W19238-11-R-0017.pdf

Project: Dam Maintenance and Repairs

This project w ill cover the a w ide range of repairs and replacement of components on all facets of dams ow ned by the Sacramento District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (SPK). The w ide range of repairs and replacement of components w ill be performed at various dams to include, but not limited to the follow ing locations: Lake Isabella, Success Lake, Lake Kaw eah, Pine Flat Lake, Hensley Lake, Eastman Lake, New Hogan Lake, Englebright Lake, Martis Creek, Black Butte Lake, and Merced Stream Group (Burns, Bear, Ow ens, and Mariposa Dams).

See the Statement of Work outlined for Tasks 1 through 6 for the extended description and period of performances.

NOTE: THIS PROJECT IS LIMITED TO SMALL BUSINESSES WITH A BONA FIDE PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED GEOGRAPHIC

BOUNDARY AND SERVICED BY EITHER THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) SACRAMENTO, SBA SAN FRANCISCO, SBA

FRESNO, OR THE SBA NEVEDA DISTRICT OFFICES. ALL OTHER FIRMS ARE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT BIDS.

Estimated Cost Range is betw een $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

IAW FAR Clause 52,232-18 "Availability of Funds". See Section for full text.

MONICA D WALKER 916-557-5182

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

29-Jul-2011

(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 ________577 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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________ (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 X is, is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______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

USACE SACRAMENTO DISTRICT

ATTN: CONTRACTING DIVISION

1325 J STREET-ROOM 878

SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

W91238

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

(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:

W91238-11-R-0017 142

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

W91238-11-R-0017

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

1442 CONTINUATION PAGES 3 & 4

CONTINUATION OF STANDARD FORM 1442

BLOCK 20D:

(1) IF THE OFFEROR IS A JOINT VENTURE, EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE JOINT VENTURE

MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

Company Name Signature Title

NOTE: If a corporation is participating as a member of a Joint Venture, the certificate below must also be completed and signed.

CORPORATION AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT VENTURE CERTIFICATE

I, _______________________, certify that I am the Secretary of the corporation

(name) named as a participant in a Joint Venture on this offer; that

_____________________, who signed said offer on behalf of the corporation, was

(name) then ______________________ of said corporation; that the signature thereto is

(title) genuine; that said contract was duly signed, sealed and attested for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body; and that the corporation is authorized to participate in the Joint Venture on this offer.

(Name of Corporation)

(Secretary)

(2) IF THE OFFEROR IS A PARTNERSHIP, LIST FULL NAME OF ALL PARTNERS BELOW.

SIGNATURES BY ALL PARTNERS HERE SIGNIFY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED THE

OFFER IN BLOCK 20B HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THE PARTNERSHIP.

Name Signature

(3) IF THE OFFEROR IS A CORPORATION, THE OFFER SHALL BE SIGNED IN THE

CORPORATE NAME FOLLOWED BY THE WORD "BY" AND THE SIGNATURE OF THE PERSON

AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE OFFER IN BLOCK 20B. PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE PERSON

SIGNING FOR THE CORPORATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BIND THE CORPORATION BY

COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE:

CONTINUATION OF STANDARD FORM 1442

CORPORATION AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE

I, ___________________________________, certify that I am the Secretary of the corporation named as offeror in the within offer; that ______________________, who signed said offer on behalf of the corporation, was then

_____________________________________ of said corporation, that the signature

(title) thereto is genuine; that said contract was duly signed, sealed and attested for in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body.

(Name of Corporation)

(Secretary)

(4) IF THE OFFEROR IS AN INDIVIDUAL DOING BUSINESS AS A FIRM, THE OFFER SHALL

BE SIGNED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL IN BLOCK 20B FOLLOWED BY THE WORDS "AN INDIVIDUAL

DOING BUSINESS AS _____________________________________ (INSERT NAME OF FIRM).

