W5J9JE18R0009_CSD_KAW_Solicitation.pdf

W5J9JEANA1703401

This is a full and open, competitive solicitation for the design and construction of the Afghanistan Electrical Interconnect (AEI) at the Central

Supply Depot (CSD) and Kabul Air Wing (KAW), Kabul Province, Afghanistan.

This is a tw o-phase, design-build source selection using Low est Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures. This project shall expand the high voltage pow er system at the North Substation in Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Pow er shall be distributed and terminated to the KAW

North Hamid Karzai International Airport (NHKIA) Afghanistan National Security Force (ANSF) Base and the CSD ANSF Base. This new pow er system shall provide electricity to the ANSF Bases currently operating on generator pow er. The objective of this project is to provide a cost effective, reliable distribution system of electric pow er.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Estimated cost is betw een $5,000,00 AND $10,000,000

NAICS CODE: 237130

CELIA E COCKBURN 540-667-5490

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

11-Jan-2018

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________550 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is 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 specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________11 Feb 2018 (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

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

05:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

540-665-2758FAX:TEL: 540-662-5665 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

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

PRICING REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE

Pricing Requirements:

No Pricing is required for Phase 1. Pricing will be required with the Phase 2 submission.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job AEI Central Supply Depot & Kabul AirWing

FFP

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W5J9JEANA1703401

NET AMT

Section 00 20 00 - Instructions for Procurement

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

This Design-Build (D/B) project consists of the expansion of the high voltage power system at the North Substation in Kabul Province. The project will distribute and terminate power to the

Kabul Air Wing (KAW), North Hamid Karzai International Airport (NHKIA) Afghanistan

National Security Force (ANSF) Base and the Central Supply Depot (CSD) ANSF Base. This new power system will provide a cost effective, reliable distribution system of electric power in place of generator power.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS

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 North substation to distribute 20 kV circuits to Central Supply Depot and Kabul Air Wing in Kabul Province. This acquisition will follow the Lowest

Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process.

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.

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.

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated cost of this project is between U.S. $5,000,000 and

$10,000,000.

The Primary NAICS code is 237130 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 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.

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

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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, SOLICITATION INFORMATION

TAB A: Offerors shall submit Signed SF 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award, with Blocks 14-20c completed, including acknowledgement of any amendments issued. The Phase 1 solicitation DOES NOT INCLUDE PRICING

SUBMISSION.

TAB B: Certificate of Corporate Principal/Authority (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.

TAB C: Completed Representations and Certifications (Section 00 45 00)

TAB D: Financial Standing Questionnaire

VOLUME II, 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.

Evaluation Factors

TAB E: FACTOR 1: Specialized Experience

TAB F: FACTOR 2: Key Personnel

Evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal shall address each factor as it applies to the Solicitation requirements. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach”, Paragraph C of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each factor an acceptable or unacceptable rating and write a narrative to explain any unacceptable ratings.

i. Listing of all proposed subcontractors at every tier.

ii. 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.

EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST).

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

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror has adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFP.

The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the RFP.

2. The Technical Factor Ratings below focus on the acceptability or unacceptability of the Offeror's proposal. These ratings will apply to all non-priced (technical) evaluation factors.

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

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.”

5. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

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.

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/

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

LTC Alex Padgett

Contracting Officer

Office: (540) 678-3854 john.a.padgett@usace.army.mil

Celia Cockburn

Contract Specialist

Office: (540) 723-4885 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. 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 Offeror questions should be emailed to celia.e.cockburn@usace.army.mil and john.a.padgett@usace.army.mil.

Responses to questions will be provided via an amendment to the solicitation. Last day to submit questions is 25

January 2018.

D. AMENDMENTS TO THE RFP

Any and all amendments to the Phase I Request for Proposals will be issued electronically via AMRDEC SAFE. 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.

E. Pre-Proposal Conference/Site Visit.

A site visit is not currently scheduled, however after the completion of Phase I a site visit will be planned and the information will be distributed to the offerors that are selected for Phase II.

F. 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.

G. EVALUATION FACTORS

All of the submission items to be evaluated shall pertain to the prime offeror, whether a single contractor entity, partnership, or a joint venture, as seventy percent (70%) of work associated with this project is required to be selfperformed.

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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 except to the extent they are a primary subcontractor as identified above.

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 three (3) projects under the experience factor is not an allowance of three (3) projects for each of the joint venture partners. Prospective Offerors that submit proposals may not change their joint venture firms, if selected for award.

