INTRODUCTION: The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted via email or the DoD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) website. The solicitation shall provide SAFE instructions and receipt date for proposal submittal. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the SOW with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the Offeror. Failure to provide the required elements proposal submission may result in removal from competition. The proposal shall meet the following basic requirements:

b. The proposal shall be typed and submitted in English and easy to read.

i. The proposal shall be organized, concise, and should be clearly identified and tabbed. Each factor should be described in a separate tabbed section.

ii. The proposal shall be identified by the solicitation number, volume number, and name, address, and telephone number of the prime Offeror on the cover.

iii. The proposal shall be valid at least for 180 days.

iv. The proposal should contain a table of contents and include at the bottom left side of each page the volume and page number.

v. The proposal shall contain a completed Corporate Certificate/Authority to Bind Partnership

(attached).

__If the offeror is a corporation, completed Corporate Certificate; OR __If the offeror is a partnership, completed Authority to Bind Partnership and a copy of the Partnership Agreement; OR __If the offeror is a joint venture, completed Corporate Certificate for each member of the joint venture and a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement.

vi. Each page of the proposal should be marked “Source Selection Information-See FAR 2.101 and 3.104” per FAR 3.104-4(c).

vii. Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted is current, correct, and complete including name(s) of the point(s) of contact (POCs), email address(es), and telephone number(s), for the non-price factors.

viii. Offerors shall submit a signed Offer, Standard Form (SF) 1442 for this solicitation, including verification of all amendments received by completing boxes 19 through 20C on the SF1442 and providing signed copies of the amendments.

ix. Proposals shall completely and adequately address the requirements of this solicitation.

Offerors are reminded that elaborate corporate marketing information, formatting, special reproduction techniques, etc., are not necessary.

x. Contractors are cautioned against submitting conditional proposals that change or modify the terms and conditions of the contract. Conditional proposals will be determined unacceptable.

xi. Failing to submit attachments or failing to complete the proposal properly may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, Offerors are urged to follow instructions and speak with the Contracting Officer if instructions are not understood.

c. BONDING CAPABILITY:

Phase I

i. Offerors shall submit a scanned copy of a bonding capacity certification letter from their surety with the proposal. Deliver or mail the original letter to the Contracting Officer post marked no later than the date the Phase I proposals are due. Corporate sureties must appear on the list contained in the Department of Treasury Circular 570 titled "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring.”

https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm

Phase II

ii. Bid Bond: Offerors shall submit a scanned copy of the completed Bid Bond, Standard

Form 24, with the proposal. Deliver or mail the original bond to the Contracting Officer post marked no later than the date the proposals are due. Corporate sureties must appear on the list contained in the Department of Treasury Circular 570 titled "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring Companies."

https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm

iii. Performance Bond: The Performance Bond must remain effective throughout the construction period. A. In the event of failure to commence and diligently pursue any construction warranty work required, the Contracting Officer will have the work performed by others, and after completion of the work, will charge the remaining construction warranty funds of expenses incurred by the Government while performing the work, including, but not limited to administrative expenses. b. In the event sufficient funds are not available to cover the construction warranty work performed by the Government at the Contractor's expense, the Contracting Officer will have the right to recoup expenses from the bonding company. c. Following oral or written notification of required construction warranty repair work, respond in a timely manner. Written verification will follow oral instructions. Failure to respond will be cause for the Contracting Officer to proceed against the Contractor.

Any offeror failing this requirement will be removed from the competition and their proposal will not be considered further.

SENDING IN THE PROPOSAL

Proposals shall be submitted electronically to temekka.s.ellis@usace.army.mil, travis.j.specht@usace.army.mil, and michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil.

If proposals exceed 40MB in size, offerors shall utilize the DoD SAFE application, https://safe.apps.mil/ to submit their proposals.

The DoD SAFE Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. There are no user accounts for SAFE. Authentication is handled via email. Anyone has access to SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone. The DoD SAFE application can be accessed via https://safe.apps.mil/.

https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm mailto:temekka.s.ellis@usace.army.mil mailto:travis.j.specht@usace.army.mil mailto:michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil https://safe.apps.mil/ https://safe.apps.mil/

a. Creating a Drop-off: In order for offerors to submit their proposal, they must first notify temekka.s.ellis@usace.army.mil and travis.j.specht@usace.army.mil and michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil. A Request Drop-off will be created. As a result, offerors will receive an email with a link to submit their proposals. Offerors shall notify the individuals identified above if they did not receive the link. Please note a drop-off request is valid only for 14 days.

