Amendment_0008.pdf

W5J9JE18R0006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been added by full text:

OFFEROR QUESTIONS - 6

VI. The following are Offeror questions and the Government’s response to each question:

Q28: As per Amendment 0007, there is minor change in the PPQ. But I already filled out and submitted the PPQ for each project. Do I need to submit again to them? Minor change is only adding the POC name and email.

A28: No, you do not have to re-send the revised PPQ to your client/customer POCs. If a completed PPQ was submitted for you before Amendment 0007 issuance and the PPQ form that we received is the original version, that form is acceptable. You do not have to re-submit using the revised PPQ version.

Q29: Do you allow a site vist for the interested bidders?

A29: We are arranging a site visit only for the offerors who advance to Phase 2 of this solicitation.

Q30: Can a subcontractor or other third party obtain performance or payment bonds on behalf of an offeror as long as the bonds meet the requirements of the solicitation?

A30: FAR Part 28 states that it is the requirement of the (prime) contractor to obtain the required performance bond and payment bond. A subcontractor cannot obtain the performance or payment bond on behalf of an offeror because the offeror becomes the prime contractor if the offeror wins contract award, and it is the prime contractor who is overall responsible for his company’s performance and completion of the contract (the performance bond financially ties the contractor to performance requirements of the contract) and also of paying the prime’s subcontractors, suppliers, etc. (which is assured by the payment bond). Those two (performance and payment) are not the responsibility of the subcontractor. Likewise, per FAR 28 and according to our Government attorney, a third party cannot obtain performance or payment bonds on behalf of an offeror or contractor. If the subcontractor and offeror officially joint ventures, then the subcontractor’s performance and payment bonds would be acceptable to the Government.

The following have been modified:

1. The following Table of Contents provides the Uniform Contract Format (UCF) sections within this solicitation and their corresponding title of content information.

SECTION TITLE

A Solicitation/Contract Form

B Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

C Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

D Packaging and Marking

E Inspection and Acceptance

F Deliveries or Performance

G Contract Administration Data

H Special Contract Requirements

I Contract Clauses

J List of Documents, Exhibits & Other Attachments

K Representations, Certifications & Other Statements of Offerors or Respondents

L Instructions, Conditions & Notices to Offerors or Respondents

M Evaluation Factors for Award

2. PRELIMINARY SCOPE OF WORK OF THIS SOLICITATION’S DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT

REQUIREMENT – FINAL VERSION TO BE PROVIDED IN PHASE 2

This project requires the contractor to design and build new utilities infrastructure and facilities at Camp John Pratt in Mazar-E Sharif. New utilities to be provided include electrical power, communications (e.g., telephone and Internet}, potable water, waste water, and site drainage. New facilities to be constructed include barracks, latrines, laundries, dining facilities, fitness center, medical clinic, headquarters buildings, tactical operations center, logistics building, classrooms, vehicle maintenance facility, fire station, small arms storage, storage buildings, electric power generation plant with refueling station, water supply system with well house, waste water treatment plant, entry control point and perimeter fence. All facilities, systems and structures will be delivered complete and ready for occupancy and use.

Priority 1 ‐ Force Protection

Facility Standard Design Type Quantity

1) Perimeter Fence G05

2) Entry Control Point (ECP) FP05 x2

Priority 2 – Billeting & Site Improvements

Facility Standard Design Type Quantity

1) Officers Barracks B03 x2

2) NCO Barracks B04 x4

3) Classroom CL01 x4

4) Latrine – Medium L02 x2

5) Dining Facility (DFAC) D02 x1

6) Demolition N/A

7) Clearing and Grubbing N/A

8) Site Drainage and Grading N/A

9) Water Well #1 N/A

10) Water Storage and Distribution System* N/A

11) Power Generation and Plant U01

12) Electric Distribution* N/A

13) WWTP N/A

14) Wastewater Collection System* N/A

*At a minimum, required for Priority 2 Facilities.

