W911XK20R0020 Amendment 0002.pdf

W911XK20R0020

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Answ ers to Questions/Inquiries Received

1. The questions and answ ers document w ill be provided w ith this amendment as a separate attachment.

2. The specif ication updates w ill be provided w ith this amendment as separate attachments.

3. The response date and time for submitting proposals w ill be extended to July 15, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time as a result of this amendment.

4. Changes on the solicitation document are noted via highlighting.

5. All other terms, conditions, requirements, and clauses remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 41

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 02-Jul-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W911XK20R0020

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

08-Jun-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

02-Jul-2020

CODE

U.S.ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, DETROIT

477 MICHIGAN AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR

DETROIT MI 48226-4523

W911XK 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 08-Jul-2020 02:00 PM to 15-Jul-2020 02:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

NOTES TO OFFERORS

1. NOTE

1.1 EVALUATION: The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract as a result of this Request for Proposal (RFP). The acquisition and source selection are being conducted in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.

Award will be made to the proposal determined to be the best value to the Government based on the evaluation criteria outlined in this solicitation.

1.2 The Army will procure this project through a technical and price competition in accordance with the provisions set forth in this RFP. When a contract is awarded, it will be a "Firm Fixed Price” contract.

1.3 POST-AWARD CONFERENCE: The contractor agrees to attend any post-award conference(s) convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5.

1.4 Prices must be submitted on all individual line items of the Bid Schedule.

Otherwise, the Offer may be considered non-compliant and may be rejected.

1.5 Contract Clause 52.232-27, “Prompt Payment for Construction Contracts” requires that the name and address of the contractor official, to whom payment is to be sent, be the same as that in the contract or in a proper Notice of Assignment.

1.6 The Contracting Officer who signs the contract will be the Principal Contracting Officer for the contract. However, any Contracting Officer assigned to the Detroit District, contracting within their authority, may take formal action on the contract when the Principal Contracting Officer is unavailable and the action needs to be taken.

1.7 Amounts and prices should be indicated in either words or figures.

1.8 Payment of Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is the mandatory method of payment. The Contractor’s attention is directed to Contract Clause 52.232-33 "Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management."

1.9 The Government will review all submitted Bid Schedules for any unbalancing of the items. Any submitted Bid Schedule determined to be unbalanced may be considered unacceptable and may cause the Offeror to be ineligible for award.

1.10 The Offeror shall furnish all plant, labor, material (excluding any Government furnished material that is detailed within this RFP) equipment, etc., necessary to perform all work in strict accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this solicitation, to include all attachments thereto.

1.11 The contractor shall submit as-builts.

1.12 EVALUATION OF OFFERORS: OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT A

PROPOSAL ON ALL LINE ITEMS IN THE BID SCHEDULE. THE GOVERNMENT

WILL MAKE ONE (1) AWARD TO THE OFFEROR WITH THE BEST VALUE TO

THE GOVERNMENT USING THE “TRADE OFF PROCESS” IN ACCORDANCE

WITH FAR SECTION 15.101-1 ENTITLED “TRADE OFF PROCESS”.

SOLICITATION W911XK20R0020

SOO MACARTHUR LOCK TAINTER VALVE MACHINERY REPLACEMENT

PROCEDURES

Proposals: ALL RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. Hand carried delivery or USPS/UPS/FEDEX delivery of hard copies and or CD-ROMs are not authorized. Facsimile submission is not authorized. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through DOD SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil). The DOD SAFE Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. There are no user accounts for SAFE. Authentication is handled via email.

Anyone has access to DOD SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone. The SAFE “Getting Started Guide” has information on how to utilize the system (https://safe.apps.mil/about.php). Instructions for uploading are as follows:

1. Send an email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist to receive the link to drop off your proposal. This will need to be completed WITHIN five (5) days of the proposal due date, but no later than one day prior to the proposal due date.

a. Emery Moser, Contract Specialist at Emery.S.Moser@usace.army.mil

b. Major Derek Gibson, Contracting Officer at Derek.S.Gibson@usace.army.mil

c. Contracting Mailbox at LRE-Proposal@usace.army.mil

2. You will receive an email with the link to submit your drop-off.

3. Short Note to the Recipients: Click the Add Files or Drag and Drop your files. For file description, enter W911XK20R0020-FIRMNAME.