Subcontractors: The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort; however, as seventy percent (70%) of work associated with this project is required to be self-performed, the Government will not consider a prime Offeror’s subcontractor’s experience as the prime’s experience. If the Offeror’s proposal includes the use of subcontractors, statements of commitment from the subcontractors must be included in the proposal. The

Offeror may not change subcontractors without the contracting officer’s approval. If the Offeror proposes to change subcontractors after award, the Offeror must obtain contracting officer’s approval. Approval will not be given unless the contracting officer considers the proposed substitute to be equal or better in all respects to the originally proposed subcontractor and that the substitution is in the best interests of the Government.

NON-PRICING EVALUATION FACTORS – VOLUME I

FACTOR 1: Specialized Experience (20 page limit) – design submittal does not count against the 20 page limit.

FACTOR 2: Key Personnel (10 page limit)

FACTOR 1: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

Proposal Submission Requirements:

Offerors shall submit the following for Factor 1:

The Offeror shall provide a narrative that outlines how its experience on prior projects will positively impact its performance of the work contemplated by this solicitation. The Offeror shall demonstrate specialized experience using recent and relevant experience on same or similar projects to that of the solicitation requirements.

Attachments C (Experience Overview) & D (Experience Form) are to be completed and provided as part of this factor.

Offerors shall provide no more than three (3) projects that demonstrate the breadth and depth of an Offeror’s recent and relevant experience on any project(s), or a combination of projects. Offerors must demonstrate that the projects are same or similar to the project described in the solicitation. Offerors shall submit a complete set of design drawings for one of the projects being used as specialized experience to demonstrate the technical proficiency of the design team. Design drawings submitted shall use the same key design personnel that will be used for producing design drawings for this project. Design drawings may be submitted as an Appendix to the proposal and will not be counted against any page limitation restrictions for the proposal.

Recent is defined as:

Projects that are substantially complete (at least 80% construction progress completed) or completed and turned over within five (5) years of the solicitation closing date.

Relevant is defined as:

Engineering procurement and installation of transformers over 50Kv and design and construction of a minimum of 5 km of distribution line over 10Kv used to provide reliable power to multiple locations. Each project must contain two of the following types of work.

– Design of site access road to support the movement of large construction equipment, transformers, and other equipment.

– Design and construction of substation switchyards which include equipment over 50Kv such as power transformers, circuit breakers, switchyard buswork and protection and control equipment.

– Design and construction of control or switchgear buildings which include all necessary equipment to operate, control, protect and monitor all functions of the substation.

– Design the routing of medium voltage overhead lines between substation and facility

– Orientation of transmission and distribution systems to be terminated at the substation to optimize equipment arrangement.

Same or similar is defined as projects having the following:

Size: A project with a contract value of at least $1,000,000. All submitted project experience must meet this requirement.

Scope: Submitted projects should show Engineering procurement and installation of transformers over

50Kv. One project must include an expansion of an existing electrical substation over 50Kv or construction of a new substation over 50Kv.

Complexity: One project must demonstrate similarity in the interrelated work features required to engineer and install transformers over 50Kv, design and construct distribution line over 10 Kv, and installation of

400 V distribution transformers.

Evaluation Procedures:

Proposals will be evaluated to determine design-build experience of the Offeror for relevant contracts and/or projects of the similar scope and complexity of the project contained in the specifications. Offerors are encouraged to submit the maximum number of relevant projects to increase likelihood that the above requirements are met and elements warranting higher rating are included.

Factor 1 Specialized Experience Ratings and Definitions:

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

FACTOR 2 – KEY PERSONNEL:

Proposal Submission Requirements:

The Offeror shall provide the key personnel information as required below. Proof of educational degree and resume must accompany Attachment E for each individual identified as key personnel. Submit one copy of the degree and resume for each key personnel proposed. A photo copy of the degree is the only authorized format for providing key personnel information. Attachment E is the only accepted format for providing information about proposed key personnel.

Factor 2 Key Personnel, Proposal Evaluation Procedures:

The following are the required key personnel:

1. Design Civil Engineer

The design civil engineer must have a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity as that of the Specialized Experience evaluation factor.

Resume must be provided which identifies at a minimum:

a) Detailed explanation of projects the individual has worked on of similar size, scope, and complexity.

b) Identifies timeframe the individual worked on project.

c) Detailed explanation of the individual’s responsibility as a design engineer.

2. Design Electrical Engineer

The design electrical engineer must have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity as that of the Specialized Experience evaluation factor. Resume must be provided which identifies at a minimum:

a) Detailed explanation of projects the individual has worked on of similar size, scope, and complexity.

