W5J9JE23R0004.pdf

Deisgn Build / Design-Bid-Build Multiple Aw ard Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Kuw ait

a) This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Aw ard Task Order Contract (MATOC) for performance in the Country of Kuw ait. This acquisition w ill follow Tw o-Phase Design-Build Procedures in accordance w ith FAR Subpart 36.3.

b) This Tw o-Phase solicitation is UNRESTRICTED to businesses of all sizes. The applicable NAICS code is 236220, w ith a small business size standard of $36.5 million.

c) The total capacity of this MATOC is $45 million over f ive years (a one-year base period of performance and four 12-month option periods).

DAWN S BARNETT

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

22-Mar-2023

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

X

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 _______ calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days af ter receiving aw ard, notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________By task Order

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.)

X YES 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 ______________21 Apr 2023 (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 of fers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, 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

USACE TRANSATLANTIC AFGHANISTAN DISTRICT

CETAA-CT, USACE TAA HQ BAF, BAGRAM

APO AE 09354

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12B. CALENDAR DAYS

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Sealed envelopes containing offers

USACE TAE

ERBIL AIR BASE

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

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

FAX:TEL: 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

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Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Construction MATOC IDIQ

FFP

Construction MATOC IDIQ in Kuwait, Base Year

Task Orders issued against this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) may be for Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Site-Adapt-Construction, or Renovations and Repairs.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: C1AA

MAX

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 1 Job OPTION Construction MATOC IDIQ

FFP

Construction MATOC IDIQ in Kuwait, Option Year 1

Task Orders issued against this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) may be for Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Site-Adapt-Construction, or Renovations and Repairs.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: C1AA

MAX

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 1 Job OPTION Construction MATOC IDIQ

FFP

Construction MATOC IDIQ in Kuwait, Option Year 2

Task Orders issued against this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) may be for Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Site-Adapt-Construction, or Renovations and Repairs.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: C1AA

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0004 1 Job OPTION Construction MATOC IDIQ

FFP

Construction MATOC IDIQ in Kuwait, Option Year 3

Task Orders issued against this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) may be for Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Site-Adapt-Construction, or Renovations and Repairs.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0005 1 Job OPTION Construction MATOC IDIQ

FFP

Construction MATOC IDIQ in Kuwait, Option Year 4

Task Orders issued against this Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) may be for Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Site-Adapt-Construction, or Renovations and Repairs.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 20-SEP-2023 TO

19-SEP-2024

N/A USACE TAE

YVETTE WALKER

CAMP ARIFJAN

COE T340

APO AE 09366

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0002 POP 20-SEP-2024 TO

19-SEP-2025

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 POP 20-SEP-2025 TO

19-SEP-2026

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0004 POP 20-SEP-2026 TO

19-SEP-2027

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0005 POP 20-SEP-2027 TO

19-SEP-2028

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

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

I. General Information

This solicitation pertains to a firm-fixed-price (FFP), contract for construction services in Kuwait using a two-phase design-build procurement process. USACE, Transatlantic Expeditionary District (TAE), has a requirement to support the US Army Central Command (ARCENT) Area Support Group – Kuwait (ASG-KU) mission to provide infrastructure support for military installations in Kuwait. Projects range from $250,000 to $10 Million, on US and Kuwaiti installations, and of differing complexity and funding sources. The contractor may be required to respond to multiple requests for work for concurrent efforts within Kuwait, primarily Camp Arifjan, Camp Buehring, and Ali Al Saleem. The frequency, volume, and visibility of these projects will vary with changes to the political situation domestically and in-theatre, funding requirements and statutes, or changes to the strategic mission requiring different kinds of structures. ARCENT projects range from Government provided Design-Bid-Build (DBB) to those Design-Build (DB) requiring the contractor to fill in the gaps.

Qualification proposals are requested under Phase I. Following the evaluation of Phase I proposals, the most highly qualified offerors will be selected and requested to submit Phase II proposals. The Government intends to advance up to five (5) of the most highly qualified offerors to Phase II, from which it anticipates awarding a target of three

(3) firm-fixed-price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Mutlitple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs).

