B.08.02 W9127S21R0005.pdf

Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses- 110' Stoplog Slot Cutting, Norrell Lock and Dam, McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Arkansas County, Arkansas

Project Number: 485533

Magnitude of Construction: Betw een $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

Set-Aside: Full and Open Competition

NAICS: 237990

SBA Size Standard: $39,500,000

Bidder Inquiry: A Request for Information (RFI) Review has been set up at w w w .projnet.org for this solicitation. The Projnet Inquiry Key is CUP9HG-GN7RJ4. The review is open from June 14, 2021, until June 30, 2021.

Site Visit: A site visit w ill take place on June 22, 2021, at the Norrell Lock and Dam. Please see FAR 52.236-27 Alt 1 in section 00 21 00 for complete details.

SARAH N HAGOOD 501-340-1277

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

14-Jun-2021

(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 _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________731 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________00 72 00

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 __________0 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________16 Jul 2021 (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 of fers 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 _______90 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

CONTRACTING DIVISION

USACE, LITTLE ROCK (W9127S)

700 W. CAPITOL AVE, RM 7315

LITTLE ROCK AR 72201-3225

W9127S

PAGE OF PAGES

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

12:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

(501) 324-5196FAX:TEL: (501) 340-5720 TEL: FAX:

W9127S21R0005 1 OF 58

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

W9127S21R0005

Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment 1 Attachment 1- Specifications 266 24-MAR-2021 Attachment 2 Attachment 2- Plans 110 01-APR-2021 Attachment 3 Attachment 3- Wage Determinations- Arkansas

County, AR

5 01-JAN-2021

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

PRICING SCHEDULE

Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses- 110' Stoplog Slot Cutting Pricing Schedule

Line Item No. Description Quantity

Unit of Measure Unit Price Extended Price

BASE ITEMS

0001 Mobilization and Demobilization 1 Each XXXXXX $

0002 Cofferdam Extension 1 Job XXXXXX $

0003 Upstream Bulkhead Sill Installation 1 Job XXXXXX $

0004 Downstream Bulkhead Sill Installation 1 Job XXXXXX $

0005 Upstream Bulkhead Recess Installation 1 Job XXXXXX $

0006 Downstream Bulkhead Recess Installation 1 Job XXXXXX $

0007 Protection Plate 1 Job XXXXXX $

TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE FOR BASE ITEMS $

OPTIONAL ITEMS

0008 Flood Demobilization 1 Each XXXXXX $

TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE FOR OPTIONAL ITEMS $

TOTAL PROPOSED CONTRACT PRICE $

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 731 dys. ANP 1 NORRELL LOCK & DAM #1

CHRIS TURNER

628 WILD GOOSE LANE

TICHNOR AR 72166

(501) 324-6607 FOB: Destination

96721J

0002 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0004 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0005 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0006 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0007 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0008 731 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or

Information Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

OCT 2010

52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction

Materials

MAY 2014

52.232-13 Notice Of Progress Payments APR 1984 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 52.237-10 Identification of Uncompensated Overtime MAR 2015 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors. FEB 2019 252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUL 2019

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be twenty (20) percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

Joseph C. Daniels Contracting Officer Post Office Box 867 700 West Capitol, Room 7315 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the

GAO.

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

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

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for-- June 22, 2021 at 10:00 AM CST

(c) Participants will meet at-- Norrell Lock and Dam #1

628 Wild Goose Lane Tichnor, Arkansas 72166

**All offerors will be limited to two (2) representatives at the site visit. Face masks are required, and offerors shall comply with other social distancing guidelines found at https://www.cdc.gov/.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Section 00 22 16 - Supplementary Instructions to Proposers

SECTION 00 22 16 - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION

CRITERIA, AND BASIS OF AWARD

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

The proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform the requirements of the Specifications. The proposal should be specific and complete in every detail; and should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the requirements. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear, and coherent.

To evaluate all proposals effectively and equitably, the Contracting Officer must receive information containing sufficient detail to allow review and evaluation by the Government. Proposal clarity, organization, and cross-referencing are mandatory. Failure to submit and organize proposals as requested may adversely affects an Offeror's evaluation.