(5) WHEN AN AGENT SIGNS THE OFFER, PROVIDE PROOF OF THE AGENT'S AUTHORITY TO

BIND THE PRINCIPAL.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

The intent of this solicitation is to award a Firmed Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract, which will include five (12) month periods of performance. The award will be to one selected firm. This contract will cover the a wide range of repairs and replacement of components on all facets of dams owned by the Sacramento

District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (SPK). The specific work to be awarded concurrently with this contract is identified in the (6) tasks outline within this scope of work for the various locations. Additionally, other assigned tasks will be accomplished by issuance of request for proposals to negotiate additional tasks assigned. Work will include but is not limited to the following; Emergency/service gates, low flow gates, ―Tainter‖ radial gates, conduit liners, penstocks, breast-walls, trash racks, bulk head gates, all facets of painting and paint removal, all facets of concrete repair, spillways, intake structures, plumbing systems, electrical systems, hydraulic systems, pump systems, wing walls, drain holes, vertical drains, conduits, gate seals (including metal Babbitt seals)for dams located at SPK dams. The wide range of repairs and replacement of components will be performed at various dams to include, but not limited to the following locations: Lake Isabella, Success Lake, Lake Kaweah, Pine Flat Lake, Hensley Lake, Eastman Lake, New Hogan Lake, Englebright Lake, Martis Creek, Black Butte Lake, and Merced

Stream Group (Burns, Bear, Owens, and Mariposa Dams). The Tasks specific for the aforementioned locations and pricing schedules are as follows:

Task 1 Pine Flat Dam Tainter Gate Painting

A. SCOPE – Provide all materials, labor, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform the contract, as specified. Perform all job planning, programming, permitting, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management required to accomplish specified task order. Accomplish all work in accordance with contract specifications and scope of work, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting Officer. Prepare and paint radial arm Tainter gates and their components at Pine Flat Dam. The gates are 38 feet tall and 42 feet wide with a foot radius of 39 feet. Blast clean and recoat all existing painted components of the gates, including but not limited to the arms, trunions, mechanisms, and catwalks. Completely blast clean and coat the upstream and downstream faces of each radial gate with 3 coats of epoxy. Plan, coordinate, organize, manage, and perform the activities described within this specification.

Pricing Schedule

Item# Description Quantity Unit of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

0001 Blast clean all gates / components 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

0002 Paint all gates / components 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

Total $_____________

Task 2 New Hogan Dam Service and Emergency Gates Coatings

B. SCOPE – Provide all materials, labor, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform the contract, as specified. Perform all job planning, programming, permitting, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management required to accomplish specified task order. Accomplish all work in accordance with contract specifications and scope of work, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting Officer. This is a one-time contract for the application of a Commercial Epoxy Coating to four

(4) Service gates and four (4) Emergency gates at faces at New Hogan New Hogan Dam Control Chamber, Calaveras County, Valley Springs, California. Work shall be in accordance with the attached Scope of Work, Technical Specifications, Contract Clauses and Davis Bacon Wage Rates.

Price Schedule

Item# Description Quantity Unit Of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

Commercial Epoxy Coating to four (4)

Service gates and four (4) Emergency gates 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

Task 3 Black Butte Lake Flood Control Project Service and Emergency Gates Coatings

C. SCOPE – Provide all materials, labor, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform the contract, as specified. Perform all job planning, programming, permitting, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management required to accomplish specified task order. Repair general corrosion and pitting corrosion on all service gate frames, slide gates and gate guide slots. Remove coating, repair and recoat all properly restored surfaces with a protective/rust preventive coating material. Accomplish all work in accordance with contract specifications and scope of work, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting Officer. Remove all coatings, repair minor corrosion damage and repaint 10 slide gates, guides, gate frames and other associated equipment at the Black Butte Lake Flood Control Project Conduit. Primary focus will be on the metal work. Work shall be in accordance with the attached Scope of Work, Technical Specifications, Contract Clauses and Davis Bacon Wage Rates.

Price Schedule

Item# Description Quantity Unit Of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

Commercial Epoxy Coating to five (5)

Service gates and five (5) Emergency gates 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

Task 4 Eastman Lake – Buchanan Dam Slide Gate Repair

D. SCOPE – Provide all materials, labor, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform the contract, as specified. Perform all job planning, programming, permitting, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management required to accomplish specified task order. Repair general corrosion and pitting corrosion on all gate frames, slide gates and gate guide slots. Remove coating, repair and recoat all properly restored surfaces with a protective/rust preventive coating material. Accomplish all work in accordance with contract specifications and scope of work, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting

Officer. Remove all coatings, repair minor corrosion damage and repaint four slide gates, guides, gate frames, air intake vents and other associated equipment at the Buchanan Dam. Primary focus will be on the metal work. Work shall be in accordance with the attached Scope of Work, Technical Specifications, Contract Clauses and Davis

Bacon Wage Rates.

a. Service gate dimensions: 5 foot 8 inches x 12 foot 6 inches, two total

b. Emergency gate dimensions: 5 foot 8 inches x 12 foot 6 inches, two total

Unit Of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

Commercial Epoxy Coating to two (2)

Service gates and two (2) Emergency gates 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

Task 5 Hidden Dam - Hensley Lake Slide Gate Repair

E. SCOPE – Provide all materials, labor, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform the contract, as specified. Perform all job planning, programming, permitting, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management required to accomplish specified task order. Accomplish all work in accordance with contract specifications and scope of work, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting Officer.

c. Repair general corrosion and pitting corrosion on all gate frames, slide gates and gate guide slots. Remove coating, repair and recoat all properly restored surfaces with a protective/rust preventive coating material.

d. Replace deteriorated concrete at the Hidden Dam exit structure. All replaced concrete must meet or exceed industry standards and maintain the original design dimensions. Remove all coatings, repair minor corrosion damage and repaint four slide gates, guides, gate frames, air intake vents and other associated equipment at the Hidden Dam.

Primary focus will be on the metal work. Work shall be in accordance with the attached Scope of Work, Technical

Specifications, Contract Clauses and Davis Bacon Wage Rates.

(1) Service gate dimensions: 5 foot 0 inches wide x 11 foot 9 inches tall, two total

(2) Emergency gate dimensions: 5 foot 0 inches wide x 11 foot 9 inches tall, two total

The damaged concrete has been noted in the last 6 inches at the end of the exit structure and may even extend further back. The exit structure is 19 feet 8 inches wide, not including the wing walls. See attached diagram for the full dimensions of the exit works.

Price Schedule

Item# Description Quantity Unit Of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

Commercial Epoxy Coating to two (2)

Service gates and two (2) Emergency gates 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

0002 Replace deteriorated concrete 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

Task 6 Martis Creek Dam Slide Gate and Conduit Metal Liner Repair

F. SCOPE – Provide all materials, labor, transportation, and equipment necessary to perform the contract, as specified. Perform all job planning, programming, permitting, scheduling, administration, inspection, and management required to accomplish specified task order. Repair general corrosion and pitting corrosion on all conduit metal liners, four metal air vent ports, four gate frames, four slide gates and gate guide slots. Remove coating, repair and recoat all properly restored surfaces with a protective/rust preventive coating material.

Accomplish all work in accordance with contract specifications and scope of work, all applicable laws, municipal codes, regulations and/or written directives issued by the Contracting Officer. Remove all coatings, repair minor corrosion damage and repaint conduit metal liners, four slide gates, guides, gate frames, air intake vents and other associated equipment at the Martis Creek Dam. Primary focus will be on the metal work. Work shall be in accordance with the attached Scope of Work, Technical Specifications, Contract Clauses and Davis Bacon Wage

Rates.

e. Service gate dimensions: 4 foot x 4 foot, two total

f. Emergency gate dimensions: 4 foot x 4 foot, two total

g. Metal Conduit Liner dimensions: 33 feet through each of the 4' x 4' tunnels

Unit Of

Measure Unit Price Total Price

Commercial Epoxy Coating to two (2)

Service gates and two (2) Emergency gates and Metal Conduit Liner 1 JOB Lump Sum $_________

PHOTO'S

Photo 1 – Cavitation damage steel liner at Black Butte Dam.

Photo 2 – Corrosion damages steel liner at Terminus Dam.

Photo 3 – Cavitation/corrosion damaged slide gate at Isabella Dam

Photo 4 – ASR concrete deterioration at Hidden Dam outlet works.

Photo 5 – Cracked bridge abutment at Hidden Dam.

Photo 6 – Deteriorated concrete along joint in spillway floor at New Hogan Dam.

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

00100 RFP LOCAL

SECTION 00100

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR AWARD

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS (RFPS):

The following documents must be returned with your quote, bid, or offer.

--The completed Standard Form 1442 with continuation pages, duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company. Ensure that the firm’s DUNS or DUNS+4 Number is entered in the block with its name and address.

--Your acknowledgement of any and all Amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 Amendment.

Note: If the SF 1442 and/or the pricing schedule was changed by amendment, be sure to use the amended pages when submitting your quote, bid, or offer.

--The completed Pricing Schedule with your proposed contract line item prices inserted in the appropriate spaces. Prices must be proposed for all contract line items and priced sub-line items. Unit prices are to be extended to the actual “dollar and cents” amounts (i.e., to two decimal places). Do not round off extended prices to the nearest dollar. Check your pricing submission very carefully for mathematical and clerical errors prior to submission.

--Your completed Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Bidders/Offerors (Section 00600).

--Your Bid Guarantee (e.g., Standard Form 24, “Bid Bond”)

INQUIRIES:

Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation in accordance with the following (collect calls will not be accepted):

a. For information related to amendments, and the dates set for receipt of proposals, please check http://www.fedbizopps.gov

b. Contractual and Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet.

1. To submit and review bid inquiry items, offerors will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register go to the aforementioned web page and click on the BID tab. Select Bidder

Inquiry, select agency USACE, and enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, your e-mail address, and then click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

2. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add an inquiry.

http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ https://www.projnet.org/projnet

3. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via e-mail, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed.

4. The Solicitation Number is : W91238-11-R-0017

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 3VNRC5-5G6NUA

c. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries 10 days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

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

e. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone

(Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

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

g. The point of contact for this solicitation is:

Contract Specialist: Monica D. Walker

Telephone: (916) 557-5182

FAX: (916) 557-7854

E-MAIL: Monica.D.Walker@usace.army.mil AND

Donna.S.Hammock@usace.army.mil

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING OFFERS:

Envelopes/packages containing offers must be sealed, marked and addressed as follows:

MARK ENVELOPES/PACKAGES:

Solicitation No. W91238-11-R-0017

Closing Date: August 29, 2011

Closing Time: 1:00 PM Local Time

ADDRESS ENVELOPES/PACKAGES TO:

Department of the Army

U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento

ATTN: Contracting Division

1325 J Street

Sacramento CA 95814-2922

SPECIAL INSTRUCTION PERTAINING TO HAND-CARRIED OFFERS:

Hand-carried offers must be delivered to: The Building Lobby at 1325 J

Street, Sacramento, CA.

Due to security precautions, Offerors may no longer hand-carry their offers directly to Contracting Division. Offers may NOT be turned-in at the Security

Desk or left unattended elsewhere in the Lobby. Additionally, you are advised that there is no public parking in the Building.

mailto:Monica.D.Walker@usace.army.mil mailto:Donna.S.Hammock@usace.army.mil

The contract specialist will be in the Building Lobby 20 minutes prior to the closing time to accept hand-carried offers.

Offerors who desire to hand-deliver their offers at an earlier time must notify the contract specialist in advance in order to arrange to be met in the

Building Lobby by Contracting Division personnel.

Please ensure that all courier and delivery personnel are aware of these procedures.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY, PREAWARD SURVEY:

In order to determine a contractor's responsibility for purposes of contract award in accordance with FAR Part 9, the contractor is required to provide a statement regarding previous experience and past performance in performing comparable work, information related to the business organization, financial resources, and/or plant to be used in performing the work (see

Section 00111). All offerors will complete and return the Preaward Survey as part of the Price/Cost proposal. Failure to submit the Preaward Survey in conjunction with the price proposal will not of itself render the offer unacceptable.

In order to be determined to be responsible a prospective contractor must:

a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them.

b. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments.

c. Have a satisfactory performance record. In making the determination of responsibility, the Government Contracting Officer shall consider relevant past performance information. A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or nonresponsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history except when there are special standards set forth in the solicitation which applies to all bidders that must be met in order to receive the award. These special standards may be necessary when unusual expertise or specialized facilities are necessary in the performance of the contract; therefore, in order to be determined to be responsible for that particular contract, the offeror must be able to meet those special standards.

A prospective contractor that is or recently has been seriously deficient in contract performance shall be presumed to be nonresponsible unless the

Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances were beyond the contractor's control or that the contractor has taken appropriate corrective action. Other responsibility considerations by the Contracting Officer will include past efforts by the contractor to apply sufficient tenacity and perseverance to perform acceptably, to meet quality requirements of contracts, and the contractor's past compliance with subcontracting plans (if required) under recent contracts.

d. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

e. Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them

(including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors).

f. Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them.

g. Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

If the contractor or subcontractor does not already have sufficient resources demonstrated in the completed Preaward Survey, acceptable evidence of "the ability to obtain" the required, adequate resources (all of the resources discussed in subparagraphs a, e, and f above) normally consists of a commitment or explicit arrangement that will be in existence at the time of contract award to rent, purchase or otherwise acquire the needed facilities, equipment, other resources, or personnel.

The Preaward Survey as a tool used by the Government in determining responsibility of the offeror is submitted as part of the Price/Cost proposal and is separate from the technical proposal's response to the technical evaluation criteria found later in this Section. Some of the information required from the offeror for completion of the Preaward Survey and the technical proposal may be duplicative but it is necessary that the information be provided in full in both places and that the Price/Cost proposal and the

Technical proposal be separate documents. DO NOT state, for example, in the technical proposal, "See Price/Cost proposal for past performance information".

AVAILABILITY OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS PUBLICATIONS DESCRIPTIONS:

a. The internet URL for Corps of Engineers publications is:

http://140.194.76.129/publications/

b. Construction Criteria Base (CCB). The Construction Criteria Base (CCB) system available through the National Institute of Building Sciences includes copies of Corps of Engineers methods and specifications. Information about the CCB can be obtained from:

http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ccb.php

c. The Corps of Engineers manual, EM 385-1-1, Safety and Health

Requirements Manual, is available on the Internet at the following location:

https://kme.usace.army.mil/CoPs/Contracting/USACE%20Safety%20Manual%20%20EM%20

38511%202008/Forms/AllItems.aspx

TELEGRAPHIC OFFERS:

TELEGRAPHIC OFFERS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.

However, offers may be modified or withdrawn by telegraphic notice. Any telegram to modify an offer sent to this office must be received in the office designated in the solicitation for receipt of offers not later than the exact date and time set for receipt of offers. A telegraphic modification of an offer received in such office by telephone from the receiving telegraph office not later than the exact date and time set for receipt of offers shall be considered. However, the telephone message shall be confirmed by the telegraph company by sending a copy of the written telegram that formed the basis for the telephone call. The written telegram shall be sealed in an envelope by a proper official and sent to the office designated in the solicitation for receipt of offers. The official shall write on the envelope (1) the date and time of receipt and by whom, and (2) the solicitation number, and shall sign the envelope. The offeror is responsible to inform the telegraph company of http://140.194.76.129/publications/ http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ccb.php https://kme.usace.army.mil/CoPs/Contracting/USACE%20Safety%20Manual%20%20EM%2038511%202008/Forms/AllItems.aspx https://kme.usace.army.mil/CoPs/Contracting/USACE%20Safety%20Manual%20%20EM%2038511%202008/Forms/AllItems.aspx these requirements. No one from this office will be dispatched to the local telegraph office to pick up any telegram for any reason. An offer may be withdrawn by telegraphic notice received at any time prior to contract award.

FACSIMILE BIDS/OFFERS:

Facsimile bids/offers, modifications thereto, or cancellations of bids/offers will not be accepted.

concluded and the contract price was agreed to.

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS:

The bidder/offeror whose bid/offer is accepted will, within the time established in the contract, furnish performance and payment bonds in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 located in Section 00700.

