A07-W56ZTN-19-R-0005-0009.docx

W56ZTN-19-R-0005

W56ZTN-19-R-0005

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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

AMENDMENT CONTINUATION

The purpose of this Amendment is as follows:

a.) Provide answers to follow-up/additional questions received in response to the solicitation. See attached Q&A, dated 31 October 2019. The Q&A period for this solicitation has now ended. Any additional RFI/questions received will only answered at the Government’s discretion and for the benefit of all potential offerors.

b.) Make revisions to the Instructions to Offerors and Basis for Award sections of the RFP. These changes are limited to the changes outlined in Amendment 0007 (Update DoD SAFE site instruction, and correction to Section C. Evaluation Approach, b. Subfactor b: Safety section). Additionally the Project Manager requirements are updated to remove the confusing “or equivalent experience” language. Changes are highlighted in yellow.

c.) Make updates to the PWS, to formally incorporate the Amendment 0007 changes made. The PWS paragraph 1.6.11.3 for the Project Manager is also updated to remove the “or equivalent experience” language.

d.) Delete CLIN 6000 and the ECMRA requirement from this solicitation since the MATOC is a construction type contract. Part 5 –SPECIFIC TASKS, 5.2 – CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT REPORTING (CMR) paragraph is also deleted from the PWS.

e.) Add SF1442, Section 00010 which includes the RFP’s revised CLIN structure after all Amendments. This document may be used for providing pricing. It is attached as a separate document.

f.) The due date and time for receipt of proposals is extended until 7 November 2019 at 11:00AM ET.

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ADDITIONAL Q'S 10312019

3. If only the portion of the building being built is needed to be covered, will the Government cover any portion of the existing building for the contractor where utilities are being connected when those utilities are in separate locations away from the area being built?

While we do not fully understand this question, the Government does not require separate builder’s risk insurance.

The rates that are applicable on task orders will be the most recent ones incorporated into the base contract. Please refer to FAR Part 22.404-12(b) which says, “If a contract with an option to extend the term of the contract has indefinite-delivery or indefinite-quantity construction requirements, the contracting officer must incorporate the wage determination incorporated into the contract at the exercise of the option into task orders issued during that option period. The wage determination will be effective for the complete period of performance of those task orders without further revision.”

5. Please explain how the government expects the successful 8(a) contractor(s) to maintain a required general management staff for this contract without a guarantee of work to support over $450,000 in qualified personnel payroll staff as listed in the PWS, paragraph 1.6.11.6. and .7 ----1.6.11.6 …. Since the awards will be Indefinite Delivery – Indefinite Quantity contracts, with no guarantee of task order awards, contractors must be able to adjust and augment their staffing as necessary based on their workload.

----1.6.11.7 The Contractor shall be able to maintain a general management staff at the APG off site location to include at a minimum, a Contract Manager, a Quality Control Manager, Contract Safety Manager, and a Site Superintendent (see 1.6.11 Key Personnel Qualifications). This minimum staff shall be maintained during the life of the contract to respond to new task order requirements and management of awarded task orders. Additional APG off-site management staff, including Project Managers, Quality Control staff, Site Safety Officer and Site Superintendents, shall be added as presented in the offeror’s proposal and as required to support workload. A full-time task order specific Site Safety and Health Officer may be required for task order requirements with high or extremely high risk.

----This requirement will be included in the request for proposal (RFP). All staff provided under the contract shall meet the minimum experience set forth in Section 1.6.11.

The Aberdeen MATOC has been an 8(a) contract for over 15 years with dozens of 8(a) companies participating in the previous iterations with similar key personnel requirements. The requirements outlined in the PWS are necessary to comply with EM 385-1 and to ensure that the Government has a pool of contractor capable of responding to and executing requirements. Historically, hundreds of task order requirements have been competed and awarded under the MATOC. As clearly stated in the PWS, “contractors must be able to adjust and augment their staffing as necessary based on their workload.”

13. Amendment 0003 eliminated some CLINs (Bonding CLINs and 1003 through 5003) and also added the CLIN for the base for the Seed Task Order Pricing. However, a new pricing section with revised CLINs was not issued. Do you intend to issues a revised Pricing Section with the applicable CLINs? If mot, please provide instructions to offerors on how to submit the pricing. If the offeror is responsible to delete and add CLINs, please provide direction on doing so.

Please reference response to question 77 in Amendment. One way to submit pricing is to complete pricing for 1001, 2001, 3001, 4001, and 5001 which were in the original solicitation and then complete the CLIN 1004 which was in an Amendment and combine them in your price proposal. To simplify matters, the Government is including a revised Section 00010 with this Amendment 0008.

15. The PWS states that DA Form 1602, Application for Identification Card must be completed for each employee requiring access. I can’t locate this document. Can you share a copy so we can see what information is required?

The actual form is not cleared for release to post on FBO, but can be found at https://armypubs.army.mil/

The information required from a contractor is: First and Last Name, SSN, DOB, Weight, Height, Hair Color, Eye Color, Gender, and Driver License State of Issuance.

17. We kindly ask that the proposal due date be extended one week to give the contractors enough time to incorporate changes in their proposal based on the Q&A released on 23 Oct 2019.

Please refer to any Amendments issued which may change the due date of proposals.

18. DA Form 1602, Application for Identification Card is the form the contractor needs to complete for access to restrictive areas. This form is not online. Can the Army please share this form.

See response to Question 15.

19. Per PWS 1.4, The contractor “..shall provide all services, materials and supplies.”. Is there a dollar value for services, materials, and supplies above which the contractor can ask the government for relief on the cost? Significant / huge projects can be unwieldy to fund.

There is no dollar value associated with this requirement. Task Orders will be issued on a firm fixed price basis. The MATOC is not a cost reimbursable contract. The RFP includes DFAR 252.243-7002 – Requests for Equitable Adjustment. Such requests will be heavily scrutinized since task orders are issued competitively and most awards take under one year to complete.

20. Do our subcontractors need to be approved by the government if they have not worked on military contracts previously? How long will it take to get them approved?

Subcontractors must meet PWS requirements and be able to obtain badging to work on APG; however, there is no special approval process by DPW or ACC for your use of subcontractors.

22. Will one Environmental Management Plan (EMP) cover all APG work or will we need to develop additional EMPs for other work? For perhaps specialty or UXO projects?

The EMP is site specific and will be issued dependent on the project.

23. It’s probable that our Volume 1 Technical file will be over ten (10) MB. How can we provide to the Government?

Please refer to RFP Section 2. Proposal Submission Requirements which lists the various permitted proposal submittal methods. The RFP did not place a limit on the file size of proposals. The DoD SAFE Site can handle file exchanges up to 8.0 GB.

24. Amendment 0005 Q&As said that the Past Performance PPQs are not included in the page count. Two questions – if we include the answered PPQs in our proposal, how do we tell you, so they won’t be counted as part of the 150-page limit? If they are going to be counted, how do we find out what PPQs you have received so they are not part of our submitted proposal?

See response to Question 11. If the PPQ’s are included in the proposal, the offeror should identify these the index of the proposal or as an annotation on the first page of the proposal.

25. Amendment 5 Question 12 answer states “Bonding rates are no longer being evaluated with the solicitation.” We’ve worked hard to obtain and maintain favorable bonding rates. Will a favorable bonding rate while not evaluated, provide a plus for having one?

Task Orders under the MATOC will be competed amongst the contract holders. For those task orders requiring bonding, bonding will be evaluated in the total proposed task order price. If your firm has low bonding rates, you should have a competitive advantage when proposing on task order RFPs.

26. Since there is a requirement to provide proof of contracts and the PPQs, can we add an Appendix (or two) to the Proposal for these documents and keep them out of the page count? There is no desire to put information in an appendix to be evaluated, merely to have necessary documents that provide proof of something. Key personnel certificates and proof of education would be another example of documents to put in an unevaluated appendix. QCM certificate(s). OSHA DART forms. DD214’s

See response to Question 24.

27. Amendment 5 Question 35, “The offeror must ensure that employees are qualified to obtain security to the installation within the required timelines.” Where are the regulations that define these qualifications?

APGR 190-4, 1 July 2009

28. PWS 5.37.3.2.6.3 “The Contractor shall provide a single point of contact from their organization as a Schedule Specialist.”

a. As a required person, what are the government requirements for this individual? Are there educational and / or experience specifications for this position?

No.

29. For Design/Build Task Orders, will these Task Orders be in two parts? In other words, will we be given the parameters, then price the design. After design is awarded and completed do, we then price the Construction, or will Design/Build Task Orders require complete pricing prior to design?

No, they will not be done in two parts. Design/Build Task Orders will require complete pricing prior to design.

30. Addendum 5 discussed UXO. It says that when starting a job in AA or EA there may be Unexploded Ordinance. It says that the area will be inspected for UXO by the Contractor by preapproved EOD personnel employed by the Contractor, prior to any work starting, including a site visit. How are we to price this into our Task Order proposals? If UXO is found, Is the removal of the UXO in this Contract. This is confusing, are we to carry pricing for the inspection only? And how do we price that?

See Appendix C, SECTION 02010 of the RFP which discusses UXO at length and provides APG approved UXO vendors.

The contractor is not responsible for removal of UXO.

31. It states in Addendum 5 that If an MDE Sediment and Erosion Controls Permit or an NPDES permit needs to be obtained then the Contractor is responsible for all costs associated with submitting the proper documentation required to obtain the permit. This is fine if it is a Design/Build project, we will be designing and therefore obtaining all permits. However, if the job is designed already and the permit application is inadequate it says that we will be responsible for all costs associated with redesign and resubmission required to obtain the permits. How will we be compensated for fixing someone else’s inadequate design.

The Government will review all changes in designs and make a determination on the cost at time of review.

32. Would the Government consider bonding each awarded task order in accordance with the Miller Act (>$100,000) as opposed to tying up $1,000,000.00 in bonding per year for a contract that has a $10,000.00 guarantee (considering its an 8a set-aside requirement)?

Please re-review Amendment 0002 carefully. Bonding will be required on a task order basis for those task orders which meet the thresholds outlined in FAR Part 52.228-15.

33. Will the Government increase the maximum page limit to 220 pages?

With Past Performance now excluded from the page count, the page limitations for Volume I will not be changed again.

34. How long does a typical badge take to obtain from the security office? Are there any restrictions to badging (Citizenship, criminal record, etc.)?

APG is a secured Army installation and so therefore it has restrictions on personnel with certain criminal records.

Review section 1.6.11 and subfactor d for citizenship requirement and 1.6.12.9.

35. What is the typical turn around time on Submittals?

Reference paragraph 5.17.1 of the PWS.

36. When will the drop-off codes for DoD Safe be sent out? Can you use the code more than once, if you want to test it before actual submission?

Codes will be sent out after an offeror requests one. Codes can only be used once and therefore the Government is sending two (2) codes to each email address provided.

37. Can this requirement be postponed?

See response to Q17.

See Question 16.

45. Given that the Task Orders for this MATOC will all be FFP type contract, is there a need for manpower reporting? Please advise.

All service contracts regardless of whether they are FFP or cost reimbursable have to be entered. However, upon further investigation, it states on the ECMRA.mil FAQ page that, "All DoD service contracts must be reported in ECMRA except those covering Construction labor and costs." Since the MATOC is a construction contract, CLIN 6000 and the requirement for ECMRA entry is hereby deleted.

46. For the positions of Superintendent and Project Manager (per Subfactor C: Selected Key Personnel), please confirm that the MDE Certification for Maryland Sediment and Erosion Control is a requirement after contract award and not required at time of proposal submission.

MDE Certification for Maryland Sediment and Erosion Control is not a proposal submittal requirement. However, it is a PWS requirement. As long as the key personnel possess the MDE Certification for Maryland Sediment and Erosion Control by the time work on the contract begins, that will be sufficient.

47. Regarding the Quality Control Manager, he/she must possess a current OSHA 30 hours Safety Inspection Certification. Is a certificate dated within the last six years current?

Yes

49. Some key personnel have many certifications and training. Can the copies of the certifications be excluded from the page count?

No. This should not be needed since the entire Past Performance Volume has been excluded from the page count by Amendment 0007.

51. In order to personally dropoff the proposal, is a base pass needed? If so, how do we get access?

To gain access to APG, you need to either already have a badge or CAC card or you will need to go to the Visitor’s Center. Dropoff of proposals would occur in the lobby of Bldg 6001. A building pass is not required to enter the lobby of the building. Offerors should go to the security desk in the lobby and inform the guard that they have a proposal to drop off. The ACC-APG representative will also be located in the lobby.

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ADD'L Q'S 10282019 -UNANSWERED

SECTION 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 05-Nov-2019 11:00 AM to 07-Nov-2019 11:00 AM.

CLIN 6000

The CLIN description has changed from Contractor Manpower Reporting to DELETE.

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. NOT SEPARATELY PRICED. TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE BASE YEAR AND ANY OPTION YEARS EXERCISED. The Accounting for Contractor Manpower Reporting requirement has been added to the statement of work, and contractor is required to provide data on contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) for performance of this contract.(a) Contracting officers shall ensure that the requirement to report contractormanpower is included in all contracts, task/delivery orders and modifications.(b) Report all services that are internal Army requirements regardless of dollar threshold. The list of contracts for which reporting is not applicable is located o the Assistant Secretary of the Army Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA(M&RA)) websitehttp://www.asamra.army.mil/scra/documents/ServicesContractApprovalForm.pdf.(c) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics(USD(AT&L)) established the Enterprise-wide Contractor Manpower ReportingApplication (eCMRA) on November 28, 2012. It provides most of the source data for compliance with sections 235 and 2330a of Title 10, United States Code.(d) Enter data into the eCMRA system at any time during the contract’s period of performance. However, data must be accurate and complete and entered into eCMRA not later than October 31 after the completion of each fiscal year or part of a fiscal year for which such contract is active.(e) The Contractor Manpower Reporting application is available via the Internet at https://cmra.army.mil.Contractors may direct technical questions to the eCMRA help desk atusaf.pentagon.saf-aq.mbx.cmra-help-desk-dod@mail.mil

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DELETE

The unit of issue Job has been deleted.

The cost constraint NSP has been deleted.

SECTION 00100 - BIDDING SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

BASIS FOR AWARD

BASIS FOR AWARD AND FACTORS/SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

Awards will be made to the offerors who provide the best proposals that are determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the following three (3) evaluation factors: Technical (Factor I), Past Performance (Factor II), and Price (Factor III). Technical (Factor I) and Past Performance (Factor II), when combined are significantly more important than Price (Factor III). Technical is more important than Price, but slightly less important than Past Performance. The Technical subfactors are all weighted equally. Past Performance is the most important factor. The Government will complete its evaluation by performing a best value trade-off among Technical, Past Performance, and Price. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the Technical factor and the Past Performance factor must be rated at least Neutral. Offerors are cautioned that the awards may not necessarily be made to the offerors offering the lowest pricing. Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. The Government will not conduct price realism on the coefficient or price. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make awards without discussions.

Approximately five (5) awards are anticipated, but the Government reserves the right to make greater than or fewer than five awards if appropriate. Offerors should ensure the completeness of their proposals and offer their best terms and conditions with their initial proposals. If negotiations are considered necessary, they will be conducted with those offerors in a competitive range. The determination of the competitive range will be the responsibility of the Contracting Officer and the Source Selection Authority.

If appropriate and necessary to reach the desired number of MATOC awards, the Government reserves the right to make initial awards to the most qualified offerors and then to establish a competitive range with additional unawarded offeror(s) who would be given an opportunity to submit a revised proposal for a Phase 2 evaluation and award. Any offeror receiving a Phase 2 award would be added to the MATOC.

Factors and sub-factors under this solicitation are not numerically weighted.

In order to be considered for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) under NAICS 236220 (Size Standard $33.5M) prior to contract award.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

Awards will be made to the offerors whose proposals are most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and sub-factors described below.

Evaluation of the offeror’s proposal shall address each sub-factor as it applies to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). 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 evaluation team will review each subfactor. Strengths, Weaknesses, and Deficiencies will be documented for Subfactors a, b, and d. Subfactor c - Key Personnel will only be evaluated for deficiencies. It is a pass/fail subfactor.

For the Technical Factor, each sub-factor will be evaluated to determine if the information provided and the proposed approach associated with each factor meets or does not meet the minimum performance or capability requirement. To receive an overall “Acceptable” Technical factor rating, all sub-factors must not contain deficiencies. Numerous identified weaknesses, could cause the overall Technical Factor to be rated as Marginal or Unacceptable. Based on the evaluations of the technical subfactors and noted strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies, the Government will then assign an overall color/adjectival rating for the Technical Factor.

Factor 1: The Technical factor is further divided into the following sub-factors:

a. Bonding Capacity

b. Safety

c. Selected Key Personnel

d. Contract Management Plan (CMP)

Factor 2: Past Performance: Each offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment.

Factor 3: Price: Price will be evaluated per FAR 15.404. Examples of methods that may be used include a comparison to the other competitive pricing received in response to the solicitation, comparison to previous prices paid, and a comparison to the IGCE pricing. For evaluation purposes, Offeror’s pricing will be evaluated based on the total amount proposed for CLIN 1001, 1004, 2001, 3001, 4001, and 5001. Pricing must be balanced between years and CLINs, and the pricing for the Seed Project Task Order proposed in CLIN 1004 must be reasonable.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST). The SST will first evaluate Technical Subfactors a and b from below. Any proposal containing a deficiency for Subfactor a or Subfactor b may not be evaluated further.

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

Technical Evaluation Method:

2. The Technical factor is divided into the following sub-factors and will be evaluated on an overall basis using the following color/adjectival ratings:

Table A – Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method (ref. DoD Source Selection Procedures Guide)

a. Subfactor a: Bonding Capacity

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to provide documentation from a certified and approved Surety demonstrating that it currently has or can obtain $5 Million of payment and performance bonds per year specifically for this MATOC.

The minimum (threshold) amount of bonding required is $5M per year. Offerors who can demonstrate significantly greater than $5M of bonding capacity/ability may earn an evaluated strength which could increase the Technical Factor rating.

NOTE: Surety companies utilized for the proposal and contract must be listed on the U.S. Department of the Treasury website.

Reference https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/surety-bonds/list-certified-companies.html

b. Subfactor b: Safety

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s (to include major subcontractors and both JV partners, if a JV is proposed) recent record of safe operations based on its Experience Modification Rate (EMR). NOTE: An EMR of greater than 1.0 during any portion of the previous three (3) year operating period will be considered unacceptable (a deficiency). A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor which is expected to perform 20% or more of the total work on the contract.

Offerors who can demonstrate EMRs of less than 1.0 during the previous three (3) year operating period with an emphasis on the most recent operating years may earn evaluated strength(s) which could increase the Technical Factor rating. Offerors who can demonstrate EMRs which are less than 1.0 for additional operating years beyond the required three (3) year period may also earn an evaluated strength which could increase the Technical Factor rating.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s (to include major subcontractors and both JV partners, if a JV is proposed) recent record of safe and regulatory compliant operations based on its OSHA recordable injuries/illnesses reports and its Days Away Restricted or Transferred (DART) rate. The offeror’s DART rate shall be at or below the industry average for NAICS code 236220 for at least the previous three (3) year operating period. A major subcontractor for this subfactor is defined as a subcontractor which is expected to perform 20% or more of the total work on the contract.

Offerors who can demonstrate DART rates which are lower than industry average during the previous three (3) year operating period with an emphasis on the most recent operating years may earn evaluated strength(s) which could increase the Technical Factor rating. Offerors who can demonstrate DART rates which are lower than industry average for additional operating years beyond the required three (3) year period may also earn an evaluated strength which could increase the Technical Factor rating.

Subfactor c: Selected Key Personnel (Reference PWS paragraph 1.6.11 and subparagraphs)

(IMPORTANT NOTE: Qualifications, education, and other information as outlined below and in the "Proposal Submission Requirements" must be clearly demonstrated by documentation submitted or by information provided in resumes. The Government will not make assumptions or fill-in the blanks)

Quality Control Manager (QCM):

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to provide at least one prime contractor Quality Control Manager (QCM) that possesses the following experience/qualifications:

· Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the construction field and five years’ experience as a QCM on industrial, Governmental, or commercial construction contracts.

· QCM experience on at least three (3) projects in excess of $500,000 or for projects such as new building construction or building renovations which encompass multi-discipline requirements.

· Possesses a current OSHA 30 hrs Safety Inspection Certification

Project Manager (PM):

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to provide at least one prime contractor PM that possesses the following experience/qualifications:

· Minimum of eight years’ experience in construction projects with five years’ experience as a manager of construction projects on industrial, Governmental, and/or commercial construction contracts which included simultaneous multi-disciplined requirements. Provide proof of PM experience on projects at least three (3) of which were in excess of $1,000,000 per project. The projects cited shall be for new building construction or building renovations in which multiple discipline work was performed.

· Possess one of the following: engineering degree, construction science or construction management degree, architectural degree, or be a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) with a minimum total of 8 years on construction projects of which 5 years is in construction management as described above.

· Has 1 year experience in a construction estimation software program and scheduling software.

Superintendents:

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to provide at least two (2) prime contractor superintendents that possess the following experience/qualifications:

· Three years’ experience as a site supervisor or superintendent on industrial, Governmental, or commercial construction contracts. Provide proof of site supervisor or site superintendent experience on at least two (2) projects in excess of $500,000. The projects shall be for new building construction and/or building renovations.

· Possess a journeyman level certification in a construction trade by a Trade Union, The Associated Builders and Contractors, or other recognized trade certifier. Equivalent military experience with documentation may be used as a substitute as outlined in the Q&A from the RFP Amendments. Four years of relevant experience and an engineering degree or construction management degree from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) college or university may be substituted for the journeyman level trade certification requirement.

Contract Safety Manager/Safety Consultant*:

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to provide a Contract Safety Manager/Safety Consultant that possesses the following experience/qualifications:

· 30-hour OSHA Construction Industry safety class completion

· Five (5) years of continuous construction industry safety experience in supervising/managing general construction (managing safety programs or processes or conducting hazard analyses and developing controls) within the past decade.

· 5 years’ experience managing safety on multi-disciplinary projects exceeding $500,000. Must have experience managing safety in the following high risk areas: excavations, fall-protection, HAZWOPER, confined space, scaffolding, lead abatement, asbestos, hazardous energy procedures, and load handling.

NOTE: If the offeror is proposing key personnel who are not currently employees of the prime contractor, but are willing to work for the new prime contractor and are being proposed to work for the new contractor, this must be clearly discussed/noted in the proposal. Furthermore, the organizational chart, as required elsewhere in the proposal, must clearly show that the key personnel are being proposed as employees of the prime contractor.

*This position is not required to be an employee of the prime contractor. See PWS paragraph 1.6.11.5 for additional information.

Subfactor d: Contract Management Plan (CMP)

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s ability to perform based on its submitted information for the CMP. The evaluation will be based on the adequacy and quality of response for the following items:

· Description of the overall company structure related to the performance and PWS.

· General overview of planned contract execution.

· Organization and ability to manage multiple projects through adequate and qualified on-site staffing to support at least 7 ongoing task orders.

· Scheduling methodology and criteria for selecting and qualifying subcontractors.

· Description of the offeror’s plan to ensure Quality control of the contract and projects.

· Method for managing multiple projects simultaneously.

· Method to meet peak workload demands, identify resources, availability and time frames.

· Plan for providing additional resources, manpower and technical expertise for support of the field office to cover peak workloads, special projects and urgently required projects. Response time shall be not more than one hour from notification of emergency projects.

· Description of how multiple projects in the security areas will be staffed to ensure timely completion.

· Documentation and discussion of how the offeror has the ability to or plans to provide a sufficient quantity of qualified personnel, i.e. U.S. Citizens, who can obtain mobility access badges for the security areas of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

3. Past Performance Factor.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the PWS and RFP. Past Performance factor considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in providing services that meet the contract requirements. Recent past performance is considered to be efforts awarded during the past five (5) years, from the issue date of this RFP.

Relevant efforts are defined as services that are the same as or similar services as compared to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). Work may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance and repairs performed for commercial or Governmental clients. The size, scale, and type of work of the projects provided will also be considered when determining relevancy.

A relevancy determination of the offeror’s (including joint venture partner(s), major and critical subcontractor(s) past performance) will be made by the Government. In determining relevancy for individual contracts, consideration will be given to the effort, or portion of the effort, being proposed by the offeror, teaming partner, or subcontractor whose contract is being reviewed and evaluated.

An assessment of the information will be made to determine if it is recent. Offerors shall supply a list (maximum of 20) task orders or contracts that contain a relevant renovation or construction component with a value of at least $50,000.00 and the type of work specified in the scope of work must be ongoing or must have been performed during the last five (5) years from the date of issuance of this solicitation. Offerors must include at least 5 task order or contracts valued at greater than $250K, and at least two additional task orders or contracts valued at greater than $1M. This information must include those contracts used for the Past Performance Questionnaires required below. Numerous Task Orders (TO) combined to meet the minimum construction dollar value identified herein is not acceptable for Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts.

Evaluation of past performance shall be in accordance with this plan utilizing the forms and questionnaires set forth in Attachment 2. The Government may consider a wide array of information from a variety of sources, but is not compelled to rely on all the information available.

The Government may use data provided by the offeror in its proposal and data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files (i.e., CPARs) or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance. Data used in conducting past performance assessments shall not extend past five years prior to the issue date of the RFP, but may include performance data as a prime. The Government reserves the right to limit the number of references it decides to contact and to contact references other than those provided by the Offeror including sources outside the Government.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposal against the above requirements to determine the offeror’s appropriate rating for the Past Performance factor, using the ratings and descriptions outlined in the Table below.

4. Price Factor. Offeror pricing will be evaluated per FAR 15.404. Examples of methods that may be used include a comparison to the other competitive pricing received in response to the solicitation, comparison to previous prices paid, and a comparison to the IGCE pricing. For evaluation purposes, Offeror’s pricing will be evaluated based on the total amount proposed for CLIN 1001, 1004, 2001, 3001, 4001, and 5001. Pricing must be balanced between years and CLINs, and the pricing for the Seed Project Task Order proposed in CLIN 1004 must be reasonable.

NOTE: After award, task orders will be issued on a competitive basis. The Government will establish the contract total ("ceiling") in the amount of $99.5M.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS):

1. Introduction. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically, as set forth below. Submit proposals to:

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) clearly marked and separated Volumes. The Volumes are I – Technical, II – Past Performance, III – Price, IV – Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations, Teaming, Joint Venture documentation (if applicable). Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited except as a tool in the Table of Contents. The Government is establishing a 150 page limit on proposals. Only one proposal per offeror will be accepted.

NOTE: Volumes III and IV do not count against the page limitation. If potential offerors believe that an expansion of the page limit is warranted, they must submit a request in writing to the Government during the Question and Answer/Request for Information period of the solicitation. Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Electronic offers shall be submitted via the DOD SAFE Service site (preferred method), https://safe.apps.mil. Proposals shall be sent to Ms. Barbara D. Cousins, barbara.d.cousins.civ@mail.mil and Mr. Lane M. Gary, lane.m.gary.civ@mail.mil. NOTE: Offerors are encouraged to test the DoD SAFE site in advance of the due date of proposals to familiarize themselves with the system.

A “drop-off” code is required for non-DoD offerors. Offerors who do not have a CAC must submit a request for the “drop-off” code to Ms. Barbara Cousins and Mr. Lane Gary at least 36 hours prior to the final proposal due date.

Due to the fact that the DoD SAFE site is new and has not been tested by this office, proposals may also be mailed via FEDEX or UPS overnight delivery in a CD/DVD format. One CD/DVD is acceptable as long as the Volumes are broken into separate files as outlined above. The sealed packages must be received by the due date outlined in the RFP. The Government is not responsible for lost or late deliveries by FEDEX or UPS. The address for delivery is 6565 Surveillance Loop, Bldg.