Proposals shall not exceed the page limits described. Provide all information in bookmarked sections. Appendices and/or attachments are not permitted and will not be evaluated.

SUBMISSION FORMAT

METHOD OF SUBMISSION. Offerors shall submit one (1) electronic copy of their proposal via DoD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil/) before the time and date specified in the solicitation (Standard Form 1442).

1. Send an email to the Contracting Officer AND Contract Specialist to receive the link to drop off your proposal. This shall be completed no later than five (5) business days prior to the proposal due date.

i. Contracting Officer: joseph.c.daniels@usace.army.mil

ii. Contract Specialist: sarah.n.hagood@usace.army.mil

2. You will receive an email with the link to submit your drop-off. The link will be provided no later than two

(2) business days prior to the proposal due date.

3. Once in DoD SAFE, please add your files in accordance with the File Format section below. Please add ‘W9127S21R0005- Firm Name’ in the Short Note to the Recipients box.

4. Add the Contracting Officer AND Contract Specialist as recipients.

5. Ensure everything is correct, and then click “Drop-off Files” to send.

Should DoD SAFE be unavailable, proposals may be submitted via Compact Disk (CD) and delivered to

US Army Corps of Engineers ATTN: Sarah Hagood Solicitation W9127S21R0005 700 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72203

FILE FORMAT. Files shall be in Portable Document Format, filename extension: “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader. There shall only be three files in each Offerors’ submission: ‘W9127S21R0005- Firm Name- Volume I, Technical Submission,’ W9127S21R0005- Firm Name- Volume II, Small Business/Subcontracting Submission’ and ‘W9127S21R0005- Firm Name- Volume III, Price Submission.’

FONT SIZE. Shall not be less than 10 point. Each page shall be identified with the appropriate page number centered at the bottom of the page.

SHEET SIZE. Shall be 8-1/2 inches x 11 inches; however, if drawings, charts, or other graphics are submitted, sheets no larger than 11 inches x 17 inches shall be used. Sheets which are 11 x 17 inch will be counted as two 8-1/2-inch x 11-inch sheets. All sheets shall be dated and numbered.

COVER SHEET & TABLE OF CONTENTS. Proposals shall consist of three (3) volumes. A cover sheet identifying the Offeror (name, address, point of contact) and solicitation number shall be provided. The second sheet shall be a table of contents. The proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents. Offers violating these rules unnecessarily delay the evaluation process and may be rejected by the Government after the initial evaluation without receiving any further consideration. Neither the cover sheet nor the table of contents count toward the page limitations.

BOOKMARKS. Proposals shall be bookmarked and labeled as specified in a manner to afford easy identification from the Table of Contents. Additional bookmarks may be provided but shall be nested under the appropriate tab bookmark.

HYPERLINKS. Hyperlinks are not permitted. This includes hyperlinks within the document, such as Figure or Table references to the page containing content, and hyperlinks to websites.

ATTACHMENTS. Attachments/appendices are not permitted.

PAGE LIMITS. The proposal shall not exceed the specified page limits. The Government will not review any information in excess of the page limits or information submitted in an appendix or attachment to the proposal. The Offeror shall not submit verbatim sections of this solicitation as part of their proposal. Offers not meeting these requirements may be subject to rejection.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the following:

VOLUME I:

BOOKMARK A— Standard Form 1442 and Proposal Data Sheet (Attachment A). Proposal must include Offeror’s telephone number, FAX number, email address, and DUNS number. DUNS number will be used to access CPARS Data.

BOOKMARK B– Factor 1 – Technical Approach BOOKMARK C– Factor 2 – Past Performance BOOKMARK D– Factor 3 – Work Plan

VOLUME II:

BOOKMARK A—Small Business Participation Plan BOOKMARK B—Subcontracting Plan

VOLUME III:

BOOKMARK A— Price Schedule BOOKMARK B— Offer Guarantee

FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL APPROACH (VOL 1, BOOKMARK B)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Factor Page Limit – Four (4) Pages.

Offerors shall submit a narrative that demonstrates the Offeror’s approach to accomplish the work required by this solicitation. The plan shall include, at a minimum:

1. Discuss the dive plan, wire cutting plan, and demolition plan. Plans for setting unwatering structures and underwater structural concrete placement shall also be provided. Provide estimated number of divers, lock closure requirements, and coordination requirements.