INDIVIDUAL SURETIES IN SUPPORT OF BID BONDS:

Bidders/offerors utilizing individual sureties in support of a bid bond shall include a Standard Form (SF) 28 (Affidavit of Individual Surety), accompanied by a pledge of acceptable assets from each person acting as an individual surety, and include these with the SF 24 (Bid Bond), and the bid itself (see clause titled "Pledges of Assets," FAR 52.228-11).

Pledges of acceptable assets shall be in the form of (1) evidence of an escrow account and/or (2) a recorded lien on real estate. If this is an IFB, failure to provide pledges of acceptable assets, with the bid, in the specified form, accompanied by a properly executed SF 24 and SF 28, will render the bidder nonresponsible and thus ineligible for award. If this is an

RFP, failure to provide required documentation described herein may cause the offeror to be deemed "unacceptable".

BID GUARANTEE FORM AND AMOUNT:

The offeror shall furnish a separate bid guarantee in accordance with the solicitation provision titled "Bid Guarantee", FAR 52.228-1. In accordance with FAR 28.101-2 the bid guarantee amount shall be at least 20 percent of the

"bid price" but shall not exceed $3 million. When the penal sum is expressed as a percentage, a maximum dollar limitation may be stated. If there are option line items on the Pricing Schedule (Section 00010), the term "bid price" is hereby defined as the total bid not to include any amount for line items designated as "options". In bids/proposals that contain "additives", the "bid price" is defined as the total of all bid items including additive line items. FAR 28.106-1 states that a Standard Form (SF) 24 shall be used for the bid bond. In accordance with FAR 28.202(a)(1), corporate sureties utilized must appear on the list contained in the Department of Treasury

Circular 570 titled "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable

Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring Companies."

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS:

A written award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number APR 2008

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2004

52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Act Requirement--Construction

Materials

FEB 2009

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction contract with fixed unit prices resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

ATTN: Donna Hammock, Room 878

1325 J Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

(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.

NOTE: Site visits to project sites for Task Orders 1 through 6 will be scheduled as noted in agenda below. Site visits are scheduled in order to give contractors and USACE an opportunity to confirm work to be performed. Scope of work and bid schedule for Task Orders 1 through 6 may be revised after site visits. If revisions to scope of work and bid schedule occur, USACE will provide updated documents to contractors by 16 August 2011. Site visits will be handled as follows:

Attendance will be limited to two (2) representatives per company

Meeting times are prompt and sharp. Late attendees won’t be allowed to join the site visits

No additional site visits will be scheduled

Attendees must show proof of US Citizenship

Valid ID is required

Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required

Site visits will be for the purpose of evaluating access, staging, etc. and will not include entrance into conduits or any confined space

Cameras will not be allowed. Photos of inaccessible areas will be provided to contractors by USACE as appropriate.

Point of contact: Zeffy Ruvalcaba Office: (916) 557-7646

Cell: (916) 903-3698

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for the following sites:

Dam Maintenance IDIQ - Site Visit Agenda

5-11 August 2011

Friday, 5 August

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Black Butte Lake Site Visit

Meet at Dam Headquarters:

19225 Newville Road, Orland, CA

Monday, 8 August

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastman Lake Site Visit

Meet at Dam Headquarters:

32175 Road 29, Raymond, CA

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hensley Lake Site Visit

Meet at Dam Headquarters:

25207 Road 407, Raymond, CA

Tuesday, 9 August

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Pine Flat Lake Site Visit

Meet at Dam Headquarters:

27295 Pine Flat Road, Sanger, CA

Wednesday, 10 August

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Martis Creek Lake Site Visit

Meet at Dam Headquarters:

11989 Martis Dam Road, Truckee, CA

Thursday, 11 August

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. New Hogan Lake Site Visit

Meet at Dam Headquarters:

2713 Hogan Dam Road, Valley Springs, CA

Items to Bring:

Valid Identification

Proof of US Citizenship

Site Visit POC: Zeffy Ruvalcaba

Office: (916) 557-7646

Cell: (916) 903-3698

Lunch for Eastman and Hensley site visits (remote areas)

Lodging Information (recommendation for 8-9 August site visits):