4. Click Upload button to send documents.

5. Guest users will need to check their email to verify their email address before the recipients will be notified. No additional action is required by CAC users.

File Size Limitations: Offerors are advised to follow the DOD SAFE instructions for uploading files. DOD SAFE supports delivery up to 8GB. If needed, Offerors are advised to break the files down into smaller sections in order to upload it to the system. If multiple drop offs are anticipated, the Offeror will need to request an additional request link for each additional drop off. In such cases, please divide the sections as logically as possible and be sure to clearly name the files as specified below.

File Naming Convention: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention:

W911XK20R0020-FIRMNAME-VOLUME I

W911XK20R0020-FIRMNAME-VOLUME II

W911XK20R0020-FIRMNAME-VOLUME III

W911XK20R0020-FIRMNAME-VOLUME IV

Each file name shall begin with the solicitation number followed by the firm’s name and a brief file description. Please see examples above.

File Organization: Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed, and logically assembled. Font size shall be 10-point or larger. Pages shall be letter sized (larger page sizes (such as 11x17 fold-outs, etc.) will be counted as two pages.

Proposals shall be in a narrative format, organized and titled so that each section of the proposal follows the order and format of the factors. Information presented should be organized so as to pertain to only the evaluation factor in the section that the information is presented. Information pertaining to more than one evaluation factor should be repeated in each section for each factor.

Upload Completion & Deadline: Interested parties shall submit responses no later than the date specified on the solicitation document. The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion / delivery time & date recorded within DOD SAFE site. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files (e.g. 10MB or more) will take some time to upload. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record.

Submissions after the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208.

Electronic Files: Files shall be in their native format (i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc.), or if in pdf format, shall be in searchable text. Text and graphics portfolios of the electronic copies shall be in a format readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe applications. Data submitted in a spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Excel (all cells and formulas should be unlocked).

Any information, presented in a proposal that the Offeror wants safeguarded from disclosure to other parties must be identified and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017),” subparagraph (e), which is found in 00 21 16 Instructions of the RFP. The Government will endeavor to honor the restrictions against release requested by Offerors, to the extent permitted under United States law and regulations.

Bid Bonds: Bid Bonds shall be submitted electronically through DOD SAFE no later than the response date specified on the solicitation. After the source selection evaluation is completed, the successful offeror will be required to mail its original bonds. If USACE personnel are not available to inspect the original bonds, the Contracting Office may call the bonding company to verify the information in the bond.

Questions/Inquiries: All questions pertaining to this requirement shall be submitted in writing no later than, June 23, 2020, 10:00 A.M. EST. The offeror shall put the solicitation number located in Block 1 of the SF 1442 followed by QUESTIONS in the subject line of the email. All questions received after the above date and time WILL NOT BE

ANSWERED.

Questions shall be submitted to Emery Moser, Contract Specialist at Emery.S.Moser@usace.army.mil and Derek Gibson, Contracting Officer at Derek.S.Gibson@usace.army.mil.

Once all inquiries are compiled and addressed, the questions and answers will be generated as an amendment and posted to the https://beta.sam.gov website for all interested parties to view/acknowledge to be sent in with their submission prior to the closing date. If additional time is needed for submission, this extension will be executed on the same amendment as the questions and answers amendment.

