W5J9JE18R0021_Kandahar_OPS_Solicitation.pdf

ANA-18-088 Design Build of Afghan Air Force (AAF) Aviation Enhancement Kandarhar Operations, Afghanistan

This is a TWO-PHASE DESIGN-BUILD PROCUREMENT solicited IAW FAR 36.3. Not more than five offerors may be selected for Phase II unless approved by the Head of the Contracting Activity, or his/her designee.

The follow ing construction project is to construct Pre-Engineered Buildings LAMS/PEBS for aircraft maintenance. Local Nationals are NOT

AUTHORIZED for this Requirement, no exceptions

IAW AFARS 5132.702(a)(ii)(B), "Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract aw ard w ill be made until appropriated funds are made available."

IAW FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects: the estimated value of construction is betw een $5,000,000 and

$10,000,000

NIKISHA W COOK 540-723-4949

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

28-Oct-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 ________485 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 ______________27 Nov 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 _______180 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

USACE TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN DISTRICT

CETAA-CT, USACE TAA HQ BAF, BAGRAM

APO AE 09354

W5J9JE

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

10:00 AM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W5J9JE18R0021 95

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

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION (SEE FAR

3.104)

FOR OFFICAL USE ONLY SOURCE

SELECTION INFORMATION

Section 00 00 00 - Procurement and Contracting Requirements

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

POINTS OF CONTACT:

• CONTRACT SPECIALIST: Kisha Cook at nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil

• CONTRACTING OFFICER: Erica Taylor at Erica.j.taylor@usace.army.mil

• CONTRACTING DIVISION: TAA.CONTRACTING@USACE.ARMY.MIL

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION:

• Requests for Information Shall Be Submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ No Later Than 18 November 2018 at 10:00 Afghanistan local time.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offerors and vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below. A prospective vendor who submits a comment/question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team.

• Bidder Inquiry Key is: NSFT8X-XCV7E8 Project: (ANA-18-088) AAF Aviation Enhancement Kandahar Ops a). Registration for ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access

If not already registered, go to Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System below.

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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

6. 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.

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

b). Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

8. Follow online screen instructions to enter specific bidder inquiries for the project.

mailto:TAA.CONTRACTING@USACE.ARMY.MIL https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ c). The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires after the date shown in paragraph ______ (Requests for Information) in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and change the solicitation, if necessary.

d). Offerors are requested to review the RFP in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

e). The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

SITE VISIT CONFERENCE:

Information will be provided to offerors advanced to Phase II

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:

• EMAIL SUBJECT LINES MUST REFERENCE: W5J9JE18R0021

• THIS OFFICE DOES NOT ACCEPT FAXES.

PROJECT INFORMATION

PROJECT INFORMAITON

Afghan Air Force Aviation Enhancement Kandahar

This project is to Construct LAMS/PEBS (3X) for aircraft maintenance by Tango Ramp with required paving. Construct on LAMS/PEB for aircraft maintenance on other side of Tango

Ramp next the “larger hangar” with required paving. Construct Admin Bldgs (2X) at end of

Panther Plus ramp using a AD03 (no latrines in bldg). Renovate/prepare building for installation of SIMS in the Tango Tech Bldg.

Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

00 01 10 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 00 00 00 Procurement and Contract Requirements

SECTION 00 10 00 Solicitation Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

SECTION 00 21 00 Instructions - Evaluation Criteria & Submission Requirements

SECTION 00 45 00 Representations and Certifications - Clauses

SECTION 00 70 00 Conditions of the Contract – Contract Clauses

SECTION 00 71 00 Definitions

SECTION 00 72 00 General Conditions - Special Contract Requirements

SECTION 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions

SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT 1 - Experience Overview Sheet

ATTACHMENT 2 - Experience Information Sheet

ATTACHMENT 3 – Past Performance Questionaire

ATTACHMENT 4 – Price Schedule

ATTACHMENT 5 – Letter of Commitment

ATTACHMENT 6 – Key Personnel

ATTACHMENT 7 – Financial Disclosure Statement

ATTACHMENT 8 – Corporate Authority to Bind the Parties

PHASE II ONLY:

AFGHAN AIR FORCE(AAF) AVIATION ENHANCEMENT

KANDAHAR OPERATIONS, KANDAHAR, AFHGNISTAN

specifications will be provided during Phase II.

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

PRICE SCHEDULE

PRICE IS SUBMITTED IN PHASE II.

DO NOT SUBMIT PRICE UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY

THE CONTRACTING OFFICER.

SEE ATTACHMENT 4 #: PRICE SCHEDULE

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job ANA AAF Aviation Enhancement KAF

FFP

ANA-18-088 Design Build of Afghan Air Force (AAF) Aviation Enhancement

Kandarhar Operations, Afghanistan

This is a firm fixed price design build contract. The contractor shall provide all materials, resources, personnel, management, security, transportation etc. necessary to execute this contract in accordance with the Statement of Work, Special Project

Requirements, Specifications and Drawings, Contract Clauses and other contractural documents, as applicable. The contractor's proposal is incorporated by reference to the extent it does not conflict with the solicitation or contract requirements.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

SECTION 00 21 00: INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

INTRODUCTION: The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted via AMRDEC and through email to the

Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, and TAA-Contracting. The solicitation shall provide AMRDEC instructions, email addresses and receipt date for proposal submittal.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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 proposal shall meet the following basic requirements:

a. The proposal shall be typed and submitted in English and easy to read.

b. The proposal shall be organized, concise, and shall be clearly identified and tabbed.

Each factor shall be described in a separate tabbed section.

c. The proposal shall be identified by the solicitation number, volume number, and name, address, and telephone number of the prime Offeror on the cover.

d. The proposal shall contain a table of contents and include at the bottom left side of each page the volume and page number.

e. Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted is current, correct, and complete including name(s) of the point(s) of contact (POCs), email address(es), and telephone number(s), for the three technical factors.

f. Offerors shall submit a signed Offer, Standard Form (SF) 1442 for this solicitation, including verification of all amendments received.

g. Proposals shall completely and adequately address the requirements of this solicitation. Offerors are reminded that elaborate corporate marketing information, formatting, special reproduction techniques, etc., are not necessary.

h. Contractors are cautioned against submitting conditional proposals.

i. Failing to submit attachments or failing to complete the proposal properly may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, Offerors are urged to follow instructions and speak with the Contracting Officer if instructions are not understood.

In addition to the Proposal Submission Requirements for Phase I and Phase II.

Proposals shall meet the additional following basic requirements:

j. Volume I: Shall contain information related to the five non-price factors. Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted is current, correct, and complete including name(s) of the point(s) of contact (POCs), email address(es), and telephone number(s), for each project.

k. Volume II: Offerors shall submit a signed Offer, Standard Form (SF) 1442 for this solicitation, including verification of all amendments received.

Proposal Expenses and Pre-Contract Costs: The request for proposal (RFP) solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

2. JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL

If submitting a proposal as a Joint Venture, the experience and past performance of each of the Joint Venture Partners can be submitted for the Joint Venture Entity. The experience for each Joint Venture Partner should be clearly described.

The proposal may receive a higher rating if the proposal contains evidence of the Joint Venture Entity working successfully together previously on relevant projects.

An Offeror that is part of a Joint Venture must submit a legally binding Joint Venture Agreement. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any Offerors that are not included in the Joint Venture agreement. Joint Ventures must 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 and must be translated into English, if the original agreement is in a language other than English.

If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Joint ventures shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities:

a. A copy of their joint venture agreement in English.

b. A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

c. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing. The joint venture agreement must show that joint venture members are jointly and severally liable for any obligations under the contract.

d. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the joint venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

e. The structure of the joint venture and decision-ranking responsibilities of the joint venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

f. The bonding responsibilities of the joint venture parties.

g. Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the joint venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the joint venture.

h. Identification of party maintaining the joint venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the joint venture.

i. Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

j. Identification of party having overall control of the joint venture. Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual joint venture parties and identify the party, or hired as employees of the joint venture. Include this information as a part of Phase I.

k. A complete and legally binding document with all the information required under this section titled

“Joint Ventures” shall be included. The JV agreement submitted to the Government shall be the only valid JV agreement for purposes of performance under this contract or any responsibilities of the JV under the contract. Any changes to the JV agreement must be submitted to the Contracting Officer and is subject to approval by the Government prior to execution of the change.

3. KEY SUBCONTRACTORS

If an Offeror wishes to be credited with the experience or past performance of a Key Subcontractor a letter of commitment signed by the Key Subcontractor AND the prime contractor shall be submitted. The commitment letter shall be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to the prime contractor (for example, the Key Subcontractor is a subsidiary of the prime contractor, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the prime contractor is also a subsidiary). If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience will not be considered. Include this information as part of Volume I (See

Attachment 5, Sample Letter of Commitment).

4. PROPOSAL FORMAT

Proposals shall be submitted in the following format:

Phase I:

Factor 1 – Specialized Experience Factor 2

– Past Performance

This volume shall also include the following:

□ Attachment 1: Experience Overview Sheet

□ Attachment 2: Experience Information Sheet

□ Attachment 3: Past Performance Questionnaire

PHASE 2 - ONLY THE SELECTED FIRMS WILL SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2. FIRMS WILL BE

NOTIFIED OF THEIR STATUS AFTER PHASE I EVALUATIONS.

DO NOT SUBMIT A PHASE II PROPOSAL UNTIL DIRECTED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER.

Phase II Volume 1:

Factor 3 – Preliminary Construction Schedule

Factor 4 – Key Personnel

□ Attachment 5: Letter(s) of Commitment for Key Personnel

□ Attachment 6: Resume of Key Personnel

□ Attachment 7: Financial Disclosure Statement

□ Attachment 8: Corporate Certificate or Authority to Bind Partnership Agreement

Phase II Volume 2:

Factor 5 - Price

□ Attachment 4: Price Schedule

5. AMRDEC SAFE

The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center Safe Access File Exchange (AMRDEC

SAFE)

Proposals shall be submitted utilizing the AMRDEC SAFE Application, https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe. The AMRDEC

SAFE Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. There are no user accounts for SAFE. Authentication is handled via email. Anyone has access to SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone.

a. The AMRDEC SAFE application can be accessed via https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe.

b. There are two options to proceed from the SAFE homepage:

o Proceed as Guest - Select this option if you do not have a CAC.

c. After selecting one of the options above, the page will be redirected to the package upload form. Fill in all the required input fields:

o Your Name - Your name;

o Your Email address - Your email address;

o Confirm Your Email Address - Re-enter your email address;

o Description of File(s) - Enter W5J9JE18R0021-COMPANY NAME:

o File(s) - Click the "Browse" button to select your file(s). You may add up to 25 files per package, so long as the total file size does not exceed 2GB;

□ File names shall be titled:

1. Phase I: W5J9JE18R0021-CompanyName

2. Phase II, Volume 1: W5J9JE18R0021.Vol1-Company Name

3. Phase II, Volume 2: W5J9JE18R0021.Vol2-Company Name o Deletion Date - Select the Maximum date for the package to be deleted from SAFE. The maximum (which is also the default) is two weeks (14 days) from today;

o Provide an email address to give access to nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil and erica.j.taylor@usace.army.mil o Grant access to these people - This is the list of people you have granted access to the package. To remove a mailto:nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil mailto:erica.j.taylor@usace.army.mil recipient, highlight their name and click the "Remove" button;

o Caveats - Default is "None";

o Encrypt email message when possible - Attempt to encrypt the package's notification email to each recipient;

o Notify me when files are downloaded - You (the sender) will receive a notification via email when a recipient downloads the package;

o Require CAC for pickup - Require the recipient to be logged in with a valid US DoD-issued CAC to download the file(s). Recipients without a CAC will not be able to download the package.

d. Clicking the "Submit" button will upload the files and submit the package. Guest users will need to check their email to verify their email address before the recipients will be notified. No additional action is required by CAC users.

e. After the package has been uploaded (and verified, if proceeding as a guest), each recipient will receive a link to the package download page as well as a password. These passwords are unique for each recipient (not the package), and will be disabled once SAFE detects that the user successfully downloaded each file within the package. Forwarding recipient and sender notification emails to anyone except the AMRDEC WEB Team is strictly forbidden.

