B.08 W912EP21R0003 USVING VMS STT VOL 1_June13_2022.pdf

W912EP21R0003

Jacksonville District

National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Addition/Alteration, Est. Nazareth Military Compound, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

Construction Solicitation and Specifications Volume 1 of 2

13 JUNE 2022

National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Addition/Alteration, Est. Nazareth Military Compound, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: REFER TO SECTION 01 11 00 FOR COMPLETE PROJECT DESCRIPTION

DRAWINGS: SEE DFARS CLAUSE 252.236 7001, IN SECTION 00700.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION IS BETWEEN $1,000,000 AND $5,000,000.

THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE SOLICITATION AND ALL RESPONSIBLE OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. THE NAICS

CODE IS 236220 AND THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD IS $39,500,000.00.

***BLOCK 11 - SEE SECTION 00700, CLAUSE 52.211-10 FOR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE***

A SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD SEE FAR CLAUSE 52.236-27 IN SECTION 00100.

YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN SAM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN AWARD FROM THIS SOLICITATION THE SAM WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT WWW.SAM.GOV.

CHAD MANSON 904-232-3420

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

13-Jun-2022

(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 _______30 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________730 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________SECTION 00700

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 ______________12 Jul 2022 (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 _______60 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

USA ENGINEER DISTRICT, JACKSONVILLE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

701 SAN MARCO BLVD

JACKSONVILLE FL 32207-8175

W912EP

PAGE OF PAGES

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (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:

W912EP21R0003 1 OF 69

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

SECTION 00010A

LINE ITEMS AND PRICING SCHEDULE

National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Addition/Alteration, Est. Nazareth Military Compound, Charlotte Amalie, St.

Thomas, US Virgin Islands

QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL

BASE BID ITEMS

0001 ADDITION VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP

CONSTRUCTION

0002 SITEWORK

JOB $

JOB $

24 MNTH $ $

3 EA $ $

TOTAL BASE BID (ITEMS 0001 THROUGH 0004) $

OPTION BID ITEMS

JOB $

JOB $

JOB $

JOB $

JOB $

JOB $

2 EA $ $

JOB $

JOB $

TOTAL OPTION BID (ITEMS 0005 THROUGH 0013) $

TOTAL BID PRICE (ITEMS 0001 THROUGH 0013) $

NOTES:

(1) OFFER MUST PRICE ALL LINE ITEMS. SEE SECTION 00100 INSTRUCTIONS CONDITIONS AND

NOTICES TO OFFERORS.

(2) ALL SPECIFICATION REFERENCES TO LUMP SUM SHALL APPLY TO LINE ITEMS INDICATING JOB

AS THE FF&E: THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD THIS OPTION ITEM UP TO 1

YEAR BEYOND NOTICE TO PROCEED. See FAR 52.217-7.

LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION

0003 KO OFFICE TRAILER

0004 PARTNERING MEETING REGROUP

0005 BRIDGE CRANE

0006 EXISTING VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP

ALTERATION

0007 WORKBAY HVLS FAN

0008 WATER PURIFICATION

0009 COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM

0010 OIL/LUBE SYSTEM

0011 OVERHEAD DOORS

0012 EPOXY FLOORS

0013 FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT (FF&E)

(SEE NOTE 2)

SECTION 00010A

LINE ITEMS AND PRICING SCHEDULE

National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop Addition/Alteration, Est. Nazareth Military Compound, Charlotte Amalie, St.

Thomas, US Virgin Islands

DESCRIPTION OF BID ITEMS:

0001 ADDITION VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP CONSTRUCTION: The construction of this new building includes the potable cistern located beneath the VMS and the water level monitoring system for the potable cistern.

SITEWORK: Includes all grading, hardened surfaces, stormwater management features, and outside utilities. Outside utilities include electrical, water, communications, dry hydrant, and extension of the water level monitoring system from the cisterns located at the Readiness Center to the guardhouse.

0011 OVERHEAD DOORS: This line applies to installing overhead doors for the building constructed under CLIN 0001 only.

0012 EPOXY FLOORS: This is for epoxy coatings for the new VMS Building constructed under CLIN 0001 only.

SECTION 00010A, Attachment A

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TECHNICAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) 1 July 2022 (10:00 pm). To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment / question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team.

All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Approved answers to all timely questions will also be posted on the FedBizOps in the form of a report generated from ProjNet as soon as the comment/question entering period is over and all answers are all finalized.

