Solicitation - W912P921R0010.pdf

DIKE & REVETMENT WORK ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER MILES 300 - 0

The w ork covered by this contract consists of furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, and material, and performing all operations necessary for construction, restoration and modification to river training structures and revetments. Work locations above Upper Mississippi River Mile 195 w ill require lockage through locks and dams. Work locations below Upper Mississippi River Mile 195 w ill be on the open river (no locks and dams).

The contract duration is one base year, w ith four optional years. The Estimated Range (in accordance w ith FAR 36.204) is more than $10,000,000 over the f ive year period.

Solicitation Type - This solicitation is Best Value using the Subjective Trade-Off method, and is issued using full & open competition.

Davis Bacon Wage Determinations applicable to this solicitation: MO20210001, IL20210015, IL20210016, and IL20210017.

There w ill be NO pre-bid Site Visit.

Questions pertaining to this solicitation are due by 10:00am CST, May 7, 2021 via email to Contract Specialist, Whitney Dee at w hitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil.

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

28-Apr-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 _______ calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days af ter 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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________28 May 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 _______120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

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:

W912P921R0010 176

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

W912P921R0010

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 UNDEFINED

Base Year

FFP

See Attachment 3 - Bidding Schedule Bidding Schedule Notes in section 01 00 00 FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1PZ

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

1001 UNDEFINED

OPTION Option Year 1

FFP

See Attachment 3 - Bidding Schedule Bidding Schedule Notes in section 01 00 00

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

2001 UNDEFINED

OPTION Option Year 2

FFP

See Attachment 3 - Bidding Schedule Bidding Schedule Notes in section 01 00 00

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

3001 UNDEFINED

OPTION Option Year 3

FFP

See Attachment 3 - Bidding Schedule Bidding Schedule Notes in section 01 00 00

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

4001 UNDEFINED

OPTION Option Year 4

FFP

See Attachment 3 - Bidding Schedule Bidding Schedule Notes in section 01 00 00

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

5001 UNDEFINED

OPTION 6 month extension

FFP

IAW Clause FAR 52.217-8

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 01-SEP-2021 TO

31-AUG-2022

N/A CONSTRUCTION BRANCH

TONY JONES

1222 SPRUCE STREET

ST. LOUIS MO 63103-2833

314-331-8130

966402

1001 POP 01-SEP-2022 TO

31-AUG-2023

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

2001 POP 01-SEP-2023 TO

31-AUG-2024

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

3001 POP 01-SEP-2024 TO

31-AUG-2025

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

4001 POP 01-SEP-2025 TO

31-AUG-2026

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

5001 POP 01-SEP-2026 TO

28-FEB-2027

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications NOV 2020

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, SATOC, IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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 (NOV 2020)

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

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

AFARS CLAUSES

5152.211-9000 EVALUATION OF SUBLINE ITEMS (DEC 2019)

Item Nos. 0002-0011, 0013-0015, 0019-0021, 0024-0028, and 0032 of each year are subdivided into two or more estimated quantities and are to be separately priced. The Government will evaluate each of these items on the basis of total price of its subline items.

(End of provision)

5152.211-9001 VARIATIONS IN ESTIMATED QUANTITIES – SUBLINE ITEMS (DEC 2019)

This variation in estimated quantities clause is applicable only to item Nos. 0002-0011, 0013-0015, 0019-0021, 0024-0028, and 0032 of each year.

(a) Variation from the estimated quantity in the actual work performed under any second or subsequent subline items or elimination of all work under such a second or subsequent subline item will not be the basis for an adjustment in contract unit price.

(b) Where the actual quantity of work performed for item Nos. 0002-0011, 0013-0015, 0019-0021, 0024-0028, and 0032 of each year is less than 85% of the quantity of the first subline item listed under such item, the contactor will be paid at the contract unit price for that subline item for the actual quantity of work performed and, in addition, an equitable adjustment shall be made in accordance with the clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.211- 18, Variation in Estimated Quantities.

(c) If the actual quantity of work performed under item Nos. 0002-0011, 0013-0015, 0019-0021, 0024-0028, and 0032 of each year exceeds 115% or is less than 85% of the total estimated quantity of the subline item under that item and/or if the quantity of the work performed under the second subline item or any subsequent subline item under item Nos. 0002-0011, 0013-0015, 0019-0021, 0024-0028, and 0032 of each year exceeds 115% or is less than 85% of the estimated quantity of any such subline item, and if such variation causes an increase or a decrease in the time required for performance of this contract the contract completion time will be adjusted in accordance with the clause FAR 52.211-18, Variation in Estimated Quantities.

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

SECTION L

Section 00 21 16 – Instruction to Proposers

SECTION L – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS,

CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for Dike & Revetment for Mississippi River Miles 300.0 – 0.0 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, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantities (IDIQ), Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) Construction contract for a base year plus four option years. Task Orders awarded under this SATOC will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP).

This solicitation is using full and open competition. The Government intends to award one (1) contract to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the 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 in the Beta SAM (https://beta.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.

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 will not be held for this requirement.

D. INQUIRIES

Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation in writing no later than: 10:00 AM CST, 7 May 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: W912P921R0010

Proposal Closing Date: 28 May 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 – Technical Proposal 40 Factor 1 – Resource Plan Subfactor (a) – Key Positions 5 Subfactor (b) – Work Plan 15 Factor 2 – Past Performance 20 Volume II – Small Business Participation 20 Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment Volume III – Price Proposal & Administrative Submission

N/A

Factor 4 – Bid Schedule, Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Amendments, and Representations & Certifications

NOTE: Pages of proposals that exceed the maximum page limitations will not be evaluated. PPQs and JV Agreements will not be counted toward page count.

Factors 1 and 2 are of equal importance and are significantly more important than Factor 3. Factors 1, 2, and 3 when combined are slightly more important than 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 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

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) and Volume II (SB Participation) with

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

Volume III (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. Volume number, factor, solicitation number, and date submitted shall appear in the bottom right corner 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) are not considered in the page limitations.

d. Foldouts (electronic). Do not use foldouts. (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 three (3) separate volumes. Each volume shall be submitted as a separate file. All pages of each volume shall be numbered and identified by the complete name, date, and solicitation number in the header or footer.

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

Volume II – Small Business Participation; Volume III - Price) must be clearly marked to indicate its contents and the identity of the offeror.

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

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.

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.

Joint Venture Agreements will not count toward page counts.

H. 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 – Resource Plan Subfactor (a) – Key Positions Subfactor (b) – Work Plan

B Factor 2 – Past Performance

TAB A: FACTOR 1 – Resource Plan

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. Offeror shall NOT submit employee resumes. Key positions shall include, at a minimum, the following: Quality Control Manager, Site Superintendent, Project Manager, Site Safety and Health Officer.

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

Quality Control Manager – 5 years of experience

Site Superintendent – 5 years of experience

Project Manager – 5 years of experience

Site Safety and Health Officer - 5 years of experience

Subfactor (b) – Work Plan

Offeror shall reference this Solicitation Plans C-101 and C-107 as an example task order and provide a narrative to explain the contractor’s means and methods for performing the work and address the manner in which they will accomplish the construction. (Note: this is an example task order for evaluation purposes only.) The narrative should include number of workers, required shifts, schedule of activities, sequence of events, required equipment, critical path elements, anticipated risk, anticipated downtime, a Gantt chart schedule, production rates, and anticipated lead time for materials for full completion of the contract work. This narrative should address the major features of work for this contract, which are: river-based river training structure construction, construction on an active navigation channel, stone supply, placing Graded Stone A – 5,000 lb top size stone, dike degradation, recycling stone, verification surveys, and developing quality assurance project plans.

TAB B: Factor 2 – Past Performance

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

Letters of Consent from Sub-Contractors Teaming Arrangements Joint Venture Agreements

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:

1. Provide two (2) to five (5) projects substantially complete or completed by the Prime Contractor within the last five (5) years (from the solicitation issue date) performing projects similar in scope to the Plans & Specifications

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

1. River-based river training structure construction Construction of river training structures associated with working on high velocity “open” rivers that are not regulated by dams.

2. Construction on an active navigation channel Refers to the Contractor’s need to allow safe passage of Commercial River Navigation as construction is ongoing. Communication with River Industry and USCG is required.

3. Providing Stone Supply Refers to the method used to provide/deliver the stone to the project site, stone supplier used, and maximum quarry output capacity – marine based load out capacity.

4. Placing Graded Stone A - 5,000-pound top size stone 5,000-pound stone is our standard rock size and previous experience placing this size of stone is a requirement.

5. Dike degradation Refers to removal of existing river training structure features per defined P&S.

Degradation includes the removal/relocation of Graded Stone A, which is 5,000-pound top-size

6. Recycling stone Recycling of stone is a main component of the Biological Opinion and Avoid & Minimize Programs. Post a dike degradation effort the stone will be strategically placed to enhance the environment.

7. Verification surveys in Reach Mississippi River Miles (MRM) 300.0 – 0.0 Refers to multibeam bathymetric surveys collected post construction completion to ensure work is completed within defined P&S.

8. Developing quality control project plans Quality Control Project Plans is a standard requirement on USACE project plan.

The following information should be included in a tabulated format for each of the projects presented for experience.

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:

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 eight categories identified above.

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 experience submitted provides technical knowledge and capability to perform the specific work item of this solicitation.

2. Past Performance Questionnaires

Offeror shall submit two (2) 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, along with an executed Subcontractor Consent (Appendix B), if applicable.

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.

NOTE: For purposes of evaluating past performance, the Prime Contractor is defined as the contractor identified in Block 14 of the Standard Form 1442. Projects performed by contractors other than the offeror, including, but not limited to, teaming partners, subcontractors, sister or parent companies, and affiliates will not be evaluated for past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a joint venture offeror as demonstrated by a signed joint venture agreement. If more than one contractor is listed in Block 14, then a signed joint venture must be submitted with the proposal and the joint venture shall be registered as such in the System for Award Management (SAM).

However, each party of the Joint Venture (JV) must submit their own Unique Entity Identifier Number (formerly known as DUNS) with the JV proposal. Projects performed by other contractors than the offeror, such as teaming partners or subcontractors, will not be evaluated for past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a JV offeror as demonstrated by a signed JV agreement. If the offeror represents the combining of two or more companies as a JV for the purpose of this RFP, each company in the JV may submit project examples, but the total number of projects submitted by the JV will not exceed five (5).

VOLUME II – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

A Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment

TAB A: Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment

1. All offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (Appendix D), in accordance with DFARS 215.304. Offerors should propose the level of participation of small businesses (as a small business prime, joint venture, teaming arrangement, and/or small business subcontractors) in the performance of the acquisition relative to the objectives/goals set forth in the evaluation of this area (in Section M).

2. Other than Small Businesses must also submit a Subcontracting Plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-4003 (or DFARS 252.219- 7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan).

a. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Commitment Document.

Large business contractors may achieve the small business participation goals through subcontracting to small businesses.

Small business contractors may achieve small business participation goals through their own performance/participation as a prime and also through a joint venture, teaming arrangement, and subcontracting to other small businesses.

VOLUME III – 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.

A Factor 4 – 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, E. 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.

e. Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them.

f. Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them.

g. Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

B. BASIS OF AWARD

1. Award will be made based on the best overall (i.e. subjective best value trade-off) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the five (5) evaluation factors: Factor 1 – Resource Plan, Factor 2 – Past Performance, Factor 3 – Small Business Participation, and Factor 4 – Price.

2. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for all non-cost factors. Offeror’s are cautioned that the award may not be made to the lowest price offered.

Factors 1 and 2 are of equal importance and are significantly more important than Factor 3. Factors 1, 2, and 3 when combined are slightly more important than Price.

3. Award will be made based on Subjective Best Value, using the tradeoff process for proposals in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 and FAR subpart 15.3. This may result in an award being made to a higher rated, higher priced offeror where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors, and it is reasonably determined that the technical superiority, and/or overall business approach, and/or superior past performance of the higher priced offeror outweighs the cost difference.

4. The failure of a proposal to meet any of the three (3) non-cost factors will result in a technically unacceptable rating and preclude award, unless the Government elects to enter into discussions with that Offeror and all deficiencies are remedied in a revised proposal.

5. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the solicitation will be considered unacceptable.

6. Offerors may NOT be credited with the past performance of a separate corporation, whether that of a parent, affiliate or subsidiary, unless the proposal clearly establishes that the resources of those companies will be available for performance on the contract to be awarded.

7. The contracting officer will begin the evaluation process by conducting a proposal compliance review for all timely-received proposals to determine basic proposal adequacy prior to providing the proposals to the evaluators (the Source Selection Evaluation Board). Failure to provide a complete proposal will result in the proposal being removed from further consideration for award.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

1. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based up on an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors listed below:

Volume I – Factor 1 – Resource Plan (includes subfactors a-b)

Volume I – Factor 2 – Past Performance

Volume II – Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment

Volume III – Factor 4 – Price (Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Amendments, Bid Schedule, and Representations & Certifications)

2. Volume I, Factors 1 will receive one of five ratings, in accordance with the following tables.

The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

The technical rating reflects the degree to which the proposed approach meets or does not meet the minimum performance or capability requirements through an assessment of strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, and risks.

TABLE 1 - Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Definition

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

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…