Proposal submission shall be submitted via AMRDEC by the date and time indicated on the SF 1442, or as amended. No facsimiles or regular e-mail submissions of proposals, with the exception of Attachment Three (3), Past Performance

Questionnaires, are permitted:

Proposal Receipt Confirmation Points of Contact:

E-mail: nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil Telephone:

540-723-4949

E-mail: erica.j.taylor@usace.army.mil Telephone:

540-722-4868

When the word ‘Offeror’ is encountered throughout this Section, it is intended to mean a company seeking to do business with the Government that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation. When the word “Government” is encountered throughout this Section, it is intended to mean USACE.

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.

mailto:nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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.

References in the Offeror’s proposal to, and examples of “classified” projects or contracts, should not be included in the

Offeror’s proposal unless the information is authorized to be viewed or utilized by 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.

An Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms, as discussions may not be conducted with the Offeror.

Electronic proposals submitted via email and AMRDEC are the required methods of proposal transmission and will be the only forms of submission accepted. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the Government 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.

B. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS FOR

AWARD

The requirements for the preparation and submission of proposals and the requirements for the evaluation of proposals in response to this solicitation are contained in the solicitation. Subject to the provisions contained herein, the award will be made to one Offeror. In accordance with Section 2305a of title 10, United States Code, not more than five offerors are allowed to compete in Phase II of the competition without prior approval from the Head of the Contracting Agency.

The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whom the Source Selection Authority determines conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government, all factors considered. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers. This source selection approach, called Best-Value Tradeoff, includes an evaluation of five (5) factors: Specialized Experience, Past

Performance, Security Management Plan, Preliminary Schedule, Key Personnel, and Price.

The awarded contract will incorporate the successful offeror’s proposal to the extent it does not conflict with the solicitation requirements.

***********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. Still valid Afghan Investment Support Agency (AISA) License will be accepted:

http://www.aisa.org.af/ or newly acquired Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MOCI)

Entrepreneurial L icense 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, and AISA and MOCI. 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 solicitation condition, 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, 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.

C. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the Offeror whose proposal is the best value to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors. IAW FAR 15.304, the following factors will be considered in evaluating the proposals:

PHASE I: All Phase I factors are approximately equal to each other.

Factor 1 – Specialized Experience Factor 2

– Past Performance

To be considered amongst the Most Highly Qualified offerors for Phase I to proceed to Phase II, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the following Phase I factor:

a. Factor 1 – Specialized Experience

PHASE II:

Factor 3 – Preliminary Construction Schedule Factor 4 –

Key Personnel

Factor 5 - Price http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.jccs.gov/ http://www.aisa.org.af/ http://moci.gov.af/

ONLY THE SELECTED FIRMS WILL SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2. FIRMS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF

THEIR STATUS AFTER PHASE I EVALUATIONS.

To be considered for award, a rating of at least “Acceptable” must be achieved on all Phase II non-price factors:

a. Factor 3– Preliminary Construction Schedule

b. Factor 4 – Key Personnel

In accordance with FAR 15.304(d), the Government has determined the following factors will affect contract award and therefore their relative importance is stated as such:

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS. In accordance with FAR 15.304(e), the non-price Factors 1-4 are equal to one another in importance. The non-priced factors (Factors 1-4), when combined, are significantly more important than Price (Factor 5).

D. EVALUATION APPROACH

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

E. DISCUSSIONS

Offerors are reminded to include their best terms in their initial offer and not to assume that they will have an opportunity to participate in discussions or be asked to submit a revised offer. The Government may make award of a conforming proposal without discussions, if deemed to be within the best interest of the Government.

1. GENERAL INFORMATION: The Government does not intend to hold discussions. However, in accordance with FAR 15.306(d), discussion sessions with each Offeror may be held. Should discussions take place, all

Offerors in the competitive range will be allowed to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

2. DISCUSSION SCHEDULING: If discussions are conducted, the Contracting Officer may conduct discussions orally, in writing, etc. The method for discussions will be at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. The

Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notification.

PHASE I

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Team (SST). The overarching evaluation approach for Phase I is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. 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 solicitation.

FACTOR 1: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Submission Requirements:

PAGE LIMITATIONS: Offerors are limited to 5 pages per project. Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will not be evaluated by the Government.

There is a limit of twenty-five (25) single spaced typed pages (A4 or letter size), using at a minimum a 12 pitch font, front and back equal two pages. If more than 30 pages are submitted, only the first 25 pages will be reviewed and evaluated.

For Factor 1- Specialized Experience, Offerors shall submit two attachments, Attachment 1, Experience Overview Sheet and

Attachment 2, Experience Information Sheet detailing previous work experience projects meeting the requirements of this solicitation. There are no page limitations for Factor 1, Experience. However, offerors are cautioned to only submit information relevant to Factor 1, Experience.

1. Information for completing Attachment 1 and Attachment 2:

a. Offerors shall complete an Experience Overview Sheet, Attachment 1, with a total listing not-to-exceed five (5) projects that best represent the Offeror’s work experience required on this solicitation. Projects must be performed within the last five (5) years of the solicitation issue date or from the date or at least 80% complete by the Phase I proposal submission due date of this solicitation, If more than five projects are submitted, only the first five projects will be evaluated.

b. Offerors shall provide an Experience Information Sheet, Attachment 2, for each project listed on Attachment 1, Experience Overview Sheet. The experience Information sheets must be filled out completely.

3. If a Key Subcontractor’s experience is submitted for evaluation purposes, clearly address the experience with those

Key Subcontractors. If a Joint Venture, clearly address the experience of each of the Joint Venture Partners and the relationship of the JV partners on any ongoing or previous projects.

Evaluation Criteria:

Specialized Experience will be rated as one factor; there are no sub-factors. The Government will evaluate the recency, depth, and the relevancy of the experience as submitted in the offeror’s proposal. 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 must demonstrate that the projects are same or similar to the project described in the solicitation.

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. Projects submitted that do not have the qualities considered most relevant may be considered but the offeror may receive a lower rating for this factor.

1. RECENCY: Projects considered recent shall be completed within the last five (5) years from the date of the solicitation or at least 80% complete by the Phase I proposal submission due date for this solicitation.

2. RELEVANT: Projects demonstrate examples of design and construction of infrastructure and facilities similar to those included in this solicitation’s scope of work.

Relevant Projects were performed within Afghanistan or a Middle Eastern country, were at least $1,000,000.00 to

$10,000,000.00, and meet one or more of the following criteria:

a. Design and construction of Pre-Engineered Hangars

b. Design and construction of Barracks

c. Design and construction of life support facilities

3. DEPTH: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s depth of experience in the following categories. Depth is demonstrated by providing a detailed explanation as to how the project meets the requirements of the category; how the project demonstrates experience performing construction activities anticipated under this solicitation and how many of the submitted projects meet each category (i.e. 3 of the 5 projects submitted demonstrate experience in design build construction of barracks, life support facilities demolition of existing structures and site-adapt development, etc.).

a. Design and construction of Pre-Engineered Hangars

b. Design and construction of Barracks

c. Design and construction of life support facilities

FACTOR 1, STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES AND DEFICIENCIES:

Where Factor 1, Specialized Experience includes the following, the proposal may be rated higher (the following list is not all encompassing, in no order of importance):

□ Projects demonstrating experience working in Afghanistan.

□ Projects demonstrating experience in construction of barracks and/or construction of life support facilities

□ Projects demonstrating experience working with the US Government.

□ Experience managing multiple projects performed simultaneously (as demonstrated by the project dates).

□ Offerors demonstrating experience with multiple projects in multiple relevancy categories (example: design-build construction of transmission lines and substations)

Where Factor 1, Specialized Experience includes the following, the proposal may be rated lower (the following list is not all encompassing):

□ Offeror fails to submit projects within the cost threshold

□ Offeror fails to submit projects within the relevant timeline (completed within the last five years of the solicitation issue date or at least 80% complete by the Phase I submission due date).

□ Experience examples that are not verifiable.

□ Example projects where the offeror or their proposed subcontractor were subcontractors and their role in the project was minor in comparison to the whole project.

□ Projects which fail to explain the depth of experience for a category which in it was submitted.

□ Projects older than 5 years may be considered but will be considered less relevant.