3. Design Structural Engineer

The design structural engineer must have at least a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a minimum of ten

(10) years of experience as a structural engineer on projects of similar size, scope, and complexity as that of the

Specialized Experience evaluation factor. Resume must be provided which identifies at a minimum:

a) Detailed explanation of projects the individual has worked on of similar size, scope, and complexity.

4. Project Manager for Construction:

The project manager for construction should have a bachelor’s degree in architecture or engineering with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience managing projects involving construction projects of similar size, scope, and complexity as that of the Specialized Experience evaluation factor. Resume must be provided which identifies at a minimum:

a) Expansion of an existing electrical substation over 50Kv or construction of a new substation over 50Kv.

c) Construction of vertical facilities such as control or switchgear buildings.

d) Identifies timeframe the individual worked on project.

e) Detailed explanation of the individual’s responsibility as a project manager.

Degrees must be translated to English and relate to the respective discipline (for example the civil engineer must have a degree in civil engineering). Degrees must be conferred by a recognized institution of higher education, such as U.S. universities or colleges, Afghanistan universities, or international equivalents.

Documentation for key personnel provided as part of the Attachment B worksheet shall not exceed two (2) pages in length for each person. Letters of commitment and copies of degrees are not counted towards the page limitation.

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 those key personnel proposed by the Offeror who are not currently employed by the Offeror or where no letter of commitment is provided with the proposal.

Substitution of the successful Offeror’s proposed key personnel following contract award shall only be permitted with the express consent of the contracting officer. Proposed substitutions shall meet or exceed the requirements set forth herein. Approval will not be given unless the contracting officer considers the proposed substitute to be equally, or better, qualified in all respects to the originally proposed key personnel and that the substitution is in the best interests of the Government.

FACTOR 2 KEY PERSONNEL RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

To be considered technically acceptable, an Offeror’s proposal must be rated “acceptable” for all requirements that constitute the key personnel evaluation 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 key personnel evaluation factor.

After all of the evaluations have been completed, the SSA will consider all factors to determine which Offerors will move into Phase II. Up to five (5) Offerors may be advanced to Phase II.

BASIS OF CONTRACT AWARD: PHASE II

FACTOR RATING

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN ACCEPTABLE

PRICE LOWEST PRICE

ATTACHMENT A

CORPORATE CERTIFICATE/AUTHORITY TO BIND PARTNERSHIP

A. CORPORATE CERTIFICATE

If a corporation submits the proposal, The Corporate Certificate at paragraph A below must be submitted. If the proposal is submitted by a partnership, the Authority to Bind Partnership at paragraph B below must be completed and a copy of the partnership agreement included with the proposal. If the proposal is submitted by a

Joint Venture, the Corporate Certificate at paragraph A below must be completed by each member of the Joint

Venture and a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement included with the proposal. Offerors may reproduce and submit these certificates on a separate sheet of paper.

CORPORATE CERTIFICATE

I, , certify that I am the (Title) of the Corporation named as offer/contractor herein, that , who signed this proposal/contract on behalf of the

Offeror/Contractor was then of said corporation; that said proposal/contract was duly signed for and on behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body and within the scope of its governing body and within the scope of its corporate powers.

(CORPORATE SEAL)

(SIGNATURE)

B. AUTHORITY TO BIND PARTNERSHIP

This is to certify that the names and signatures of all partners are listed below and that the person signing the proposal had authority to actually bind the partnership pursuant to its partnership agreement. Each of the partners individually has full authority to enter into and execute contractual instruments on behalf of said partnership, with the United States of America except as follows: (State "none" or describe limitations, if any).

This authority shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the revocation of authority by any cause whatsoever has been furnished in writing to and acknowledged by the Contracting Officer.

(Names and signatures of all partners)

(End of Certificate)

ATTACHMENT B

FINANCIAL STANDING QUESTIONNAIRE

A primary consideration in the source selection process is to determine an offeror’s qualification, responsibility, and financial standing. Prior to awarding a contract, per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9, the

Government must determine, through acceptable evidence, that an offeror has adequate financial resources, or the ability to obtain the financial resources, to perform the contract.

The Financial Standing Questionnaire is to be completed by the offeror’s financial institution. Offeror’s should obtain a bank seal and signature of the referenced individual on the questionnaire. Failure to provide the requested information may determine an offeror’s proposal as non-responsive and removed from competition.

