A.07.03_Solicitation.pdf

Request for Proposal

US Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District

BET011

(P2 No. 102728)

EAST BULKHEAD –WALE AND

TIEBACKS

BETHEL, ALASKA

W911KB-17-R-0052

RFP

June 22, 2017

(INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)

PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION: Bethel Bank Stabilization, Bethel, Alaska NAICS: 237990 Size Standard: $36.5M Small Business Set-Aside - Low est Price Technically Acceptable

Description of Work: Install of a tube-steel w ale, tube-steel anchor beams and thread-bar tiebacks along nominally 980 feet of existing 24" diameter pipe pile bulkhead in Bethel, Alaska upstream from the mouth of Brow n's Slough. The w ale anchor beams are installed by f ield w elding. The 30 foot gap at the existing Boat Ramp w ill be f illed in by driving piles to duplicate the existing w all and anchor pile system. A w ale, anchor beams, and tiebacks w ill be installed on this new section of bulkhead w ith details typical of those used for the existing structure. Ancillary w ork w ill include the excavation and backfilling necessary for the structural w ork as w ell as removal and reinstallation of miscellaneous items such as sections of plate steel w all caps and guard rails. Backfilling w ill include driving of w ashout protection angles, geotextile fabric, and imported f ilter rock. A 24 pile long section of existing w all that has subsided by as much as 2.25 feet w ill also be repaired by w elding lengths of pipe to the existing pipes to bring them up to a consistent grade

AWARD IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR 907-753-2703

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-Jun-2017

(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 ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X 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.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________3 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________25 Jul 2017 (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 _______60 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

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, AK

CEPOA-CT (W911KB)

PO BOX 6898

JBER AK 99506-0898

W911KB

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (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:

W911KB-17-R-0052 86

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Section 00 11 00 - STANDARD FORM (SF) 1442

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

! ! ! C A U T I O N T O O F F E R O R S ! ! !

(a) BUSINESS HOURS: Proposals will be accepted in Room 30 during Alaska District Corps of Engineer business hours (7:30 AM to 4:30PM) Monday through Friday excluding holidays up to the date proposals are due. On the date proposals are due the business hours will be 7:30 AM up to the time proposals are due.

(b) SUBMIT PROPOSALS: To deliver proposals, please follow the instructions in Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices To Offerors paragraph PROPOSAL

SUBMITTALS.

(c) AMENDMENTS: Have you acknowledge receipt of ALL amendments? If in doubt as to the number of amendments issued, please contact our office, (907)753-2703 or (907)753-5618.

(d) AMENDED PROPOSAL PAGES: If any of the amendments furnished amended proposal pages, the amended pages must be used in submitting your proposals.

(e) OFFER GUARANTEE: An Offer Guarantee is not required. Instead of submitting an Offer Guarantee, offerors are to submit a letter from their bonding company indicating the offerors ability to obtain performance and payment bonds in the amount of their proposal price.

(f) MISTAKE IN PROPOSAL: Have you reviewed your proposal price for possible errors in calculation or work left out?

(g) OFFER ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: The minimum OFFER acceptance period is specified in Block 13D of the Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award. Please ensure that you allow at least the stated number of calendar days for the Government to accept your proposal.

(h) WEB-SITE: The solicitation, specifications, drawings, lists of interested vendors, and amendments (if any) are available through the project links at the Federal Business Opportunity website at www.fbo.gov.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

00 11 00 SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM (SF1442)

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE,

OR LLC CERTIFICATES

PRE-AWARD QUESTIONNAIRE

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

00 22 11 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS OF AWARD

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 72 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES

00 73 00.00 29 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

00 73 46 WAGE DETERMINATION SCHEDULE

DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 19 40.00 29 SPECIAL ITEMS (CIVIL WORKS)

01 22 00.00 10 PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES

01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.15 10 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM)

01 45 04.00 29 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

01 57 20.01 29 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 57 34.00 29 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION MEASURES

01 58 00 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

DIVISION 5 – METALS

05 05 23.16 STRUCTURAL WELDING

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

DIVISION 31 –EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 05 22 GEOTEXTILES USE AS FILTERS

