Solicitation - B-21 WLT - W9128F23R0012.pdf

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

B-21 Weapon Loader Training Facility Project Number: FXBM231802 Ellsw orth AFB, South Dakota

This solicitation is unrestricted (open to small and other than small businesses).

SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH AFARS 5132.702 CONCERNING FUNDS AVAILABILITY.

MICHELE A RENKEMA 402-995-2929

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

02-May-2023

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________730 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 ______________06 Jun 2023 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time 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 _______120 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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(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

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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:

W9128F23R0012 88

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

W9128F23R0012

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

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Construction of B-21 WLT Facility

FFP

Entire work complete for Construction of the B-21 Weapons Loader Training (WLT) Facility, including all facility demolition and remediation, complete to the five-foot line, excluding items separately listed below. Scope includes construction of the design and associated systems described above and throughout this RFP.

(O&M) FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1JZ

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Conplete Sitework, Utilities, & Pavement

FFP

Entire work complete for Construction of Sitework, Utilities, and Pavements from five-foot line to the limits of construction of B-21 Weapons Loader Training (WLT) Facility, including all required site demolition, excluding items listed separately below. (O&M)

0003 1 Job PRIDE Hangar Bay Door Repair

FFP

Entire work complete for the PRIDE Hangar (B7504) bay door repairs as defined in the RFP drawings and specifications. (O&M)

0004 1 Job Construction of the TCE Mitigation Syst.

FFP

Entire work complete for construction of the TCE Mitigation System as indicated in the RFP drawings and specifications. (O&M)

0005 1 Job OPTION Construction B-21 WLT Second Bay

FFP

Additional cost for Construction of the B-21 Weapons Loader Training 2-bay option in lieu of the single bay base CLIN as defined in the RFP drawings and specifications excluding items listed separately below.

NOTE: Price should be additional cost from basic item proposal. (O&M)

0006 1 Job OPTION Procure & Install Electronic Security Sy

FFP

Entire work complete for Procurement, Installation, Commissioning, and Cybersecurity of Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Access Control System (ACS), and Closed-Circuit Television System (CCTV); base bid only.

NOTE: Price should be cost for IDS/ACS/CCTV associated with base bid single bay WLT only. (O&M)

0007 1 Job OPTION Procure & Install Electronic Security Sy

FFP

Additional cost for Procurement, Installation, Commissioning, and Cybersecurity of Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Access Control System (ACS), and Closed- Circuit Television System (CCTV); bid option.

NOTE: Price should be additional cost for IDS/ACS/CCTV in bid option second WLT bay only. (O&M)

0008 1 Job OPTION Procure & Install FF&E

FFP

Entire work complete for Procurement and Installation of Furniture, Ficxtures, & Equipment (FF&E).

NOTE: There is no variation in FF&E requirements between the single-bay base and 2-bay option. (O&M).

0009 2,500 Square

Foot

OPTION Removal & disposal of Hazardous Material

FFP

Entire work complete for removal and disposal of unforeseen additional asbestos containing material (ACM) in PRIDE Hangar (B7504) not previously identified in the project hazardous material survey documentation, and not otherwise included in the basic amount. (O&M)

0010 2,500 Linear

OPTION Additional Removal & Disposal Hazardous

Entire work complete for removal and disposal of additional unforeseen asbestos containing material (ACM) in PRIDE Hangar (B7504) not previously identified in the project hazardous material survey documentation, and not otherwise included in the basic amount. (O&M)

0011 5,000 Square

OPTION Romoval & Disposal Lead Based Paint

Entire work complete for removal and disposal of unforeseen non-adhered lead based paint in PRIDE Hangar (B7504) not previously identified in the project hazardous material survey documentation, and not otherwise included in the basic amount. (O&M)

0012 250 Cubic

Yard

OPTION Removal & Disposal Contaminated Soil

Entire work complete for additional removal and disposal of unforeseen contaminated soils (Category 3 soils as defined in Specification 02 61 13) not previously identified in the project hazardous material survey documentation and not otherwise included in the basic amount. (O&M)

0013 250 Linear

OPTION Removal & Disposal of Additional ACM

Entire work complete for removal and disposal of additional asbestos containing material (ACM) piping not previously identified in the project hazardous material survey documentation, and not otherwise included in the basic amount. (O&M)

CLIN NOTES

NOTES:

1. See SECTION 00 21 00, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS for evaluation of options. The Government intends to exercise Option Item 0005 at initial award if exercised. The Government reserves the right to exercise Option Items 0006 - 0013 within 365 days of Notice to Proceed. Abbreviations: Operations and Maintenance (O&M).

