Attachment Q -Summary of Required Solicitation Documents.pdf

SUMMARY OF REQUIRED SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS

PART 1: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (RESPONSES TO TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA)

Each proposal shall be evaluated relative to the following factors. The evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

1) General Construction Rigging Management Technical Capability - offeror will explain how they will organize, staff and manage the contract and the means that will be used to accomplish the contract requirements. Offeror shall demonstrate an understanding of the requirements, as well as how the offeror will manage any subcontractors, if applicable.

2) Project Management (Capabilities and Experience of similar projects within the last 5 years)

3) Demonstrated experience in general construction work for rigging operations with management of multiple & concurrent releases.

4) Approach to safety and quality management - Offeror’s shall describe its approach to safety and quality management with FRA’s established health and safety and quality assurance and quality control policies, which are aligned to implement the requirements of 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health.

5) Overall pricing proposal for all labor classifications and specialized equipment.

6) Current/Past Experience

Offeror shall provide information to facilitate FRA’s consideration of its corporate experience. FRA is most interested in examples of real work with actual results of the offeror in performing requirements similar to those of this solicitation in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Thus, offeror shall provide at least three (3) project experiences completed within the past ten (10) years that are of similar type, size, scope, and complexity as described in the solicitation documents.

7) Personnel Experience

Key Personnel Experience will be evaluated to determine the degree of and relevance of experience the Key Personnel possess related to the subject requirements. Evaluation of experience will factor in the length and degree of experience in the relevant technical areas. Please note that, as a condition of contract award and performance, should the contractor wish to substitute proposed Key Personnel in their proposal (or during performance, if after award), the replacement staff must possess education and/or experience equivalent to or exceeding that of the individual(s) being replaced, subject to the approval of the FRA, prior to performance.

Key Personnel must have, as a minimum, the following experience:

A) Project Manager: Five (5) years of construction industry experience, completed three (3) projects of similar size/scope, and completed the 30-hour OSHA Training Course.

B) Project Superintendent: Five (5) years of construction industry experience, completed five (5) projects of similar size/scope, completed rigging projects, and completed 30-hour OSHA Training Course.

C) Safety Coordinator (or company safety officer): Five (5) years of industry experience, with five

(5) projects that encompass a similar scope of rigging and related services utilizing relevant company safety program(s).

PART 2 – BUSINESS PROPOSAL

1) Price Proposal Form

General Construction Labor Classifications for Rigging Operations and Special Equipment Rental Rates. The Price Proposal Form is required to be completed and signed.

2) Bid Guarantee/Bond

The offeror shall provide a bid guarantee in the amount of not less than 20 percent (not to exceed $3 million) of the proposal price. Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for the due date of the offers, may be cause for rejection of the offer. The bid guarantee shall be in the form of a firm commitment, such as a bond, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds, or notes of the United States.

3) Subcontractor Annual Representations & Certifications (SARC), Form SARC

The successful Offeror’s submittal of this completed form will be incorporated in the resultant subcontract. If an offering entity is a joint venture, association, consortia, or partnership, each member entity must submit an individual Representations and Certifications Form.

4) Proposal Certifications, Form PUR-466

All appropriate sections are required to be completed and signed by a company official.

5) Other Documents

The following documents are required to be submitted with the proposal:

• Fermilab Subcontractor Injury & Illness Data Questionnaire (completed and signed).

• The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Workers Compensation

Experience Rating form for the past three years.

• Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) 300 A Form logs for the past three years.

• Corporate Safety and Health Plan (if your company’s plan has not already been accepted by

FRA).

• Sample Certificate of Insurance.