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U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

VICKSBURG, DISTRICT

SOLICITATION

W5J9JE-16-R-0049

POLICE ACADEMY FEMALE STAFF COLLEGE

KABUL PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

PROJECT NUMBER: ANP-16-017

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (SF1442)

00010 BIDDING SCHEDULE

00100 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

00600 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 10 SCOPE OF WORK

01 10 15 TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 40 SECURITY

01 22 00.00 11 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 32 17.00 20 COST-LOADED NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULES (NAS)

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 13 SPECIAL PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 42 15 METRIC MEASUREMENTS

01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.10 10 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM (QCS)

01 45 35 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS

01 57 20 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

01 78 23 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DATA

DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 41 00 DEMOLITION

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 11 13.00 10 STRUCTURAL CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FORMING

03 15 00.00 10 CONCRETE ACCESSORIES

03 20 00.00 10 CONCRETE REINFORCING

03 30 00.00 10 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

DIVISION 04 - MASONRY

04 20 00 UNIT MASONRY

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

05 40 00 COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING

05 50 13 MISCELLANEOUS METAL FABRICATIONS

05 52 00 METAL RAILINGS

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 13 53 ELASTOMERIC SHEET WATERPROOFING

07 21 13 BOARD INSULATION

07 24 00 EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS

07 41 13 NON-STRUCTURAL METAL ROOFING

07 60 00 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS

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DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

08 51 13 ALUMINUM WINDOWS

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 22 37 PLASTER

09 30 00 CERAMIC TILE

09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10 14 02 SIGNAGE

10 28 13 TOILET ACCESSORIES

10 35 23.13 PROPANE STOVE

10 44 16 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

10 51 13 METAL LOCKERS

DIVISION 12 - FURNISHINGS

12 24 13 WINDOW TREATMENTS

12 32 00 MANUFACTURED WOOD CASEWORK

12 36 00 COUNTERTOPS

12 51 00 FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT (FFE)

DIVISION 13 - SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

13 48 00 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT

13 48 00.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING

22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE

22 07 19.00 40 PLUMBING PIPING INSULATION

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING

23 00 00 AIR SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, VENTILATION, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 20 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

26 05 00.00 40 COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR ELECTRICAL

26 05 13.00 40 MEDIUM-VOLTAGE CABLES

26 05 48.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

26 12 19.10 THREE-PHASE PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS

26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

26 24 16.00 40 PANELBOARDS

26 28 01.00 10 COORDINATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION

26 41 00.00 20 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 31 76 INTERIOR FIRE ALARM AND MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

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DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 05 19 GEOTEXTILE

31 11 00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

31 23 00.00 20 EXCAVATION AND BACKFILLING FOR UTILITIES AND STRUCTURES

31 32 11 SOIL SURFACE EROSION CONTROL

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 11 16 BASE COURSE FOR RIGID AND SUBBASES FOR FLEXIBLE PAVING

32 11 23 GRANULAR FILL AND STONE WATER CAPILLARY BARRIER

32 31 13.00 20 CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 11 00 WATER DISTRIBUTION

33 11 23 NATURAL GAS AND LIQUID PETROLEUM PIPING

33 16 15 WATER STORAGE STEEL TANKS

33 30 00 SANITARY SEWERS

33 40 00 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITIES

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PROJECT NUMBER: ANP-16-017, POLICE ACADEMY FEMALE STAFF COLLEGE, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

Offerors must have an active and valid ASIA license and an active and completed registration in SAM and JCCS at the time o proposal submission to be considered. Offerors must maintain their registrations throughout the solicitation phases and if awarded a contract, throughout the contract's duration.

In accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225-5916 Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access, all offerors and their subcontractors are required to be eligible at the time of proposal submission, and remain eligible, if awarded a contract, during the entire contract period of performance to include any warranty period, for installation access to a U.S. and/or coalition installation, regardless of whether the performance will take place on or off a U.S. or coalition installation.

In accordance with Afghan law , Afghan firms will be paid in Afghan currency at the 3-day international transfer rate. Referenc Clause 252.232-7014 and 5152.232-5900 for further information.

Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until funds are available.

