DRAFT Attachment IV Solicitation Provisions.pdf

Attachment IV

Solicitation Provisions

Exhibition Design & Fabrication

ATTACHMENT IV

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

Table of Contents

FAR PROVISIONS

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

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

ADDENDUM

FAR PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION– COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(MAY 2022) Alternate I (Oct2014)

FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

FAR 52.227-15 REPRESENTATION OF LIMITED RIGHTS DATA AND RESTRICTED COMPUTER

SOFTWARE (DEC 2007)

FAR 52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION (JUN 2020)

HOMELAND SECURITY ACQUISITION REGULATION (HSAR) PROVISIONS

HSAR PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCES

HSAR PROVISIONS IN BY FULL TEXT

HSAR 3052.209-70 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE EXPATRIATES (JUN

2006)

DRAFT Dated 8/12/2022

FAR PROVISIONS

The following FAR provisions are hereby incorporated in this Solicitation by reference with addenda attached as necessary:

FAR 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 address:

https://www.acquisition.gov

(End of provision)

The following FAR provisions are hereby incorporated in this solicitation by reference:

FAR

Provision # FAR Provision Title

Provision

Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items

(Addendum Below)

SEP 2021

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options JUL 1990

The following provision is incorporated into FAR 52.212-1 as an addendum to this solicitation:

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

ADDENDUM

The provision Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items incorporated by reference is amended as to supplement or replace (as specifically noted) with the following terms and conditions:

General Instructions. The offeror shall review and follow all RFP instructions. The Government reserves the right to reject and not to evaluate any proposal that fails to comply with the instructions contained herein. This RFP does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this RFP. The Contracting Officer (KO) is the only individual who can legally commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement.

https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

(a.) Proposals must be clear, coherent, and prepared in sufficient detail for effective evaluations of the

Offeror’s proposal against the evaluation criteria. Also, proposals shall cover all aspects of this solicitation. Proposals must clearly demonstrate how the Offeror intends to accomplish the project and must include convincing rationale and substantiation of all assertions and claims. A proposal with significant informational deficiencies may be found technically unacceptable, and an Offeror’s extensive restating of an RFP’s requirements may be considered as evidence of the Offeror’s failure to demonstrate a clear understanding of those requirements.

(b.) The Offeror shall describe its proposal, through the use of charts, diagrams, and narrative, in sufficient detail for the Government to understand and evaluate the nature of the approach.

(c.) All correspondence in conjunction with this solicitation should be directed to the Government’s

Points of Contact (POCs) identified below:

Contracting Officer, Wendy Paulo at Wendy.L.Paulo@uscg.mil

Contract Specialist, Micha Wisniewski at Micha.A.Wisniewski@USCG.mil

(d.) Failure to submit any of the information required by this solicitation shall render a proposal unacceptable.

(e.) The Government will not pay any pre-award or travel costs incurred by the Offeror in preparing a response to this solicitation.

(f.) Offeror’s questions regarding this RFP shall be submitted no later than five (5) business days after the RFP issuance to the Government’s POCs identified above. The Subject line of the e-mail shall include the text “RFP 70Z02322D09230001 Questions”.

(g.) Proposals shall be prepared with 12-point, Times New Roman font, single line spacing, 1-inch margins, front and back side of a page will count as two (2) pages and 8-1/2 x 11-inch paper.

Spreadsheets, tables, figures, and graphs may use 10-point, Arial font and be single-spaced. Provide spreadsheets that include all formulas, function, macros, computations, or equations used to compute the proposed amounts. For each workbook, all Rows, Columns, Cells, and Worksheets must be visible. Do not include Zero height and zero width rows and columns in Worksheets. Do not format

Worksheet cells with font color equal to the fill color. If Workbooks or Worksheets are password protected, then the passwords must be provided. Print image files or pictures or files containing only values are not acceptable. Failure to provide fully functional spreadsheets MS Excel file format (.xlx or equivalent) in the proposal may result in the proposal being rejected.

(h.) The resultant award will be a single award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract with firm fixed priced Task Orders. The Government intends to evaluateOffers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Where awards will be made without discussions, exchanges with Offerors are limited to Clarifications as defined in FAR 15.306(a). Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a Price and non-Price Factor standpoint.