Magnitude of Construction: The estimated price range of this construction project is between $25 Million and $100 Million.

The Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a small business size of $39.5 Million.

REGISTRATION / SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Failure to have an active and completed registration in any one of the following databases at the time of award may deem the offeror “nonresponsible” in accordance with FAR Part 9 and ineligible for award. Information contained within an offeror’s registration must be current and valid. The responsibility of maintaining current information contained in an offeror’s registration rests solely on the offeror.

a. System for Award Management (SAM): https://sam.gov

Unless an exemption applies, Government contractors must be registered in the SAM and complete required representations and certifications annually. FAR 52.204-7 requires offerors to be registered in SAM at the time of bid and to continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment.

b. Joint Contingency Contracting System (JCCS): https://www.jccs.gov/

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 and JCCS. The Government will not accept separate registrations and licenses for each separate entity representing the JV.

II. Acquisition Specifics

Performance Period: One (1) 12-month base plus four (4) 12-month option years.

Maximum Contract Value: $45,000,000 over the life of the MATOC.

Minimum Guarantee: The minimum guaranteed amount is $10,000 for each IDIQ base award.

Task Order Limitations: Competitively awarded task orders estimated from a minimum of $250,000 to a maximum of $10,000,000.

Number of Awards: The Government intends to advance a target of three (3) to five (5) offerors from Phase I to Phase II, from which it anticipates awarding a target of three (3) IDIQ contracts to form the “MATOC pool”. However, the Government reserves the right to advance offerors (not to exceed 5) and award to more (not to exceed 5), less, or none from both phases. More or fewer offerors may remain in the pool through “on-ramping” and “off-ramping” procedures. The need for additional MATOC awardees is dependent upon various factors, to include a lack of adequate task order competition, original awardees exiting the pool, the need to enhance the pool of expertise for new task orders, or other causes that determine an open season is in the best interest of the Government.

Currency: All task orders will be awarded, invoiced, and paid in US Dollars

This MATOC will be used to award task orders for design-build and design-bid-build construction projects in Kuwait by USACE TAE, and USACE districts across the enterprise.

III. Copies of Solicitation Documents and Amendments

Copies of the solicitation and any amendments will be available on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) https://piee.eb.mil/. The solicitation is unrestricted so any potential offerors may pull this information with the link provided on SAM.gov. The offeror shall submit in its proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

IV. Offeror's Questions and Comments Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet

Inquiries regarding the solicitation shall be submitted as follows:

1. All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry; telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet.

a) Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions will be rejected.

b) Offerors will receive an answer to their question(s) after it has been processed by our technical team via periodic modifications announcing all inquiries and answers received up to that point. Offerors may view all bidder inquiries through ProjNet.

c) Inquiries may be submitted up to ten (10) days prior to the proposal due date to allow time for analysis and response. The Government will not be required to respond to inquiries submitted after this date though it may choose to do so if in the interest of achieving the best value.

2. To submit and review bid inquiries, prospective offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

The Bidder Inquiry Key for Phase I: B8B472-4SMZY9

3. Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

b) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

c) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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

f) Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

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

4. Submit questions or review questions and answers. A bidder who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other bidders to review.

5. For specific step-by-step for POSTING YOUR INQUIRIES, see the Reference link on the Contract Viewer.

6. For questions about the ProjNet-®, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). ProjNet-® questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

Administrative questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via ProjNet-®

The POC’s for this solicitation are as follows:

Contract Specialist – Dawn Barnett U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Expeditionary District (TAE) Email: dawn.s.barnett@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer – Yvette Walker U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Expeditionary District (TAE) Email: yvette.walker@usace.army.mil

Note: All questions and/or comments should reach the above referenced Contracting Specialist via ProjNet-® no later than ten (10) calendar days before proposal due date, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers.

V. Small Business Size Standard/NAICS Code

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction - NAICS 236220 Small Business Administration size standard - $39.5 Million Construction of Miscellaneous Buildings - Product Service Code Y1JZ

VI. 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. Any oral explanations or instructions to offerors if made, 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. The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be issued electronically via public announcement on the SAM website. It is each offeror’s responsibility to acknowledge any amendments in its proposal submission.

Offerors should not modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the non-price (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.

The offeror should resolve any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation prior to submission of their offer.

References to “confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of an 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, shall 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. Failure to comply with a mandatory requirement at the time and date for submission of proposals, shall result in an offeror’s proposal being disqualified from consideration for award, unless the Government determines to conduct discussions in accordance with FAR 15.306, thereby providing a means by which appropriate corrections by the offeror(s) involved could be made.

Failure to comply with requirements annotated with the words “should” or “may” could result in an unacceptable rating 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.

Offerors are required to submit proposals with at least the minimum content specified herein. A proposal without the minimum content may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of an offeror.

All information that the offeror intends to be evaluated as part of the non-price (technical) proposal shall be submitted with the non-price proposal. Do not include references to material or information not found within the technical proposal. Referencing information not found within the qualification proposal could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

VII. Pre-Proposal Conference / Site Visit

A pre-proposal conference / site visit is not anticipated Phase I. If a pre-proposal conference / site visit is scheduled for Phase II, the information will be provided in the Phase II solicitation amendment.

VIII. Proposal Format

Proposals than English will be considered unacceptable. Letters, licenses, agreements, if not written in English, must be accompanied by an English translated copy with a signed statement, in English, by an authorized representative who can bind each partner that the English translation is true and correct.

An offeror’s proposal must be submitted as separate PDF file formats (or Excel as applicable): Volume I – Non- Price (Technical) proposal during Phase I, Volume II – Price during Phase II, and Volume III – Seed Project during Phase II. Each volume must include the content and adhere to the format discussed above.

A 50-page limit applies to Volume I; 50-page limit applies to Volume III; there is no page limit for Volume II.

Pages furnished for organizational purposes only such as a cover page, tabs, separator pages, or a table of contents are not included in the page limitation. Corporate certificates, joint venture agreements, and Letters of Commitment are also not included in page limitations.

Proposals shall be sized to print on 8 1/2” x 11” paper, that is A4; the equivalent to 11” X 17” for drawings, that is A3. Font size shall be no smaller than 10-point font. Page is defined as a single sheet of paper with text on one side.

Offerors are required to submit proposals with at least the minimum content specified herein. A proposal without the minimum content may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of an offeror.

All information intended to be evaluated as part of the technical proposal shall be submitted within the technical proposal. Do not include references to material or information not found within the technical proposal. Referencing information not found within the qualification proposal could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

Pricing information is not required and shall not be submitted in Phase I.

a. COVER PAGE: A cover page shall appear at the beginning of each volume and, at a minimum, shall consist of the following information:

(1) Solicitation number/Phase I

(2) Offeror’s name, physical mailing addresses, telephone number, and email address of the official having the authority to bind the offeror contractually.

(3) Offeror’s SAM Unique Entity Identifier, if applicable.

b. TABLE OF CONTENTS: A table of contents shall be placed in each volume and shall identify major areas by title, page numbers, and volume location.

c. VOLUME I QUALIFICATION PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s technical proposal is described under Basis of Award – Section 00 21 00 (Phase 1). Do not submit pricing information with the technical proposal.

Subcontractor Letters of Commitment, where applicable.

Signed Solicitation, Offer, and Award (SF 1442) with blocks 14-20c completed, including acknowledgment of all amendments.

Completed Performance Surety Form (Attachment B) Completed Representation and Certifications (Section 00 45 00).

Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted are current, correct, and complete, including names of points of contact, email addresses, and telephone numbers.

The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified within each evaluation factor.

Elaborately prepared proposals are not required, and any material in excess of what is requested, such as corporate marketing information, will not be considered.

Failing to submit required attachment, or to fill out attachments complete and properly, may result in determination that the proposal is unacceptable. Therefore, offerors are urged to follow instructions and raise questions through inquires if instructions are not understood.

FACTOR LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Factor 1 Phase I, Volume 1, Tab A Specialized Experience

Factor 2 Phase I, Volume 1, Tab B Management and Execution Plan

Factor 3 Phase I, Volume 1, Tab C Past Performance

Phase I Factors

Offerors shall include 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.” Proprietary information must be clearly marked.

All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. The Offeror should limit the proposal to the required information sufficient to provide the Government an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their proposal.

IX. Proposal Submittals

Proposals shall be submitted via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) https://piee.eb.mil/.

The Arabian Standard Time zone (UTC +3) will be used for the purposes of determining whether the proposal was received "late" in accordance with FAR 15.208. The solicitation is unrestricted so any potential offerors may pull this information with the link provided on SAM.gov. The offeror shall submit in its proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

Phase I proposals are due no later than 21 April 2023 by 12:05 PM Arabian Standard Time. Proposals received after this date and time will not be accepted. Facsimile proposals are not permitted. It is an offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the Government system by the date and time of the proposal deadline.

Undeliverable messages due to an offeror’s proposal size or IT issues are not the responsibility of the Government.

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 proposal would not unduly delay the acquisition; and

1) if it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

2) there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of proposals and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of proposals; or

3) it was 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.

X. Joint Venture Proposal Requirements

When proposing as a joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall sign the SF 1442 unless a written agreement by the joint venture is furnished with the proposal designating one firm with the authority to bind the other member(s) of the joint venture. In addition, a copy of the joint venture agreement shall be submitted with the proposal. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the proposal from further consideration.

Definitions

A. Rating. The rating for all technical factors in Volume I except past performance will be expressed as an adjectival assessment of Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, or Unacceptable.

The following rating definitions will be utilized in the evaluation:

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Description

OUTSTANDING Proposal demonstrates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and/or at least one significant strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

GOOD Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength or significant 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 is unawardable, and/or risk of performance is unacceptably high.

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 Rating Method

Low Proposal may contain weakness/weaknesses which have low potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost, or degradation of performance. Normal contractor emphasis and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may have a moderate potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost, or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

High Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which is likely to have high potential to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost, or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will unlikely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a deficiency or a combination of significant weaknesses that causes an unacceptable level of risk of unsuccessful performance.

Performance Risk Factor Rating Definitions. The relevancy rating will assist the SSEB in determining the confidence rating for Past Performance. A relevancy rating of Very Relevant, Relevant, Somewhat Relevant, Not Relevant (each defined below) will be assigned to each offeror’s past performance submission.

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.

A confidence rating of Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited Confidence, No Confidence, Unknown/Neutral Confidence (each defined below) will be assigned to the Performance Risk Factor. Offerors that have no relevant performance record will be given a neutral/unknown risk rating for this factor:

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.

B. Significant Strength. A significant strength appreciably enhances the merit of a proposal or appreciably enhances the probability of successful contract performance.

C. Strength. Any aspect of a proposal that, when judged against a stated evaluation criterion, enhances the merit of the proposal or increases the probability of successful performance of the contract.

D. Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

E. Significant Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

F. Deficiency. A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

G. Uncertainties. Any aspect of the proposal for which the intent of the offeror is unclear because there may be more than one way to interpret the offer or because inconsistencies in the offer indicate that there may be an error, omission, or mistake. Examples include a mistake in calculation or measurement and contradictory statements.

H. Communications. Communications between the Government and offerors, after receipt of proposals and before establishment of the competitive range, are exchanges leading to establishment of the competitive range (if such communications are required). Communications shall be limited to:

Offerors whose past performance information is the determining factor preventing them from being included in the competitive range. Such communications will address adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not had a prior opportunity to respond; and

Offerors (other than those discussed above) whose exclusion from or inclusion in the competitive range is uncertain.

