Revised Standard Form (SF) 1442_P1238_N6247324R5227.pdf

ACQR6037927

DESIGN-BUILD MILCON PROJECT P-1238 CONSTRUCTION OF GRID STABILITY & RESILIENCY 10 MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE, VARIOUS BUILDINGS AT MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER (MCAGCC), TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA

THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED, FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT.

The North American Industry Classif ication System (NAICS) is 237130, Pow er and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, w ith a Small Business Size Standard of $45 Million.

The Construction Cost Limitation (CCL) for this project is $30,111,570. Proposals exceeding the CCL may be rejected.

This is an unrestricted procurement. Price evaluation preference w ill be given to HUBZone Small Business f irms, in accordance w ith FAR 52.219-4.

Construction Contract - Net 14 days for payment (FAR 52.232-27).

KATHRYN R CRANFORD 619-341-2714

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

22-Apr-2024

(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

X

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 _______15 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________913 calendar days after receiving aw ard, notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________15 May 2025 (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 X is, 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 _______90 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 SOUTHWEST

PLANNING, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING M

CODE: PDCMAR

750 PACIFIC HIGHWAY

SAN DIEGO CA 92132-0001

N62473

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)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

N6247324R5227 185

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

N6247324R5227

Section SF 30 - Block 14 Continuation Page (SF 30)

AMENDMENT 0001

1. The purpose of this Amendment is to correct the following proposal due date language in Paragraph 2, Proposal Submittal Requirements, under section entitled “Instructions to Offerors”:

FROM:

“Note: The Government does not intend to respond to emails for drop-off request codes submitted less than 10 calendar days before the proposal due date of 15 May 2024 shown in the solicitation.”

TO:

“Note: The Government does not intend to respond to emails for drop-off request codes submitted less than 10 calendar days before the Phase One proposal due date of no later than 2:00 PM (PDT, local time) on 22 May 2024 shown in the solicitation.”

2. ALL OTHER PARAGRAPHS, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS TO N62473-19-R-1215 REMAIN

UNCHANGED. THE OFFEROR MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF ALL AMENDMENTS ON

THE OFFER SCHEDULE.

NAME OF THE OFFEROR: _____________________________

SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER:

Signature: ________________________________ Date: ________________

Printed Name/ Title: _________________________

AMENDMENT 0002

3. The purpose of this Amendment is to revise the following:

a. REVISE Paragraph 1, entitled , “Inquiries”, Section 00 21 16- Instructions to Proposers as follows:

“All inquiries concerning any part of this solicitation shall be submitted electronically as a Request for Information (RFI). The Point of Contract (POC) for inquiries is Sheena Hess at email sheena.f.hess.civ@us.navy.mil. The Government does not intend to respond to inquiries submitted less than 10 days before the proposal due date.”

TO:

“All inquiries concerning any part of this solicitation shall be submitted electronically as a Request for Information (RFI). The Point of Contract (POC) for inquiries is Kathryn Cranford at email kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil. The Government does not intend to respond to inquiries submitted less than 10 days before the proposal due date.”

b. REVISE Paragraph 2, entitled , “Proposal Submittal Requirements”, Section 00 21 16- Instructions to Proposers as follows:

“1. There are no user accounts for DoD SAFE. In order to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, Offerors shall submit their point of contact (POC) name and email address via email to both the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified below to obtain a “Request Code” for DoD SAFE “Drop-off” of the Phase One proposal.

Contract Specialist: Sheena Hess Email: sheena.f.hess.civ@us.navy.mil Contracting Officer: Victor Mariscal Email: victor.m.mariscal.civ@us.navy.mil”

TO:

“1. There are no user accounts for DoD SAFE. In order to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, Offerors shall submit their point of contact (POC) name and email address via email to both the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified below to obtain a “Request Code” for DoD SAFE “Drop-off” of the Phase One proposal.

Contract Specialist: Kathryn Cranford Email: kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil Contracting Officer: Victor Mariscal Email: victor.m.mariscal.civ@us.navy.mil”

c. REVISE Paragraph 4, entitled, “Financial Questionnaire”, Section 00 21 16- Instructions to Proposers as follows:

“Offerors shall submit the Financial Questionnaire to their financial institution and request the financial institution complete the questionnaire with regard to the Offeror’s firm. Upon completion of the questionnaire, the financial institution should send the completed questionnaire via email directly to Sheena Hess at sheena.f.hess.civ@us.navy.mil. Please ensure the financial institution utilizes the form provided in order to submit the requested information. Links to websites and/or files with .zip file extensions may not be accepted. Additionally, please ensure financial questionnaires are submitted by the Phase Two proposal due date. If the Offeror is a joint venture, information should be submitted for the joint venture. If there is no information for the joint venture, information should be submitted for each joint venture partner.”

TO:

“Offerors shall submit the Financial Questionnaire to their financial institution and request the financial institution complete the questionnaire with regard to the Offeror’s firm. Upon completion of the questionnaire, the financial institution should send the completed questionnaire via email directly to Kathryn Cranford at kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil. Please ensure the financial institution utilizes the form provided in order to submit the requested information. Links to websites and/or files with .zip file extensions may not be accepted. Additionally, please ensure financial questionnaires are submitted by the Phase One proposal due date. If the Offeror is a joint venture, information should be submitted for the joint venture. If there is no information for the joint venture, information should be submitted for each joint venture partner.”

d. REVISE Factor 3, “Past Performance Proposal Submission Requirements” as follows:

“If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Sheena Hess at sheena.f.hess.civ@us.navy.mil prior to the proposal closing date. A PPQ will not be considered if a Final CPARS is available.”

“If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Kathryn Cranford at kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil prior to the proposal closing date. A PPQ will not be considered if a Final CPARS is available.”

e. REVISE Paragraph 12, entitled, “Description of Work”, Section 00 21 16- Instructions to Proposers as follows in response to Request for Information (RFI) no. 6:

FROM:

This acquisition will result in an unrestricted full and open Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Design-Build contract for the design and construction of 10 MW (6.5 MW Base Item and 4MW in option items) of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at two (2) locations on MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California (P-1238).

TO:

This acquisition will result in an unrestricted full and open Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a total of 8.5 MW(5.5MW at cogeneration site 1 and 3.0MW at cogeneration site 2) of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at two (2) locations on MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California (P-1238).

f. REVISE Paragraph 2, entitled , “Proposal Submittal Requirements”, Section 00 21 16- Instructions to Proposers as follows in response to RFI no. 13 and 14:

FROM:

Phase One (Qualification Phase):

Cover Letter First two pages of SF 1442 – with blocks 14 through 20c completed Section 004500 – Representations and Certifications VETS-4212 Report Submission Confirmation (or Statement of Non-applicability) Tab 1 - Factor 1 – Technical Approach Tab 2 - Factor 2 – Experience Tab 3 - Factor 3 – Past Performance Tab 4 - Factor 4 – Safety

THE FOLLOWING EVALUATION FACTORS ARE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THOSE

OFFERORS WHO ARE SELECTED TO PROCEED TO PHASE TWO OF THE SOURCE

SELECTION PROCESS. DO NOT SUBMIT TABS 5 THROUGH 7 IN THE PHASE 1

(QUALIFICATION PHASE) PROPOSALS.

Phase Two:

Tab 5 – Factor 5, Technical Solution (see section 002000 for details) Tab 6 – Factor 6, Small Business Utilization and Participation (see section 002000 for details) Tab 7 – Factor 7, Price (see section 002000 for details)

Phase One (Qualification Phase):

Cover Letter First two pages of SF 1442 – with blocks 14 through 20c completed Offeror’s Team Consent Forms Financial Questionnaire (to be completed and submitted by financial institution) Surety Form Section 004500 – Representations and Certifications VETS-4212 Report Submission Confirmation (or Statement of Non-applicability) Tab 1 - Factor 1 – Technical Approach Tab 2 - Factor 2 – Experience

THE FOLLOWING EVALUATION FACTORS ARE APPLICABLE ONLY TO THOSE

OFFERORS WHO ARE SELECTED TO PROCEED TO PHASE TWO OF THE SOURCE

SELECTION PROCESS. DO NOT SUBMIT TABS 5 THROUGH 7 IN THE PHASE 1

(QUALIFICATION PHASE) PROPOSALS.