A. GENERAL

INFORMATION Contractor’s

Name:

Point of

Contact:

Telephone:

Email:

B. RESPONDENT INFORMATION (Person completing this form)

Name and Title:

Organization and

Address:

Telephone/Fax:

Email:

1. Does the contractor have an active account with your financial institution?

2. How long has this account been active?

3. What is their average balance (digits only)?

4. How many returns (insufficient funds) has the contractor had in the last 12 months?

5. How many loans does the contractor currently have outstanding?

6. Has the vendor been able to meet their financial obligations on time?

7. Do they have a line of credit? If so, what is that amount (digits only)?

ATTACHMENT D

EXPERIENCE FORM

Offerors who perform as a subcontractor shall include the contracting agency or entity’s name and point of contact as well as the name of the prime contractor. The “customer” is not the prime contractor; it is the contracting agency or entity that administers the contract.

Project No. _____________

Name of Offeror:

Contract Number, Title, and Location:

Contracting Agency/Entity:

POC Name: Email Address:

Name of Prime Contractor (if applicable):

ATTACHMENT C

EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW SHEET

List work which best illustrates current qualifications relevant to this award. Each contract listed on this sheet shall have a completed Experience Form (Attachment D) provided. Failure to furnish complete information on all sheets may result in the Government's rejection of your proposal. Mark Prime, Sub, or Joint Venture (only one). Explain all projects provided on this sheet with a completed Experience Form (Attachment D).

Offerors who perform as a subcontractor shall include the contracting agency or entity’s name and point of contact as well as the name of the prime contractor (submit this information on the Experience Form). The “customer” is not the prime contractor, it is the contracting agency or entity that administers the contract.

OFFEROR’S NAME:

Customer (Contracting Agency/Entity), Contract Number & Title, Project Location Prime Sub Joint

Total Contract

$ Amount

Percent and $ Amount of Project Work

Performed by Offeror

EXAMPLE: USACE, Contract #W5J9JE-16-

0000, Design and Construct Site Water

Distribution System, Kabul, Afghanistan X $5,000,000 60% / $3,000,000

EXAMPLE: USACE, Contract #W5J9JE-16-

0000, Repair/ Replace Water Distribution

System, Pump Houses, Booster Pumps and

Water Pipeline, Kabul, Afghanistan X $5,000,000 $5,000,000

1.

2.

3.

Prime POC Name: Email Address:

Offeror Performed as a (circle one and list percentage of self-performance):

Prime Sub JV Partnership %

Contract Amount: $ $ $

Original Amount Final Amount Amount Self-Performed

Contract Award Date Contract Duration

(Period of Performance)

Original Completion Date Actual Completion Date

Description of the project’s scope and the Offeror’s specific roles and responsibilities in performing the work to include the technical approach to the project:

ATTACHMENT E - RESUME OF KEY PERSONNEL

This worksheet, Attachment C, is the only accepted format for providing information about your proposed key personnel. Complete one Attachment C worksheet for each proposed key personnel required by the technical factor. All Attachment C worksheets, for each key personnel, must include the following information:

OFFEROR NAME:

1) Key personnel’s position title (i.e.: Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, etc…):

2) Name of key personnel:

3) Is the key personnel currently employed by the offeror (yes or no)? If no, provide a letter of commitment and name of current employer:

4) Key personnel’s years of professional experience in the position(s) for which they are proposed:

5) Educational degree(s), year(s) of graduation, and name of degree conferring institution (include copy of the diploma):

6) Active professional registration, with registration number and country recognized:

7) Provide a list of projects in which the key personnel has worked, to include name of project(s), project location(s), beginning and completion dates, and work assignments performed within the last five (5) years.

These projects must demonstrate that the key personnel has ten (10) years of experience on projects that are similar in size, scope, and complexity (as defined by the past performance evaluation factor) to those contemplated by the solicitation.

ATTACHMENT C - RESUME OF KEY PERSONNEL (continued)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

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

(End of provision)

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016)

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

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for

Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding

Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification

Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or

Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation

``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of clause)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

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

BAF

APO AE 09354

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

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for--

To be conducted during Phase II of Solicitation.

(c) Participants will meet at--

To be determined.

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014

Section 00 45 00 - Representations and Certifications

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013

52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance

Plan.

MAR 2015

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN

FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS (SEP 2007)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--``Lobbying contact'' has the meaning provided at 2 U.S.C. 1602(8). The terms ``agency,'' ``influencing or attempting to influence,'' ``officer or employee of an agency,'' ``person,''

``reasonable compensation,'' and ``regularly employed'' are defined in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled

``Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions'' (52.203-12).

(b) Prohibition. The prohibition and exceptions contained in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ``Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions'' (52.203-12) are hereby incorporated by reference in this provision.

(c) Certification. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no

Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a

Member of Congress on its behalf in connection with the awarding of this contract.

(d) Disclosure. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB

Standard Form LLL,…