W5J9JE-17-R-0006.pdf

PROJECT: ANA-17-020 ANA AEI Elec Intr DarulamanCamp Command

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

In accordance w ith 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 aw arded a contract, during the entire contract period of performance to include any w arranty period, for installation access to a U.S. and/or coalition installation, regardless of w hether the performance w ill take place on or off a U.S. or coalition installation.

In accordance w ith Afghan law , Afghan f irms w ill be paid in Afghan currency at the 3-day international transfer rate. Reference Clause 252.232-7014 and 5152.232-5900 for further information.

Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract aw ard w ill be made until appropriated funds are made available.

ADRIAN O GAVINS 079-343-4105

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

19-Mar-2017

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

AEI Elec Intr DarulamanCamp Command

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 _______15 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________740 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

YES X NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________28 May 2017 (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, X is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN ENGINEER - TAA

DISTRICT (TAA), US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

CETAA-CT, BAGRAM AE 09354

W5J9JE

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

12:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

ANA-17-020

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

540-665-2758FAX:TEL: 079-343-4105 TEL: FAX:

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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

W5J9JE-17-R-0006

Section 00 11 00 - Standard Form (SF) 1442 and CLIN Schedule

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job

BASE BID ITEMS

FFP

Electrification of Darulaman, Camp Commando and MFNDU ANSF Bases.

Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, supplies, and materiial to complete requirement in accordance with the attached Bid Schedule and Scope of Work FOB: Destination

NET AMT

BID SCHEDULE

DESIGN-BUILD AFGHANISTAN ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT 1/111TH CORPS GARRISON,

DARULAMAN, CAMP COMMANDO AND MARSHAL FAHIM NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY

(MFNDU) ANSF BASES

Item No. Description Quantity Unit Amount

0001 Design 1 Job $ _____________

0002 Mobilization/Demobilization 1 Job $_____________

0003 Construct Brishnakot 1 Job $_____________ Substation Expansion

0004 Construct 20 kV Distribution 1 Job $_____________ System from Brishnakot to ANSF Darulaman and Camp Commando

0005 Construct the Termination 1 Job $_____________ to ANSF 1/111th Corps Garrison including SOF Facilities

0006 Construct the Termination 1 Job $_____________ to ANSF Camp Commando Garrison

0007 Construct North-West 1 Job $_____________ Substation Expansion

0008 Construct 20 kV Distribution 1 Job $_____________ System from North-West to

ANSF MFNDU

0009 Construct the Termination 1 Job $_____________ to MFNDU Garrison

0010 Demining 1 Job $ _____________

0011. Security 1 Job $ _____________

TOTAL AMOUNT (ITEMS 0001 THROUGH 0011): $_______________________________

NOTES:

1. Offerors must bid on all items.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2004)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer's discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing or written” means any worded or numbered expression which can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time”, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror.

Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show--

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

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

(3) Submission, modification, or revision, of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications, or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation 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, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 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.

(B) 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.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall--

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend: This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of--or in connection with-- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award. (1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government's interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government's best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(iii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(iv) A summary of the rationale for award.

(v) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(vi) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within (insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option).

(End of clause)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within (insert the period of time within which the Contracting Officer may exercise the option); provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least days (60 days unless a different number of days is inserted) before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed

52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

USACE –TAA – HQ

APO AE 09354

TAA_CONTRACTING@USACE.ARMY.MIL

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS--CONSTRUCTION (OCT 1997)

(a) Proposals must be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms, and (2) manually signed. The person signing a proposal must initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

(b) The proposal form may require offerors to submit proposed prices for one or more items on various bases, including--

(1) Lump sum price;

(2) Alternate prices;

(3) Units of construction; or

(4) Any combination of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the solicitation requires submission of a proposal on all items, failure to do so may result in the proposal being rejected without further consideration. If a proposal on all items is not required, offerors should insert the words “no proposal” in the space provided for any item on which no price is submitted.

(d) Alternate proposals will not be considered unless this solicitation authorizes their submission.

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

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

FAR: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm or http://www.acquisition.gov/far/

DFARS: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdfara.htm

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

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

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

Section 00 22 10 - Phase 1 of a 2 Phase-Design Build Selection Procedures

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS PHASE

SECTION II: SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS,

AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a firm-fixed price contract to construct an expansion of the substations Brishnakot and North-West to distribute 20 kV circuits to the ANSF 1/111th Corps Garrison at Darulaman, Camp Commando Garrison, and MFDU Garrison in Kabul Province. This acquisition will follow the Two- Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures as outlined in FAR 36-3.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, award of a contract shall be made to the responsible offeror whose overall proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government. Pricing shall be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. Non-pricing features of each proposal shall be evaluated against the solicitation requirements, assessing their strengths and significant strengths, weaknesses and significant weakness, as well as associated risks and deficiencies of each proposal in light of the non-pricing evaluation criteria that is also described herein. Non-pricing features of an offeror’s proposal shall be evaluated in such a manner as to assess the value of those features as compared to the proposed prices or costs to the Government. Implicit in this process is the Government’s willingness to accept other than the lowest priced offer if the added benefits of a higher priced offer outweigh the additional cost or price involved. Non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated cost of this project is between U.S. $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.

The Primary NAICS code is 238290 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 Federal Business Opportunities (https://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 to be 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 non-responsible 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 proposal being reviewed or completed.

2. REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS

Failure to have an active and completed registration in any one of the following databases may determine an offeror ineligible for award and removed from competition. A successful offeror with incomplete or expired registrations at the time of award may not be eligible for a contract. In such instances, the Government will award to the next successful offeror who is eligible for award. The Government reserves the right to determine an offeror non-responsible at any time after receipt of proposal if the offeror is found to be ineligible for installation access in accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225-5916, Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access.

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/ or Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MOCI) Entrepreneurial License:

http://moci.gov.af/

****If you are not currently approved in JCCS system, please advise the contract specialist via email

(ruth.i.ridenhour@usace.army.mil) when all required documents have been uploaded.

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, AISA or MOCI License. The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV.

3. PROPOSAL CONTENT

PHASE I TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Offerors are required to submit proposals with at least the minimum content specified herein. Proposals without the minimum content may be determined ineligible for award 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.

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 or MOCI License Number, JCCS ID Number, and Tax ID (TIN)

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.

VOLUME I, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s technical proposal is described under Basis of Award and Evaluation Factors. Do not submit pricing information in the technical proposal.

i. Phase I Evaluation Factors

FACTOR 1.Technical Qualifications

(a) Specialized Experience

(b) Key Personnel

FACTOR 2.Technical Approach

(a) Organizational Management and Execution Plan

ii. Listing of all proposed subcontractors at every tier.

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

PHASE II, TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSAL

Offerors are required to submit proposals with at least the minimum content specified herein. Proposals without the minimum content may be determined ineligible for award 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.

Up to five (5) offerors will be advanced to Phase II. Do not submit the Phase II factors during Phase I.

The information required within an offeror’s proposal is described under Evaluation Factors. Within an offerors proposal the following shall be submitted:

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 or MOCI License Number, JCCS ID Number, and Tax ID (TIN)

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.

VOLUME I, TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s technical proposal is described under Basis of Award and Evaluation Factors. Do not submit pricing information in the technical proposal.

i. Evaluation Factors

1. Factor 1: Construction Management Plan

2. Factor 2: Project Schedule

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 (Attachment A)

__If the offeror is a corporation, completed Corporate Certificate; OR __If the offeror is a partnership, completed Authority to Bind Partnership 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 B)

vii. Copy of AISA or MOCI 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 (PHASE I & II)

a. Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English will be rejected and will not be considered. 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 that the English translation is true and correct.

b. An offeror’s proposal shall be in an Adobe portable document format (PDF) with the exception of the Cost Breakdown spreadsheet, which shall be in an Excel format. 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.”

5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS (PHASE I & II)

Electronic proposals submitted via AMRDEC at https//safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ 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 are due no later than what is stated in Block 13 of the SF1442 to the following email addresses:

Prixie Cruz Contracting Officer Office: (540) 722-6873 Prixie.T.Cruz@usace.army.mil

Adrian Gavins Contract Specialist Office: (540) 723-4949 Adrian.O.Gavins@usace.army.mil

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 4:00 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.

C. 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 seven (7) days prior to the proposal due date. Offerors will not be able to submit inquiries after this date.

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:

PHASE I: To Be Determined

PHASE II: To Be Determined

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.

D. Amendments to the RFP. Any and all amendments to the Phase One Request for Proposals will be issued electronically and be available via www.fbo.gov. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to continuously check for any amendments to this RFP and acknowledge any and all amendments in the text of the cover letter (amendment number and data acknowledged by Offeror) sent with their proposal package in response to this RFP. Those Offerors selection to received the Phase Two RFP will be notified how to access the Phase Two documents.

E. DEBRIEFING OF UNSUCCESSFUL OFFERORS

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.

F. 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. In determining the most highly qualified offeror, the Government will evaluate qualification proposals to determine the offeror who is responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1; who is responsive 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 technical standards for non-price factors and is the best value when price is considered.

The technical evaluation team, using reasoned judgment, shall evaluate the experience and technical factors by identifying significant strengths, strengths, significant weakness, weaknesses and deficiencies in each offeror’s proposal and assigning a combined technical/risk rating as follows: outstanding with very low risk, good with low risk, acceptable with moderate risk, marginal with high risk, or unacceptable encompassing a proposal that is not awardable.

A strength is defined as: An aspect of an offeror's proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

A significant strength in the proposal is an aspect of an offeror's proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

A weakness is defined as: A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

A significant weakness in the proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

An uncertainty is defined as: An aspect of an offeror’s proposal for which the intent of the offer is unclear (e.g. more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission, or mistake).

A deficiency is defined as: A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

A risk as it pertains to source selection is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance.

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).

G. 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 primary subcontractors (those performing thirty (30) percent or more of the total effort), however, unless a letter of commitment is provided establishing the likelihood that the proposed subcontractor will be available for the solicitation 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 (twenty (20) percent or more of the total 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 to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. 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 of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience of either 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 two (2) projects under the experience factor is not an allowance of two (2) projects for each of the joint venture partners. Prospective offerors that submit proposals may not change their joint venture firms, if selected for award.

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), a firm, and unequivocal letter of commitment signed by the subcontractor must be submitted.