Solicitation - W912P919R0040.pdf

WOOD RIVER RELIEF WELLS

The w ork consists of construction of adding 24 relief w ells f rom STA 152+00 - 188+50. Nine relief w ells are being added betw een STA 180+00 – 186+00, w ith 2 of these w ells being modif ied to T-Type w ells. Four relief w ells are being added betw een STA 154+00 – 156+00, and 11 relief w ells are being added betw een STA 156+00 – 161+00. Work includes relief w ell construction, concrete w ork, below grade precast concrete, clearing, grubbing and stripping, geotextile, stone protection, care of w ater, and establishment of turf.

The Estimated Range (in accordance w ith FAR 36.204) is betw een $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.00.

Solicitation Type - This solicitation is Best Value using the Subjective Trade-Off method, and is issued using 100% set-aside for Small Business competition.

Davis Bacon Wage Determination IL20210019 is applicable to this solicitation.

Site Visit is scheduled. See FAR Clause 52.236-27 for full details.

WHITNEY R DEE 314 331-8621

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

05-Aug-2021

(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 ________365 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________0 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________07 Sep 2021 (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

CONTRACTING DIVISION

US ARMY ENGR DIST ST LOUIS

1222 SPRUCE STREET, RM 4.207

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2833

W912P9

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

10:00 AM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

314 331-8746FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W912P919R0040 72

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 00 00 - Procurement and Contracting Requirements

SPECIFICATIONS

Attachment 1 – Specifications Attachment 2 – Plans

Sustainability Opportunities Bio-Based The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) designates certain biobased products for federal prorcurement and specifies minimum biobased content levels for those products. Any designated product that is being offered or supplied under this contract shall meet USDA BioPreferred’s minimum biobased content level. Visit the BioPreferred website for the complete list of designated products and the associated minimum biobased content level requirements.

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

BIDDING SCHEDULE

EXHIBIT A - BIDDING SCHEDULE

Item Estimated Unit Estimated No. Description Quantity Unit Price Amount__

A001. Mobilization and Demobilization 1 JB $_______ $_______

A002. Care of Water 1 JB $_______ $_______

A003. Clearing and Stripping 1 JB $_______ $_______

A004. Establishment of Turf 1 JB $_______ $_______

A005. T-Type Relief Well 157 LF $_______ $_______

A006. D-Type Relief Well 1679.5 LF $_______ $_______

A007. Well Development 96 HR $_______ $_______

A008. Pumping Tests 48 HR $_______ $_______

A009. Relief Well Abandonment 1 JB $_______ $_______

A010. Relief Well Collector System and Headwall 1 EA $_______ $_______

A011. Drill Pad Installation and Removal 1 JB $_______ $_______

A012. Bonding 1 JB $_______ $_______

TOTAL $____________

EXHIBIT B – BIDDING SCHEDULE OPTIONS

Item Estimated Unit Estimated No. Description Quantity Unit Price Amount__

OPTIONAL ITEMS

B001. Well Abandonment 0-20 Ft Depth 20 LF $_______ $_______

B002. Well Abandonment 20-100 Ft Depth 80 LF $_______ $_______

TOTAL $__________

ABBREVIATIONS

JB Job HR Hour LF Linear Feet TN Ton EA Each

W912P919R0040

BIDDING SCHEDULE NOTES

1. All quantities shown on the BIDDING SCHEDULE are estimated quantities except when the unit is shown as job "JB".

2. When bids are solicited on a unit price basis, bidders shall insert in the spaces provided therefore in the SCHEDULE both the "unit price" and the "estimated amount" resulting from applying the said unit price to the estimated quantity shown. In event the bidder quotes only a total price ("estimated amount") in its bid and fails to quote the unit price, the Government will determine such unit price by dividing the total price quoted by the quantity of the item set out in the SCHEDULE. The bidder agrees that the unit price so determined shall be used for the purpose of bid evaluation, award and all payments to the Contractor including final payment.