2. Provide a plan that details how offeror will accomplish working within the cofferbox and lock operations.

3. Include a flood evaluation plan that includes monitoring the White River, Mississippi River, and MKARNS.

4. Provide a supply chain management strategy, given the remote area of the place of performance.

5. Provide a personnel/ work force management plan, given the remote area of the place of performance. List all employees with appropriate certifications that would be assigned to this project.

6. Include a detailed discussion of the steps necessary to complete the major tasks of work, to include identification of the work the Offeror will complete on-site, and the work the Offeror will complete off-site.

7. Include a discussion of the technical risks and site constraints associated with the required work in the technical work plan.

8. Discuss how work to complete one of the major tasks may impact or be impacted by work to complete another major task.

9. Include critical assumptions made and uncertainties the Offeror believes will impact the completion of the work and plan to deal with each.

10. Include a letter of commitment signed by both the subcontractor and prime contractor (if applicable).

EVALUATION CRITERIA – The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which it:

-Demonstrates the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements and the technical risks and site constraints associated with the required work.

-Demonstrates the Offeror’s understanding of how major work tasks impact other major work tasks needed to accomplish the work.

-Demonstrates the Offeror’s approach for managing the technical risks and site constraints for each major task of work.

-Demonstrates whether the roles of the subcontractor(s) are commensurate to their regular skills and background (if applicable)

FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE (VOL 1, BOOKMARK C)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Factor Page Limit —Thirty (30) Pages. Submit completed Past Performance Questionnaires (Form PPQ-O) (Attachment B) for up to five (5) projects to demonstrate the organization’s/team’s relevant past performance completed within the past seven (7) years. Completion dates shall be submitted as part of package. The submitted PPQs shall be for projects demonstrating experience related to the solicitation requirements.

The Government will use the information to determine the Offeror’s probability of successfully performing the scope of work described in this solicitation.

NOTE: For Department of Defense (DoD) projects, the Offeror need not submit a copy of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) Evaluations (ACASS & CCASS) for each DoD project; instead, provide written notification current ratings are available for the Government to evaluate.

TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS AND JOINT VENTURES. Provide a copy of the teaming/joint venture agreement. Offerors may submit experience of an affiliated entity where the affiliated entity has made a firm commitment to participate meaningfully in the performance of the contract. If required, JV approval must be obtained in accordance with Small Business Administration policy.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: There are two aspects to the Government’s past performance evaluation: relevancy and quality of performance. The Government will first evaluate how relevant the past performance is to the work required by these specifications and then the Government will evaluate how well the Offeror performed on the submitted projects. In doing this, Government will use the relevancy and confidence ratings discussed below.

The Government may contact sources other than those provided by the Offeror for information with respect to past performance. These other sources may include, but are not limited to, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), or other databases; telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the Offeror’s performance, and Government personnel with personal knowledge of the Offeror’s performance capability.

NOTE: Although the SSEB may not rate an offeror that lacks recent, relevant past performance favorably or unfavorably with regard to past performance, the SSAC may recommend, and the SSA may determine, that a "Substantial Confidence" or "Satisfactory Confidence" past performance rating is worth more than a "Neutral Confidence" past performance rating in the best value tradeoff as long as the determination is consistent with stated solicitation criteria.

FACTOR 3 – WORK PLAN (VOL 1, BOOKMARK D)

Schedule via Gantt Chart SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Provide a schedule in Gantt chart format using the critical path method (MS Project 2007 or Primavera P6 software) showing a planned schedule to complete the project, duration of each work task, and work task sequencing. The schedule shall also include on-site mobilization and demobilization, any identified work windows, critical submittals, interim milestones, and contract completion date. Limit the Gantt chart schedule to no more than 50 individual items/tasks. The schedule must:

1. Be graphically represented, task oriented and meet the proposed contract duration

2. Provide enough detail to demonstrate an understanding of the requirement including any constraints which can be anticipated (e.g. labor or material availability, permits, weather, etc.)