31 62 22 STEEL PIPE PILES

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

EAST BULKHEAD – WALE AND TIEBACKS

BETHEL, ALASKA

Item Estimated Unit No. Description Quantity Unit Price Amount 0001. Mobilization and Demobilization, complete. 1 Job $________ $________

0002. Construct Pipe

Pile Bulkhead Structural Work, complete. 1 Job $________ $________

Total of Items 0001 thru 0002: $________

If the offer is submitted by a corporation, partnership, Joint Venture or an LLC, the applicable form listed must be completed. In the alternative, other evidence must be submitted to substantiate the authority of the person signing the offer. If a corporation, the same officer shall not execute both the offer and the certificate.

NOTE: LLCs must submit Operating Agreement & Articles of Organization with their certificate.

Corporation

I, , certify that I am of the corporation named as Contractor herein, that who signed this contract on behalf of the Contractor was then of said governing body and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

CORPORATE SEAL SIGNED:

Limited Liability Company

(LLC)

I, , certify that I am the of the LLC named as Offeror/Contractor herein; that who signed this offer/contract on behalf of the Offeror/Contractor was then of said LLC; that said offer/contract was duly signed for and on behalf of said LLC by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

SIGNED:

Name:

Title:

SIGNED:

Nam e:

AUTHORITY TO BIND PARTNERSHIP

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

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

(Type or Print Name) (Signature)

(Type or Print Name) (Signature)

JOINT VENTURE

I, , certify that I am the Secretary of the

Corporation named as Offeror/Contractor Herein, that who signed this offer/contract on behalf of the Offeror/Contractor was then of said corporation by authority of its governing body and is within the scope of its corporate powers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my hand and the seal of said corporation this day of

CORPORATE SEAL SIGNED:

PRE-AWARD QUESTIONNAIRE

FIRM NAME, ADDRESS & TELEPHONE RFP No.

CAGE Code:

TYPE OF BUSINESS:

Individual Partnership LLC Joint Venture

Corporation in the State of

SIZE: Small Large

LIST OF CORPORATION OFFICERS/PARTNERS BY NAME AND TITLE

YEARS EXPERIENCE in the field of proposed work ( ).

Also indicate similarity between work currently being produced and work required under subject invitation:

Financial Institution Ratings. Is your firm listed in:

a. Dun & Bradstreet: No Yes If yes, what is the rating?

b. Thomas Register: No Yes If yes, what is the rating?

Financial Ability: Please attach a certified current balance sheet and latest profit and loss statement signed by an officer of the company. The last financial statement will be acceptable if it is less than 6 months old.

Reputation and Integrity:

Name POC Telephone No.

Bank:

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List all pending lawsuits or unsatisfied judgments against your firm, the nature of same and Court where filed or adjudicated.Lawsuits or judgments where full payment will be made or are covered by your insurance are not to be included.

List all pending contract claims. State nature of claim, amount, and approximate date filed.

Signed:

Typed/Printed Name:

Date:

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Section 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2 CONTRACT CONTRUCTION COST MAGNITUDE

1.3 GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.4 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.5 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

1.6 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

1.7 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.8 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

1.9 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

1.10 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

1.11 PROPOSAL FORMAT

1.12 JOINT VENTURE AND LLC PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

1.13 BONDING REQUIREMENTS

1.14 BUY AMERICAN ACT ADVISORY NOTICE

1.15 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Bethel Bank Stabilization, Bethel, Alaska, includes installing a tube‐steel wale, tube‐steel anchor beams, and thread‐bar tiebacks along nominally 980 feet of existing 24" diameter pipe pile bulkhead in Bethel, Alaska upstream from the mouth of Brown's Slough. The wale and anchor beams are installed by field welding. The 30 foot gap at the existing Boat Ramp will be filled in by driving piles to duplicate the existing wall and anchor pile system. A wale, anchor beams, and tiebacks will be installed on this new section of bulkhead with details typical of those used for the existing structure. Ancillary work will include the excavation and backfilling necessary for the structural work as well as removal and reinstallation of miscellaneous items such as sections of plate steel wall caps and guard rails. Backfilling will include driving of washout protection angles, geotextile fabric, and imported filter rock. A 24 pile long section of the existing wall that has subsided by as much as 2.25 feet will also be repaired by welding lengths of pipe to the existing pipes to bring them up to a consistent grade.. The Contractor is to furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision, and other items/services necessary to accomplish the work.