Scott Brown

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

29-Jun-2016

(RFP)

(IFB)

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 GSAFAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

The Contractor shall begin performance within 14 calendar days and complete it within 810 calendar days after receiving award, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See Section 01 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.)

YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by 1400 (hour) local time 2:00 PM

02 August 2016 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee is required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) work 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 will not be considered and will 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

TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN ENGINEER

DISTRICT (TAA), US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

CETAA-CT, CAMP PHOENIX

APO, AE 09320

W5J9JE

PAGE

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

(601)631-7261 FAX: TEL: TEL: FAX:

W5J9JE-16-R-0049 x x

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) Page 2 (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within ________ 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:

SEE SCHEDULE

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: 964145 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 offer on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work, requisitions identified summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary.

governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications or incorporated by refer-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

(Must be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

SECTION 00 01 00

PRICE PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

Police Academy Female Staff College, Kabul, Afghanistan

No. Description Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount

0001 Survey 1 JOB $______________

0002 Geotechnical Investigation 1 JOB $

0003 Design 1 JOB $

0004 As-Built Drawings 1 JOB $

0005 Mobilization 1 JOB $

0006 Demobilization 1 JOB $

0007 UXO Demining 1425 SM $

0008 Demolition 1 JOB $

0009 Grading and Drainage 1 JOB $

0010 Hardscape 1 JOB $

0011 Internal Fencing 1 JOB $

0012 Water System 1 JOB $

0013 Elevated Water Storage Tank 1 JOB $

0014 Ground Water Storage Tank 1 JOB $

0015 Sanitary Sewer Collection System 1 JOB $

0016 Site Electrical System 1 JOB $

0017 Site Communication System 1 JOB $

0018 Police Academy Female Staff College Building

1 EA $ $______________

0019 Water Booster Pump Building 1 EA $ $______________

OPTION

Furniture and Equipment 1 JOB $______________

TOTAL PROPOSAL FOR ALL ITEMS: $_

(Total of all above costs; Base plus Option Items)

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE NOTES

1. Offeror shall submit prices on all items. See Section 01 22 00.00 11 for Measurement and

Payment.

2. Abbreviations:

EA= Each

JOB = Lump Sum QTY = Quantity SM= Square Meters

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS & NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 Request for Proposal (RFP) NO. W5J9JE-16-R-0049

FOR: Afghan National Police, Police Academy Female staff College, Kabul, Afghanistan, Project No. ANP-16-017, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District

Proposal Due: 02 August 2016, 1400 hours

FUNDING: Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated cost of this project is between U.S.

$10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

1.2 THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.

1.3 Basis of Selection of Award: This is a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) solicitation conducted pursuant to FAR 15.101-2.

1.4 Type of Contract: The Government intends to award one (1) firm-fixed price contract.

1.5 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and Small Business Size Standard: The NAICS code for this project is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a size standard of $36.5 million is applicable to this project.

1.6 Pre-Proposal Site Visit: An official site visit will not be held.

1.7 Amendments Prior to Date Set for Closing of RFP. The right is reserved as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications or drawings or both prior to the date set for submission of proposal. Such revisions and amendments, if any will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this RFP. If the revisions and amendments are of a nature which requires material changes in quantities or prices proposed or both, the date set for receipt of proposals may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the issuing officer will enable offeror to revise their proposal. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for receipt of proposals.

SECTION 00 0115, INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a firm-fixed price contract to acquire construction services for the Police Academy Female Staff College, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals satisfying the requirements of the technical evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation. The offeror that submits the lowest complete and reasonably priced proposal that is also found technically acceptable by the evaluators will be selected for contract award. To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror’s proposal must be rated “acceptable” under all technical factors.

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated cost of this project is between U.S. $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

The Primary NAICS code is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a small business size of $36.5 million.

B. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS, CONTENT, AND FORMAT

The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of any responses to this solicitation. Oral explanations or instructions to offerors are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation. Any and all amendments to the solicitation will be issued electronically via www.fbo.gov. It is the offeror’s responsibility to acknowledge any and all amendments in its proposal submission.

Offerors should not modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or price proposal or add conditions or qualifications to their offers. Should an offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, that offeror may be determined non-responsive and ineligible for award. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation should be resolved prior to submission of an offer. Notwithstanding the above, the offeror must clearly describe in its price proposal any modifications to the contractual and/or technical terms and conditions of the solicitation contained in its offer.