□ Offeror fails to follow the page limitations.

The adjectival ratings for FACTOR 1: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE are listed and defined below:

Technical Ratings

ADJECTIVE DEFINITION

OUTSTANDING Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

GOOD Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

ACCEPTABLE Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

MARGINAL Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

UNACCEPTABLE Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

The adjectival ratings, defined below, are not separate ratings, but will be used to define the levels of risk in the aforementioned table.

Technical Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Definition

Low Has little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increase cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor efforts and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Can potentially cause disruption of schedule, increase cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High Is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increase cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), Attachment 3, included in the solicitation is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the Offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1, Specialized Experience.

Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment 3), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Kisha Cook via email at nikisha.w.cook@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

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

Offerors may provide a completed Department of Defense, DD2626 form or a Contractor Performance Assessment Report

(CPAR), in lieu of Attachment 3. CPARS evaluations and DD2626s shall be signed by all designated authorities for consideration of evaluation.

Offerors may also include performance recognition documents received within the last six (6) years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, commercial and foreign government evaluations and any other forms of performance recognition.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information

Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all

CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, JV, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity

Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror and the government is under no obligation to check other sources.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant project work is, as described in Factor

1 Experience, for recent projects. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s performance to determine a confidence assessment of the Offeror’s performance. With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future performance and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

Past Performance will be evaluated for projects completed in the last 6 years from the date of this solicitation or currently ongoing

(at least 80% complete).

The Offeror's past performance will be evaluated based on performance on projects submitted under Factor 1 Experience, to include the past performance of any Subcontractors or JV partners whose projects the Offeror may have submitted. Proposals will be evaluated based on the information provided and any other Past Performance information obtained by the Government.

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The Government reserves the right to verify statements the Offeror makes regarding its past performance to determine whether they are substantiated.

The Government will consider past performance information in evaluating overall risk associated with a particular Offeror.

When evaluating these criteria, the following will be taken into consideration for evaluation purposes:

a. The relevance of the past performance;

b. how recently the project submitted was performed;

c. trends in the Offeror’s performance;

d. evaluations, letters of appreciation, and commendations from customers; and

e. positive and/or negative comments that impact evaluation of Offeror’s past performance.

Unavailability of Past Performance Information: IAW FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv), in the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available; the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance and will receive a neutral rating.

The adjectival ratings for FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE are listed and defined below:

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings:

Rating Definition

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Definition

Substantial Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence

(Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The

Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

END OF PHASE I

PHASE 2 - ONLY THE SELECTED FIRMS WILL SUBMIT PROPOSALS FOR PHASE 2. FIRMS WILL BE

NOTIFIED OF THEIR STATUS AFTER PHASE I EVALUATIONS.

PROPOSAL FORMAT FOR PHASE II, VOLUME I

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Team (SST). The overarching evaluation approach for Phase II is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the Offeror’s methods and approach have been adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation. 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 solicitation.

b. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable; the end results are achievable and the offeror has demonstrated an ability to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements.

To be considered for award, a rating of at least “Acceptable” must be achieved on all Phase II non-price factors.

FACTOR 3: PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

The offeror shall submit a Preliminary Construction Schedule. The overall length of the project schedule must match the proposed project duration of 485 days as specified in the solicitation. The offeror should use an NTP date of 01 March 2019 for the start of the project in their Schedule. This NTP date may not turn out to be the actual NTP date for the resultant contract, but for purposes of proposal evaluation of this factor, it will be the NTP date of this project.

a. The summary schedule shall be task oriented, indicating the number of calendar days, after notice to proceed, by which milestones are to be achieved.

b. The summary schedule shall include details plans for mobilization and completing the project realistically within the time allowed.

c. Offeror may use a critical path or other method of his choice. At a minimum identify preconstruction activities, mobilization, and all efforts indicated in the Proposal Price Breakout Schedule (Price

Schedule).

d. Procurement of long lead items shall be included in the schedule.

e. Offerors shall give attention to the following feature and incorporate them into the activities while also considering and “Constraints”:

i. Prime and Subcontractor Work

ii. Long Lead Items and Equipment

iii. Critical Milestones

iv. Shop Drawing Preparation

v. Construction Site Preparation

vi. Building…