Priority 3 – Remaining Work

1) Officers Barracks B03 x2

2) NCO Barracks B04 x3

3) Classroom CL01 x1

4) Small Arms Storage S03 x3

5) Headquarters Building AD04 x3

6) Tactical Operations Center (TOC) TOC x1

7) Medical Clinic MS01 x1

8) Laundry MS02 x5

9) Fitness Center MS03 x1

10) Fire Station VM01 (Modified) x1

11) Fire Station Water Supply MS14 x2

Priority 3 ‐ Remaining Work

12) Logistics Building VM01 x1

13) Vehicle Maintenance Facility VM02 x1

14) Fuel Storage & Refueling Point VM03 x1

15) POL Storage VM06 x1

16) Motor Pool (fenced in parking area) N/A

17) Medium Office / Barracks B25 x4

18) Storage S01 x3

19) Propane Storage Sunshade (for DFAC) U13a x1

20) Ammunition Storage Point N/A

21) Well #2 N/A

22) Electrical Distribution (for Priority 3 Facilities) N/A

23) Water Distribution (for Priority 3 Facilities) N/A

24) Wastewater Collection (for Priority 3 Facilities) N/A

25) New Roads N/A

26) Existing Road Maintenance N/A

27) Aggregate Sidewalks N/A

28) Concrete Sidewalks N/A

(Revision 13 March 2018)

Standard designs for facilities and structures that make up Priority 1, 2 and 3, will be provided in the Plans and Specifications volume of the Phase 2 Solicitation. Those items above that are designated with an ‘N/A’ will need to be designed by the contractor.

Total # of Days Period of Performance (PoP) Duration to Complete Contract: 947 Calendar Days

(a) Priority 1 completion: 125 Calendar Days from Notice to Proceed (NTP)

(b) Priority 2 completion: 348 Calendar Days from NTP

(c) Priority 3 completion: can work these facilities concurrently with Priority 1 and/or Priority 2 facilities, but must be completed 947 Calendar Days from NTP

NAICS Code: 236220

Estimated Magnitude Range of Construction Price: Between $25 Million and $100 Million

3. PROCUREMENT METHODOLOGY

(a) This is a full and open, 2-phase, design-build, tradeoff source selection procurement using FAR Parts 15 and 36 proposal evaluation procedures. The following are the evaluation factors for Phases 1 and 2 of this solicitation:

Phase 1 Factor 1 – Specialized Experience Factor 2 – Construction Management Capability Factor 3 – Past Performance

Phase 2 Factor 4 – Design Capability Factor 5 – Project Management Approach Factor 6 – Scheduling Capability Factor 7 – Key Personnel Factor 8 - Price

(b) Proposal submittal requirements are found in Section L herein.

(c) The basis of award is in Section M herein.

(d) Pursuant to FAR 36.303-1, the Government intends to advance between 5 and 8 Phase 1 offerors to Phase 2 of the solicitation.

4. ENTRY-GATE CRITERIA – As authorized in the Army Source Selection Supplement (SSS) of 28 Nov 2017, the Government will utilize entry-gate criteria and a pass/fail rating methodology to evaluate objective requirements prior to the start of evaluating the Phase 1 proposals.

The objective requirements for this solicitation are as follows:

(a) REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS AND LICENSE

Failure of an offeror to have the following at the time of Phase 1 proposal due date, will result in the offeror’s Phase 1 proposal not being evaluated, and, thus, removed from competition:

(1) have an active, updated and completed registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database;

(2) be determined base access eligible in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS)**; and,

(3) possess an Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) License or a Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MOCI) Entrepreneurial License, **Phase 1 proposals from offerors who are being vetted at the time of Phase 1 proposal submission deadline, will be evaluated. However, if there is still no decision as to whether the offeror is base access eligible at the conclusion of Phase 1 proposal evaluation, the offeror will not be considered for advnacement to Phase 2.

An offeror who would otherwise be awarded the contract, but due to an incomplete or expired registration(s) at any time up to contract award, will be deemed ineligible for the contract. Should this occur, the Government will then consider for award the next highest rated proposal with a reasonable price, who is determined responsible pursuant to the definition of ‘responsibility’ in FAR Part 9, and who possesses updated and valid registrations and is base access eligible according to JCCS.

The responsibility of maintaining current information in the following databases and organizations 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 an offeror is a joint venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid registration representing the JV as one (1) business, firm or entity. This is also applicable to SAM, JCCS, AISA or MOCI License. The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV.

(b) REQUIRED BONDS

For this design-build project, the Government requires the winning contractor to provide a performance bond and a payment bond, with each bond equal to 15% of the contract price. Thus, in addition to database registrations described in Paragraph 3(a) above and the offeror’s Phase 1 proposal receiving favorable ratings, another condition in order to advance to Phase 2 is the offeror’s ability to obtain the 2 required bonds as determined by the offeror’s response to the bonding question in the ‘Questionnaire for Phase 1 Offerors’ attachment. In that Questionnaire, the offeror must respond that he would be able to obtain the required bonds within 21 days after receiving contract award; otherwise, the offeror’s proposal will not advance to Phase 2.

For Phase 2, offerors must include in their Phase 2 proposal, an Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC) or a similar official, written commitment from an established financial institution, that attests to the offeror’s ability to obtain the required performance and payment bonds within 21 days of receiving contract award. Without an ILC or similar document in the offeror’s Phase 2 Proposal, the offeror will not be considered for contract award. FAR clause 52.228-14 explains the ILC in detail, and it is included in this solicitation in full text.

If the contractor is unable to obtain the 2 bonds 21 days after contract award, the Notice to Proceed (NTP) will not be issued, and the contract will be terminated.

5. INSTALLATION ACCESS REQUIREMENT

In accordance with CENTCOM Clause 5152.225-5916, Mandatory Eligibility for Installation Access, the Government will remove an offeror from consideration and not evaluate or complete the evaluation of his proposal if the offeror is found to be base access ineligible in the Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS/JCXS). The Government reserves the right to make this determination at any time prior to contract award, including at the time of receipt of proposals and prior to the start of evaluations. The Government also reserves the right to determine an offeror ineligible for award at any time after receipt of proposals if an offeror becomes ineligible for installation access. No debriefing will be provided for those offerors removed from consideration as a result of their base access ineligibility, since the determination may be made in advance of the offeror’s proposal being reviewed or in advance of the Government completing its evaluation. Offeror queries or requests for reconsideration related to installation or base access eligibility must be directed to the authority responsible for base access decisions, and NOT the Contracting Officer.

6. QUESTIONS FROM OFFERORS

All offeror questions must be emailed to nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil and mary.j.harding@usace.army.mil.

Responses to questions will be provided via an amendment to the solicitation.

7. PHASE 1 PROPOSAL DUE DATE

(a) The Past Performance Questionnaire attachment must be completed by each of the offeror’s customer/client POCs, and each POC must email the completed form to nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil and mary.j.harding@usace.army.mil no later than 1500 HRS, Local Kabul Time, on 20 March 2018.

(b) Phase 1 Proposals, excluding completed Past Performance Questionnaires, must be emailed to the following persons no later than 1500 HRS, Local Kabul Time, on 24 March 2018:

Nikisha Cook at nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil Mary Harding at mary.j.harding@usace.army.mil

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

PROJECT FACILITIES & APPROXIMATE SQUARE METER AREA

STANDARD DESIGN STRUCTURE OR FACILITY AREA & BUILDING TYPE

DESIGNATOR CODE

B03 Officer Barracks 761 SM and 1-Story B04 NCO Barracks 625 SM and 1-Story L02 Latrine Building – Medium 180 SM and 1-Story D02 DFAC (735 person per meal) 497 SM and 1-Story

AD04 Headquarters Building 821 SM and 1-Story CL01 200-Student Classroom (4x50) 392 SM and 1-Story TOC Tactical Operations Center 515 SM and 1-Story

MS01 Medical Clinic 325 SM and 1-Story MS02 Laundry 49 SM and 1-Story MS03 Fitness Center 621 SM and 1-Story S01 Storage 895 SM and 1-Story S03 Small Arms Storage (SAS) 98 SM and 1-Story

VM01 Logistics Building 231 SM and 1-Story VM03 Fuel Storage and Vehicle Refueling

Point 70 SM + 173 SM and 1-Story

VM06 POL Building 25 SM and 1-Story FP05 Guard Shack 12 SM and 1-Story U01 Electrical Power Generation and

Distribution 630 SM and 1-Story

U03 Well House 20 SM and 1-Story VM02 Vehicle Maintenance Facility 180 SM and 1-Story

(Revision 13 March 2018)

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

RFP NO. W5J9JE-18-R-0006, SECTION J - ATTACHMENT 3

DESIGN-BUILD OF CAMP PRATT, MAZAR-e-SHARIF, AFGHANISTAN

The company (“offeror”) listed in Block 1 below is competing for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract to design and construct 54 buildings, perimeter fencing, new roads, a power plant and a complete utility system infrastructure at a military installation. You have been identified by this offeror as a customer or client owner of a construction project that the offeror is currently working on or has completed for you. Since you are knowledgeable of this company’s record of performance and quality of design and construction workmanship, the USACE Afghanistan Contracting Office would appreciate your assessment of this company by providing comments and responses to the below questions. Feel free to add lines to any answer block if you need additional space to adequately respond to the question.

The offeror should fill in Blocks 1 to 10 below before providing this Questionnaire to the customer/project owner Point of Contact (POC).

The POC must email this completed form, in .pdf format, no later than 1500 HRS, LOCAL KABUL TIME on 20 March 2018 to nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil and mary.j.harding@usace.army.mil.

1. Name of Company (“the offeror”) that the referenced client/customer is providing performance information on, and Offeror POC and Offeror Email Address

2. Contract or Project No., location of project, value of project in U.S. dollars and description of project (For example, ‘Contract Number WXXRTP-16-C-00XX – a $20 million design-build construction of various structures at Camp ABC, Afghanistan, to include a dining facility, a vehicle maintenance facility, expansion of a medical clinic and renovation of a wastewater treatment plant…’)

3. Number of calendar days required to complete the project

4. Date the project was completed or is required to be completed

5. Was the offeror the Prime Contractor on the project, or a Subcontractor? _________________

6. If a subcontractor, how much of the total project was performed by the offeror? ______________%

7. Customer/Project Owner POC’s Full Name and Job Title

8. POC’s Organization Name and Address

9. Telephone Number(s) of POC 10. Email Address of POC

Ratings of Offeror for Questions 1 through 10 and 15.

Exceptional

The company’s performance was outstanding in all aspects and clearly exceeded contract requirements.

Good

The company’s performance exceeded most contract requirements.

Acceptable

The company’s performance met contract requirements.

Marginal

The company’s performance met the minimum contract requirements, but with difficulty.

Unacceptable

The company’s performance was poor and/or did not satisfy contract requirements.

Please choose one of the above ratings to assign to the offeror for all criteria and standards listed below. Provide supporting information to explain or substantiate the rating, such as a description of the offeror’s performance as it relates to the criterion or standard. (You may use additional sheets or spaces in the answer blocks, as needed.)

1. The company’s technical capability to design utility systems and buildings.

Rating ________________ Remarks____________________________________________________________________

2. The company’s technical capability to successfully complete a vertical construction project similar to the USACE project the offeror is competing for. See the 1st paragraph of page 1 of this Questionnaire for a description of the USACE project.

Rating _______________ Remarks _____________________________________________________________________

3. The company’s ability to meet project milestone schedules.

Rating_______________Remarks______________________________________________________________________

4. The company’s quality of construction workmanship, including the quality of material and equipment installed for your project.

Rating ______________Remarks_______________________________________________________________________

5. The company’s ability to effectively manage on-site project requirements.

Rating ______________Remarks_______________________________________________________________________

6. The company’s Quality Control system.

Rating______________Remarks_______________________________________________________________________

7. The company’s responsiveness and willingness to resolve contractual problems, such as schedule delays, if any.

Rating______________Remarks_______________________________________________________________________

8. The company’s compliance with on-site safety and security requirements.

Rating_____________Remarks_________________________________________________________________________

9. The company’s ability to conduct business with integrity and reasonableness.

Rating ____________Remarks_________________________________________________________________________

10. The company’s ability to keep the project owner fully aware of any potential contractual or schedule problems and also to regularly apprise the project owner of progress and status of the project.

Rating:

___________Remarks__________________________________________________________________________

11. What performance problems did this company have, if any, during your project? And, were all problems quickly resolved by this company?

12. Were you, as the customer or project owner, satisfied with the end product? If no, please state the reasons why.

13. Would you award another contract to this company, or recommend this company for a contract? If no, please state the reasons why.

14. Please provide any additional comments regarding this company.

15. OVERALL RATING: Rating: ___________________________

16. Hand-written or digital signature of the customer / project owner POC completing this Questionnaire.

SIGNATURE OF POC DATE COMPLETED

(Revision 14 March 2018)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

WHAT TO INCLUDE IN PROPOSAL

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS, CONTENT, AND FORMAT

1. The following must be included in the offeror’s proposal:

Phase 1

a) Signed SF 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award, with Blocks 14-20c completed, including acknowledgement of any amendments issued

b) Completed ‘Questionnaire for Phase 1 Offerors’ found in Section J of the SF 1442 (this Questionnaire asks for the offeror’s JCCS ID number, Cage Code, bonding capability, etc.)

c) Required Submittals for Factor 1 – Specialized Experience

d) Required Submittals for Factor 2 – Construction Management Capability

e) Required Submittals for Factor 3 – Past Performance (Completed Past Performance Questionnaires must be received separately via email from the offeror’s customers/project owners)

f) Completed Representations and Certifications from Section K of the SF 1442, including the Corporate

Certificate/Authority to Bind Partnership (if applicable to the offeror**).

Phase 2

a) Signed conformed SF 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award, with Blocks 14-20c completed, including acknowledgement of all amendments issued for Phases 1 and 2

b) Completed Section B of the SF 1442 (Total Proposed Price of CLIN 0001)

c) Completed Price Schedule with Base & Option CLINs found in Section J of the SF 1442

d) Cost/Price Breakdown To Support Base & Option CLIN Prices

e) Completed Questionnaire for Phase 2 Offerors (Attachment on Mobilization, Demobilization, DBA

Insurance for Cost Engineer Evaluation and Company History and Profile for Responsibility Determination)

f) Irrevocable Letter of Credit or similar official, financial instrument in accordance with FAR 28.204-3, 52.228-14 and 52.228-15, that serves as the financial institution’s attestation of the offeror’s ability to obtain Performance and Payment Bonds amounting to 50% of the offeror’s proposed price for the contract

g) Required Submittals for Factor 4 – Design Capability

h) Required Submittals for Factor 5 – Project Management Approach

i) Required Submittals for Factor 6 – Scheduling Capability

j) Required Submittals for Factor 7 – Key Personnel

k) Completed Financial Standing Questionnaire Attachment (for Financial Responsibility Determination)

**If the offeror is a corporation, complete the Corporate Certificate. If the offeror is a partnership, complete the Authority to Bind Partnership and provide a copy of the Partnership Agreement. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, complete the Corporate Certificate for each member of the Joint Venture and provide a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement.

2. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

Phase 1

FACTOR 1 – SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

A. In separate tabs within the offeror’s Technical Proposal for Factor 1, the offeror shall provide a list of at least three (3) design-build construction projects, but not more than five (5) design-build projects, that the offeror has completed within the past five (5) years from the issuance date of this solicitation, or that are currently ongoing and substantially complete (at least 50% construction progress completed). These projects should be recent and relevant and also similar in size, scope, and complexity to the project contemplated for this solicitation.

Definitions

Size – a project with a contract value of at least $10,000,000 (TEN MILLION US DOLLARS). All submitted project experience must meet this requirement.

Scope – a project in which infrastructure and facilities designed and constructed are similar to those included in this solicitation’s scope of work – i.e., barracks, classrooms, administration buildings, tactical operations center, dining facilities, latrines/showers, laundries, fitness center, medical clinic, vehicle maintenance facilities, fire station, ammunition storage point, electric power generation, water well and distribution, sewage disposal system including treatment plant, roads and sidewalks, and force protection.

Complexity – a project which required a level of activities (labor, subcontracting, equipment, materials, management, supervision, etc.) in design and construction efforts that are similar to the level of activities required for this solicitation’s project scope. The offeror’s submitted projects should demonstrate similarity in the interrelated work features required in executing multiple, concurrent design and construction activities involving vertical and horizontal structures. Similarities in features include, but are not limited to: surveying, architectural, civil, structural, geotechnical, structural, electrical, mechanical design and construction project elements.

The following information must be provided for each construction project submitted for evaluation:

1. Contract and/or Task Order Number;

2. Title, Location, Completion Date and U.S. Dollar Value of the Project;

3. Contracting Agency or Project Owner Name, Email Address, and Phone Number;

4. Whether the Offeror was the Prime, Subcontractor or Part of a Joint Venture and Percentage of Work

Performed by the Offeror;

5. Description of the project’s scope of work and the offeror’s specific roles and responsibilities in the project.

Include what specifically was designed, and the name of the Architect/Engineer Designer of Record. In the case of any listed projects that included subcontracted work, provide the names of any subcontractor(s) that performed more than 40% of project work requirements.

If any information requested above is missing for any of the projects submitted for evaluation, the offeror will not receive an Acceptable rating for this submittal requirement.

FACTOR 2 – CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY

1. The offeror shall provide a narrative explaining the offeror’s use and experience with the USACE Resident Management System (RMS) or the previously-implemented Quality Control System (QCS) for design-build construction projects. Include information on responsibilities of the contractor in the submittal process as it relates to RMS or QCS.

2. The offeror shall provide a narrative explanation of USACE EM-385-1-1 requirements that the offeror had typically implemented and enforced at the job site for design-build construction projects.

FACTOR 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

1. The offeror shall provide a list of three (3) customer or project owner Points of Contacts (POCs) who will provide present and/or past performance information on the offeror for design/build projects undertaken for the POCs the last ten (10) years from the issuance date of this solicitation. The Government may contact these POCs to request/verify past and/or present performance information on the offeror. Thus, the POCs must be able to speak, read and/or write in English.

The offeror’s list of 3 POCs shall consist of the following information:

(a) Name of organization of the customer or project owner

(b) Name of POC(s) at organization who are knowledgeable of offeror’s work on the project

(c) Email address of POCs

(d) Telephone number(s) of POCs

(e) Contract number, title, location and period of performance of project

(f) Brief description of project

(g) Value of project (in U.S. Dollars)

2. The offeror must provide the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Attachment found in Section J herein, to the three (3) project owners or customers listed under Factor 3 Submittal Requirement #1 (above). Those POCs must email their completed PPQs to nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil and mary.j.harding@usace.army.mil by 1500 HRS Local Kabul Time on 20 March 2018.

3. The offeror may provide completed Past Performance Questionnaires for other U.S. Government contracting offices as long as the projects undertaken for the customer/client/project owner, and which the client/customer POC was providing performance information on the offeror, were for design/build projects completed in the last ten (10) years from the issuance date of this solicitation.

3. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

The offeror must provide the following information:

(a) The offeror’s JCCS ID Number – The offeror must be Base Access Eligible in the JCCS system at the time of proposal due date for Phase 1 of this solicitation. JCCS registration information is available at https://www.jccs.gov.

(b) The offeror’s CAGE or NCAGE Code, DUNS Number, and AISA (Afghanistan Investment Support Agency) Registration Certificate (if applicable). Afghan firms must provide a copy of their AISA Registration Certificate or a Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) Entrepreneurial License. The offeror must have an AISA Certificate or MoCI License (if an Afghan firm or if applicable to the firm) and be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time of proposal due date for Phase 1 of this solicitation, in order to receive an Acceptable rating for this submittal requirement. AISA registration and contractor visa information are available at http://photos.state.gov/libraries/adana/5/BSA/Visa_amp_AISA_CL-May.pdf. MoCI license information is available at http://moci.gov.af/.

(c) Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English will be rejected and not evaluated. Letters of Commitment and JV Partner Agreements that are not in English, must be accompanied by an English translated copy, with a signed statement by the authorized representative of each JV Partner or subcontractor partner, that the English translation is true and correct.

(d) The offeror’s proposal shall be in an Adobe portable document format (PDF). A Table of Contents shall be included and shall identify major areas within the proposal by subject title and page number.

The proposal’s cover page or cover letter should include, at a minimum, the following information:

1. RFP #W5J9JE-18-R-0006 – Phase 1 Solicitation for Design-Build of Base Facilities at Camp John Pratt, Mazar-E Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, Project Number: ANA-18-064.

2. The offeror’s official business name; company’s official mailing address; business telephone number(s);

full name and email address of official(s) who have authority to contractually bind the offeror.

3. The offeror’s Cage Code, DUNS Number, AISA Registration or MoCI License Number (if applicable), JCCS ID Number and Tax ID Number (if applicable).

(e) The offeror should not modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation, nor add conditions or qualifications to his proposal based on an assumption or based on his own modification of the terms and/or conditions of the solicitation. Should the offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, that offeror’s proposal may be determined to be ineligible for further evaluation or for award. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation should be resolved with the Contracting Officer prior to proposal submission.

(f) References in the offeror’s proposal to, and examples of “confidential” or “classified” projects or contracts, should not be included in the offeror’s proposal unless the information is authorized to be disseminated or can legally be provided to the Government for review and evaluation. Offerors who include information in their proposals that they do not want disclosed to the public or to anyone without a need-to-know, must clearly mark their proposals in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215-1, paragraph (e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data.

(g) An offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms, as discussions may not be conducted with the offeror.

(h) All proposals must be submitted via email. No other forms of submission will be accepted by the Government.

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. Undeliverable emails due to an offeror’s proposal size is not the responsibility of the Government.

(i) The Phase 1 Proposal is due no later than 1500 HRS, Local Kabul Time, on 24 March 2018, and must be emailed to the following two (2) email addresses by this stated deadline:

Mary Harding, Contracting Officer – mary.j.harding@usace.army.mil Kisha Cook, Contract Specialist – nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil

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