The Solicitation Number is: W912EP21R0003

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 4RU8CF-U7H9QC

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access from ProjNet home page:

1. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

2. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

5. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret

Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

6. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access from ProjNet home page:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

6. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

Section 00100 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier OCT 2016

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-22 Alternative Line-Item Proposal JAN 2017

52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities.

JUL 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

52.209-5 Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters AUG 2020

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999

52.214-34 Submission of Offers In the English Language APR 1991

52.214-35 Submission of Offerors- Competitive Acquisition APR 1991

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017

52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990

52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction FEB 1997

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls OCT 2016

252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of provision)

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance

Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

6.9%

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract

Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations

(d) required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from

Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(e) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract

Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(f) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area"

Virgin Islands Army National Guard - Vehicle Maintenance Shop

Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands

52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT--CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American --Construction Materials” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the

Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph

(b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR

52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested--

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of provision)

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 23 June 2022 @ 10:00 AM Local Time.

(c) Participants will meet at – Nazareth Military Compound, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands@

Installation gate.

(d) Participants shall contact Juan Salinas via email juan.c.salinas@usace.army.mil or call 787-398-3452 on or before 22 June 2022 @ 1500 PM Local Time to make arrangements. ALL participants must provide the following information, which will also be used by the Installation to grant access: Full Name, Company, Phone number and Email information. The Government cannot guarantee access to the Installation if the information is received after 22 June 2021.

* For either option, include contact information (phone number and email) of each individual submitting forms in order to be able to contact each one of them if necessary.

- Limit to 5 people per firm at the site visit.

- The attendees shall plan to be at the meeting point at least 30 mins before the time for the site visit to process/receive a day pass for access. A valid ID will be required (Driver's License, US Passport) - cannot be expired.

- The vehicles to access the Base will need to have a valid registration ("Marbete") and be in good condition. The

Directorate of Emergency Services reserves the right to allow vehicles on Post.

- All attendees must observe the Installation rules, including but not limited to driving requirements within the

Installation.

- As per the schedule, all contractors and USACE will access the Base and drive together to the site. Those that are not timely at the meeting point will not be able to participate of the site visit.

- The prospective bidders are responsible for bringing all required documents to perform the site investigation. The

Government will not have plans and specifications during the site visit.

- During the site visit, no questions will be answered. All questions related to the findings on site shall be posted in

ProjNet (Bid Inquiry) for Government evaluation and response as required in the contract solicitation.

(e) After the site visit, a memorandum summarizing the visit will be posted to www.beta.sam.gov under the mailto:juan.c.salinas@usace.army.mil http://www.beta.sam.gov/ solicitation number. This posting will be strictly for informational purposes only. The memorandum will not become a part of the solicitation. If the solicitation needs to be changed as a result of information obtained the site visit, a written amendment will be made available to all registered vendors. Questions regarding any information given in the memorandum must be directed to the person whose name appears in item 9 of the Standard Form 1442.

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 FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

SECTION 00100A

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 three evaluation factors: Technical Merit, Past Performance, and Price. The Contracting Officer will use a trade-off process to determine which offer represents the best value to the Government. This process allows the

Contracting Officer to consider making award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than

"Acceptable" must be achieved for the Technical Merit Factor and a rating of no less than “Neutral

Confidence” must be achieved for the Past Performance Factor. Offerors are cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offeror or the highest technically rated offeror In the case of offerors for which there is no information on past contract performance or where past contract performance information is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past contract performance.

Limitations on Substitutions for Certain Positions and/or Major Subcontractors

Certain items of work are considered particularly critical to successful completion of the project and may be completed by subcontractors. The Government will consider the qualifications of these subcontractors during its evaluation of the offeror’s proposal*. In accordance with the Limitations On

Substitutions For Certain Positions and/or Major Subcontractors paragraph of this solicitation (See

Section 00800), if the offeror is awarded a contract the offeror will not be permitted to make substitutions without the approval of the Contracting Officer or Administrative Contracting Officer. If the offeror does not name a subcontractor for any identified item of work, the Government will assume the offeror intends to perform the work with its own forces and, if the offeror receives the contract, no substitutions will be allowed without prior approval of the Contracting Officer.

*See “Proposal Submission” for specific requirements regarding subcontractors. Joint Venture

Agreements Proposals from joint ventures must include a copy of the joint venture agreement, signed by authorized representatives of all the partners. If the joint venture involves an 8(a) small business, prior approval by the Small Business Administration is required and must be submitted with the proposal.