Tab 5 – Factor 5, Technical Solution (see section 002000 for details) Tab 6 – Factor 6, Small Business Utilization and Participation (see section 002000 for details) Tab 7 – Factor 7, Price (see section 002000 for details)

g. ADD the following documents to the solicitation in response to RFI no. 8 and 12 as follows:

Offeror’s Team Consent Forms Financial Questionnaire Surety Form Section 00 45 00 – Representations and Certifications (Word Document) Exhibit A - Offeror Team Composition and Management (Word Document) Exhibit B - Construction/Design/Controls Experience Project Data Sheet (Word Document) Exhibit C - Past Performance Questionnaire (Word Document) Exihibit D- Safety Data Sheet/Safety Narrative (Word Document) Instructions for vieweing the “Interested Vendors List” for a Solicitation on Contract Opportunities

PHASE II documents:

Exhibit E - Historical Small Business Utilization (Word Document) Exhibit F - Small Business Participation Commitment Document (Word Document)

4. ALL OTHER PARAGRAPHS, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE

OFFEROR MUST ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF ALL AMENDMENTS ON THE OFFER

SCHEDULE.

NAME OF THE OFFEROR: _____________________________

SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER:

Signature: ________________________________ Date: ________________

Printed Name/ Title: _________________________

AMENDMENT 0006

1. The purpose of the amendment is to close Phase One and issue the Phase Two RFP.

2. In addition, this amendment makes the following revisions to the RFP, which are indicated in red font.

a. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

1. Inquiries

All inquiries concerning any part of this solicitation shall be submitted electronically as a Request for Information (RFI). The Point of Contract (POC) for inquiries is kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil . The Government does not intend to respond to mailto:kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil inquiries submitted less than 10 days before the proposal due date.

2. Proposal Submittal Requirements

In addition to the submittal requirements under each Factor, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be formatted as follows and furnished in the number of copies stated herein. A cover letter shall accompany the proposal. The cover letter shall include—

(a) The solicitation number;

(b) The name, address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and email address of the Offeror;

(c) The UEI Number, CAGE Code, and Tax Identification Number (TIN) of the Offeror;

(d) 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;

(e) Names, titles, phone and facsimile numbers, and email addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation and;

(f) 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.

Page limits, if stipulated, must be adhered to. The format for the proposal is as follows:

Tab 5 – Factor 5, Technical Solution Tab 6 – Factor 6, Small Business Utilization and Participation Tab 7 – Factor 7, Price

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS ARE

PROVIDED BELOW:

Proposals shall be submitted electronically using the Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) service at https://safe.apps.mil, via the “Drop-off” feature. DoD SAFE is the only electronic commerce method authorized for the submission of Phase Two One proposals in response to this solicitation.

Submissions outside of DoD SAFE will not be considered.

Offerors are instructed to electronically submit their complete proposal in two (2) one (1) files, formatted in Portable Document Format (PDF) with a .pdf file extension as follows:

File #1: Factor 5, Technical Solution and Factor 6, Small Business Utilization and Participation File #2: Factor 7, Price

Instructions for submission of Phase Two One proposals using the DoD SAFE “Drop-off” feature are provided below:

1. There are no user accounts for DoD SAFE. In order to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation, Offerors shall submit their point of contact (POC) name and email address via email to both the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer identified below to obtain a “Request Code” for DoD SAFE “Drop-off” of the Phase Two One proposal.

Contract Specialist: Kathryn Cranford, Email: kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil Contracting Officer: Jaime Flores, jaime.r.flores4.civ@us.navy.mil

Note: The Government does not intend to respond to emails for drop-off request codes submitted less than 10 calendar days before the Phase Two One proposal due date of no later than 2:00 PM (PDT, local time) on 27 September 2024 shown in the solicitation.

2. No later than four (4) calendar days prior to the proposal due date, the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer will send a “Request Code” to the Offeror’s specified POC via the email address provided. Only the Offeror’s identified POC will be able to drop off the proposal or proposal revisions in DoD SAFE. Failure to provide accurate POC information will preclude the Offeror from using DoD SAFE.