However, under FAR 52.212-1(g), the Government reserves the right to hold discussions, if necessary.

Paragraph (b), Submission of offers.

mailto:Wendy.L.Paulo@uscg.mil mailto:Micha.A.Wisniewski@USCG.mil

Offerors shall email proposals to the Contract Specialist, Micha Wisniewski, at

Micha.A.Wisniewski@USCG.mil and the Contracting Officer, Wendy Paulo, at

Wendy.L.Paulo@uscg.mil. Fax and hardcopy proposals will NOT be accepted. Hand-carried offers, whether hardcopy or electronic, will NOT be accepted.

NOTE 3: It is highly recommended that the Offeror confirm receipt of proposal by sending a separate conformation email to the Contract Specialist, Micha. Wisniewski, at

Micha.A.Wisniewski@USCG.mil.

The Offeror shall submit signed and dated proposal volumes in an electronic version in MS Word (.docx or equivalent) or Adobe portable document format (.pdf). Subject line shall contain RFP No.

70Z02322R09230001. The proposal deadlines shall be the date/time listed on SAM.gov.

The Government reserves the right to reject any proposal that is not received within the SAM.gov response due date and time, or any proposal that is not submitted in its entirety, or if the proposal is submitted in a method other than by the proposal submission instructions above.

Offers shall comprise of the volumes shown in the table below.

Document Paragraph Factors Page Limitation

First Page or

Cover Letter

Paragraph (b)(3) N/A Two (2) Pages

Volume I

Paragraph (b)(4)

Factor 1:

Performance and

Payment Bond

No page limit

Factor 2:

Corporate Experience

Maximum of one (1) page per project description and maximum of two (2) pages for images for a total of three (3) pages per project portfolio.

Factor 3:

Key Personnel

Maximum three (3) page per Key Personnel

Factor 4:

Project Management:

Project Schedule and

Teaming/Subcontractors

Maximum three (3) pages for the Project Schedule and maximum three (3) pages for the Teaming

/Subcontractor

Volume II

Paragraph (b)(4) Factor 5:

Past Performance

No submission accepted

Paragraph

(b)(8),(9), (11), and

(12)

Other Administration

Requirements

No page limit mailto:Micha.A.Wisniewski@USCG.mil mailto:Wendy.L.Paulo@uscg.mil mailto:Micha.A.Wisniewski@USCG.mil

Volume III Paragraph (b)(6) Price No page limit: Must complete attached price schedule in spreadsheet using MS Excel file format with no locks or hidden formulas, tabs, or worksheets

NOTE: Additional pages exceeding the maximum page limit will not be evaluated.

The offer must submit the following for Volume I

Your responses will be evaluated against the criteria as defined in FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial

Products and Commercial Services, below.

Factor 1-Performance Bond and Payment Bond (Other Than Construction)

Based on a review of costs associated with similar museums of quality and size, the bonding requirement for this contract will be 100% of the Task Orders directly tied to fabrication, NOTE: Only proof of the offeror’s capability and capacity to obtain a bond equal to the Government established amount for fabrication of $30,000,000.00 is required for proposal submission for the purposes of providing assurance that the successful offeror can indeed obtain the necessary performance and payment bonds which shall be required for fabrication Task Orders.

The offeror must submit proof of their capability and capacity to obtain a Performance Bond and Payment

Bond from a surety, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company. While related, these are two separate bonds.

The Performance Bond and Payment Bond, shall be valued at $30M each. As such, each bond’s sum shall be independently equal to the sum of 100 percent of the estimated fabrication project cost.

The offeror shall provide proof, as defined under FAR 52.212-2 in this solicitation, showing their capability and capacity to obtain a Performance Bond and Payment Bond.

Factor 2: Corporate Experience: (maximum of one (1) page per project description and maximum of two

(2) pages for images for a total of three (3) pages per project)

The offeror shall provide information regarding recent and relevant corporate experience, in a portfolio representing their work. For purposes of evaluating this factor, recent corporate experience means work performed within the past six (6) years of the solicitation release date. For purposes of evaluating this factor, relevant corporate experience means work similar in size and complexity to the requirements under this proposed contract. The consideration of corporate experience is not limited to work performed under prior contracts with the government, but includes work performed on all contracts: federal, state, local, and private sector.