Offerors are reminded that if it is an 8(a) or HUBZone joint venture, it shall ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124 and 13 CFR Part 126, respectively. The joint venture must be registered in the System for Award Management website (SAM.gov) as a joint venture in order for award to be made

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. The relative importance of non-priced factors are listed in descending order of importance. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below.

Factor 1 – Technical Merit

Factor 2 – Past Performance

Factor 3 – Price

C. FACTOR SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION METHODS

Evaluation Approach

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a team of Government evaluators. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the factors stated in the solicitation to select the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government. Offerors are required to submit proposals with the content specified herein. Proposals without the specified content may be determined Unacceptable and removed from the competition. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror. All responsible offerors whose proposals are among the most highly rated may be included in the competitive range in accordance with FAR 15.306(c)(1) and (2). However, the Government reserves the right to limit the number of proposals in the competitive range for purposes of efficiency. By submitting an offer in response to this solicitation, offerors are agreeing to comply with all terms and conditions contained in the solicitation. Unless the solicitation specifically invites the offeror to submit exceptions, the Source Selection Authority/Contracting Officer may reject any offer that contains exceptions and or qualifying language. In this solicitation, the words “offer” and “proposal” are used interchangeably. (See definition of “offer” at FAR 2.101.) Except for any portions of the offeror’s proposal incorporated into the resulting contract by specific reference, the terms and conditions included in the solicitation, including any amendments, shall take precedence over the offeror’s proposal.

Proposal Evaluation

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and may award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting

Officer later determines them to be necessary. Further, if the Contracting Officer determines that discussions are necessary and if the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

Source Selection Decision

The Source Selection Authority/Contracting Officer, independently exercising prudent business judgment, will make the source selection decision based on the proposal that represents the best value to the Government. The Source Selection Authority/Contracting Officer will not receive a recommendation from any individual or body as to which offeror should receive the award and will not receive a rank order or order of merit list pertaining to the offers being evaluated.

FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL MERIT

In responding to this factor, the objective should be to instill confidence that the offeror thoroughly understands the requirements of the solicitation, has the expertise and experience required to successfully satisfy or exceed the solicitation requirements within the required period of performance (See Section

00700, FAR Clause 52.211-10).

In accordance with the Limitations on Substitutions For Certain Items of Work, Positions and/or Major

Subcontractors paragraph in Section 00800 of this solicitation, a letter of commitment (Attachment 2) must be provided as established under Factor 1 for each Major Subcontractor and each individual submitted under the Key Project Personnel.

A major subcontractor is defined as any subcontractor whose experience is submitted as part of this proposal and is also identified in the non-substitution clause in Section 00800 of the Solicitation. Key

Personnel refers to the personnel occupying the positions listed under Factor 1 paragraph Key Project

Personnel Capabilities and Experience.

A letter of commitment is defined as a letter from the major subcontractor on official company letterhead

(1) addressed to the offeror (prime contractor), (2) identifying the work they intend to perform, and (3) stating that they are willing to be bound to perform the identified work if the offeror is awarded a contract. A letter of commitment simply stating that a major subcontractor commits to submit pricing to the offeror does not satisfy this requirement.

Failure to provide a letter of commitment from a proposed major subcontractor or key personnel will be noted as a deficiency.

NOTE: The offer shall be submitted electronically in PDF format, bookmarked for Factors identified in this solicitation. The response to Factor 1 “Technical Merit” shall be limited to 35 single-sided pages using a minimum font size of 11 and a minimum margin of one-half inch on all sides; larger page layout will be accepted ONLY for the Organizational Chart and Graphic Schedule required under this Factor.

Letters of Commitment will not be accounted as part of the 35 pages. Any information beyond this page limit will NOT be evaluated.

Submission Requirements - Organization and Management Plan

Provide a management plan narrative for the project that describes the offeror’s organization, and how it will manage, supervise, coordinate, and use labor, resources, designers, subcontractors, and material suppliers to ensure successful completion of the project. Additionally, the Organization and Management

Plan shall include the following information:

Organization:

• Identify and describe the prime contractor resources and how the resources will be utilized. Detail the roles and responsibilities and any contractual arrangements that have been established. Clearly describe any teaming or joint venture arrangements, including a description of each firm’s roles and responsibilities on the project.

• Identify the key subcontractor firms. Briefly describe their resources and experiences in their specific trade/discipline. Describe their experience working on projects relevant to this solicitation. Clearly note and briefly describe previous experience working/teaming with the proposed subcontractors.

