Attachment 4 - Big MACC - Section L v15 QA Changes.pdf

FA4528-26-R-0002

Attachment 4, Section L, Page 1 of 5

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Magnitude of Construction: $500,000,000 Multiple Award Construction Contract

(MACC) Ceiling. Task orders are anticipated to range from $500 – $25,000,000. The

Government will provide, at a minimum, one task order that will be awarded under this

Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) to each successful offeror per DAF Part 16, Obligations, the Government will award a minimum guarantee of $500 for attending the post-award briefing.

2. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. A proposal must consist of one (1) separate part, Part I – Technical Proposal and the

Government will evaluate Part II – Past Performance. Evaluation will be made in accordance with Section M of this solicitation.

3. Specific Instructions:

3. 1. PART I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: Limited to no more than 20 pages total as defined in para 4.1.1.2. Part I has a strict, all-inclusive limit of 20 pages, which applies to all components of the submission—including introductory elements (cover page, table of contents, and indices) and supplementary files (appendices and supporting data). Any content beyond the 20-page threshold will not be reviewed and will be excluded from the evaluation process. Technical Proposals will be rated on an Acceptable or Unacceptable basis by Factor 1 – Project Management Approach.

3.1.1. Factor 1 – Project Management Approach

Description: This Factor evaluates the offeror's comprehensive plan to address each of the criteria below. The “Evaluation Criteria” column on the right is verbatim from

Section M and is provided here for reference only. This requirement is met when the offeror’s proposal meets all of the following:

Section L – Instructions to Offerors Section M – Evaluation Criteria

Factor 1: Project Management Approach – offeror will propose a comprehensive plan addressing administrative capabilities and the following preconstruction and closeout submittals as defined in the specifications and

EM 385 1-1 for: site superintendent, safety plan, quality control plan, red-line and as-built drawings, equipment/ facility training, quality

Factor 1: This Factor is satisfied when the Offeror provides a comprehensive Project Management

Plan that demonstrates comprehensive administrative capability to execute all contract requirements on schedule and in accordance with established quality standards as defined in the specifications and EM 385 1-1.

Attachment 4, Section L, Page 2 of 5 control management prefinal punchlist, beneficial occupancy and handover/training for

Government personnel, and warranty binder.

At a minimum, the plan must detail the Offeror's approach, methodology, and operational controls for managing and delivering the following critical submittal elements including preconstruction and project closeout:

• Key Personnel & Oversight: Identification and responsibilities of the Site

Superintendent.

• Safety Plan: A project-specific Accident

Prevention/Safety Plan.

• Quality Assurance: A comprehensive Quality

Control (QC) Plan, including procedures for

QC management and the execution of the pre-final punch list.

• As-Built Documentation: Procedures for maintaining and delivering accurate red-line and final as-built drawings.

• Handover & Training: Plans for conducting comprehensive equipment and facility training for Government personnel.

• Closeout Deliverables: Process for compiling and submitting the final warranty binder.

3.2. PART II – PAST PERFORMANCE: The past performance evaluation considers each offeror’s recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. In accordance with Revolutionary Federal

Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) 15.202(c)(3)(ii), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance shall be considered. These shall be combined to establish a performance confidence rating as detailed in Attachment 5 – Section M – Evaluation

Factors.

3.2.1. The past performance evaluation will consider past performance information regarding predecessor or successor companies, key personnel, joint ventures, and teaming arrangements that may perform aspects of the requirement. The Government reserves the right to conduct an independent past performance evaluation and determine the confidence of offerors. This information will be obtained through

CPARS, Contracting Officer Knowledge, and other Federal Agencies.

3.2.2 To be considered relevant, projects must have a value at or above $1,000,000.

This defines the minimum magnitude under North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction for this evaluation.

Attachment 4, Section L, Page 3 of 5

3.2.2.1. When the Government selects projects for evaluation, offerors should note that for this evaluation, “similar scope and complexities” is defined as projects demonstrating experience in general construction services such as maintenance, repair, alteration, demolition, and new construction of facilities. The assessment of complexities will also consider performance in secure or controlled access environments and in locations with challenging logistical or weather conditions.

3.2.3. To be considered recent, the effort must be ongoing or have been performed during the past five (5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation.