Homewood Suites by Hilton® Fresno

6820 North Fresno Street, Fresno, California, United States 93710

Tel: 1-559-440-0801 Fax: 1-559-440-0802

Note: Lodging and meals are individual responsibility.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

(End of provision

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

N/A

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of Defense FAR Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR/

SECTION 00111

EVALUATION CRITERIA OVERVIEW

This is a "Best Value" solicitation to cover the a wide range of repairs and replacement of components on all facets of dams owned by the Sacramento District of the US Army Corps of

Engineers (SPK), California. The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed-price contract to that responsible offeror whom the Source Selection Authority determined conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government, considering all non-price factors described herein, and price.

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP). Proposals will be evaluated by a Source Selection

Evaluation Board (SSEB) comprised of representatives of the Corps of Engineers. Award will be made to that offeror, who can accomplish the requirements set forth in the RFP in a manner most advantageous to the Government considering both cost and non-cost factors. The

Government reserves the right to award this Contract to other than the lowest price offeror after consideration of all factors.

The work to be performed under this contract will be in high security areas. All contractors and contract employees shall undergo a background investigation before being allowed to work in the secured areas.

In accordance with the requirements of Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), no contract shall be entered into unless the Contracting Officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR requirement that no award shall be made unless the Contracting Officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must meet the general standards in FAR Part 9 and any special standards set forth in the solicitation.

SOURCE SELECTION USING THE TRADE-OFF PROCESS

The Government will select the offer that represents the best value to the Government by using the trade-off process described in FAR Part 15. This process permits tradeoffs between price and technical merit/quality (―non-cost‖) factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced offer or other than the highest technically rated offer. The award decision will be based on a comparative analysis and an integrated assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation.

GENERAL TECHNICAL EVALUATION OF FACTORS CRITERIA

a. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.215-1, the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should be contain the technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

b. In accordance with FAR 15.304, the following factors will be considered in evaluating the non-cost and cost aspects of the proposals;

Non-Cost Factors:

Factor 1: Technical Approach

Factor 2: Key Personnel

Factor 3: Past Performance; Sub-factor: (a) Capabilities

Cost Factors:

Factor 4: Price

RELATIVE WEIGHTING OF THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

The Technical Evaluation Factors are listed below in descending order of importance, as follows:

Non-cost factors 1, 2, and 3 are listed in the order of importance, and are not comparatively equal. Factor 4 is less significant than factors 1, 2 and 3.

RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF PRICE TO THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION

FACTORS

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. The Government is concerned with striking the most advantageous balance between technical merit (―quality‖) and cost to the Government (i.e., the price). The degree of importance of price could become greater depending upon the equality of the technical proposals.

If competing technical proposals are determined to be essentially equal, price could become the controlling factor.

EVALUATION FACTORS AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

FACTOR 1- TECHNICAL APPROACH EVALUATION:

1. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s technical proposal based on how well the proposal addresses each of the evaluation factors/sub-factors, further described in paragraph 9.2, and on how well the offeror has performed on related projects through the evaluation of the past performance information provided from references or obtained from other sources. Each of the evaluation factors without sub-factors will be evaluated by the Government and an adjectival rating and risk rating or confidence assessment will be determined by consensus of the

Government evaluation board.

2. The evaluation factors correlate directly to the main organizational tabs identified in the proposal submission instructions in Factor 4 below. However, any information contained in the technical proposal can nonetheless be considered by the Government in its evaluation under any factor or sub-factor.

3. The offeror’s conformance with the specified format and submission requirements will be considered during the technical evaluation. Failure to comply with the formatting and/or submission requirements may be seen as indicative of the type of problems that could be expected during contract performance. Lack of conformance could therefore result in a higher risk assessment, in addition to any other impacts on the evaluation. Material omission(s) may cause the technical proposal to be rejected as unacceptable. However, in accordance with FAR

52.215-1, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals. For example, a failure by a proposed key subcontractor to submit a properly executed letter of commitment may be considered as increasing risk, but will not be considered a proposal deficiency.

4. Technical proposals which do not provide the specified information in the specified location in accordance with the submission instructions may be downgraded. The Government is under no obligation to search for information that is not in the specified location.

