N3319122R4007 Africa First RFP.pdf

ACQR5902187

N3319122R4007 Africa First Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Aw ard Construction Contract (MACC), Djibouti

General Description: Construction projects to be performed w ill mainly consist of renovation or repair, and demolition of Administration Buildings, Community Buildings, Recreational Facilities, Containerized Living Units (CLUs), and other Infrastructure (utility installation) located at Camp Lemonier and at various locations throughout Djibouti, but the Government reserves the right to issue task orders in other areas throughout the continent.

Duration of the contract w ill encompass a total of 60 months, or a total aggregate value of $25,000,000 for all MACC task orders aw arded across all contractors, w hichever comes first. All task orders w ill be aw arded in U.S. Dollars.

The minimum guarantee for each offeror aw arded a contract is $1,000 over the sixty (60) month period.

GLORIA LUCERO 39 0815685519

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

24-Apr-2023

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______ calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________ copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________24 May 2023 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee is, X is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______150 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

NAVFAC EURAFCENT FEAD NAPLES

AEROPORTO DI CAPODICHINO

BASE AMERICANA (ROICC)

80144

NAPOLI 81044

N33191

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

39-081-568-5260FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

N3319122R4007 64

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

N3319122R4007

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

IDIQ MACC

FFP

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with no pre-established fixed contract prices. The actual amount of work to be performed and the time of such performance will be determined by the Contracting Officer and his/her properly authorized representatives, who will issue Task Order Requests for Proposals to MACC awardees. Award of task orders will be on a firm-fixed-price basis. The effective period of the resultant contract will be for a period of 60 months, or a total aggregate MACC value not to exceed $25,000,000, whichever occurs first.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: ACQR5902187

PSC CD: Z2AZ

NET AMT

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 01-OCT-2023 TO

30-SEP-2028

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Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MULTIPLE AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC)

1.2 NOTICE TO OFFERORS

1.3 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT

1.4 ENGLISH SPEAKING REPRESENTATIVE

1.5 JOINT VENTURES (JV), LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES (LLC), LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

(LTD), ETC.

1.6 OTHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1.7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

1.8 CAGE/NCAGE CODE

1.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

1.10 AMENDMENTS

1.11 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PRE-PROPOSAL INQUIRIES (PPI)

1.12 PREAWARD SURVEY/RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION

1.13 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE WITH LETTER SAMPLE

1.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MULTIPLE AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT (MACC)

A Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) is a contract awarded from a single solicitation, and may result in award to multiple contractors. This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award approximately five (5) to eight (8) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to the offerors whose proposals, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the best value, price and non-price factors considered. The Government reserves the right to award less than or more than eight (8), should it be deemed to be in the best interest of the Government to do so. Successful offerors will compete for future work during the term of the contract.

Construction projects to be performed will be renovation or repair, and demolition of Administration Buildings, Community Buildings, Recreational Facilities, Containerized Living Units (CLUs), and other Infrastructure (utility installation) primarily located at Camp Lemonier and various locations throughout Djibouti, and possible locations in adjacent countries. Construction projects to be performed will primarily consist of general building type projects (new construction, renovations, alterations, demolitions, repair work, and any necessary design) including waterfront, pier, quay, industrial, airfield, aircraft hangar, infrastructure, administrative, training, retail, food service, dormitory, medical clinics, community supported facilities and both vertical and horizontal construction. The work includes but is not limited to site improvement, general construction, electrical, fire protection, and mechanical. The contractors shall provide all labor, supervision, engineering, design, materials, equipment, tool, parts, supplies and transportation, to perform all of the services described in the plans and specifications for each task order.

These projects range in value between $5,000 and $5,000,000 however, task orders under or above these amounts may be considered if deemed to be in the Government’s best interest. All task orders issued under the MACC will be awarded in U.S Dollars.

1.2 NOTICE TO OFFERORS:

Preference for Products or Services of Djibouti Solicitation

This solicitation contains a preference for products of Djibouti and proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation procedures at DFARS 225.7798-6(c).

This solicitation contains DFARS 252.225-7977, “Requirements for Products or Services of Djibouti.”

This solicitation is limited to products or services of Djibouti as defined in DFARS 252.225-7977, “Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services of Djibouti.” In order to be considered as Djibouti First, offerors to perform services must be determined to be providing a “service of Djibouti,” pursuant to DFARS 225.225-7977, “Acquisition Restricted to Products or Services of Djibouti.” In accordance with (a)(2)(ii) of that clause, the U.S.

Embassy Djibouti will maintain a list of companies which have been evaluated as either eligible or ineligible as contractors qualified to perform a “service of Djibouti” under the African Host Nation – Djibouti legislation.

Products of Djibouti must meet the definition of DFARS 225.225-7984(a)(1).

In order to be determined a responsible offeror, among other requirements, prospective offerors must be included as an eligible company on the U.S. Embassy Djibouti list by the date and time of receipt of proposals.

Application for eligibility through the Africa First program shall be directed to djibouticommerce@state.gov.

Visa for Third Country Nationals

To be added by amendment.

1.3 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT

The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

1.4 ENGLISH SPEAKING REPRESENTATIVE

At all times when any performance of the work at the site is being conducted by an employee of the Contractor or his subcontractors, the contractor shall have a representative present on the site capable of explaining the work operations and receiving instructions in the English language. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to determine, without appeal of such decision, whether the proposed representative has sufficient technical and lingual capabilities, and the Contractor shall immediately replace any individual not acceptable to the Contracting Officer.

1.5 JOINT VENTURES (JV) AGREEMENTS

FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SOLICITATION, A JOINT VENTURE (JV) REFERS TO A U.S.-STYLED

FORMAL LEGAL ENTITY IN THE NATURE OF A PARTNERSHIP COMPRISED OF TWO OR MORE

PERSONS OR COMPANIES. EACH JOINT VENTURE MUST PROVIDE ONE (1) CAGE/NCAGE CODE,

ONE (1) UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER CODE FOR THE JOINT VENTURE AND ONE (1) UNIQUE

IDENTIFIER CODE FOR EACH MEMBER COMPRISING THE JOINT VENTURE. THE UNIQUE

IDENTIFIER CODE IS CREATED THROUGH WWW.SAM.GOV. EACH JOINT VENTURE MUST BE

REGISTERED IN SAM.GOV USING THE NAME OF THE JOINT VENTURE.

Joint Venture Offerors (JV) offerors, shall provide with their proposal a notarized legal document that establishes the JV. The JV Agreement shall take effect upon the submission of the proposal and remain irrevocable until one (1) year after the work has been finally inspected and accepted by the Government. Submission of the notarized legal document that establishes the JV shall be furnished with the proposal in its original language version along with a certified English translation of the notarized JV document. The Joint Venture must be formed and valid at the time of submission of the proposal. The validated notarized legal document must include language that each member of the JV will be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the whole contract and will be incorporated into the contract award if award is made to the JV.

1. The Joint Venture Agreement shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(a) Name of firms that form the JV and the name of the JV.

(b) Name and title of the corporate officials signing on behalf of each party.

(c) Solicitation number.

(d) Description of the responsibilities in terms of work category for each member (for example: Firm A performing 100% of design).

(e) The statement "The composition and structure of the JV will remain unchanged from award to one (1) year after contract completion.”

(f) Date of issuance of the agreement and notarized signature of the corporate officials signing in behalf of each party.

(g) Statement under oath stating that the Joint Venture(JV) is in compliance at the time of proposal submission with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. This statement must be signed under oath by all members comprising the Joint Venture.

The U.S. Government reserves the right to review the actual JV Agreement to determine its basis and compliance with the applicable laws. Any internal agreements affecting the internal composition of the existing JV and its potential liabilities in relation to the contract (performance guarantee, insurance, etc) will be sent to the Contracting Officer to provide notice of the same. Any change in the composition of the JV will require the JV to formally request a Novation Agreement in accordance with FAR 42.12, which will be approved/disapproved at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

1.6 OTHER CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

This procurement will contain DFARS clause 252.225-7977 which will restrict competition to products or services of Djibouti. The U.S. Embassy in Djibouti maintains a list of companies which have been determined as eligible for a contracting preference under the U.S. Government’s Africa Host Nation – Djibouti legislation (Africa First); in other words, those companies meet the DFARS definitional requirements for “service of Djibouti.”

Prospective offerors must be included as an eligible company on the U.S. Embassy Djibouti list by the date and time of receipt of offers to be considered eligible to compete. Any questions concerning Africa First legislation and qualifying as a certified Africa First contractor should be directed to djibouticommerce@state.gov.

1.7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

1. All offerors must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier Code created through System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov.

2. All offerors must have an active registration with SAM at the time of proposal submission. If you do not have an active registration with SAM at the time of proposal submission, your proposal will not be considered for award.

3. SAM registration is required for all offerors, including Joint Venture (JV) offerors (registration must state the NAME of the JV).

1.8 CAGE/NCAGE CODE

1. A CAGE/NGAGE Code is required for all offerors, including JV offerors. JV offerors must acquire a CAGE/NCAGE Code registered in the JV name.

2. U.S. Offerors, including Joint Venture offerors: U.S. offerors must obtain a CAGE Code prior to registering in the SAM database, which is part of the SAM registration process. The website https://cage.dla.mil provides further information.

3. Non-U.S. (Foreign) Offerors ONLY: Non-U.S. offerors must obtain a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) Code instead of a CAGE Code prior to registering in the SAM database. NCAGE codes may be obtained at the NCAGE website https://eportal.nspa.natio.int/Codification/CageTool/home..

1.9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

PHASE I

PHASE I NON-PRICE PROPOSAL: Submit the following via email to Gloria Lucero at gloria.x.lucero.civ@us.navy.mil and Paul Heavey at paul.m.heavey.civ@us.navy.mil according to the time and date specified in Block 13 or the Request for Proposal.

Submit the Phase I Proposal with the following subject line:

“SOLICITATION N3319122R4007 AFRICA FIRST MACC – PHASE I”

The U.S. Navy computer server will only accept e-mails with attachments up to 5MB. If you need to submit more than one e-mail for the above submission, number them at the end of the e-mail subject title as “1 of ?”, “2 of ?”, etc.

Proposals not received at the above email addresses on or before the hour and date set for the receipt of proposals shall be considered late, subject to the provisions of FAR Clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2004).

The NON-PRICE PROPOSAL shall include the following:

(1) First page of the proposal shall be in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)

(2) All information required by Factor 1, Technical Approach

(3) All information required by Factor 2, Recent, Relevant Experience of the Firm

(4) All information required by Factor 3, Past Performance on Recent, Relevant Projects

1. Cover letter in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(c)(2), including Solicitation Number; name, address, telephone and email address of the offeror; in case the Offeror is a JOINT VENTURE (JV), the name of the JV MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED; Name, title, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal;

Unique Entity Identifier Code created through www.SAM.gov and CAGE or NCAGE Code of the Offeror, in case the Offeror is a JV provide a Unique Entity Identifier Code for each member of the JV.

2. Completed (Blocks 14 through 20c), signed and dated Standard Form (SF) 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award.

3. Acknowledgement of all amendments.

1.10 AMENDMENTS

Amendments will be posted on SAM website at https://sam.gov. It is highly recommended that firms register on SAM as plan holders. It is the offeror’s responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

1.11 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PRE-PROPOSAL INQUIRIES (PPI)

Pre-Proposal Inquiries (PPI) regarding the solicitation shall be submitted in writing via electronic mail to Ms. Gloria Lucero, Contract Specialist at gloria.x.lucero.civ@us.navy.mil. Pre-Proposal Inquiries shall reference the drawing/detail and/or the specification section, including paragraph number. A response will not be provided to verbal queries. Responses to the Pre-Proposal Inquiries will be provided as an attachment to an amendment and will be posted on the SAM website at https://sam.gov. The Government may not respond to Pre-Proposal Inquiries submitted less than 10 days before the proposal receipt due date. The Pre-Proposal Inquiry (PPI) Template is provided as Attachment 3. Submit only one question per PPI form.

1.13 PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE REQUIREMENTS

The Contractor shall provide a performance guarantee for the duration of any and all active task orders greater than $150,000 or as required by the Contracting Officer.

SAMPLE OF PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE ISSUED BY A BANK

This sample meets the material requirements of clause NFAS 5252.228-9306, “Performance Guarantee.” The Government will accept as valid a Performance Guarantee conforming to these requirements.

BANK LETTERHEAD

To: United States of America U.S. Department of Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Europe Africa Southwest Asia Viale Porto, Box 51 Aeroporto Capodichino 80144, Napoli, Italia

Attention: Contracting Officer Date _____________ Bank Letter of Performance Guarantee No. _______

This is a letter of performance bond / guarantee. I/We, the undersigned, acting as the duly authorized representative(s) of the Bank, declare that the Bank hereby guarantees and is jointly and severally liable as guarantor with the Contractor named below to effect payment to the Contracting Office that issued the contract stated below, by check made payable to the “United States of America by the U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia,” within five (5) calendar days after receipt of a simple written request by registered mail, return receipt, in amount up to sum of (Amount equal to ten (10%) percent of the contract amount in the currency stated in the contract), which represents the deposit required of the Contractor to guarantee fulfillment of his obligations for the satisfactory completion and timely performance of the work under Contract No. (insert contract number) for (insert description of services and location), in strict compliance with the terms, conditions and specifications of said contract entered into between the United States of America by the U.S.

Department of Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Southwest Asia and the Contractor (insert name of Contractor) on (insert contract date), plus legal interest to be calculated from the date of receipt of the registered letter of request by the Contracting Officer to the date of actual payment, without any need for the Contracting Officer to take any legal action or obtain the prior consent of the Contractor, or for any other proof, action or decision by any other authority. The request by the Contracting Officer shall simply inform the Bank that the Contractor failed to comply with the terms and conditions of the contract, or did not fulfill his undertaking in whole or in part.

I/We agree and consent that said contract may be modified by change order or supplemental agreement affecting the amount or the period of performance of the contract without prior consent of the Bank and without affecting the validity of this guarantee; provided, however, that the amount of this guarantee shall remain unchanged.

This letter of performance guarantee will continue in effect without change in amount or terms until one year after the work has been finally accepted by the Government through its Contracting Officer’s legal representative.

(BANK NAME & ADDRESS) (CONTRACTOR NAME & ADDRESS)

Signed by: ________________________ Signed by: __________________________

(Typed name) (Typed name) (Title) (Title)

(This Performance Guarantee shall be accompanied by a notarized document authenticating the bank agent’s authority to sign the letter of performance guarantee for the bank company.)

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. GENERAL

1.1 COMPETITIVE RANGE

1.2 ENFORCEABILITY OF PROPOSAL

1.3 PREFERENCE FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS

PART II. EVALUATION FACTORS / RATING SCHEME

2.1 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS OF AWARD

2.2 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 – Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet

Attachment 2 – Past Performance Questionnaire

Attachment 3 – Pre-Proposal Inquiries

PART I. GENERAL

1.1 COMPETITIVE RANGE

If discussions are deemed necessary to maximize the Government’s ability to obtain the best value, discussions will be held with those Offerors in the competitive range. The Government may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the most highly rated proposals, considering price and technical merit.

1.2 ENFORCEABILITY OF THE PROPOSAL

The proposal must set forth full, accurate and complete information as required by this solicitation. The Government will rely on such information in the award of a contract. By submission of the offer, the Offeror agrees that all items proposed will be utilized for the duration of the contract and any substitutions will be equal or better than as proposed and accepted for contract award and shall require prior Contracting Officer’s approval.

1.3 PREFERENCE FOR MULTIPLE AWARDS

A MACC is a contract awarded from a single solicitation and may result in award to multiple contractors. This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award approximately five (5) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to the offerors whose proposals, conforming to the solicitation, represent the best value – the proposals most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. Successful offerors will compete for future work during the term of the contract.

PART II. EVALUATION FACTORS

2.1 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS OF AWARD

1. The Government reserves the right to eliminate from consideration for award any or all offers at any time prior to award of the contracts; to negotiate with offerors in the competitive range; and to award the contracts to the offerors submitting the proposals determined to represent the best value—the proposals most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

2. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. In addition, if the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

3. The tradeoff process is selected as appropriate for this acquisition. The Government considers it to be in its best interest to allow consideration of award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror.

4. All technical factors when combined are of equal importance to the performance confidence assessment (past performance) rating; and all technical factors and the performance confidence assessment (past performance) rating, when combined are approximately equal to price;

5. Any proposal found to have a deficiency in meeting the stated solicitation requirements or performance objectives will be considered ineligible for award, unless the deficiency is corrected through discussions. Proposals may be found to have either a significant weakness or multiple weaknesses that impact either the individual factor rating or the overall rating for the proposal. The evaluation report must document the evaluation board’s assessment of the identified weakness(s) and the associated risk to successful contract performance resulting from the weakness(s). This assessment must provide the rationale for proceeding to award without discussions.

2.2 EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1. The solicitation requires the evaluation of price and the following non-cost/price factors:

Phase I:

Factor 1 – Recent, Relevant Experience of the Firm Factor 2 – Past Performance on Recent, Relevant Projects

Phase II:

Factor 3 – Safety Factor 4 – Technical Solution

The distinction between experience and past performance is that experience pertains to the volume of work completed by a contractor that are comparable to the types of work described under the definition of recent, relevant projects, in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Past performance pertains to both the relevance of recent efforts and how well a contractor has performed on the contracts.

For this Two-Phase procurement, Factor 1 –Recent, Relevant Experience of the Firm, Factor 2 – Past Performance on Recent, Relevant Projects will be evaluated in Phase I. Factor 1 will be rated with the adjectival ratings. Factor 3 - Safety and Factor 4 – Technical Solution will be evaluated in Phase II.

Phase I of the solicitation is a narrowing process of offerors based on responsiveness and evaluation of non-price technical factor submittals. Based on the Phase I evaluation criteria, approximately ten (10) of the most highly rated offerors will proceed to Phase II. The Government, however, reserves the right to select less than or more than ten

(10) offerors to proceed to Phase II, should it be deemed to be in the best interest of the Government to do so. Phase II offerors will be required to submit both a Price Proposal and a Non-Price Proposal.

2. The relative order of importance of the non-cost/price evaluation factors is the technical factors 1, 3, and 4 are of equal importance to each other and, when combined are equal in importance to the past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment factor 2. When the proposal is evaluated as a whole, the technical factors and past performance/performance confidence assessment factor combined (i.e., the non-cost/price evaluation factors) are approximately equal to price.

The importance of price will increase if the Offerors’ non-cost/price proposals are considered essentially equal in terms of overall quality, or if price is so high as to significantly diminish the value of a non-cost/price proposal’s superiority to the Government. Award will be made to the responsible Offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation and represents the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered.

3. Basis of Evaluation and Submittal Requirements for Each Factor.

(a) Price:

Solicitation Submittal Requirements (Phase I and Phase II, further specified below):

(1) Phase I: Cover letter in accordance with FAR 52.215-1(c)(2), including Solicitation Number; name, address, telephone and email address of the offeror; in case the Offeror is a JOINT VENTURE (JV), the name of the JV MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED; Name, title, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal;

Unique Entity Identifier Code created through SAM.gov and CAGE or NCAGE Code of the Offeror, in case the Offeror is a JV provide a Unique Entity Identifier Code for each member of the JV.

(2) Phase I and Phase II: Completed (Blocks 14 through 20c), signed and dated Standard Form (SF) 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award.

(3) Phase I and Phase II: Acknowledgement of all amendments.

(4) Phase II: Completed Price Schedule for the Seed Project.

(5) Phase II: Solicitation Section 00 70 00 Completed DFARS Clause 252.229-7001 – Tax Relief.

(6) Phase I: The offeror MUST have an active registration with System for Award Management (SAM) at the time of proposal submission. If the firm does not have an active registration with SAM at the time of proposal submission, your proposal shall not be considered for award.

(7) Phase I: In addition to the narrative, the Offeror shall submit a signed copy of a joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement, approved mentor protégé agreement (MPA), or letter of commitment for each member of the Offeror’s team identified above (e.g., joint venture member, partner, team member, subcontractor, parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliated company, etc.) in English. Letters of commitment for the Designer of Record shall be addressed from the Designer of Record to the Offeror. The Designer of record’s letter of commitment shall be signed by the Designer of Record’s signing authority.

(8) Phase I and Phase II: Financial resources available to perform the contract. Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital that will be used for the performance of the contract. If the offeror plans to rely on financial support from other sources, identify the maximum lines of credit that will be available to include documentation to support the amounts. The maximum lines of credit should be based upon the inclusion of this contract effort. For Joint ventures, discuss the financial responsibilities among companies and provide the same information for each partner.

(9) Phase II: The Government intends to pay invoices in accordance with the clause for Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). To do this, your firm must have a U.S. bank or a U.S. bank affiliate associated with your local bank. With your proposal, identify the name of your U.S. bank or affiliate for purposed of paying invoices.

Basis of Evaluation:

The offers submitted for the Seed Project will be used for the Price Evaluation.

Analysis will be performed by one or more of the following techniques to ensure a fair and reasonable price:

(i) Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP.

(ii) Comparison of proposed prices with the Internal Government Estimate (IGE).

(iii) Comparison of proposed prices with available historical information.

(iv) Comparison of market survey results.

FAR Part 9.6 defines Contractor team arrangements. Contractor team arrangement, as used in this subpart, means an arrangement in which – (1) Two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime Contractor; or (2) A potential prime Contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program.

If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF 1442), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate how the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member companies will have involvement in the performance of the contract in order for the experience information of the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member companies to be considered. The proposal shall state specific commitments of technical resources (e.g., personnel, management, equipment that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member companies shall commit to the performance of this contract) In particular, the proposal shall clearly state the specific commitments of resources of the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member companies in terms of the work it will either self-perform or manage on behalf of the Offeror in the performance of the contract. Vague commitments to support are likely insufficient;

rather, they must demonstrate intent/manner of actual performance on the contract action being solicited.

The Offeror shall submit a signed copy of partnership agreement, teaming agreement, or letter of commitment for each member of the Offeror’s team (e.g., partner, team member, subcontractor, parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliated company, etc.) whose projects are submitted to demonstrate Construction or Design Experience. The Government will not consider the Offeror if there is no supporting partnership agreement, teaming agreement, or letter of commitment demonstrating the necessary level of meaningful involvement. See specific restrictions on the use of subcontractor experience under Factor 2.

PHASE I FACTORS

(b) Non-cost/price Factors:

(1) Factor 1 - Recent, Relevant Experience of the Firm

(i) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

Construction Experience:

Submit a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of five (5) relevant construction projects that best demonstrates your experience on relevant projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the RFP. The Government will only review up to five most recently completed projects for construction and five additional projects for design. Any projects submitted in excess of five (5) for Construction Experience will not be considered.

For purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as:

(1) Construction of buildings (or) Renovation work. Renovation work will be considered relevant if the renovation work includes all of the following work types: architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical; and

(2) Demonstrates a similarity in magnitude with a value of at least $500,000; and

(3) One project must meet the requirement of being performed within the country of Djibouti; and

(4) One project must meet the requirement of being performed for the United States Government.

A project submitted under construction experience will meet the recency requirement if (a) the construction effort is at least 70% complete(d) within ten (10) years immediately preceding the proposal due date. Each relevant completion date shall be clearly stated on the Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet.

A project is defined as a construction project performed under a single task order or contract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather Offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project.

The attached Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet (Attachment D) is MANDATORY and SHALL be used to submit project information. If the same project is being used to demonstrate construction and design experience, submit separate Project Data Sheets for construction and design. Except as specifically requested, the Government will not consider information submitted in addition to this form. Individual blocks on this form may be expanded; however, total length for each project data sheet shall not exceed two (2) pages. Pages in excess of the limit will not be evaluated. Font size shall be a minimum of 12.

For all submitted projects, the description of the project shall clearly describe the scope of work performed and the relevancy to the project requirements of this solicitation (i.e.: unique features, location, construction methods, and construction start and end duration for establishing the Contractor’s ability to perform multiple, concurrent, projects). In addition, the description should also address any sustainable features for the project (if applicable), including specific descriptions of those features.

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects may be submitted for the Joint Venture members. If a project was performed by a JV, and not all partners from that JV are on the JV proposed for this contact, the offeror shall clearly demonstrate what portion of the work was performed by the JV member offering on this contract and shall not include work performed by the JV as a whole. The JV member proposed for this contract shall specifically address field work performed by the JV member including field staffing and direct field work oversight. The JV member proposed for this contract shall also address home office management performed by that JV member including the number/percentage of employees provided for the overall contract by the JV members as well as the overall percentage of work performed by the JV member. The Offeror shall also submit a SIGNED copy of the Joint Venture agreement indicating the proposed participation of each Joint Venture member. Offerors are still limited to a total of five (5) projects combined.

If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF1442), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract. The proposal shall state specific commitments of technical resources (e.g. personnel, equipment) that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member companies commit to the performance of this contract. In particular, the proposal will clearly state the specific commitment of resources of the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member that will be located at the worksites and company offices in the city/area of the project. The proposal shall also describe specific roles of the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD member companies in terms of the work it will either self—perform or manage on behalf of the Offeror in performance of the contract. The Offeror MAY NOT utilize experience of a subcontractor to demonstrate construction experience under this evaluation factor unless specialized subcontractor experience is stated as acceptable. Failure to submit this information may result in a lower rating.

The Offeror may use experience of a subcontractor that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement to demonstrate construction experience under this evaluation factor. The Offeror must provide a supporting joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement, or letter or commitment and an explanation of the meaningful involvement that the subcontractor will have in performance of the contract.

Design Experience Submit a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of five (5) relevant design projects for the design team that best demonstrates design experience on relevant projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the RFP. The Government will only review five (5) projects for design. Any projects submitted in excess of the five (5) for Design Experience will not be considered.

For purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project is further defined as:

(1) Design of new construction of buildings (or) renovation work. Renovation work will be considered relevant if the renovation work includes all of the following work types: architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical; and

(2) Demonstrates a similarity in magnitude with the resulting construction work of at least $500,000; and

(3) One project must meet the requirement of being a design for construction project within the country of Djibouti;

and

(4) One project must meet the requirement of being performed for the United States Government.

A project submitted under design experience will meet the recency requirement if (a) the construction effort was completed within ten (10) years immediately preceding the proposal due date, regardless of the design completion date, OR (b) the construction effort is ongoing, but the design completion date was reached within the ten (10) years immediately preceding the proposal due date. Each relevant completion date shall be clearly stated on the Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet.

A project is defined as a complete design effort performed under a single task order or contract/subcontract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole shall not be submitted as a project; rather Offerors shall submit the work performed under a task order as a project.

The attached Construction & Design Experience Project Data Sheet (Attachment D) is MANDATORY and SHALL be used to submit project information. If the same project is being used to demonstrate construction and design experience, submit separate Project Data Sheets for construction and design. Except as specifically requested, the Government will not consider information submitted in addition to this form. Individual blocks on this form may be expanded; however, total length for each project data sheet shall not exceed two (2) pages. Pages in excess of the limit will not be evaluated. Font size shall be a minimum of 12.

For all submitted projects, the description of the project shall clearly describe the scope of work performed and the relevancy to the project requirements of this solicitation (i.e.: unique features, area, construction methods). In addition, the description should also address any sustainable features for the project, including specific descriptions of those features. Provide applicable documentation on projects that were validated and/or certified through a Sustainable Third Party Certification program.

If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF1442), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/ parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract.

The Offeror may utilize experience of a design subcontractor to demonstrate design experience. The Offeror must provide a supporting joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement, or letter of commitment and an explanation of the involvement for the design subcontractor. Offerors proposing multiple design firms should submit relevant project experience for all design firms. Failure to do so may result in a lower rating. Offerors are still limited to a total of five (5) projects combined.

(ii) Basis of Evaluation for Factor 1:

The basis of evaluation will include the Offeror’s demonstrated breadth and depth of experience in performing relevant construction and design projects as defined in the solicitation submittal requirements. The assessment of the Offeror’s relevant experience will be used as a means of evaluating the capability of the Offeror to successfully meet the requirements of the solicitation. The Government will only review five (5) projects for construction and five (5) for design. Any projects submitted in excess of the five (5) for Construction Experience and five (5) for Design Experience will not be considered.

Relevant projects where the offeror and the proposed design firm(s) have previously worked together may be considered more favorably than those that have not worked together.

Proposals demonstrating projects where the Offeror and the proposed design firm(s) have previously worked together may be considered more favorably than those that have not worked together.

Proposals demonstrating more design-build experience may be considered more favorably than those that do not have design-build experience.

Proposals demonstrating relevant project experience for JV partner may be more favorably considered.

Projects completed by the Offeror may be more favorably considered than those completed by other than the Offereor (i.e. subcontractors).

(2) Factor 2 - Past Performance

(i) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project included in Factor 2 for construction experience. If a completed AE CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project included in Factor 2 for design experience. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation then submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) (Attachment D) for each project included in Factor 2 for both Construction Experience and Design Experience. The Offeror should provide completed PPQ in the proposal. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective projects(s). The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project(s) to obtain the PPQ information. However, Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact Gloria Lucero at the email address: gloria.x.lucero.civ@us.navy.mil.

Offerors may provide any information on problems encountered and the corrective actions taken on projects submitted under Factor 2 – Experience. Offerors may also address any adverse past performance issues.

Explanations shall not exceed two (2) double-sided pages (or four (4) single-sided pages) in total.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information. The Government’s inability to contact any of the Offeror’s references or the references unwillingness to provide the information requested may affect the Government’s evaluation of this factor.

Performance award or additional information submitted will not be considered.

(ii) Basis of Evaluation:

This evaluation will consider how well the Offeror’s team performed on relevant projects submitted under Factor 1 – Experience and may also consider past performance on other projects currently documented in known sources.

The Government will consider the recency and relevance of the information (as defined in Factor 1 - Experience), the source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the Contractor’s performance. This evaluation is separate and distinct from the Contracting Officer’s responsibility determination. The assessment of the Offeror’s team’s past performance will be used as a means of evaluating the Offeror’s team’s probability to successfully meet the requirements of the RFP.

Offerors lacking relevant past performance history will receive a NEUTRAL Confidence rating.

PHASE II FACTORS

(3) Factor 3 - Safety

(a) Solicitation Submittal Requirements:

The offeror shall submit the following information: (Only one safety narrative is required for a partnership or joint venture).

Describe the offeror’s technical approach to safety for its employees, as well as the plan that the Offeror will implement to evaluate and measure safety performance of potential subcontractors, as a part of the selection process for all levels of subcontractors. If subcontractors will not be used, the offeror shall provide a statement to that effect.

Also, describe any innovative methods that the Offeror will employ to ensure and monitor safe work practices at all subcontractor levels.