3. Show planned sequencing of major activities and phases (e.g. design, procurement, fabrication, permitting activities, disassembly, cutover and temporary power (as applicable), construction, and commissioning) for completing the project

4. Be in Calendar days with appropriate logic and task duration

5. Show overall construction phase for major item(s) such as: site work, design, procurement, fabrication, permitting activities, disassembly, construction, and commissioning

6. Show turnover of the project as well as any proposed phased turnovers (if applicable). NOTE: The time to complete the project and turnover to the Government must consider the requirement for the Contractor’s CQC completion inspection and the subsequent joint Contractor-Government turnover inspection

7. Clearly identifies any float in the schedule

8. Show the duration by total calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP) to the completion of all work

At a minimum, the key tasks should identify:

a. Notice to Proceed.

b. Blackout periods.

c. Diamond wire cutting.

d. Concrete block removal.

e. Three-sided coffer box installation.

f. Concrete preparation and stoplog/bulkhead part installation.

g. Steel reinforcing installation.

h. Steel fabrication installation (including items with mating structures on the opposite side of the lock).

i. Schedules for underwater measuring, locating, and concrete placement.

j. Schedule for mixing and testing.

k. Dive schedule.

l. All activities that are expected to require a lock closure.

Project Management Plan Page Limit – Five (5) Pages In addition to the Gantt chart, a project management plan shall be submitted that includes supporting discussion for the schedule, a narrative for each identified project phase, and a plan for on-time completion. Any risks shall be identified and a risk management plan for unforeseen issues and delays shall be discussed.

At a minimum, the project management plan should:

a. Address any unique aspects of the schedule that would be beneficial to the Government.

b. Include a narrative that discusses: drilling equipment required to drilling through solid concrete sixty-one feet deep;

diamond wire cutting process; shop fabrication and testing; field installation; field welding; concrete placement behind the steel fabrication insert and measures required to hold it in place; underwater concrete placement; lock closure time periods.

c. Discuss the Offeror’s understanding and ability to accommodate remote site location restrictions, to include work force housing and maintaining sufficient resources.

d. Identify possible unforeseen risks and the risk management plan that will allow the Offeror to overcome unforeseen delays.

EVALUATION CRITERIA – The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which it:

- Demonstrates the Offeror’s overall understanding of the Scope of Work by clearly identifying the major tasks in a logical sequence and identifying critical path items.

- Demonstrates the Offeror’s schedule is realistic considering the schedule constraint contained in FAR Clause 52.211- 10 – Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work (APR 1984).

- Demonstrates a clear, complete, and detailed project management plan.

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PLAN (VOL 2, BOOKMARK A)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: The purpose of this criterion is to evaluate the amount of work to be performed by small businesses as a prime contractor or subcontractors in relation to the total value of the project, as well as the types of work small businesses will be performing, and the Offeror’s past performance complying with contract requirements contained in clauses FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and FAR.52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

1. All Offerors (both large and small businesses) shall submit a Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP, Attachment C) to identify the extent to which small businesses will participate in the performance of the proposed acquisition.

a. Large businesses may achieve the small business participation goals through subcontracting to small businesses.

b. Small business prime contractors may achieve small business participation goals through their own performance/participation as a prime contractor and also through subcontracting to other small businesses.

A mandatory minimum Total Small Business Participation goal of 5% of the total contract value (through small business participation from small, small disadvantaged, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, or Woman Owned small businesses) is required based on the nature of the work for this project. The Offeror should articulate how small businesses will participate through performance as either a small business prime contractor or as a subcontractor, as well as demonstrating their past performance in complying with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219- 8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

2. Submit information on up to three (no less than one) project(s) which demonstrates the degree (both by dollar and by percent of total contract value) to which the contractor utilized small business firms in performing the project.

For small business Offerors, consideration will be given to self-performance if a small business for a project, as well as for providing subcontracting opportunities to small businesses—as is the policy of the Government.

For large business Offerors, in addition to the submitted project information, consideration may also include review of ISRs (Individual Subcontract Reports) and SSRs (Summary Subcontract Reports) from the eSRS (Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System).

The project information submitted for the small business participation plan evaluation does not have to be the same as those listed in the Experience and Past Performance factors.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: Small Business Participation Plans will be evaluated using adjectival ratings, which are defined in “SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATING ADJECTIVES.” Using the information completed in the required small business participation plan template, the government will evaluate Offerors on the extent of the planned participation of U.S. small businesses in the performance of this acquisition as follows:

1. The extent of participation of small business prime Offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the percentage of the value of the total acquisition vs. the large business participation percentage.

2. The extent to which the Offeror meets or exceeds the suggested socioeconomic category goals. These goals are a percentage of the total value of the acquisition. A mandatory minimum Total Small Business Participation Plan goal of 8% of the total contract value is assigned to this acquisition.

In addition to the mandatory Small Business goal, the following goals are suggested for the individual socioeconomic categories and determined to be reasonable based on market research for this requirement:

{1.25%} Small Disadvantaged Business {1.25%} Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) {1.25%} Historically Underutilized Zone (HUBZone) Small Business {1.25%} Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Goals are based on percentage of TOTAL contract value.

3. The extent to which small businesses are identified, as defined in FAR Part 19 (small, small disadvantaged, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, or Woman-Owned small businesses) in the proposal by name (note: for large business Offerors, this also includes verification of those small businesses in the Offeror’s subcontracting plan (see DFARS 215.304(c)(i)(C)), and the identification of the complexity and variety of the work

(work requiring specific certifications, e.g., welding, mechanical, electrical, fabrication, supply, etc.) to be performed by small businesses.

4. The extent of demonstrated commitment (i.e., length of and formality considerations) to use such firms.

5. The extent to which the Offeror has demonstrated past small business participation.

NOTE: For large businesses only. No award will be made to an Offeror until an approved subcontracting plan is in place. The subcontracting plan’s goals must conform to the goals provided in the Small Business Participation Plan (taking into account total dollars subcontracted vs. total contract value as basis for development of the goals) and must contain the mandatory plan requirements outlined in FAR 19.704.

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (VOL 2, BOOKMARK B)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Separate from the Small Business Participation Plan, large business Offerors also must submit a Subcontracting Plan (Individual Contract Plan) as required by FAR 52.219-9. The Subcontracting Plan shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan. In accordance with DFARs 215.304(c), when an evaluation assesses the extent which small businesses are specifically identified in proposals, the small businesses considered in the evaluation shall be listed in any subcontracting plan submitted.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: Large businesses will not be eligible for award if they fail to submit an acceptable Subcontracting Plan. Subcontracting Plans will be evaluated on an ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE basis:

(a) Does the Subcontracting Plan adequately respond to each of the required elements of FAR 52.219-9 (d) paragraphs

(1) through (11)?

(b) Are the commitments in the Subcontracting Plan comparative to the commitments in the Small Business Participation Plan?

PRICE SCHEDULE (VOL 3, BOOKMARK A)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Submit the required Price Schedule (SF 1442).

EVALUATION CRITERIA: The Government will perform a price analysis after completion of technical evaluations. Price analysis will be performed in accordance with FAR 15.404-1, to determine completeness, reasonableness, and understanding of the work. Price will not be rated but will be a factor in making the final best value determination for award.

OFFER GUARANTEE (VOL 3, BOOKMARK B)

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT: Submit Standard Form 24. The guarantee shall be submitted in accordance with Contract Clause 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: This item is not rated. The Government will review the Bid Bond for legal sufficiency.

The Bond must be legally sufficient. Failure to submit a bid bond may make the Offeror’s proposal ineligible for award.

DEFINITIONS AND RATING ADJECTIVES

DEFINITIONS

Affordability Caps are the approved cost constraints for major systems acquisitions determined by the resources a DoD component can allocate, which provide a threshold for procurement and sustainment costs that cannot be exceeded. For other procurements, this is the approved funding allocated for a given acquisition.

Best Value means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. See FAR 2.101.

Clarifications are limited exchanges between the Government and offerors that may occur when award without discussion is contemplated. See FAR 15.306(a)(1).

Communications are exchanges, between the Government and offerors, after receipt of proposals, leading to establishment of the competitive range. See FAR 15.306(b).

Competitive Range - See FAR 15.306(c).

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

FAR 15.001.