3. All extensions of the unit prices shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the bid and the extension will be corrected accordingly.

4. If a modification to a bid based on unit prices is submitted, which provides for a lump sum adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the lump sum adjustment to each unit price in the bid schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the bidder agrees that the lump sum adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to every unit price in the bid schedule.

5. Bidders are required to bid on all items listed on the Bidding Schedule in addition to inserting a total quoted bid in the appropriate space provided. Failure to do so will be considered good cause to disqualify the bid.

6. OPTIONAL BID ITEMS. EXHIBIT B includes OPTIONAL ITEMS. Upon completion of further design and analysis, the Contracting Officer, in accordance with the specifications and drawings, will direct the optional bid item work as needed. The Contractor shall perform the appropriate work ONLY when directed by the Contracting Officer. The Government is not obligated to request any work under any optional item(s). The bid prices for each optional item shall represent your firm price to perform that service.

Payment will be made ONLY for work actually requested by the Government and performed to the Government’s satisfaction.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Wood River Relief Wells

FFP

SEE EXHIBIT A - BIDDING SCHEDULE

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1KZ

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job OPTION Wood River Relief Wells

FFP

SEE EXHIBIT B - BIDDING SCHEDULE OPTIONS

PSC CD: Y1KZ

NET AMT

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 365 dys. ANP 1 CONSTRUCTION BRANCH

TONY JONES

1222 SPRUCE STREET

ST. LOUIS MO 63103-2833

314-331-8130

966402

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee SEP 1996 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

REQUIRED INSURANCE

(a) As required by the Contract Clause entitled "Insurance—Work on a Government Installation", the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer, prior to the commencement of work, a certificate or written statement as evidence of the minimum insurance listed below. The Contractor shall procure and maintain such types and amounts of insurance during the entire period of his performance under this contract. The Contractor shall assure that the certificate or written statement is in accordance with required wording indicated in paragraph b of the aforementioned Contract Clause.

(1) Workmen's Compensation – Amounts required by applicable jurisdictional statutes.

(2) Employer's Liability Insurance – $100,000.00

(3) Comprehensive General Liability Insurance – (No property damage liability insurance is required.)

Bodily Injury — $500,000 per occurrence

(4) Comprehensive Automobile Insurance –

Bodily Injury — $200,000 each person $500,000 each accident Property Damage — $ 20,000 each accident

(b) Certificates of insurance should be submitted to the following address:

Department of the Army St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis, MO 63103

(End of clause)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for-- Tuesday, 17 August 2021 at 9:00am CST

(c) Participants will meet at-- 3673 The Great River Rd #3575 East Alton, IL 62024

(d) Point of Contact— Kevin Deiters, Project Engineer - 618-540-8060

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

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

https://www.acquisition.gov

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

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

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

252.204-7007 ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (APR 2020)

Substitute the following paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) for paragraphs (b) and (d) of the provision at FAR 52.204-8:

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

(e) of this provision applies.

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

__ (i) Paragraph (e) applies.

__ (ii) Paragraph (e) does not apply and the Offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

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

(i) 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation. Applies to all solicitations.

(ii) 252.209-7003, Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus--Representation. Applies to all solicitations with institutions of higher education.

(iii) 252.216-7008, Economic Price Adjustment--Wage Rates or Material Prices Controlled by a Foreign Government. Applies to solicitations for fixed-price supply and service contracts when the contract is to be performed wholly or in part in a foreign country, and a foreign government controls wage rates or material prices and may during contract performance impose a mandatory change in wages or prices of materials.

(iv) 252.225-7042, Authorization to Perform. Applies to all solicitations when performance will be wholly or in part in a foreign country.

(v) 252.225-7049, Prohibition on Acquisition of Certain Foreign Commercial Satellite Services--Representations.

Applies to solicitations for the acquisition of commercial satellite services.

(vi) 252.225-7050, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism. Applies to all solicitations expected to result in contracts of $150,000 or more.

(vii) 252.229-7012, Tax Exemptions (Italy)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Italy.

(viii) 252.229-7013, Tax Exemptions (Spain)--Representation. Applies to solicitations when contract performance will be in Spain.

(ix) 252.247-7022, Representation of Extent of Transportation by Sea. Applies to all solicitations except those for direct purchase of ocean transportation services or those with an anticipated value at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

(2) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated by the Contracting Officer: [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

____ (i) 252.209-7002, Disclosure of Ownership or Control by a Foreign Government.

____ (ii) 252.225-7000, Buy American--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

____ (iii) 252.225-7020, Trade Agreements Certificate.

____ Use with Alternate I.

____ (iv) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott of Israel.

____ (v) 252.225-7035, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program Certificate.

____ Use with Alternate I.

____ Use with Alternate II.

____ Use with Alternate III.

____ Use with Alternate IV.

____ Use with Alternate V.

____ (vi) 252.226-7002, Representation for Demonstration Project for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities.

____ (vii) 252.232-7015, Performance-Based Payments--Representation.

(e) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM Web site at https://www.acquisition.gov/. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in FAR 52.204-8(c) and paragraph (d) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer, and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below ____ [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by provision number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR/DFARS Clause # Title Date Change

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

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

SECTION L

SECTION L – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS,

CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for installation of Relief Wells in the Wood River Levee District for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), St. Louis District (MVS).

USACE intends to conduct this acquisition using Competitive Source Selection Procedures in accordance with provisions set forth in the solicitation and FAR Part 15.

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for a period of performance of approximately 12 months after notice to proceed.

This solicitation is 100% set-aside for Small Business competition. The Government intends to award this contract to the offeror whose proposal is determined best value to the Government, in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 and FAR Subpart 15.3.

All solicitation documents and amendments will be made available for viewing on the SAM website (https://sam.gov). It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to check the website for any amendments.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a small business size standard of $39,500,000.00.

This solicitation does not commit the Government to reimburse any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any offeror submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation. Note specifically that the offeror will not be participating in a sealed bid procurement process under this acquisition method.

Issuance of this solicitation does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government.

Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

B. DEFINITIONS

1. Offeror – means a company, teaming arrangement, or joint venture (JV) seeking to do business with the Government that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation.

2. Proposal – documentation prepared by the offeror and submitted to the Government for evaluation purposes in response to this solicitation.

3. Government – means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District.

C. SITE VISIT

A site visit is schedule, see Clause 52.236-27 SITE VISIT for details.

D. INQUIRIES

Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation in writing no later than: 10:00 AM CST, 18 August 2021.

All questions will be submitted in writing via e-mail to Contract Specialist, Whitney Dee at whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Please include in the subject line of your inquiry email the solicitation number and project title.

Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an Offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or proposal will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

As this is a Subjective Best Value Trade-Off Request for Proposal, there is no public bid opening, and no information will be given out as to the number of offerors or the results of the competition until award is made.

E. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

Only electronic proposals, and their applicable modifications or cancellations, will be accepted. All proposals must be in the possession of the Contracting Office no later than the date and time specified below. Proposals submitted after the specified date and time will not be evaluated.

Proposals may be withdrawn by email. Any electronic notice to withdraw an offer sent to this office must be received by email designated in the solicitation for receipt of offers no later than the exact date and time set for receipt of proposals.

Solicitation Number: W912P919R0040

Proposal Closing Date: 7 September 2021

Proposal Closing Time: 10:00 AM CST

Proposals shall be submitted via email to Whitney Dee, Contract Specialist, at whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil. After receipt, she will send a receipt confirmation email. If you need to send multiple emails for your proposal, due to the size of the documents, please number the emails in the subject line (Example: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, and 3 of 3).

Hand carried proposals will not be accepted due to social distancing protocols for

COVID-19.

F. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. Submit only the documents specifically required in this section. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc.

b. References to “Confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of the Offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors that include in their proposals information that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must be clearly marked in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors— Competitive Acquisition”, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data”.

c. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the Scope of Work (SOW) 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.

d. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volume Maximum Pages

Volume I Factor 1 – Technical Approach 30 Factor 2 – Past Performance 20 Volume II – Price Proposal & Administrative Submission

Factor 3 – Price Bid Schedule, Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Amendments, and Representations & Certifications

N/A

NOTE: Proposals that exceed the maximum page limitations will only be partially evaluated; all pages past the maximum allowance will not be evaluated. PPQs and Joint Venture Agreements will not be counted toward page count.

Factors 1 and 2 are of equal importance, and when combined are of equal importance to Factor 3, Price.

e. The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1 (c) (2) Instructions to Offerors and must be submitted by all offerors. The proposal cover sheet can either be submitted as a separate document; or as the first page of Volume I.

The following is the format for the proposal cover sheet:

2. PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. Pages shall use the following setup parameters:

i. Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1”

ii. Gutter: 0”

iii. Header, Footer: 0.5” from edge

iv. Page Size: 8.5” x 11”

v. Font: 12-point minimum font size, and Arial or New Times Roman font

PROPOSAL COVER SHEET

1. Solicitation Number:

2. The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the Offeror (and electronic address if available):

3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item. NOTE: Any exceptions in the technical or cost/price proposal or exceptions inherent in Offeror’s standard terms and conditions should be resolved with the Government prior to proposal submission.

4. Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if (available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation:

5. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

6. Offeror’s DUNS, CAGE Code and Tax Identification Number

vi. All pages must be numbered

vii. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape

viii. Spacing: single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line.

b. Files and Labeling. Each volume shall be submitted in a separate file. Do not mix contents of Volume I (Technical) with Volume II (Price) in the same file.

Each volume shall include, as a minimum, the following:

i. Volume Title Page shall include the volume number, title, and offeror’s identification, and be the first page of each volume;

ii. The prime, consortium, or joint venture’s name, address, telephone number, and email address on the proposal cover, each volume title page, and table of contents;

iii. Table of contents and a cross-reference to the solicitation paragraphs;

iv. List of tables/figures; and

v. All pages of each volume shall be numbered, and contain the volume number, factor, solicitation number, complete contractor name, and date proposal submitted in either the header or the footer of each page (along with the revision number for the amended page, if applicable).

vi. Proposal volume cover format is at the offeror’s discretion, so long as the information required by this paragraph and subsequent paragraphs are met.

c. Page count. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, including cover pages, table of contents, title pages, or divider tabs, are not included in the page limitation. Pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) and Joint Venture Agreements are not considered in the page limitations.

d. Foldouts (electronic). Documents for drawings or schedules can be standard foldout size. (e.g. 11” x 14” or 11” x 17”).

e. Digital Copy Format. Files shall be in PDF format. Self-extracting .exe files are not acceptable and will not be considered.

f. Content. All proposals shall contain the information stated below. Material not included with the proposal shall NOT be incorporated by reference, and any material incorporated by reference will not be evaluated. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. 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.

i. Offerors shall submit their proposals in a format that addresses each identified factor and subfactor individually and in the exact order that the factors are presented in this solicitation.

ii. Offerors must clearly mark as proprietary any data contained in the proposal that it does not want disclosed by the Government. Portions of the selected proposal(s) will be incorporated into the contract and are subject to disclosure notwithstanding restrictive markings.

iii. The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) separate volumes. Each volume shall be submitted as a separate file.

iv. The title page of each separate volume/file (Volume I – Technical;

Volume II – Price) must be clearly marked to indicate its contents and the identity of the offeror.

v. No dollar amounts from Volume II are to be included in Volume I.

vi. All information intended to be evaluated as part of the Technical Proposal must be submitted as part of the Technical Proposal. Do not cross-reference similar material in the Price Proposal, or vice versa.

Technical Proposals will not be provided to the price evaluation team, and Price Proposals will not be provided to the technical evaluation team.

Therefore, information submitted in the wrong volume could lead to the proposal being determined “unacceptable” if materially incomplete in any aspect.

vii. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal.

viii. Do not attempt to modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or past performance proposal or add conditions or qualifications to your proposal. Should the offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the Solicitation, the proposal will be determined “unacceptable” and thus ineligible for award.

Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation should be resolved prior to submission for the proposal.

Notwithstanding the above, the offeror must clearly describe on the Proposal Cover Page submitted with the proposal any modifications to the contractual and/or technical terms and conditions of the solicitation contained in the proposal.

ix. Failure to submit required documents or failure to properly complete documents will result in rejection of the proposal without further evaluation.

Therefore, offerors are urged to follow instructions carefully and to speak with the Contracting Officer if the offeror does not understand any part of the solicitation.

x. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experience. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror. The Government will reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration. Complete proposals shall meet the basic requirements identified in the Solicitation.

3. DISCUSSIONS: In accordance with FAR 15.306(d), offerors are informed that the Government does not intend to conduct discussions as a part of the evaluation and selection process, unless a Competitive Range is determined to be necessary after receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined by the Government’s Source Selection Authority to be in the best interest of the Government to do so. Therefore, proposals should be submitted on the most favorable terms that the offeror can submit to the Government.

4. REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS: Offerors must have and maintain an active registration in the following databases:

a. System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must have and maintain an active registration in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror.

b. On-Line Representations & Certifications: Offerors shall complete electronic representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ in conjunction with required registration in the SAM database. Offerors must be represented as a small business.

G. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS

1. A Joint Venture (JV) offeror must submit with its technical proposal a copy of the joint venture agreement upon which the JV organization has been informed. The JV Agreement must indicate that the JV is in existence as of the date and time that proposals are due to be submitted; or, alternatively, that the JV will automatically take legal effect immediately upon notification to the JV of contract award.

2. The JV Agreement must be signed by a representative of each Joint Venture partner who has the requisite authority to bind the partner to the agreement, with the chief executive of each entity identified.

3. To be acceptable to the Government, the joint venture agreement must clearly state within its terms that each member of the Joint Venture is jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of the Joint Venture itself with respect to completion of all work and services under the contract expected to result from the Solicitation.

4. The terms of the Joint Venture must detail, in terms of percentages, where appropriate, the relationship of the Joint Venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

5. Additionally, the joint venture agreement must specify who among the joint venture partners is authorized to sign the Solicitation's Standard Form 1442, acknowledge the amendments to the Solicitation, if any, and bind the entire Joint Venture to its obligations under any contract which may result from the Solicitation.

H. SUB-CONTRACTORS

1. If an offeror wishes to receive credit for the past performance experience of a Sub-Contractor, including a firm that is a proposed Sub-Contractor to the prime Contractor or a Joint Venture partner, the offeror must submit a subcontractor consent, signed by the Sub-Contractor (Appendix B).

2. Include signed subcontractor consent in Volume I, Factor 2 Past Performance.

3. For purposes of this Solicitation, such a Sub-Contractor shall be considered to be a “qualified Sub- Contractor.”

I. TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS

If a contractor wishes to receive credit for the experience or past performance from a teaming arrangement with another small business, provide the complete information on the arrangement, to include any relevant and recent past/present performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner.

VOLUME I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

TAB CONTENTS OF VOLUME

Volume Title Page

A Factor 1 – Technical Approach Subfactor (a) – Key Positions Subfactor (b) – Work Plan

B Factor 2 – Past Performance

TAB A: FACTOR 1 – Technical Approach

Subfactor 1(a) and 1(b) are of equal importance.

Subfactor (a) – Key Positions

Offeror shall provide minimum qualifications the company requires for each key position, including required education, specialized experience, and certifications.

Offerors shall NOT submit employee resumes. Key positions should include, at a minimum, the following: Driller(s), Driller’s Helper(s), Geologist(s), Engineering Geologists or Geotechnical Engineer, Quality Control Manager, Site Superintendent, Project Manager, and Site Safety and Health Officer.

At a minimum, the following key positions provided should have the following minimum qualifications:

Lead/Supervisory Driller –

Specialized Experience: Five (5) years in drilling deep riverine alluvium similar to the Mississippi River and in performing conventional drilling with drilling fluid and heaving sands.

Certification/Education: Appropriate state (MO & IL) or local qualifications/certifications and licensing

Geologist – Specialized Experience: Two (2) years in logging deep riverine deposits similar to the Mississippi River.

Certification/Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Geology or Engineering Geology; Licensure required, or work reviewed by a Licensed Geologist

Engineering Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer –

Specialized Experience: Five (5) years in similar work requirements as the Solicitation Specifications.

Certification/Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Geology or Engineering Geology; Professional Licensure required

Site Superintendent –

Specialized Experience: Five (5) years in similar work requirements as the Solicitation Specifications.

Subfactor (b) – Work Plan

1. Offeror shall provide a narrative identifying work to be self-performed by the offeror and the work to be subcontracted.

2. Offeror shall submit a narrative to explain the contractor’s means and methods for performing the work required for this project. The narrative should include number of workers, required shifts, schedule of activities, sequence of events, required equipment, critical path elements, anticipated risk, anticipated downtime, and anticipated lead time for materials for full completion of the contract work. This narrative shall be specific to this solicitation project and address the manner in which they will accomplish the construction. This narrative must address the major elements of work that are considered similar in scope to this project, which includes exploration in land-based and/or overwater geotechnical exploration.

TAB B: Factor 2 – Past Performance

Past Performance shall include the following, if applicable to this solicitation:

Subcontractor Consent (Appendix B) Teaming Arrangements Joint Venture Agreements

PPQs and JV/Teaming Arrangements will not be included in the page count.

For the purpose of this evaluation, past performance means an offeror’s reputation for satisfying its customers by delivering (i) quality work (ii) in a timely manner (iii) at a reasonable cost (iv) in a safe working environment, as well as its reputation for (v) reasonable and cooperative conduct, and (vi) overall commitment to customer satisfaction.

Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an Offeror, as an organization, has, during the past five (5) years: (1) satisfied its customers, and (2) complied with federal state and local laws and regulations.

Offeror(s) shall submit the following information as a part of their proposal for both the Offeror(s) and any proposed major subcontractors:

1. Company Experience:

Provide three (3) to five (5) projects substantially complete or completed by the Prime Contractor (performing as a prime or subcontractor) within the last five (5) years (from the solicitation issue date) performing projects similar in scope to the Plans & Specifications. Offeror shall also provide for each proposed major subcontractor a list of three (3) to five (5) projects substantially complete or completed within the last five (5) years (from the solicitation issue date) performing projects similar in scope to the element(s) below that they will be performing within the Plans & Specifications of this project.

Major subcontractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform ten percent (10%) or more of the proposed effort.

The offeror shall submit the Subcontractor Consent (Appendix B) of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance and experience information to the Government. If your company was a subcontractor, specify the total contract value and the value of the work subcontracted to your company.

Projects considered similar in scope to this project include the following elements:

Exploration in land-based and/or overwater geotechnical exploration to include any of the following:

complex depositional alluvium environment and glacial deposit including cobbles and boulders relief well installation, development, testing and pumping tests with submersible pumps

The following information should be included in a tabulated format presentation of previous experience for each project submitted.

a. Project name and location of project. Include City, County, and State, or military installation name and State, as appropriate.

b. Award Date

c. Period of performance dates.

d. Name of the contractor that performed the work and role in this proposal (prime offeror, JV partner, or team subcontractor).

e. Client Organization Points of Contact (2). Include names, addresses, current telephone numbers, and email addresses.

f. Contract number(s) under which company performed the work. Include the Task Order number for work done under an Indefinite Delivery Type Contracts.

g. The type of contract under which the work was performed (Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time & Materials, etc.).

h. The total contract obligation amount including all modifications, award date of original contract, and contract period of performance. (Include value subcontracted to your company, if not the prime.)

i. The percentage of the contract amount performed by the prime offeror, JV partner, or team subcontractor.

j. Please include the following for the contract:

A brief site description and an overview of the contractor’s work performed on the project as it relates to the scope of work and the four categories identified under relevant experience.

Identify project challenges, risks and unknowns impacting the project and describe how your company approached and addressed these challenges, risks, and unknowns to minimize impacts to the scheduled completion of the project. Include important project characteristics such as site restrictions, cost and schedule constraints, customer and stakeholder constraints, health and safety, and other unique considerations used to mitigate the project challenges, risks, and unknowns associated with the project.

Include a narrative on how past experience submitted provides technical knowledge and capability to perform the specific work item of this solicitation.

2. Past Performance Questionnaires:

Offeror shall submit three (3) to five (5) completed Past Performance Questionnaires (Appendix A) from references for recent and relevant projects completed during the past 5 years; to include, one for each project provided above.

The Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix A) is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Appendix A), 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, Whitney Dee, Contract Specialist, via email at whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other solicitations. This does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

Offeror may also include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS),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.

The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the Government has received the requested number of questionnaires prior to the date/time listed for receiving proposals or has provided written notification that they have had no (or less than 2) previous clients and that the requested number of questionnaires cannot be provided.

The required PPQ form is provided in Section L, Appendix A. PPQs will not be counted toward page count.

VOLUME II – PRICE PROPOSAL & ADMINISTRATIVE SUBMISSION

Page Limits. There are no page limits set for the price proposal. However, limit your response to information required by this solicitation. Excess information will not be considered in the Government’s evaluation.

TAB CONTENTS OF VOLUME

Volume Title Page

A Factor 3 – Price Bidding Schedule, Section 00010

B Solicitation, Offer and Award, & Amendments C SAM Representations & Certifications

TAB A: Bidding Schedule

The Bidding Schedule (Section 00010) is to be completed in its entirety by all Offerors.

The offeror’s price shall contain all costs to complete the work to include profit, all overhead (to include office and field overhead), labor burden, insurance, adjustments to listed prices, general and administrative expenses, subcontractor mark-up, mobilization and demobilization, and all other costs including, but not limited to, compliance with environmental laws, permits, preparation of reports, correspondence and documentation required by law or these specifications, tax laws, protection and/or moving of Government property and engineering services. Engineering services include those services that are incidental to construction and completing submittals for constructions work.

The prices shall also include costs necessary to interface with Government representatives, and coordination with occupants and other Contractors, as necessary.

For more information, see the Scope of Work.

TAB B: SF 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award & Acknowledgement of Amendments

The SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award is to be completed by all Offerors and duly executed with an original signature and date by an official authorized to bind the company in accordance with FAR 4.102. Any and all amendments must be acknowledged via signature by all Offerors in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation. In doing so, the offeror agrees to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation.

TAB C: Representations & Certifications

All Offerors must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the “System for Award Management” (SAM.gov) website, in accordance with Section L, F. 4. above. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that these on-line Representations and Certifications are updated as necessary to reflect changes, but at least annually to ensure that they are kept current, accurate and complete. Additionally, the offeror must also complete and return the “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” included in the solicitation. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the SAM.gov Representations and Certifications.

SECTION M

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

A. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD

In accordance with FAR 9.103, no contract shall be entered into unless the contracting officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR 9.104-1 requirement that no award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined a responsible contractor, Offerors must meet the following general standards:

a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them.

b. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule taking into consideration all existing commercial and Governmental business commitments.

c. Have a satisfactory performance record.

d. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

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