3. To submit the proposal, the Offeror will go to the DoD SAFE website at https://safe.apps.mil, accept the user agreement, click “Drop-off,” and enter the 12-digit “Request Code” that was provided by the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer. The system will allow for inclusion of a short note to the Government recipient. The Offeror will then click to add their proposal file, or drag and drop the file. Click “Drop-off Files” to send the file to the Government recipient. Confirm that the file does not contain classified information and click “OK.” Once the file is uploaded, an email will be sent to the Government recipient notifying them of the “drop-off.” [Additional details can be viewed in the DoD SAFE User Guide available at https://safe.apps.mil/about.php]. The DoD SAFE system will record the date and time of proposal submission. The date and time of proposal submission recorded in DoD SAFE shall govern the timeliness of any proposal submission.

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

It is an Offeror’s responsibility, when transmitting its proposal electronically, to ensure the proposal’s timely delivery by transmitting the proposal sufficiently in advance of the time set for receipt of proposals to allow for timely receipt by the Government no later than the date and time stated in Block 13 of the SF1442.

Offerors shall allow adequate time to upload files, which may be slower for non- DoD users, and to avoid other technical difficulties that may be encountered. An Offeror risks the late receipt and rejection of a proposal where it delays transmitting its proposal until the last few minutes before the time set for receipt of proposals.

Proposals that are received after the stated date and time in Block 13 of the SF1442 will not be considered.

Offerors are responsible for submitting their proposal in the format specified, consistent with requirements stated elsewhere in this solicitation. Offerors are asked to submit only the information/exhibits required. Page limits, if stipulated, must be adhered to. Files that cannot be opened, or are otherwise missing the required content are the responsibility of the Offeror.

No Assumptions: This is a firm fixed price contract, and any assumptions made by the offeror in its proposal will not be binding on the Government. The offeror will not be entitled to any equitable adjustments based on assumptions made by the offeror in its proposal. If the Scope of Work is not clear, submit your request for clarification as an RFI.

All prospective Offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is amended in writing. Amendments will be posted on the sam.gov website at https://sam.gov under Contract Opportunities. However, if an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of any such amendment as described in Contract Clause “Amendment to Solicitations” of this section shall be applicable.

3. Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit

1. A pre-proposal conference will be held same day as the site visit on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms. The Offerors will meet at Building 1127 classroom at 8:00 AM, PDT for the pre-proposal conference prior to visiting the project site. Directions to the building will be provided by the Government Site Visit Leader at Pass & ID. Participants must be at gate Pass & ID office at 6:00 AM PDT. The Pass & ID office is located at Building 901 at 901 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms, California 92277. The Pass & ID office is located next to the main gate. The main gate is 911-913 Adobe Road, Twentynine Palms, California 92277.

2. Pre-proposal site visit will be held at 8:30 AM, PDT on Tuesday, April 08, 2025 immediately following the pre-proposal conference.

3. Offerors participating in the pre-proposal site visit must provide the following to Kathryn Cranford, Kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil by Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM PDT for each person attending. The Government Site Visit Leader contact information will be provided in response to an Offeror’s confirmation of attendance.

(a) Name

(b) Last 4 SSN

(c) Company Name

On the day of the site visit, each individual must bring a federal compliant identification/driver’s license and Passport, or regular driver’s license with a birth certificate and social security card. Vehicle registration and insurance is also required for each vehicle that will be driven onto the installation.

4. All inquiries concerning the scope of work of this solicitation shall be submitted electronically as a RFI. The POC for Inquiries is kathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil. All RFI are due to the Government POC by April 17, 2025. The Government does not intend to respond to inquiries submitted less than 10 days before the proposal due date of May 15, 2025.

1. 5. Failure of a prospective Offeror to submit any questions will be construed to mean that the Offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation.

Prospective Offerors are advised that the pre-proposal conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the concepts involved in the project and the specifications, terms, and conditions of the solicitation.

2. All prospective Offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is amended in writing. Amendments will be posted on the sam.gov website at https://sam.gov under Contract Opportunities. However, if an amendment is issued, normal procedures relating to the acknowledgment and receipt of any such amendment as described in Contract Clause “Amendment to Solicitations” of this section shall be applicable.

3. 6. The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigation 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.