Discussions are exchanges (i.e., negotiations) in a competitive environment that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its proposal. Discussions take place after establishment of the competitive range. See FAR 15.306(d).

Evaluation Notice (EN) is the PCO’s written notification to the offeror for purposes of clarifications, communications, or discussions.

Excesses are elements of the proposal that have exceeded mandatory minimums (in ways that are not integral to the design) whose removal and corresponding price decrease may make an offeror’s proposal more competitive. See FAR 15.306(d)(4).

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) is a process used in competitive negotiated contracting where the best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. See

FAR 15.101-2.

Objective (or objective (maximum) as used in this document) is the value of an attribute that is applicable when a higher level of performance delivers significant increased operational effect, or decreased operational risk, if it can be delivered below the affordability cap. The objective value is the desired operational goal that is achievable but may be at a higher risk in cost, schedule, and technology.

Performance Confidence Assessment is an evaluation of the likelihood (or Government’s confidence) that the offeror will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements; the evaluation is based upon past performance information.

Recency, as it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the time that has elapsed since the past performance reference occurred. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant.

Relevancy, as it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and subcontract/teaming or other comparable attributes of past performance examples and the solicitation requirements; and a measure of the likelihood that the past performance is an indicator of future performance.

Requirements Documents are all aspects of the RFP that convey the needs of the Government to offerors, including the SOO, SOW, PWS, technical requirement documents, and system requirement documents.

Requirements Owner is the entity (for example, a program management office or other organizational entity) responsible for providing requirements documents within the RFP that communicate those requirements to offerors.

Risk, as it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offeror’s proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. (For firm-fixed-price contracts, the reference to increased cost may be removed from the risk definition.)

Significant Weakness in the proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

Source Selection Advisory Council (SSAC) is a group of individuals, appointed as needed by the SSA, that provides counsel during the source selection process, prepares the comparative analysis of the SSEB's final evaluation results, and makes an award recommendation to the SSA.

Source Selection Authority (SSA) is the official designated to make the source selection decision.

Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD) is the document that reflects the SSA's independent, integrated, comparative assessment and decision.

Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) is a group of individuals representing the various functional disciplines relevant to the acquisition that is responsible for evaluating proposals against the solicitation criteria.

Source Selection Information is information prepared for use by an agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to enter into an agency procurement contract, if that information has not been previously made available to the public or disclosed publicly. See FAR 2.101 for a listing of source selection information.

Source Selection Plan (SSP) is a plan that describes how the source selection will be organized, how proposals will be evaluated and analyzed, and how source(s) will be selected.

Source Selection Team (SST) is a team that is tailored to the specific acquisition, tasked with carrying out a source selection. Composition of the team generally consists of the SSA, PCO (if different from the SSA), SSAC, SSEB, Advisors, Cost or Price Experts, Legal Counsel, Small Business Professionals/Specialists, and other subject-matter experts.

Strength is 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.

Subjective Tradeoff is a source selection process used when it may be in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror but it is not possible to place a quantifiable value on proposed performance or capabilities above threshold (minimum) requirements (see paragraph 1.3.1.3).

Threshold (or Threshold (minimum) as used in this document) is the minimum acceptable value of an attribute that is considered achievable within the available cost, schedule, and technology at low-to-moderate risk. Performance below the threshold value is not operationally effective or suitable or may not provide an improvement over current capability. (See also “mandatory minimums” in FAR 15.306(d)(4).)

Value Adjusted Total Evaluated Price (VATEP) is a tradeoff source selection process where the offeror’s total proposed price may be adjusted based on the “value” placed on better performance as identified in the solicitation.

The SSA must then determine if a higher rated technical offer is “worth” the additional cost to the Government.

Weakness means a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

RATING ADJECTIVES

Outstanding— Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Good— Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Acceptable— Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal— Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable— Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVENCY RATINGS

In performing the past performance evaluation, evaluators will apply the following relevance levels to assess the relevance of the prior contract effort(s) of Offerors.

Very Relevant— Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant— Present /past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant— Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant— Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

RATING AND PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENTS

The government will evaluate past performance information to determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment. Each Offeror will be assigned one of the ratings below for past performance.