Type of contract is firm-fixed price. The Davis-Bacon Act shall apply.

1.2 CONTRACT CONTRUCTION COST MAGNITUDE

The construction costs will be subject to the funds available for this project. The magnitude of this project is from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

1.3. GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror(s) must ensure that ALL mail sent to the Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, either pre-contract or post-contract award, has a return mailing address on the outside of the envelope, package, box, etc. ANY MAIL addressed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including but not limited to bids, modifications to bids, proposals, revised proposals, bonds, correspondence, etc., will be REJECTED by the US Army Corps of Engineers mail room facility located at 2204 3rd St, JBER, AK

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99506 if it does not contain a return mailing address. There will be no exceptions.

1.4. COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation and amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted at the Government’s Federal Business Opportunities website at:

www.fedbizopps.gov.

It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

1.5. OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Point of Contact for this solicitation is:

Contract Specialist – Primary POC U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Taylor) P.O. Box 6898 JBER, Alaska 99506-0898 Phone: 907-753-2703 Fax: 907-753-2544 Email: christopher.e.taylor@usace.army.mil with a courtesy copy to the Contracting Officer christine.a.dale@usace.army.mil.

1.5.1 Bidder Inquiry

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) 7 Calendar Days prior to proposal submission. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email.

Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Approved answers to all timely questions will also be posted in an amendment to the solicitation in the form of a report generated from ProjNet as soon as the comment/question entering period is over and all answers are finalized. In the event of a conflict between the bidder inquiry responses and the solicitation, the solicitation shall govern.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: X85Y3D-SDMRXD

The Solicitation Number is : W911KB-17-R-0052

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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.

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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.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided 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.

1.6. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

The assigned NAICS Code is 237990, size standard $36.5 Million

1.7. PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay, as a direct charge, any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.

See Solicitation Provision 52.236-28 in paragraph 1.15

1.8 PREPOSAL CONFERENCE

See Solicitation Provision 52.236-17 for details.

1.9. ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

1.10. PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

Offerors must mail or deliver proposals to be received no later than the date and time stated on the standard form (SF) 1442 or subsequent solicitation amendment. Questions concerning proposal receipt can be directed to the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer listed in the solicitation.

Offerors are advised to plan accordingly. No arrangements will be made by the government to assist in proposal delivery. Day-pass procedures will not be used for proposal delivery purposes nor are there proposal pick-up services. No escort services will be provided. It is incumbent on the offeror to plan for unanticipated delays in delivery of proposals. Due to heightened security at Government installations, visitors to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) must use the Boniface Gate or Fort Richardson Gate (Visitor Centers). All vehicle occupants are required to wear seatbelts and hand-held cell phone usage by vehicle operators while driving on base/post is prohibited. Violators will lose their Base/Post driving privileges for these offenses.

Offerors who will have their proposals hand-delivered, or use personal delivery services such as DHL, UPS or FedEx, the delivery must be by person, courier or personal delivery service with active base access.

Proposals will be received no later than the date and time stated on the SF1442 or subsequent solicitation amendment at:

Mailing Address:

U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Taylor)

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P.O. Box 6898 JBER, Alaska 99506-0898 Physical Address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Taylor, Room 30) 2204 3rd Street JBER, Alaska 99506

Proposals will be accepted in Room 30 during Alaska District Corps of Engineer business hours (7:30 AM to 4:30PM) Monday through Friday excluding holidays until the date and time stated on the SF1442 or subsequent solicitation amendment. Proposers are advised that the Alaska District Corps of Engineers building has limited access. Only the main door (in front under the Corps of Engineers red flag facing Talley Road which used to be known as Bluff Road) and the atrium doors (the tan addition to the main building located on Third Street/Fairchild Avenue) are open to individuals without a building pass. Room 30 is located in the basement, turn right if using the center stairs or elevator, room 30 is the last door on the left. There is a date/time stamp located at the front desk in Room 30 and is the official clock used for proposal receipt.

The Packaging that contains the Proposals shall be marked:

”Proposals for Solicitation Number: W911KB-17-R-0052, DO NOT OPEN” (Note: Facsimile proposals or modifications will not be accepted.)

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

1.11. PROPOSAL FORMAT

(a) Written materials: 8 ½” x 11” format, using 10 point or larger font size, in bound volumes, using 3-ring binders (except that Pro Forma material and price proposal shall be submitted in a closed manila envelope. Each bound volume will contain a Title Sheet on the cover for ready identification of the proposal and a full table of contents, separated by Tabs, as prescribed herein

(i) The prime, consortium, or joint venture’s name, address, a signature of the official that can bind the firm and a telephone number shall appear in the lower left corner of the title page of any document/volume to be evaluated.

(ii) Volume number, section and date submitted shall appear in the bottom right corner of each page (along with the revision number for the amended page, if necessary).

(b) Electronic Format: Provide one (1) CD in read-only format, preferably using PDF files.

Narrative information must be provided in a searchable format, preferably PDF. All price breakdown information to aide in the price evaluation shall be submitted in Excel format.

(c) Number of Copies:

VOLUME 1: Provide one (1) original and two (3) copies of Volume 1. Up to 20 pages will be acceptable (including cover letter, table of contents, narratives, schedule, and other required information except Past Performance). Care should be taken to ensure no pricing information is included in Volume 1. A single-sided, 8 ½ by 11-inch sheet is considered one page. Double-sided sheets will count as two pages. Over-sized sheets (up to 11 by 17-inch) will count as two pages. Double-sided, over-sized sheets will count as four pages. Font size shall be no less than 10 point. Past Performance Questionnaires are not part of the page count.

VOLUME 2: Provide one (1) original and one (1) CD. Narrative information must be provided in a searchable format, preferably PDF.

1.12. JOINT VENTURE AND LLC PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

a. Types of Firms: For the purposes of this solicitation, no distinction is made between formally organized entities and project-specific associations. Both are referred to as the offeror (or simply

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“offeror”) or the contractor (or simply “contractor”) after award of a contract.

b. Offerors organized as a Joint Venture must complete the following:

Obtain a Tax Identification Number (TIN) as a Joint venture.

Prepare the Reps/Certs as a Joint venture (For example, provide the TIN of the joint venture. Do not use a TIN from one of the parties of the joint venture.)

All parties to the Joint venture must sign the proposal.

c. All offerors are advised that if they are the successful offeror, they must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as an Joint venture. We advise that they begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure this registration is in place should they be selected for the award.

Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. (Reference Solicitation Provision 52.204-7, System for Award Management).

d. Offerors shall submit a list of the names and telephone numbers(s) of persons authorized to conduct negotiations in their proposals and provide a completed Certificate of Corporate Principal. A JV must submit a copy of the JV Agreement and an LLC must submit a copy of the article of organization. JV’s and LLC’s must provide evidence that the person(s) signing the offer has the authority to bind the organization.

e. Limited Liability Companies (LLC). When submitting your proposal, provide the Certificate of Organization, Articles of Organization and the Operating Agreement. This information is used to verify the ability of members to bind the organization. Complete LLC certificate contained in Section 00 11 00.

1.13 BONDING REQUIREMENTS

1. BOND AMOUNT REQUIRED

a. Performance and Payment Bonds:

(1) The penal amount of the bonds shall be 100 percent of the awarded price.

(2) The Government may require additional bond protection when a contract price is increased. The increase in protection shall generally equal 100 percent of the increase in contract price. The Government may secure additional protection by directing the contractor to increase the penal amount of the existing bond or obtain an additional bond.

b. Offer Guarantee: An Offer Guarantee is not required. Instead of submitting an Offer

Guarantee Offerors are to submit a letter from their bonding company indicating the Offerors ability to obtain performance and payment bonds in the amount of their proposal price.