The corporate experience portfolio shall include projects with integrated images of exhibit design experiences and experiences with an initial installation of large, complex exhibits (see definition of

“complex exhibit” below). The projects submitted shall include the following key elements:

Demonstrated experience in the development of fabrication and installation of indoor interpretive museum exhibits (not just trade shows/temporary displays or outdoor wayside exhibits (an outdoor wayside exhibit is defined as a combination of words and pictures on a two-dimensional outdoor panel providing interpretation, information, or orientation to a specific landscape))

Demonstrated experience in designing and producing exhibits that present artifacts in compliance with conservation requirements, as delineated in § 1.4.1.2 (Applicable Documents) of Attachment I

SOW).

Demonstrated experience developing and producing interpretive audio-visual programs as part of an exhibit.

The portfolio shall include the following information with the project description:

Project Title

Contract Number and customer contact information (name, phone, and email)

Project Date

Project Value

Project Square Footage

Number of Artifacts to include macro/micro artifacts, images, art pieces and objects

Role and Responsibility of the offeror (Prime/Subcontractor, Designer/Fabricator/Installer/Audiovisual (A/V)

Number and type of A/V components

Number and type of Interactive exhibits(s) included in the project

Number and type of Virtual Reality exhibits(s) included in the project

“Complex Exhibit” is defined as one that consists of highly concentrated, intricate, immersive exhibitions involving layers of integrated museum objects (large and small), graphics and images, custom thematic

(e.g., sides of ammunition containers, sandbags etc.) casework, tactile models, reproductions, cast figures, multimedia, interactives -physical and digital, immersive tableaus involving multiple sensory (e.g., sound, smell, wind, responsive lighting) factors that eliminate bleed to adjacent sections, security (e.g., space, cases, and non-cased elements), lighting, and audio activation that engages with visitor, and experience managing projects with multiple subcontractors.

“Corporate Experience” is driven by whether a vendor has performed previous relevant and recent (means work performed within the past six (6) years of the solicitation release date) similar work in the past (past performance relates to how well the vendor did that work). This Factor will assist in making the determination to whether the vendor can successfully complete contract performance. The consideration of recent and relevant prior corporate experience is not limited to work performed under prior contracts with the government, but includes work performed on all contracts: federal, state, local, and private sector.

Factor 3: Key Personnel: (maximum three (3) page per Key Personnel)

Offerors shall submit a resume for the key personnel labor category: Senior Program Manager IDIQ. Only one resume is required for this labor category.

The resume shall clearly detail:

(1) How the education and experience of the proposed individual demonstrates their ability to successfully manage the performance of the requirements within the Statement of Work; and

(2) How the experience of the proposed individual meets the labor category descriptions and qualifications in the Statement of Work Appendix A: Labor Categories and Minimum

Qualification.

(3) The resume shall contain the following information at a minimum:

a) Name of individual proposed;

b) Relevant academic degrees, majors and certifications, accredited schools attended, and corresponding attendance dates;

c) Length of time employed by Offeror;

d) Cumulative amount of time (in years) and description of relevant experience as indicated by projects and/or assignments in which experience was gained relevant to the labor category;

e) Signature by the individual certifying the resume’s accuracy.

The resume shall be no more than three (3) pages in length.

Factor 4: Project Management: Project Schedule and Teaming/Subcontractors: (Project Schedule-

Maximum three (3) pages and Subcontractor List – Maximum three (3) pages)

Offerors shall provide a project schedule that shows how the offeror will install all the exhibits and the display elements in the museum prior to its opening, which is anticipated in early 2025 to coincide with the

United States Coast Guard Academy graduation.

The project schedule shall consist of a plan for completing all necessary design stages as described in but not limited to Appendix B of Attachment I (SOW) to reach a construction drawing stage, fabrication and production period and ends with installations of the museum exhibitions, and handover, commissioning and testing of the museum exhibitions to make sure everything is in working order and is compliant with the contract.

The project schedule shall also include offeror-defined milestones to identify target dates for critical events, based upon the Offeror's chosen sequence of work.