Substantial Confidence— Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence— Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence— No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence— Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence— Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATING ADJECTIVES

Outstanding— Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Good— Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Acceptable— Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of small business objectives.

Marginal— Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Unacceptable— Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION WEIGHTS

For the purpose of this evaluation, the following terms will be used to establish the relative importance of the technical factors:

More Important: The criterion is greater in value than another criterion.

Equal in Importance: The criterion is of the same value or nearly the same as another criterion.

Less Important: The criterion is less in value than another criterion.

Weight among technical factors:

Factor/Subfactor Location Description Relative Importance

FACTOR 1

Volume I Bookmark B Technical Approach

Tied with Factor 2 for most important factor.

FACTOR 2 Bookmark C Past Performance Tied with Factor 1 for most important factor.

FACTOR 3 Bookmark D Work Plan Second most important factor.

VOLUME II, BOOKMARK A

Small Business Participation Plan

(SBPP)

Third most important factor.

VOLUME III, BOOKMARK A Price Fourth most important factor.

EVALUATION

Each member of the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will independently consider all information provided in the technical proposal. Once these individual analyses are completed, the team will meet and determine a rating for each of the evaluation factors by consensus decision. The evaluation team will document strengths (e.g., advantages), weaknesses (e.g., disadvantages), and other comments (e.g., deficiency and/or clarification) to support the rating for each factor, as well as the overall rating. The ratings for Technical Factors will be expressed in an adjectival assessment of Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal and Unacceptable. Documentation and comments are required for all ratings. This consensus rating will be provided to the Source Selection Authority.

BASIS OF AWARD

Proposals must meet the criteria stated in the RFP in order to be eligible for award, to include responsiveness, technical acceptability, and responsibility. For offerors other than small businesses, this includes submission of an acceptable subcontracting plan.

The Government intends to award without discussions based on initial proposals received; therefore, the proposals shall contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions in accordance with FAR 52.215-1. The Government reserves the right to address any pertinent issues in the proposals.

The Government will award a firm fixed-price contract to the responsible Offeror(s) whose proposal the Source Selection Authority determines conforms to the request for proposal, is fair and reasonable with regard to pricing, and whose proposal offers the best overall value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers.

The combination of all technical (non-price) evaluation factors are more important than the price. As technical ratings and relative advantages and disadvantages become less distinct, differences in price between proposals are of increased importance in determining the most advantageous proposal. Conversely, as differences in price become less distinct, differences in rating and relative advantages and disadvantages between proposals are of increased importance to the determination.

ATTACHMENT A

PROPOSAL DATA SHEET

Name of Firm:

Address:

Phone:

Fax:

E-mail:

DUNS # (used for accessing CCASS)

CAGE Code

If a joint venture or contractor-subcontractor association of firms, list the individual firms and briefly describe the nature of the association:

Firm 1:

Firm 2:

Firm 3:

Nature of Association:

AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS (FAR 52.215-11)

The Offeror represents that the following persons are authorized to negotiate on its behalf with the Government in connection with this Request for Proposals (RFP):

Name of Person Authorized to Negotiate:

Negotiator's Address:

ATTACHMENT B

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

NAVFAC/USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (Form PPQ-0)

CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information Firm Name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNs Number:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Point of Contact: Contact Phone Number:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other (Explain) Percent of project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Cost Reimbursement Other (Please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final Contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work High Med Routine How is this project relevant to project of submission? (Please provide details such as similar equipment, requirements, conditions, etc.)

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information Name:

Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

6. Describe the client’s role in the project:

7. Date Questionnaire was completed (mm/dd/yy):

8. Client’s Signature:

NOTE: NAVFAC/USACE REQUESTS THE CLIENT COMPLETES THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AND

SUBMITS DIRECTLY BACK TO THE OFFEROR. THE OFFEROR WILL SUBMIT THE COMPLETED

QUESTIONNAIRE TO USACE WITH THEIR PROPOSAL, AND MAY DUPLICATE THIS

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION ON USACE SOLICITATIONS. CLIENTS ARE

HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRES DIRECTLY TO THE OFFEROR.

HOWEVER, QUESTIONNAIRES MAY BE…