5. Proposals which are generic, vague, or lacking in detail may be downgraded. The proposal submission instructions are written to give prospective contractors, where feasible, an indication of the level of detail desired by the Government. The offeror’s failure to include information that the Government has indicated should be included may result in the proposal being downgraded and/or being found deficient if inadequate detail is provided.

6. Any prescribed page and formatting limitations will be strictly adhered to and enforced by the

Government. The Government will not evaluate any excess information resulting from the offeror’s failure to comply with the submission instructions. Examples: If an offeror were to submit three pages in response to an item with a two page limitation, the information on the first two pages would be evaluated but the information on the third page would not be evaluated. If an offeror were to submit a fold-out sheet (e.g. 11‖x17‖) in response to a one-page limitation where fold-out sheets were not authorized, only the information that could reasonably have been submitted on one 8-1/2 x 11 inch sheet would be evaluated. If an offeror were to submit three 8-

1/2 x 11 inch pages in response to a one not-to-exceed 11 x 17 inch page limitation, only the information that could reasonably have been submitted on one 11 x 17 inch sheet would be evaluated. If an offeror submitted alternates that were not requested (e.g. past performance outside of the timeframe requested), the information will not be evaluated.

7. The degree of risk to the Government inherent in the offeror’s technical proposal will be a consideration under every evaluation factor/sub-factor.

8. A ―deficiency‖ is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level. ―Weakness‖ means a flaw in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. A ―significant weakness‖ is a proposal flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. The Government cannot accept an offer with a deficiency in its technical proposal. The term ―acceptable‖ is therefore used in this context to describe a technical proposal that does not contain a deficiency and thus could be accepted by the Government, notwithstanding any weaknesses or significant weaknesses in the proposal.

9. The Government cannot make award based on a deficient offer. Therefore, a rating of

―Unacceptable‖ or ―Fail‖ under any factor or sub-factor will render the offer ineligible for award, unless the Government elects to enter into discussions with that offeror and all deficiencies are remedied in a revised proposal.

10. Failure of a proposed key person or subcontractor to furnish authorization for the

Government to discuss its past performance with the offeror will not be considered a proposal deficiency. However, the Government will not be able to disclose to the offeror any details pertaining to their performance problems.

11. Offerors shall include a detailed technical approach to executing the construction portions of this contract. Offerors shall describe the technical approach for construction of this project and discuss how they propose to manage labor and other resource constraints to achieve an aggressive schedule in a narrative submittal. The narrative should include the Offeror’s proposed measures to make up schedule in the event that they fall behind. The schedule shall be supported by listing the crew sizes and equipment required for each major component of the work. The schedule shall include the contractor's construction procedure and phasing plan. The average number of hours worked per crew per week shall be furnished. Schedules shall be furnished in primavera or equivalent scheduling software. Proposed innovations that gain schedule are a plus;

however, the innovations must be proven on past projects and must meet the constraints described within the plans and specifications. Offerors shall identify specific areas that will be self performed and areas that will be constructed by subcontractors.

FACTOR 2 - KEY PERSONNEL TECHNICAL EVALUATION:

1. Qualifications and capabilities for key personnel that will be utilized for construction shall be provided. Personnel listed shall include both Prime Contractor personnel and any contemplated major subcontractor personnel. Major subcontractor information submitted shall be with firms with whom the contractor has had successful prime/sub relationships in the past or with whom the Offeror intends to use on this project.

2. Offerors’ technical approach narrative shall describe the proposed level of prime performed work and major subcontractor activity.

3. Offerors shall provide the qualifications and experience of key personnel, project managers, superintendents, and safety and quality control officers identified for participation on projects under this contract.

4. Offerors shall include resumes that include each individual’s years of experience in position;

experience in projects of similar scope, magnitude, complexity, and schedule.

FACTOR 2 - EVALUATION AND RATING GUIDELINES:

Thorough, detailed and complete narratives will be rated more highly than those not providing sufficient detail or discussion of the proposed approach. Omission of requested information will result in lower ratings than those who provide all the information identified.