The offeror shall provide a list of the offeror’s proposed subcontractors, contractor teaming partner, and/or joint venture partners in accordance with § 3.2 of Attachment I (SOW). The list shall identify the proposed entities relationship to the Offeror whether it be a subcontractor, contractor teaming partner, joint venture partner, and/or other arrangement, areas of responsibilities to include work to be performed (with reference to the IDIQ SOW) that each of these entities will be involved in accomplishing.

The offer must submit the following for Volume II

Factor 5: Past Performance (Maximum three (3) pages)

Paragraph (b)(10), Past Performance:

Each Offeror’s proposal shall contain information on a maximum of three (3) past performance references, performed within the past five (5) years (from solicitation closing), that are relevant to this requirement to include: (1) Name of organization, (2) Name, Email Address, and Phone Number of Current Point of

Contact, (3) Contract Number (4) Brief description of the requirement provided identifying the key requirements and/or type of effort, and (5) Contract/Order value.

Each description shall provide enough detail for the Government to determine the relevance of this program or project; address the complexity of the contract/order effort and the overall technical risk associated with accomplishing the effort. The Offeror shall also provide a complete description of the contract/order effort.

Other Administration Requirements

Paragraph (b)(8) Complete the representations and certifications. Submit any changes per paragraph (b) of FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items.

In addition, complete and submit the self-certifications found in the solicitation Attachment IV herein for the following:

FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

FAR 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements

HSAR Provision 3052.209-70, Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates

Paragraph (b)(9), Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments; the Offeror shall either, 1) sign and submit with proposal all Solicitation Amendments (SF30) posted with the requirement, or 2) on the first

(1st) page of the proposal or a coversheet, acknowledge in writing all posted Solicitation Amendments.

Paragraph (b)(11), The Offeror’s proposals submission shall be confirmation they are capable and willing to perform all the requirements in Attachment I Statement of Work (SOW) and resulting Contract. The

Offeror shall include a statement in their proposal specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. If applicable, the Contractor shall submit with their proposal any exceptions to the terms and conditions for the Government’s review and acceptance.

Paragraph (b)(12), Subcontracting Plan–(Large Business only) If the Offeror is other than a small business, it shall submit a Subcontracting Plan as required by FAR 19.704 with its proposal. Any targets specified in the Subcontracting Plan will be incorporated into and become part of the resulting contract.

Paragraph (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for ninety (90) calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

The offer must submit the following for Volume III

Price

Paragraph (b)(6), Price: The Offeror shall submit a completed Attachment II (Price Schedule).

TAB 1-The offeror shall complete Tab 1 of Attachment II, Price Schedule for the work required in

Attachment I Statement of Work by filling out all the following:

Labor Categories - The Government recommended Labor Categories have been provided in

Attachment II Price Schedule. If needed, the offeror shall only retitle the Government proposed Labor Categories in support of Attachment I Statement of Work, do not add new categories due to evaluation purposes. Labor Rates-Provide Labor Rates for each

Government provided or vendor retitled Labor Category

Price Schedule does not have a page limit. All pricing proposed by the Offeror on Tab 1, will be, if accepted by the Government, used as the awarded labor rates for the resultant IDIQ contract award.

Tab 2, Tab 3, and Tab 4 price schedule shall be used to conducted price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b), evaluating them for fair and reasonableness for Task Order award. The proposed prices shall include the rate provided in Tab 1, or discounted.

TAB 2- The offeror shall provide a firm fixed-price price proposal for their proposed Project Management

Team in accordance with Attachment I (SOW) § 3.2 on Tab 2 of Attachment II (Price Schedule). The contractor shall include the necessary Labor Category(s), Rate(s), and Hour(s) (as established per this

IDIQ), per Ordering Period which shall support the IDIQ and subsequent Task Order that is mindful of the aggressive timeline of the delivery of fabrication and installation prior to the museum’s Grand Opening.

TAB 3- The offeror shall provide a firm fixed-price price proposal for the Design Services for the delivery of a 100% Final Design, Engineering, Detailing and Fabrication Package in accordance with Appendix B

(Exhibition Design) of Attachment I (SOW), necessary for the fabrication of the exhibit, using the

Government Furnished Information.