Communications may be conducted to enhance Government understanding of proposals; allow reasonable interpretation of the proposal; or facilitate the Government's evaluation process. Communications cannot be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter the technical or price elements of the proposal, and/or otherwise revise the technical or price elements of the proposal. Such communications may be considered in rating proposals for the purpose of establishing the competitive range, if required.

Communications shall not provide an opportunity for the offeror to revise their proposal but may address ambiguities in the proposal or other concerns (e.g., perceived deficiencies, weaknesses, errors, omissions, or mistakes, and information relating to relevant past performance).

I. Clarifications. Clarifications are limited exchanges between the Government and offerors that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated. If award will be made without conducting discussions, offerors may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their proposal (e.g., relevance of past performance information, and adverse past performance) or to resolve minor or clerical errors.

PHASE I - Section 00 22 00 - Basis For Award

I. Overview

II. General Instructions

III. Phase I Proposal and Related Evaluation Factors

IV. Factor 1 – Specialized Experience

V. Factor 2 – Past Performance

VI. Factor 3 – Key Personnel

Phase I – Section 00 21 00 Attachments

A. USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) B. Performance Surety Form C. Experience Overview D. Experience Information

This procurement is being conducted using formal source selection procedures. The Government intends to advance three (3) to five (5) offerors from Phase I to Phase II, from which it anticipates awarding a target of three (3) IDIQ contracts to form the “MATOC pool”. However, the government reserves the right to advance offerors (not to exceed 5) and award to more (not to exceed 5), less, or none from both phases.

One solicitation will be issued to cover both phases. Phase I is the pre‐selection qualification phase and does not include the submission of price proposals. The qualification proposals will be evaluated against the following non-price factors: Specialized Experience, Management and Execution Plan and Past Performance. Phase I proposals will be evaluated using the process in FAR 36.3 to determine which offerors will be requested to submit proposals for Phase II. Upon completion of the Phase I evaluations, the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will advance the most highly qualified offerors (not to exceed 5) from Phase I to Phase II. An amendment to the solicitation will be issued to those offerors who will be invited to submit Phase II proposals. Phase I evaluations will not be utilized in the Phase II evaluations.

Phase II will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-1, Tradeoff Process, according to the factors and subfactors identified in the solicitation.

II. General Instructions

All submission items to be evaluated pertain to the prime offeror, whether a single contractor entity, partnership, or a joint venture. The government will consider information provided concerning principal or primary subcontractors;

however, unless a letter of commitment is provided establishing the likelihood that those subcontractors will actually be available for task order execution, then that submitted information will largely be diminished in the evaluation and selection process.

Subject to the provisions contained herein, the most highly qualified offerors in Phase I will be selected and requested to submit Phase II proposals. In determining the most highly qualified offerors, the government will evaluate Phase I proposals to determine offerors who are responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1; who are responsive to the solicitation requirements; and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, meets the technical standards for non-price factors.

Note that the Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits indicated in Section 00 21 00 of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and/or evaluation factors below. Phase I does not involve pricing submission.

III. Phase I Proposal and Related Evaluation Factors

There will be an evaluation of the performance capability proposals for conformance with the minimum Phase I RFP criteria and the extent to which the proposals exceed those criteria. While there is an implicit intent to keep an offeror’s proposal effort to a minimum, proposals must provide adequate detail for evaluators to determine how the offeror’s proposal meets or exceeds the evaluation criteria. All proposals will be evaluated by the SSEB. The overarching evaluation approach for Phase I is as follows:

i. 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.

There will be an evaluation of all proposals by a Technical Evaluation Team to provide a fair, unbiased technical rating for each proposal based solely on the merits of the proposal. Proposals that do not conform to the terms and conditions contained in the solicitation will be eliminated from the competition and will not be eligible to proceed to Phase II.

With the submission of Attachment B – Performance Surety Form there will be an evaluation of the offeror’s financial responsibility. In accordance with DFARS 232-072 Financial Responsibility of Contractors; the contracting officer will use the policies and procedures therein to determine the financial capability of all offerors.

The offeror’s proposal shall contain a response to the evaluation factors, and shall be in the format prescribed herein, as well as in Section 00 21 00 – Instructions to Offerors.

PHASE I FACTORS

Phase 1 Evaluation Factors Factor Importance Description 1 More important than

Factor 2 or Factor 3 Specialized Experience

2 Less important than 1 Equally important to 3

Management and Execution Plan

3 Less important than 1 Equally important to 2

Past Performance

To receive consideration for Phase II, an offeror must have an adjectival rating of no less than “Acceptable” for Factors 1 – 3.

IV. Factor 1 – Specialized Experience

Submission Requirements

For Factor 1- Specialized Experience, Offerors shall submit two attachments, Attachment C: Experience Overview Sheet and Attachment D, Experience Information Sheet detailing previous work experience projects meeting the requirements of this solicitation. There are no page limitations for Factor 1, Specialized Experience. However, offerors are cautioned to only submit information relevant to Factor 1, Specialized Experience.

Information for completing Attachment C and Attachment D:

i. Offerors shall complete an Experience Overview Sheet (Attachment C) 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 six (6) 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.

ii. Offerors shall provide an Experience Information Sheet (Attachment D) for each project listed on Attachment C, Experience Overview Sheet. The Experience Information sheets must be filled out completely.

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. The proposal may receive a higher rating if the proposal contains evidence of the Joint Venture Entity or the Prime and Key subcontractor working successfully together on relevant 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. A proposal providing fewer than three (3) projects could receive the highest rating available, to the extent that the projects submitted are fully relevant projects. 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.

RECENCY: Projects considered recent shall be completed within the last six (6) years from the date of the solicitation or at least 80% complete by the Phase I proposal submission due date for this solicitation.

RELEVANCY: Projects demonstrate examples of design and construction of infrastructure and facilities similar to those to be performed under this solicitation. Relevant Projects are/were projects that meet one or more of the following criteria:

Projects with a cost of $250,000 or higher.

Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build construction of new buildings;

Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build construction of barracks Design Build or Design-Bid-Build construction of dining facilities New Installation or replacement of building systems such as electrical, mechanical, HVAC;

Design Build or Design-Bid-Build construction of sanitary collection systems; water distribution systems; and/or electrical distribution systems

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 and how the project demonstrates experience performing construction activities anticipated under this solicitation.

Factor 1 Strengths, Weaknesses, and Deficiencies:

Where experience includes the following, the proposal may be rated lower (the following list is not all encompassing, in no order of importance):

Projects demonstrating experience working with USACE or the U.S. Government.

Experience managing multiple projects performed simultaneously (as demonstrated by the project dates) Project examples that demonstrate experience working with proposed Key Subcontractors and/or the proposed JV

Partners working together.

Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build construction of barracks Design Build or Design-Bid-Build construction that included Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FF&E)

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

Offeror fails to submit at least one (1) project demonstrating experience in Design-build construction.

Offeror fails to submit projects valued at $250,000 or greater.

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

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

Projects older than 6 years may be considered but will be considered less relevant.

The adjectival ratings for Factor 1 – Specialized Experience are listed and defined below:

OUTSTANDING Proposal demonstrates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and/or at least one significant strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

GOOD Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength or significant 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

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

Technical Risk Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Low Proposal may contain weakness/weaknesses which have low potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost, or degradation of performance. Normal contractor emphasis and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may have a moderate potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost, or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

High Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which is likely to have high potential to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost, or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will unlikely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a deficiency or a combination of significant weaknesses that causes an unacceptable level of risk of unsuccessful performance.

To receive consideration for Phase II, an offeror must have an adjectival rating of no less than “Acceptable” for Factor 1.

V. Factor 2 - Management & Execution Plan

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), Attachment A, 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, 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 A), 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, Contract Specialist Dawn Barnette via email at dawn.s.barnett@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 are encouraged to provide a completed Department of Defense, DD2626 form or a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR), in lieu of Attachment A. CPARS evaluations and DD2626s shall be signed by all designated authorities for consideration of evaluation and are preferred to questionnaires.

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…