Evaluation Factors and Methodology

Submission Requirements and Evaluation Minimum Requirements

1. GENERAL EVALUATION INFORMATION

A. EVALUATION FACTORS

This evaluation will evaluate the Offerors by the proposals received in response to the Request for Proposals using the following Factors of the solicitation:

TAB CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL

Volume I – Technical Proposal

FACTOR I: Technical Capability

SUBFACTOR I: Qualifications of Key Team Members SUBFACTOR II: Capabilities & Technical Approach Summary SUBFACTOR III: Proposed Contract Duration and Preliminary Schedule

Volume II – Past Performance Submissions

FACTOR II: Past Performance

Volume III – Price Proposal

FACTOR III Price Proposal

SF 1442 – Solicitation, Offer, and Award – Acknowledge all amendments (if there are any) by number and date in Block 19 on SF 1442 BACK Corporate Certificate Completed Pricing Schedule, Section 00 00 10, Paragraph 2 Completed Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, Section 00 01 00, Paragraph 11 Completed Bid Guarantee, Section 00 01 00, Paragraph 14 Bid Bond. Bid Bonds must be accompanied by a Power of Attorney containing an original signature from the surety, which must be affixed to the Power of Attorney after the Power of Attorney has been generated. Computer generated and signed Powers of Attorney will only be accepted if accompanied by an original certification from a current officer of the surety attesting to its authenticity and continuing validity.

Proof of completion of “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors:

at https://orca.bpn.gov/

Volume IV – Small Business Participation

FACTOR IV: Small Business Participation

SUBFACTOR I: Small Business Subcontracting Plan SUBFACTOR II: Small Business Participation Plan

B. ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

This is a Best Value Tradeoff solicitation. During the evaluation, the relative order of importance of the evaluation Factors are as follows:

Factor I Technical Capability, is of greater importance than Factor II Past Performance. All Subfactors are considered to be of equal importance.

All evaluation Factors (Factors I & II), when combined, are of approximately equal importance to price (Factor III).

Factor I Technical Capability will be evaluated using the Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method. To receive consideration for the award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for Factor I Technical Capability, based on the Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method.

Factor II Past Performance will be evaluated using the Past Performance Relevancy Rating Method and the Performance Confidence Assessments Rating Method.

The SSEB will not rate an offeror that lacks recent, relevant past performance favorably or unfavorably with regard to past performance. However, the SSA may determine that a “Substantial Confidence” or “Satisfactory Confidence” past performance rating is worth more than a “Neutral Confidence” past performance rating in this best value tradeoff source selection.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be evaluated by the Source Selection Team (SST).

1. The overarching evaluation approach for all Factors and Subfactors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFP and PWS. 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 sections for each Factor.

b. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven devices, techniques, and procedures. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

2. Additional evaluation criteria is established below for specific Subfactors that will be in addition to the adequacy of response and feasibility of approach.

Any rating of unacceptable for any Subfactor will result in an overall rating of unacceptable for that Factor

2. Volume I – Technical Proposal

FACTOR I: TECHNICAL CAPABILITY

The Technical Capability evaluation will consider an Offeror’s Capabilities, technical approach, the qualifications of key team members, and other considerations as described in the Subfactors. If the Offeror does not assume all roles in this contract, then the Offeror must clearly demonstrate that its major subcontractors have the relevant technical experience for the role they are assuming of the scope and complexity required in the Specifications. For the purposes of this SSP/Requirement, major subcontractors are defined as the machinery component fabricator subcontractor and precision installation and alignment subcontractor members of an offeror’s overall team. The Subfactors are described below:

FACTOR I, SUBFACTOR I: QUALIFICATION OF KEY TEAM MEMBERS

The Government expects that each key team member in your proposal will be the individual performing work under the contract and will be directly involved in onsite work during the project. The Prime Contractor must employ the following key team members: The Project Manager, Site Superintendent, Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) and Contractor’s Quality Control System Manager and Additional Quality Control team member if applicable. All key team members experience will be evaluated in comparison to projects similar in scope to this project’s plans and specifications.

At a minimum, include data on the following for the required key members of the project team:

Project Manager: The Contractor’s Project Manager shall have either (1) an engineering degree and 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager, or (2) 10 years’ experience as a Project Manager. Under both circumstances, the

Contractor’s Project Manager shall demonstrate a minimum of 5 years’ experience with the development of detailed and accurate construction sequencing schedules.