TAB 4- The offeror shall provide a firm fixed-priced proposal for Conservation Services in accordance with the § 2.2.2 of Attachment I (SOW) on Tab 4 of Attachment II (Price Schedule). The survey will consist of 600 artifact and objects located in both Washington DC and New London CT and the Period of

Performance shall be 9/29/2022 to 12/15/2022. The travel required for this service shall be a Not-To-

Exceed amount determined by the Government per FAR 31.205-46 and does not require a price proposal by the offeror.

(End of Provision)

FAR PROVISIONS IN FULL TEXT

The following FAR provisions are hereby incorporated in this Solicitation in full text:

FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION– COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021)

Paragraph (a) of this provision is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

(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 Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:(1) Performance Bond and Payment Bond (Other

Than Construction); (2) Corporate Experience; (3) Key Personnel; (4) Project Management- Project

Schedule and Subcontractor/Teaming Arrangements; (5) Past Performance; and (6) Price.

All non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance and, when combined, are significantly more important when compared to price. As the technical proposals become closer in quality, price increases in relative importance.

In addition to the above factors, if the offeror is a large business, the offeror’s proposed subcontracting plan will be evaluated as described below and will not be considered among the non-price factors.

Proposals shall be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria.

Factor 1: Performance Bond and Payment Bond (Other Than Construction)

Based on a review of costs associated with similar museums of quality and size, the bonding requirement for this contract will be 100% of the Task Orders directly tied to fabrication.

The Government will evaluate the following: 1) the submitted documentation to ensure the offeror has provided proof of their bonding capability and capacity and 2) the level of confidence that the Offeror’s will be able to successfully obtain a $30M Performance Bond and $30M Payment Bond based on the submitted document and the stated bonding rate.

A higher confidence rating will be given to Offerors based on their letter or statement and their bonding rate. have a lower bonding rate per the below chart.

Factor 1: Performance Bond and Payment Bond (Other Than Construction) Confidence

Rating

Proof of Capability and Capacity and Bonding Rate

Rating

Definition

High

The Offeror submitted proof of their capability and capacity to obtain a $30M

Performance Bond and $30M Payment Bond from a surety's, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company; and the letter or statement shall;

1) be on the surety'sor insurance company’s dated letterhead, and

2) identifying the offeror (principal) and confirm the surety, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company’s commitment to provide the $30M performance bond and $30M payment bonds, and

3) include a bonding rate of less than 4% and

4) be signed by the surety, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company’s company representative.

Some

The Offeror submitted proof of their capability and capacity to obtain a $30M the letter or statement shall;

1) be on the surety's, broker, bonding agent’s, or insurance company’s dated letterhead, and/or

2) identifying the offeror (principal) and confirm the surety, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company’s commitment to provide the $30M performance bond and $30M payment bonds, and/or

3) include a bonding rate greater than 4%, and

4) be signed by the surety, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company’s company representative.

Low

Confidence The Offeror DID NOT submit proof of their capability and capacity to obtain a $30M the letter or statement;

1) was NOT on the surety's, broker, bonding agent’s, or insurance company’s dated letterhead, or

2) did NOT identifying the offeror (principal) OR did NOT confirmed the surety, bonding agent, or insurance company’s commitment to providing the $30M performance and

$30M payment bonds, or

3) was NOT signed by the surety, broker, bonding agent, or insurance company’s company representative.

Factor 2: Corporate Experience:

The Government will assess its level of confidence that the Offeror will successfully perform the requirements based on its demonstrated corporate experience, considering relevancy and recentness of the submitted experience as it relates to the subject requirements in Attachment I (SOW) supporting similar

National and/or Military Museum Design and Fabrication contracts. Relevant is corporate experience obtained by the prime contractor through contracts for requirements of a similar scope and complexity to the requirements in Attachment I (SOW) supporting similar National and/or Military Museum Design and

Fabrication contracts. Recent is corporate experience from previous contracts, subcontracts, joint ventures and contractor team arrangements that are relevant and have been performed within six (6) years of the solicitation release date. Greater degrees of relevancy to Attachment I (SOW) for this requirement for recent corporate experiences will be assessed a higher degree of confidence. In addition, proposed corporate experience of the offeror being a prime contractor will be assessed a higher degree of confidence over that of the offeror being a subcontractor.