2. Prices must be entered for all items of the schedule. Total amounts submitted without prices being entered on individual items will be rejected. Additions will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the lump-sum prices and the total amount, the lump-sum prices will be considered the price submitted.

3. A modification to a proposal which provides for a single adjustment to the total amount submitted, should state the application of the adjustment to each respective lump-sum price affected. If the modification is not so apportioned, the single adjustment will be applied to Item No. 0001.

4. Contract duration is 730 calendar days for award basic and option items. No contract duration extension will be provided upon award of any combination of option items.

5. Provide extended pricing only for Option Items 0009-0013 based upon units and quantities described in the solicitation. The Government will back-calculate unit pricing (rounded to the nearest cent) based upon the extended pricing provided. The final award documents will reflect both calculated unit pricing and provided extended pricing.

6. Quantities for unit priced items are estimated only and the respective unit price will prevail in the event of an overrun or underrun subject to General Conditions (Contract Clauses) Clause FAR 52.211-18 “Variation in Estimated Quantities”.

SUPPLEMENTAL PRICE BREAKDOWN

SUPPLEMENTAL PRICE BREAKDOWN OF PRICING SCHEDULE TEMPLATE

TOTAL WITH MARKUPS AMOUNT TO EQUAL TOTAL BASIC AMOUNT

AS INDICATED ON PAGE 3 AND 4 OF THIS SECTION 00 10 00

DIVISION MASTERFORMAT 2016 DESCRIPTION UNIT AMOUNT

01 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (minus item 0101) LS $_______________

0101 01 33 29 Sustainability Documentation LS $_______________

02 EXISTING CONDITIONS LS $_______________

03 CONCRETE LS $_______________

04 MASONRY LS $_______________

05 METALS LS $_______________

06 WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES LS $_______________

07 THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION LS $______________

08 OPENINGS LS $_______________

09 FINISHES LS $_______________

10 SPECIALTIES LS $______________

11 EQUIPMENT LS $_______________

12 FURNISHINGS LS $_______________

13 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION LS $_______________

14 CONVEYING EQUIPMENT LS $_______________

21 FIRE SUPPRESSION LS $_______________

22 PLUMBING LS $______________

23 HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING LS $_______________

25 INTEGRATED AUTOMATION LS $_______________

26 ELECTRICAL LS $_______________

27 COMMUNICATIONS LS $_______________

28 ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY LS $_______________

31 EARTHWORK LS $_______________

32 EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS LS $_______________

33 UTILITIES LS $_______________

34 TRANSPORTATION LS $_______________

Total Price Breakdown Amount

Prime Contractor Markups:

--G&A General and Administrative Expense $ ______________ --FOOH Field Office Overhead not defined by Division -01 $ ______________ --PROFIT Profit $ ______________ --P&PB Performance and Payment Bond $ ______________

TOTAL WITH MARKUPS

All items must be entered in dollars.

“TOTAL WITH MARKUPS” from this Price Breakdown must match the “TOTAL BASIC

AMOUNT”.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

00 21 00

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (RFP)

1. SOLICITATION RESTRUCTIONS

1.1. GENERAL CONTRACTOR

This Solicitation is unrestricted.

1.2. ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

1.3. 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:

Amanda Eaton, Contract Officer: Amanda.E.Eaton@usace.army.mil Michele Renkema, Contract Specialist: michele.a.renkema@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. DoD SAFE submission is also acceptable. Contact the Contract Specialist for a DoD SAFE invitation.

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.

1.4. CAD AND ELECTRONIC DESIGN FILES (PROVIDED)

If provided, the CAD survey files and other electronic design files are provided on an as-is basis.

Any Government provided survey, and the other electronic design files are provided to assist the Contractor in preparing their proposal using their own commercially purchased software.

The Contractor shall take all professionally prudent and reasonable actions to verify the accuracy of the data provided and shall assume all liability from the use of these files. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any other software necessary to view the files provided. No other CAD design files will be provided for proposal preparation other than those provided at the time of RFP issuance. No assistance with the files will be provided CAD/BIM file access instructions:

Use Projnet (Plan Room) Method to download project CAD/BIM files

Due to file size limitations associated with SAM.gov, CAD/BIM files haven been posted to a Projnet plan room at www.projnet.org. On the Projnet login page, provide email address and enter the quick key in the key access section and check the box "I agree to the privacy & Security Notice". Make sure the Managing Agency is "USACE."