Site Superintendent: The Contractor’s Site Superintendent shall have a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a site superintendent.

Site Safety and Health Officer: The SSHO shall have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as an SSHO, and meet the qualifications criteria of Section 01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, paragraph 1.6.1.1 Site Safety and Health Officer.

Contractor’s Quality Control System Manager: The CQC System Manager must be a construction professional, with a minimum of 10 years’ construction experience including a minimum of 3 years as the CQC Systems Manager, and meet the qualifications criteria of Section 01 45 00.00 10, paragraph 3.4.2.

Additional Quality Control Team: If the Prime Contractor will be using a subcontractor to perform the work for the precision installation and alignment of components such as bearings, bushings, gears, and shafts, section 01 45

00.00 10 may require the contractor to have a QC team member on site during precision installation and alignment work to perform the quality control. That individual shall have at least 3 years’ experience with work in precision installation and alignment.

An individual Key Team Member may not hold more than one key role. Because award selection will be partly based on this criterion, the Government shall approve the substitutions of key team members during the contract period. At a minimum, include data on the following for the required key members of your project team:

Submit for Evaluation:

Organizational Chart: The proposal shall include a simple organizational chart illustrating the Offeror’s organization, including the Prime Contractor and subcontractors. In addition, the proposal shall include a key team member organization chart that clearly depicts the key positions and the names of the personnel, their firm affiliations, and their job locations and their job/position title within the organization. The key team member organization chart must be consistent with the list of key team members.

Key Team Member Resumes: Each résumé shall clearly demonstrate the member’s credentials. Highlight how the members experience correlates with major features of work included in the plans and specifications. Include proof of all requisite educational qualifications. Resume should be no more than three (3) pages per individual (not counting certificate photocopies, if such documents are necessary for proof of qualifications) and submitted in the required format: Resumes shall include the following:

Name/Title of Key Team Member

Proposed Duties/Functions for this project

Firm Affiliation/Years Affiliated

Years of Experience performing duties/functions as proposed for this project.

Education - Degree, Certification, Year, and Specialization

Active Registrations/Professional/Technical Licenses/Certifications

Specific Qualifications for this project

List at least 3, but no more than 5, relevant projects completed in the past 10 years or currently underway and at least 50% complete. Project references must include the following:

- Project Title & Location

- Duties/Functions

- Explanation of how the project is relevant to the proposed work

Proposals for which all key team members meet all minimum requirements and include key team members that possess experience beyond minimum requirements will be considered a strength. Proposals that specifically relate key team member experience to Statement of Work/Plans and specs will be considered a strength.

Evaluation Criteria:

In addition to the overarching evaluation approach for all Factors and Subfactors, The Government will evaluate whether the proposal contains a resume for each of the Key Team Members that clearly demonstrates the credentials of each person, including all areas specified in accordance with the criterion included in the scope of work. In addition, the Government will evaluate the organizational chart to assess the overall organizational structure including placement of key personnel at all levels for conformity to the scope of work criteria.

FACTOR I, SUBFACTOR II: Capabilities & Technical Approach Summary

Submit for Evaluation:

The offeror shall submit a narrative not to exceed ten (10) pages that details the company’s capabilities and technical approach to projects that involves fabrication of components such as bearings, bushings, gears, and shafts. Offerors narrative shall focus on the offerors or major subcontractor’s ability to:

1. Fabricate forged gears of steel material in accordance with AGMA standards.

2. Produce steel castings conforming to ASTM standards.

3. Complete “white metal” surface preparation as defined by Society for Protective Coating (SSPC) SP 5, and application of vinyl based coating systems.

The narrative will detail the companies approach to ensure 100% of the specifications of the design are accomplished to standard. The narrative shall include the company’s detailed approach to developing and implementing the Quality Control Plan, Accident Prevention Plan, Physical security plan, and Management plan.

Evaluation Criteria:

In addition to the overarching evaluation approach for all Factors and Subfactors, The Government will evaluate the Capabilities & Technical Approach to assess the strength of understanding of the project scope, fabrication, instillation and final testing of the project.

Documentation showing that the offeror, or its subcontracting partners, possesses the ability to achieve the requisite AGMA & ASTM standards shall be demonstrated in their narrative describing similar work, certificates, and licenses.

The Government will evaluate whether the narrative is realistic and demonstrates an understanding of the work requirements and reduces the risk associated with operation at the location and can be accomplished in the given work window. A narrative that demonstrates previous accomplishments in manufacturing sectionalized components of heavy industrial machinery will be considered a strength.

FACTOR I, SUBFACTOR III: Proposed Contract Duration and Preliminary Schedule

Submit for Evaluation:

Submit a proposed summary level schedule for construction. Schedules shall consist of a Gantt chart on a single American National Standard Institute (ANSI) D sheet. Font size shall be a minimum of 8 and legible. The proposed schedule will, after contract award, be replaced with a final schedule as required by Section 01 32 01.00 10 Project Schedule. However, the activities listed as binding below are required to stay as proposed. The schedules shall be task oriented, indicating the number of calendar days, after Notice to Proceed, by which milestones are to be achieved. Offeror may use a critical path or other method of his choice; however, schedules shall be graphically represented. The proposed project schedule shall reflect the proposed contract duration. The proposed schedule shall include at a minimum the following construction activities:

Contract Award Date Notice To Proceed Submittals and Approval for Long Lead items Mobilization (Describe equipment) Machinery Fabrication Started Pre-Lock Closure Activities Work on Lock Permitted Demolition Activities

Machinery Shipped and Arrived at site Machinery Installation Greasing system Installation Electrical Installation Completion Date (Binding Date) Work commissioned and accepted by the government Site Clean-up, Demobilization Contract Completion Date

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to identify the sequencing of the above listed construction activities. The construction schedule shall be of sufficient detail to identify by trade the work that is to be completed along with the duration of the above listed activities.

Constraints: Offeror must demonstrate the capability and flexibility to plan and schedule the complete project to meet the proposed contract completion period. Clearly identify any constraints on the schedules presented (e.g., labor or material availability, weather, etc.). Clearly indicate the anticipated overall critical path activities on the schedule. Offerer shall also provide a 1 page narrative outlining any scheduling assumptions, risks, logistical challenges, or any other information that the Offeror deems to be critical to understanding the proposed schedule

Evaluation Criteria:

In addition to the overarching evaluation approach for all Factors and Subfactors, The Government will evaluate the proposed schedule for reasonableness. The length of the schedule should match the proposed contract duration.

The Government believes that there is no valid need to shorten the schedule less than the full proposed contract duration.

The Government will evaluate the schedule to assess the strength of understanding of the project scope, restrictions which must be considered in the schedule and reasonable start and stop relationships between activities. The Government will evaluate the strength of understanding of events associated with the offeror's capability to schedule the complete project within the proposed contract duration and the realism of the schedule.

A schedule that allows for some float in the majority of the activities and minimizes the number of critical path activities while maintaining realism of the schedule will be considered a strength of the proposal.

3. Volume II – Past Performance Submission

Factor II: Past Performance

Submit for Evaluation:

Using the Form at Attachment 1- Example of Project Performed, provide a minimum of three (3), and no more than five (5) past performance examples. Information provided should demonstrate recent and relevant past performance.

If a Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) record is available for any of the projects submitted, the CPARS record may be submitted in lieu of the completed Past Performance Questionnaire or an official Performance Evaluation from a non-Federal agency.

If a CPARS is not available completed the Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) (Attachment 2) and submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page 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, Emery Moser, via email at emery.s.moser@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.

Also include performance recognition documents received within the last six years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

Offerors may also include information discussing problems encountered and corrective actions taken on any identified contracts.

All pages of each PPQ must be initialed, and dated on the bottom right-hand corner by the Client/POC. If a PPQ is provided and is not complete and/or is not signed, then the PPQ for that project will not be considered for evaluation.

The Client or POC is defined as the entity that took ownership of the project after construction was complete. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from the Client, before the proposal receipt date, the Offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the Past Performance Questionnaire which contains contract and client information for the submitted project.

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 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/UEID (DUNS) numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Evaluation Criteria:

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s record of past performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the Solicitation projects to be procured. There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation; recency, relevancy, and quality.

The first aspect of the past performance evaluation is the recency of the past performance. Recent means 51% or more of the contract has been completed and performance occurred within five (5) years of the solicitation issuance date. Based on this criteria, an Offeror’s past performance submissions will be determined either “recent” or “not recent.” Submissions deemed not recent will not be evaluated further. The Government will also considers general trends in the offerors performance.

Once a project is determined to be recent, the second aspect of the past performance evaluation is the relevance of the Offeror’s present/past performance information. For this acquisition, relevant past performance is defined as;

Relevant experience will be evaluated based on scope, the magnitude of effort, and the complexity of the project similar to this project. Projects submitted by the Offeror shall clearly identify which of the following construction areas are represented in the work.

Relevant experience, in order of importance, is defined as projects that included:

1. Heavy industrial machinery projects in northern climates.

2. Projects involving limited entry and environmental constraints.

3. Valued at least $4,000,000.

Projects that also include inland navigation projects involving heavy industrial machinery will be considered more relevant.

Past performance examples will be evaluated for relevancy based on whether they show the defined relevant experience. Examples including more of the relevant experience categories will be evaluated as being more relevant than those showing fewer. Examples including relevant experience that are more important will be evaluated as being more relevant than those showing relevant experience that is less important. Offerors will be given a Past Performance Relevancy Rating based on the descriptions in the table below.

Examples that are deemed recent, but “Not Relevant,” as defined in the Performance Confidence Assessments rating table below, will not be evaluated further.

Based on the past performance examples that are both recent and at least “Somewhat Relevant,” the Government will determine the quality of the offeror’s past performance. A separate quality assessment rating will not be made. Rather the Government will make a Past Performance Confidence Assessment Rating based on the offeror’s overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance. See the Performance Confidence Assessments rating table below.

In the case of offerors for which there is no information on past contract performance or where past contract performance information is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the Factor of past contract performance and will be given a “Neutral Confidence” rating. Although the Government will not rate an offeror that lacks recent, relevant past performance favorably or unfavorably with regard to past performance, the Government may determine that a “Substantial Confidence” or “Satisfactory Confidence” past performance rating is worth more than a “Neutral Confidence” past performance rating in the best value tradeoff.

If a CPARS record and PPQ-0 exist for a particular project and the ratings conflict; the CPARS record shall govern.

In addition to the NAVFAC/USACE PPQ or CPARS, the Government may use recent and relevant project data independently obtained from other Government or commercial sources or from any other sources available to include, but not limited to: (1) the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), (2) Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) or Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; (3) interviews with Program/Project Managers and Contracting Officers or rely upon personal business experience with the Offeror; and (4) consider any information the Offeror submits which explains any problems encountered on the identified contract and the Offerors corrective actions.

4. Volume III – Price Proposal

FACTOR III: PRICE

Submittal for Evaluation:

Price Proposal Format: Submit one original and one copy of your price proposal. An official authorized to bind your firm must sign the price proposal. Note that Standard Form 1442, Block 13K, provides the number of calendar days after the date of the offer for which the proposal is firm. Submit the price proposal at the same time as, but separate from the technical proposal. The price proposal should include the following:

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III - PRICE PROPOSAL

SF 1442 - Solicitation, Offer and Award - Acknowledge all amendments (if there are any) by number and date in Block 19 on SF 1442 BACK

Corporate certificate

Completed Pricing Schedule, Section 00 00 10, Paragraph 2

Completed Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters, Section 00 01 00, Paragraph 11

Completed Bid Guarantee, Section 00 01 00, Paragraph 14

Bid Bond. Bid Bonds must be accompanied by a Power of Attorney containing an original signature from the surety, which must be affixed to the Power of Attorney after the Power of Attorney has been generated. Computer generated and signed Powers of Attorney will only be accepted if accompanied by an original certification from a current officer of the surety attesting to its authenticity and continuing validity.