2. SURETY REQUIREMENTS

a. Corporate Sureties - Corporate sureties for performance, and payment bonds must appear on the list contained in Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (Department Circular 570) located at the following website:

http://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570.htm

Other requirements for corporate sureties are contained in FAR 28.202.

b. Individual Sureties - If individual sureties are used for bond obligations, they must meet the requirements under FAR 28.203.

1.14. BUY AMERICAN ACT ADVISORY NOTICE

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Your attention is invited to Section 00 21 00, Provision 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials. You are advised to inform your potential subcontractors and suppliers of the Buy American Act requirements contained in this solicitation. Subparagraph (b) of the clause provides instructions for pre-award determinations as follows: “Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.” In accordance with FAR Part 25 Foreign Acquisition, subpart 25.205 entitled Post Award determinations, subparagraph (a), if a contractor requests a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American Act after contract award, the contractor must explain why it could not request the determination before contract award or why the need for such determination otherwise was not reasonably foreseeable.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction

Materials

MAY 2014

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 252.236-7008 Contract Prices-Bidding Schedules DEC 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of provision)

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

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(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

8.7% Alaska

15.1% (Locations Outside city of Anchorage, Alaska)

6.9% Alaska

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Bethel, Alaska.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

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U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, ALASKA

ATTN: CEPOA-CT (DALE)

P.O. BOX 6898

JBER, ALASKA 99506-0898

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

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

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

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

11 July 2017 at 10:00 AM Alaska Time

Teleconference Info:

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Section 00 22 11 - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (ONE STEP, DB)

SECTION 00 22 11

SELECTION PROCEDURES

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA AND BASIS OF AWARD

ONE STEP - - LOWEST PRICE/TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE

1.0 OVERVIEW

2.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

3.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

4.0 PROPOSAL INFORMATION AND RELATED EVALUATION FACTORS

5.0 VOLUME 1 – TAB A - FACTOR 1: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

6.0 VOLUME 1 - TAB B - FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

7.0 VOLUME 2 – TAB A – FACTOR 3: STANDARD FORM 1442, PROPOSAL DATA SHEET,

AND CONTRACT LINE ITEM SCHEDULE (PRICE)

8.0 VOLUME 2, TAB B – REQUIRED PRE-AWARD INFORMATION

9.0 EVALUATION PROCEDURES

ATTACHMENTS

1 - PROPOSAL DATA SHEET

2 - COMPANY SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FORM (PRIME CONTRACTOR)

3 – PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

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1.0 OVERVIEW

1.1. Interested firms (here after referred to as Offerors) shall submit proposals demonstrating their capability to successfully execute the construction contract resulting from this solicitation.

The Government will evaluate the proposals in accordance with the criteria described herein.

1.2. This is a lowest price technically acceptable source selection for the Bethel Bank Stabilization, Bethel, Alaska. This project is for the installation of a tube-steel w ale, tube-steel anchor beams and thread-bar tiebacks along nominally 980 feet of existing 24" diameter pipe pile bulkhead in Bethel, Alaska upstream from the mouth of Brow n's Slough. The w ale anchor beams are installed by field welding. The 30 foot gap at the existing Boat Ramp w ill be filled in by driving piles to duplicate the existing w all and anchor pile system. A w ale, anchor beams, and tiebacks will be installed on this new section of bulkhead with details typical of those used for the existing structure. Ancillary work will include the excavation and backfilling necessary for the structural work as w ell as removal and reinstallation of miscellaneous items such as sections of plate steel w all caps and guard rails. Backfilling will include driving of washout protection angles, geotextile fabric, and imported filter rock. A 24 pile long section of existing w all that has subsided by as much as 2.25 feet will also be repaired by welding lengths of pipe to the existing pipes to bring them up to a consistent grade.

The Contractor is to furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision and other items and services necessary to accomplish the work.

The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the criteria described herein, and award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror, whose proposal conforms with all the terms and conditions of the solicitation and whose proposal is determined to represent the overall best value to the Government utilizing procedures in accordance FAR PART 15.101-2 Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. The lowest price technically acceptable source selection process is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.

2.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

2.1 The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposal the Source Selection Authority has determined conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the “best value” to the Government, considering all non-price factors described herein, and price.

