Released Solicitation_W9128F22R0068_FP Rails.pdf

The offeror hereby agrees to do all w ork described in the documents entitled:

Pow erhouse 1 Bridge Crane Rail Replacement, Fort Peck Dam, MT

RETURN WITH OFFER: INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 00 10 00 (SF1442), SECTION 00 22 00, AND SECTION 00 45 00.

THIS SOLICITATION IS UNRESTRICTED AND OPEN TO BOTH SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESSES.

All bids must be returned electronically. See Section 00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, "General Bidding Information" for instructions on submitting bids.

BRIANNA BOEHNE 402-995-2668

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

20-Jul-2022

(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 _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________547 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X 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 ______________19 Aug 2022 (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 of fers 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 _______60 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

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DIST

CONTRACTING OFFICE

1616 CAPITOL AVENUE

OMAHA NE 68102-4901

W9128F

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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:

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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

W9128F22R0068

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Replace Rails

FFP

All Plant, Labor and Materials to Replace the Rails in accordance with the attached specifications.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: 3950

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization

0003 1 Job All Remaining Work

FFP

All remaining work according to the attached specifications.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

21 00

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (RFP)

1. SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS

1.1. GENERAL CONTRACTOR

This solicitation is Unrestricted and Open to Both Small and Large Businesses

1.2. ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

1.4. SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Contractors shall submit their proposals via email to the following individuals by no later than the date and time established in Block 13 of the Standard Form (SF) 1442, or Block 14 of the most recently issued SF 30 as applicable:

Jessica Jackson, Contract Officer: Jessica.R.Jackson@usace.army.mil Brianna Boehne, Contract Specialist: Brianna.Boehne@usace.army.mil

Proposals received after the date and time stated within Block 13 of the SF1442, or Block 14 of the most recently issued SF 30 as applicable, will be considered late and will not be considered for award.

To avoid rejection of a proposal, the offeror must make every effort to ensure its electronic submission is virus-free.

Proposals should enter a description for every file submitted. For files over 20 megabytes (MB) the Contractor shall break the file into smaller files sent via separate emails with each email marked to identify which number the email is relative to the total number of emails submitted (i.e., "email one of four"). Once all the emails submitted have been received the Government will confirm receipt via responsive email.

Do not assume submission will be instantaneous. File size and number of files submitted shall be considered. Contractor/Teammate/Subcontractors should allow adequate time for submission completion because the entire proposal (i.e., Contractor's submission and all teammate/subcontractor(s) independent submissions) must be received by the due date and time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, or SF 30 as applicable.

2. COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation and amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted to the U.S. General Services Administration website at:

https://sam.gov/

It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

A list of interested vendors (potential offerors and subcontractors) is available on the beta.sam.gov web site listed above (registration required).

3. OFFEROR’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

3.1. SITE VISIT

SEE FAR 52.236-27, Site Visit (Construction) for site visit information.

3.2. BIDDER INQUIRY

Reference BIDDER INQUIRY (Section 00 22 00) for bidder question instructions and procedures.

4. PLAN HOLDER’S LIST

For viewing a list of interested vendors (i.e. Plan Holders List) and receiving notifications or email of changes regarding a solicitation, U.S. General Services Administration has these features available (https:// sam.gov/). For this solicitation, go to https://sam.gov/ and register as a vendor or enter username and password to login.

If you wish for General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, Plan Rooms or Print Shops to have the ability to contact you, click on "Add me to Interested Vendors" for the solicitation.

5. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Scope of project includes all work required for the Fort Peck Power House #1 (PH1) Bridge Crane Rail Replacement project.

Work shall be in accordance with Request for Proposal documents issued with this solicitation.

6. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION, AND CONTRACT AWARD

The evaluation will be based exclusively on the merits and content of the proposal and any subsequent discussion required. The identities of the evalutators are confidential, and any attempt by the offerors to contact these individuals is prohibited.

See Section 00 22 00, SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, AND

EVALUATION.

7. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES

It is the Contractor's responsibility to investigate applicable federal, state, and local taxes as well as any specific exemptions that may exist. This includes any applicable Value-Added Taxes (VAT), sales, use, and excise taxes. See General Conditions (Contract Clause) 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL

TAXES.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021

52.215-22 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges--Identification of Subcontract Effort

OCT 2009

52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction Materials

MAY 2014

252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUL 2019 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense

Contractors.

JAN 2018

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the Contracting Officer.

District Counsel Attn: Jessica Jackson 1616 Capitol Avenue Omaha, NE 68102-4901

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) 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 or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

A site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, 2 August 2022 at 10:00am (CST). Contractors interested in attending the site must make a reservation with Tom Grant by e-mail at Thomas.D.Grant@usace.army.mil. Contractors are to meet at the Fort Peck Power Plant. Contact Tom if directions are needed.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

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SECTION 00 22 00

Powerhouse 1 Bridge

Crane Rail Replacement Fort Peck Dam, MT

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION

1. OVERVIEW

This is a “Best Value-Tradeoff” Unrestricted Request for Proposal. The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the criteria herein and award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to all the terms and conditions of the solicitation and whose proposal is determined to represent the overall best value to the Government.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

Written materials: 8.5” x 11” page size; font no smaller than 10-point size. The requirements specified in the solicitation are considered minimum requirements. A proposal that fails to comply with the minimum technical requirements will not be eligible for award. In order to effectively and equitably evaluate all proposals, the Contracting Officer must receive information sufficiently detailed to clearly indicate compliance with the proposal submission requirements.

In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically via email directly to:

Jessica Jackson: Jessica.R.Jackson@usace.army.mil Brianna Boehne: Brianna.Boehne@usace.army.mil

All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applied to all documents that will enable word searches to be conducted using Adobe-compatible PDF software. The two (2) volumes listed below shall be submitted as “SEPARATE” single files. Offerors may use compression utilities such as 7-Zip, WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. Offerors are encouraged to send both files in the same email, if possible.

Volume I: Technical

Volume II: Price

Title the single files in the following format:

W912822R0068_Company Name_Volume_I_Technical W912822R0068_Company Name_Volume_II_Price

(Note: Company name may be abbreviated)

It is imperative that none of the pricing or Volume II information show up in Volumes I.

3. BIDDER INQUIRY

Technical inquiries and questions relating to technical requirements, proposal procedures, etc. are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at: https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ no later than ten (10) calendar days before the proposal due date, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers. The Bidder Inquiry system is to be used to ask and receive answers to all non-proprietary questions.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective Offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below. A prospective Offeror who submits a comment/question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team.

All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet.

Project ID: FP00101 Project Name: Fort Peck Powerhouse 1 Bridge Crane Rail Replacement Bidder Inquiry Key is: 94APQ8-CPWTEG

Registration for ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access

a. If you are already registered, go to Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System below.

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and

Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

b. Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

8. Follow online screen instructions to enter specific bidder inquiries for the project.

c. Offerors are requested to review the solicitation in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

d. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428- HELP.

e. Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals

4. SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Proposals shall be received by the USACE Contracting Activity no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.

5. BASIS OF AWARD

The Contracting Officer will award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the RFP, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government considering all non-price factors described herein, and price. Technical factors 1 and 2 when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. After the Government individually evaluates and rates each proposal, the Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority will compare proposals to determine which proposal represents the best value. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers. The Government will not award a contract to an offeror whose proposal contains a deficiency, as defined in FAR 15.001. If there is a lower priced, conforming offer(s), the Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority must determine if that the added value of a more expensive proposal would justify award to that offeror.

It is the Government’s intent to award without discussions. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Do not assume offerors will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals.

The proposal shall describe the capability of the offeror to demonstrate the requirements of the RFP. The proposal should be specific and complete in every detail and should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of the capabilities to satisfactorily perform the requirements. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear and coherent.

In order to effectively and equitably evaluate all proposals, the Contracting Officer must receive information containing sufficient detail to allow review and evaluation by the Government. Proposal clarity, organization and cross-referencing are mandatory. Failure to submit and organize proposals as requested may adversely affect an offeror’s evaluation.

Submit proposals in accordance with paragraph 2 above. Note the Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits, where indicated, if indicated.

6. PROPOSAL INFORMATION AND RELATED EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR LOCATION DESCRIPTION RELATIVE IMPORTANCE

TECHNICAL DESCENDING ORDER OF

IMPORTANCE

Factor 1 Volume I PMP Equally important as Factor 2 Factor 2 Volume I Past Performance Equally important as Factor 1

PRICE

Factor 3 Volume II Section 00 10 00, Contract Form and Bid Schedule

Factors 1 and 2 when combined are significantly more important than cost or price (Factor 3)

N/A Volume II Financial Information Not Rated N/A Volume II Bonding Information Not Rated

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT NONE OF THE PRICING OR VOLUME 2 INFORMATION IS INCLUDED

IN VOLUME 1.

7. EVALUATION

7.1. In accordance with the Army Source Selection Supplement (AS3), Section 3.1, the Army methodology for evaluating Technical Approach and Related Risk is the Combined Technical/Risk Rating. This methodology considers risk, in conjunction with strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings and shall be used for Factor 1.

COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS (FACTOR 1)

Color Rating Description Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates and exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

Strengths, Significant Strengths, Weaknesses, Significant Weaknesses, and Deficiencies are defined as follows:

Strength: an aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Significant Strength: an aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness: a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Significant Weakness: a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

8. TECHNICAL (VOLUME 1) FACTOR 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN (PMP)

Submission Requirements:

The offeror shall provide a comprehensive Project Management Plan (PMP) developed specifically for construction of this project, which will become an integral part of the resultant contract. The PMP package including the progress chart shall not exceed 20 pages.

The PMP shall include a well thought out work plan for accomplishing the work, along with, but not limited to discussing the contractor’s method and equipment to be used on the project, safety equipment, quality assurance testing, and as-built drawings. The work plan shall include a comprehensive schedule, in progress chart format, showing a planned schedule to complete the project by the specified contract completion date. A non-binding, arbitrary NTP date of September 30, 2022 shall be assumed with a contract duration of 547 days. Contractor shall be aware of and incorporate any work hour or operational limitations (Federal Holidays, non-work periods, normal work hours, crane operations, etc.as discussed in Section 01 12 00) along with the “No Work” period- from 06 MARCH 2023 – 19 MAY 2023 and 1 March 2024 – 30 May 2024, when the the facility MUST have a fully operational crane.

The progress chart shall be in 11" x 17" format.

A schedule that proposes a contract duration less than 547 days and is evaluated favorably on that basis may be accepted and incorporated as a contract requirement.

The progress chart should be accompanied with a narrative addressing production rates, weather days, periods of non-work, planned outages and address methods to be utilized to keep the project on schedule. All major work tasks shall be included. The schedule and narrative shall address power line, unit and crane outages including, but not limited to, coordination of outages with the USACE, timeframes and time periods of the outages and how the contractor will mitigate delays should they occur during outages. The schedule and narrative should address any period during which portions of the generator floor will not be able to be fully utilized due to the rail replacement and identify other features of work they will be performing concurrently during this downtime. The project schedule shall not include any funding or pricing data.

The contractor shall include an organization chart as part of this Factor to illustrate the management approach and lines of communication. The PMP shall also include the method of management of all subcontractors, preparation and submission of As-Built documents upon construction completion, and contract close-out. The information in the plan should make it clear that the offeror has the ability to deliver a quality product and effectively manage all subcontractors on the team, as well as the ability to coordinate all work throughout the construction phase. As a minimum, the PMP shall address all of the following:

Work Plan, including schedule in progress chart format and descriptive literature for all equipment Management Approach, including any special work restrictions or phasing identified in the solicitation documents Organizational Chart Sub-Contractor Management Preparation and submission of As-Built documents Contract close-out

Evaluation Method:

Strengths or Significant Strengths may be given for the following criteria:

A PMP which addresses all items requested in a thorough and comprehensive manner, and that demonstrates an effective plan for construction and close-out of the project.

A PMP that demonstrates the Offeror’s competence in executing projects that are similar to this solicitation A PMP that minimizes outages and the time the Project Office is without a functioning crane.

An organizational structure that thoroughly explains and clearly delineates roles and responsibilities and flows of communications between the Contractor, subcontractor, and the Government.

A PMP which shows a thorough understanding of the requirements in the RFP and incorporates those requirements into the plan.

Weaknesses or Significant Weaknesses may be given for the following criteria:

A PMP that does not cover all phases of work and/or demonstrates that the offeror does not understand the complexity of the project or has not considered all logistical steps in the work plan.

A PMP that reflects an organizational structure that does not thoroughly explain or clearly identify the roles, responsibilities, hierarchies, or flows of communication both internally and with USACE.

A proposed contract duration that is longer than the required contract duration will be viewed as a significant weakness.

Omission of any item requested above will result in lower evaluation ratings for this tab.

9. TECHNICAL (VOLUME 1) FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Government will evaluate how the projects submitted by the offeror demonstrate similar work experience that is relevant to this solicitation. The Contractor shall submit two (2) projects of similar scope completed within the last 8 years (from the proposal due date). Similar scope is defined as installation of bridge, overhead, or industrial crane rails and rail appurtenances in accordance with CMAA 70.

Each project submitted shall include the following content:

1. Contract number and Offeror’s and/or major subcontractor’s specific role in the project.

2. Project name and location.

3. Name of customer, agency, or firm.

4. Point of contact (POC) information for the customer, agency, or firm, including name, title, email, and telephone number.

5. Scope of project (designed, built, and/or installed, describe major features, components, etc.); focus on the installation of similar crane rails, anchors, and installation within a similar environment and similar aspects of the project. Provide a minimum of one inspection demonstrating work was in conformance with CMAA 70.

6. Total Dollar Amount.

7. Start and completion dates, or anticipated date of completion and percent complete.

8. Role of Offeror (Prime or Subcontractor) Address type of work performed and percentage of work, as applicable. Also indicate whether proposed team members were directly involved in the project, describing work performed, roles, and responsibilities.