• Provide an organizational chart for this project showing home office support, on-site management, and the responsible chain of command; include key personnel and the proposed quality, safety, and management structures within the organization. JV offerors must show the respective areas of responsibility for each partner. The chart shall depict the key positions and names of personnel, their firm affiliations, their job/position title within the organization, and a clear identification of personnel on-site versus off-site personnel. Clearly depict the lines of authority/reporting within the team.

Key Project Personnel Capabilities and Experience:

• Provide a consolidated list of key personnel with name, position title and description of project responsibility for each. Indicate whether each individual has had a significant role in any of the cited project examples submitted under Relevant Specialized Experience. If alternates are proposed for key personnel, the rating will consider the lesser qualified or experienced person, if there is a difference. Include key sub-contractors. For each person provide a brief resume, under

(Attachment 1) at the end of this section. The resumes must identify the experiences based on projects; include the dates and roles on projects included to clearly demonstrate that the individual possesses the required years of relevant experience. The following personnel must be identified:

o Project Manager o Superintendent o Construction Quality Control Manager o Site Safety and Health Officer o Scheduler o LEED AP

• In accordance with the non-substitution clause in Section 00800, Limitations on Substitutions for

Certain Positions and/or Subcontractors, a letter of commitment must be provided for any proposed major subcontractor and for each individual listed under key personnel (refer to the list of key personnel above). Use the Letter of Commitment template (Attachment 2).

o Key Personnel refers to the personnel occupying the positions listed under “Key Project

Personnel Capabilities and Experience”.

o A letter of commitment is defined as a letter from the sub-contractor and from key personnel on official Company letterhead (1) addressed to the prime contractor, (2) identifying the work they intend to perform or position to be hold, (3) stating that the individual is willing to be bound to perform the identified work if the prime is selected to perform this contract.

Quality Control:

• Describe the team’s quality control approach, corporate systems, and capabilities to maintain quality control during construction.

• Provide your management approach to implement the Three Phases of Control. Describe

Contractor Quality Control (CQC) team structure, identifying leadership and key personnel roles and responsibilities. Identify key CQC documentation and control activities or processes to provide a quality product that is contractually compliant.

• Describe your process for managing, coordinating, and tracking changes that arise during construction.

• Describe your approach closeout and turnover activities including but not limited to as-built preparation, warranties, commissioning.

• Provide your management approach for Accident Prevention and Application of EM 385-1-1 to support project site safety. Include accident reporting procedures and organizational chart of onsite safety management.

Evaluation Method

The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will evaluate the Organization and Management Plan narrative based on the level of understanding of the work and the involvement the contractor will have in the management, oversight, control, and coordination of the work performed during construction of the project. Narratives that demonstrate a clear understanding of the project requirements and provide a thorough approach for successfully managing the solicited project may be rated more favorably by the

SSEB.

The SSEB will evaluate how well the offeror demonstrates that it has the necessary structure and experience, qualified personnel within its organization to effectively manage, control, administer and execute the construction operations, quality control program and subcontracts. This shall be achievable with other projected on-going work.

Organization: The offeror’s organizational chart will be evaluated based on the clarity, adequacy, capabilities, and strengths for successfully managing the solicited project. The Government will evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and any deficiencies in the organization and technical approach. The

Government will evaluate the firm’s understanding of the scope of the project, the requirements described in the Division 01 specifications of this Solicitation, and the capability to execute the project.

Key Personnel Capabilities and Experience: The Government will evaluate the required information to determine how well the offeror identifies and demonstrates that its key personnel meet or exceed minimum qualifications necessary, which includes previous satisfactory experience in similar type work, to manage, control and perform construction. The SSEB will consider the performance of the key personnel proposed during the proposal evaluation. The required qualifications for the key personnel identified below is described in detail within the Division 01 specifications; individuals submitted in this proposal shall comply with all the qualification requirements subscribed under the Division 01 specifications. A summary of the qualifications is included for reference; any requirement spelled under this section, above and beyond the requirements established under Division 01 specifications, will supersede.

• Project Manager: The Project Manager shall be an employee of the Contractor (not subcontractor or services). This is the individual who has the direct responsibility for all operations on the site.

This individual shall have a recognized four-year college degree in engineering or construction management, and minimum experience of five years in managing and supervising construction or, if the individual does not have a college degree, the individual must have a minimum 10 years of experience with projects similar in scope of the contract. Professional(s) shall be familiar and conversant with the various codes and standards applicable to the scope of work and to the local conditions, permitting processes, and regulations. The Project Manager for a contract shall oversee task accomplishment, administer all instructions, and answer all questions from the Contracting

Officer pertaining to the tasks during the life of the contract.

