W9123621R5015-0002_FINAL_20210222.pdf

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

W9123621R5015 Vessel Repair MATOC IDIQ is hereby Amended as follow s:

Please see continuation page for full Amendment breakout.

Contracting POC: Rodney Sands (757) 201.7145 Rodney.W.Sands@usace.army.mil

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 22-Feb-2021

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 W9123621R5015

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

25-Jan-2021

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 is extended, X 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

22-Feb-2021

CODE

USACE, NORFOLK DISTRICT OFFICE

CONTRACTING OFFICE

803 FRONT STREET

NORFOLK VA 23510-1011

W91236 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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W9123621R5015

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0002

W9123621R5015 Norfolk District Vessel Repair IDIQ MATOC is hereby Amended as follows:

1. “TAB C Bid Guarantee” hereby deleted.

2. “1.0 Tab D” is hereby renamed “VOLUME III- Contractual Documentation” and moved from Section M-

Evaluation Factors for Award to Section L- Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

3. Bidder Inquiries and corresponding Government responses, submitted and responded to via ProjNet are hereby incorporated:

Bidder Inquiry 9064655: On page 77 of the solicitation, Volume III - Contract Documentation is listed in the Instructions or Offerors. Will the Government provide submission requirements for this Factor?

Government Response to Bidder Inquiry 9064655: Please see Amendment 0002

Bidder Inquiry 9064659: Section L, paragraph (f) states "See Attachment F for the required format." In reference to Technical Capabilities narratives. Section L, paragraph (i) states "The narrative for each submitted project shall not exceed two (2) pages." Does Attachment F fulfill the Government's requirement for Technical Narrative, or should the offeror provide a two-page narrative in addition to Attachment F?

Government Response to Bidder Inquiry 9064659: Two (2) narrative pages in addition to completion of Attachment F will be considered.

Bidder Inquiry 9070357: Section 4.18 of the solicitation states "Welders must be certified, in accordance with "46 CFR", for the types of metal and position of welding being performed with a minimum of three years' experience relating to repair of vessels."

Will USACE accept NAVSEA or ABS welding certifications in lieu of the AWS certifications identified in 46 CFR.

Government Response to Bidder Inquiry 9070357: NAVSEA or ABS welding certifications will be accepted in lieu of AWS certifications identified in 46 CFR.

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

GENERAL

This is a competitive negotiated procurement for Vessel Repair and Maintenance Services in Norfolk, Virginia. The Government intends to make an award to each and all qualifying offerors. A qualifying offeror is defined as an offeror that is determined to be a responsible source; submits a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; and the Contracting Officer has no reasons to believe would likely offer other than fair and reasonable pricing ( FAR 2.101). In accordance with FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii)(A), the Government will not include price as an evaluation factor in the source selection process. At the task order selection level, the Government will include price as an evaluation criterion.

The Government intends to award contracts based on Pools. Pool A will consist of offerors with the capability of conducting all anticipated repairs and maintenance (including drydocking) to the three largest vessels in the District’s floating plant inventory, the Derrick Boat (DB) Elizabeth, the Crane Barge ND-6, and the Survey Vessel (S/V) Ewell. Pool B will consist of offerors with the capability of conducting all anticipated repairs and maintenance to the remainder of the vessels in the District’s floating plant inventory, the S/V Adams II, Motor Vessel (M/V) Harrell, S/V Fentress, S/V Weyss and various skiffs. Both Pool A and Pool B vendors will be considered for performance of pier side maintenance and repair services on all vessels within the District’s floating plant inventory.

Vessel characteristics are listed in PWS section 1.3.

Offerors will be required to submit their interest and capability to perform work in one of three categories:

1) Pool A only, 2) Pool B only, 3) Both Pools A and B. The Government reserves the right of competing task orders in any of the three categories, based upon scope, technical requirements, and timeline requirements of the task order.

Page limitations are identified for each volume/section of the proposal as indicated in the solicitation and will be treated as maximums. If exceeded, excess pages will not be read or considered in proposal evaluation. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page counts shall be single sided, not to exceed 12-Font.