9. If the offeror is a joint venture combining two or more companies, state whether each project was performed by the same joint venture. Each member of the joint venture shall demonstrate experience commensurate with its proposed role on this project.

10. If the experience of a subcontractor is being used to meet the experience requirement, a letter of commitment from the subcontractor to complete the work in this solicitation must be included with the Contractor’s proposal.

Contractor must provide all finalized CPARS for each project submitted or a Past Performance Questionnaire if no finalized CPARS has not been completed for the submitted project. Previously completed PPQs are acceptable.

See Attachment A, Past Performance Questionnaire, for a form that shall be used to fulfill this requirement.

If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, the offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for the project. Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

o If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the 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 project(s).

o Offerors should follow up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at Brianna.Boehne@usace.army.mil prior to the closing date. Otherwise, the PPQs shall be submitted with the proposal. The offerors shall instruct the clients to refer to the solicitation number in the subject line.

o PPQs are source selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an email confirmation upon receipt. If the offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is the offeror’s responsibility to follow up to ensure the government has received the information.

o In addition to the above, the Government may review other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the (Contractor Performance Assessment and Reporting System) CPARS, using all CAGE/UEID (Commercial and Government Entity Code/Unique Entity Identification) numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s quote, inquiries of owner representative(s), FAPIIS (Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases, telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal knowledge of the offeror’s performance capability, and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate, and complete past performance information rests with the offeror.

Evaluation Method:

Only two (2) projects will be evaluated. If an offeror submits more than two (2) projects, only the first two (2) projects will be evaluated. Offerors shall describe each project with enough detail to ensure that the Government can meaningfully assess how well the projects submitted meet the evaluation criteria outlined below.

In determining strengths and weaknesses, the Government will consider the following when evaluating the offeror’s Experience:

Projects that are more similar in size, scope, and complexity to the scope of work in this RFP shall be evaluated more favorably.

The past performance on projects that are more similar will be considered more heavily than for past performance on projects that are less similar.

Any other aspect of the project that the evaluators could determine enhances the merit of the quote or increases the probability of successful performance of the contract.

The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. There are two aspects of the past performance evaluation. The first aspect is relevancy. The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. The Offeror’s past performance will be evaluated to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the Offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. Consideration shall be given to those aspects of an Offeror’s contract history that would give the greatest ability to measure whether the Offeror will satisfy the current procurement. Common aspects of relevancy include similarity of service/support, complexity; dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming. There are four levels of relevancy as shown below. With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance. The following ratings will be used to evaluate Factor 2:

Relevancy Rating Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts and give a performance confidence assessment. The past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the Offeror performed those past contracts. Past performance information may be provided by the Offeror, as solicited. Past performance information may also be obtained from questionnaires. Past performance information shall be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and

Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases;

interviews with Program Managers and Contracting Officers. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each Offeror shall be assigned one of the ratings as indicated below.

Table 3. Past Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Description

Substantial Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

10. VOLUME 2, FACTOR 3: PRICE

The pricing proposal shall be submitted as a separate file IAW paragraph 2 above and shall contain the following information:

(1) Section 00 10 00, Solicitation/Contract Form and Pricing Schedule: Submit the properly filled out pricing schedule, containing proposed line item and total pricing, as well as the proposed performance duration.

(2) Financial: Name, address, and fax number of Financial Institution including the Name and phone number of finance individual (primary and alternate) to be contacted for information.

(3) Bonding Information: Submit information showing Offeror's bondability in the amount of the proposal. Provide the name, address, regular phone number of your Surety Company.

Evaluation Method:

Price will not be rated or scored, but will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness through the use of a price analysis. The price evaluators will also check for appearance of unbalanced line-item prices. Offerors are cautioned to distribute direct costs, such as material, labor, equipment, subcontracts, etc. and to evenly distribute indirect costs, such as job overhead, home office overhead, bond, etc., to the appropriate contract line items. If deemed necessary, supplemental price breakdown information may be requested to assist the Government in performing the price evaluations described above.

Financial and Bonding information will be used by the Contracting Officer to determine offeror responsibility in accordance with FAR Part 9.

Section 00 45 00 - Representations and Certifications

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters OCT 2018 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements --

Certification

NOV 2021

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

DEC 2019

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services -- Representation

MAY 2021

252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005 252.225-7050 Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a

Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism

SEP 2021

52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2022)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 238120.

(2) The small business size standard is $16,500,000.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if the acquisition--

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

( ) Paragraph (d) applies.

( ) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) (1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation.

(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance--Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(C) The provision with its Alternate II applies to solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned.

(xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(xiv) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xvi) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA-designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA- designated items.

(xix) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.204-7.)

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225- 3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $92,319, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $92,319 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan--Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

(ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

(iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Certification.

(v) 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Certification.

(vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Products (Alternate I only).

(vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [ offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the…