• Superintendent: The Superintendent shall be an employee of the Contractor (not subcontractor or services). The minimum experience requirements for the Superintendent are 5 years of experience as superintendent, managing multiple trades and sub-contractors during the construction of the types of projects listed in Relevant Specialized Experience or commercial or industrial experience of similar size, scope and technical consideration.

• Construction Quality Control Manager: The Construction Quality Control Manager Shall be an individual within the onsite work organization that is responsible for overall management of

Construction Quality Control (CQC) and has the authority to act in all CQC matters for the

Contractor. The CQC System Manager must be licensed Professional Engineer or Registered

Architect with a minimum of five (5) years construction experience on construction similar to this

Contract or a construction person with a minimum of 5 years in construction similar to this

Contract as approved by the Contracting Officer. This CQC System Manager or Alternate must always be on site during active construction activities and is employed by the prime Contractor.

The CQC System Manager must not be assigned other duties.

• Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO): Provide an SSHO that meets the requirements of EM 385-

1-1 Section 1. The SSHO must ensure that the requirements of 29 Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR) 1926.16 are met for the project. In addition, provide proof of employment for the SSHO for: 5 years of continuous construction or general industry safety experience in supervising / managing Construction Industry or General Industry safety programs or processes or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls. SSHOs must maintain competency through having taken

8 hours of documented formal, on-line, or self-study safety and health related coursework every year for last 5 years. Construction Industry or General Industry safety programs; possess a 30-hour

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Industry certification and a current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training/Automated External

Defibrillator (AED). The SSHO cannot perform other duties than the ones related to Safety and

Health.

• Scheduler: A qualified scheduler must have at least 4 years of experience developing, creating, and maintaining schedules for projects similar in nature and complexity to this project. This professional must have a comprehensive knowledge of Certified Property Manager (CPM) scheduling principles and application.

• LEED AP BD+C: The LEED AP professional must have at least 5 years experience and be accredited as a LEED AP Building Design + Construction by the Green Building Certification

Institute. The professional must demonstrate experience delivering LEED certified commercial, industrial, or military projects.

Quality Control: The SSEB will evaluate the offeror’s capabilities and understanding of the contractually required quality control processes during construction which is critical to the successful execution of construction contracts. The offeror’s Quality Control and Safety approach will be evaluated based on the clarity, adequacy, capabilities and strengths for managing a successful project. Plans that demonstrate a clear understanding of the quality control and safety requirements and the successful management over the life of the project may receive additional consideration from the SSEB.

Submission Requirements - Proposed Construction Schedule

GENERAL: This section is used to evaluate the offeror’s approach to satisfying the project requirements within the timeframe provided in the maximum contract duration. This summary schedule is used for evaluating the offeror’s proposal for reasonableness and the successful offer will, after contract award, replace the proposed construction schedule with a project schedule as required by Section 01 32 01

PROJECT SCHEDULE.

1. Provide a schedule narrative describing the construction sequence /process for successful completion of the project within the contract duration shown in the specifications. At a minimum, the schedule narrative shall address the timing and process(s) necessary to complete the major construction features of work/milestones and tasks indicated below:

• Pre-Construction submittals and review

• Long lead items

• Project closeout planning and coordination to include Red Zone meeting

• Record drawings

• Identify significant areas of risk and detail your plan for mitigating risk during contract performance.

2. Provide a graphic schedule separately in a size that is easily read and clearly labeled. The schedule shall be task oriented, indicating the number of calendar days, after notice to proceed, by which milestones are to be achieved. Offeror shall use a Gantt chart with critical path method.

The Offeror shall propose the summary schedule, not to exceed the maximum contract duration in the specifications. See Clause 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF

WORK in Section 00700.