4. Incurred Expenses file:///%5C%5Cnawesdnifs101v.nadsuswe.nads.navy.mil%5Ccs040$%5CNAVFAC_SW_SDNI_ACQ%5CACQ3%5CPDC%20Contracting%20Core%20Teams%5CPDCMAR%5CKatie%5CN6247324R5227%20P1238%20BESS%20Standalone%20Two-Phase%5CMACC%202-Phase%20Digital%20File%5CPreAward%5CTAB%2012%20-%20Amendments%20(Ph-1)%5CAMEND%200006%20OPEN%20Phase%20II%5Ckathryn.r.cranford.civ@us.navy.mil https://sam.gov/

The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation.

5. No Alternate or Multiple Proposals

Neither multiple proposals, nor proposal variations or options, nor alternate or alternative proposals will be considered in the evaluation.

READ THE FOLLOWING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ACQUISITION

REQUIREMENTS.

PROPOSALS MUST SET FORTH FULL, ACCURATE, AND COMPLETE

INFORMATION AS REQUIRED BY THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

(INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS). THE PENALTY FOR MAKING FALSE

STATEMENTS IN PROPOSALS IS PRESCRIBED IN 18

U.S.C. §1001.

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND AWARD

WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE

RIGHT TO CONDUCT DISCUSSIONS IF IT IS LATER DETERMINED BY THE

CONTRACTING OFFICER TO BE NECESSARY. THEREFORE, EACH INITIAL

OFFER SHOULD CONTAIN THE BEST TERMS FROM A TECHNICAL AND

PRICE STANDPOINT.

This solicitation includes FAR clause 52.225-11, Buy American Act – Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements and FAR 52.225-12, Notice of Buy American Act Requirement – Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements.

6. Mentor Protégé Agreement

Only Mentor Protégé Agreements formally approved by the Small Business Association (SBA) will be considered for this procurement. Mentor Protégé Agreements approved by other agencies will not be considered. The proposal shall contain both the Joint Venture Agreement and the SBA letter of approval for the Mentor Protégé Agreement, showing the approval is valid as of the date of the proposal submission.

7. Subcontracting Plan

The successful contractor, if a large business, shall submit a Subcontracting plan for small business and small disadvantaged business concerns to the issuing office within five (5) working days after notification by the Contracting Officer pursuant to FAR 52.219-9.

8. Contract Description

This procurement includes one (1) base item and two (2) option items. This procurement is located at Twentynine Palms, California and is being advertised on an unrestricted basis inviting full and open competition and uses the two-phase design-build selection procedures and consists of one (1) solicitation covering both phases. Source Selection procedures will be used with the intent to award a firm-fixed price construction contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), is the most advantageous and offers the best value to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. Price evaluation preference will be given to HUBZone Small Business concerns, in accordance with FAR 52.219-4.

9. Description of Work

This acquisition will result in an unrestricted full and open Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a total of 10 MW/40MWh8.5 MW(5.5MW 6.0MW/24MWh at cogeneration site 1 and 3.0MW 4.0MW/16MWh at cogeneration site 2) of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) at two (2) locations on MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California (P-1238). Each of the estimated 30 BESS (each of which will include high energy density batteries, bidirectional inverters, and the associated controls) will be a standalone modular packaged unit connected to one or more solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays. The BESS will be connected to the solar PV systems for clean energy charging as well as to the installation's electric distribution system for utility power or on-site cogeneration system charging. The BESS will be tied into the installation's microgrid (being built via project P-1232) so the battery energy can be discharged to level solar PV variability and stabilize the grid (electrical distribution system reliability), provide power to support black-start and islanding events (energy resilience), and reduce energy costs during peak demand/energy pricing periods (energy management/efficiency). Also, the BESS controls will be accredited to ensure the energy systems remain cyber secure. The goal for this project is to integrate BESS into an electrical distribution microgrid on MCAGCC. The project installs and fully permits new BESS capable of parallel operation, each located in proximity to existing PV systems.

The period of performance for the design and construction of P-1238 will be 913 calendar days (including 15 calendar days for bonds) from contract award as set forth in the schedule.

CLIN 0001 Description Period of Performance

Base Item 0001 FFP includes all bonds, design, materials, labor, and equipment for a Design-Build Project, includes total BESS Capacity of 6.5 6.0 MW/24MWh with 4.5 4.0 MW/16MWh at cogeneration Site no.1, and 2MW/8MWh at cogeneration site no.2 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, California.

This base item includes design and construction of design, procurement, construction testing and commissioning of Battery Energy Storage System and all related Management, supervision, quality control, labor, equipment, and materials to provide a complete and usable facility. Price includes all incidental related work to support the design and construction including permits, utility connection fees, taxes, bond cost, overhead and profit, complete in accordance with the RFP Parts 2-6 (issued separately), and all Phase amendments, but not including work indicated or specified to be provided under any other bid items.

Option Item 0001: Firm Fixed Price (Lump Sum) includes an additional of a minimum of 1MW/4MWh not to exceed 2MW/8MWh BESS with same design to that of the Base Bid item. This would increase the total BESS capacity from >6.5MW/24MWh to 7.5 MW/28MWh. Preferred install at cogeneration Site no. 1. FFP (Lump Sum) Includes all labor, equipment, and materials to construct this option. Price includes all incidental related work to support the design and construction including permits, utility connection fees, taxes, bond cost, overhead and profit, complete in accordance with the RFP and all Amendments, but not including work indicated or specified to be provided under any other bid items. The Option may be exercised within 180 calendar days from contract award.

Option Item 0002: Firm Fixed Price (Lump Sum) includes an additional of a minimum of 1MW/4MWh not to exceed 2MW/8MWh BESS with same design to that of the Base Bid item. This would increase the total BESS capacity from >7.5MW/24MWh to 8.5 MW/28MWh. Preferred install at cogeneration Site no. 2. FFP (Lump Sum) Includes all labor, equipment, and materials to construct this option. Price includes all incidental related work to support the design and construction including permits, utility connection fees, taxes, bond cost, overhead and profit, complete in accordance with the RFP and all Amendments, but not including work indicated or specified to be provided under any other bid items. The Option may be exercised within 180 calendar days from contract award.

10. Basis Of Award

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

b. 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.

c. 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.

d. 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.

e. 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. An Unacceptable rating in any of the non-cost/price factors and/or sub-factors will result in an overall rating of “Unacceptable” for the non-cost/price factors, unless 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.

11. Definitions

The following definitions are provided to assist evaluators in the evaluation of each non-cost/price factor.

1 00% COMPLETE:

For construction projects: The facility is completely constructed and ready for the intended use.

For design projects: 100% plans and specifications signed off by an Architect- Engineer and ready for construction with final cost estimate. Does not include any Post Construction Award Support (PCAS).

A CCEPTABLE FEATURES: A proposed method or technique in the proposal that addresses solicitation requirements such that no further explanation or documentation is necessary.

B EST VALUE: The expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. See FAR 2.101.

C LARIFICATIONS: Are limited exchanges between the Government and offerors that may occur when award without discussion is contemplated. See FAR 15.306(a)(1).

C OMMUNICATIONS: Are exchanges between the Government and offerors after receipt of proposals, leading to establishment of the competitive range. See FAR 15.306(b).

C OMBINED PROJECT(S): Projects with multiple starting and ending points, performed under separate task orders, delivery orders, or multiple contracts combined in a single description. No credit will be given for work performed under MACC/IDIQ contracts in the aggregate or for multiple projects completed under more than one task/delivery order.

C OMPETITIVE RANGE: Is all the most highly rated proposals (based on the rating of each proposal against all evaluation criteria), unless the range is further reduced for purposes of efficiency. FAR 15.306(c).

C ONTRACTOR TEAMING ARRANGEMENT: An arrangement in which two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor, or a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more companies to have them act as its subcontractor(s), under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. A proposed contractor teaming arrangement will be recognized by the Government provided the Offeror identifies, in its proposal, the type of arrangement, fully discloses company relationships, and provides a copy of the partnership, joint venture agreement, or teaming agreement with the proposal package.

C ONSTRUCTION OF A MICROGRID: Style of method used in building a microgrid system.

CONTROL SYSTEM EXPERIENCE: Encompasses a broader understanding of the entire control system, including not only the design of controllers but also the hardware, software, sensors, actuators and integration with overall system it is controlling.