Proof of completion of “Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors” at https://orca.bpn.gov/

Evaluation Criteria:

The purpose of the price evaluation is to determine whether an Offeror’s proposed prices for the project are fair and reasonable in relation to the solicitation requirements and demonstrates an Offeror’s understanding of the proposal requirements. Price is not rated as an evaluation Factor. The Government reserves the right to obtain additional information concerning the price as necessary to obtain a better understanding of the price proposed. No proposal revisions will be allowed under these conditions. Request for such information is for clarification purposes only. This does not constitute and shall not be construed as discussions. The Government will conduct a price analysis of each Offeror’s proposal to determine whether or not each proposal complies with the stated criteria of fairness and reasonableness. Those proposals evaluated as not satisfying all of the price/cost criteria may be eliminated from further consideration unless the Contracting Officer determines a minor clerical error has occurred, then the Offeror may be given an opportunity to correct the minor error within the constraints of the "clarifications" process or if the Contracting Officer determines discussions are required.

Reasonableness of an Offeror’s proposal is evaluated through price analysis techniques as described in FAR Subpart 15.305(a)(1) and (4). For a price to be reasonable, it must represent a price that provides value to the Government when consideration is given to prices in the market, the functional capabilities of the offeror, and the Government’s estimate. Price analysis considers not only the total price, including options, but also the prices for the individual line items to ensure they are not unbalanced. Unbalanced pricing exists when the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. The contracting officer may reject the offer if they determine that this poses an unacceptable risk to the Government. For more information on unbalanced pricing see FAR Subpart 15.404-1.

5. Volume IV – Small Business Participation

FACTOR IV SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

FACTOR IV, SUBFACTOR I: Small Business Subcontracting Plan

Separate from the Small Business Participation Plan, large business offerors must submit a Subcontracting Plan (Individual Contract Plan) as required by FAR 52.219-9. Large businesses will not be eligible for award if they fail to submit an acceptable Subcontracting Plan. The Subcontracting Plan shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan. In accordance with DFARS 215.304(c), when an evaluation assesses the extent that small businesses are specifically identified in proposals, the small businesses and considered in the evaluation shall be listed in any subcontracting plan submitted. Subcontracting Plans will be evaluated in accordance with AFARS Appendix DD as required by AFARS 5119.705-4. Requirements of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan as stated in FAR 52.219-9 are provided as an attached exhibit to the solicitation (EXHIBIT D).

FACTOR IV, SUBFACTOR II: Small Business Participation Plan

Separate from the Small Business Subcontracting Plan, all offerors (both large and small businesses) will be evaluated on the extent of participation of small business concerns in performance of this contract opportunity. To meet the “Acceptable / Unacceptable” criteria, an offeror’s proposal must meet the minimum Total Small Business participation goal of 10% (through collective small business participation from any type of small business or sub-category small business). The subcategory small business goals are NOT mandatory. However, the Government will evaluate the proposal to determine which offeror(s) propose the best value in terms of meeting all the Small Business Participation goals herein. The work to be performed directly by a small business prime offeror will also be evaluated as Small Business Participation. Offerors must complete the Small Business Participation Plan form, provided as an attached exhibit to the solicitation (EXHIBIT E).

Small Business Participation Plans (from large and small businesses) will be evaluated on the basis of: The extent to which Small Business firms are specifically identified in the proposal;

The extent of commitment to Small Business firms (for example, enforceable commitments are to be weighed more heavily than non-enforceable ones);

The complexity and variety of the work small business firms are to perform;

Past performance of the offerors in complying with requirement of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (large businesses only); and The extent of participation of SB firms in terms of the value of the total acquisition, and the extent to which the offeror provides proposed percentages, or lack thereof for Small Business (43.3% of total contract value); Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) (6% of total contract value); HUBZone (11% of total contract value); Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) (4.0% of total contract value); and Small Disadvantage Business (10.0% of total contract value).

Proposal Submission Requirements

1. INTRODUCTION

a. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically only, via DoD SAFE (Secure Access File Exchange). DoD SAFE is a free service to allow the exchange of unclassified files up to 8.0 GB. DoD SAFE does not have user accounts and authentication is handled via email. Offerors must obtain a request code from the government in order to drop-off files at DoD SAFE. Offerors shall obtain a request code by emailing Emery Moser, Contract Specialist, at Emery.S.Moser@usace.army.mil and Derek S. Gibson, Contracting Officer, at Derek.S.Gibson@usace.army.mil. This will need to be completed WITHIN five (5) days, but NO LATER THAN one (1) business day prior to proposal due date A link will be sent to the offeror’s email to submit the drop-off electronically. If multiple drop-offs are anticipated, a new drop-off link will need to be requested for each additional drop-off.

b. The offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes. The Volumes are I – FACTOR I Technical Capability, Volume II – Past Performance Submissions, Volume III – Price Proposal, and Volume IV – Small Business Participation. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

c. All proposals shall contain the evaluation requirements stated herein and every volume shall also contain: Table of Contents, List of Tables (if required), List of Figures (if required), List of Appendices, and Name/Address/Telephone Number/e-mail address of the Offeror. Proposal clarity, organization, and cross- referencing are mandatory. No material (information not part of proposal) shall be incorporated by reference. The offeror shall submit in the proposal the requested information specified herein. Failure to submit requested information or to meet an RFP requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

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

e. All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal and provide adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proposals without the specified content may be determined Unacceptable and removed from the competition. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the Offeror. The Government reserves the right to reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled in pdf format. Proposals shall use 8-1/2 x 11-inch format whenever practical; however, 11X17-inch format is acceptable for tables and graphic representations.

b. Documents should be formatted single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Font size shall be 10-point or larger. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.

c. The submission shall be organized into volumes as follows:

Section/Volume DIGITAL

COPIES

Cover Letter

Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Acknowledgement of all amendments (if any) by number and date, Certification/Representations

I Technical Proposal 1 II Past Performance Submissions 1

III Price Proposal 1 IV Small Business Participation

3. PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created and files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

NOTE: 11X17 pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. Each file shall be labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The volumes shall be organized as follows:

d. Cover Letter- Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Acknowledgement of all amendments (if any) by number and date, Certification/Representations

a. Proposal Cover Letter: printed on the prime Offeror’s letterhead, shall be the first page of the proposal. It shall be signed by an officer of the company and shall contain the following:

Solicitation number;

Name, address, telephone, facsimile numbers and e-mail address of the Offeror;

Names, titles, telephone and facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation;

Names, title, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal;

A statement agreeing the offer is acceptable for a period of 90 calendar days from the date of submission

b. Standard Form (SF) 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award. Complete, in its entirety, the “Offeror” portion of the Standard Form (SF) 1442 and SF 30 (as applicable). An official having the authority to contractually bind your company must sign the SF 1442 (and SF 30 as applicable) in accordance with FAR 4.102.

c. Representations and Certifications and other Statements of Offerors. Reference FAR 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS. The submitted information will be reviewed for completeness by Contracting Personnel. Provide the completed Representations and Certifications or provide those completed at www.beta.sam.gov.

e. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. Technical Information: See evaluation Factor 1.

f. VOLUME II - PAST PERFORMANCE SUBMISSIONS

a. Past Performance Information: See evaluation Factor 2.

g. VOLUME III – PRICE PROPOSAL

a. PRICE PROPOSAL: See evaluation Factor 3.

h. VOLUME IV - Small Business Participation

a. Small Business Participation: See evaluation Factor 4.

Include a Cover Letter: The proposal cover letter should be the first page of the price proposal and must contain the following:

1) Solicitation number

2) Name, address, telephone, facsimile numbers and e-mail address of the Offeror;

3) Names, titles, telephone and facsimile numbers, and e-mail addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in…