Sections L and M FUELS 20231215.pdf

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SECTIONS L & M: Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors and Evaluation Factors for Award

The following instructions and information are a combination of Instructions to Offerors (ITO) and the corresponding evaluation methodology that will be applied to Fuels Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) proposals resulting from this solicitation. These have been combined for ease of reference and to ensure that all submission instructions have corresponding evaluation methodology or criteria. The terms “Offeror,” “Contractor,” or “Prime” are used interchangeably in this document.

1.0 PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

This section provides instructions for preparing proposals. It is the Offeror's responsibility to ensure the completeness of the proposal submitted. Compliance with these instructions is mandatory and failure to furnish a complete proposal, at the time of proposal submission, may result in the proposal being unacceptable to the Government and may eliminate the Offeror from further consideration for award. Simply stating that the Offeror understands and intends to comply with this effort or paraphrasing statements in the Request For Proposal (RFP) is inadequate. You are representing that your firm will perform all the requirements specified in the solicitation by submitting your proposal. All appropriate markings shall include those prescribed In Accordance With (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.”

Evaluation of a proposal will be conducted solely based on the information contained within it and the Government will not assume that an Offeror possesses any capabilities not specified.

1.1 PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND OBJECTIVES

a. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contracts without discussions with Offerors in accordance with FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition. Clarifications may be conducted as described in FAR 15.306(a). Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a technical and a price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary or in the best interest of the Government. If discussions are held, discussions will only be held with those Offerors determined to be in the competitive range.

b. The Government intends to award Multiple Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Contracts under an unrestricted Full and Open (F&O) competition with partial small business set aside. Award will be made to all Technically Acceptable Offerors that provide a Fair and Reasonable Total Evaluated Price and acceptable Labor Rates.

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2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

2.1 QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION

Draft solicitation documents were posted to System for Award Management (SAM) previously and the Government received questions from industry. Included with this RFP is Attachment L- 01, which answers each previously submitted question. Any further questions, concerns, or clarifications shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer (CO) using Attachment L-02 Q and A Template no later than 30 Nov 2023 at 11am Central Time. All inquiries must be made in writing and submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialist at 772ess.fuels.MATOC@us.af.mil . The Contracting office will provide a notice of receipt, but if none is received, it is the Contractor’s responsibility to follow-up to the Contracting Officer. All questions and Government responses will be shared with all potential Offerors.

FUELS MATOC EMAIL. The FUELS MATOC email is: 772ess.fuels.MATOC@us.af.mil

2.1.1 Discrepancies

If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall notify the CO in writing with supporting rationale immediately, but no later than ten (10) days after release of the RFP or as specified in any subsequent RFP amendments.

2.1.2 Debriefings

Debriefings. The CO will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range; whereupon the contractor may request and receive a pre-award debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505, or the offeror may choose to wait until after award of the contract to request a post-award debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.506. However, offerors excluded from the competitive range are entitled to no more than one debriefing.

2.1.3 Exclusions of Non-Compliant Proposals

The Government may exclude a proposal from this competition without evaluating the proposal against the Evaluation Factors as defined in Section M, if an initial assessment of the proposal shows the proposal to be non-compliant. Non-compliant proposals are proposals that fail to address essential requirements of the solicitation, fail to furnish information demonstrating compliance with mandatory solicitation requirements set forth in the solicitation, or in some other manner do not represent a reasonable initial effort by the Offeror to satisfy the requirements of the solicitation.

2.1.4 Teaming

2.1.4.1 Use of Teaming Partners: The Government intends to award directly to firms that perform Department of Defense (DoD) Petroleum Oil Lubricants (POL) Construction Management (Home and On-site Management/Quality Control) in-house (organically) without use of teaming partners. Offerors are advised that the use of teaming partner resources in the technical proposal, including experience and/or key personnel qualifications, is not permitted unless the offeror is a formal JV and the key personnel/experience are from the JV itself or one of its entities. See evaluation criteria.

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2.1.4.2 Joint Ventures (JV): A business arrangement wherein two or more companies agree to form a partnership to perform a specific function. The JV is a discrete business entity separate from each of its component participants. The Joint Venture Agreement is the controlling document concerning what responsibilities each participant will contribute to the JV. This is different from a teaming agreement in that each participant in a teaming agreement maintains its separate identity and responsibilities. No contract may be awarded to a joint venture that is not registered in SAM. JVs may register by contacting the SAM at http://www.sam.gov. Each contractor may only receive a maximum of one prime contract award.

a. Mentor-Protégé (M-P) is a relationship and not a business entity for a proposal to be valid in response to the solicitation. M-Ps require formal agreements and thus a JV relationship must be established and submitted as the Prime Offeror for that technical proposal to be valid.

b. Each potential contractor shall submit only one proposal and only one contract may be awarded to that contractor. Individual entities of JV Offers are not permitted to submit a separate proposal independent of that JV, to include being an entity of another JV. In the case where one offeror submits multiple proposals, those offerors may be excluded from evaluation/consideration.