Quick Key: 39I2Z3-ENZ965

2. SOLICITATION RESTRUCTIONS

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 website 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 sam.gov website listed above (registration required).

3. OFFEROR’S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via Bidder Inquiry as indicated below. Question and/or comments relative to these bidding (proposal) documents that is proprietary in nature or if Bidder Inquiry system (See Below) is out of service should be submitted to the Contract Specialist,

3.1. BIDDER INQUIRY

Technical inquiries and questions relating to technical requirements, proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at: https://www.projnet.org/projenet/ no later than ten (10) calendar days before due date of proposals, 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 answer to all non-proprietary questions.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below. A prospective vendor 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.

The Solicitation Number is: W9128F23R0012

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: UKC3WW-NGVM75

3.1.1. BIDDER INQUIRIES INSTRUCTIONS

a) Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety.

b) Offerors are requested to review submitted bidder system for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

c) 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.

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

3.1.2. REGISTRATION FOR PROJNET BIDDER INQUIRY ACCESS

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

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

b) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

c) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

e) 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.

f) 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.

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

3.1.3. ENTERING BIDDER INQUIRIES IN PROJNET BIDDER INQUIRY SYSTEM

(a) 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.

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

(c) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

(d) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

(e) Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

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

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

(h) Follow online screen instructions to enter specific bidder inquiries for the project.

4. PLAN HOLDERS 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

See Section 00 22 00 Evaluation Criteria

6. SOURCE SELECTION EVALUATION BOARD

The Contracting Officer has established a Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) to conduct an evaluation of each proposal received in response to this solicitation. The evaluation will be based exclusively on the merits and content of the proposal and any subsequent discussion required. The identities of the SSEB personnel are confidential, and any attempt by the proposers to contact these individuals is prohibited.

7. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES, AND OTHER 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.

7.1. STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TAXES

It is the Contractor's responsibility to investigate applicable federal, state, and local taxes and any specific exemptions that may exist for the state of South Dakota. See the South Dakota Sales and Use Tax Guide at https://dor.sd.gov/media/jasd4akq/2022-1-sales-use-taxguide.pdf for additional information. Note that this contract will be awarded with Government funds by a US Government Agency. US Army Corps of Engineers - Omaha District does not issue exemption letters, but contract award documents may provide basis for any applicable exemptions.

7.2. EXCISE TAXES

There is an excise tax on the total gross receipts of all prime contractors and subcontractors engaged in realty improvement contracts. The excise taxes shall be included in the price or prices bid. For information concerning the taxes contact: http://dor.sd.gov/.

7.3. USE TAXES

Government furnished construction material used by the Contractor in the performance of the work is subject to use tax. The value of the material furnished is set forth in the SECTION 01 30 00.24 OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS provision "Government Furnished Property." The use taxes shall be included in the price or prices bid. For information concerning the taxes contact: http://dor.sd.gov/.

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 52.207-1 Notice Of Standard Competition MAY 2006 52.211-2 Availability of Specifications, Standards, and Data Item

Descriptions Listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)

JUL 2021

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999 52.211-14 Notice Of Priority Rating For National Defense, Emergency

Preparedness, and Energy Program Use

APR 2008

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 2003 52.215-20 Alt IV Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data

Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data (NOV 2021) - Alternate IV

OCT 2010

52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements--Secondary Site of the Work

MAY 2014

52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan.

OCT 2020

52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Requirement - Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements

MAY 2014

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee SEP 1996 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements MAR 2022 252.215-7008 Only One Offer JUL 2019 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data

Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

JUL 2019

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.

JAN 2018

252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors--Postaward Debriefings DEC 2022

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

Amanda E. Eaton US Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Division 1616 Capitol Ave.

Omaha, NE 68102

(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.

(b) Schedule Site Visit/Tours. Site tours must be arranged, preferably via e-mail, in advance for access to the proposed project site at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota.

Please limit site attendance to no more than 6 personnel per prime offering entity to include prime contractor personnel, potential subcontractors, and consultants.

(c) The tour will occur on 17 May 2023 at 1:00p.m. Mountain Time Site Visit POC: Alex Spies (Alex.J.Spies@usace.army.mil), 605-318-1757 Alternate POC: Ryan Gab (Ryan.F.Gab@usace.army.mil), 605-923-2983

Bidders shall e-mail their request to the POCs above no later than close of business on 11 May 2023. The bidders wishing access shall provide the following information:

a. Name of Contractor

b. Names of individual attendees

c. A second identification, i.e., driver’s license number and state

d. Any specific components of work that are of interest to be seen during the site visit (access/availability not guaranteed).

Tour attendees may need to meet at a location outside the installation perimeter – precise location to be provided when arrangements for attendance are made.

Please note that offerors will not be able to take photos of the exterior of the facility or surrounding site. Photos may be allowed, at the Government's discretion, inside the existing hangar facility.

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):

Amanda E. Eaton Amanda.e.eaton@usace.army.mil

For Solicitation Provisions http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

Per future Modification(s) which will be documented on an SF 30 - AMENDMENT OF

SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT.

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 (DFARS) (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.211-7002 AVAILABILITY FOR EXAMINATION OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, PLANS,

DRAWINGS, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS (DEC. 1991)

The specifications, standards, plans, drawings, data item descriptions, and other pertinent documents cited in this solicitation are not available for distribution but may be examined at the following location:

www.SAM.gov under Contract Opportunity

252.215-7012 REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS VIA ELECTRONIC MEDIA (JAN 2018)

The Offeror shall submit the cost portion of the proposal via the following electronic media: Electronic Mail

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

00 22 00

SECTION 00 22 00

EVALUATION CRITERIA

8. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK

Construct a Weapons Loader Trainer (WLT) Facility at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota: This project will be executed using a design-bid-build (DBB) project delivery method, which will require the contractor to provide the government with a complete, renovated facility and warranty based on the Request for Proposal (RFP).

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $20,000,000 and $40,000,000.

This is a Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (FSRM) construction project that serves as part of a multi-year facilities beddown in support of the B-21 program at EAFB, SD. This project will renovate roughly 60,000 interior square feet of an existing large, +/- 120,000 SF hangar facility (known as PRIDE Hangar and/or B7504). The majority of renovated space will include a new large weapons loader training (WLT) bay. The new structure encloses a mock-up of an aircraft fuselage for weapons loading training activities. Other renovated spaces include administrative, training, and utility areas. Various areas within the facility will be secure spaces. The renovation may also include water intrusion corrections on the existing hangar bay door and abatement or remediation of existing hazardous materials in and around the facility, as well as internal and site-side infrastructural accommodations.

Accommodations may include but are not limited to site features, fire protection and suppression systems, and interior and exterior utilities (comm, electrical, water, sanitary, etc.). This project will include a space or spaces constructed to secure area standard Intelligence Community Directive/Intelligence Community Standard 705 (ICD/ICS 705) See 01 14 00 WORK RESTRICTIONS for additional information and requirements.

The facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 1-200-01, General Building Requirements and UFC 1-200-02, High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements. Each facility should be compatible with applicable DoD, Air Force, and base design standards. In addition, local materials and construction techniques shall be used where cost effective. This project will comply with DoD antiterrorism/force protection requirements per unified facilities criteria. All work shall be in accordance with RFP documents issued within this solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to award a contract without discussions in accordance with (IAW) FAR 52.215-1. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and cost/price standpoint. Offerors shall organize their proposals as described herein.

Proposals may be determined non-compliant for failure to follow this format and may be rejected from further consideration.

Competition for this contract will be full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction).

THE OFFEROR SHOULD BE REGISTERED IN SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT WEBSITE

(SAM.GOV) FOR NAICS CODE 236220 PRIOR TO THE DATE PROPOSALS ARE DUE.

9. SOLICITATION SELECTION PROCEDURES

The acquisition approach for this project will be a Best Value Tradeoff RFP following FAR Part 15 procedures. This process provides the 100% ready to advertise design. Upon receipt of proposals, the

Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will convene and begin to independently evaluate each proposal against the factors in the solicitation. Once the SSEB Evaluation Report has been received, the Price Analysis review and the Source Selection Authority (SSA) review of the Best Value Tradeoff will then commence.

Offerors shall submit Volume I (Technical) and Volume II (Pricing) proposal concurrently as described below.

10. TECHNICAL RATINGS

The evaluation ratings for Technical Factors 2 and 3 will be on an adjectival basis in conjunction with a narrative composed of the discussion of the particular strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the proposal. The Source Selection Team (SST) will use a combined technical/risk rating system that includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. Combined technical/risk evaluations shall utilize the combined technical/risk ratings listed in Table 1. The Combined technical/risk ratings will be used to evaluate Factor 2 Project Management Plan and Factor 3 Key Personnel. The evaluation rating that will be used for Factor 1 Past Performance and Factor 4 Small Business Participation is described further below.

Table 1: Combined Technical/Risk Ratings Color Rating Description Blue Outstanding Proposal demonstrates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths and/or at least one significant strength, 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 or significant 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 is unawardable, and/or risk of performance is unacceptably high.

RATING DEFINITIONS

Strength: is 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: is 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: is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

Deficiency: A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

11. PAST PERFORMANCE RATING

The Past Performance evaluation factor (Factor 1) assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs, based on a demonstrated record of performance. The Past Performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. 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. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each Offeror after evaluating the Offeror's recent Past Performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements. There are two aspects to the Past Performance evaluation, Relevancy and Contractor Performance, which are described below:

a. Recency. The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance.

Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant, and is critical to establishing the relevancy of past performance information. The criteria to establish what prior performance is recent shall be unique to each source selection and shall be stated in the solicitation. The recency timeframe established should be based on the acquisition and the market/industry. For example, some efforts would require longer recency periods to avoid restricting competition simply due to the lack of item production.

Recent is defined as Past Performance on contracts that had a construction completion date (otherwise known as a building occupancy date (BOD)) within the past ten (10) years from the date of this solicitation release, or at a minimum projects shall at least be substantially complete, meaning more than 90% invoiced and paid, within the past ten

(10) years from the date of this solicitation release.

b. Relevancy. The first aspect of the Past Performance evaluation is to determine how relevant previous projects accomplished by the Offeror is to the anticipated work to be accomplished under this project scope. Relevancy is defined as similarity of items stated within this solicitation such as: types of projects, dollar value, contract type, and relative complexity. 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. Relevancy is not a separate proposal rating but is used to develop an overall Past Performance Confidence Assessment. The four levels of relevancy ratings are:

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

Not Relevant. Present/Past Performance effort involved little or none of the

c. Quality of Performance (Products or Services). The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance (see FAR 15.304[c][2]). The past performance evaluation conducted in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts. Requirements for considering history of small business utilization are outlined at FAR 15.304(c)(3)(ii) and DFARS 215.305(a)(2). The Past Performance Evaluation Team will review all past performance information collected and determine the quality of the offeror’s performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance confidence assessment (see paragraph 3.1.3.3). A separate quality assessment rating is not required; rather, the past performance rating, whether using the confidence assessment rating or Acceptable/Unacceptable, is based on the offeror’s overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance.

After evaluating recency, relevancy and quality of performance, a Performance Confidence Assessment rating will be determined. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each Offeror shall be assigned one of the following ratings:

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 sparce 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 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.

12. SMALL BUSINESS RATING METHOD

The small business evaluation for Factor 4 will utilize the following ratings as stated in the below table for this solicitation.

Table 2: Small Business Rating Method Color Rating Description

Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Green Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of small business objectives.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

13. OBTAINING PAST PERFORMANCE RECORDS

Past performance records may be obtainable by Offerors using one of the following methods:

(1) Accessing Past Performance information directly from Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) website at https://www.cpars.gov/ for CCASS completed before 27 June 2014 and for merged CPARS completed after 1 July 2014. CPARS is an electronic repository of performance information collected by all the major federal performance reporting systems and can be accessed at the aforementioned website.

All Department of Defense (DoD) employees (military and civilian), including DoD Contractors that are working on site (military/government facilities) or contractors working offsite using Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) are required to use certificates from DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to access CPARS. If the contractor doesn't work on site or with GFE they are encouraged to obtain and use a certificate from an External Certificate Authority (ECA). For DoD users, the use of PKI Login is Mandatory.

Federal and Contractor users can use the PKI login category if they have PKI.

External Certificate Authority External Certificate Authorities (ECAs) and Interim External Certificate Authorities (IECAs) provide digital certificates to the DoD's private industry partners, contractors using their own equipment or working in non-government facilities, allied partners, and other agencies.

Additional information about the PKI certificate is at https://www.cpars.gov/pki_info.htm web page.

You will also need your Unique Entity ID (EID) and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) to log onto CPARS. The MPIN number was selected by whoever registered your company in the System for Award Management (SAM) Registry at https://sam.gov/. If you do not know your MPIN number, you will need to contact the SAM help desk by emailing them from the email link on the SAM web page. Please be aware that they will only release the MPIN number to the person who originally registered your company. Additional instructions on locating your MPIN is located in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section under the Help tab, or -

(2) Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) may be used to provide or supplement a firm’s past performance with other than U.S. Governmental clients. Contact your client point of contact (POC) for the project you need a past performance record and request the POC to complete the PPQ. The PPQ included in this solicitation is provided for the Offeror to submit to the client for each project the Offeror may need a past performance record for to meet the requirements in this synopsis. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client POC. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). It is the Offeror’s responsibility to follow-up with client POCs to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Michele Renkema, Contract Specialist, via email at michele.a.renkema@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs; this does not preclude an Offeror submitting a previously completed PPQ as long as the full PPQ is submitted and completed in its entirety. This also does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. If a PPQ is to be submitted for a project, the complete PPQ shall be submitted (either by the client POC or the Offeror) prior to proposal closing date.

14. RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS

Evaluation factors are listed below in descending order of importance:

Table 3: Volume I Required Submittals (Not Rated)

Location Description Descending Order of Importance

TAB A SF1442 and Acknowledgement of Amendments Not Rated

TAB B Representations & Certifications Not Rated

TAB C JV Agreement or Teaming Agreement (if applicable). Not Rated

Table 4: Volume I Evaluation Factors

Descending Order of Importance

TAB D Factor 1 – Past Performance 1st Most Important Factor

TAB E Factor 2 – Project Management Plan 2nd Most Important Factor

TAB F Factor 3 – Key Personnel 3rd Most Important Factor

Table 5: Volume II Required Submittal Items (Not Rated)

Descending Order of Importance

TAB A SF1442 and Acknowledgement of Amendments Not Rated

TAB B (See Vol II Evaluation Factors Below)

TAB C (See Vol II Evaluation Factors Below)

TAB D Small Business Subcontracting Plan Acceptable/Unacceptable

TAB E

Any new JV Agreement or Teaming Agreement (if applicable).

Not Rated

Table 6: Volume II Evaluation Factors

Location Volume II Factors Descending Order of Importance

TAB B Factor 4 – Small Business Participation 4th Most Important Factor

TAB C Factor 5 – Section 00 10 00, Pricing Schedule

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price.

15. BASIS OF AWARD & DEBRIEFING OFFERORS

The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the criteria described within the solicitation and will award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal is determined to represent the best value to the Government utilizing the best value tradeoff process as described in FAR 15.101-1.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contracts without conducting discussions with Offerors. However, in the event the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) concludes conducting discussions is in the best interest of the Government, the PCO will document the rationale for the competitive range determination, in which the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will review and approve the PCO’s determination. If the PCO 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 PCO 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. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

Offerors may request a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505 Preaward Debriefing of offerors or FAR

15.506 Postaward Debriefing of Offerors.

16. PROPOSAL CHARACHTERISTICS

16.1. PPROPOSAL SUBMISSION, PAGE LIMITATIONS, AND FORMAT

Proposals shall be submitted by the time and date as specified in Section 00 10 00, Page 1.

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. Due to heightened security at Government installations, the proposal shall be emailed to the following. If the proposal is too large for email, Offers may be submitted electronically via DOD Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) at https://safe.apps.mil/ to the following recipients:

1. Michele Renkema, michele.a.renkema@usace.army.mil

2. Amanda Eaton, Amanda.E.Eaton@usace.army.mil

Offerors accessing the DOD SAFE site as a GUEST (a “Guest” is defined as a user who is not assigned a CAC) must request a package invitation from the Contract Specialist listed in Section 00 22 00 a minimum of 48-business hours prior to the close of the RFP.

For the purposes of determining whether the proposal was received "late" in accordance with FAR 15.208, the date and time the file(s) are received by the USACE Outlook Server or uploaded into the DOD SAFE website as identified in the DOD SAFE notification e-mail sent to the Contract Specialist(s)/ Contracting Officer will be the time and date the…