A153__Solicitation_for_W5J9JE-17-T-0002_11-15-16.pdf

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W5J9JE-17-T-0002 15-Nov-2016

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

540-723-4885

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

04:00 PM 14 Dec 2016

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

(TYPE OR PRINT)

(SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

ADDENDA ARE

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Gov t. Use Only )

23.

CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

W5J9JE9. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

CELIA E COCKBURN

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN ENGINEER - TAA

DISTRICT (TAA), US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

CETAA-CT, BAGRAM AE 09354

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE W5J9JE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN ENGINEER - TAA

CHERITA L WILLIAMS

DISTRICT (TAA), US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

CETAA-CT, BAGRAM AE 09354

TEL: 540 665 6706 FAX: 540-665-2758

540-665-2758FAX:

TEL: 079-343-4105 SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(EDWOSB)

SIZE STANDARD:

NAICS:

561210

X

OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f . TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

34. VOUCHER NUMBER

FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

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20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

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QUANTITY UNIT

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

19.

ITEM NO.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 12 Months Base Year Bagram Air Field Custodial Ser

FFP

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 12 Months Base Year Ground Maint Bagram Air Field

0003 12 Months Base Year - Operation & Maintenance

FFP

and Repairs Services - Bagram Air Field (BAF)

0004 12 Months Base Year -Custodial Svc Kandahar

FFP

Custodial Services for Kandahar Air Field

0005 12 Months Base Year Ground Maintenance Services

FFP

Kanhandar Air Field (KAF)

0006 12 Months Base Year - Operations & Maintenance

FFP

and Repairs Services - Kandahar Air Field (KAF)

0007 12 Months Base Year - Generators Maintenance

FFP

Repairs Services for Kandahar Air Field (KAF)

0008 12 Months Base Year - Marmal Custodial Services

0009 12 Months Base Year - New Kabul Compound

FFP

Custodial Service

0010 12 Months Base Year -Qargha Custodial Service

1001 Months OPTION Option Year 1 - Bagram Air Field (BAF)

FFP

Custodial Services

1002 Months OPTION Option Year 1- Bagram Air Field Ground

FFP

Maintenance Service

1003 Months OPTION Option Year 1- Bagram Air Fild Operation

FFP

& Maintenance and Repairs Services

1004 Months OPTION Option Year 1- Kandahar Air Field (KAF)

FFP

Custodial, Grounds & Maintenance and Repairs Services

1005 Months OPTION Option Year 1 - Bagram Air Field Ground

FFP

Maintenance Service.

1006 Months OPTION Option Year 1 - Kandahar Air field

FFP

Operations & Maintenance and Repairs Services

1007 Months OPTION Option Year 1 - Kandahar Air Fied

FFP

Generators Maintenance and Repairs Services

1008 Months OPTION Option Year 1- Marmal Custodial Service

1009 Months OPTION Option Year 1 - New Kabul Area Office

FFP

(NKO) Custodial Service

1010 Months OPTION Option Year 1- Qargha Custodial Service

2001 Months OPTION Option Year 2 - Bagram Air F Custodial

FFP

Service for (BAF)

2002 Months OPTION Option Year 2 - Bagram Air F. Ground

FFP

Maintenance Services

2003 Months OPTION Option Year 2 - Bagram Air Fld Operation

FFP

& Maintenance and Repairs Services

2004 Months OPTION Option Year 2- Custodial Kandahar Air

FFP

Custodial, Services Kandahar Air Field

2005 Months OPTION Option Year 2 -Kandahar Air Field

FFP

Custodial Services

2006 Months OPTION Option Year 2 -Kandahar Air Field

FFP

Operations & Maintenance and repairs Services -(KAF)

2007 Months OPTION Option Year 2 - Kandahar Generators Main

FFP

and Repairs Services

2008 Months OPTION Option year 2- Marmal Custodial Services

2009 Months OPTION Option Year 2 - New Kabul Compound

FFP

(NKC) Kabul Area Custodial Service

2010 Months OPTION Option year 2 - Qargha Custodial Service

3001 Months OPTION Option Year 3- Bagram Custodial Serv

FFP

Bagram Air Field (BAF)

3002 Months OPTION Option Year 3- Bagram Ground Maintenance

FFP

Service

3003 Months OPTION Option Year 3 - Bagram -Operations &

FFP

Maintenance and Repairs Serv ices

3004 Months OPTION Option Year 3- Custodial Services Kandah

FFP

Kandahar Air Field (KAF)

3005 Months OPTION Option Year 3- Kandahar Ground Maintenan

FFP

Services - Kandahar Air Field

3006 Months OPTION Option Year 3 - Kandahar Operations &

FFP

Maintenance and Repair Services.