Greater consideration will be given to offerors whose instances of proposed corporate experience in the design and fabrication of museum exhibitions demonstrates all the following elements:

National and/or Military Museums of at least 30,000 square feet

A minimum design and fabrication contract value of $40M or more

Efforts containing o at least 500 artifacts o at least fifteen (15) macro artifacts o at least fifteen (15) audiovisual components o 2000 images and art pieces o Interactive exhibits o Virtual reality

Confidence Ratings

Adjectival Description

High

Confidence

The Government has high confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, by providing recent examples similar in size and complexity to the scope of the proposed contract, and will be successful in performing the Contract with little or no Government intervention.

Some

Confidence

The Government has some confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, by providing examples somewhat similar in size and complexity to the scope of the proposed contract, and will be successful in performing the

Contract with some Government intervention.

Low

Confidence

The Government has low confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, due to providing few to no examples similar in size and complexity to the scope of the proposed contract, or will be successful in performing the Contract even with

Government intervention.

Factor 3: Key Personnel:

The Government will evaluate, at a minimum, the information contained in the key personnel resume

(Senior Program Manager IDIQ). Evaluation of the key personnel will be based on the extent to which the proposed personnel either meets or exceeds the labor qualifications in Appendix A (“Labor Categories and

Minimum Qualification”) of Attachment I (SOW) for the proposed position in relation to the tasks for which they are proposed to perform. Although not specified in Appendix A (“Labor Categories and

Minimum Qualification”) of Attachment I (SOW)“ the Key Personnel will be evaluated on their education, specialized training and licenses that support the duties of the proposed position including leadership and other accomplishments. The Government will assess its level of confidence that the Offeror will successfully perform the requirements based on their proposed personnel to complete the work outlined in

Attachment I(Statement of Work).

Factor 4: Project Management- Project Schedule and Teaming/Subcontractors:

The Government will evaluate the information required in the instruction of this RFP for Factor 4. The

Government will review the Offeror’s proposed project schedule to include major events and activity dependencies to assess if the Offeror’s approach is complete, comprehensive, logically sequenced, and achievable in planning to meet the required delivery date.

The following definitions apply for assessing the Offeror’s schedule:

1) Complete: All major events and milestones, relative to completing all necessary design stages to reach a construction drawing stage, fabrication and production period and ends with installations of the museum exhibitions, and handover, commissioning and testing of the museum exhibitions to make sure everything works and is compliant, are captured.

2) Comprehensive: Tasks are captured to support the major events and milestones as identified in § 1.2.1

Project Schedule of the SOW.

3) Logically sequenced: Tasks dependencies are ordered to support the major events and milestones.

4) Achievable: Tasks are capable of being executed with planned resources.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s list of proposed subcontractors, contractor teaming partner, and/or joint venture partners to ensure planned work is supported through all phases of this contract that will result with the design and fabrication of museum exhibitions will be completed prior to the Coast Guard

Museum’s opening, which is anticipated in early 2025 to coincide with the United States Coast Guard

Academy graduation.

The Government will assess its level of confidence that the contractor will meet the required delivery date based on the submitted project schedule and Teaming/Subcontractor arrangements.

High

Confidence

The Government has high confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the Contract with little or no Government intervention.

Some

Confidence

The Government has some confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, and will be successful in performing the contract with some Government intervention.

Low

Confidence

The Government has low confidence that the Offeror understands the requirement, proposes a sound approach, or will be successful in performing the contract even with Government intervention.

Factor 5: Past Performance

Proposals will be evaluated to consider each Offeror’s past performance. This evaluation will assess whether an Offeror consistently delivered quality products in a timely manner in the past, including overall consideration of schedule, management, and regulatory compliance. Evaluators will consider recent and relevant past performance examples. “Recent” is defined as performance during the last five (5) years (from solicitation closing). “Relevant” past performance is defined as performance of contracts (or orders) for a similar scope and complexity to the requirements in Attachment I (SOW) supporting similar National and/or

Military Museum Design and Fabrication contracts.

Evaluators will consider the information received from the Corporate Experience references previously provided in this RFP. However, the evaluation is not limited to review of the information provided by the offeror. Past performance information shall be obtained from the Government’s Federal Awardee

Performance Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting

System (CPARS). The Government reserves the right to use performance information from other sources.