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 information in their proposals they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must clearly mark their proposals in accordance with the instructions at FAR clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition, paragraph (e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data.

Use of the words “will”, “shall”, or “must” indicates a mandatory requirement for which failure to comply, at the time and date for submission of proposals, shall result in the offeror’s proposal being disqualified from consideration for award, unless the Government elects to initiate discussions with some or all of the offerors, thereby providing a means by which appropriate corrections by the offeror(s) involved can be made. Failure to comply with non-pricing or pricing requirements that are annotated with the words “should” or “may” can result in a lowering of an offeror’s non-pricing ratings, and may have a significant effect upon an offeror being selected for the contract award. Time periods, if stated as a number of days, are calendar days unless otherwise specified.

1. INSTALLATION ACCESS

In accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225-5916, Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access, the Government will determine an offeror non-responsible as a result of an offeror’s base access ineligibility. The Government reserves the right to make this determination at the time of receipt of proposals and prior to the start of evaluations. In this instance, the non-responsible offeror’s proposal will not be evaluated.

The Government also reserves the right to determine an offeror non-responsible at any time after receipt of proposals if an offeror becomes ineligible for installation access. A determination that an offeror is nonresponsible will result in the removal of the offeror’s proposal from the competition. No debriefing will be provided for those offerors found non-responsible as a result of their base access ineligibility as the determination may be made in advance of the offeror’s technical. No contract award will be made until funds are available.

2. REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS

Failure to provide proof of an active and completed registration in any one of the following databases at the time of proposal submission may determine an offeror’s proposal to be deficient and removed from competition. Offerors with incomplete or expired registrations at the time of proposal submission may not be eligible for award. Information contained within an offeror’s registration must be current and valid. The responsibility of maintaining current information contained in an offeror’s registration rests solely on the offeror.

a. System for Award Management (SAM): http://www.sam.gov/

b. Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS): https://www.jccs.gov/

c. Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) License: http://www.aisa.org.af/

If an offeror is a joint venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid registration representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. This is applicable to SAM, JCCS, and AISA. The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV.

If, at the time of award, an offeror’s registration is no longer active in any one of the databases, the Government reserves the right to disqualify the offeror and to award to the next prospective offeror.

3. PROPOSAL CONTENT

Offerors are required to submit proposals with at least the minimum content specified herein.

Proposals without the minimum content may be determined non-responsive and removed from the competition. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror. The Government may reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration.

All information intended to be evaluated as part of the technical proposal must be submitted within the technical proposal. Do not cross-reference pricing information into the technical proposal or vice versa. Do not include references to material or information not found within its respective volumes.

Information submitted in the wrong volumes could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

a. COVER PAGE: A cover page shall appear at the beginning of each volume and, at a minimum, shall consist of the following information:

i. Solicitation number

ii. Offeror’s name, physical mailing addresses, telephone number, and email address of the official having the authority to bind the offeror contractually.

iii. Offeror’s DUNS Number, CAGE Code, AISA License Number, JCCS ID Number, and Tax ID (TIN).

b. TABLE OF CONTENTS: A table of contents shall be placed in each volume and shall identify major areas by title, page numbers, and volume location.

c. VOLUME I, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s technical proposal is described under Basis of Award and Evaluation Factors. Pricing information shall not be submitted in the technical proposal.

i. Factor 1: Experience

ii. Factor 2: Past Performance

iii. Factor 3: Key Personnel

iv. Subcontractor Letter(s) of Commitment (if applicable). Lack of applicable Letter(s) of Commitment (LOC) will be considered a deficiency and submissions lacking the applicable LOC may not be considered.

d. VOLUME II, PRICE PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s price proposal is described under Evaluation Factors. Within an offeror’s price proposal, the following must be submitted:

i. Signed Solicitation, Offer, and Award (SF 1442) with blocks 14-20c completed, including acknowledgment of all amendments.

ii. Completed SF 1442, Section 00 11 00 CLIN Schedule.

iii. Completed Cost Breakdown spreadsheet in an Excel format. Ensure figures and totals match Section 00 11 00 CLIN Schedule.

iv. Completed Corporate Certificate/Authority to Bind Partnership (Section 00 45 00)

__If the offeror is a corporation, completed Corporate Certificate; OR

__If the offeror is a partnership, completed Authority to Bind Partnership Document and a copy of the Partnership Agreement; OR

__If the offeror is a joint venture, completed Corporate Certificate for each member of the joint venture and a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement.

v. Completed Representation and Certifications (Section 00 45 00)

vi. Completed Financial Standing Questionnaire (Attachment A)

vii. Copy of AISA license

Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted are current, correct, and complete, including names of points of contact, email addresses, and telephone numbers.