3007 Months OPTION Option year 3- Kandahar Generators

FFP

Maintenance and Repairs Services

3008 Months OPTION Option Year 3- Marmal Custodial Services

3009 Months OPTION Option Year 3 - New Kabul Area Custodial

FFP

Services (KAO)

3010 Months OPTION Option Year 3- Custodial Serv Qargha

3011 1 Job OPTION Option to Extend Services Bagram Air F

FFP

FAR Clause Option to Extend Servives. 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 30 days.

3012 1 Job OPTION Option to Extend Services kabul Area Of

FFP

FAR Clause Option to Extend Servives. 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

3013 1 Job OPTION Option to Extend Services Qargha

FFP

FAR Clause Option to Extend Servives. 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

3014 1 Job OPTION Option to Extend Services Kandahar

FFP

AR Clause Option to Extend Servives. 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

3015 1 Job OPTION Option to Extend Services Marmal

FFP

FAR Clause Option to Extend Servives. 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

3016 1 Job Contractor Manpower Reporting

FFP

Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each Government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a firm-fixed price contract for general support services for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Afghanistan (TAA) District. The contractor shall perform the work to maintain, repair, generator and custodial/grounds maintenance services at all of the USACE facilities at the Bagram, Kandahar, New Kabul Compound (Kabul Resident Office), Marmal, and Qargha.

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. This is an LPTA evaluation process.

The Primary NAICS code is 561210.

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 email. 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.

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must have and must maintain an active registration in the SAM database at www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM data base, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

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.

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. Business License: Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) License, http://www.aisa.org.af/ http://www.aisa.org.af/ or Ministry of commerce and Industries (MCOI) Entrepreneurial License, http://moci.gov.aff 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.

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.

An offeror’s subcontractors are required to be registered and active in JCCS. In accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225-5916, Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access, offerors are required to submit a listing of all proposed subcontractors, at all tiers, to the contracting officer with the submission of their proposal, and provide updates during the life of the contract when subcontractors are added or removed. If no subcontractors are expected to perform during the life of the contract, an offeror must submit a negative response to the contracting officer within its proposal. Subcontractors at every tier are held to the same installation access requirements, as noted above, as prime contractors.

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 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.

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. Do not submit pricing information in the technical proposal.

i. Factor 1: Past Performance

ii. Factor 2: Management Plan

iii. Factor 3: Key Personnel

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 (SF 1449) with blocks 30a-c Completed on the SF 1449.

ii. Completed Cost Breakdown spreadsheet in an Excel format. Ensure figures and totals match page 3 of the SF 1449 Continuation sheet of the solicitation price schedule Line Items 0001-0010,1001-1010,2001-2010,3001-3010, 3011-3015

iii. 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.

iv. Completed Representation and Certifications (Completed Financial Standing Questionnaire (Attachment B)

v. Business License: Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) License, http://www.aisa.org.af/ http://www.aisa.org.af/ or Ministry of commerce and Industries (MCOI) Entrepreneurial License, http://moci.gov.af

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 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.”

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 are due no later than the date and time stated in Block 8 of the SF1449 to the following email addresses:

Failing to submit or completely fill out attachments properly may result in rejection of the offer

Cherita L. Williams Contracting Officer Office: (540) 665-6706 Cherita.L.Williams2@usace.army.mil

Celia E. Cockburn Contract Specialist Office: (540) 234-4885 Celia.E.Cockburn@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. The entire proposal must be received by the time specified on the solicitation. 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 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: DezdsPx]67rna:r

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.

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.

1. Background and Objectives

a. The purpose of this plan is to provide guidance and procedures for assuring impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of the competing offerors for the award of a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) firm fixed price contract for Custodial, Janitorial and Ground Maintenance Services at Bagram Air Field, Qargha, Marmal, Kabul Area office (KAO) at New Kabul Compound, and Kandahar Air Field (KAF).

b. In accordance with Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures, this plan has been prepared to assure that the evaluation is fair to all offerors by using only predetermined evaluation factors that have been clearly delineated to all offerors in the Request for Quotation (RFQ). The plan provides for control of the evaluation to assure the security and integrity of the procurement.

c. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

2. Basis for Award

a. The Government will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government as a result of an LPTA evaluation.

b. 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 the non-price factors and provides the lowest evaluated price.

c. 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.

d. Proposals shall be submitted in two (2) separate volumes, consisting of Cost/Price information and a Technical Proposal. Offerors are permitted to provide ONLY ONE Proposal for consideration; if more than ONE Proposal is received, the offerors’ responses may be determined unacceptable and will not be evaluated or considered for award.

e. The Cost/Price information shall consist of the total cost/price for the base and option period. In

Technical Proposals, offerors shall demonstrate a clear understanding of all features involved in solving the problems and meeting the requirements presented in the PWS.

f. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and reserves the right to award a contract without discussions. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a Technical and Cost/Price standpoint. Unclear proposals may not result in questions for clarifications.

Proposals with an omission or unclear proposals may be judged to mean the contractor does not fully understand the requirements or understand what it takes to meet or exceed the requirements, regardless of the proposed cost/price. In that case, the offeror may be found unacceptable and ineligible for award. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the Government reserves the right to make award with or without discussions or exchanges.

g. There are three evaluation factors: (1) Past Performance (2) Management Plan (3) Key Personnel and Price.

F. Evaluation Factors

FACTOR 1 - PAST PERFORMANCE

Past performance refers to the quality of recent and relevant project experience from the project owner/customer’s perspective.

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.

FACTOR 1 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

The offeror is required to submit the following information for purposes of the past performance evaluation:

The firm shall complete and provide Attachment C the Past Performance Form on at least three (3) projects, but no more than five (5) prior projects. The submission of each Past Performance Form shall not exceed five (5) pages. NOTE: Offerors if you exceed over five (5) pages it will not be reviewed.

The Offeror shall provide clear and adequate information in response to the past performance elements identified on Attachment C. If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, it shall limit the project examples to those performed by the division, unit, or joint venture submitting the offer. Additional Past Performance Forms may be submitted for consideration on any other member of a Joint Venture.

The Offeror should ensure that correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact on all Attachment C forms. Offerors may submit Attachment C forms previously filled out by clients (and used in previous proposal submissions) for the projects submitted under Factor 1.

However, offerors shall not incorporate these Attachment C forms by reference into their proposals.

As eighty percent (80%) of work associated with this project is required to be self-performed by the prime and not the sub-contractor, no sub-contractor past performance will be accepted. Additionally, on at least one project, offerors must demonstrate past performance that is 80% self performed activities related to custodial, grounds, operation and maintenance services, generator repair, or HVAC repairs, where they performed as the prime.

Past performance shall demonstrate recent and relevant experience on same or similar projects to that of the solicitation requirements. For purposes of this solicitation:

Recent is defined as: Projects that have been successfully completed within five (5) years preceding the proposal due date. Additionally, an offeror may provide past performance information on a contract that has a base period, with additional follow on option periods, so long as the base period is complete, even if option periods are still ongoing.

Relevant is defined as: service contracts where the offeror has provided two or more of the following types of services to the customer: generator repair; operations and maintenance (including but not limited to HVAC repair); grounds maintenance; interior cleaning.

Same or similar is defined as projects having the following:

Size: A contract value of at least $100,000. All submitted project experience must meet the size requirement. If the offeror performed as a subcontractor, the portion of work performed by the offeror must meet the size requirement.

Scope: generator repair; operations and maintenance (including but not limited to HVAC repair);

grounds maintenance; interior cleaning for customers in Afghanistan.

Complexity: a contract where the offeror provided two or more of the required services (HVAC repair, cleaning, etc….) to a customer located in multiple locations within Afghanistan.

FACTOR 1 EVALUATION AND DEFINITIONS:

The past performance evaluation is 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 and recent past performance information that pertain to the products and/or services outlined in the solicitation requirements. The Offeror’s Past performance will be rated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis using the ratings in the below table.

The first aspect of the past performance evaluation 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 recent and relevant can be found in the past performance submission requirements, above.

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

To be considered “acceptable, the offeror must demonstrate that its past performance is recent and relevant on same or similar projects to that of the solicitation requirements.

PAST PERFORMANCE ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATING METHOD

RATING DEFINITION

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 does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

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”.

To be considered technically acceptable overall, an offeror’s proposal must be rated “acceptable” for all requirements that constitute the past performance 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 past performance evaluation factor.

In addition to its review of the information provided on Attachment C, the Government will evaluate the Offeror's past performance using the sources available to it including but not limited to any additional information received from references and CPARS. The government will review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment.

The Contracting Officer may also rely on other sources available to the Government, such as the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, Fee Determining Officials. 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 joint ventures (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); and Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS). 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.

Offerors may be provided an opportunity to address any negative past performance information about which the Offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond if such information is determined to present an impact on the rating to be assessed

FACTOR 2 - MANAGEMENT PLAN

Offeror shall provide a Management Plan which should explain how the contractor will manage its workload and the key personnel involved in making their operations a success.

FACTOR 2 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Narrative:

Offerors shall submit a management plan which contemplates provision of those services as called for in the performance work statement. To be acceptable, the offeror’s plan shall:

Identify and describe the activities and processes that will take place after contract award through mobilization, to include base access, permit requirements (if any), and the concept of its safety and security plan(s).

Explain its ability to attract and maintain a base access eligible workforce in Afghanistan.

Explain its ability to respond to emergencies after normal work hours.

Explain the organizational structure and interaction of the on-site team and upper level management. Identify and explain the roles, responsibilities, and authority of each of the key personnel (as identified below in Factor 3).

The offeror’s management plan shall be limited to ten (10) pages, and shall clearly describe its management plan for the execution of the work contemplated in the solicitation. Any information, however relevant to the technical factor, after the tenth page will not be read or considered for evaluation.

FACTOR 2 RATING AND DEFINITIONS:

To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror’s proposal must be rated “acceptable” for all requirements that constitute the Management Plan 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 evaluation factor.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 3 – KEY PERSONNEL

Offeror shall identify its proposed key personnel and provide Attachment D worksheets outlining the Key Personnel qualifications.

FACTOR 3 SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS:

To be technically acceptable, the offeror shall provide information on its key personnel on Attachment D. One Attachment D form must be prepared for each key personnel. Since it is anticipated that an offeror will require more than one plumber/HVAC technician/site supervisor/electrician/carpenter to perform the work required by this contract, offerors can anticipate providing multiple Attachment D forms for each key personnel position. A key personnel may serve in more than one capacity, so long as they meet the experience requirements for all positions (for example: an employee that has plumbing and carpentry experience can be proposed for both the carpenter and plumber position, so long as that employee has at least five (5) years experience (can be concurrent) as both a plumber and a carpenter).

The key personnel are:

1. Electrician: As demonstrated by past experience on Attachment D, the electrician shall have at least ten

(10) years of experience as an electrician.

2. Site Supervisor: As demonstrated by past experience on Attachment D, the site supervisor shall have at least five (5) years of experience working as a site supervisor.

3. Carpenter: As demonstrated by past experience on Attachment D, the carpenter shall have at least five

(5) years of experience as a carpenter.

4. Plumber: As demonstrated by past experience on Attachment D, the plumber shall have at least five (5) years of experience as a plumber.

5. Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC): As demonstrated by past experience on Attachment D, the mechanic shall have at least five (5) years of experience repairing or maintaining HVAC systems.

The contractor must obtain the Contracting Officer’s approval prior to replacing and member of the identified key personnel and any replacements requested for key personnel must have equal or greater qualifications than the person being replaced. Submit one completed Attachment D for each key personnel proposed. Attachment D is the only authorized format for providing key personnel information. If there are any changes to the key personnel before or after award, the contracting officer must be notified.

If an offeror’s proposed key personnel is/are not currently employed by the offeror’s organization, a letter of commitment from the proposed key personnel must be submitted. The government will not consider the qualifications of any proposed key personnel who are not currently employed by the offeror without a letter of commitment.

FACTOR 3 RATING AND DEFINITIONS:

To be considered technically acceptable, an offeror’s proposal must be rated “acceptable” for all requirements that constitute the Key Personnel 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 evaluation factor.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

VOLUME 2 - PRICE

The offeror must include a price for each CLIN (quantity, unit price, and total price), each year total price (base year and three twelve month option years), and a grand total price for all four (4) years. All options will be evaluated at the time of award. The six-month option to extend services will also be evaluated. A separate priced CLIN 3011 Bagram, 3012 Kabul, 3013 Qargha, 3014 Kandahar and 3015 Marmal.

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

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

2. 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. The Government will assess the extent to which the proposed prices comply with the content and format requirements set forth in this solicitation.

The completeness evaluation includes review of Proposal Schedules and Cost Breakdown Sheets.

Unreasonably high or low prices as determined by the Source Selection Authority (SSA), through the use of price analysis techniques under FAR 15.404-1(b), may be grounds for eliminating a proposal from the competitive range, if one is established. Completeness includes providing a complete bid (proposal) schedule and cost breakdown sheet. There is no page limitation for presentation of the pricing proposal.

3. The proposals are reasonable and balanced. Reasonableness has to do with whether an offeror’s proposed prices compare favorably against the Independent Government Estimate (IGE), as well as against the proposed prices submitted by the other offerors. For an offeror’s price proposal to be determined reasonable, it must represent a price that provides best value to the government when consideration is given to the IGE, prices in the market, and the technical and functional capabilities of the Offeror.

If deemed necessary, the supplemental price breakdown information will be used to assist the Government in performing the price evaluations described above.

Price will also be a factor in establishing the competitive range prior to discussions (if held) and in making the final determination for award.

Price proposals that are unreasonably high or low in price when compared to the Government estimate and market conditions evidenced by other competitive proposals received, may be indicative of an inherent lack of understanding of the solicitation requirements and may result in the proposal being rated lower or considered unacceptable.

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

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

October 2016

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

USACE Facilities Custodial, Grounds Maintenance, Operations & Maintenance, and Repairs

Services at the following locations: Bagram Air Field (BAF), Kandahar Air Field (KAF), Marmal, Qargha, Kabul Area Office (KAO) at New Kabul Compound.

1.0. GENERAL. This contract is for custodial, grounds maintenance, and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) services for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Afghanistan (TAA) District. The Contractor shall perform the work as set forth below. The manner and method of performing the services outlined in this PWS are the responsibility and within the discretion of the Contractor to the extent that it shall maintain the required services in accordance with (IAW) the Terms and Conditions stated herein.

NOTE: There will be a New TAA Relocation site that will be added to this solicitation by Modification when the new location is establish. The Contractor will be notified to submit a cost price for services at that time, which will be an increase in funds if required.

1.1. Description of Services/Introduction. It is the intention of the Government to issue a services contract for Operations & Maintenance (O&M), repairs, generator and custodial/grounds maintenance services at one or all of the USACE facilities and grounds at the USACE-TAA locations identified in paragraph 1.4 and 1.5. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, labor, transportation and management/supervision and necessary non-personal services to perform this PWS except for those items specified as government furnished property and services.

1.2. Background. The O&M and Repairs including the Custodial and Grounds Maintenance Services provide a clean, safe and healthy working environment for USACE employees in Afghanistan.

1.3. Objective. The objective is to award a firm fixed price (FFP) commercial service contract to perform the services as described in paragraph 1.1. A FFP contract with a performance-based work statement is determined to be the most advantageous and appropriate for this type service.

1.3.1. The Contractor shall provide the management, supervision, labor, transportation, manpower and shall be responsible for the efficient, effective, economical and satisfactory custodial and ground maintenance services at the following address: BAF, Qargha, Marmal, Kandahar New Kabul Compound, and future TAA District sites.

1.4. Scope. The services to be provided are described in detail below. The Contractor shall act as an independent Contractor and not as an agent of the U.S.