3.2.3.1. Joint Venture (JV):

3.2.3.1.1. For a new JV (i.e., a JV formed for this opportunity with no performance history as an entity), offerors past performance will be evaluated as as a single entity and the Government will evaluate the past performance of the individual entity. Any single partner to provide satisfactory past performance may impact the overall rating of the Joint

Venture.

3.2.3.1.2. For an existing JV, (i.e., a JV with its own performance history), the Government will evaluation projects performed by the JV entity itself. While projects from member companies may be evaluated, the

Government will consider performance by the JV entity to be more relevant.

3.2.4. The Contracting Officer may seek recent and relevant performance information on all offerors based on:

3.2.4.1. Past performance information obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, Contractor Performance

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and

Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), System for Award Management

(SAM.gov), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other government officials and databases;

3.2.4.2. Contracting Officer knowledge; and

3.2.4.3. Data independently obtained from any other government and commercial sources.

3.2.5. In accordance with RFO 15.202(c)(1), an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. In this case, the offeror’s past performance is unknown and assigned a performance confidence rating of “Neutral”.

Attachment 4, Section L, Page 4 of 5

4. General Information:

4.1.1. Format for Proposal Part I shall be as follows:

4.1.1.1. The proposals will be 8 1/2” x 11” paper or standard A4 paper, except for fold-outs used for charts, tables, or diagrams, which may not exceed 11” x 17”. All tables, charts, graphs, figures, etc., must be legible.

4.1.1.2. A page is defined as one face of a sheet of paper containing information.

4.1.1.3. Typing shall not be less than 10 point font.

4.1.1.4. Margins shall not be less than 1”.

4.1.1.5. Elaborate formats, bindings or color presentations are not desired or required.

4.1.1.6. Electronic Submission: IAW RFO 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-

Competitive Acquisition, emailed proposals will be accepted as written communication.

Emailed proposals must be sent to 5CONS.PKA-C.MACC@us.af.mil.

4.1.1.6.1. Email size must not exceed 10 MB. If the proposal is more than 10

MB, please submit as email 1 of 2, etc. Format must be a Word Document, PDF, or Excel sheet. The offeror must request and obtain an acknowledgement of receipt for electronic submission.

5. Additional Documentation

5.1.1. In addition to one full text proposal, offerors must include one redacted and sanitized Part I: Technical Proposal to remove any company or personnel identifiers.

5.1.2. IAW RFO 9.104-1(a), a completed Attachment 7 – Financial Responsibility

Authorization, must be submitted for the Contracting Officer to verify the offeror’s financial responsibility.

5.1.3. Each offeror must acknowledge and sign all amendments to the solicitation IAW the instructions on the SF 30 amendment form. An offeror’s failure to acknowledge all amendments may result in the rejection of their proposal.

5.1.4. All contractors’ questions in response to this solicitation must be emailed to

5CONS.PKA-C.MACC@us.af.mil no later than 31 August 2026 at 10:00 AM

CDT. The Government will not be held responsible for answering any questions after this time. All questions/answers resulting from this solicitation will be posted to SAM.gov as an amendment.

5.1.4.1. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale during the designated mailto:5CONS.PKA-C.MACC@us.af.mil

Attachment 4, Section L, Page 5 of 5 question period established in paragraph 5.1.4. All exceptions must be addressed and resolved prior to proposal submission. Proposals that do not conform to all of the requirements of the solicitation may be considered ineligible for award.

6. Offerors’ proposals must include all data and information requested by this solicitation and must be submitted and conducted in strict accordance with these instructions. Non-conformance with any part of these instructions may result in proposals being eliminated from further consideration.

7. The proposal must be completed and returned no later than the offeror due date and time specified in block 13 of the solicitation SF1442.

To:

5CONS.PKA-C.MACC@us.af.mil

-OR-

5 CONS/PKA-C

Attn: Nikole Braddy & Daniel Martinez, FA4528-26-R-0002

165 Missile Ave

Minot AFB, ND 58705

8. Offerors should allow sufficient time when submitting their proposals to the

Contracting Office prior to the closing time. Late proposals will be processed in accordance with the provisions established in RFO 15.107 “Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.”