The proposed project schedule shall reflect the contract duration and clearly show the interdependence of activities (i.e schedule logic) and durations, in calendar days, for the following:

a) Mobilization and Demobilization of all work items

b) Construction commencement (milestone)

c) Pre-Construction Submittals, including review periods (i.e. CQC Plan, Safety Plan, Environmental

Protection Plan, etc.)

d) Submittals and Procurement

e) Permits

f) Long Lead Items

g) Demolition

h) Major Features of Work (i.e. sitework, utilities, structures, systems, etc.)

i) Milestone at 50% of each building/remodel construction

j) Testing, including but not limited to Commissioning related testing.

k) Major equipment installation activities (e.g. crane, POL system, etc.).

l) Show turnover of the project. Note: The time to complete the facility and turnover to the

Government must consider the requirement for the Contractor’s CQC completion inspection and the subsequent joint Contractor-Government turnover inspection (See section 01 45 04 Contractor Quality

Control).

m) Show final record drawings and O&M manuals submission, include the related training for O&M

(See Section 01 78 02, Closeout Submittals & Section 01 78 23 Operation and Maintenance Data).

n) Contingency time (e.g. float)

Constraints: Offeror must demonstrate the capability and flexibility to plan and schedule the complete project to meet the proposed contract completion period. Clearly identify any constraints on the schedules presented (e.g., labor or material availability, permits, weather, etc.). Indicate the anticipated overall critical path on the schedule.

The narrative must be evaluated based on the understanding of events identified at the beginning of this section and the offeror’s capability to complete the schedule within the contract duration. Narratives that demonstrate a clear understanding of the schedule impacts of the major milestones and tasks and provide a thorough approach for successfully completing the contract within the contract duration may receive additional consideration from the SSEB.

The Proposed Construction Schedule evaluation determines the degree to which the Offeror’s proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation as well as the feasibility of the proposed approach. The SSEB will evaluate the offeror’s schedule narrative using calendar days, not dates.

The SSEB’s evaluation for this element rating will consider whether the Offeror has demonstrated a reasonable understanding of the Proposed Construction Schedule as described herein. A proposed construction schedule significantly shorter than the contract duration may indicate the Offeror is placing additional risk on the Government for any delays between the scheduled completion date and the required contract completion period. Both parties shall assume field overhead costs are included in the contract price for the full proposed contract duration. Therefore, the SSEB believes that there is no valid need to substantially shorten the schedule less than the full proposed contract duration. The SSEB will consider an unreasonably condensed contract duration, which places additional cost or schedule risk on the

Government, or which may create a risk of contract or performance failure as “unacceptable”.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION RATING SYSTEM

General: Each member of the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will individually rate each proposal against the specified evaluation criteria in the Solicitation. The SSEB will reach consensus on the final rating assigned to ensure that it reflects the degree to which the proposal meets or does not meet the minimum requirements through an assessment of the strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, and risks of a proposal and provide findings in writing to the SSA. The Source Selection Authority will determine which offeror represent the best value to the Government.

Rating System: After listing proposal strengths, weaknesses and deficiencies, the SSEB will assign an adjective rating of “Outstanding”, “Good”, “Acceptable”, “Marginal”, or “Unacceptable” to each factor to reflect the Government's confidence in each offeror's technical ability, as demonstrated in its proposal, to perform the requirements stated in the Request for Proposal (RFP). An adjectival rating shall be assigned, using the following criteria, which incorporate a proposal risk assessment:

TECHNICAL MERIT RATINGS

DEFINITIONS

Deficiency - 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.

Weakness - A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Strength - Any aspect of a proposal that, when judged against a stated evaluation criterion, enhances the merit of the proposal or increases the probability of successful performance of the contract.

Deviation - Proposal implies or specifically offers a deviation below the specified criteria. The offeror may or may not have called the deviation to the Government’s attention. A deviation is a deficiency. The proposal must conform to the solicitation requirements for award.

Combined Technical/Risk Rating. The offeror’s technical solution will consist of a combined rating.

The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. (See

Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method below).

COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

Color Adjectival

Rating

Description

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

Purple 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.

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

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

Red 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.

FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

Submission Requirements

a. The Offeror shall demonstrate its experience working projects similar in scope, size and location as a prime contractor. The proposal shall include a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of four (4) projects as described below. The evaluation of previous experiences will allow the SSEB to determine the level of confidence in the successful performance of the Offeror. The proposal must include a completed

Company Specialized Experience Form (Attachment 1). Provide only the required information stated below.

Using the Company Specialized Experience Form (Attachment 1), provide descriptions of three (3) to four (4) projects that are currently well underway or completed and turned over no longer than five (5) years preceding the issue date of this Solicitation. A well underway project is defined as at least 80% construction progress completed. Projects completed more than five (5) years before the solicitation issue date may be considered for evaluation purposes but may lessen the overall relevancy rating for that project. If a project is presented and has not been completed, the Offeror shall explain which elements of the work are not completed and the completion percentage.