Volume Volume I – Technical Capabilities and Experience

Volume II – Past Performance

Volume III– Contract Documentation

VOLUME I

Factor I - Technical Capabilities and Experience (VOLUME I)

a. The Offeror shall demonstrate its specific technical knowledge and capabilities to successfully complete the requirements defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) Section 3.22 by submitting recent and relevant experience. The Offeror may submit up to five (5) projects, completed within the last five (5) years, to demonstrate its knowledge and capabilities. For each submitted project, the Offeror should provide a concise narrative describing the work. The narrative should indicate the corresponding PWS section numbers which the submitted project demonstrates. The project narrative should indicate whether the project is submitted for Pool A, Pool B, or both. The narrative should indicate for which of the five tasks defined below the project is submitted. The narrative should also describe the facilities (as defined in PWS Section 3.27) it will utilize to perform the requirements, if applicable.

b. If an offeror chooses to be considered for both vendor pools A and B, the offeror may submit up to five (5) projects demonstrating experience required for each vendor pool. If one project is submitted to demonstrate experience for both pools the offeror shall clearly state so. No more than five project will be considered for each Pool. If individual projects are submitted demonstrating experience for each pool, the offeror is limited to a maximum of ten (10) projects as stated in this paragraph.

c. A submitted example project may include multiple PWS sections but must be a single repair and maintenance event; the Offeror may not submit a task order contract, blanket purchase order, or contract vehicle that is comprised of multiple discrete and separate events.

d. An offeror may utilize the experience of a proposed subcontractor to demonstrate aspects of the PWS but the number of submitted projects shall not exceed the maximum number of projects as specified above.. Also, the Offeror must submit an unequivocal letter of commitment signed by the prime and the proposed subcontractor (see Attachment A for an example).

e. The Offeror must include a table summarizing its experience. See Attachment B for the required format. If the experience reflected in a submitted contract was performed by a proposed subcontractor, indicate so in the table.

f. The narrative shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements. It shall provide sufficient details explaining how work performed under a separate project demonstrates a PWS requirement. See Attachment F for the required format. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of its facilities, capabilities, or experience. The Government will base its evaluation on the information presented, and may use information the Government obtains from other sources to verify information pertaining to experience provided in the proposal.

g. The Offeror shall include sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. The proposal shall clearly demonstrate the Offeror’s understanding of the requirements. This is solely the Offeror’s responsibility.

h. For Offerors submitting as a Teaming , each firm/contractor in the Teaming Arrangement, whether JV or prime/key sub, shall submit a minimum of one (1) project. If more than the maximum number of projects allowed by the solicitation is submitted by an offeror, the Government will only review the first five (5) projects per pool. The projects will be reviewed in the order in which they are received in offeror’s submitted proposal.

a. The Government’s evaluation of experience will include an assessment of whether the Offeror demonstrates the ability to accomplish the work specified under the RFP. Offerors will be assigned an acceptable/unacceptable rating based on the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. To be considered acceptable, for both Pool A and/or Pool B, the Offeror must demonstrate it has recent and relevant experience in all five following tasks (Refer to PWS Section 3.22.1 through 3.22.5):

i. Quick Response Support (PWS 3.22.1 )– The contractor shall provide support for meeting emergent, quick response requests to support the needs of designated customers to remove vessels from the water or transport them to their facility, to place in safe condition, to troubleshoot/repair of designated problems and provide reports of findings after investigation of reported system problems.

Assist in troubleshooting designated customer’s emergent problems and provide proposed solutions.

The contractor shall provide the required skills and trades to accomplish emergent repairs of hull, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.

ii. Marine Support (PWS 3.22.2) – The contractor shall provide boatyard support relating to operation, repair, and alterations of vessels. The boatyard shall have access to a crane, marine travel lift, synchro-lift or drydock to allow support services to be accomplished. The contractor shall provide equipment, labor, and general support to accomplish modernization or repairs. The contractor shall provide support services such as water, sewage, compressed air, and electrical power to sustain operation of vessel internal systems. The contractor shall be responsible for all the costs associated with the movement of vessels, equipment, or material within the contractors’ facility.

iii. Alteration Installation (PWS 3.22.3) – The contractor shall provide the necessary facilities, equipment, tools, and trade personnel to accomplish hull, mechanical, electrical, and electronic alterations. These installations shall include, but are not limited to, all systems, equipment, and components or other items as identified. Verification and completion of an alteration installation shall be accomplished in accordance with EM 385-1-1 and applicable industry standards.

iv. Repair (PWS 3.22.4) – The contractor shall accomplish hull, mechanical, electrical, or electronic or associated systems (i.e., hull, mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems; trailers; transporters;

deployment systems; slings and hoisting systems; launch and retrieval systems, etc.) repair. The contractor shall provide emergency and quick response support to accomplish repairs identified. The contractor shall repair existing equipment or systems including putting the equipment or system back into the original configuration or condition, as shown on existing drawings, technical manuals, technical direction documents, manufacturer’s literature, or other official information.

v. Periodic and Planned Maintenance Support (PWS 3.22.5) – The contractor shall provide periodic and planned maintenance support for all systems to maintain the floating plant in an operational ready condition. This support may be required 24 hours a day, seven days a week on an as needed basis. This support is required to be provided at the location requested by the user activity, which could be anywhere in their operational area.

i. The narrative for each submitted project shall not exceed two (2) pages. "The Government will disregard and not consider any submitted pages exceeding the stated limits."

j. To be technically acceptable for Vendor Pool A, offerors must show capability of drydocking vessels with similar physical characteristics listed in PWS section 1.3 (i.e. length, beam, and weight) to Derrick Boat ELIZABETH, S/V EWELL, and ND-6 Crane Barge.

k. To be technically acceptable for Vendor Pool B, offerors must show capability of drydocking vessels with similar physical characteristics listed in PWS section 1.3 (i.e. length, beam, and weight) to S/V ADAMS II, M/V HARRELL, S/V FENTRESS, and S/V WEYSS.

Failure to demonstrate experience in all identified PWS requirements may be deemed unacceptable.

VOLUME II

FACTOR II- PAST PERFORMANCE (VOLUME II)

Submission Requirements

The offeror shall provide past performance evaluations for the example projects submitted under Factor I- Technical Capabilities and Experience. The past performance factor addresses how well the offeror performed recent, relevant projects from the owner’s/client’s perspective. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project included in Factor I- Technical Capabilities and Experience. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, then an offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for each project, included in Factor I. The PPQ, along with the instructions for completing the questionnaire, is provided as Attachment D. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s), the Government may make reasonable attempts to contact the client noted for that project(s) to obtain the PPQ information. However, offerors should follow-up with clients/references to help ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the following email: Rodney.W.Sands@usace.army.mil with a copy furnished to Stormie.B.Wicks@usace.army.mil

Offerors are strongly encouraged to provide any information on problems encountered and corrective actions taken on projects under Factor I- Technical Capabilities and Experience, for purposes of this Factor “adverse past performance” is defined as past performance information that supports less than a satisfactory rating on any evaluation pertaining to a submitted projector other projects for which a record of a past performance that may be retrieved as described above. Offerors are cautioned to review their past performance record for any instances of adverse past performance. Similarly, offerors are also strongly encouraged to address any adverse past performance issues, and must address any projects for which the offeror, a member, or proposed subcontractor was issued a Cure Notice, Show Cause, or Termination for Default. Explanations shall not exceed two (2) double-sided pages (or four

(4) single- sided pages) in total.

In addition to the information outlined above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluation past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including CPARS, using all CAGE/DUNS number of team member (Partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardees 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.

The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the Contracting Officer has received all completed questionnaires prior to the proposal closing date/time because any matter submitted after than time may not be considered.

The Government reserves the right to contact references for verification or additional information. The Government’s inability to contact any of the Offeror’s references or the references unwillingness to provide the information requested may affect the Government’s evaluation of this factor.

Performance award or additional information submitted will not be considered.

VOLUME III

CONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTATION (Volume III)

Submission Requirements:

Submit this information for the Contracting Officer’s determination of Offeror responsibility as required in titled section, “Instructions, Conditions & Notices to Offerors”, which includes, but is not limited to the following:

a) 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.

b) For Pool A Vendors: A certified statement listing; (1) each contract awarded within the preceding three 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 year period not already physically completed and exceeding $5,000,000.00 in value with a brief description of the contract.

c) For Pool B Vendors: A certified statement listing; (1) each contract awarded within the preceding three month period exceeding $100,000.00 in value with a brief description of the contract; and (2) each contract awarded within the preceding three year period not already physically completed and exceeding $500,000.00 in value with a brief description of the contract.

d) For Vendors submitting proposalsfor both Vendor Pools A and B: Vendors should submit documentation in accordance with paragraphs b and c above.

e) If the prospective contractor is a joint venture, each joint venture member will be required to submit the above defined certification.

f) Signed SF1449 and SF30 acknowledgement of all Amendments.

g) One (1) signed bank reference demonstrating adequate financial resources. If Offeror’s firm has a line of credit provide information on how many figures Offeror can borrow against the line of credit (i.e. medium 6 figures exact line of credit is not required).

h) The Offeror shall provide the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for the prime contractor, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or signed by an authorized officer of the organization. Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital, which will be used for the performance of the resultant contract. For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture and discuss the financial responsibilities among the companies. The Government may also utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports to evaluate the financial capacity of the Offeror.