The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified within each evaluation factor. Elaborately prepared proposals are not required, and any material in excess of what is requested, such as corporate marketing information, will not be considered.

Failing to submit or completely fill out attachments properly may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, offerors are urged to follow instructions and raise questions through inquiries if instructions are not understood.

4. PROPOSAL FORMAT

a. Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English will be considered deficient and shall be rejected. Letters of Commitment and JV partner agreements, if not written in English, must be accompanied by an English translated copy with a signed statement by the authorized representative of each JV partner or subcontractor partners that the English translation is true and correct.

b. An offeror’s proposal shall be in an Adobe portable document format (PDF). An offeror’s technical proposal and price proposal shall be submitted as two separate volumes (PDF files).

c. Proposals must be sized to print on 8 1/2” x 11” paper (11” X 17” for drawings). Margins shall be no smaller than a half inch (1/2”), font face shall be Times New Roman or Arial, and font size shall be no smaller than 10 point font. Page is defined as a single sheet of paper with text on one side. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a cover page or a table of contents, are not included in the page limitation. Joint venture agreements and letters of commitment are also not included in page limitations.

d. Offerors shall place the following notification on the bottom of each page of their proposals:

“SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION – SEE FAR 2.101 AND 3.104. DO NOT

DISCLOSE ANY SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION TO ANY UNAUTHORIZED

PERSON.”

C. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Electronic proposals submitted via email is the required method of transmission and will be the only form of submission accepted. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the Government emailing system by the date and time of the proposal deadline, e.g., undeliverable messages due to an offeror’s proposal size is not the responsibility of the Government.

Proposals shall be emailed with the subject reading “W5J9JE-16-R-0049 Proposal”. Any proposal inappropriately noted in the subject is not the responsibility of the Government.

Proposals are due no later than what is stated in Block 13 of the SF1442 to the following email addresses:

Scott Brown Scott.L.Brown@usace.army.mil

Ellis R. Screws Ellis.Screws@usace.army.mil

Proposals shall be emailed with the subject reading “W5J9JE-16-R-0049 Proposal”. Any proposal inappropriately noted in the subject is not the responsibility of the Government.

Late Proposals: Any proposal, modification, or revision received by the Government after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the contracting officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition, and (1) if it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, and it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 2:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or (2) there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or (3) it is the only proposal received. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

D. SOLICITATION INQUIRIES

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet is a web-based program that allows offerors to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other offerors and responses by the Government.

1. Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions will be rejected.

2. Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question(s) via email, followed by an answer to their question(s) after it has been processed. Offerors may view all inquiries through ProjNet.

3. Inquiries must be submitted not later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the proposal due date. Any inquiries submitted within seven calendar days of the proposal due date may not be answered.

4. To submit and review inquiries, offerors will need to use the inquiry key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

5. The Inquiry Key is: 9XZ37N-Q2M545

a. From the ProjNet home page link: https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

b. Identify the Agency: This should be marked as USACE.

c. Key: Enter the Inquiry Key listed above.

d. Email: Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

e. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found, and it will ask you to create one using the provided form.

f. Enter your first name, last name, company, city, state, phone, email, secret question, secret answer, and time zone. Make sure to remember your secret question and answer, as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

g. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

h. Submit questions or review questions and answers. An offeror who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that its question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer are then available for all other offerors to review.

SECTION 00120, BASIS OF EVALUATION AND EVALUATION FACTORS

E. EVALUATION FACTORS

All of the submission items to be evaluated pertain to the prime offeror, whether a single contractor entity, partnership, or a joint venture. The Government will consider information provided concerning principal or primary subcontractors; however, unless clear and convincing evidence is provided establishing the likelihood that those subcontractors will actually be available for this project, then that submitted information will largely be diminished in the evaluation and selection process. At the same time, an offeror that intends to have significant on-site subcontractor participation defined as (twenty (20) percent or more in the performance of its on-site management and construction efforts) should provide information pertaining to those subcontractors in accordance with the instructions provided below.

Joint Ventures: A joint venture is defined as a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements, such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliances”, which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation.

Offerors proposing as joint ventures shall provide evidence that the joint venture as a legal entity has been duly formed. Joint ventures shall include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture, with the chief executive of each entity identified. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any firms that are not included in the joint venture agreement.

If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Page and project form limits apply to the joint venture as a whole, i.e., a submission limitation of three (3) projects under the experience factor is not an allowance of three (3) projects for each of the joint venture partners.

Prospective offerors that submit proposals may not change their firm (including LOC’s and proposed sub-contractors) or their joint venture firms, if selected for award. If the offeror proposes to change subcontractors or letters of commitment after award, the offeror may not change subcontractors or letters of commitment without the contracting officer’s approval. Approval will not be given unless the contracting officer considers the proposed substitute to be equal in all respects to the originally proposed subcontractor and that the substitution is in the best interests of the Government.

Subcontractors: The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort.

Therefore, if an offeror wishes to be credited with the experience and past performance of a subcontractor (i.e., a firm that is not a member of the joint venture), an unequivocal letter of commitment signed by the subcontractor must be submitted. The letter of commitment must be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to a joint venture partner (for example, the subcontractor is a subsidiary of a joint venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which a joint venture partner is also a subsidiary). If such a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience and past performance of subcontractor firms shall not be considered, and may cause a prime contractor’s proposal to be considered deficient. If the offeror’s proposal includes the use of subcontractors, the offeror may not change subcontractors without the contracting officer’s explicit approval. If the offeror proposes to change subcontractors or letters of commitment after award, the offeror may not change subcontractors or letters of commitment without the contracting officer’s explicit approval. Approval will not be given unless the contracting officer considers the proposed substitute to be equal in all respects to the originally proposed subcontractor and that the substitution is in the best interests of the Government.

NON-PRICING (TECHNICAL) EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1: EXPERIENCE

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 3: KEY PERSONNEL

1. FACTOR 1: EXPERIENCE

The offeror shall demonstrate relevant experience on same or similar projects to that of the solicitation requirements using the Experience Overview Sheet (Attachment B) and Experience Form (Attachment C).

Relevant is defined as: Construction of a project of same or similar scope, size, and complexity which requires a commensurate level of activities, labor, equipment, materials, management and supervision, to construct this project.

Same or similar is defined as Construction projects having the following:

Size: At least one (1) construction project provided to demonstrate experience must have had an awarded contract value (at time of award, including options) of over $10,000,000.00 (USD) as a prime contractor. This is a mandatory requirement. An offeror’s failure to meet this $10,000,000.00 previous project requirement will be deemed technically unacceptable.

Should offerors submit additional construction projects, in order to demonstrate relevant experience, those projects shall exceed $5,000,000.00 (USD) at time of award, including options.

Scope: A Construction project requiring a commensurate level of activities labor, equipment, materials, management and supervision, etc. to construct this project.

Offerors shall provide no more than three (3) projects that demonstrate the breadth and depth of an offeror’s relevant experience on same or similar construction projects to that of the solicitation requirements. Any three (3) or a combination of three (3) projects must demonstrate that they are the substantially the same or similar to the construction project described in the solicitation.

If the offeror is a joint venture (JV), each firm shall provide information demonstrating experience relevant to the firm’s role on the project. Experience of one JV partner will be considered experience of the JV. If the offeror has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project experience submitted to those performed by the division or unit submitting the offer. Experience of divisions or units not performing on this contract will not be considered. As twenty percent (20%) of work associated with this project is required to be self-performed, the offeror should demonstrate relevant experience as described above.

FACTOR 1 EXPERIENCE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

The evaluation will result in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum experience level for the solicitation requirements. This assessment is based on the offeror’s record of relevant experience as it pertains to the solicitation requirements.

To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror’s proposal must be rated “acceptable” for all requirements that constitute the experience factor. An “acceptable” rating will be assigned to a proposal that has satisfied all of the minimum requirements of this technical evaluation factor. An “unacceptable” rating will be assigned to a proposal that has not satisfied one or more requirements of the experience evaluation factor.

EXPERIENCE EVALUATION RATINGS

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s record of experience, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s record of experience, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

2. FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

Past performance refers to the quality relevant project experience from a client’s perspective. The criteria of what is relevant can be found in the experience evaluation factor. Offerors shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ – Attachment D) or DD Form 2626 (Performance Evaluation (Construction)) , or Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) for construction evaluations completed after June 2014, for each project submitted under Factor 1. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact on all PPQs. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposals PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

Performance recognition documents such as awards, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition, may be submitted in addition to the PPQs and performance evaluation forms. This information shall be limited to the projects submitted.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating current and past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) 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 Awardees 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.

FACTOR 2 PAST PERFORMANCE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

The past performance evaluation performed in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts.

The evaluation will result in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum past performance solicitation requirements. This assessment is based on the offeror’s record of relevant past performance information as it pertains to the solicitation requirements. There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation.

The first is to evaluate whether the offeror’s past performance is relevant or not relevant to the effort to be acquired. The criteria of what is relevant can be found in the experience evaluation factor.

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY RATINGS

RATING DEFINITION

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar 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.

The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts.

PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully

The evaluation team will assess an offeror’s past performance information and assign an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” rating based on the information available. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

3. FACTOR 3: KEY PERSONNEL

The offeror shall demonstrate relevant and acceptable qualifications for the key personnel listed below through education/work experience on same or similar projects to that of the solicitation requirements using the Resume of Key Personnel Sheet (Attachment E)

Provide resumes for the following key personnel:

a. Overall Project Manager;

b. Construction Superintendent;

c. Quality Control Manager;

d. Senior Electrical Engineer;

e. Senior Fire Protection Engineer; and

f. Senior Civil Engineer.

The Overall Project Manager, Construction Superintendent, and Quality Control Manager must have:

a. a minimum of 5 years of experience in similar construction projects that is relevant to their positions on this project;

b. documentation identifying each person as a current full-time employee of the

Prime Contractor or indicating an intent to employ each such person for this project; and

c. FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT MANAGER, Degrees listed in resumes must be from recognized institutions of higher education, such as United States universities or colleges, Afghanistan universities, or international equivalents.

Degrees offered with key personnel candidates must be United States or European bachelors’ degree (B.A.), masters’ degree (M.A.), doctorate (Ph.D.), or Afghanistan or international equivalent.”

The resumes for Senior Electrical, Senior Fire Protection Engineer, and Senior Civil Engineer must:

a. Demonstrate that the Senior Electrical, Senior Fire Protection Engineer, and Senior Civil

Engineer each have a minimum 3 years of relevant experience in their assigned job positions on this project as it relates to similar construction projects.

b. Provide documentation identifying each person as a current full-time employee of either the Prime Contractor or subcontractor, or a signed letter of intent signifying their employment for this project; and

c. Provide documentation by transcript or otherwise of a four-year college Bachelor of

Science or Engineering degree from an accredited university in the respective field of study and assigned job positions. Degrees listed must be from recognized institutions of higher education, such as United States universities or colleges, Afghanistan universities, or international equivalents. Degrees offered with key personnel candidates must be United States or European bachelors’ degree (B.A.), masters’ degree (M.A.), doctorate (Ph.D.), or Afghanistan or international equivalent.”

Resumes must include the information on ‘Personnel Resume/Experience’ form attached at the end of this section. All information must be filled in and all data should be accurate, current, and complete.

NOTE: Identified personnel must be used on the project. Any substitution of identified persons will not be permitted without prior explicit approval of the Contracting Officer. Identification of two individuals proposed for a single position will result in the evaluation of only the least qualified person. A single individual cannot be identified as ‘key personnel’ for more than one ‘key personnel’ position. Failure to fulfill this requirement will cause the offeror to be technically unacceptable.

FACTOR 3 KEY PERSONNEL RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

The evaluation will result in an assessment of the offeror’s key personnel qualifications as stated in the solicitation requirements.

A minimum of 5 years of experience for the Project Manager, Construction Superintendent, and Quality Control Manager in similar construction projects that is relevant to their positions on this construction projects. A minimum of 3 years of experience for the Senior Electrical, Senior Fire Protection Engineer, and Senior Civil Engineer in similar construction projects that is relevant to their positions on this construction projects;

KEY PERSONNEL EVALUATION RATINGS

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s key personnel qualifications, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effor.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s key personnel qualifications, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully

The evaluation team will assess an offeror’s key personnel qualifications and assign an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” rating based on the information available.

4. FACTOR 4: PRICE

An offeror should submit a complete CLIN Schedule and Cost Breakdown spreadsheet in PDF (Portable document Format) format. Failure by an offeror to do so may result in disqualification of the offeror’s proposal.

The Government will evaluate an offeror’s price proposal in order to identify risks to the Government based upon demonstration that:

a. The offeror can successfully perform at the proposed price.

b. The proposal is complete. Completeness is the degree to which an offeror has priced all aspects of the work to be performed as defined by the proposal schedule.

c. The proposal is reasonable. An offeror's price proposal is reasonable if it compares favorably to the Independent Government Estimate (IGE) and to other offerors' price proposals; and, if it provides best value to the Government taking market prices and the offeror's technical and functional capabilities into consideration.

d. The Government may reject any proposal that is determined Not Fair and Reasonable, unrealistically high or low in price when compared to Independent Government estimates, or are unbalanced, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the project.

e. All proposals will be evaluated, and the lowest price will be determined, by comparing the "Total of the Base and All Options" in Section B of the Fully Completed Bidding Schedule." The Government will award a contract to the offeror whose proposal constitutes the lowest reasonably- and responsibly-priced, technically acceptable offer.

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

SECTION 00130

I. PROPOSAL EVALUATION

A. SELECTION

The SSA will make the final determination of award. In making his/her independent determination, the SSA shall adhere to the solicitation evaluation criteria and shall meet all legal and procedural requirements of the evaluation process as defined in the source selection plan.

The SSA shall document his/her final determination in a source selection decision document.

B. ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTION

The contracting officer shall notify all successful and unsuccessful offerors of the contract award. If requested, the contracting officer shall debrief offerors with the assistance of the TET(technical evaluation team), price evaluator, and contract specialist in a manner prescribed by the contracting officer.

D. DEBRIEFING OF UNSUCCESSFUL OFFERORS

No debriefing will be granted if the proposal is not accepted due to unacceptable standing in the Joint Contingency Contracting System. Unsuccessful offerors will be notified in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.5. An unsuccessful offeror may request a preaward debriefing or a delayed debriefing after award by submitting a written request to the contracting officer within three (3) days after receipt of the notice excluding the offeror from the competition and award. Offerors are entitled to no more than one debriefing for each proposal. No debriefing will be provided for those offerors found non-responsible as a result of their base access ineligibility, as the determination may be made in advance of the offeror’s technical proposal being reviewed.

E. BASIS OF AWARD

Subject to the provisions contained herein, award will be made to one (1) offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the FAR; who conforms to the solicitation requirements; and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, meets the technically acceptable standard for each of the non-price factors and provides the lowest evaluated price.

To be considered technically acceptable, no technical factor in the proposal may be rated as “unacceptable”. The failure of a proposal to meet all of the requirements under any factor will result in a technically unacceptable rating and precluded from award.

There may be contained within the evaluation factors certain mandatory or minimum requirements to be met for evaluation. There are also contained within the described factors certain documents for submission. Failure to satisfy any mandatory or minimum requirement may result in a determination that an offer is unacceptable. A final determination that an offer is unacceptable means that an award to the offeror involved cannot be made.

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions, but reserves the right to hold discussions if the Government determines that to do so would be in its best interests. Therefore, an offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and pricing standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined by the contracting officer to be necessary or if requested by the source selection authority (SSA).

ATTACHMENT A

FINANCIAL STANDING QUESTIONNAIRE

A primary consideration in the source selection process is to determine an offeror’s qualification, responsibility, and financial standing. Prior to awarding a contract, per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9, the Government must determine, through acceptable evidence, that an offeror has adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain the financial resources, to perform the contract.

The Financial Standing Questionnaire is to be completed by the offeror’s…