Solicitation DFRC 22 Nov 2024.pdf

Construct a new Dairy Forage Research Center (DFRC) at Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

Return w ith Offer: Information required by Section 00 10 00 (SF 1442), Section 00 22 00, and Section 00 45 00.

The Solicitation is Unrestricted and Open to Both Large and Small Business.

NICOLE L PARKER 402-995-2210

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

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

NEGOTIATED

22-Nov-2024

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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 ________917 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, X negotiable. (See _________________________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 ______________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

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

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

D. Offers providing less than _______180 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

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

(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:

W9128F25R0014 156

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

W9128F25R0014

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

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Entire Site Work and Utilities

FFP

Entire Site work and utilities except ITEM NO. 0002 - Bluffview Water connection and ITEM NO. 0003 - Badger Well #5 connection FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1HB

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Bluffview Water Connection

FFP

Bluffview Water connection from Bluffview Well #3 to project site water main Station 87+40, including all appurtenances and surface rehabilitation. Building service connections to line shall be part of Item 0001.

0003 1 Job Badger Well #5

FFP

Badger Well #5 connection from project site at fire pump building to the existing well including surface rehabilitation, well head vault, all well modifications and controls, and utility connections to well including power and communication.

0004 1 Job B10 - C3 and C1

FFP

B10 – Feed Storage area including: Bag Storage (Open), Bunker Storage (Open), & Hay Storage (Gravel Pad), and 30’ concrete apron, leachate/runoff collection and transfer system with precast inlet and 24” gravity pipe to C3 via part of the 30” gravity flume pipe C3 - Solids/Sand Separation Facility including: C3 lift station and force main to cell 1 of C1 for storage of feed storage leachate and runoff.

C1 – Liquid Manure Storage including: C1.

B10, C3, C1, and related sitework are to be constructed within 420 days, prior to the beneficial occupancy date - including temporary power associated to construction of the facilities

0005 1 Job A - Lab & Admin

FFP

A - Lab & Admin

0006 1 Job B1 - Animal Emission Chambers

FFP

B1 - Animal Emission Chambers

0007 1 Job B2 - Advanced Animal Nutrition

FFP

B2 - Advanced Animal Nutrition

0008 1 Job B3 - Conventional Freestall & Dry Cows

FFP

B3 - Conventional Freestall & Dry Cows

0009 1 Job B4 - Milking Parlor

FFP

B4 - Milking Parlor

0010 1 Job B5 - Special Needs & Maternity

FFP

B5 - Special Needs & Maternity

0011 1 Job B6 - Robotic Freestall

FFP

B6 - Robotic Freestall

0012 1 Job B7 - Calf Barn

FFP

B7 - Calf Barn

0013 1 Job B9 - Feed Mixing

FFP

B9 - Feed Mixing

0014 1 Job B10 - Bag, Bunker, HayStorage

FFP

B10 - Bag Storage (Open), Bunker Storage (Open), & Hay Storage (Gravel Pad) – remaining works after ITEM NO. 0004 if applicable

0015 1 Job B12 - Connectors

FFP

B12 - Connectors

0016 1 Job B13 - Milk House

FFP

B13 - Milk House

0017 1 Job C1 - Liquid Waste Storage

FFP

C1 - Liquid Waste Storage Facility Cell 2 and remaining works after ITEM NO.

0018 1 Job C2 - Solid Stack Building

FFP

C2 - Solid Stack Building

0019 1 Job C3 - Solids/Sand Separation

FFP

C3 - Solids/Sand Separation Facility – remaining works after ITEM NO. 0004

0020 1 Job OPTION Increase Structural Load

FFP

Increase structural load capacity of the pre-engineering animal buildings (additional 5 pounds per SF) for potential future installation of solar panels.

Buildings B 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0021 1 Job OPTION Pavement

FFP

Pavement: add concrete/ asphalt to the parking area and driveway and certain driveways on the base gravel including around the feed center B9, B10 and going in-out of buildings B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B11, and C2, see sheet C-103. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed.No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0022 1 Job OPTION B11 Upgrade Gravel Flooring

FFP

B11: Upgrade gravel flooring in Machine storage area to concrete. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed.No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0023 1 Job OPTION B8 - Agronomy Building

FFP

B8 - Agronomy Building. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed.No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0024 1 Job OPTION B11 - Shop, Machine Storage & Pesticide

FFP

B11 - Shop, Machine Storage & Pesticide. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed.No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0025 1 Job OPTION B14 - Fuel Storage

FFP

B14 - Fuel Storage. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed.No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0026 1 Job OPTION B15 - Commodity

FFP

B15 - Commodity. The Government reserves the right to exercise the options within 240 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed.No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

0027 1 Job OPTION OPTION 0004 – B8 - Agronomy

FFP

OPTION 0004 – B8 - Agronomy building including all utilities, parking and driveway serving the facility, see sheets C-103, C-303. No additional time will be added if option is exercised.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

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

52.211-7 Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards NOV 1999 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 2003 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

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements MAR 2022 252.215-7008 Only One Offer DEC 2022 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data

Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

JAN 2023

252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors

JAN 2023

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 (FFP) 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 (address as follow) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from District Counsel, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 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.

52.252-5 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 Acqusition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter2) 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:

https://sam.gov/content/opportunities Solicitation No. W9128F25R0014 (Insert complete address)

252.215-7009 PROPOSAL ADEQUACY CHECKLIST (MAR 2023)

The offeror shall complete the following checklist, providing location of requested information, or an explanation of why the requested information is not provided. In preparation of the offeror's checklist, offerors may elect to have their prospective subcontractors use the same or similar checklist as appropriate.

PROPOSAL ADEQUACY CHECKLIST

REFERENCES

SUBMISSION

ITEM

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I Paragraph A

Is there a properly completed first page of the proposal per FAR 15.408 Table 15-2 I.A or as specified in the solicitation?

2. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph A(7)

Does the proposal identify the need for Government-furnished material/tooling/test equipment? Include the accountable contract number and contracting officer contact information if known.

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages)

3. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I Paragraph A(8)

Does the proposal identify and explain notifications of noncompliance with Cost Accounting Standards Board or Cost Accounting Standards (CAS); any proposal inconsistencies with your disclosed practices or applicable CAS; and inconsistencies with your established estimating and accounting principles and procedures?

4. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I, Paragraph C(1)

FAR 2.101, “Cost or pricing data”

Does the proposal disclose any other known activity that could materially impact the costs?

This may include, but is not limited to, such factors as—

(1) Vendor quotations;

(2) Nonrecurring costs;

(3) Information on changes in production methods and in production or purchasing volume;

(4) Data supporting projections of business prospects and objectives and related operations costs;

(5) Unit-cost trends such as those associated with labor efficiency;

(6) Make-or-buy decisions;

(7) Estimated resources to attain business goals; and

(8) Information on management decisions that could have a significant bearing on costs.

5. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph B

Is an Index of all certified cost or pricing data and information accompanying or identified in the proposal provided and appropriately referenced?

6. FAR 15.403-1(b) Are there any exceptions to submission of certified cost or pricing data pursuant to FAR 15.403-1(b)? If so, is supporting documentation included in the proposal?

(Note questions 18-20.)

7. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph C(2)(i)

Does the proposal disclose the judgmental factors applied and the mathematical or other methods used in the estimate, including those used in projecting from known data?

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages)

8. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section I Paragraph C(2)(ii)

Does the proposal disclose the nature and amount of any contingencies included in the proposed price?

9. FAR 15.408 Table 15-2, Section II, Paragraph A or B

Does the proposal explain the basis of all cost estimating relationships (labor hours or material) proposed on other than a discrete basis?

10. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraphs D and E

Is there a summary of total cost by element of cost and are the elements of cost cross-referenced to the supporting cost or pricing data? (Breakdowns for each cost element must be consistent with your cost accounting system, including breakdown by year.)

11. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraphs D and E

If more than one Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) or sub Contract Line Item Number (sub-CLIN) is proposed as required by the RFP, are there summary total amounts covering all line items for each element of cost and is it cross-referenced to the supporting cost or pricing data?

12. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph F

Does the proposal identify any incurred costs for work performed before the submission of the proposal?

13. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph G

Is there a Government forward pricing rate agreement (FPRA)? If so, the offeror shall identify the official submittal of such rate and factor data. If not, does the proposal include all rates and factors by year that are utilized in the development of the proposal and the basis for those rates and factors?

COST ELEMENTS

MATERIALS AND SERVICES

14. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A

Does the proposal include a consolidated summary of individual material and services, frequently referred to as a Consolidated Bill of Material (CBOM), to include the basis for pricing? The offeror’s consolidated summary shall include raw materials, parts, components, assemblies, subcontracts and services to be produced or performed by others, identifying as a

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages) minimum the item, source, quantity, and price.

SUBCONTRACTS (Purchased materials or services)

15. DFARS 215.404-3 Has the offeror identified in the proposal those subcontractor proposals, for which the contracting officer has initiated or may need to request field pricing analysis?

16. FAR 15.404-3(c)

FAR 52.244-2

Per the thresholds of FAR 15.404-3(c), Subcontract Pricing Considerations, does the proposal include a copy of the applicable subcontractor’s certified cost or pricing data?

17. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Note 1;

Section II Paragraph A

Is there a price/cost analysis establishing the reasonableness of each of the proposed subcontracts included with the proposal?

If the offeror’s price/cost analyses are not provided with the proposal, does the proposal include a matrix identifying dates for receipt of subcontractor proposal, completion of fact finding for purposes of price/cost analysis, and submission of the price/cost analysis?

EXCEPTIONS TO CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA

18. FAR 52.215-20

FAR 2.101,

“commercial product” or “commercial service”

Has the offeror submitted an exception to the submission of certified cost or pricing data for commercial products or commercial services proposed either at the prime or subcontractor level, in accordance with provision 52.215-20?

a. Has the offeror specifically identified the type of commercial product or commercial service claim (FAR 2.101 "commercial product" or "commercial service" definition), and the basis on which the commercial product or commercial service meets the definition?

b. For modified commercial products (FAR

2.101 "commercial product" definition); did the offeror classify the modification(s) as either--

i. A modification of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace (paragraph (3)(i)); or

ii. A minor modification (paragraph (3)(ii)) of a type not customarily available in the

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages) commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements not exceeding the thresholds in FAR 15.403- 1(c)(3)(iii)(B)?

c. For proposed commercial products "of a type", or "evolved" or modified (FAR 2.101 "commercial product" definition), did the contractor provide a technical description of the differences between the proposed item and the comparison item(s)?

19.

[Reserved]

20. FAR 15.408, Table

15-2, Section II Paragraph A(1)

Does the proposal support the degree of competition and the basis for establishing the source and reasonableness of price for each subcontract or purchase order priced on a competitive basis exceeding the threshold for certified cost or pricing data?

INTERORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFERS

21. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A.(2)

For inter-organizational transfers proposed at cost, does the proposal include a complete cost proposal in compliance with Table 15-2?

22. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph A(1)

For inter-organizational transfers proposed at price in accordance with FAR 31.205- 26(e), does the proposal provide an analysis by the prime that supports the exception from certified cost or pricing data in accordance with FAR 15.403-1?

DIRECT LABOR

23. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph B

Does the proposal include a time phased (i.e.; monthly, quarterly) breakdown of labor hours, rates and costs by category or skill level? If labor is the allocation base for indirect costs, the labor cost must be summarized in order that the applicable overhead rate can be applied.

24. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph B

For labor Basis of Estimates (BOEs), does the proposal include labor categories, labor hours, and task descriptions, (e.g.;

Statement of Work reference, applicable CLIN, Work Breakdown Structure, rationale for estimate, applicable history, and time-phasing)?

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages)

25. FAR subpart 22.10 If covered by the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), are the rates in the proposal in compliance with the minimum rates specified in the statute?