It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure their proposal is submitted timely.

b. Size Limitations on Uploads: Being able to upload files larger than 2 GB depends on the browser being used. If at all possible, use a modern 64-bit browser on a 64-bit operating system. If you only have a 32-bit system (the most common cause is Windows 7), then use a modern version of Google Chrome or Firefox. Older versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer are particularly bad at this. If updating your browser is not an option and the combined size of all files being uploaded exceeds 2 GB, split the files into multiple drop-offs. If a single file exceeds 2 GB, split the file into smaller pieces (e.g. using the Split option in WinZip or "Split to volumes" option in 7-Zip) and upload them in separate drop-offs. The DoD SAFE software itself has configurable limits on the amount of data that can be uploaded in a single drop-off. Even for browsers that support uploads larger than 2 GB, drop-off may not exceed 8.0 GB per file, or 8.0 GB total for the entire drop-off.

c. If you are having the following issues when dropping off or picking up a large file: Your browser reports a bad or broken connection after downloading a significant portion of the file •An error page is displayed that indicates you dropped off no files then you are most likely connected to the Internet via a connection too slow to move the amount of data in a timely fashion. Your computer normally has at most 2 hours to fully send or receive a drop-off.

Problems accessing the site: Problems accessing the DoD SAFE site by external (non-CAC) users are typically due to SSL and/or client certificate issues. If the user receives a warning about a problem with the website's security certificate, this is because their browser is not configured to trust the DoD certificate authorities. The user can either import the DoD certificate authorities by following the instructions found here or they can accept the risk and click on the option to continue to the website. Also on non-CAC system - if the browser pops up a window prompting for a certificate to use for authentication, clicking on Cancel should allow unauthenticated access to the site.

d. File names shall be titled:

i. Phase I, Volume 1: W5J9JE-20-R-0004 Vol1 Past Performance-Company Name

ii. Phase I, Volume 2: W5J9JE-20-R-0004.Vol2 Management Approach, Water Supply

Narrative, and Contractor Supplied Batch Plant-Company Name

Proposal submission shall be submitted via DoD SAFE by the date and time indicated on the SF 1442, or as amended. No facsimiles or regular e-mail submissions of proposals, are permitted:

Proposal Receipt Confirmation Points of Contact:

E-mail: temekka.s.ellis@usace.army.mil E-mail: travis.j.specht@usace.army.mil E-mail: michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil

When the word ‘Offeror’ is encountered throughout this Section, it is intended to mean a company seeking to do business with the Government that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation.

When the word “Government” is encountered throughout this Section, it is intended to mean U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

mailto:temekka.s.ellis@usace.army.mil mailto:travis.j.specht@usace.army.mil mailto:michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil mailto:temekka.s.ellis@usace.army.mil mailto:travis.j.specht@usace.army.mil mailto:michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil

Late Proposals: Any proposal, modification, or revision received by the Government after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the contracting officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition, and (1) if it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, and it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 4:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or (2) there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or (3) it is the only proposal received. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Offeror shall not modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation, nor add conditions or qualifications to his proposal based on an assumption or based on his own modification of the terms and/or conditions of the solicitation. Should the Offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, the Offeror’s proposal may be determined to be ineligible for further evaluation or for award. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation should be resolved with the Contracting Officer prior to proposal submission.

References in the Offeror’s proposal to, and examples of “classified” projects or contracts, should not be included in the Offeror’s proposal unless the information is authorized to be viewed or utilized by the Government for review and evaluation. Offerors who include information in their proposals that they do not want disclosed to the public or to anyone without a need-to-know, must clearly mark their proposals in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215-1, paragraph (e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data.

An Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms, as discussions may not be conducted with the Offeror.

Electronic proposals submitted via email and DOD SAFE are the required methods of proposal transmission and will be the only forms of submission accepted. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the Government by the date and time of the proposal deadline. Undeliverable emails due to an Offeror’s proposal size is not the responsibility of the Government.

Proposal Expenses and Pre-Contract Costs: The request for proposal (RFP) solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL

If submitting a proposal as a Joint Venture, the experience and past performance of each of the Joint Venture Partners can be submitted for the Joint Venture Entity. The experience for each Joint Venture Partner should be clearly described.

The proposal may receive a higher rating if the proposal contains evidence of the Joint Venture Entity working successfully together previously on relevant projects.

An Offeror that is part of a Joint Venture must submit a legally binding Joint Venture Agreement. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any Offerors that are not included in the Joint Venture agreement. Joint Ventures must include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the Joint Venture with the chief executive of each entity identified and must be translated into English, if the original agreement is in a language other than English.

If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Joint ventures shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities:

a. A copy of their joint venture agreement in English.

b. A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

c. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing. The joint venture agreement must show that joint venture members are jointly and severally liable for any obligations under the contract.

d. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the joint venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

e. The structure of the joint venture and decision-ranking responsibilities of the joint venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

f. The bonding responsibilities of the joint venture parties. Bonding capability shall at a minimum meet the bonding requirements as defined above in paragraph m. Failure to provide evidence of sufficient bonding capability as defined above, will result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation.

g. Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the joint venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the joint venture.

h. Identification of party maintaining the joint venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the joint venture.

i. Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

j. Identification of party having overall control of the joint venture. Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual joint venture parties and identify the party, or hired as employees of the joint venture. Include this information as a part of Phase I.

k. A complete and legally binding document with all the information required under this section titled “Joint Ventures” shall be included. The JV agreement submitted to the Government shall be the only valid JV agreement for purposes of performance under this contract or any responsibilities of the JV under the contract. Any changes to the JV agreement must be submitted to the Contracting Officer and is subject to approval by the Government prior to execution of the change.

KEY SUBCONTRACTORS

If an Offeror wishes to be credited with the experience or past performance of a Key Subcontractor, a letter of commitment signed by the Key Subcontractor AND the prime contractor shall be submitted.

The commitment letter shall be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to the prime contractor (for example, the Key Subcontractor is a subsidiary of the prime contractor, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the prime contractor is also a subsidiary). If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience will not be considered. Include this information as part of Volume I.

SECTION II

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the six non-price (6) evaluation factors Past Performance, Management Plan, Water Supply Narrative, Contractor Supplied Batch Plant, Construction and Design Approach, and Price. Past Performance will be separated into two Subfactors, Subfactor A Past Performance – Prime and Subfactor B Past Performance – Designer of Record (DOR). Past Performance will receive an overall rating based on equal consideration of both Subfactors. Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not be made to the lowest price offered.

NOTE: Phase 1 – Factor 1 – Past Performance is approximately equal to all other non-price factors combined. Factor 2 – Management Approach is significantly more important than Factor’s 3 and 4 separately. Factor’s 3 – Water Supply Narrative and Factor 4 – Contractor Supplied Equipment are approximately equal.

For award of Phase 2, Factor 1 – Past Performance is approximately equal to all other non-price factors combined. Factor 2 – Management Approach is approximately equal to Factor 5 – Project Design and Construction Approach. Factor’s 3 – Water Supply Narrative and Factor 4 – Contractor Supplied Equipment are approximately equal. All non-price factors when combined, are approximately equal to Factor 6 – Price.

PHASE 1

Factor 1 Past Performance Subfactor A Past Performance – Prime Subfactor B Past Performance – A-E DOR Factor 2 Management Approach Factor 3 Water Supply Narrative Factor 4 Contractor Supplied Batch Plant

PHASE 2

Factor 5 Design and Construction Approach Factor 6 Price

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors and sub-factors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and sub-factors described below.

To be considered amongst the Most Highly Qualified offerors for Phase I to proceed to Phase II, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the following Phase I factors:

Phase I:

Factor 1: Past Performance on Airfields: Each Offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment.

Factor 2: Management Approach: Each Offeror’s management approach will be reviewed to determine a clear understanding of the work and an ability to coordinate resources to ensure successful execution of the work.

Factor 3: Water Supply Narrative: Narrative for Each Offeror’s approach to adequately provide sufficient water for all aspects of the performance of this contract. This narrative will be used to determine a clear understanding water constraint and an ability to coordinate resources to ensure successful pursuit of the work.

Factor 4: Contractor Supplied Batch Plant: Each Offeror’s ability to obtain and mobilize a batch plant to the construction site that is capable of producing concrete strengths specified in the RFP will be reviewed to determine a clear understanding of the work and impact to the period of performance.

NOTE: Factor 1 – Past Performance is approximately equal to all other non-price factors combined. Factor 1, Subfactor(s) A and B are approximately equal in weight. Factor 2 – Management Approach is approximately equal to Factor’s 3 and 4 combined. Factor’s 3 – Water Supply Narrative and Factor 4 – Contractor Supplied Equipment are approximately equal.

The Government will select up to five (5) acceptable offerors based on the ratings received on the factors in Phase I to move to Phase II. Only the selected firms will submit proposals for phase 2. Firms will be notified of their status after Phase I evaluations. Do not submit a Phase II proposal until directed by the contracting officer.

Phase II:

Factor 5: Project Design and Construction Approach: Each Offeror’s design and construction narrative will be reviewed to determine a clear understanding of the work and an ability to coordinate resources to ensure successful pursuit of the work.

Factor 7: Price: The resulting award will be a standalone “C” type contract. Cost Analysis will be performed in accordance with 15.404-1. The cost on the project and other price related attachments, which will be utilized in determining which Offeror provided the best value to the Government.

NOTE: All non-price factors (including final Phase I evaluations), when combined, are approximately equal to Factor 6 – Price.

To be considered for award, a rating of at least “Acceptable” must be achieved on all non-price factors, with the exception of past performance, which must be, at a minimum, somewhat relevant with no less than a neutral confidence rating.

Trade-off Analysis: After evaluations of all Phase II proposals are completed, the SSA will consider all factors to determine which Offeror submitted the proposal that represents the “best value” to the Government for this project. The Government reserves the right to award the resulting contract to other than the lowest proposed price. The greater the equality of the offerors’ ratings of their non-priced factors, the more important price shall become in selecting the Best Value to the Government. Unreasonably high and unreasonably low proposed prices shall be grounds for eliminating a proposal from the competitive range. The awarded contract will incorporate the successful offerors proposal to the extent it offers betterments and does not conflict with the solicitation requirements.

Evaluation of each Offeror’s proposal shall address each factor as it applies to the plans and specifications. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach”, Paragraph C of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each sub-factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

Findings Definitions:

1. Findings Definitions:

a. Deficiency: A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level. See FAR 15.001.

b. Strength: An aspect of an Offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

c. Significant Strength: An aspect of the Offeror’s proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

d. Weakness: A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

e. Significant Weakness: A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

f. Uncertainty: Any aspect of a non-cost/price factor proposal for which the intent of the offeror is unclear (e.g., more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission or mistake).

g. Adverse Past Performance: Past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating from sources where the information is from other than formal rating systems such as “PPIRS” or “FAPPIS.”

h. Clarification: Limited exchanges between the Government and the Offerors that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated. No proposal revisions are allowed.

i. Discussions: Exchanges between the Government and the Offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its proposal.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

PHASE I

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB). The overarching evaluation approach for Phase I is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. Each proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the solicitation.

FACTOR 1: PAST PERFORMANCE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed fifty (50) single spaced typed pages (A4 or letter size), using at a minimum a 12 pitch font, Times New Roman, front and back equal two pages. Five additional pages will be allowed for each major subcontractor. Offerors shall submit Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to NAICS code 236220) required by the RFP. Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror.

In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized as follows:

1. Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section should include the following information in the following format.

a. Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

b. Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

c. Government’s technical representative/COR and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

d. Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

e. Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award Monitor’s name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

f. Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

g. Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

h. Awarded price/cost.

i. Final or projected final price/cost.

j. Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

k. Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

l. Narrative of each project shall clearly describe the scope of work performed and the relevancy to the project requirements of this RFP (i.e.: unique features, area, construction methods). In addition, the description should also address any sustainable features for the project, including specific descriptions of those features that are relevant to the following:

i. Airfield apron, taxiway, runway design

ii. Graded Crushed aggregate base courses and base course drainage layers

iii. Concrete placement methods with mixes having less than a 3” slump

iv. Concrete placements over 7000 m^3 for airfields and other heavy duty pavements

v. Storm water management and hydrology analysis to include sub-drainage piping

Subfactor A Past Performance - Prime

The submission for this subfactor shall not exceed twenty-five (25) single spaced typed pages (A4 or letter size). Provide descriptions of at least three (3) projects but no more than to five (5) projects that are substantially complete, which is defined as being at least 75% complete or completed within the last five

(5) years of the solicitation date, which are similar to potential contract. To be considered similar, projects must meet one or more of the following criteria:

1. Design build construction of new concrete building/structure;

2. Design build construction of airfield runway/apron pavements;

3. Design build construction of roadway and interchange improvements;

4. Design build construction of sanitary collection systems, water distribution systems, and/or electrical distribution systems;

5. Design build construction of storm water management systems, drainage systems, swales, retention ponds

Projects considered similar must have a minimum value of $500,000.00. To be considered similar, the project must have been performed in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Central Asian region. If the offeror was not the prime contractor for the submitted project please provide the scope and dollar value of the portion of the work performed by the Offeror. At least 15% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel must have been spent on the rated contractor’s own employees to be considered similar and shall consist of direct contract labor (including testing and layout personnel), exclusive of other general conditions or field overhead personnel, material, equipment, or sub-contractors. Each project description shall not exceed two (2) pages. Including all narratives and pictures. Any information provided beyond the two (2) page limit for the project description will not be considered. An IDIQ contract may be submitted only if a single task order could be considered similar. If you elect not to use the formats, all information identified on the formats is still required for evaluation of this item. Please note that additional consideration will be given for projects performed in Iraq.

Offerors shall provide a completed performance record for the same projects submitted for consideration.

If available, a final completed record from the Contractor’s Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) should be submitted for evaluation under this factor. An interim CPARS rating will be considered as long as the minimum completion requirements have been met. If a final completed CPARS record is not available, offerors shall complete and provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Enclosed).

Subfactor B Past Performance A-E Designer of Record

The submission for this subfactor shall not exceed twenty-five (25) single spaced typed pages (A4 or letter size). Provide descriptions of at least (3) projects but no more than five (5) projects that have been constructed (i.e., construction is substantially complete, which is defined as being at least 75% complete) within the last five (5) years (from the solicitation issue date) which are similar in size and scope as defined in Subfactor A. In order to be considered similar, the proposed A/E firm must have been the designer of record (“DOR”) on the submitted project. The first design firm submitted will be the only DOR be evaluated under Subfactor B. Any additional design firms submitted will not be evaluated. Indicate any previous working relationship with the prime contractor.

NOTE: For purposes of evaluating Past Performance, the Prime Contractor is defined as the contractor identified in Block 14 of the Standard Form 1442. If more than one contractor is listed in Block 14, then a signed joint venture agreement must be submitted with the proposal and the joint venture shall be registered as such in the System for Award Management (SAM). However, each party of the Joint Venture must submit their own DUNS number with the JV proposal. Projects performed by other contractors than the offeror, such as teaming partners or subcontractors, will not be evaluated for past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a joint venture offeror as demonstrated by a signed joint venture agreement. If the offeror represents the combining of two or more companies as a joint venture for the purpose of this RFP, each company in the joint venture may submit project examples, but the total submitted by the joint venture will not exceed five (5).

Past Performance Questionnaire

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), enclosed, included in the solicitation is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the Offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1, Past Performance. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (attached), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). The Government reserves the right to contact each client regarding the uncompleted portion of any PPQs. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Mr. Michael Hughes via email at michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

Offerors may provide a completed Department of Defense, DD2626 form or a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR), in lieu of Attachment 3. CPARS evaluations and DD2626s shall be signed by all designated authorities for consideration of evaluation.

Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, commercial and foreign government evaluations and any other forms of performance recognition. These documents will not count against the page limitation for Factor 1.

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 Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, JV, 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 mailto:michael.w.hughes@usace.army.mil

(FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror and the government is under no obligation to check other sources.

EVALUATION CRITERIA:

For both the Prime and the DOR, the SSEB will first evaluate the relevancy of recent past performance identified in the proposal in response to the submission requirements described above. By using the criteria identified above, the SSEB will determine how relevant a past project is when compared to the scope and magnitude of effort, and complexities of the contract scope of work. Projects that are more similar to the work expected to be performed on the contract as described in the contract scope of work, may be considered to be more relevant. A relevancy rating will be assigned to each submitted project using the Past Performance Relevancy Ratings in Table

1.1 below.

For both the Prime and the DOR, the SSEB will next review how well the offeror performed on those projects. The Government reserves the right to check cited references to verify supplied information and to assess owner satisfaction. In addition to the information submitted by the offeror, the Government may review any other sources of relevant information for evaluating past performance, including similar projects other than those submitted by the offeror.