A. The evaluation factors and sub-factors that establish the requirements of acceptability shall be set forth in the solicitation.

B. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors.

C. Exchanges may occur (see FAR PART 15.306).

A firm-fixed-price construction contract will be awarded to the Offeror who submits a proposal which has the lowest price and is found to be technically acceptable.

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3.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

3.1. Proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Do not assume offerors will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals. In accordance with FAR 52.215-1, Para. (f)(4), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint.

3.2 Submit proposal in a tabbed, three-ring binder. Page limitation for Volume 1 is 20 pages (not including Past Performance Questionnaires/Evaluations). Note that the Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits. Volume 2 has no page limitation.

4.0 PROPOSAL INFORMATION AND RELATED EVALUATION FACTORS

Location

Factor Number

Description

Rating

Volume 1, Tab A

Factor 1

Specialized Experience Acceptable/Unacceptable

Volume 1, Tab B

Factor 2

Past Performance

Acceptable/Unacceptable

Location

Factor Number

Description

Relative Importance

Volume 2, Tab A Factor 3 Price (Standard Form 1442, Proposal Data Sheet Contract Line Item Schedule)

Lowest Price

Volume 2, Tab B N/A Required Pre-Award Information Not Rated

5.0 VOLUME 1 – TAB A - FACTOR 1: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

5.1. Submission Requirements:

5.1.1. The offer shall submit a minimum of 2 projects which demonstrate experience with tied back pile, and pipe pile, structures. Projects shall be at least 50 % complete or completed within six (6) years prior to the date of this solicitation. Utilize the PRIME CONTRACTOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FORM (Attachment 2) at the end of the section.

5.1.2. The minimum requirement for this evaluation factor has been met when the offeror demonstrates experience, as a Contractor, on at least two (2) projects which, when considered together, meet all the below criteria for minimum acceptability:

• Experience excavating and backfilling tied-back steel pile structures;

Experience driving pipe piles in conditions similar to those found in this project including through riprap and frozen soils;

Experience welding galvanized steel and repairing heat damaged zones of the galvanized coating.

Performed construction in remote Alaska where land-based transportation is unavailable.

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5.2. Evaluation Criteria:

5.2.1. The Government will evaluate the submitted projects against the requirements listed in paragraph

5.1.1 and 5.1.2. To be acceptable, all of the criteria in the list in Section 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 shall be met.

6.0 VOLUME 1 – TAB B – FACTOR 2: PAST PERFORMANCE

6.1. Submission Requirements:

6.1.1. Past performance refers to the quality of recent project experience from the owner's perspective.

Past performance evaluations or questionnaires shall be provided for at least two projects. For Federal projects, the offeror may rely on finalized CCASS or CPARS reports, otherwise the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) included as Attachment 3 to this section is provided for the offeror to submit to the client for each project. Previously completed PPQ’s may be submitted; however, ensure a current phone number and email address is provided for the client point of contact. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with your proposal and may be duplicated for submission on future solicitations. 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 2 pages of the PPQ, 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, Kimberly Tripp via email at christopher.e.taylor.usace.army.mil prior to the 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.

Projects cited shall be of a similar size, scope, or magnitude and currently well underway (at least 50% completed) or completed and turned over no longer than six (6) years preceding the date of this solicitation.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may be include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting Systems (CPARS), 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.

6.2. Evaluation Criteria:

6.2.1 Past Performance will be rated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis using the ratings and descriptions shown below.

Acceptable – Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown (see note below).

Unacceptable – Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

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Note: An offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or is so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned will be determined to have ‘unknown’ past performance and shall not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably. Unknown past performance shall be considered “Acceptable”.

7.0 VOLUME 2 – TAB A – FACTOR 4: PRICE (STANDARD FORM 1442, PROPOSAL

DATA SHEET, AND CONTRACT LINE ITEM SCHEDULE)

7.1. Submission Requirements:

7.1.1. Submit the properly filled out and executed SF 1442, along with the CLIN Schedule, containing proposed line item and total pricing. See instructions in Section 00 21 00, “Instructions to Offerors.”

