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Phase 1 - Request for Qualifications Design/Build of Sol. # GS-09P-09-KTC-0078 New U.S. Federal Courthouse GSA Pacific Rim, Region 9 Bakersfield, California

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. GS-08P-09-JFC-0013 Commissioning Agent Services For the Modernization of the

Byron G. Rogers U.S. Federal Office Building And the

Byron G. Rogers U.S. Federal Courthouse Window Upgrade

Denver, Colorado

Phase I

Technical Submittal

Prepared by:

U.S. General Services Administration

Public Buildings Service Denver, Colorado Rocky Mountain Region August 12, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: Project Requirements 1.0 Project Overview 1.1 Organization of RFQ 1.2 Services to be Provided 1.3 Project Summary 1.4 Summary of Acquisition Strategy 1.5 Source Selection Evaluation Criteria

PART II: Qualifications Submittal Requirements 2.0 Estimated Award Date 2.1 Estimated Completion Date 2.2 RFQ/RFP Evaluation Criteria and Basis of Award 2.3 Questions, Clarifications and Interpretations 2.4 Required Technical Data for Qualifications Submittal 2.5 Qualifications Submittal Preparation

2.6 Qualifications Submittal Delivery Date and Location

2.7 Qualifications Submittal Sealing

2.8 Phase One Submission PART III: Past Performance Questionnaire PART IV: FAR Clauses

APPENDIX:

Standard Form 330 Architect-Engineer Qualifications

PART I

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

1.0 Project Overview

This high performance green building project will continue the legacy of outstanding public architecture that was initiated with the founding of the nation through the preservation and modernization of a historic federal building. In accord with this tradition, the General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program commissions our nation’s most talented architects, engineers, landscape architects, and interior designers to prepare our historic federal buildings for the next 50 – 100 years of service. GSA Design Excellence projects demonstrate the merit of integrated design that balances historic significance with current needs, aesthetics, cost, constructability, and reliability; create environmentally responsible and superior workplaces for civilian Federal employees; and give public expression to our democratic values.

This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is issued by the Public Buildings Service of the United States General Services Administration (GSA), Rocky Mountain Region, hereinafter referred to as the "Government", in order to obtain the services of a Commissioning Agent (CxA) Contractor also referred to as Offeror or Contractor, who shall be singularly responsible to satisfy the terms of the resulting contract. This contract will provide Commissioning Agent services in support of the modernization of the Byron G. Rogers U.S. Federal Office Building and a window replacement project for the adjacent Byron G. Rogers U.S. Courthouse The contract will be a Firm Fixed-Price Contract as specified under FAR Subpart 16.2. The contractor for this project will be competitively chosen using Source Selection procedures in accordance with FAR Subpart 15 in conjunction with the "Best Value process." GSA will evaluate all responses using the criteria stated herein.

1.1 Organization of RFQ

This RFQ is composed of Four (4) Sections and one (1) Appendix: Section 1 includes the Project Overview and Services to be provided. Section 2 contains Qualifications Submittal Requirements. Section 3 contains the commissioning agent company’s past performance questionnaire form. Section 4 contains relevant Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) related to the RFQ process and the American Reinvestment Recovery Act (ARRA). The Appendix contains the Standard Form 330.

1.2 Services to be Provided

Design Phase Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, providing design technical reviews; provide HVAC quality assurance reviews; analysis of value engineering proposals; develop an outline commissioning record; developing commissioning specifications for all commissioned equipment; preparation of outline for the development of systems manual; development of a testing and inspection plan; develop a controls integration plan; and review of design scope changes.

Project Construction Phase Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, establishing temporary field offices; setting up job files, working folders, and record keeping systems, participating in preconstruction meetings; participating in the submittal review process; assist in maintaining marked up sets of project plans and specifications for future as-built drawings; performing testing, inspection and quality assurance activities relating to commissioning requirements; updating commissioning plan; updating commissioning schedule; and coordinating commissioning activities with the project team.

Commissioning Services: These services shall include, but not limited to, providing professional and technical expertise for start-up, calibration, and /or certification of a facility or operating systems within a facility.

Testing/Inspection Services: The CxA will perform all testing and/or inspection services relating the commissioning requirements.