2.1.5. Conglomerate and Affiliated Business Rules:

a. Definitions:

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SOLICITATION ONLY, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY:

Stand-Alone Company – A company that does not have a parent, sister, or subsidiary business relationship with any other entity.

Conglomerate Structure– A business arrangement where the entities of the Parent or Holding Company remain totally separate from each other. In this arrangement, entities do not have management or business decision rights over Parent, Sister, Subsidiary, and/or other related entities.

Affiliated Structure - A business arrangement where each of the entities have management and business decision rights that extend to the other entities within the corporation or LLC. In this relationship, management and key personnel work interchangeably across the affiliated entities without the requirement for internal permission or delegation memos, documents, or contracts.

b. Prohibition of Multiple Proposal Submissions Entities of a Conglomerate Structure: Multiple entities of a conglomerate structure may submit individual proposals. Only one proposal may be submitted per entity under a conglomerate business arrangement, provided that the parent or holding company does not also submit a proposal – further, individual conglomerate entities may not submit key personnel from another entity of that conglomerate, except that personnel from the Parent or Holding Company are permitted, provided that the same personnel from the Parent or Holding company are not duplicated across multiple entity proposals.

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Entities of an Affiliated Structure: Affiliated businesses shall submit only one proposal across all entities contained within the affiliated business arrangement. Proposals received from more than one entity under an affiliated business arrangement will not be evaluated. In the case where one entity submits multiple proposals, all proposals from that affiliated business structure may be removed from consideration.

c. Technical Proposal Limitations

Offerors are ONLY permitted to submit experience and/or key personnel qualifications from a sister, parent, or subsidiary company IF the Offeror’s business status is that of an affiliated company. Offerors that are considered part of a conglomerate business arrangement SHALL NOT utilize experience or key personnel from a sister or subsidiary. Accordingly, Offerors that submit experience and/or key personnel qualifications from a sister or subsidiary company that is part of a conglomerate business arrangement, will not be considered.

2.2 VOLUME ORGANIZATION

Volume I – Offeror Information

• Cover Page

• Contractor Data Sheet (Attachment L-03)

• Banking Status Inquiry Letter (Submitted by financial institution separately – indicate financial institution on Attachment L-03)

• Signed SF1442 and all SF 30 Amendments (signed)

• Representations and Certifications (SF1442 Section K)– o 52.204-8 o 52.204-24 o 52.209-7 o 52.209-13 o 52.219-1 o 52.229-11 o 52.230-1 o 52.230-7 o 252.203-7005 o 252.204-7007 o 252.204-7008 o 252.204-7017 o 252.225-7055 o 252.225-7057

• Sub-Contracting Plan: “Other than Small” Businesses only.

Volume II – Technical Capabilities

• Technical Factor 1 – Bonding One (1) page

• Technical Factor 2 - Corporate Experience and Corporate Key Personnel

• Summary – Key Personnel Summary Matrix (Attachment L-04)

• Category 1 - Corporate Experience – Project #1 - One (1) Page (Attachment L-05)

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• Category 1 - Corporate Experience – Project #2 - One (1) Page (Attachment L-05)

• Category 1 - Corporate Experience – Project #3 - One (1) Page (Attachment L-05)

• Category 2 – Program Manager - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-06)

• Category 3 – Project Manager - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-07)

• Category 4 - Corporate Quality Control Manager - One (1) page (Attachment L-08)

• Category 5 – Corporate Safety Manager - One (1) page (Attachment L-09)

• Technical Factor 3 – Qualifications of Key Field Personnel

• General Pool – Site Superintendent/SSHO #1 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-10)

• General Pool – Site Superintendent/SSHO #2 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-10)

• General Pool – On-Site QCM #1 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-11)

• General Pool – On-Site QCM #2 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-11)

• API 653 Pool – Site Superintendent/SSHO #1 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-12)

• API 653 Pool – Site Superintendent/SSHO #2 - Two (3 pages (Attachment L-12)

• API 653 Pool – On-Site QCM #1 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-13)

• API 653 Pool – On-Site QCM #2 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-13)

• Hydrant Pool – Site Superintendent/SSHO #1 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-14)

• Hydrant Pool – Site Superintendent/SSHO #2 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-14)

• Hydrant Pool – On-Site QCM #1 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-15)

• Hydrant Pool – On-Site QCM #2 - Two (3) pages (Attachment L-15)

Volume III – Price Proposal Total Evaluated Price and Labor Rates (Attachment L-16)

2.3 PROPOSAL FORMAT

2.3.1 Guidance

SUBMITTAL OF ANY INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE FORMAT

SPECIFICATIONS STATED IN THIS SOLICITATION MAY NOT BE EVALUATED,

RESULTING IN A PROPOSAL THAT IS UNAWARDABLE.

2.3.2 Sufficient Detail

The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and for substantiating the validity of stated claims. Offeror(s) shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

2.3.4 Price Information

All cost or pricing information shall be addressed in the Price Proposal Volume III. Cost or pricing information shall not be included in Volumes I or II.

2.3.5 Electronic Proposal Submission

(a) Electronic Copy Proposal Submission: The electronic copy of the proposal submission shall be submitted via the Solicitation module in PIEE.eb.mil.(see Attachment L-18:

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PIEE Vendor Registration). To send files, access https://piee.eb.mil/, each Offeror will have to register with PIEE by requesting the user role within PIEE. Once in the CSP, the Offeror will enter the CAGE Code number and click the search button. Once Offeror data is retrieved from SAM.gov, confirm the information by clicking the “Confirm” button.

Once the Offeror information is confirmed, a dashboard will appear displaying four options. Select “Proposal Actions” and you will be redirected to the proposal submission screen. On the new proposal submission screen, you can select (1) New Proposal, (2) Update Proposal, or (3) Withdraw Proposal. Select the desired option from the drop down and fill in the required input fields: total proposal cost, fiscal year end date, and if it is a partial year submission. Click the “Browse” button to select your file(s) for proposal submission (you may add multiple files at one time); A list of files will be displayed once they are uploaded prior to clicking the “Submit” button. When file upload is complete click the “Submit” button. A receipt is then generated and set to the email address on file.

(b) Complete electronic proposals containing all Volumes shall be submitted in searchable Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (pdf) format; zip files will not be accepted.

Links to external file sharing software are not permitted. Attachments L-16, FUELS Pricing and Labor Rate Worksheet is the exception and shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel format. Do not password protect any Price Proposal Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

The electronic files shall be live and contain fully traceable formulas and shall not contain references to external workbooks, with all equations and functions fully functional, unlocked, and unhidden.

(c) Each volume shall be compatible with the following available Government equipment and software products:

Adobe Acrobat Reader Microsoft Office 2010

(d) Sound, video (e.g. MPEG), or other files shall not be embedded into the proposal files.

2.3.6 Page Format Restrictions and Limitations

a. Pages shall be 8.5 x 11 inches.

b. Text pages shall be portrait oriented. Graphics and tables may be landscape oriented if required to properly present the information.

c. Pages shall be typed with at least single line spacing. No condensed fonts allowed. Times

New Roman, Arial, or Calibri. The font size shall be no less than 11 point except for the following: Tables, charts, graphs, and figures shall be no smaller than 8 point.

d. Margins on all four edges of each sheet shall be at least one inch for offeror-created documents. Offerors shall use the margins and font sizes established in Section L Attachments.

e. Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers can fall within the defined margin area and shall be no smaller than 8 font size.

f. Page limitations shall be treated as maximums. If page limits are exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

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VOLUME CONTENT

3.0 VOLUME I – OFFEROR INFORMATION

3.1 COVER PAGE AND VALIDITY STATEMENT

The Cover page shall address the offerors point of contact including the authorized signing representative. The Offeror shall make a clear statement that the proposal and rates are valid and will remain in effect for 240 calendar days after RFP closing date in the Fuels MATOC solicitation and any resulting amendments. Any applicable restriction on disclosure and use of the data provided in the Offeror’s proposal shall include the appropriate markings prescribed in FAR 52.215-1(e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data, and FAR 3.104-4, Disclosure, Protection, and Marking of Contractor Bid or Proposal Information and Source Selection Information.”

3.2 CONTRACTOR DATA INFORMATION

a. In addition to the submission in PIEE, the Government requests that Offerors provide

Attachment L-03, Contractor Data Sheet to acquisition mailbox 772ess.fuels.MATOC@us.af.mil, on or before 1:00 pm (CST) – on the date established in the official RFP SF1442 document. This emailed submission of the Contractor Data Sheet will be used as a courtesy to make sure all offerors are able to successfully submit proposals through the PIEE Solicitation Module. The Contractor Data Sheet included in the formal proposal submitted through PIEE will be used for evaluation.

b. Once the contract is awarded, all successful contractors will be added into a database and will receive an email with further directions for updating contractor information.

3.3 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

In accordance with FAR 9.103(b), prior to being eligible for award, the CO must make an affirmative determination of responsibility for potential awardees. The information requested in this volume is necessary to establish contractor responsibility. Information will not be considered as part of the technical evaluation, but will be used solely for the purpose of determining contractor responsibility.

3.3.1 Representations and Certifications

The offeror shall review FAR 52.204-8 and DFARS 252.204-7007 and certify in the cover page that paragraph (d) applies such that the offeror has updated SAM in accordance with 52.204-8(d) and 252.204-7007(d). The offeror may use DFARS 252.204-7007(e) for this certification on the cover page. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237120. The size standard for this NAICS is $45M. The offeror shall provide the fill-in for the representations and certifications listed in Section K of the SF1442.

3.3.2 Financial Responsibility

a. As part of the Financial Responsibility Determination, the CO will rely on information from the cognizant financial institution. The offeror shall complete the Attachment L-03, Contractor Data Sheet to provide financial institution contact information and submit with the proposal. Additionally, offerors shall request that their Bank or Credit Union (Financial Institution) provide a response to the Banking Status Inquiry Letter located in

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Attachment L-17 and submit it to acquisition mailbox 772ess.fuels.MATOC@us.af.mil on or before the submission deadline for the proposal. The Banking Status Inquiry Letter will not be evaluated as part of the technical and price proposal; however, its evaluation is required to determine contractor responsibility prior to award. A contract may only be awarded to the offerors who are deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR 9.104.

3.3.3 Subcontracting Plan

Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Applicable to “Other than Small Businesses” Only – Small Business Offerors and Foreign Firm Offerors that will only perform work outside of the US and its Territories are not required to submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan): The offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan IAW FAR 52.219-9 Alternate II, FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts), and DFARS 252.219-7004, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Test Program). IAW FAR 19.702 (b)(3), Small Business Subcontracting Plans are not required for work that will be performed entirely outside of the United States and its outlying areas. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be assessed as part of responsibility and must meet the FAR, DFARS, and DAFFARS requirements prior to award of a contract. If small business subcontract possibilities do not exist or are limited, the Offeror’s plan must state such and provide rationale supporting the assertion.

The following chart provides the statutory goals for small business subcontracting. Note that the small business dollars are for total awarded dollars, whereas the socioeconomic subcategories are percentages of the subcontracting dollars.

Small Business (SB) 30% of total awarded dollars Small Disadvantage (SDB) 5% of total subcontracting dollars Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) 5% of total subcontracting dollars Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

3% of total subcontracting dollars

HUBZone Small Business 3% of total subcontracting dollars

Describe how specific subcontracting percentage goals and targets will be met for the contract expressed in dollars and in percentages of the total contract dollars and total subcontracting dollars to each socio-economic small business category listed above. The subcontracting goals may be met by any combination of subcontracts or vendor purchases and should make use of small businesses to the maximum extent practicable. For proposal purposes, an anticipated obligated value is provided for completing the Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Offerors shall use a hypothetical program award amount of $100M over the 10-Year Program Life Cycle for the Subcontracting Plan.

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3.4 PROPOSAL EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

3.4.1 Basis For Contract Award

Award will be made to all Offerors that provide a technically acceptable Volume II Technical Proposal, and whose Volume III Prices are considered Fair and Reasonable.

3.4.2 Evaluation:

To be considered for evaluation and contract award, Offerors are required to submit all volumes with their proposal. Each proposal will be independently rated against the criteria. While the Government source selection evaluation team and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will strive for maximum objectivity, the source selection process is subjective by nature and professional judgment is implicit throughout the entire process. To arrive at a source selection decision, the SSA will integrate the source selection team's evaluations of the Factors described below.

4.0 VOLUME II – TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

4.1 DEFINITIONS. Contractors shall use the following definitions while preparing proposals for this acquisition. These definitions are applicable to Sections L & M. Throughout the document terms are italicized for reference to indicate there is a definition.

4.1.1. COMPLETED PROJECT. For DoD Wetted System Repairs (General Pool), and API 653 Tank Repairs (API 653 Pool), a “Completed project” is defined as construction completed and accepted by the Government (beneficial occupancy established) within the past FIVE (5) years from the date this request for proposals was issued. For Specialized Hydrant System Repairs (Hydrant Pool), a “Completed project” is defined as construction completed and accepted by the Government (beneficial occupancy established) within the past TEN (10) years from the date this request for proposals was issued. See definition of “project” below. For a general DoD Construction or Repair project, a “Completed project” is defined as construction completed and accepted by the Government (beneficial occupancy established) within the past FIVE (5) years.

4.1.2 PROJECT. A completed Task Order or single, stand-alone Contract may be considered a single project. If a Task Order or stand-alone Contract includes multiple phases of completion, each with its own separate and distinct Beneficial Occupancy Date (BOD), then each phase can be considered a “project.” Example: If an offeror has a Task Order to repair four API 653 tanks, but the offeror has only completed the repairs for two (2) of the four (4) tanks and the Government has accepted (BOD’d) each tank separately, then each tank repair is its own separate project. However, for purposes of evaluation, the minimum project values within each evaluation criteria apply to each project. An IDIQ type contract, in and of itself, is NOT considered a project.

4.1.3. DOD POL FACILITIES. DoD POL Facilities are defined as Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants (POL or `fuels') facilities that are located on a United States Department of Defense installation (Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marines, Army or Air Force National Guard, or Reserve bases). DoD POL facilities include fuel farms, above ground storage tanks, SECTION M– PAGE 10 of 16 underground storage tanks, cut-and-cover tanks, hydrant fuel distribution systems including piping, pumps, valves, hydrant and filter separators, oil water separator, bulk storage systems, transfer pump houses, POL control systems, stilling wells, containment areas, fuel pits, and fill stands. The definition of DoD POL facilities does not include facilities on a Coast Guard base, NASA location, or any other federal, commercial, or private facility, to include commercial supply pipelines leading up to and/or connecting to DoD Installations.

4.1.4. DOD POL WETTED SYSTEM REPAIRS: DoD POL Wetted System Repairs is defined as any construction or repair of DoD POL WETTED facilities, where the construction/repairs are MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL in nature, for the following types of wetted DoD POL facilities: above ground storage tanks, underground storage tanks, cut-and-cover tanks, hydrant fuel distribution systems including pumps, valves, hydrant and filter separators, bulk storage systems, pump houses, fuel pits, and fill stands. To be considered relevant, the work must have been substantially mechanical and/or electrical construction/repair in which the facility or asset constructed/repaired was taken out of service during the repair.

Coatings, abatement, cathodic protection, civil works, demolition, or maintenance-type efforts are NOT relevant. Construction/Repair to DoD POL-related facilities that do not touch fuel during normal daily operations (containment, canopies, fuels operation facilities, buildings, pavement, etc) are NOT considered Wetted Systems and are thus not relevant. New construction is not considered DoD POL Wetted System Repairs.

4.1.5. SPECIALIZED API 653 TANK REPAIRS: New field-erected and/or cut and cover fuel tank construction pursuant to API 650 and/or tank repair projects resultant from API 653 inspections (or modified API 653 inspections) in which the construction requires the removal of the tank(s) from service, performing multi-disciplinary repairs, to include mechanical repairs, patch plate/pit repairs, substantial welding (not just incidental welding) and significant coatings (full interior shell or exterior shell coatings - not just spot coatings), and successfully returning the tank(s) to operation. (Incidental work around an API 653 fuel tank is not considered API 653 construction and/or repair.) For evaluation purposes, new Construction is not considered Specialized API 653 Tank Repairs.

4.1.6. SPECIALIZED HYDRANT SYSTEM REPAIRS: Infrastructure construction (new construction) or repair for JP/Jet-A type products to support military aircraft hydrant fueling systems. Each hydrant system project must demonstrate experience making multi-disciplinary repairs or executing new construction of at least three of the following components of TYPE III, IV, or V hydrant systems: hydrant pumps, hydrant valves, hydrant pits, hydrant pump houses, hydrant filtration systems, hydrant distribution pipelines, and hydrant system controls and motor control centers. To be considered relevant, the new construction or repair must have been substantially mechanical and/or electrical. For repair projects, the facility or asset repaired must have been taken out of service during repair efforts. Coatings, abatement, cathodic protection, civil works, demolition, or maintenance-type efforts are not relevant. Construction/Repair to DoD POL-related facilities that do not touch fuel during normal daily operations (containment, canopies, fuels operation facilities, buildings, pavement, etc) are not considered Hydrant Systems and are thus not relevant. (Incidental work on and/or around a hydrant system, such as tanks, equipment, and appurtenances attached to the hydrant loop, is not considered Hydrant System construction and/or repair.)

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4.2. PARTICIPATION IN SPECIALIZED POOLS

Only those offerors whose Volume II Technical Proposals are deemed Technically Acceptable for a specialized pool, will be afforded the opportunity to provide proposals for that pool at the task order level.

4.3. SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION-

4.3.1 Technical Factor 1 – Bonding

4.3.1.1. SECTION L Submission Requirement: The Offeror must provide a letter from their surety, on surety letterhead, stating the contractor has a relationship with the surety and identifies the Prime contractor’s single and aggregate bonding capacities. For JV Offerors, the surety letter must clearly identify that the surety is bonding for the JV itself, not the individual entity(s).

4.3.1.2. SECTION M Evaluation Method:

Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

To be considered acceptable, the offeror must meet the Minimum Qualifications for the corresponding business type. Offerors that do not demonstrate the Minimum Qualifications identified below will be rated Unacceptable.

4.3.1.3. Minimum Qualifications: To be determined acceptable, the contractor must demonstrate the ability to receive bonding for their corresponding business type at or above the following minimum capacities.

Business Types:

- Small Business o $10M minimum single bonding capacity o $25M aggregate bonding capacity

- Other than Small Business o $25M minimum single bonding capacity o $50M aggregate bonding capacity

- Foreign Firms o Foreign firms working exclusively outside the United States and its outlying areas, are exempt from this requirement where there are different standards for bonding. Firms that do not submit bonding information must represent that they do not intend to propose on work in the United States or outlying areas on Attachment L-03 Contract Data Sheet. Foreign Firms that do not provide bonding information will be determined as not responsible at the task order level for any task order that requires performance and payment bonds. Performance and Payment bonds will be required for task orders whose performance is within the

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United States or its outlying areas. Outlying areas is defined in FAR 2.101.

Foreign firms that intend to propose on any task orders in the United States or its outlying areas must submit the bonding evidence requirements of this Technical Factor 1.

Surety letters must be from an approved surety listed with the Department of Treasury. The list of approved sureties can be found at http://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm. Letters must be notarized and signed by someone who can represent the surety. Letters signed by agents are unacceptable unless accompanied by a Power of Attorney granting proper authority to the agent.

4.3.2. TECHNICAL FACTOR 2 - CORPORATE EXPERIENCE AND CORPORATE

KEY PERSONNEL

4.3.2.1. SECTION L General Submission Requirement: Complete Attachment L-04 Key Personnel Summary Matrix to identify all Key Personnel (both Corporate and Field Personnel) proposed for this MATOC. This Matrix will not be rated or scored, but it will be used for organizational purposes to assist in evaluating the complete proposal. For Technical Factor 2, Offerors shall provide a narrative in accordance with the Outlines in Attachments L-05 through L-09, in accordance with the categories identified below, to demonstrate the extent and breadth of the Prime’s DoD POL construction and repair experience and the qualifications of the Corporate personnel, as defined in the Statement Of Work (SOW). All Corporate Key Personnel must be employed by the Prime offeror or affiliated entity as defined above in paragraph 2.1.5.

In the case of JVs, Corporate Key Personnel must be employed by one of the JV entities.

Corporate Key Personnel shall serve in the single key personnel role and thus shall not be dual-hatted or hold any other duties/positions.

The offeror is responsible for ensuring enough detail is provided for the Government to evaluate adherence to the minimum qualifications. Do not submit pictures as part of the submission for Corporate Experience.

4.3.2.2. SECTION M Evaluation Method:

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

To be considered acceptable, the offeror must meet the corresponding Minimum Qualifications for all categories below. Offerors that do not demonstrate the Minimum Qualifications identified below for all categories will be rated Unacceptable.

4.3.2.2.1. Section L: Category 1- Corporate Experience Submission Requirement:

Offerors shall provide a narrative in Attachment L-05 Corporate Exp Outline that http://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm

SECTION M– PAGE 13 of 16 summarizes their experience as a Prime contractor for a total of 3 Projects. At least one of these projects shall be a DoD POL Wetted System Repairs Project. The other two (2) may be either a DoD POL Wetted System Repairs Project or a general construction/ repair Project at DoD Facilities.. Each narrative shall not exceed one page per project.

DO NOT SUBMIT PICTURES. Number all projects as one, two or three. For all three

(3) projects, the narrative must clearly indicate that the Offeror served as the Prime Contractor and directly provided Program Management, Project Management, and onsite Superintendent and Quality Control support for the projects provided.

Projects completed using teaming partners or subcontracted corporate and/or on-site key personnel will not be considered acceptable.

(EXCEPTION: While it will not be allowed during performance of the FUELS MATOC, there have been occasions where a “Key Subcontractor” performed the actual construction/trades work under a contract. Specifically, the project was awarded to a Prime Contractor with minimal Fuels Infrastructure experience and the project was essentially “passed through” to that Key Subcontractor, who provided the On-site supervision and quality control. In some cases, these individuals remained employed by the Key Subcontractor. In other cases, the Key Subcontractor “lent” their personnel to the Prime Contractor via a secondment or other legal arrangement where the Prime temporarily employed the Superintendent and/or QCM for that project, but where the Superintendent and QCM essentially still remained employees of (committed to) the Key Subcontractor and thus ‘returned’ to the Key Subcontractor after the project was complete. In these instance, it is acceptable for that Key Subcontractor to submit a proposal for this MATOC as a Prime Contractor and the AF will consider projects submitted as a Key Subcontractor as if that Key Subcontractor was the Prime Contractor on those projects, so long as the Key Subcontractor provided “or lent” the Superintendent and QCM for those projects for/to the Prime Contractor, and the projects meet all of the other requirements for this Evaluation Criterion.)

The narrative shall describe three (3) unique projects, each with the following minimum characteristics.

a. Demonstrate two (2) general Construction or Repair of DoD Facilities that have a construction or repair value of $1,000,000 or higher per project completed within five (5) years from the date this RFP was issued. These may have been completed as DoD POL Repairs but shall meet the requirement of $1,000,000 minimum and the work does not have to be primarily for wetted systems.

b. Demonstrate one (1) DoD POL Wetted System Repairs on DoD POL Facilities completed within five years from the date this RFP was issued. See above for definitions of “DoD POL Wetted System Repairs”, “DoD POL Facilities,” “completed projects,” and “project”. The value for wetted system repairs on each completed project must meet or exceed $500,000.

Example: Where a project contains secondary containment, cathodic protection, and fill stand

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4.3.2.2.2. Section M: Minimum Qualifications - Corporate Experience: Offerors must demonstrate exactly THREE (3) projects consistent with the definition above for “Completed Project” and “Project”. Two (2) of those projects may be for general Construction or Repair of DoD Facilities where the construction or repair value meets or exceeds $1,000,000 and was completed within five (5) years from the date this RFP was issued. At least one (1) project must be a DoD POL Wetted System Repairs on DoD POL Facilities completed within five (5) years from the date this RFP was issued. The value for wetted system repairs on each completed project meets or exceeds $500,000. Corporate Experience Outline clearly indicates that the Offeror served as the Prime Contractor and directly provided Program Management, Project Management, and onsite Superintendent and Quality Control support for the projects provided;

or meets the criteria under the definition of Key Subcontractor. Projects performed by Teaming Partners or Major Subcontractors will not be considered and may render this factor unacceptable.

For Joint-Venture Offerors, projects may be submitted from any of the JV entities, or from the JV firm itself.

4.3.2.3. Section L: Category 2 - Program Manager: The Offeror shall submit a 3-page narrative using attachment L-06 Corporate PgM Outline that summarizes the experience of the Program Manager, to include a general description of DoD Construction Management experience to demonstrate the type, duration, and role of the Program Manager. Outline must include detailed description of at least two (2) of DoD POL Wetted System Repairs completed, to include completion dates and the location (DoD installation) of the work. The Program manager must have served either as a Program Manager (PgM), Project Manager (PM), Construction Manager/Superintendent (CM/SS), or QC Manager (QCM) for all pre-construction activities, and at least half of the field construction duration of the project.

4.3.2.4. Section M: Minimum Qualifications – Program Manager: The Program Manager must demonstrate a minimum of Ten (10) years of experience actively working in DoD Construction Management during their career, either as a Program Manager (PgM), Project Manager (PM), Construction Manager/Superintendent (CM/SS), or QC Manager (QCM). The Program Manager must also have completed and managed/overseen at least two (2) DoD POL Wetted System Repairs projects of at least $500,000 in a PgM, PM, CM/SS, or QCM role for all pre-construction activities, and at least half of the field construction duration of the project.

Projects must have been completed within the past five (5) years from the date the RFP was issued. Projects must be on a US DoD Installation or allied country installation. The narrative shall use the modifiable template provided in Attachment 06-Corporate PgM Outline.

4.3.2.5. Section L: Category 3 - Project Manager: While it is anticipated that most firms will have more than one (1) DoD POL Project Manager, for purposes of this evaluation, the contractor must provide one (1) Project Manager to evaluate. The Offeror shall submit a 3-page narrative using Attachment L-07 Project Mgr Outline that summarizes the experience of the

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Project Manager for DoD construction projects to demonstrate five (5) years of experience.

Outline must include detailed description of at least two (2) of DoD POL Wetted System Repairs completed, to include completion dates and the location (DoD installation or allied country installation) of the work. The project manager must have served as project manager for all pre-construction activities, and at least half of the field construction duration of the project.

4.3.2.6. Section M: Minimum Qualifications- Project Manager: The Project Manager must demonstrate a minimum of FIVE (5) years of experience during their career, as a Project Manager for DoD construction projects. Experience in any other role, to include Construction Manager/Superintendent or QC Manager will not be considered acceptable. The Project Manager must also have served as Project Manager for at least TWO (2) DoD POL Wetted System Repairs projects of at least $500,000. The projects must have been completed within the past five (5) years from the date the RFP was issued, and the Project Manager must have served in the Project Manager role for all pre-construction activities, and at least half of the field construction duration of the project. Projects must be on a US DoD Installation or allied country installation. The narrative shall use the modifiable template provided in Attachment L-07 Project Mgr Outline.

4.3.2.7. Section L: Category 4 - Corporate QC Manager: The Offeror shall submit a 1-page narrative that summarizes the experience of the QC Manager. The general narrative must describe their role and DoD construction experience along with the months/years worked. k. All experience must represent construction on a DoD installation or allied country installation.

4.3.2.8. Section M: Minimum Qualifications – Corporate QC Manager: The Corporate QC Manager must demonstrate a minimum of Ten (10) years of experience during their career as an On-site and/or Corporate Quality Control Manager for DoD construction projects. Experience does not need to be for DoD POL system repairs but must be for DoD construction projects. The narrative shall use the modifiable template provided in Attachment L-08 Corporate QCM Outline.

4.3.2.9. Section L: Category 5 - Corporate Safety Manager: The Offeror shall submit a 1-page narrative that summarizes narrative shall summarize the experience of the Safety Manager, to include a description of the types of DoD construction projects completed, completion dates, and the location (DoD installation) of the work. All experience must represent construction on a DoD installation allied country installation.

4.3.2.10. Section M: Minimum Qualifications - Corporate Safety Manager: The Corporate Safety Manager must demonstrate a minimum of TEN (10) years of experience during their career as an On-site and/or Corporate Safety Manager for DoD construction projects. Experience does not need to be for DoD POL system repairs but must be for DoD construction projects. The narrative shall use the modifiable template provided in Attachment L-09 Corporate Safety Mgr Outline.

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4.3.2.11. Technical Factor 2 Note: Offerors shall ensure the experience and qualifications of corporate experience and personnel submitted provide enough information for the Government to determine the extent of the Offeror’s experience, and use of in-house (organic) resources for program and project management/oversight/quality control.

4.3.3. Technical Factor 3 – Qualification of Key Field Personnel

4.3.3.1. Section L: Submission Requirements

Offerors shall first identify the pool(s) in their proposal for which they want to be considered and submit Onsite Key Field Personnel information for each desired pool.

Available pools include the General Pool, the API 653 Tank Repair Pool, and/or the Hydrant System Repair Pool. Offerors that are considered Acceptable for the API 653 Tank Repair Pool or the Hydrant System Repair Pool will automatically be considered Acceptable for the General Pool. Accordingly, offerors do not have to submit key personnel qualifications for the General Pool if they are confident that they will meet the minimum requirements for either of the other two specialized/technical pools. The Offeror’s proposed Key Field Personnel shall be cross referenced (identified) in Attachment L-04 Key Personnel Summary Matrix. An offeror may submit key field personnel only for the General Pool if they do not wish to participate in the other two specialized/technical pools. Offerors who only submit for a specialty pool and do not also submit for the General Pool will only be evaluated against the minimum qualifications of the specialty pool for which the proposal is submitted.

4.3.3.2. FOR EACH DESIRED POOL. Offerors shall provide a narrative, not-to-exceed 3-page per position, for the below Onsite Key Personnel, in accordance with the Outlines in Attachments L-10 to L-15. Offeror shall provide at least TWO qualified Site Superintendents/SSHO and TWO qualified Onsite Quality Control Managers (QCM). The same Site Superintendents/SSHO can be submitted for more than one Pool but submitted Site Superintendents/SSHO cannot also be submitted for the role of QCM in any pool. Conversely, the same QCMs can be submitted for more than one Pool, but submitted QCMs cannot be submitted for the role of Superintendent in any pool. If an Offeror wants to be considered for both specialized pools and wants to submit the same Key Field Personnel for consideration for both specialized pools, Offerors must submit separate/unique Outlines for that individual that meets the qualifications for the desired pools. All Onsite Key Personnel must be employed by the Prime Offeror (or in the case of Joint Ventures, key personnel must be employed by one of the Joint Venture entities). On-site Key Field Personnel shall serve in the single key personnel role and thus shall not be dual-hatted or hold any other duties/positions, except that the Superintendent may also serve as a Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO). The offeror is responsible for ensuring enough detail is provided for the Government to evaluate adherence to the minimum qualifications.

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4.3.3.3. SECTION M: Evaluation Method

Qualifications of Key Field Personnel.

4.3.3.4. This technical factor will use the following ratings for evaluation:

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

To be considered acceptable in any given pool, Offerors must:

1. Be able to provide TWO (2) qualified Site Superintendents/SSHO and TWO (2) qualified Onsite Quality Control Managers (QCM); AND

2. Each of the Key Personnel must meet the Minimum Qualifications listed below.

Offerors that are considered Acceptable for the API 653 Tank Repair Pool or the Hydrant System Repair Pool will automatically be considered Acceptable for the General Pool. The following three examples of evaluation demonstrate some of the multiple ways this technical factor may be evaluated:

General Pool API 653 Hydrants Super/SSHO Not submitted A A Super/SSHO Not submitted A U

QCM Not submitted A A QCM Not submitted A U

RATING PER POOL A A U

TECH FACTOR 3 RATING ACCEPTABLE

Potential Contract Award

Includes: General API 653 Not Included

General Pool API 653 Hydrants

Super/SSHO A U U Super/SSHO A A U

QCM A U A

QCM A U A

RATING PER POOL A U U

TECH FACTOR 3 RATING ACCEPTABLE

Potential Contract Award

Includes: General Not Included Not Included

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General Pool API 653 Hydrants Super/SSHO Not submitted A A Super/SSHO Not submitted A U

QCM Not submitted A A QCM Not submitted U U

RATING PER POOL U U U

TECH FACTOR 3 RATING UNACCEPTABLE

Potential Contract Award

Includes: No Award No Award No Award

Further, while the same Site Superintendents/SSHO can be submitted for more than one Pool, if a submitted Site Superintendents/SSHO is also submitted for the role of QCM in any pool, the Factor will be considered Unacceptable. Similarly, while the same QCMs can be submitted for more than one Pool, if a QCM is also submitted for the role of Superintendent in any pool, the Factor will be considered Unacceptable. To be considered acceptable, the offeror must provide two (2) separate and qualified teams, each consisting of an independent Superintendent/SSHO and QCM (a total of four (4) available onsite personnel). All Onsite Key Personnel must be currently employed by the Prime Offeror or affiliated entity (or in the case of JVs, key personnel must be currently employed by one of the JV entities). Promises of future Prime Contractor employment will not be considered acceptable – submitted personnel must be currently employed by the Prime Offeror (or in the case of a JV, one of the JV entities).

Offerors that are considered Acceptable for the API 653 Tank Repair Pool or the Hydrant System Repair Pool will automatically be considered Acceptable for the General Pool. Offerors that receive an acceptable rating in the General Pool will receive an acceptable rating overall for this factor. An offeror that does not receive an acceptable rating in the General Pool will be rated as unacceptable for this technical factor.

For the offeror to participate in task order solicitations within a specialty pool, the offeror must receive an acceptable rating for that pool in this Fuels MATOC evaluation. The award document will identify the pools in which the contractor is qualified to participate.

Offerors that do not demonstrate the Minimum Qualifications or do not provide the required number of personnel will be rated Unacceptable for that pool.

4.3.3.5 GENERAL POOL (See definition of “DoD POL Wetted System Repairs” above to ensure the projects submitted for each key personnel are substantial enough to meet the definition provided.)

4.3.