INDIRECT COSTS

26. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph C

Does the proposal indicate the basis of estimate for proposed indirect costs and how they are applied? (Support for the indirect rates could consist of cost breakdowns, trends, and budgetary data.)

OTHER COSTS

27. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section II Paragraph D

Does the proposal include other direct costs and the basis for pricing? If travel is included does the proposal include number of trips, number of people, number of days per trip, locations, and rates (e.g. airfare, per diem, hotel, car rental, etc)?

28. FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph E

If royalties exceed $1,500 does the proposal provide the information/data identified by Table 15-2?

29.

FAR 15.408, Table

Paragraph F

When facilities capital cost of money is proposed, does the proposal include submission of Form CASB-CMF or reference to an FPRA/FPRP and show the calculation of the proposed amount?

FORMATS FOR SUBMISSION OF LINE ITEM SUMMARIES

30. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section III

Are all cost element breakdowns provided using the applicable format prescribed in FAR 15.408, Table 15-2 III? (or alternative format if specified in the request for proposal)

31. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section III Paragraph B

If the proposal is for a modification or change order, have cost of work deleted (credits) and cost of work added (debits) been provided in the format described in FAR 15.408, Table 15-2.III.B?

32. FAR 15.408, Table 15-2, Section III Paragraph C

For price revisions/redeterminations, does the proposal follow the format in FAR 15.408, Table 15-2.III.C?

OTHER

PROPOSAL

PAGE No.

If not provided EXPLAIN (may use continuation pages)

33. FAR 16.4 If an incentive contract type, does the proposal include offeror proposed target cost, target profit or fee, share ratio, and, when applicable, minimum/maximum fee, ceiling price?

34. FAR 16.203-4 and

FAR

15.408 Table 15-2, Section II, Paragraphs A, B, C, and D

If Economic Price Adjustments are being proposed, does the proposal show the rationale and application for the economic price adjustment?

35.

FAR 52.232-28 If the offeror is proposing Performance- Based Payments did the offeror comply with FAR 52.232-28?

36. FAR 15.408(n)

FAR 52.215-22

FAR 52.215-23

Excessive Pass-through Charges– Identification of Subcontract Effort: If the offeror intends to subcontract more than 70% of the total cost of work to be performed, does the proposal identify: (i) the amount of the offeror’s indirect costs and profit applicable to the work to be performed by the proposed subcontractor(s); and (ii) a description of the added value provided by the offeror as related to the work to be performed by the proposed subcontractor(s)?

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: see Section 00 21 00, Instruction to Offerors regarding the electronic media.

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

A. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The NWD-CENWO has a requirement from the USDA-ARS to provide construction services to build a new Dairy Forage Research Center (DFRC) at Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

The Rough Order of Magnitude is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

USACE and USDA-ARS entered into an agreement for CENWO to serve as design and construction agent to build a new Dairy Forage Research Center (DFRC) at the USDA-ARS site at Prairie du Sac, WI. The DFRC supports the USDA-ARS’s mission to accommodate up to 452 lactating cows (maximum), 144 calves, 1300 acres of crops production, 900 acres of pasture and perennials, 12 permanent researchers and staff, up to 12 operations and maintenance personnel, and up to 10 student researchers.

The US Dairy Forage Research Center is located on an approximately 75-acre site on the recently acquired Badger Army Ammunition Plant (BAAP) in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin. The Center includes 18 buildings and support structures interconnected by manure collection, transport, and digester system; the approximate combined gross square footage of construction is 642,000 Gross Square Foot (GSF). Construction of approximately 254,003 Building Gross Square Foot (BGSF) of new production, research, operations, and maintenance facilities and supporting infrastructure. Most of the center's construction will be comprised of pre-framed, pre-engineered metal buildings supported on concrete spread footings with the exception of the Lab and Administration Building which will have a laminated wood building structure supported on spread footings with preformed metal panel exterior enclosure.

The overall facility will accommodate up to 452 lactating cows (maximum), 144 calves, 1300 acres of crops production, 900 acres of pasture and perennials, 12 permanent researchers and staff, up to 12 operations and maintenance personnel, and up to 10 student researchers.

Volume I – Required Documents Location Description Order of Importance

TAB A SF1442, Acknowledgement of Amendments Not Rated

TAB B Representations & Certifications Not Rated

TAB C JV Agreement or Teaming Agreement (if Applicable) Not Rated

Volume I – Evaluation Factors Location Description Order of Importance

TAB D Factor 1 – Past Performance/Experience Most Important Factor TAB E Factor 2 – Key Personnel 2nd Most Important Factor TAB F Factor 3 – Project Management & QC Plan 3rd Most Important Factor TAB G Factor 4 – Schedule and Milestones 4th Most Important Factor TAB H Factor 5 – Contractor’s Workload Capacity 5th Most Important Factor

Volume II – SB Participation Plan and Pricing Location Description Order of Importance

TAB A Factor 6 - Small Business Participation Plan (If Applicable) Acceptable/Unacceptable

TAB B Factor 7 – Section 00 10 00, Pricing Schedule All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

TAB C Factor 8 – Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Acceptable/Unacceptable

SECTION II

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION (Section 00 21 00)

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

a. Proposals shall be submitted by the time & date as specified in the SF1442, Page

1.

b. 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.

c. The two (2) volumes listed below shall be submitted as “SEPARATE” single files. Offers must be submitted electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation at https://piee.eb.mil/. Offerors must be registered in PIEE before they can submit a proposal.

d. 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 PIEE Solicitation website as identified in the PIEE Solicitation notification e-mail sent to the Contract Specialist(s)/ Contracting Officer will be the time and date the Government received the proposal. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal.

2. PAGE LIMITATION AND FORMAT

a. Page limitations for Volumes I & II Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factors 1 through 5) and SB ParticipationPlan, Pricing and Project Labor Agreement (Factors 6-8) are shown in the table below. Title Sheets, Tables of Content, Dividers, and blank pages are not included the page limitations below and should not be numbered. A one-page cover sheet or title sheet is recommended as the first page of each file identifying your firm’s name, the file’s title, and describing any applicable contractor team arrangements as defined in Tab C below. Any extraneous information or cover letters that provides additional information about your firm that is not requested by this solicitation will not be reviewed or evaluated.

b. Pages for each factor should be separately and sequentially numbered (i.e., the first page submitted for evaluation for each factor should be “1”). All text shall be at least 10 pt. font and easily read (Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri). All text shall be typed and single-spaced. Each page shall be 8-1/2” x 11” (organizational chart, risk assessment and project schedule are the only documents that may be submitted on an 11” x 17”). Margins should be no less than 1” (right, left, top, and bottom).

c. Pages that exceed the page limitations for any factor will not be reviewed and the information contained on those pages will not be considered for evaluation. Page limitations are per factor, i.e., an Offeror may not reduce the page count for one factor to submit additional pages for another factor.

d. Offerors must submit pro form information for Volume I to include acknowledgment of all amendments.

e. Volume I, Technical Proposal, Offeror’s must submit the following separate files (also reference Section 10, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS below):

i. “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VI_REQD_DOCS”

ii. “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_FACTORS1_5”

f. Volume II, Participation Plan, Price and Project Labor Agreement (PLA), Offeror’s must submit the following separate files:

i. “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VII_SB SUB PLAN_FACTOR 6”

ii. “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VII_PRICE_FACTOR 7”

“W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VII_PLA_FACTOR 8

TABLE 1: Page Limitation

Volume I – Technical Factors Evaluation

Factors Description Page Limitation

1 Past Performance/Experience 11 Pages Max (3 pg per project & 2 pg for teaming) 2 Key Personnel 2 Pages Per Resume (10 Pages Max) 3 Project Management & QC Plan 20 Pages 4 Schedule and Milestones NONE 5 Contractor’s Workload Capacity 1 Page

Volume II – Participation Plan and Pricing Factors Location Description Page Limitation

6 Small Business Participation Plan NONE 7 Pricing Schedule NONE 8 Project Labor Agreement (PLA) NONE

3. REQUIRED DOCUMENT FILE

a. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS

Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

For Volume I-Required Documents, offerors must submit the following within the file titled “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VI_REQD_DOCS” in the sequence listed below:

Tab A – SF1442, Acknowledgement of Amendments Tab B – Representations & Certifications Tab C – JV Agreement or Teaming Agreement (If Applicable)

• Title Sheet

• Table of Contents

• Completed SF 1442, to include acknowledgement of amendment(s)

• Acknowledgement of amendment(s) on SF30s is acceptable as well, but not required if the offeror acknowledged amendments on the SF 1442.

• Representations and Certifications (other than those completed online through https://www.sam.gov)

• Contractor Team Arrangement Requirements (if applicable)

For Volume I-Evaluation Factors Documents, offerors must submit the following within the file titled “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_FACTORS 1_5” in the sequence listed below:

Tab D - Factor 1 – Past Performance Tab E - Factor 2 – Key Personnel Tab F - Factor 3 – Project Management & QC Plan Tab G - Factor 4 – Schedules and Milestone Tab H - Factor 5 – Contractor’s Workload Capacity

For Volume II-Small Business Participation Plan, offerors must submit the following within the file titled “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VII_SB SUB PLAN_FACTOR 6”:

Tab A – Factor 6 - Small Business Participation Plan (if applicable)

For Volume II-Price, offerors must submit the following within the file titled

“W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VII_PRICE_FACTOR7”.

Tab B- Factor 7 – Section 00 10 00, Pricing Schedule

For Volume II-Project Labor Agreement, offerors must submit the following within the file titled “W9128F25R0014_FIRMNAME_VII_PLA_FACTOR8”.

Tab C – Factor 8 – Project Labor Agreement

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e.

doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note

– Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

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(i) VOLUME I – REQUIRED DOCUMENTS. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

TAB A: SF1442, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF AMENDMENTS:

SF 1442: Offeror’s must complete the SF 1442 and a person authorized by the offeror must sign.

Include the DUNS number and CAGE code in Block 14 of the SF1442 along with the Offeror’s name and address. If the offeror is a joint venture, 8(a) mentor protégé or has some other corporate structure where multiple DUNS numbers are applicable, the offeror must list all appropriate DUNS numbers in the proposal.

TAB B: REPRESENTATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Representations and Certifications (other than those completed online through https://www.sam.gov).

TAB C: TEAMING AGREEMENT OR JV AGREEMENT (IF APPLICABLE)

INTEGRITY AND VALIDITY OF CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS

The Contracting Officer will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided that the offeror identifies arrangements, and fully discloses company relationships and validates formal agreements and relationships (i.e., Mentor-Protégé agreements, Joint Ventures, partnerships, etc.) with the offer. Nothing in the solicitation authorizes contractor team arrangements in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government’s rights to:

• Require consent to subcontracts (see FAR Subpart 44.2).

• Determine, based on the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibilities of the

Prime Contractor (see FAR Subpart 9.1).

• Provide to the Prime Contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government.

• Pursue its policies on competitive contracting, subcontracting, and component breakout initial production or an any other time; and

• Hold the Prime Contractor fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of team arrangement between the Prime Contractor and its subcontractors.

(ii) CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGMENTS OTHER THAN JOINT VENTURE/

MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

All offerors proposing a team arrangement other than a Joint Venture/Mentor- Protégé, must submit the following information in the Required Documents file:

A listing of each team arrangement member’s corporate name (no abbreviations), address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS Number, and Cage Code.

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A copy of the signed team arrangement agreement or binding letter of commitment between each team member. All team arrangement agreements and letters of commitment must:

Clearly identify the expected relationship, role and responsibility between the firms, Prime Contractor, and of the subcontractor or other entity (type and proportion of work each will perform); and

Appropriate individual(s) of each company must sign the agreements.

(iii) JOINT VENTURE TEAM ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING MENTOR-PROTÉGÉS)

Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé entities must register in System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submitting an offer. The Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé must have its own registered Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any Joint Venture/Mentor- Protégé agreement that is required to be approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) must be approved in accordance with the applicable Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). If the offeror does not meet applicable requirements prior to the due date for proposals, the Government will consider the proposal unawardable.

In the cover letter of your proposal, provide the complete names, addresses, and phone number of the firms comprising the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé.

The proposal must include a copy of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé agreement.

Signature requirements: SF 1442, SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD, Block 20, requires that the name and title of a person authorized to sign the offer for the Joint Venture/Mentor- Protégé be provided. In the case of a Joint Venture/Mentor- Protégé, subject Standard Form must be signed by the principal representative of the Joint Venture/ Mentor-Protégé (or the alternate principal representative, if the principal representative is unavailable).

In addition to the requirements stated above, and to assure a single point of contact for resolution of contractual matters and payments, the Offeror shall submit a certificate signed by each participant in the Joint Venture containing the following statement:

“The parties hereto expressly understand and agree as follows:

1. (Name, title, and company) is the principal representative of the Joint Venture. As such, all communications regarding the administration of the contract and the performance of the work thereunder may be directed to him or her. In the absence of (same name, title, and company), (enter name, title, and company of alternate) is the alternate principal representative of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé. These individuals have authority to sign on behalf of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé.

2. Direction, approvals, required notices, and all other communications from the Government to the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé, including transmittal of payments by the

Government, shall be directed to (enter name, title, and company of principal), principal representative of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé.”

NOTE: Provide telephone numbers and email addresses for the points of contact listed in the above statement.

(ii) VOLUME I – EVALUATION FACTORS. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

TAB D FACTOR 1 – PAST PERFORMANCE/EXPERIENCE

1. Submission Requirements - Page limitations: no more than a three (3) page narrative per project example submitted; no more than a two (2) page narrative to describe any past teaming experience; no page limitations on official past performance records such as PPQs and/or

CPARS)

2. There are three aspects to the performance confidence evaluations: recency, relevancy, and quality of past performance. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance may be considered. Relevance and quality of performance will be combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each Offeror. The project examples requested within this factor must be of relevant scope and complexity to the solicited project.

3. The Offeror should submit three (3) projects similar in project size, scope, and complexity to this project to be performed by the Prime Offeror. Offeror should limit each project example to three (3) narrative pages per project submitted. If more than three (3) narrative pages are submitted per project, only the first three pages will be evaluated. In addition to the three (3) project examples, the Offeror may submit a two (2) page narrative to describe any past teaming experience between current team members as it relates to any or all of the three (3) submitted project examples. The page limitation for Factor 1 will be a maximum of eleven (11) pages, plus past performance evaluations for each project (described below). Any information presented beyond the page limit will not be evaluated. All project examples submitted should have a completion date (or BOD) no greater than the past ten (10) years from the advertisement of this solicitation.

Projects should be substantially complete, meaning more than 90% invoiced and paid.

Each project example submitted shall meet the following criteria:

1. Past project examples submitted for this factor shall have been awarded to the Offeror (either singly or one of the participants in a JV named on the SF1442 for this solicitation (W9128F25R0014). The company shall have been the Prime Contractor for the past project, either singly or as a member of the Joint Venture to which it was awarded.

The table below provides example scenarios based on the requirements above:

Scenario Examples

Project Examples Qualify for Evaluation for Factor 3 (if all other requirements are met)

Past project was awarded to Company X only. Company X is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0014 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014. Yes

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). Past project was awarded to Company Y only. Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0014 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014. Yes

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”).

Past project was awarded to JV Company YZ. Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0014 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014. Yes

Past Project was awarded to Company “AY,” a JV composed of Company A (not Prime Offeror for RFP W9128F25R0014) and Company Y. Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). JV Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014 Yes

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”).

Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0014 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014. Company Y performed work on the past project but was not the Prime Contractor for the past project (either singly or as a member of a JV). No

Company X is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0014 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014. Company X will use Company R as a teaming member/subcontractor but Company R is not part of a JV with Company X for W9128F25R0014. The past project was awarded to Company R as a Prime Contractor (singly or as a member of a JV), but not Company X (singly or as a member of a JV). No

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”).

Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0014 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0014. Company YZ will use Company R as a teaming member/subcontractor but Company R is not part of the JV. The past project was awarded to Company R as a Prime Contractor (singly or as a member of a JV), but not to Companies Y or Z (singly or as a member of a JV). No

4. PROJECT INFORMATION: Additionally, each project example submitted should demonstrate experience on similar building and site improvement projects of similar or greater value ($35M- or larger) and scope. Projects whose contract award was less than $35M will not be considered for evaluation. At least one project submitted should demonstrate experience constructing an agricultural facility, or similar clear-span storage silos.

Project information per project example should CLEARLY include:

• Summaries for each project submitted to include the name, address, telephone, and email of a representative of the owner (as well as one alternate individual not affiliated with your firm) familiar with your firm’s experience on the project that can verify the experience cited;

• Original contract award amount and final construction cost;

• Location of project;

• Original contract completion date and actual completion date (Month/Year);

• Identify if the project was a construction project or a design-bid-build project;

• Percentage (%) performed by the Prime Offeror; and

• Percentage (%) and type of work subcontracted out.

Windy/Cold Weather Experienced Project Personnel: Construction in various parts of the country have different challenges associated with climatic conditions or design criteria due to the local environmental conditions. Construction in cold weather has many challenges associated with temporary utilities, having access to concrete, varying building envelope designs to name a few. Contractors shall identify key project personnel past experience, who will be assigned to the project, with experience working in climates, similar to Wisconsin, with subfreezing temperatures, high prevailing wind speeds and high annual snowfall rates. For each job/person, specify their role on this project, full-time or part-time status, the project(s) they were on, the duration of their involvement, their role, and whether they were assigned full-time (40+ hours per week) or part-time.

5. The Offeror should demonstrate recent, relevant construction experience on similar building projects using Attachment 1, ‘Construction – Specialized Experience Form’. Offerors may identify other federal, state or local government and private contracts that are similar to the Government’s requirements set forth in the solicitation. If the Offeror has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division or unit submitting the offer or by the team member.

6. In addition, the Offeror shall submit past performance evaluations and ratings for each project the Offeror included in its proposal for this factor. Reference Section 5 above for obtaining a past performance record. There are no page limitations on official past performance records such as PPQs and/or CPARS. No other past performance records should be submitted other than those related to the three (3) projects submitted for this factor.

7. If available, submit the respective CPARS record for the project. For projects which were designed and/or constructed for other government entities, submit the performance appraisal sheets used by that government entity if available. For projects submitted that are not covered in the CPARS database or other Government Performance Rating System, submit a PPQ. A PPQ form is attached to this solicitation for convenience (see Attachment 2).

8. A CPARS record or a complete PPQ shall be submitted for each project submitted under this factor prior to proposal closing date.

9. The Government reserves the right to contact any persons who may be knowledgeable about the project or projects (this is not limited to contracts identified by the Offeror) submitted in an Offeror’s proposal. In addition, the Government may review and take into consideration other sources of information pertinent to the evaluation of the Offeror’s Past Performance, including both the previous experience projects and other similar projects performed by the Offeror. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, Past Performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE)/Unique Entity ID (EID) numbers of team members (partnership, Joint Venture, teaming arrangement, or parent firm/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

10. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of ensuring detailed, current, accurate and complete Past Performance information rests with the Offeror.

TAB E: FACTOR 2: KEY PERSONAL

1 Submission Requirements (The page limit for this factor is two (2) pages per resume for a total of no more than ten (10) pages).

2 Key Personnel

• Project Manager: Responsible for the overall project: The project manager should have the minimum experience as established in the specifications. They should have at least 7 years of experience in the Project Management role. The Project Manager will be a prime contractor employee.

• Project Engineer: The project engineer should have the minimum experience as established in the specifications. They should have at least 5 years of experience in the Project Engineer role managing progress payments, schedules, contract administration and coordination meetings with project team…