Post Construction Services: The CxA may be tasked to provide services such as: Performing Post Occupancy Evaluation (POEs); assisting agency in the formulation of lessons learned; prepare a re-commissioning manual, prepare commissioning record, prepare systems manuals, and perform operational review and re-inspection.

Claims Services: The CxA may be tasked to provide claims services when and as required by the Government for specific projects. The CxA will review disputes and claims from the A&E and/or construction contractor(s) and render all assistance that the Government may require, including, but not limited to, the following: Furnishing reports with supporting information necessary to resolved disputes or defend against the claims; preparation and assembly of appeal files; participation in meetings or negotiations with claimants; appearance in legal proceedings; preparation of cost estimated for use in claims negotiations; and preparation of risk assessments/analyses relative to claim exposure.

General Services: The CxA may be tasked to provide services not related to a specific project. Such work must be authorized in advance by the Government. These services may include, but are not limited to developing, updating, and reviewing Agency Service handbooks, guides, manuals, and/or policies. When required to support work being performed under any of the major Project Phases, the Government may authorize Additional Services such as providing special consultant or special inspection services, performing special studies and/or updates to prior studies, updates to master or environmental plans, interior space planning, existing site surveys, site models, providing photographic records beyond the normal scope of presentation and inspection services required, and providing expertise as required in unusual situations from specialty disciplines.

At a minimum, the CxA key team members shall consist of the following:

Project Manager

Commissioning Process Engineer Professional/technical experts – all disciplines

Engineering review coordinators - all disciplines

Value engineering technical disciplines

Construction inspectors

Field inspection and testing technicians

The Contractor will provide professional, technical, administrative, and clerical personnel as needed to perform all required services including, but not limited to, those described in this Solicitation.

1.3 Project Summary

The purpose of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is to short list a maximum of five (5) firms to proceed to the Phase Two process. In the Phase Two process a Commissioning Agent team will be selected to provide commissioning services necessary to the GSA for the modernization of the Byron G. Rogers U.S. Federal Office Building in Denver, Colorado. Funding for this project will come from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.

The project consists of a major modernization upgrade project for the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building (FB) and a window replacement project for the adjacent Byron G. Rogers U.S. Courthouse. This work is performed under the direction of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Rocky Mountain Region, Public Buildings Service (PBS). The FB occupies a prominent position in the Federal District of downtown Denver. It is an existing multi-tenant professional office building with 18 stories and a basement. The FB contains 494,156 gross square feet (GSF), 437,551 rentable square feet (RSF), and 329,433 usable square feet (USF). The current FB tenants will be relocated prior to the start of the modernization project. Agencies to be located in the federal building will be the Commission on Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Social Security Administration, and the General Services Administration.

The courthouse is a multi-tenant office and court building. It is five stories high with a basement and subbasement connected to the FB by a two story section. This section contains building services, a loading dock, and a two lane ramp to the parking garage. The courthouse houses six major tenants including United States District Court, Court Administrative Support Center, Probation and Pre-Trial Services, U.S. 10th Circuit Library, 10th Circuit Mediation and the United States Marshals Service. The building is approximately 248,000 GSF including two levels of underground parking spaces within the basement and sub-basement. A comprehensive modernization project for the courthouse was completed in 2005. The courthouse will remain occupied while the windows are replaced. The federal building and courthouse are located at 1961 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, 80294. Both buildings are long-term GSA-held assets situated in a prime location near downtown with public transportation within the central business district, in the Federal District of downtown Denver, with a stable tenant base and a high reinvestment need.

Project goals and objectives for the federal building are to provide a pleasant, secure, and safe environment for the staff and visitors consistent with guidelines for Federal facilities and specifically the GSA PBS P-100; satisfy current and projected special-use needs, and allow for future expansion of these requirements; design facilities compatible with the tenants’ existing character and local context, and present a positive image of U.S. Government facilities; use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, which is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. GSA requires all new construction, renovation, and modernization projects to be certified through the LEED program; owing to the historic significance of the building, all work will follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, Revised 1992 (36 CFR 67); upgrade the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; upgrade the mechanical piping, heating, and hot water systems; upgrade the electrical system and install new telecommunications infrastructure; modernize all elevators; remove all asbestos containing materials (ACMs); implement GSA’s workplace procedures and achieve measurable effectiveness results; identify design strategies that work to optimize the project’s access to energy from seasonal solar, natural lighting, and wind to reduce undesirable loads and maximize desirable loads to meet desired energy targets for the facility; upgrade by replacing all public and private restrooms, plumbing systems, and fixtures; upgrade building security; replace underground water and waste water service lines.

