B01.01 Combined Synopsis Solicitation - W912HQ25R0027.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

HUMPHREYS ENGINEER CENTER SUPPORT ACTIVITY

7701 TELEGRAPH ROAD

ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315-3860

CUI

See FAR 2.201 and 3.104 1

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

Contracting Office: CEHEC-CT 11 SEP 2025

COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912HQ25R0027

REQUIREMENT TITLE: Commodity and Cargo Forecasts Supporting U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE) Commercial Navigation Evaluations

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.603 – Streamlined Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and FAR Part 13 procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06, dated 27 AUG 2025.

A Firm Fixed Priced (FFP) award will be made in accordance with the following:

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is

519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services.

II. NATURE OF ACQUISITION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institution for Water Resource (IWR) has a requirement to purchase the services stated below. This procurement will be awarded using Simplified

Acquisition Procedures.

All questions must be received by Tuesday, 16 SEP 2025, 4:30 pm US Eastern Time (ET).

Proposals must be received no later than Friday 19 SEP 2025, 4:30 pm ET.

Electronic proposals submitted via email are required.

The email for questions and proposals must be submitted to:

Bart Dziadosz at email: Bartholomew.Dziadosz@usace.army.mil and a copy furnished to the Contracting Officer

David A. Kaplan, at email: David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure the proposal has been received by the contracting office via email prior to the due date and time. Fax proposals will not be accepted. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(f) “Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of Proposals.” Upon receipt of the electronic offer, the

Government will acknowledge receipt of that offer via email to the Offeror.

mailto:Bartholomew.Dziadosz@usace.army.mil mailto:David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 2

III. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES:

IWR-WRC has identified technical requirements for the acquisition of maritime data and information pertaining to waterborne commodity and cargo traffic demand forecasts. A summary of requirements includes the following:

(1) Current or near-current commodity and cargo information with additional associated data attributes (e.g., vessel, origin, destination, tonnage, TEUs, and terminal/dock of commodity transfer).

(2) Current or near-current industry and trade pattern reports, evaluations, and insights.

(3) Comprehensive bilateral trade forecasts incorporating historical trends and complex micro and macro-economic variables.

(4) The ability to evaluate commodity and cargo forecasts a minimum of 20-years into the future.

(5) Supplemental technical manual(s) clearly describing forecasting logic, methods, and assumptions.

Period of Performance:

The period of performance is one-year from date of contract award.

Place of Performance:

The Offeror’s facility. See the Performance Work Statement (PWS) for additional information.

IV. BASIS FOR AWARD

All Proposals will be comparatively evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) based on the factors described below: Technical and Price. Proposals must be submitted using the CLIN structure below in Factor 2 - Price.

FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL:

Factor 1, “Technical Understanding and Approach”: The offeror’s proposal will be evaluated to determine the offeror’s understanding of the requirement(s) and ability to provide data as specified in the Purchase Description. The offeror’s proposal submitted in response to the solicitation shall be evaluated on the depth and breadth of the data that can be provided and the demonstrated ability to provide this data throughout the period of performance without interruption. The following items will be considered.

• Overall outline and demonstration of relevant products and service capabilities and features relative to Government needs and applications for described maritime related data and information.

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 3

• Extent or sufficiency of coverage for data and information relevant to technical needs and specifications of the Government.

• Capabilities and ease of use for query and download or extraction of data and information for analytical application including the extent and technical content of information that can be directly downloaded and any limitations thereof.

FACTOR 2 – PRICE

The Government will use price analysis to determine the total evaluated price. The price factor will be evaluated for price reasonableness in accordance to FAR 13.106-3. The price to be analyzed is the total price inclusive of the base and all options.

Contract Line Items: This requirement and associated contract line-item numbers (CLIN) are provided below (also within the PWS):

CLIN

Description Totals

0001 Five users

Grand Total

All services are to be performed in accordance with the attached PWS.

Prices must show the total price per task to complete the required services in accordance with the PWS, including all indirect rates and profit. This requirement will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract.

These two factors: Technical Capability, and Price will be comparatively evaluated. Technical

Capability is more important than price.

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors.

Offerors shall submit sufficient information and, in the format, specified in the Proposal

Preparation Instructions. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their offer (e.g., the relevance of technical capability information).

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 4

V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

52.212-1 ADDENDUM - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL

PRODUCTS AND ACOMMERCIAL SERVICES

To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must comply with instructions contained herein. Proposals must be complete, detailed and respond directly to the requirements of this solicitation.

Interested parties capable of providing the requirement must submit a signed and dated offer on company letterhead with unit prices, extended prices, discount terms, tax identification number, CAGE code, and SAM UEI in response to this solicitation. The requirements of this synopsis/solicitation, including specification, "Schedule of Supplies/Services" and terms and conditions, the offeror agrees to all solicitation requirements. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

All offer information shall be emailed to the points of contact listed in the notice. The offer must be signed and dated by an authorized official of the company. Electronic submissions via e-mail are required.

Offerors must provide pricing for the total price to complete the required services, the hourly rate proposed for each labor category and subtotal cost of labor for each of the labor categories.

To be eligible to receive an award resulting from this RFP, Contractors must be registered in the

System for Award Management (SAM) database, no exceptions. To register, please visit http://www.sam.gov.

Offer Content: See section IV – Factor 1 and 2, above.

VI. CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and can be viewed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/ in accordance with 52.252-1. The use in this solicitation of any

Department of 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.

The Following Provisions and Clauses Are Incorporated by Full Text:

FAR 52.212-2: Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 5

Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate

Proposals:

(i) Technical Capability

(ii) Price

The Technical Capability factor is more importance than Price.

A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the

Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

FAR 52.212-3 ALT I : Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services is incorporated by reference in this combine synopsis and solicitation. Offerors must include a statement that certifies the Offeror’s Representations and

Certifications are up to date in System for Award management.

FAR 52.212-5: Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Class Deviation

2025-O0003 and 2025-O0004)

The following FAR Clauses cited within FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this acquisition:

52.203-6 Alt I Restriction on Subcontract Sales to the Government

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations

52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns

52.222-3 Convict Labor

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 6

The following FAR and DFARS Clauses are applicable to this acquisition in addition to those above in the table for clauses within FAR 52.212-5.

52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To Influence Certain

Federal Transactions

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements

52.204-7 System for Award Management

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Services

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent

52.227-17 Rights In Data-Special Works

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations

52.232-40 Providing Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

52.244-6 (DEV) Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services

52.246-20 Warranty of Services

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials

252.204-7000 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunication

Equipment or Services - Representation

252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications

Equipment or Services

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

252.204-7020 NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By The

Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.215-7008 Only One Offer

252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or Hazardous

Materials

252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items

252.225-7052 (Dev) Restriction on the Acquisition of Certain Magnets, Tantalum, and Tungsten

(DEVIATION 2020-O0006)

252.225-7072 (Dev) Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems

(DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 7

252.225-7073 (Dev) Prohibition on the Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems

- Representation (DEVIATION 2020-O0015)

252.225-7074 (Dev) Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime

(DEVIATION 2020-O0005)

252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Items

252.227-7016 Rights in Bid or Proposal Information

252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments

252.232-7017 Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors--Prohibition on

Fees and Consideration

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea

David A. Kaplan

Contracting Officer

David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil mailto:David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil