Solicitation W912WJ20R0015.pdf

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Section 00600; CONTRACT CLAUSES: Section 00700; SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS:

Section 00800.

NOTE TO BIDDERS: Please pay special attention to Section 00600, Contract Clause 52.204-7(System for Aw ard Management Registration All Offerors must complete the annual representations and certif ications electronically via the System for Aw ard Management (SAM) w ebsite at https://w w w .sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ or by telephone at 1-866-606-8220. Please ensure your f irm is registered in the SAM Database.

THIS SOLICITATION IS 100% SET-ASIDE for SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS ONLY

The applicable NAICS Code and Size Standard for this procurement are as follow s: NAICS Code: 237310 Size Standard: $39.5M

SARA J TORRES 978-318-8478

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

13-Jul-2020

(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 after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

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 ______________12 Aug 2020 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee 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 _______60 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

US ARMY ENGR DISTRICT, NEW ENGLAND

696 VIRGINIA ROAD

CONCORD MA 01742-2751

W912WJ

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

01:00 PM (hour) Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: 978-318-8000 TEL: FAX:

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TBD at Task Order

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

W912WJ20R0015

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

IDIQ Information:

General: This Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) is to establish a pool of contracts for paving construction services for the US Army Corps of Engineers. The total estimated value of the MATOC POOL is $10,000,000. The Government intends to award a contract to target of four (4) small businesses to form the MATOC pool.

Ordering Period: Resulting IDIQ contracts will have an ordering period of 5 years with no option years, although the Government reserves the right to extend the contract by 6 months in accordance with FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.

Scope: The scope of this MATOC includes paving construction, rehabilitation, maintenance or repair of areas to include, but not limited to roads, streets, sidewalks, and parking areas. A general scope of work applicable to all task orders issued under the MATOC is included in this solicitation. Each task order will also include its own specific scope of work

Minimum Guarantee: Each indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract resulting from this solicitation will be subject to a minimum guarantee of $50,000.00. This minimum is to be met within the life of the contract.

Seed Task Order: A Seed Task Order is provided for bidding purposes. The Government plans to award the Seed Task Order concurrently with the ID/IQ Contract. After the pool of MATOC awardees is selected based upon the best value to the Government, the Seed Task Order will be awarded to the MATOC awardee with the lowest price.

The Seed Task Order requirements are included in the document titled “Pavement Repairs Union Village Dam, Thetford, VT Statement of Work” dated March 2020.

Small Business Set-Aside: The contract is set‐aside 100% for small business concerns.

Pricing of Task Orders: After award of the base contract, work will be issued through task orders on a firm fixed price basis. Specific task and pricing information for work to be performed under this contract shall be included in each task order.

Wage Determinations and Binding Labor Rates: The contract awardees will be required to pay wages in accordance with the applicable wage determinations, updated at the time of each task order award. Wage determinations establish a minimum that must be paid to employees under the task order. Task order proposals submitted to the Government must use binding rates which establish the maximum that the Government can be charged for each labor category that has a binding rate.

Performance and Payment Bonds will be required for task orders in accordance with 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds--Construction OCT 2010. Offerors are advised that the forms for the Performance and Payment Bonds were updated in August 2019. The current valid expiration date on the forms is 8/31/2022.

Selection of Task Order Awardees: When the Government has a requirement for a new task order, it will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) letter to all MATOC pool members. MATOC pool members will submit priced proposals to the Government. The Government will award each task order to the Offeror who submits the lowest priced responsive proposal.

BASE IDIQ SCOPE

SCOPE OF WORK

1.0 GENERAL

1.1 Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Paving Construction

This MATOC will comprise of a pool of contractors for paving construction, rehabilitation, maintenance or repair of areas to include, but not limited to roads, streets, sidewalks, and parking areas at Military and other Federal Facilities throughout the six New England states. Additional details regarding potential scope of work activities is provided in the following sections.

The Government reserves the right to issue additional solicitations and award additional contracts within the region covered by this solicitation.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK DETAILS

2.1 Asphalt and Concrete Construction

New, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of roadways, highways, streets, parking lots, sidewalks, stamped concrete, brick or concrete pavers, curbs and gutters, pedestrian bridges, and highway bridges (bridges that do not span over major waterways), helipads, and adjacent stabilized areas, and potential minor repairs to airport runways, taxiways, ramps, and aprons.

2.2 Site Preparation

New, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of landscaping, sodding and/or grassing, clearing and grubbing, surveying, fencing, irrigation systems, erosion and sediment control, and stormwater management. Work may also include, but not be limited to, new construction of or repairs to existing storm drain systems, curbs and gutters, culverts, drainage piping, rip-rap, silt fences, etc., and other associated components.

2.3 Miscellaneous Construction

New construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of detection loops, traffic lines, thermoplastic traffic markings, traffic signalization, traffic control systems and traffic programming to provide a complete and operational system. Work may also include, but not be limited to, installation and repair of all required traffic/safety control devices (both temporary and permanent) such as guard rails, cones, barrels, jersey walls, etc.

2.3 Incidental Work

New, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair or demolition services incidental to the tasks performed in any of the above paragraphs. This work shall include, but not be limited to, landscaping and lighting, and similar minor electrical work that may be required to provide a complete, safe, and usable project during and after the course of paving, site preparation, and traffic-related services.

2.3.1 Testing, Reports, Studies & Surveys

Testing, reports, surveys and studies associated with new, rehabilitation, maintenance and repairs to roads (including traffic/pedestrian patterns/signalization), drainage systems, mechanical systems, utility systems, etc.

2.4 Restrictions

Task orders for design only or demolition only shall not be placed against the contract.

2.5 General Task Order Requirements

Task orders issued under this contract shall include a scope of work. Each task order may also include Division 01 - General Requirements Specifications. The specification sections provide project management and oversight requirements, including project specific requirements. Quality control, safety, sustainability, and environmental documentation, standards, and processes are also included.

Typical specification sections include the sections listed below. This list is not comprehensive and additional sections may be added for specific task orders. The Specification Sections provided are the most recent, available versions. Each task order scope of work will include the most up to date version of the specification sections that apply to the individual task order. The specifications provided with a task order take precedence over the version provided in this solicitation.

The General Requirements Specifications Sections include the following:

01 32 01 Project Schedule 01 33 00 Submittal Procedures 01 33 29 Sustainability Reporting 01 35 26 Governmental Safety Requirements 01 42 00 Sources for Reference Publications 01 45 00 Quality Control

01 45 01 RMS CM

01 50 00 Temporary Construction Facilities and Controls 01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls 01 57 23 Temporary Storm Water Pollution Control 01 74 19 Construction and Demolition Waste Management

The above listed Specification Sections are provided in their entirety as an attachment to this Solicitation.

3.0 CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS

Personnel assigned to individual task orders shall have the required qualifications pertaining to the specific work at the site. The requirements for on-site and off-site personnel will differ for each project and shall be specifically identified in individual task orders. The following list of qualifications generally reflects the personnel requirements associated with these types of activities.

Contractor personnel will be subject to a background check in accordance with the individual security requirements of each facility at which work is to be performed. All personnel working on-site must clear the background check.

3.1 Project Manager

For each task order, the Contractor shall designate a Project Manager (PM). The Contractor shall identify the PM before work begins on the task order and the PM qualifications, experience and performance history shall be satisfactory to the Contracting Officer or ACO. The PM shall be responsible for the management and execution of the task order in accordance with the approved Scope of Work, approved work plans, and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The PM shall ensure coordination with the Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) to ensure that all site activities are performed in a safe manner. The PM shall also maintain close communication and coordination with USACE for the duration of the task order, including weekly and/or monthly progress and detailed cost reporting. The PM shall have, as a minimum, the following qualifications:

a. A college degree from an accredited school in architecture, engineering, or construction management,

b. A minimum of five (5) years Project Management experience, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience on paving-related or horizontal construction and

c. Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance as they apply to the region specified in this solicitation.

3.2 Site Superintendent

For each task order issued to the Contractor, the Contractor shall designate a Site Superintendent. The Site Superintendent shall oversee all work on site and be able to perform the functions identified in Specification Sections 01 45 00 and 01 35 26. The Site Superintendent shall have, as a minimum, the following qualifications:

a. A minimum of two (2) years of experience as a Site Superintendent on paving-related or horizontal construction,

b. A minimum of five (5) years of experience on construction projects in any capacity, and,

c. Working knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance as they apply to the region specified in this solicitation.

3.3 Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager

For each task order issued to the Contractor, the Contractor shall designate a CQC Manager qualified in accordance with Specification Section 01 45 00. The CQC Manager shall be responsible for overall management of CQC and have the authority to act in all CQC matters for the Contractor.

3.4 Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

For each task order issued to the Contractor, the Contractor shall designate a SSHO qualified in accordance with Specification Section 01 35 26. The SSHO shall be responsible for overall safety at the project site and have the authority to act in all safety matters for the Contractor.

ATOPSEC

AT OPSEC for Seed Task Order.

iWATCH and/or CorpsWatch training.

The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the RA) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training.

Pre‐screen candidates using E‐Verify Program

The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the Candidate has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award." *When contracts are with individuals, the individuals will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, with the designated Government representative. This Form will be provided to the Contracting Officer and shall become part of the official contract file.

Important Note: AT OPSEC may vary on task order basis.

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

SECTION L

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (Instructions, Conditions & Notices)

1.0 Introduction

The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically, as described below. The RFP will provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal. The Offeror’s proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is via electronic upload to the DOD SAFE website (address provided below). NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS

(EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The Offeror’s proposal must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation. Offerors shall submit their proposals using the following link:

https://safe.apps.mil/ Please send proposals using the link above to Contract Specialist Sara Torres at Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil AND to Contracting Officer Jessica Kidd at Jessica.M.KIdd@usace.army.mil.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS:

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically through the SAFE site.

Submission should be in Adobe PDF format, except for the price worksheets, which should be submitted in Excel format (ex. xlsx). You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, recommend that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

REQUEST FOR UPLOAD CODE: Offerors must email Contract Specialist Sara Torres at Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil AND to Contracting Officer Jessica Kidd at Jessica.M.KIdd@usace.army.mil no later than five (5) working days prior to the proposal due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. The code will expire 14 days after the Contract Specialist or Contracting Officer sends the code via the SAFE site. Offerors that fail to email for request a code five (5) working days before proposal submission date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their submission.

FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.) Submission should be in Adobe PDF format; except for the ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates, Seed Task Order Bid Schedule, and Price Proposal spreadsheets, which should be uploaded in Excel format.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE DoD SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. Offerors should access the DoD SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the “Click Here” link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for all recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients are the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer is Jessica.M.Kidd@usace.army.mil . The email address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Offeror must enter the E-Mail address for both the Contracting Officer and Specialist. The Offeror can enter an additional E-Mail address if desired. After entering the email address, click the https://safe.apps.mil/ mailto:Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil mailto:Jessica.M.KIdd@usace.army.mil mailto:Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil mailto:Jessica.M.KIdd@usace.army.mil mailto:Sara.J.Torres@usace.army.mil mailto:Jessica.M.Kidd@usace.army.mil

ADD button to add the person(s) email to the “Recipients List” of your proposal. When your proposal is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients you added.

NOTE: Drop-Off File button should only be used after all proposal submission files are uploaded. SAFE codes and links will expire once Drop off is completed. Do NOT send the SAFE site packages to group email accounts.

Even if you successfully upload your proposal to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the Government recipients until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. An Offeror can confirm proper submission by the ‘Drop-Off Completed” screen which generates based on proper file submission.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS: For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website.

For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases.

The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipients. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

BID BOND:

This solicitation requires submission of a bid guarantee in accordance with FAR 52.228-1. Class Deviation 2020- O0016 allows that bond forms be completed ad indicated in the instruction portion of each form, except that a seal is not required. This deviation also allows that electronic signatures and electronic, mechanically-applied, or printed dates may be used on bonds and shall be considered original signatures and dates, without regard to the order in which they were affixed. Scans of wet signatures will not be considered digital signatures.

The Government encourages bid bonds to be electronically submitted along with the rest of the proposal.

If the Offeror chooses to submit a guarantee with wet signatures or raised seals, the electronic proposal submissions should include a scanned copy of the original guarantee. The original guarantee with “wet” signature and raised seal (if applicable) must be mailed or delivered to the below and received by the proposal due date and time:

Attn: Sara J. Torres – Contracting Division Solicitation W912WJ20R0015 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 696 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742

Minor discrepancies in receipt of the original bid guarantee due to COVID-19 related impacts may be waived solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

2.0 Proposal Submission Requirements

a. Each volume shall be submitted in digital format. Any pages that are changed (as a result of discussions or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and should have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages should be dated. Each volume should be clearly labeled with its title.

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

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE

DIGITAL COPIES

PAGE LIMIT

Volume I: Factor 1 Past Performance

1 10

Volume II: Price, SF1442 and Amendments, Certificate of Corporate Authority

1 N/A

NOTE: All pages, including but not limited to cover pages, cover letters, Table of Contents pages, tables, illustrations, section dividers, and appendices will be counted in the page calculation; with the exception of Past Performance Questionnaires, CPARS records, and JV or Teaming Agreements. Proposal pages that exceed the above noted page limitations will be removed, not read, and will not be evaluated by the Government.

2.0 Proposal File Format and Packaging

a. Format. The submission should be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume should be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume should be consecutively numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. MS Word (doc/docx) files should use the following page setup parameters:

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

File Packaging. All of the proposal electronic files should be submitted in PDF format, with the exception of the proposed Binding Rates Schedule; the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule; and a Seed Task Order Price Proposal Breakdown, which should be submitted in Excel format, and uploaded to the DoD SAFE website. All price breakdown information to aid in the price evaluation should be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. CDs, DVD, Zip disks or USB drives are not permitted. **Please note

– Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

4.0 Content Requirement

All information should be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror should confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Volume I shall be organized into the following sections:

1) Factor 1 – Past Performance

a. The Offeror should submit three (3) projects that best demonstrate its team’s experience on recent and relevant projects that are similar in scope, complexity, size, and price to the work required under this solicitation for all submitted projects.

If more than three (3) projects are submitted, only the first three (3) projects will be evaluated.

At least one project shall be provided for the prime Offeror (the entity signing the SF1442). If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), recent and relevant project experience shall be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have experience, such projects shall be submitted for each Joint Venture partner.

If the Offeror is a JV, it should follow the JV Procedures outlined in Attachment 2.

Offerors should submit a signed copy of their current joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement, approved mentor-protégé agreement, or letter of commitment for each member of the Offeror’s team for which experience is being demonstrated. Offeror’s providing firm commitments in the form of the documents listed at the beginning of this paragraph may be more highly rated due to reduced risk to the Government.

If an Offeror is utilizing experience of affiliates, subsidiaries, parent, LLC, LTD member companies (i.e., Offeror’s name is not exactly as stated on the SF1442), the proposal should clearly demonstrate how that affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of this contract. The relevant consideration is whether the resources of the parent or affiliated company – its workforce, management, facilities, or other resources – will be provided or relied upon for contract performance, such that the parent or affiliate will have meaningful involvement in contract performance. The proposal must demonstrate similarity of the parent or affiliate’s proposed role on this procurement and the parent or affiliate’s proposed role submitted for experience in order to receive credit for the parent or affiliate’s experience.

After contract award, any subcontractors that were specifically identified in the proposal shall not be replaced or substituted unless the Contractor obtains the Contracting Officer’s written consent.

Projects provided must be completed in the last six (6) years, as of the issue date of this Request for Proposals (RFP), to be considered recent.

A project is defined as work performed under a single task order or contract. For multiple award and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity type contracts, the contract as a whole should not be submitted as a project; rather, Offerors should submit the work performed under a task order as a project.

b. For all submitted projects, Offerors shall provide the following information:

i. A narrative of the project that clearly describes the scope of work performed, and the relevancy to, the project requirements of this RFP (i.e., unique features, area, construction methods, etc.). Offerors should include:

• Type of contract (e.g., Design-Build (DB) or Design-Bid-Build (DBB));

• Role on the contract (i.e. Prime or Sub) for each member of the proposed team who participated in the project execution;

• Month/year that construction started and month/year construction completed. (Projects provided must be 100% completed within the past six (6) years.);

• Total contract award value and final cost of construction (if Prime) and the value of the work specifically performed by the prime and each relevant team subcontractor involved with the project;

• Specialized construction features of the project; and

• Customer’s point-of-contact who can be reached for references (phone number and email address).

Photos to supplement the description are acceptable; however, a narrative description is still required.

ii. For Federal Government projects with a Past Performance Information Retrieval System/Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation: Offerors should provide the contract number, contract place of performance, and DUNS number. In the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, Offerors should include Task or Delivery Order numbers.

For non-Federal Government projects, commercial projects, and Federal Government projects without a CPARS evaluation: Offerors shall provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 2). The Offeror should completed Blocks 1-4 of the PPQ and send it to the non-Federal project client or commercial project client. The client should complete Blocks 5-8 along with the two page questionnaire. The Offeror should include the PPQ in Volume I of the proposal.

If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before the proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit, with the proposal, the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information. The Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project to obtain the PPQ information. However, Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

Alternatively, Offerors may submit a previously completed copy of a PPQ for a completed contract or task order.

The PPQ must have used Attachment 2 and bear the client’s signature. The Offeror may retain PPQs in its files for submission on future procurements. In cases where the validity of the completed PPQ is questioned, contracting personnel may contact the reference for verification or additional information. USACE does not intend to create or maintain a database of PPQs submitted by Offerors. Therefore, it will be the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that the submission of PPQs in its proposal are relevant to the solicitation. Alternatively, the Offeror may obtain an updated/new PPQ from its client(s) for submission as provided above.

Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last 6 years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

These documents do not replace the previously mentioned requirements.

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 System (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.

VOLUME II - PRICE

Volume II shall consist of the Offeror’s proposed ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates; the Bid Schedule for the Seed Task Order, and the Offeror’s Price Proposal Breakdown for the Seed Task Order. There are no page limitations for this volume.

1) ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates

Each Offeror shall submit binding hourly rates for the following personnel:

• Project Manager

• Site Superintendent

• Contractor Quality Control (CQC) Manager

• Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO)

Binding hourly rates for each of these personnel must be submitted for 1 October to 30 September of each of the five years of the contract’s period of performance. These rates will become a part of the contract and shall be used in pricing the Seed Task Order and all task orders for the life of the contract. Binding rates shall be burdened with taxes, insurance, and home office overhead but shall not include job site overhead or profit. Offerors shall use the table in the “Binding Rates” Government-provided Excel spreadsheet (Attachment 3) to submit their binding rates.

At contract award, the binding rates will be incorporated into the contract and will not be renegotiated.

Offerors shall submit pricing for an additional 6-month period of time after the 5th year of the contract, in the event the contract time is extended under the contract clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services.

2) Seed Task Order Bid Schedule

This solicitation includes a Seed Task Order that will be awarded concurrently with the ID/IQ Contract. After the pool of MATOC awardees is selected based upon the best value to the Government, the Seed Task Order will be awarded to the MATOC awardee with the lowest price. The Seed Task Order statement of work is attached in the document entitled “Attachment 5: Pavement Repairs Union Village Dam, Thetford, VT Statement of Work.” The Offeror’s proposed Price for the Seed Task Order should be presented as firm fixed price, using the Bid Schedule provided (Attachment 6). No unauthorized alterations to the bid schedule will be allowed and the Offerors must submit pricing for all line items. The Offeror’s pricing submitted in the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule shall use the Year 1 labor rates the Offeror submits for the ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates. The Seed Task Order will be subject to construction wage determination VT20200066 dated 02/07/2020, Attachment 7 to this solicitation.

3) Price Proposal Breakdown for the Seed Task Order

Offerors shall also submit their price proposal breakdown used to develop their pricing shown on the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule. At a minimum, Offerors need to show a breakdown of all labor, material, equipment, sub-bids and indirect costs, including mark-ups, of each sub-task of the Seed Task Order. Offerors need to show how they calculated the Seed Task Order price, accurately indicating how all costs total up to the costs proposed on the Bid Schedule. Price Proposal Breakdowns need to show that binding rates submitted for the ID/IQ Contract Binding Rates were utilized in the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule. Binding rates and all costs shown on the worksheets need to be clearly traceable to the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule line items. Format, level of detail, and software for estimating is not prescribed, but the Price Proposal Breakdown should present an organized Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of sufficient detail and depth of major features of work, labor costs, material costs, equipment cost, subcontract costs, and all other indirect costs, including markups. The WBS and prices within should total up without error into that of the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule.

For proposal preparation purposes, the expected or approximate date for initiation of contract performance of the Seed Task Order is 30 September 2020.

4) Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below:

• Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442), Solicitation, Offer and Award

• Acknowledgement of Amendments, if any

• Contract Administration Data – Bidding Schedule

• Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

5) Each Offeror shall submit a bid guarantee in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 for the Seed Task Order. Class Deviation 2020-O0016 allows that bond forms be completed as indicated in the instruction portion of each form, except that a seal is not required. This deviation also allows that electronic signatures and electronic, mechanically-applied, or printed dates may be used on bonds and shall be considered original signatures and dates, without regard to the order in which they were affixed. Scans of wet signatures will not be considered digital signatures. The Government encourages bid bonds to be electronically signed and submitted along with the rest of the proposal.

Electronic proposal submissions must include either an electronically signed bid guarantee or a scanned copy of the original guarantee with “wet” signature.

If the offeror chooses to submit a guarantee with a “wet” signature or raised seal, the original must be mailed or delivered to the below address and received by the proposal due date and time:

Attn: Sara J. Torres – Contracting Division Solicitation W912WJ20R0015 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 696 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742

E. DISCUSSIONS

1.0 General Information

The Government intends to award without discussions. Therefore, the Offeror’s proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a technical and a price standpoint. Proposals will be analyzed to determine which is most advantageous to the Government based upon information provided in response to evaluation factors. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Source Selection Authority (SSA) later determines them to be necessary.

2.0 Discussion Scheduling

If discussions are necessary, they will be conducted in writing with the Offerors.

SECTION M

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

Evaluation of offers will be made using the best value trade-off process in accordance with FAR Part 15, and contracts will be awarded to the best overall (i.e., best value) proposals that are determined to be most beneficial to the Government; with appropriate consideration given to the evaluation factors.

Firm-fixed price (FFP) Task Orders will be issued under this Paving MATOC. Task Orders will be awarded on the basis of lowest price conforming to the requirements of the RFP.

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The evaluation factors are:

Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Price

The non-Price evaluation factor is approximately equal to Price.

NOTE: The Government may evaluate proposals as submitted without conducting discussions. Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposal.

The Government will award one contract each, to a target of four (4) Offerors with the best overall proposals that are determined to represent the best value to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the price and non-price factors.

A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach,” Paragraph C of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign an adjectival rating for Factor 1 with a written narrative evaluation reflecting the identified.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

1.0 Overall Approach

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by a Source Selection Team (SST). The overarching evaluation approach for all factors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror’s past performance satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the solicitation.

b. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven performance. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the Offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

NOTE: For submission requirements designated as “shall” or “must,” failure to provide the requested information will be considered a deficiency and the specified factor will be rated “unacceptable,” and the Offer will be considered un-awardable unless revised. For submission requirements designated as “should,” Offerors who demonstrate their ability to meet the requirement may be considered more favorably. Offerors are cautioned that award may be made without discussions, and Offerors may not have the opportunity to submit revised proposals.

2.0 Evaluation of Factors

To be considered for award, the Offeror must achieve a confidence assessment rating of “Neutral Confidence” or greater, for Factor 1. Confidence assessment ratings of “Limited Confidence” or “No Confidence” ratings for factors could indicate a lack of understanding concerning mission requirements and will result in the entire proposal receiving an unfavorable rating causing it to be eliminated from the competition.

2.1 Factor 1: Past Performance

This factor is used to evaluate the Offeror’s experience in successfully completing recent and relevant projects. This factor will be rated using the confidence assessment ratings presented in Table 2, below.

Factor 1 Evaluation Approach

There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy, and quality of performance which are combined to establish one performance assessment for each Offeror.

Recency: projects provided must be completed within the past six (6) years, as of the issue date of this RFP, to be considered recent. Projects completed more than six years from this date will not be considered.

Relevancy will be determined by projects that demonstrate completion of projects similar in scope, complexity, size, and cost or price to the seed task order. When determining the relevancy of projects submitted for experience, the role performed by the Offeror or its subcontractor will be considered for consistency with the proposed role to be performed by the Offeror or subcontractor on the Paving MATOC. Failure to provide agreements or letters of commitment, as applicable, may result in a lower rating for this factor.

The proposal review will only consider the experience or past performance of an Offeror’s parent or affiliated companies where the firm’s proposal demonstrates that the resources of the parent or affiliated company will affect the performance of the Offeror. The relevant consideration is whether the resources of the parent or affiliated company – its workforce, management, facilities or other resources – will be provided or relied up on for contract performance, such that the parent or affiliate will have meaningful involvement in contract performance. The proposal must demonstrate a connection between the affiliate’s proposed role on the Paving MATOC and the role of the affiliate on the past performance submitted in order to receive credit for the affiliate’s past performance.

At a minimum, a project considered relevant must include:

1. New construction or rehabilitation of roadways, curbs and gutters, or parking areas with construction costs of $150,000 or more.

A project not meeting this requirement will automatically receive no higher than a Somewhat Relevant rating.

Proposals ratings for past performance relevancy will be based on a holistic review of all projects. A rating of Somewhat Relevant or Not Relevant on any project may influence the proposal rating but will not automatically lead to a Somewhat Relevant or Not Relevant rating overall.

Proposals may be more highly rated for relevancy if they include projects that demonstrate any of the following.

Proposals demonstrating all of the following will be the most highly rated for relevancy:

1. New construction or rehabilitation of roadways, curbs and gutters, or parking areas with construction costs of $500,000 or more.

2. Work performed at U.S. Military Installations or other Federal Facilities.

3. Work performed for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Offerors whose record or relevant past performance demonstrates achieving strict delivery schedules may be more highly rated.

Relevancy will be evaluated using the ratings in Table 1.

Table 1 – Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Adjectival Rating

Description

Very Relevant

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

Relevant

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

Somewhat Relevant

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

Not Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

In addition, Factor 1 will examine the quality of projects reviewed for this factor. A separate quality assessment rating is not required; rather, the past performance confidence assessment rating is based on the Offeror’s overall record or recency, relevancy, and quality of performance.

The Government will evaluate the record of past performance for the Offeror to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the requirements under this solicitation. The Government team will review all past performance information collected and determine the quality of the Offeror’s performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance confidence assessment. The overall performance confidence assessment will be evaluated using Table 2.

Absent any recent and relevant past performance history, or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror will be assigned a “Neutral Confidence” rating.

2.2 Factor 2: Price

The Offeror’s price proposal shall consist of its proposed Binding Rates Schedule; the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule; and a Seed Task Order Price Proposal Breakdown that shows how the prices presented in the Seed Task Order Bid Schedule were developed. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s entire price proposal to determine whether the proposed price is fair and reasonable.

Table 2 – Performance Confidence Assessment Rating Method

Adjectival Rating

Description

Substantial Confidence

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

Satisfactory Confidence performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

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