Solicitation W912DQ24R1006 - Final.pdf

US Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District Building Strong

Tuttle Creek Reservoir Water Injection Dredging Manhattan, Kansas

AS ADVERTISED

Construction Specifications and Solicitation

June 2024

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TCRESVRWID W912DQ24R1006

Manhattan, KS

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 10 00 00 21 00

SOLICITATION

INSTRUCTIONS

00 21 16 INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 70 00 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 00.00 23 STATEMENT OF WORK

01 20 00 PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

01 30 00 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

01 32 16.00 20 SMALL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS SCHEDULES

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.15 10 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM)

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

35 20 23 DREDGING

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has a need for construction services for a w ater injection dredging demonstration project at Tuttle Creek Lake, KS.

This requirement is being competed on an unrestricted basis (i.e., full and open competition).

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 237990, Size Standard $37,000,000. In accordance w ith FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204, the estimated magnitude of this project (including all optional contract line items) is betw een $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

LAURA HEDRICK (816) 389-3023

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

07-Jun-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 ________856 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________19 Jul 2024 (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 X is, is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

USACE, KANSAS CITY +

FEDERAL BLDG CT-C 601 E 12TH ST RM 647

KANSAS CITY MO 64106-2896

W912DQ

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

12:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

816-389-2029/2030FAX:TEL: 816-389-3812 TEL: FAX:

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20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

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

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

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

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

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

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

See Item 14

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

30B. SIGNATURE

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

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

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

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

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

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

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

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Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment A Offeror's Experience

Form

Attachment B Form PPQ-0 4 Attachment C SB Participation

Commitment Document

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

CAUTION PAGE

BEFORE SIGNING AND SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL, please take note of the following, as failure to perform any one of these actions may cause your proposal to be rejected.

1. AMENDMENTS: Have you acknowledged receipt of ALL amendments? If in doubt as to the number of amendments issued, please contact our office.

2. AMENDED PROPOSAL PAGES: If any of the amendments furnished amended proposal pages, the amended proposal pages must be used in submitting your proposal.

3. BID GUARANTEE: Sufficient bid guarantees should be submitted using the latest version of Standard Form (SF) 24 and must be furnished with your bid in accordance with FAR 52.228-1.

4. MISTAKE IN PROPOSAL: Have you reviewed your proposed prices for possible errors in calculations or work left out?

5. FACSIMILE PROPOSALS AND PROPOSAL MODIFICATIONS: Will not be considered. Facsimile withdrawals will be considered.

6. BUY AMERICAN ACT: All offerors are cautioned that, prior Government conduct notwithstanding, a contractor’s selection of a domestic construction material which would require the subsequent selection of a foreign construction material for compatibility is not a justification for waiver of the Buy American Act. It is the contractor’s responsibility to verify, prior to submitting the materials for approval, that each system can be built to meet the contract specifications without the use of foreign construction materials.

7. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS: To submit your proposal, see the “Submission Requirements” section of this solicitation.

8. DEFINITIZATION OF REQUESTS FOR EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO CHANGE

ORDERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: A description of agency policies and procedures that apply to equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts as well as data on the agency’s past performance regarding the time required to definitize equitable adjustments can be found on the USACE agency website Partnering With Us (https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/). The website includes the Construction Project Partnering Playbook, the Construction Contract Modification Process, Construction Contract Modification Process Past Performance Data, and the Firm-Fixed-Priced Contract Changes Playbook.

9. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to submission of an offer, at time of award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://sam.gov/content/home. It is highly encouraged that all prospective offerors start the SAM registration process as soon as possible. SAM.GOV REGISTRATION IS FREE OF CHARGE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 4.1102(a), OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE SAM

DATABASE AT THE TIME A PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED. AFTER A PROPOSAL IS SUBMITTED

AND AN OFFEROR IS FOUND NOT REGISTERED IN THE SAM DATABASE, THE CONTRACTING

OFFICER WILL PROCEED WITH AWARD TO THE NEXT SUCESSFUL CONTRACTOR.

Instructions for new registration can be found at the following link: https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.

PLEASE NOTE: OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT ALL NECESSARY AND REQUIRED

PROVISIONS OR CLAUSES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SOLICITATION. IF YOUR SAM

REGISTRATION DOES NOT SHOW COMPLETED FILL-IN PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES THAT ARE

ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SOLICITATION, THE FILL-IN PROVISIONS AND/OR CLAUSES SHALL

BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED WITH YOUR PROPOSAL.

If you have questions about Government procurements in general or need assistance in the preparation of your proposal, assistance may be available through the APEX Accelerators program (formerly known as the Procurement Technical Assistance Program). This program was originally authorized by Congress in 1985 in an effort to expand the number of businesses capable of participating in the Government marketplace. To find an APEX Accelerator near you, go to https://www.apexaccelerators.us/#/. (You may need to scroll down on the Apex Accelerator website page to find the search function.) THIS IS A FREE SERVICE BY A NONPROFIT PAID FOR BY THE U.S.

GOVERNMENT.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job WID Demonstration 2025 - Spring

FFP

Dredge design, construction and all other activities necessary to provide 100 hours of active dredging during Spring 2025. Includes all costs related to dredge assembly, mobilization, dredging operation for a five-day period in the Spring, and demobilization. Period of performance: Award through 31 May 2025.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1KF

NET AMT

0002 1 Job OPTION WID Demonstration 2025 - Summer

FFP

Dredge storage and all other activities to provide 100 hours of active dredging during Summer 2025. Includes all costs related to 5 additional total dredging days in Summer 2025. CLIN 0002 may be exercised without exercising CLINs 0003, 0004, & 0005. Option will be exercised at time of award or within 60 days ADC.

Period of performance: 1 June through 31 August 2025.

0003 1 Job OPTION WID Demonstration 2025 - Fall

FFP

Dredge storage and all other activities to provide 100 hours of active dredging during Fall 2025. Includes all costs related to 5 additional total dredging days in Fall 2025. CLIN 0003 may only be exercised if CLIN 0002 is exercised. Option will be exercised at time of award or within 60 days ADC. Period of performance:

1 September through 20 December 2025.

0004 1 Job OPTION Additional WID Demonstration Days 2025

FFP

Additional 300 hours of active dredging (100 in Spring, 100 in Summer, 100 in Fall of 2025). Includes all costs related to 15 additional total dredging days in 2025 (separated into the Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2025). The award of CLIN 0004 will be performed during the same period of performance as the base CLIN plus option CLINs 0002 and 0003 and will not extend the contract completion date.

CLIN 0004 may only be exercised if CLINs 0002 & 0003 are exercised. Option will be exercised at time of award or within 90 days ADC. Period of performance:

Award through 20 December 2025.

0005 1 Job OPTION WID Demonstration 2026

FFP

Additional 600 hours of active dredging (200 in Spring, 200 in Summer, 200 in Fall of 2026). Includes all costs related to mobilization, dredging operation for three ten-day periods (separated into Spring, Summer, and Fall of 2026), and demobilization. CLIN 0005 may only be exercised if CLINs 0002 & 0003 are exercised. Option will be exercised at time of award or no later than 30 June 2025.

Period of performance: 21 December 2025 through 19 December 2026.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 289 dys. ADC 1 USACE, KANSAS CITY +

BRIAN MCNULTY

TUTTLE CREEK LAKE PROJECT OFFICE

5020 TUTTLE

MANHATTAN KS 66502

816-389-3166

966216

0002 92 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 111 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0004 492 dys. ADC 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0005 364 dys. ANP 1 (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

SUPPLEMENTAL BID SCHEDULE

The contractor shall complete the following Supplemental Bid Schedule in addition to the Bid Schedule. This Supplemental Bid Schedule is not contractually binding. The Government will use this Supplemental Bid Schedule to assist in the evaluation of prices. The individual supplemental bid items should add up to the prices for the Bid Schedule. In the event that the CLIN subtotal in the Supplemental Bid Schedule does not match the CLIN total in the Bid Schedule, the latter shall control and will be the price evaluated by the Government.

CLIN 0001

Spring 2025 Demonstration Est. Qty. Unit Unit Price Subtotal

Site Prep 1 JOB $ $

Crane Rental 1 JOB $ $

Construct WID System 1 JOB $ $

WID System 1 JOB $ $

Barge Rental 1 JOB $ $

Operation 1 JOB $ $

Demobilize WID System 1 JOB $ $

SUBTOTAL $

CLIN 0002 (Option)

Summer 2025 Demonstration Est. Qty. Unit Unit Price Subtotal

WID System 1 JOB $ $

Barge Rental 1 JOB $ $

Operation 1 JOB $ $

CLIN 0003 (Option)

Fall 2025 Demonstration Est. Qty. Unit Unit Price Subtotal

WID System 1 JOB $ $

Barge Rental 1 JOB $ $

CLIN 0004 (Option)

Additional 2025 WID Days Est. Qty. Unit Unit Price Subtotal

CLIN 0005 (Option)

2026 WID Est. Qty. Unit Unit Price Subtotal

Crane Rental 1 JOB $ $

Construct WID System 1 JOB $ $

WID System 1 JOB $ $

Barge Rental 1 JOB $ $

Operation 1 JOB $ $

Demobilize WID System 1 JOB $ $

SUBTOTAL $

CONTRACT TOTAL $

Note: Any work not specifically noted shall be priced with the most closely related CLIN.

MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT

The magnitude of this project (including the base and all options) is represented by the following estimated price range: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

PROPOSALS TO BECOME PART OF THE CONTRACT

1. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals, and a staffing plan including the names and qualifications of key personnel who are proposed to work on the project is required to be submitted, those personnel who are offered will be the same personnel who will actually perform on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the contractor to substitute personnel for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial proposal regarding the proposed substitute employee. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute employee and to approve or disapprove his or her qualifications. If the proposed substitute employee's qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the contractor will propose another employee who does possess equivalent qualifications.

2. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals, and the name of a specific subcontractor is a required submittal, then that subcontractor who is offered will be the same subcontractor who will actually perform the specified work on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the contractor to substitute a subcontractor for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial proposal regarding the proposed substitute subcontractor. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute subcontractor and to approve or disapprove its qualifications. If the proposed substitute subcontractor's qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the contractor will propose another subcontractor who does possess equivalent qualifications.

3. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals, and a schedule for the performance of the work on the project is a required submittal, the terms of the proposed schedule will become the schedule that will be utilized for completion of the project, adjusted as necessary to reflect the actual issue date of the Notice to Proceed.

4. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals and that proposal contains any work, materials, methods or other type of betterment that provides an advantage to the Government that is above the minimum requirements contained in the RFP, the terms of the proposal will be the basis for evaluation and, if successful, will become the terms of the contract upon award. If a change in one of those terms is made to one that is less favorable to the Government than the one on which the award of the contract was based, a credit to the Government will be negotiated by the contractor. Only the Contracting Officer has the authority to negotiate a waiver of the terms of the contract.

POINTS OF CONTACT

Contract Specialist: Erick Ottoson Tel. 816-389-3878 erick.s.ottoson@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer: Laura Hedrick Tel. 816-389-3023 laura.l.hedrick@usace.army.mil

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

FIELD OFFICE OVERHEAD (JUL 2002) (RFP)

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: you must declare below the single accounting practice that you apply to contracts to calculate field office overhead for all change orders, modifications and requests for equitable adjustment. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 31.105(d)(3) and 31.203(d)(1), an accounting practice that varies from modification to modification is not allowable. Select one of the following:

1. TIME DISTRIBUTION BASE FOR A PER DIEM RATE

If you use this practice, see Special Clause “Field Office Overhead Per Diem Rate” _____

2. DIRECT COST DISTRIBUTION BASE FOR A PERCENTAGE MARKUP

If you use this practice, see Special Clause “Field Office Overhead Percentage Markup” _____

3. OTHER ACCOUNTING PRACTICE THAT IS ALLOWABLE _____

UNDER THE FAR AND THAT USES A SINGLE DISTRIBUTION BASE.

If you choose 3, you must describe the accounting practice in sufficient detail below to allow the contracting officer to determine what accounting practice is being utilized by your company and that it complies with the FAR.

FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT OR, IF ALTERNATIVE 3 IS

DECLARED AND YOUR DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CLEARLY STATE OR DESCRIBE A CONSISTENT

ACCOUNTING PRACTICE USING A SINGLE DISTRIBUTION BASE, MAY CAUSE YOUR PROPOSAL

TO BE EVALUTED AS UNACCEPTABLE.

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Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All proposals are due by: SEE BLOCK 13, on front page of SF 1442.

This solicitation will result in one firm-fixed-price contract.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS:

This requirement will be synopsized/solicited, and proposals will be received, through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) system Solicitation Portal. In order to submit a proposal for this requirement on the PIEE Solicitation Portal, contractors will first need to register for the PIEE ‘Proposal Manager’ role.

How to Register:

1. Navigate to https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/help/newuser.xhtml

2. Select Register [bottom left]

3. Select Vendor

4. Create a User ID and Password and follow the prompts [next]

5. Create Security Questions [next]

6. Complete your User Profile Information [next]

7. Complete your Supervisor or Approving Official Information [next]

8. Complete Roles - Step 1. Select SOL-Solicitation, Step 2. Select Proposal Manager, Step 3. Click Add

Roles, Step 4. Fill in your Location Code (CAGE Code) [next]

9. Provide a justification for your registration [next]

10. Follow the remaining prompts to submit your registration

To learn more about the PIEE Solicitation Portal and for training/instructions on submitting your quote, please visit the Web Based Training Page below: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

INQUIRIES / QUESTIONS

Prospective offerors shall submit contracting and technical inquiries and questions concerning this solicitation document via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet.

To submit and review offer inquiry items, offerors will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register, go to the aforementioned web page and click on Register. Select Agency: USACE, then select Site: Contractor. Complete the required fields and then click the Register button.

If you are registered, enter the Managing Agency: USACE, your email address, and the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, check the security box, and then click Sign in.

From this page, you may view all inquiries or add a new inquiry.

Offerors will receive an acknowledgment of their questions via email, followed by an answer to each of their question(s) after they have been processed by our technical team. ***Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one (1) question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected***

The Solicitation Number is: W912DQ24R1006 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 8UWM3H-6N6DWA

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries after July 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. local Kansas City time in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response to inquiries and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

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

The telephone number for the Call Center is (833) 389-1097 or (217) 367-3273. Email to: staff@projnet.info.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. BASIS FOR AWARD

A. General.

This is an unrestricted competitive acquisition using best value tradeoff source selection procedures. The Government intends to award a single, firm‐fixed-price construction contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the evaluation factors in the solicitation.

Offerors shall submit a technical proposal and a price proposal.

The evaluation results of the non‐price and price proposals will determine an awardee. The evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance are as follows: Performance Confidence; Capacity; Price; and Small Business Participation. All non‐price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government will not make an award at a significantly higher price to obtain only slightly superior technical advantages; however, the degree of importance of price as a factor could become greater depending upon the equality of the proposals submitted.

The Government intends to make an award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions should discussions prove to be necessary or advantageous to the Government. Because the Government does not intend to hold discussions, offerors are encouraged to include their best pricing in their initial proposal.

All proposals received will stand alone and be considered complete and final. The Government will not consider any external information or data that is incorporated by reference, except as may be expressly permitted by this solicitation. Elaborate proposals, color brochures, and other excesses are discouraged.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the technical requirements with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

Joint Ventures: a joint venture is defined as a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliance” which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation. A company that is part of a joint venture shall submit a legally binding joint venture agreement. Joint ventures shall include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity identified. If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Page and project form limits apply to the joint venture as a whole. Prospective offerors that submit proposals may not change their firm (including Letters of Commitment and proposed subcontractors) or their joint venture firms, if selected to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

The successful offeror will be selected solely based on the evaluation factors set forth below. Accordingly, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation should provide clear, complete, concise, and straightforward responses to the evaluation factors.

B. Definitions.

The Government will use the following definitions when evaluating proposals:

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. See FAR 15.001.

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

Strength ‐ An aspect of an offeror’s proposal with merit or that will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the advantage of the Government during contract performance.

Significant Strength ‐ An aspect of an offeror’s proposal with appreciable merit or that will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the considerable advantage of the Government during contract performance.

Weakness ‐ A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

Significant Weakness ‐ A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

2. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION

A. Administrative Details and General Instructions:

(1) General Proposal Format.

The proposal shall be in electronic Portable Document Format, filename extension “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader. Offerors shall bookmark and label each electronic PDF to afford easy identification from the proposal table of contents. Each file should be compatible with optical character recognition (OCR). (OCR is a common method of digitizing printed texts so that they can be electronically searched, stored more compactly, displayed on-line, and used in machine processes such as machine translation, text-to speech, key data extraction and text mining.)

Title Page. Each copy must include the offeror’s name and address, phone number and email address, title of the solicitation, solicitation number and date of submittal clearly identified on the front cover.

Table of Contents. Each volume of the proposal shall contain a detailed and complete table of contents.

Submissions. PDF pages containing text are expected to be 8 ½ x 11 inches with at least one‐inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Paragraphs should be separated by at least one blank line. A standard 12‐ point font in either Arial or Times New Roman is required. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

Organization charts or schedules. An 11” x 17” PDF format may be used.

All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. Each volume of the proposal is expected to contain a table of contents, summary section with a brief abstract of the volume, and the narrative discussion.

(2) Proposal Content Limitations.

The offeror must confine the proposal to relevant information and documentation sufficient to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. The page count is at the discretion of the offeror; however, the technical proposal may not be more than 25 typewritten (single page only) pages total. The 25‐page limit does NOT apply to: (a) the price proposal (Volume II); or (b) past performance information submitted under Factor 1 of the technical proposal. Evaluation of the non‐price factors will end on the 25th page submitted.

Extraneous information provided in the proposals will not be considered in the evaluations; therefore, the offeror should only provide information that satisfies the solicitation requirements. Merely restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration demonstrates a lack of understanding of the requirement.

DO NOT cross reference past performance information. It is acceptable to repeat data, project information or experience in more than one non‐price area as long as it satisfies the requirements of the factor.

Proprietary information must be clearly marked.

B. Content of Proposals: All proposals must be prepared in two volumes: A technical proposal (Volume I), and a price proposal (Volume II). Each of the volumes shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. The technical proposal (Volume I) must not contain reference to price. The narrative and content structure of the proposal shall follow the format shown under Volume I below. Offerors who fail to submit a complete proposal may be excluded and thus receive no further consideration for award.

(1) Technical Proposal, Volume I:

Provide one (1) electronic proposal in Portable Document Format, filename extension “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader. Volume I shall consist of information for the three non-price factors, listed in tabular form, as noted below.

Tab 1 – Factor 1 – Performance Confidence

Tab 2 – Factor 2 – Capacity

Tab 3 – Factor 3 – Small Business Participation

(2) Price Proposal, Volume II:

Provide one electronic proposal in Portable Document Format, filename extension “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader of a complete and detailed Price Proposal on the forms provided in the solicitation. Provide pricing and complete all line items on SF 1442. The price proposal must be prepared in accordance with the following and must include:

Tab 1 – SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award. The SF 1442 shall be filled out completely by the offeror and signed by an official that is authorized to bind the company. The offeror shall also acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 or Block 19 of SF 1442.

Tab 2 – Section 00 10 00, Proposal Price / Bid Schedule. The offeror shall fully complete this section, to include (without limitation) the Supplemental Bid Schedule.

Tab 3 – Representations, Certifications and other Statements of Offerors. The offeror shall complete all representations and certifications in Section 00 45 00 and also ensure current registration and completed/updated Annual Representations and Certifications on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, www.sam.gov.

Tab 4 – Banking and Bonding Points of Contact. The Government is required to determine prospective contractors’ responsibility. The offeror shall provide contact information (company name, point of contact, address, email and phone number) for the offeror’s bank and bonding institutions from a surety appearing on the Dept. of Treasury Circular 570 (list of approved sureties).

Tab 5 – Bid/Offer Guarantee. The Bid Bond shall be at least 20% of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million. See FAR 52.228‐1, Bid Guarantee.

C. Submission of Proposals: Proposals are due no later than the time and date established in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442). There will not be a public proposal opening.

Proposals received after the date and time in Block 13A of the solicitation will be considered late and will not be considered for award.

If an offeror submits multiple proposals, the Government will only consider the last proposal submitted prior to the due date and time.

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

To avoid rejection of an offer, the offeror must make every effort to ensure their electronic submission is virus‐free. Proposals, or portions thereof, submitted with the presence of a virus or which are otherwise unreadable will be treated as unreadable pursuant to FAR 15.207(c).

The requirement that an original and copy(ies) be submitted as found in Block 13A of the SF 1442 is satisfied through the electronic submission. Additionally, electronic submission of the bid guarantee, when a bid guarantee is required, is due with the bid submission. (Do not physically mail the bid guarantee when submitting a proposal. If a contract is awarded, the awardee will be required to mail an original bid guarantee prior to award.)

3. EVALUATION FACTORS

Volume I – Technical (Non‐Price) Submission Requirements and Evaluation Method:

FACTOR 1 (TAB 1) – Performance Confidence

Submission Requirements:

The offeror shall submit information for at least two, but no more than four, complete or substantially complete projects that demonstrate the offeror’s experience performing projects of relevant scope and complexity and that were similar in size to the solicited project. Information submitted for each project must include the information outlined in Attachment A, Offeror’s Experience Form.

Each project must have been completed, or substantially completed, within the last ten years. “Substantially complete” is defined as having completed more than 75% of the project work at the time of proposal submission. If an offeror submits a project that it represents is “substantially complete,” the offeror must reasonably explain why the project is considered at least 75% complete. If an offeror submits an ongoing project without providing an accompanying reasonable explanation that explains how the project is at least 75% complete, the Government reserves the right to reject the project.

To be considered similar in size to the solicited project, each project must have been valued at

$2,000,000.00 or more (present day value).

Projects will be considered more relevant to the extent they demonstrate the following attributes. Each individual project is not required to include all of the following attributes, but an offeror’s submitted project information must collectively demonstrate:

Experience performing water injection dredging, especially in cohesive sediments, or experience performing dredging (of other type(s)) in lakes, reservoirs, or other deep, backwatered conditions.

Technical competence in designing and constructing a WID system or in designing and constructing dredging systems or dredging equipment of comparable complexity.

Technical competence in constructing facilities needed for dredge assembly, maintenance, and fueling.

Technical competence in operating the type of equipment that will be required for the WID demonstration project.

Technical competence in recording and providing dredge parameters of the sort listed in the specifications.

A maximum of four (4) projects will be evaluated. If an offeror disregards these instructions and submits more than four projects, only the first four projects will be evaluated. Offerors should describe each project with enough detail to ensure that the Government can meaningfully assess how well the projects submitted meet the evaluation criteria outlined below.

Instructions on the use of major subcontractor experience: Offerors may use the experience of major subcontractors to demonstrate experience. A “major subcontractor” is a subcontractor that the offeror proposes to perform 25% or more of the work required under the solicitation. If the offeror submits experience of a major subcontractor, the offeror must submit a letter of commitment from the subcontractor on the letterhead of the firm to be subcontracted. The letter of commitment must be signed by an authorized individual from the subcontractor that is proposed to perform the work. If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience will not be considered.

For each of the projects submitted (including any projects submitted that were performed by a major subcontractor), the offeror shall also provide information about the quality of its performance. The Government seeks a contractor who maintains a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and superior performance. It is the offeror’s responsibility to affirmatively document these qualities in its technical proposal.

If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, the offeror shall submit it with the proposal.

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

If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

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

If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Laura Hedrick, via email at laura.l.hedrick@usace.army.mil and copying Contract

Specialist Erick Ottoson at erick.s.ottoson@usace.army.mil prior to the proposal closing date.

The offerors shall instruct the clients to refer to the solicitation number in the subject line.

PPQs are source selection materials.

Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted past performance information in the past performance evaluation.

Offerors may provide explanation on problems encountered on past projects and the corrective actions taken by the offeror.

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

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

Evaluation Method:

The performance confidence evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The recency and relevancy of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the contractor’s performance shall be considered. Recency, relevancy, and quality of performance will be combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each offeror.

The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance. For projects to demonstrate recent past experience of the offeror, they must have been completed or substantially completed (as defined above) within ten years of the date that proposals are due.

The second aspect is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the work required by the solicitation. Each submitted project will be assigned one of the levels of relevancy shown in the table below.

RATING DESCRIPTION

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

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

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

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

With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

The third aspect is to evaluate the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance. 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. The Government will review the 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. If any performance issues are identified, the Government will consider the number, type and severity of the problems and effectiveness of corrective actions taken. A separate quality assessment rating will not be assigned; rather, the Government will assign a final Performance Confidence Assessment rating for this factor based on the offeror’s overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance. Each offeror will be assigned one of the ratings using the table below.

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT

RATING DESCRIPTION

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

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

Neutral Confidence

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

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will 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.

In the case of an offeror without a record of recent/relevant past performance or for which information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably, and therefore may receive a “Neutral Confidence” rating.

At no time during this process, or during any debriefing, or after any award, will the names of the individuals providing reference information about an offeror’s past performance be revealed to the offerors or to any other party. If discussions are held, offerors may be afforded the opportunity to respond to adverse comments made by references in accordance with guidelines identified in FAR Subpart 15.3. In that case, relevant comments will be extracted and provided to the offeror. CPARS evaluations that are part of the official record will be utilized as if the offeror has already had an opportunity to respond.

FACTOR 2 (TAB 2) – Capacity

The offeror shall submit a Work Plan that demonstrates the ability to support the project’s schedule and the offeror’s approach to performing the required work as outlined in the specifications. The approach for the requirement under the contract should show a thorough understanding of the requirements. Clarity and completeness of the description of the offeror’s approach to the project is essential.

The Work Plan must include, at a minimum:

Gantt Chart: Submit a project schedule in Gantt chart format using the critical path method (MS Project or Primavera software). Provide enough detail and tasks to adequately cover the scope of the project and the activities required to successfully describe and complete the project as required by the solicitation. Items of particular interest are:

Design/construction of WID system;

Mobilization;

WID operation;

De‐mobilization.

Narrative: Submit a narrative detailing the plan (means and methods) for completing the work, meeting the schedule, and the challenges and site constraints that may be encountered during WID system construction and operation. Describe the proposed mitigation measures for the identified challenges and constraints to successfully complete the required major features of work described below. Submit a narrative detailing quality assurance to evaluate performance and determine that the deliverables (results/products/reports, etc.) are properly executed. For each feature of work, identify who is performing the work (offeror or a subcontractor).

Dates/timeline to construct the WID system;

Ability to construct the WID system;

Mobilization and demobilization plan;

Operations plan (start and finish time per day; daily operations documentation);

Quality Assurance Plan.

Evaluation Method:

The Government will rate this factor using a combined technical/risk rating system that includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies identified in the offeror’s proposal. The Government will assign a combined technical/risk rating for this factor using the adjectival ratings listed in the table below.

COLOR RATING DESCRIPTION

Blue Outstanding

Proposal indicates 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…