An Offeror will be afforded an opportunity to address adverse past performance information to which the

Offeror has not previously had an opportunity to comment.

An Offeror without a record of recent or relevant past performance, or for whom information on past performance is otherwise unavailable, will receive a rating of Neutral for this factor and will not be treated favorably or unfavorably with regard to past performance. A strong record of relevant past performance may be considered more advantageous to the Government than an “Unknown Confidence/Neutral” rating

High 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

Some 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.

Low 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.

Unknown

Confidence/Neutral

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.

Other Administration Requirements

Representations and Certifications

The offeror completed the representations and certifications and submitted any changes per paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-3.

The offeror completed and submitted the following self-certifications:

o FAR 52.209-7 (Information Regarding Responsibility Matters) o FAR 52.229-11 (Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements) o HSAR Provision 3052.209-70 (Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates)

Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments

The Offeror either, 1) signed and submit with proposal all Solicitation Amendments (Standard Form

30) posted with the requirement, or 2) on the first (1st) page of the proposal or a coversheet, acknowledged in writing all posted Solicitation Amendments.

Subcontracting Plan–(Large Business only) The Government will assess the Offeror's Small Business subcontracting strategy for the extent of commitment to use Small Businesses and the consistency of that commitment within the Small Business Subcontracting Plan. The Department of Homeland Security

Subcontracting Plan Review Checklist (DHS Form 700-23) will be used as part of the evaluation to ensure that the required elements of the Offeror’s subcontracting plan in FAR 19.704 are included.

For the plan to be determined acceptable, is must meet all the evaluation factors identified in DHS Form

700-23. If it fails to meet the evaluation factors in DHS Form 700-23, the plan is determined unacceptable.

Price

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s total evaluated price proposal from Tab 1 (Attachment

II (Price Schedule) for completeness, reasonableness, and unbalanced pricing. The evaluation will be used to assist in determining the best value to the Government.

Completeness. The Government will review the Offeror’s price proposal for compliance with proposal instructions outlined in FAR 52.212-1. The Government may reject a proposal if the

Government determines that it is non-compliant, incomplete, inadequate, or inaccurate. Failure to propose pricing will result in the assignment of a deficiency for the proposal. In evaluating the completeness of the price proposal, the Government will evaluate the pricing information that was requested in the proposal instructions outlined in FAR 52.212-1.

Reasonableness. The Government will evaluate the proposed prices for price reasonableness. Price reasonableness will be established by competition and determined primarily by comparison with other offers submitted. The prices may also be compared with the Independent Government Cost

Estimate (IGCE).

Balance. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more items is significantly overstated or underestimated as indicated by the application of analysis techniques. The Government shall analyze offers to determine whether unbalanced separately priced rates exist. Offers that are determined to be unbalanced may be rejected if the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

Total Evaluated Price (TEP). The TEP will be determined based on the total of the Offerors average proposed labor rates.

The Government will calculate the average of each Offeror’s proposed labor rates. The average proposed labor rates and the proposed Overhead Rate/Loading Rate and Material Rate/Applied

Factor will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness using various price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b).

Proposed prices for Tab 2, Tab 3, and Tab 4 will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness using various price analysis techniques in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b) for Task Order award purposes.

TAB 2: The Offeror provided a firm fixed-price price proposal for Project Management in accordance with § 3.2 of Attachment I (SOW) on Tab 2 of Attachment II (Price Schedule).

TAB 3: The Offeror provided a firm fixed-price price proposal for Design Services for the development of 100% Final Design, Engineering, Detailing and Fabrication Package (as specified in Attachment I (SOW)), necessary for the fabrication of the exhibit.

TAB 4: The offeror provided a firm fixed-priced proposal for Conservation Services in accordance with § 2.2.2 of Attachment I (SOW) on Tab 4 of Attachment II (Price Schedule).

(b) 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.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS—COMMERCIAL

ITEMS (MAY 2022) Alternate I (Oct2014)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-

25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or

Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United

States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

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(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the

Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for

Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in

Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"—

Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veteransor, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

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(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR

124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on

State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C.

101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned business concern means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see

FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ______________.

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