D EFICIENCY: A material failure of a proposal to meet a solicitation requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level. A deficiency results in a proposal being unawardable unless corrected through discussions.

D ESIGN-BID-BUILD: Refers to the traditional delivery method where design and construction are sequential and contracted for separately with two separate contracts and contractors; one for an A-E contract and one for a construction contract. Projects where the design firm is not in-house or a subcontractor of the Offeror, (e.g.

Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)) shall be considered design-bid- build.

D ESIGN-BUILD: Refers to combining design and construction in a single contract with one contractor. Design- build projects require design of the project by a licensed professional (i.e. engineer, architect). Projects that only require shop drawing level effort are not design-build projects.

D ISCUSSIONS: Are exchanges (i.e., negotiations) in a competitive environment that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its proposal. Discussions take place after establishment of the competitive range.

E VALUATION NOTICE (EN): Is the Procuring Contracting Officer’s (PCO) written notification to the offeror for purposes of clarifications, communications, or discussions.

E XCESSES: Are elements of the proposal that have exceeded mandatory minimums (in ways that are not integral to the design) whose removal and corresponding price decrease may make an offeror’s proposal more competitive. See FAR 15.306(d)(4).

E XPERIENCE: Pertains to work performed by an Offeror and Offeror’s Team within the prescribed timeframe, which is the same or similar to the work that may be ordered under this contract in terms of size, scope, and complexity. Experience is distinct from past performance (how well an Offeror has performed).

F IVE-YEAR PERIOD: The prescribed timeframe for this solicitation that refers to the period of time for which projects may be submitted for experience or past performance.

The five-year period is calculated by counting back five (5) years from the initial Request for Proposal (RFP) issuance date.

J OINT VENTURE (JV): An arrangement of two or more businesses (parties) to compete and perform as prime contractor for a contract.

L EAD DESIGN FIRM / DESIGN TEAM: Applies to the Offeror’s primary design firm(s) and any in-house lead designer(s).

M EANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT: Provision of, or reliance upon, the workforce, management, facilities, or other resources of an affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD, such that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD will be involved in the contract effort with the Offeror, and thereby affect the performance of the Offeror.

N EW CONSTRUCTION: Refers to projects creating entirely new facilities (or new expansions to existing utility systems where major components are provided as part of the expansion). Complete repair/replacement of a utility line (involving installation of new distribution lines) is considered new construction.

O FFEROR: Refers to the Contractor submitting the proposal as Offeror, including joint ventures, whose name appears in Block 14 of Standard Form (SF) 1442 (Solicitation, Offer and Award). In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the Offeror's name cited on the SF 1442 and any other part of the proposal, the SF 1442 is the conclusive document in determining the Offeror who is submitting the proposal.

O FFEROR’S TEAM: Refers to the Offeror (see definition), the Offeror's outside Lead Design Firm, and/or in-house Lead Designer(s) only.

P AGE: Refers to one printed side of a piece of paper. (For example, 5 pieces of paper printed on both sides would result in 10 pages of narrative). Font size and font style shall be clearly legible.

P AST PERFORMANCE: Relates to how well an Offeror and Offeror’s Team has performed; e.g., the quality of work accomplished, schedule compliance, customer satisfaction.

P ERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT: Is an evaluation of the likelihood (or Government’s confidence) that the offeror will successfully perform the solicitation’s requirements; the evaluation is based upon past performance information.

P ROJECT: A construction activity or task, with a single starting point and a single ending point.

Q UALITY: Is the composite of materiel attributes including performance features and characteristics of a production or service to satisfy a customer's given need.

R ECENCY: As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the elapsed time since the past performance reference occurred. For purposes of the past performance factor, recency means the five year period prior to the initial RFP issuance date, during which past performance references are considered relevant.

R ELEVANCY: As it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity between the service/support effort, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and subcontract/ teaming or other comparable attributes of past performance examples and the solicitation requirements; and a measure of the likelihood the past performance is an indicator of future performance.

R ENOVATION AND REPAIR PROJECT TYPES: Refers to projects where the work modifies existing facilities.

R EQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Are all aspects of the RFP that convey the needs of the Government to offerors, including the SOO, SOW, PWS, technical requirement documents, and system requirement documents.

R EQUIREMENTS OWNER: Is the entity (for example, a program management office or other organizational entity) responsible for providing requirements documents within the RFP that communicate those requirements to offerors.

R ISK: As it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offeror’s proposed approach to achieving the technical factor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

S ELF-PERFORMED: Refers to performing relevant and major construction trade work in-house without subcontractors. This does not include project administration or management functions (such as quality control or safety program) and miscellaneous work (such as housekeeping or cleanup). Relevant and major construction trade work is that which is the same or similar to the work that may be ordered under this contract.

S IGNIFICANT STRENGTH: Is an aspect of an Offeror’s proposal with appreciable merit or will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the considerable advantage of the Government during contract performance.

S IGNIFICANT WEAKNESS: A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

S TRENGTH: An aspect of a proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES: Features in the design, construction, and operation of facilities with the goal of conserving resources and minimizing adverse effects on the environment while enhancing occupant productivity, minimizing energy use, improving quality and durability of materials, increasing recycling and use of recycled products, waste reduction, etc. Relevant sustainable features are those that are the same or similar to those recognized by the Third Party Certification entities.

UNCERTAINTY: Is any aspect of a non- price factor proposal for which the intent of the offer is unclear (e.g., more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission, or mistake).

U PGRADE OF A MICROGRID: Refers to projects wherein improvements or enhancements are made to an existing microgrid system.

W EAKNESS: A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

12. Evaluation Factors for Award

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

a. Phase Two:

Factor 5 – Technical Solution Factor 6 – Small Business Utilization and Participation Factor 7 – Price

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.

2. The relative order of importance of the non-cost/price evaluation factors:

Phase Two shall consist of Factors 5, 6, and 7. If an Offeror is rated Unacceptable for any of the factors, they will not be considered for award. In making the best value award decision after Phase Two, the Government will consider Factors 2 to 6 and price. The relative order of importance of the non-cost/price evaluation factors is that technical factors are equal to each other and when combined are equal importance to the performance confidence assessment (Factor 3 – Past Performance). 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.

P HASE TWO

FACTOR 5: TECHNICAL SOLUTION

a. Proposal Submission Requirements:

Submit the Technical Solution narrative and conceptual drawings under Tab “5.”

Provide a narrative not to exceed two (2) double-sided pages (or four (4) single-sided pages), minimum size 10 font, describing the technical solution to the project that meets or exceeds the requirements of the RFP. Address the following within the narrative:

• Site layout including a description of the BESS locations.

• A narrative describing how the existing photovoltaic solars are grouped together to provide an effective performance of the energy outputs and minimize the number of new BESS.

• Describe how solar smoothing occurs while the BESS are connected to the microgrid. The goal is to provide power and energy during times of solar variation. The Offeror will describe how to meet the requirements in the RFP for basic control functions and battery systems that they recommend installing on the site and interactions with the existing microgrid controls, cogeneration plants, and minimum import. Power demand at the Point of Common Coupling (PCC) shall not be allowed to drop below 850 kW at any instant based on the minimum import agreement with SCE. Therefore, the BESS should provide the necessary power and energy.

Provide conceptual design drawings, not to exceed three (3) single-sided 11”x17” sheets for evaluation of the following:

• Conceptual site plan of the BESS locations.

• Conceptual control diagram of the BESS control system integrated into the

Twentynine Palms existing microgrid system.

b. Basis of Evaluation:

The Government will evaluate the Offeror's technical solution narrative and conceptual drawings considering the extent to which the Offeror demonstrates a clear understanding of the engineering requirements of the project and adherence to the technical requirements of the RFP.

Narratives that provide a logical, thorough, and well-thought approach to the submission requirement elements may be rated higher.

Proposals that fail to address the required submittal requirements may be rated lower.

Proposals that have conflicts between the narrative and the plans/drawings may be rated lower.

FACTOR 6: SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND PARTICIPATION

Submit Exhibit “E” (Historical Small Business Utilization) and “F” (Small Business Participation Commitment Document) under Tab “6.”

It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to Small Business (SB) concerns, including Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone SB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small…