Project goals and objectives for the courthouse are to improve energy efficiency of building by installing high-efficiency windows; upgrade building security and safety by replacing windows.

1.4 Summary of Acquisition Strategy

This procurement will be for VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES only. The General Services Administration intends to award a firm-fixed price contract based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Two-Phase Selection Procedures, FAR Subpart 36.3, Source Selection Procedures, FAR subpart 15.3 in conjunction with the "Best Value” process. For this contract award process, GSA will issue two Solicitations in sequence: 1) Phase One, and 2) Phase Two. The Phase One procedure, which is this Request for Qualifications (RFQ), is designed to select a “short list” of the most highly qualified Offerors who will be requested to submit Phase Two proposals. All responsible sources may submit a Phase One Proposal. The number of proposals in the competitive range has been limited to a maximum of five (5), to permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. The most highly rated Offerors will be selected to participate in Phase Two (analogous to Request for Proposals (RFP)).

Interested Offerors are required to submit their responses to this RFQ by the due date established in this RFQ. The Government will evaluate all the responses to this RFQ in accordance with the criteria indentified herein, specifically the technical qualifications, experience and the past performance of the commissioning agent teams formed by each potential offeror for this procurement, and advise each Offeror in writing whether it will be invited to participate in the Phase Two process. Offerors that do not submit a timely RFQ response in Phase One will not be allowed to participate in the remaining phase of the procurement.

In Phase Two, the Government will issue the RFP to the most highly qualified Offerors from Phase One and request that they submit Phase Two proposals. Phase Two of the solicitation shall be prepared in accordance with FAR Part 15 and include phase-two evaluation factors, developed in accordance with FAR 15.304. Phase Two of the solicitation shall require submission of technical and price proposals, which shall be evaluated separately in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government will reserve the right to make an award upon the basis of the initial Phase One and Phase Two offers without discussions.

1.5 Source Selection Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation process will be a Two-Phase best value source selection. The procurement for this solicitation will be conducted in two (2) phases. The following criteria represent the technical factors that will be used by GSA's Source Selection Evaluation Board in evaluating the Offeror's Phase One submission. Technical Qualifications submittals will be evaluated in Phase One to determine the short-listed offerors will submit competitive proposals for Phase Two. Information submitted by the qualified firms in Phase Two will be evaluated to determine the Contractor that offers the best value to the Government.

Submittals not meeting the minimum requirements of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) shall be considered non responsive and will receive no further consideration.

1.5.1 Phase One — Technical (RFQ) Submittal: Experience and Qualifications of Proposed Staff is significantly more important than Company Experience and Past Performance.

Mandatory Requirements: The following factor will be evaluated on a “go/no-go” basis, i.e.; offerors not meeting all of the following criteria will be eliminated from further consideration:

· Proof of CCR Registration

Proposal must meet the minimum requirements of the RFQ, Phase One.

The technical factors for Phase One are as follows:

Experience and Qualifications of Proposed Staff

Company Experience and Past Performance

Factor 1 – Experience and Qualifications of Proposed Staff This factor considers the experience and qualifications of the proposed staff and how the offeror organizes and manages the project team for each phase of the commissioning effort. Project Manager’s experience directing similar project work and that the key personnel and subcontractors identified have the qualifications and experience in all areas necessary to effectively perform the required work.

Provide the following:

a. Project Team organizational chart.

b. Proposed Project Manager: Provide the name, qualifications, and relevant projects of the Project Manager who will be assigned to this Project by completely filling out “Section E” on Standard Form 330. Relevant projects must have been completed within the last eight (8) years, and be similar to the Byron Rogers Modernization project.

c. Proposed Key Personnel: Provide the names, qualifications, and relevant projects of each key personnel who will be assigned to this Project by completely filling out “Section E” on Standard Form 330. Relevant projects must have been completed within the last five (5) years, and be similar to the Byron Rogers Modernization project.

For purposes of determining “similar scope and complexity to the Byron G. Rogers Modernization project”, the following is a brief description. The project consists of a major modernization of the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building and a window replacement project for the adjacent Byron G. Rogers Courthouse. The federal building and courthouse are located at 1961 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. The federal building occupies a prominent position in the Federal District of downtown Denver. It is an existing multitenant professional office building with 18 stories and a basement. The courthouse is a multitenant office and court building. It is five stories high with a basement and subbasement connected to the FB by a two story section. This section contains building services, a loading dock, and a two lane ramp to the parking garage. The building is approximately 494,000 GSF including two levels of underground parking spaces within the basement and sub-basement. The courthouse will remain occupied while the windows are replaced. This project will replace all major building systems in the federal building, and will provide a pleasant, safe, and secure work environment for the federal building staff and visitors. The project will satisfy current and projected space needs of the tenant agencies, and will present a positive image of U.S. Government Facilities. The project will promote a whole-building approach to sustainability, energy efficiency, water savings, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality. The cost range of this project is $125,000,000 - $150,000,000.

Note: A project is considered similar when, based on the consensus judgment of the evaluating board members, the project has enough characteristics or similarities in common with the subject project that they could be determined comparable.

Factor 2 – Company Experience and Past Performance This factor considers the extent of the offeror’s past experience in carrying out similar work on similar scope projects and the quality of the offeror’s past performance.

Provide a maximum of three (3) example projects by completing Section F on Standard Form 330. The minimum requirements for the example projects are:

a. The projects must be similar in scope and complexity to the Byron Rogers modernization project.

b. The projects must have been completed within the last ten (10) years.

Each contractor is responsible for providing one (1) questionnaire (provided by the Government) to their reference in line 23b of Standard Form 330 for each example project. It is the responsibility of the contractor to make sure that the questionnaire is completed in a timely manner to allow a completed questionnaire to reach this office by the time and date specified for receipt of information identified in the solicitation.

PART II

QUALIFICATIONS SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

2.0 Estimated Award Date

The Government anticipates award of this contract prior to December 2009; with the expectation that the CxA team will commence services within 15 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The Government does not guarantee award within this period nor shall the Government be liable for any costs should award occur before or after this period.

2.1

Estimated Completion Date

The project shall be completed within 2,000 calendar days; subject to the issuance of the Notice-to-Proceed (NTP) award date noted above. (This completion milestone includes all aspects of the design, construction, commissioning and closeout).

2.2 RFQ/RFP Evaluation Criteria and Basis of Award

A CxA team is being solicited through this Request for Qualifications/Proposal (RFQ/RFP) process. A contract will be awarded to the firm that successfully completes Phases One and Two and is determined to provide the best overall value to the Government, including technical and price considerations. Specific details relating to the Source Selection process are set forth in this RFQ (Phase One) and further to the short-listed firms in the RFP (Phase Two).

2.3 Questions, Clarifications and Interpretations

Any prospective Offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the RFQ, etc. must request so in writing and shall direct such inquiries via mail or email to:

Attention: Deb Stigen General Services Administration

Design and Construction Division (8PC) Building 41, Denver Federal Center Lakewood, CO 80225 Deborah.Stigen@gsa.gov Such requests must be received no later than ten (10) calendar days prior to the submission date, so as to allow a reply to reach all prospective Offerors before the submission of their qualifications. Oral explanation or instructions given before award of a contract will not be binding. Any information given a prospective Offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective Offerors as an amendment to this solicitation, if that information is necessary for submitting qualifications, or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective Offerors.

2.4 Required Technical Data for Qualifications Submittal

Offerors are advised that the required data will be utilized for review and evaluation and used for determination of a "Quality Rating" by a Technical Evaluation Board and that all data submitted for consideration under this RFQ will be reviewed only for the purposes required for evaluation and award. The Government will not make assumptions concerning the Offeror's intent, capabilities, facilities, or experiences. Clear identification is the sole responsibility of the Offeror.

2.5 Qualifications Submittal Preparation

Instructions for the preparation and organization of the Qualification submission are included herein. The documents shall be submitted as summarized below and as further required by this solicitation.

2.5.1 Phase One — Submittal for Technical Evaluation

Individual Experience Project Manager Commissioning Process Engineer Professional/technical experts – all disciplines

Engineering review coordinators - all disciplines

Value engineering technical disciplines

Construction inspectors

Field inspection and testing technicians

Company Past Performance

2.5.2 Qualifications Submission Information (Phase One) To aid in the evaluation of the Offeror's submission, the Qualifications submittal shall be clearly and concisely prepared in writing. Telephone, fax, and emailed offers will not be accepted. The Offeror shall include all information required by this solicitation with pages numbered and logically assembled. Each copy of the Offeror's Qualifications submittal shall identify the name of the Offeror, the date of submission, and the solicitation number.

Offerors are advised that hand carried submittals must be complete and must be received at the place designated in this RFQ before the time and date set for receipt of the Qualifications submittal. Hand carried as well as mailed submissions are subject to the provisions in FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition.

This RFQ Phase One does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of the RFQ, nor does it commit the Government to procure or contract for said services. The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this proposed procurement.

The content of the Offeror's submissions will remain confidential until an award is made. There will be no public opening of the Qualifications submittals. In accordance with FAR 15.306(e)(4), the name of individuals providing reference information about an Offeror's past performance shall not be disclosed.

2.6 Qualifications Submittal Delivery Date and Location Phase 1 Qualification submittals must be delivered to the Government location listed below by 2:00 PM Mountain Time on September 15, 2009:

Mailed to:

General Services Administration Attention: Deb Stigen

Design & Construction, 8PC

Room 275, Building 41, Denver Federal Center

Lakewood, CO 80225 Hand Delivered to the Ambassador’s Desk, 2nd floor:

General Services Administration Attention: Deb Stigen

Design & Construction, 8PC

Building 41, Denver Federal Center

Lakewood, CO 80225

Phase One Offerors should note provisions of FAR 52.215-1 "Instructions to Offerors — Competitive Acquisitions".

For informational purposes only: Offerors are advised that the RFP for Phase Two proposal submissions is anticipated to be released to the short-listed firms no later than October 15, 2009.

2.7 Qualifications Submittal Sealing

The Qualifications submittal is to be placed in a single sealed enclosure and identified with the Offeror's Name, Project Name, Phase One, RFQ Submittal, Solicitation Number GS-08P-09-JFC-0013, and the Government's time and date delivery requirement.

2.8 Phase One Submission

Firms having the capabilities to perform the services described herein are invited to respond by submitting the required technical information as specified herein. Offerors are required to submit five (5) bound copies of the Offeror's Phase One Qualifications.

Submittals shall be tabbed and labeled in a manner to afford easy identification from a Table of Contents. Each page shall be identified with the appropriate page number centered at the bottom of the page.

Font size shall be not less than 10 point.

Sheet size of the submittal shall be 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Tabloid sheets (11 x 17 inches) will be allowed for charts and tables but will be counted as 4 single-sided pages or 2 double-sided pages. Legibility, clarity, coherence, and the contents are important. The Phase One Qualifications document length shall be limited to 50 single-sided or 25 double-sided pages, exclusive of the cover sheet, dividers and table of contents. Questionnaires are received separately and also not counted as part of the 50 page limitation. Offers that do not meet these requirements may be subject to rejection.

A cover sheet identifying the Offeror and the project shall be provided. The second sheet shall be a Table of Contents.

The fully completed SF 330 (Architect-Engineer Qualifications) shall be included in each binder used. Part One and Part Two must be completely filled out.

Materials submitted but not required by this solicitation (such as company brochures and equipment lists) shall be relegated to appendices.

Technical Submissions Requirements:

The Technical submittal shall include information as described previously and shall be presented in the sequence as requested above. Technical submissions shall be organized to correspond with the evaluation factors listed herein.

A project is considered similar when, based on the consensus judgment of the evaluating board members, the project has enough characteristics or similarities in common with the subject project that they could be determined comparable in size, scope and complexity.

For each project, the Offeror shall be evaluated based upon performance as stated in the Past Performance Questionnaire — see Part III of this document. Past performance information will be provided directly from references selected by the contractor. Each contractor is responsible for providing questionnaires (provided in Part III of this RFQ) to their references to complete in a timely manner to allow a completed questionnaire to reach this office by the time and date specified for receipt of information identified in the solicitation.

Offerors are to fill out most of the information on the first page of the questionnaire before sending it to the owner's representative for completion. Failure to obtain the required questionnaires shall result in lowered technical scores for this evaluation factor. Note that GSA will not limit reference contacts to those provided by the Offerors; instead GSA may choose to contact references independent of those provided. It is the Offerors responsibility to contact, request and track the receipt of questionnaires. Offerors shall not collect completed questionnaires, instead they shall be sent directly to the Contract Specialist (see Section 2.6 for the address) by the owner representatives. Questionnaires received after the due date for Phase 1 submissions will not be considered.

Part III Past Performance Questionnaire

Note: Completed questionnaires shall be considered confidential information and may not be seen or reviewed by the contractor/Offeror. Mail or email completed questionnaires directly to:

Attention: Deb Stigen, Contracting Officer

General Services Administration

Design and Construction Division (8PC)

Building 41, Denver Federal Center

Lakewood, CO 80225

Deb.Stigen@gsa.gov

Name:

Company:

Role/position during construction:

Current Telephone No.:

(Use this cover sheet for each past performance questionnaire submitted)

USE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE COMMISSIONING AGENT COMPANY’S

PAST PERFORMANCE

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE

When filled in this document is source selection sensitive information iaw FAR 3.104 u.s. General Services administration

Public BuildingS service

Rocky MOUNTAIN REGION

OVERVIEW

The Offeror shown below is submitting qualifications for Commissioning Agent services on the Byron G. Rogers FOB Modernization project in Denver, Colorado, and provided your name as a customer reference. Part of our evaluation process requires information on the Offeror’s past performance. Your participation is important to us and responses are required by September 15, 2009, 2:00 PM (Mountain Time) for inclusion in our evaluation. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

SECTION 1: Contract Identification

To be completed by the Offeror and provided to the customer referenced Name of Offeror being evaluated: _______________________________________

Project Number/Title: _________________________________________________

Project Location:_____________________________________________________

Project Description: ___________________________________________________

Project Award Amount: $_______________________________________________

Project Final Dollar Amount: $___________________________________________

Year Completed: _________ Project Manager: _________________________

SECTION 2: Respondent Identification

Name of Evaluator: ________________________________________________

Relation to Contract/Project: ___________________________________________

Company Name: ____________________________________________________

Phone Number (Commercial/DSN): ____________________________________

Email Address: ____________________________________________________

USE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE COMMISSIONING AGENT COMPANY’S

PAST PERFORMANCE

SECTION 3: Rating of Offeror

To be completed by the customer:

Please indicate your satisfaction with the contractor’s performance by placing an “X” in the appropriate block using the scale provided to the right of each question. This scale is defined as follows:

Score Performance Level

EXCELLENT - The contractor’s performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many (requirements) to the Government’s or customer’s benefit. The contractual performance was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were highly effective.

VERY GOOD- The contractor’s performance meets or exceeds contractual requirements to the Government’s or customer’s benefit. The contractual performance was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

ACCEPTABLE – The contractor’s performance meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance contained some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appears, or were, satisfactory.

MARGINAL – Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions or the contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

UNACCEPTABLE – Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

N NOT APPLICABLE - Unable to provide a score.

Management

Professional conduct

Cooperation/responsiveness –timely, solicits feedback, suggests alternatives

Offeror is easy to work with, friendly, courteous

Oversight of project management

Quickly/professionally resolves issues/disputes

Review/resolution of project issues

USE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE COMMISSIONING AGENT COMPANY’S

PAST PERFORMANCE

SECTION 4: Narrative Summary

Please indicate in writing any additional comments you have of the Offeror and suggestions you may have concerning the following categories:

Strengths of performance: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Weaknesses of performance: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Additional Thoughts: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Would you hire this firm again? __________________________________________________________

USE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE COMMISSIONING AGENT COMPANY’S

PAST PERFORMANCE

SECTION 5: Submission

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. As stated above, when filled in this document is source selection sensitive information IAW FAR 3.104. When completed please mail, hand-deliver, or email directly to:

U.S. General Services Administration

Public Buildings Services

P.O. Box 25546

Denver, Colorado 80225-0546 PHONE: (303) 236-8000, Ext. 2116 ATTN: Deb Stigen (8PC) EMAIL: deb.stigen@gsa.gov Respondent Signature: _________________________________________ Date:_______________

Part V Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number (Apr 2008)

(a) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS number or “DUNS+4” that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number is a nine-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

(b) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and ZIP Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and ZIP Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(End of provision)

52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (Apr 2008)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause—

“Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database” means the primary Government repository for Contractor information required for the conduct of business with the Government.

“Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number” means the 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. (D&B) to identify unique business entities.

“Data Universal Numbering System +4 (DUNS+4) number” means the DUNS number assigned by D&B plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned by a business concern. (D&B has no affiliation with this 4-character suffix.) This 4-character suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the business concern to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see the FAR at Subpart 32.11) for the same concern.

“Registered in the CCR database” means that—

(1) The Contractor has entered all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the DUNS+4 number, into the CCR database; and

(2) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and has marked the record “Active”. The Contractor will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the CCR registration process.

(b)

(1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the CCR database.

(c) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) Via the Internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or if the offeror does not have internet access, it may call Dun and Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 if located within the United States; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a U.S. Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business.

(ii) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(iii) Company Physical Street Address, City, State, and ZIP Code.

(iv) Company Mailing Address, City, State and ZIP Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company Telephone Number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the CCR database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) The Contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the CCR database, and for any liability resulting from the Government’s reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the CCR database after the initial registration, the Contractor is required to review and update on an annual basis from the date of initial registration or subsequent updates its information in the CCR database to ensure it is current, accurate and complete. Updating information in the CCR does not alter the terms and conditions of this contract and is not a substitute for a properly executed contractual document.

(g) (1)

(i) If a Contractor has legally changed its business name, “doing business as” name, or division name (whichever is shown on the contract), or has transferred the assets used in performing the contract, but has not completed the necessary requirements regarding novation and change-of-name agreements in Subpart 42.12, the Contractor shall provide the responsible Contracting Officer a minimum of one business day’s written notification of its intention to (A) change the name in the CCR database; (B) comply with the requirements of Subpart 42.12 of the FAR; and (C) agree in writing to the timeline and procedures specified by the responsible Contracting Officer. The Contractor must provide with the notification sufficient documentation to support the legally changed name.

(ii) If the Contractor fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this clause, or fails to perform the agreement at paragraph (g)(1)(i)(C) of this clause, and, in the absence of a properly executed novation or change-of-name agreement, the CCR information that shows the Contractor to be other than the Contractor indicated in the contract will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of Payment” paragraph of the electronic funds transfer (EFT) clause of this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall not change the name or address for EFT payments or manual payments, as appropriate, in the CCR record to reflect an assignee for the purpose of assignment of claims (see FAR Subpart 32.8, Assignment of Claims). Assignees shall be separately registered in the CCR database. Information provided to the Contractor’s CCR record that indicates payments, including those made by EFT, to an ultimate recipient other than that Contractor will be considered to be incorrect information within the meaning of the “Suspension of payment” paragraph of the EFT clause of this contract.

(h) Offerors and Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423, or 269-961-5757.

(End of clause)

52.211-7 Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards (Nov 1999)

(a) This solicitation includes Government-unique standards. The offeror may propose voluntary consensus standards that meet the Government’s requirements as alternatives to the Government-unique standards. The Government will accept use of the voluntary consensus standard instead of the Government-unique standard if it meets the Government’s requirements unless inconsistent with law or otherwise impractical.

(b) If an alternative standard is proposed, the offeror must furnish data and/or information regarding the alternative in sufficient detail for the Government to determine if it meets the Government’s requirements. Acceptance of the alternative standard is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Government.

(c) Offers that do not comply with the Government-unique standards specified in this solicitation may be determined to be nonresponsive or unacceptable. The offeror may submit an offer that complies with the Government-unique standards specified in this solicitation, in addition to any proposed alternative standard(s).

(End of provision)

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2004)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing,” “writing,” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time,” if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show—

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)

(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified…