Solicitation W912EF22R0002.pdf

PROJECT TITLE: Low er Monumental Navigation Lock Pow er and Controls Upgrade

LOCATION: Low er Monumental Lock and Dam, Kahlotus, Washington

DAVID C. BOONE 509-527-7205

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

28-Apr-2022

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________See 00 70 00

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 __________ copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________01 Jun 2022 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time 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 _______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

USAED, WALLA WALLA - CONTRACTING DIV.

DAVID C BOONE 201 N. THIRD AVENUE

WALLA WALLA WA 99362-1876

W912EF

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

03:00 PM (hour) Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

509-527-7802FAX:TEL: 509-527-7205 TEL: FAX:

W912EF22R0002 75

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

Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

INDEX

Section 00 10 00, Solicitation Contract Form Section 00 21 00, Instructions Section 00 45 00, Representations and Certifications Section 00 70 00, Conditions of the Contract Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions Technical Specifications Drawings

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

BID SCHEDULE

Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers Lower Monumental Navigation Lock Power and Controls Upgrade

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

QUANTITY

U/M*

U/P*

AMOUNT

Items 0001 Electrical Demolition 1 JOB XXXXX $________

0002 Electrical Installation 1 JOB XXXXX $________

0003 Mechanical & Structural Demolition 1 JOB XXXXX $________

0004 Mechanical & Structural Installation 1 JOB XXXXX $________

SCHEDULE TOTAL $__________

IMPORTANT See Section 01 22 00.00 28; MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT; Paragraph; Retainage of Payment, for withholding of payment for final deliverables.

EVALUATION FACTORS

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value-tradeoff) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, based on an integrated assessment, with appropriate consideration given to the five (5) evaluation factors: Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience, Work Plan, Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Price.

Factor 1, Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience and Factor 3, Past Performance are equal in importance and more important than Factor 2, Work Plan. Factors 1, 2 and 3 are more important than Factor 4, Small Business Participation. When combined, the non-price factors (Factors 1 through 4) are significantly more important than Factor 5, Price; however, as proposals become more equal in technical (non-price) merit, the evaluated price will be considered more important in determining the best value proposal.

The following paragraphs B through E cover the Factors to be evaluated, the evaluation approach for each Factor to include factor rating tables, proposal submission requirements and final discussion guidance.

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal.

FACTOR 1 Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience – Information provided by the offeror in support of Factor 1 will be evaluated based on its relevance to the Scope of Work. There is not a specified page limit for the Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience factor, but offerors are encouraged to be clear and concise in providing the information requested.

Risk will be evaluated as one aspect of the electrical industrial installation and commissioning experience evaluation, inherent in the experience evaluation factor rating. Risk assesses the degree to which the offerors proposed experience approach for the requirements of the solicitation may cause disruption of schedule, increased price, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the Evaluation Approach, Paragraph C of this section. During evaluation of each proposal, the Government will assign the factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

FACTOR 2 Work Plan – Each offeror’s proposal will be evaluated to determine the degree to which the work plan demonstrates an understanding of the required scope and the offeror’s capabilities and availability of resources to complete all requirements of the solicitation. The evaluation will consider strengths, weaknesses, and risks of the proposed work plan. Risk assesses the degree to which the offeror’s proposed technical approach for the requirements of the solicitation may cause disruption of schedule, increased price, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

FACTOR 3 Past Performance – Each offeror’s current and past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence.

FACTOR 4: Small Business Participation – The extent of Small Business Participation will be evaluated for unrestricted acquisitions.

FACTOR 5 Price – The resulting award will be a firm-fixed price contract. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of the proposal.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB). The following sections define the information to be provided and describe how the information for each factor will be evaluated and rated.

Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements, to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required of this solicitation.

1. The overarching evaluation approach for all factors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offerors methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFP. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the RFP.

Marginal levels of overall detail could indicate a lack of understanding concerning the requirements and may result in the entire factor receiving an unfavorable rating and/or being eliminated from the competitive range.

b. Subcontractor Identification and Experience.

i. Offerors shall clearly identify the firm(s) that will be utilized during performance of the contract. If the prime contractor proposes to use a subcontractor for the fabrication or the design of the required equipment, the offeror shall submit a signed Letter of Commitment from the subcontractor with the proposal.

ii. If a subcontractor is proposed, the proposal will be considered more favorable if the proposal contains evidence of the prime and subcontractor working successfully together previously on relevant projects, than an offer with a prime and subcontractor with no prior experience working together on relevant projects.

iii. If a joint venture is proposed, the proposal will be considered more favorable if the proposal contains evidence of the firms working successfully together previously on relevant projects, than an offer with a joint venture with no prior experience working together on relevant projects.

c. Offeror Experience Form. Use Attachment “Offeror Experience Form” to describe the projects in which the Offeror has relevant work experience. Experience shall include adequate detail to demonstrate the relevancy of the scope of work for comparison to that required in this solicitation.

2. Factor 1 Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience

Offerors shall demonstrate recent (as described below) experience with electrical industrial installation and electrical industrial commissioning relevant to the scope and complexity of work in the solicitation. Offerors shall provide sufficient information to clearly demonstrate breadth and depth of the Offeror’s electrical industrial installation and electrical industrial commissioning experience. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements, to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required of this solicitation.

i. Offerors must demonstrate electrical industrial installation experience by providing up to four (4) examples, performed within the past ten (10) years that collectively demonstrate each of the elements identified below. If more than four (4) examples are provided, only the first four (4) examples will be evaluated.

ii. Offerors must demonstrate electrical industrial commissioning experience by providing up to four

(4) examples, performed within the past ten (10) years that collectively demonstrate each of the elements identified below. If more than four (4) examples are provided, only the first four (4) examples will be evaluated.

a. At least 50% physically complete at the time of proposal submission or was completed within the last ten (10) years.

b. Complete equipment upgrade of at least a 1.5 MVA system that collectively include the following:

• 4160V and 480V switchgears, 4160V and 480V motor control centers, panelboards and motors.

• 4160V/480V Dry-type Transformer installation.

• Medium voltage (5 kV) conductors and conduits.

• Low voltage (600 V) conductors and conduits/trays.

• Temporary equipment/switchgear.

• Instrumentation and controls (Programmable Logic Controller (PLC))

c. Use Attached “Offeror Experience Form” to describe the projects in which the Offeror has relevant electrical industrial installation experience and electrical industrial commissioning experience. Project experience shall include adequate detail to demonstrate the relevancy of the scope of work for comparison to that required in this solicitation.

Offerors shall clearly identify the firm(s) that will be utilized during performance of the contract. If the prime contractor proposes to use a subcontractor for the fabrication or the design of the required equipment, the offeror shall submit a signed Letter of Commitment from the subcontractor with the proposal.

Each project submitted by the Offeror must be substantially complete by the date that the proposals are due.

Substantially complete is defined as being 50% complete. If an Offeror submits a project that it represents is “substantially complete,” the Offeror must provide a narrative to explain why the project is considered at least 50% complete.

A letter of commitment is required for the use of any major subcontractor’s past experience as meeting any of the Factor 1 elements. The letter of commitment must be a signed letter of commitment from the subcontractor who is proposed to perform the work. The letter of commitment must be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to a joint venture partner (for example, the subcontractor is a subsidiary of a joint venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the joint venture partner is also a subsidiary). If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience will not be considered.

The Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience Factor Ratings, excerpted below focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror’s proposal. The rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Experience requirements.

Rating Description

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

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

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

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

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

Proposal is unawardable.

3. Factor 2 – Work Plan

This factor evaluates the offeror’s understanding of the required scope of work and evaluates the offerors’ capabilities and availability of resources necessary to complete all requirements.

The information submitted for Factor 2 (Work Plan) including schedule and work plan exposition shall be limited to five (5) pages total. Offerors shall submit the following for Factor 2:

1) Schedule reflecting the planned activities, order of major tasks identified, task dependencies and durations proposed to successfully accomplish the entire project from notice to proceed to final commissioning, and contract close-out. Contractor should assume, for evaluation purposes only, a notice to proceed date of 25 August 2022. At a minimum, the schedule shall include the following:

a. Pre-Construction Submittals submitted/approved within 85 calendar days from Notice to Proceed being issued.

b. Compliance with work sequencing and acknowledgement of unit outage requirements.

c. Major Activities

i. Pre-construction submittals

ii. Temporary Power Installation

iii. LSP1/LSQ1 and LSP2/ LSQ2 outages and demolition

iv. BPA switchyard outage coordination.

v. Outage for Station Service 4160V feeder to Navlock

vi. Off-site manufacturing and procurement of long lead time items

vii. LSP1/LSQ1 and LSP2/ LSQ2 Installation

viii. Commissioning activities including load testing

ix. Breakroom outage

2) Work plan addressing the following items:

a. Discuss how work to complete one task may impact or be impacted by work to complete other tasks.

b. Show understanding, via manufacturing research, that the replacement Navigation Lock

Substations meets the physical space limitations (cable entry, working space, etc.) identified in the contract plan view and elevation drawings.

c. Document capabilities and availability of resources (manufacturing, equipment and personnel) necessary to complete all required major tasks identified in the schedule.

d. List all major subcontractors with their respective role and responsibility to complete all major tasks. Refer to the requirement for a letter of commitment for subcontractors in submission requirements for Factor 1.

e. Explain the communication process between different crews, subcontractors, and managers, including the superintendent, project manager, safety officer and quality control personnel. Include an organization chart to show the communication channels.

The Work Plan Ratings, excerpted below, focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror’s proposal. The rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Technical requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

4. Factor 3 - Past Performance

There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: Recency, Relevancy (including context of data) and Quality (including general trends in the contractor performance and source of information).

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the scope of work. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation.

a. The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror’s (and major subcontractor’s) record of performance as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including price, schedule, performance, and management of sub-contractors. Major sub-contractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent or more of the proposed effort. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, signed letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered.

Offerors are reminded to include the most recent and relevant efforts (within the past seven (7) years) in their proposal. Absent any recent and relevant past performance history or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror will be assigned an “unknown confidence rating” and its proposal will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use data provided by the offeror in its proposal and data obtained from other sources, including data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State, or Local government or commercial contracts for same or similar services as compared to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 238210 Electrical contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors. Data submitted by the offeror or gathered from other sources by the government in conducting performance risk assessments shall not extend past ten years prior to the issue date of the request for proposal but may include performance data generated during the past ten years without regard to the contract award date. CPARS data is limited to the past six (6) years. Offerors should provide additional performance data for projects beyond six (6) years.

b. Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contract numbers and descriptions for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past seven years, from the issue date of this request for proposal, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation.

c. The past performance factor considers each offeror’s demonstrated current and relevant past record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements.

d. RECENCY: The Government will evaluate recency by examining the offerors’ record of past performance and to assess the time period during which the offeror’s past performance is considered relevant.

e. RELEVANCY: The Government will conduct a performance assessment based on the relevancy of the Offeror's current and past performance, as well as that of its major subcontractors, as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. These efforts include all aspects of schedule, performance, and customer support, including the Offeror’s submitted subcontracting plan for this project and the Offeror’s record of: 1) Conforming to specifications and standards of good workmanship; 2) Maintaining program execution within price; 3) Adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; 4) Ability to resolve technical and manufacturing problems quickly and effectively; 5) Businesslike concern for the interest of its customers; 6) Establishing and maintaining adequate management of subcontractors; and 7) Compliance with subcontracting plans submitted on previous projects.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition

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

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

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

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

f. QUALITY: The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance. The quality past performance evaluations conducted gathers information from offeror’s customers to determine how well the offeror performed those past contracts. This quality assessment will be reflected in the overall confidence assessment described below.

g. PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT: The final step is for the team to arrive at a single consensus performance confidence assessment for the offeror. Because this source selection requires a greater level of discrimination with the past performance evaluation, evaluators shall use the ratings in the chart below. This rating considers the assessed quality of the relevant/current efforts gathered (documented results from Past Performance Questionnaires, interviews, CPARS, and other sources form the support and basis for this assessment). Ensure the rationale for the conclusions reached are included.

Performance Confidence Assessments

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.

4. Factor 4 – Small Business Participation

Other than small business, Offerors will be evaluated on the level of proposed participation of small business concerns in performance of this acquisition (as small business subcontractors) relative to the objectives and goals established herein.

The government will evaluate:

a. The extent to which such firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, are specifically identified in proposals;

b. The extent of commitment to use such firms. The proposal will be rated more favorably under this factor if it contains an enforceable commitment in the form of a signed letter of commitment (LOC);

c. Identification of the complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform;

d. The extent past performance is in compliance with FAR 52.219-8 “Utilization of Small Business” and maximizing opportunities for U.S. Small Business Subcontractors.

e. The extent to which the offeror meets or exceeds the goals. The goals for this procurement are:

• Total Small Business (any type of small business) 5% of the total contract value (the sum of all CLINs);

• Subcategory Small Business o Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 0.5% of the total contract value;

o Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 0.5% of the total contract value;

o Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) 0.5% of the total contract value;

o Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) 1% of the total contract value;

o Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 0.5% of the total contract value;

Small Business Participation Factor Rating Definitions:

Small Business Participation Factor Ratings

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

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

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

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

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives. Proposal is non-awardable.

5. Factor 5 – Price

Offerors must submit completed Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) with unit price, quantity, and extended price, as applicable. All extensions of the unit prices shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of discrepancy between the unit price and the extended price, the unit price will govern. For the purpose of evaluating proposals, the following will be used to resolve arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of the pricing schedule as submitted by the offeror:

a. Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

b. In a discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

c. Calculation errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

d. Calculation errors in the addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

An evaluation will be performed on the proposed prices. The evaluation will not be assigned an adjectival rating;

however, it will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.305 and FAR 15.404.

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Introduction. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically, as set forth below. The solicitation shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submission. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes. The Volumes are:

Volume I – Electrical Industrial Installation and Commissioning Experience (Factor 1)

Work Plan (Factor 2) Past Performance (Factor 3)

Volume II – Small Business Participation (Factor 4) Price (Factor 5) Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations.

Certifications/Representations.

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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Any costs related to proposal preparation and submission will not be reimbursed by the Government.

2. Proposal Submission Requirements.

a. Each volume shall be submitted as a separate PDF or ZIP file. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated.

b. Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE PRINTED COPIES ELECTRONIC COPIES

Volume I Printed copies not required. 1 Volume II Printed copies not required. 1

d. Proposals may be rejected for failure to adhere to the proposal preparation requirements.

e. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required of this solicitation.

f. To submit proposals electronically via DoD SAFE, email Contract Specialist, David Boone at david.c.boone@usace.army.mil and Contracting Officer, Jani Long at jani.c.long@usace.army.mil for a unique code with valid email address and point of contact for your company. Mr. Boone will provide you with your unique code, then you will need to go to the following website: https://safe.apps.mil/ mailto:david.c.boone@usace.army.mil mailto:jani.c.long@usace.army.mil https://safe.apps.mil/

At the DoD SAFE website select “Drop-Off,” then enter your unique code, and submit your proposal(s).

When your proposal is submitted via the DoD SAFE website, the website will provide notification of the submittal to the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipient will be: David Boone, david.c.boone@usace.army.mil

• When your files have been “picked-up,” you will receive an email notification. If you have not received a notification, and it has been more than one business day since your “drop-off”

– please contact David Boone at david.c.boone@usace.army.mil.

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 uploaded into the DoD SAFE website as identified in the DoD Safe 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.

NOTE: ONLY in the unusual case that the DoD SAFE website is “down” (not operational);

the Offeror should email their proposal to the following individuals prior to the proposal due date and time: David Boone whose email address is david.c.boone@usace.army.mil.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Proposals shall be received by the USACE Contracting Activity no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442. Official time will be established by the clock located in the area where proposals are received. Late proposals may not be accepted.

3. Proposal Files.

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. Scans must be in color and at least 600 dpi. All files created in MS Word (docx) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

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

NOTE: 11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations.

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 submitted electronically via DoD SAFE. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aid in the Price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format. **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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d. Subcontractor Identification. Offerors should clearly identify the firm(s) that will be utilized during performance of the contract or work that will be self-performed. Ensure the proposal is clear as to which function the Offeror or subcontractor will be performing. If the prime contractor proposes to use a subcontractor, the offeror shall submit a signed Letter of Commitment from the subcontractor with the proposal.

1. If a subcontractor is proposed, the proposal will be considered more favorable if the proposal contains evidence of the prime and subcontractor working successfully together previously on relevant projects.

2. If a joint venture is proposed, the proposal will be considered more favorable if the proposal contains evidence of the joint venture entity working successfully together previously on relevant projects.

(i) VOLUME I, TAB 1 – ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING EXPERIENCE. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Electrical Industrial Installation Experience

(2) Section 2 – Electrical Industrial Commissioning Experience

(ii) VOLUME I, TAB 2 –WORK PLAN. This tab shall consist of all information required to support Evaluation Factor 2.

(1) Section 1 – Schedule

(2) Section 2 – Work Plan Exposition

(iii) VOLUME I, TAB 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE. This tab shall contain current and past performance information regarding similar contracts. Offerors shall submit Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major sub-contractor currently in performance or awarded during the past ten (10) years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation.

Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort required by the RFP. Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, signed letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered.

This tab shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format. Ensure all information is current and accurate.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS

Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, (or private firm) and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Technical representative/COR and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative

Contracting Officer’s name, current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award point of contact name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order/Task Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded price.

(i) Final or projected final price.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

(k) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 – Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 - Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The offerors shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(b) For all contracts, the offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns.

Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the offeror’s delivered product.

(3) Section 3 – Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. The information provided for the prime offeror and each proposed major subcontractor shall include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government technical specification. This includes all subcontractors and suppliers who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose subcontract is for more than 10% of the total proposed Price.

(4) Section 4 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited to demonstrate the relevancy of experience and past performance with this solicitation. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Signed Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered. Letters of Commitment must be signed both by the company official and the employee.

(5) Section 5-Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1 - Contract Descriptions, complete a Past Performance Questionnaire for any project that has not received a formal

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to the technical representative responsible for the current and past contract. The Point of Contacts (POCs) shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and submit the completed questionnaire directly back to the offeror. The offeror will submit the completed questionnaire with their proposal. Clients are highly encouraged to submit questionnaires directly to the offeror. However, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the USACE Contracting Office. In this case, the client shall e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date, to david.c.boone@usace.army.mil.

The offeror shall submit, with its proposal, a list of all the POCs who were sent questionnaires. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields:

Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC (month/day).

Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors’ facility, i.e., in case an offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency points of contact (POC) in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

(iv) VOLUME II, TAB 1 – PRICE. This tab shall consist of all information, required to support proposed prices. Certified pricing data is not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award. There are no page limitations for this tab.

The offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this tab is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF1442 and continuation sheets.

(v) VOLUME II, TAB 2 – Small Business Participation Plan. Other than small business Offerors are required to complete a Small Business Participation Plan (form attached). Offerors must propose the level of participation of small businesses (as small business subcontractors) in the performance of this acquisition relative to the objectives/goals set forth in the evaluation of this area.

(vi) VOLUME II, TAB 3– SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND

CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

Certifications and Representations – Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF1442 and all certifications requiring original signature.

An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section 00 21 00 – Standard Form 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award Section 00 45 00 – Representations, Certification, and Other Statements of Offerors

Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be submitted separately from that submitted in VOLUME II – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD

DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS /REPRESENTATIONS.

E. DISCUSSIONS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION. In accordance with FAR provision 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

ATTENTION TO OFFERORS

ATTENTION TO OFFERORS

Offerors(s) may be asked to provide the following information for the Government’s use in the determination of offerors(s) responsibility, pursuant to FAR Part 9.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Current Balance Sheet and latest Profit and Loss Statement prepared from the most recent fiscal year and certified by an officer of the company.

2. The name of your banking firm, telephone number and the name of the individual to contact for a line-of-credit reference.

Banking Institution ______________________________________________

Telephone Number ______________________________________________

Person to Contact ______________________________________________

Email Address ______________________________________________

3. Tax ID Number ___________________________________

4. Years of experience (in the field of the proposed work). _______________________ Indicate similarity of work currently under way to work required for this project.

5. List of present work to include agency or firm name, address, telephone number and email address of primary point of contact responsible for inspection and acceptance of the work. (Attach list)

6. List of previous work to include agency or firm name, address, telephone number and email address of primary point of contact responsible for inspection and acceptance of the work. (Attach list)

7. Percentage of work under this contract to be subcontracted _______________ %

Return completed form with all attachments to:

Email: david.c.boone@usace.army.mil

OR

Physical/Mailing Address: Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CT David Boone, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876.

Offerors shall price all line items of the bid schedule.

AWARD will be made, as a whole, to one offeror.

BONDS: If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its offer by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed payments bonds or alternate payment protection within 10 Calendar days after receipt of the contract award forms by the offeror, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

ARTHMETIC DISCREPANCIES:

(a) For the purposes of evaluating proposals, the following will be used to resolve arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of the Bid Schedule as submitted by the offeror:

a. Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected.

b. In a discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

c. Calculation errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

d. Calculation errors in the addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

(b) For the purpose of proposal evaluation, the government will proceed on the assumption that the offeror intends his proposal to be evaluated on the basis of unit prices, the totals arrived at by resolution of arithmetic discrepancies as provided above the proposal will be so reflected on the abstract of offers.

(c) These correction procedures shall not be used to resolve any ambiguity in the proposal

OFFER QUANTITIES: Proposals for less than the specified quantities of each item in the bid schedule will not be considered.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY, PREAWARD SURVEY

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