In addition to the other proposal information, 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

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Basis of Award

The Government intends to conduct a source selection in accordance with FAR 15.304(c)(1)(ii)(A), and intends to make an award to each and all qualifying offerors. A qualifying offeror, as defined in FAR 2.101, is an offeror that is determined to be a responsible source; submits a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; and the contracting officer does not have a reason to believe would likely offer other than a fair and reasonable price. The Government will not include price as an evaluation factor in this source selection process. At the task order selection level, the Government will include price as one of the factors in the selection decision for each order placed under the contract..

Application of Factors General The Government will evaluate each Offeror's proposal in accordance with the factors contained in Section L and listed below to determine whether an offeror is a qualifying offeror. The evaluation factors represent areas of importance to be considered in the source selection decision. The factors and associated elements have been chosen to support meaningful discrimination among competing proposals. A prospective Offeror will be evaluated on its ability to meet or exceed the program’s requirements stated in the PWS, as demonstrated in its proposal. Each proposal will be evaluated in accordance with the factors described in this section (M) and listed in the Factors below. Offerors are required to provide data addressing all stated factors in a clear and understandable format. If an Offeror does not have data relating to a specific factor, it shall be clearly stated in the proposal. Proposals that do not clearly address all factors may be considered unacceptable and may not receive further consideration.

Risk assessments will be performed as to the risk of unsuccessful performance within each factor. Proposals found to be unacceptable in any factor will result in the entire proposal being deemed Unacceptable and ineligible for award.

Factors I. Technical Capabilities and Experience

II. Past Performance

Factor I: Technical Capabilities and Experience.

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s submitted experience to determine if it demonstrates specific knowledge, capability, and experience at the corporate level (not individual employees) in performing the specific tasks defined in Paragraph 3.22 of Section L.

The Government’s evaluation of experience will include an assessment of whether the Offeror demonstrates the ability to accomplish the work specified under the RFP. Offerors will be assigned an acceptable/unacceptable rating based on the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation :

Ratings Description

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the Solicitation, and contains one or more deficiency.

The Government’s evaluation of experience will include an assessment of whether the Offeror demonstrates the ability to accomplish the work specified under the RFP. Offerors will be assigned an acceptable/unacceptable rating based on the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal in accordance with the requirements of the solicitation. To be considered acceptable, for both Pool A and/or Pool B, the Offeror must demonstrate it has recent and relevant experience in all five following tasks (Refer to PWS Section 3.22.1 through 3.22.5):

1. Quick Response Support (PWS 3.22.1 )– The contractor shall provide support for meeting emergent, quick response requests to support the needs of designated customers to remove vessels from the water or transport them to their facility, to place in safe condition, to troubleshoot/repair of designated problems and provide reports of findings after investigation of reported system problems. Assist in troubleshooting designated customer’s emergent problems and provide proposed solutions. The contractor shall provide the required skills and trades to accomplish emergent repairs of hull, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.

2. Marine Support (PWS 3.22.2) – The contractor shall provide boatyard support relating to operation, repair, and alterations of vessels. The boatyard shall have access to a crane, marine travel lift, synchro-lift or drydock to allow support services to be accomplished. The contractor shall provide equipment, labor, and general support to accomplish modernization or repairs. The contractor shall provide support services such as water, sewage, compressed air, and electrical power to sustain operation of vessel internal systems. The contractor shall be responsible for all the costs associated with the movement of vessels, equipment, or material within the contractors’ facility.

3. Alteration Installation (PWS 3.22.3) – The contractor shall provide the necessary facilities, equipment, tools, and trade personnel to accomplish hull, mechanical, electrical, and electronic alterations. These installations shall include, but are not limited to, all systems, equipment, and components or other items as identified.

Verification and completion of an alteration installation shall be accomplished in accordance with EM 385-1- 1 and applicable industry standards.

4. Repair (PWS 3.22.4) – The contractor shall accomplish hull, mechanical, electrical, or electronic or associated systems (i.e., hull, mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems; trailers; transporters;

deployment systems; slings and hoisting systems; launch and retrieval systems, etc.) repair. The contractor shall provide emergency and quick response support to accomplish repairs identified. The contractor shall repair existing equipment or systems including putting the equipment or system back into the original configuration or condition, as shown on existing drawings, technical manuals, technical direction documents, manufacturer’s literature, or other official information.

5. Periodic and Planned Maintenance Support (PWS 3.22.5) – The contractor shall provide periodic and planned maintenance support for all systems to maintain the floating plant in an operational ready condition.

This support may be required 24 hours a day, seven days a week on an as needed basis. This support is required to be provided at the location requested by the user activity, which could be anywhere in their operational area.

Factor II: Past Performance.

The Government’s past performance evaluation will include an assessment of past performance on relevant contracts (as defined under Factor I) The evaluators will assess whether the Offeror has obtained an overall satisfactory past performance rating on relevant contracts, to demonstrate the ability of the Offeror to accomplish the work specified under the RFP. This assessment will be based on consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances, including any trends in past performance.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s past performance record, including the projects submitted under Factor I: Technical Capabilities & Experience, and other projects for performance information that is available to the Government.

Recency will be assessed based on whether the performance record documentation clearly demonstrates that the project was completed and turned over no longer than five (5) years preceding the date of this Solicitation.

For purposes of the Past Performance factor, relevancy for projects submitted in Factor I: Technical Capabilities & Experience will be based on the criteria shown in paragraph 5.3.2. For other matters reasonably available to the Government in the Offeror’s past performance record (e.g., CPARS reports), the Government will assess the performance record for overall trends.

In addition, the Government will collect and review any record of performance generated by and in the possession of the Government for the projects submitted under Factor I: Technical Capabilities & Experience. Any rating an Offeror has in CPARS, PPIRS, and FAPIIS related to the projects submitted will count toward this requirement.

Federal government project past performance will not be rated inherently more important than non-federal government project past performance.

The Government reserves the right to review other recent projects rated in Contractor Performance Appraisal Reporting System (CPARS) or other agency performance databases, review and/or contact Offeror furnished references, or to review personal knowledge. Should the evaluation team collect this type of performance information, it will review the overall quality of the performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the overall rating.

The Government also reserves the right to conduct telephone interviews, using Attachment C, Telephone Interview Questionnaire Form, with points of contact identified in the proposal. Owners/references may be asked to comment on items such as quality of construction, timeliness, management of the work subcontractor management, including timely payment to subcontractors or suppliers, safetylevel of support for such things as as-built documentation, O&M manuals, training, correcting design or construction errors, warranty work, etc. (See the Telephone Interview Questionnaire Attachment C).

The Government will target areas covered in the requirements of this solicitation including records of conforming to quality, schedule, price control, customer satisfaction, level of support for such things as as-built documentation, O&M manuals, training, warranty work, and safety. The Government will not release the Telephone Interview Questionnaire Forms to the Offeror at any time, in order for the Government to solicit candid, unbiased interview comments. The Government also places a higher value on projects, which document successful outcomes and are supported by outside source confirmation, for example, but not limited to telephone interviews with points of contact identified in the proposal, Contractor Performance Appraisal Reporting System (CPARS) or other agency performance databases, Offeror furnished references, or personal knowledge.

To the extent that an Offeror submits contract experience performed by a proposed subcontractor and there is no performance record for the subcontractor for that effort, that specific submission may be limited in terms of its ability to inform the Government’s confidence assessment.

The Government will determine the quality of each Offeror’s performance, including general trends, based on information collected from customers, and assign an adjectival rating as follows:

Ratings Description 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 does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

NOTE: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or "neutral") past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered "acceptable."

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

A Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will be established to conduct the evaluation of proposals received in response to this Solicitation. The evaluation will be based on the content of the proposal, proposal revisions (if applicable), and any information obtained from other sources, e.g. past performance information. The SSEB will not consider any proposal incorporated by reference, except as expressly allowed by this solicitation. The SSEB will not compare proposals against each other. Once the SSEB finalizes its evaluation of the factors for each Offeror, the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will review the findings of the SSEB to ensure accuracy, consistency, and supportability in accordance with the evaluation factors.

a) The SSA, independently exercising prudent business judgment, will determine the Offeror that proposed the best offer to the Government.

b) Discussions (if Necessary). The Government intends to award without discussions. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient detail in their proposals, in a concise manner, to permit a completeand accurate evaluation.

Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposal after submitting it. The Government may evaluate proposals as submitted, without further exchanges. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with Offerors if determined to be necessary and in the best interest of the Government. If discussions are held, the Government may engage in a broad give and take with each Offeror in the competitive range, in accordance with FAR 15.306 (d).

c) Failure to submit all the data in the format indicated in this Section may be cause for determining a proposal incomplete and, therefore, not considered for evaluation, and for subsequent award. Exceptions to the contractual terms and conditions of the solicitation (e.g., standard terms and conditions) may result in a determination to reject a proposal.

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