Submit the Proposal Data Sheet (Attachment 1).

7.1.2. Supplemental Price Breakdown. If deemed necessary to evaluate the price proposals, the Government will request a price breakdown of the Contract Line items in a sealed envelope marked “Price Breakdown Information,” in Excel format. The Government will provide details on where and how to send the breakdown. This information will not be needed sooner than three (3) working days after the proposal submission due date. This information may be required for the initial proposal and, if requested, for any revised proposals. This information is not an opportunity for an offeror to revise its non-price or price proposal.

7.2. Evaluation Criteria:

7.2.1 Price will not be rated or scored, but will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness through the use of a price analysis; comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation and comparison of proposed prices with the independent government estimate. The price evaluators will also check for appearance of unbalanced line item prices. Offerors are cautioned to distribute direct costs, such as material, labor, equipment, subcontracts, etc., and to evenly distribute indirect costs, such as job overhead, home office overhead, bond, etc., to the appropriate contract line items. Both parties shall presume that field overhead costs through the proposed contract duration are inclusive in the offered price for the contract.

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

8.0 VOLUME 2, TAB B - REQUIRED PRE-AWARD INFORMATION

8.1 Submission Requirements:

8.1.1. Submit this information for the Contracting Officer’s determination of Offeror responsibility, which includes, but is not limited to the following:

(a) Joint Venture agreement or Limited Liability Company Certificate of Organization, Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement, if applicable.

(b) A list of present commitments, including the dollar value thereof, and name of the organization under which the work is being performed. Include names and telephone numbers of personnel within each organization who are familiar with the prospective contractor’s performance.

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(c) A certified statement listing: (1) each contract awarded within the preceding three (3) month period exceeding $1,000,000.00 in value with a brief description of the contract; and (2) each contract awarded within the preceding three (3) year period not already physically completed and exceeding $5,000,000.00 in value with a brief description of the contract. If the prospective contractor is a joint venture, each joint venture member will be required to submit the above defined certification.

(d) Competed Representations and Certifications included by full text in Section 00 45 00. List any changes to SAM (System for Award Management) in 52.204-8 for FAR Clauses and 252.204- 7007 for DFAR clauses. Provide for any certification where vendor indicated in SAM that certification would be provided with specific offer.

(e) One copy of the following information:

(1) Proof of Financial Ability (Most recent financial statement covering assets and liabilities)

(2) Number of years the firm has been in business

(3) Name, address and telephone number of firm’s bonding company

(4) Information showing offeror’s bondability for this project. Submit a letter from the prime contractor’s bonding company indicating the offeror’s ability to obtain performance and payment bonds in the amount of their proposal price.

(5) Name, address and telephone numbers of two credit/trade references.

8.2 Evaluation Criteria:

8.2.1. The Contracting Officer shall use this information in making an affirmative responsibility determination for award to the Successful Offeror, in accordance with FAR Part 9.

9. EVALUATION PROCEDURES

9.1. SOURCE SELECTION EVALUATION BOARD (SSEB)

9.1.1 The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will be established to conduct the evaluation of proposals received in response to this solicitation. The SSEB will evaluate the proposals and assign a consensus rating for each evaluation factor and sub-factor, utilizing the acceptable/unacceptable ratings described below, except for past performance which has its own acceptable/unacceptable ratings. The SSEB will not consider any information incorporated by reference, except as expressly allowed by this solicitation.

9.2. EVALUATION

9.2.1. The SSEB will evaluate the proposals and assign a consensus rating for each evaluation factor.

9.2.2. The Government intends to award without discussions. Offerors are cautioned to put forth their best efforts, and to furnish all information clearly to allow the Government to evaluate proposals.

Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposal after submitting it.

9.2.3. A “Competitive Range” will be established in the event that the Government decides that discussions with offerors are required or are considered to be in the Government’s best interests.

9.2.4. If discussions are held, the Government may engage in a broad give and take with those offerors in the competitive range, in accordance with FAR 15.306(d). During discussions, the Government may ask the Offeror to further explain its proposal and to answer questions about it.

9.2.5. Upon conclusion of discussions, offerors will be afforded an opportunity to…