A7.1_Solicitation_14-R-0034_Florin_Creek.pdf

Project: South Sacramento County Streams Project Flood Damage Reduction Group Florin Creek from Franklin Blvd to Highw ay 99 (Contract 2D1), Sacramento, CA

Description: The Florin Creek Project from 150 feet dow nstream of Franklin Blvd. to Highw ay 99 w ill consist of the follow ing elements:

• Channel w idening of Florin Creek, w ithin the limits of the existing right-of-w ay and surrounding development.

A 255-foot retaining w all is required; a 165-foot long sheet pile w all is required along the bike trail;

increase the bottom w idth of the channel. Short retaining w alls are required on the dow nstream side of Persimmon Avenue and at the southeast corner of the box culvert

• Low flow concrete invert channel lining full channel paving at bridge/culvert crossings. The full channel paving w ill extend a minimum of 25-feet in each direction

This acquisition is proceeding as a Competitive 8(a) Small Business Set-Aside.

The magnitude is betw een $5, 000,000 and $10,000,000.

RONDA ENGLISH 916-557-7240

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

04-May-2015

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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 ________565 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 ______________12 Jun 2015 (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

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SACRAMENTO

CONTRACTING DIVISION

1325 J STREET

SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

W91238

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE W91238

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

10:00 AM (hour) Sealed envelopes containing offers

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SACRAMENTO

CONTRACTING DIVISION

1325 J STREET

SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

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

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W91238-14-R-0034 59

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

W91238-14-R-0034

Section 00 00 00 - Procurement and Contracting Requirements

SF 1442 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

Company Name Signature Title

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

Name Signature

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 (name) corporation named as offeror in the within offer; that ______________________, (name) 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.

Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment 1 Specifications RFP 1916 432 23-MAR-2015 Attachment 2 Drawings 121 12-AUG-2014 Attachment 3 Revised Pricing Schedule 4 Attachment 4 Wage Determination 45 01-MAY-2015 Attachment 5 Specifications Florin

Creek

432 23-MAR-2015

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Job Florin Creek Project

FFP

Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, material equipment, ect necessary to perform all work in accordance with the scope of work, drawings and specificaitons of the RFP.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System Number JUL 2013 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 2003 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction Materials MAY 2014 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation APR 1984 252.225-7031 Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel JUN 2005 252.236-7008 Contract Prices-Bidding Schedules DEC 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

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

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

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

Site visit is scheduled on Thursday, 28 May 2015 at 9:00 am. Work boots needed to walk the site.

(c) Participants will meet at—

Florin Creek Park & Recreation Center, Parking Lot, Persimmon Avenue, Sacramento. There are estimated 50 off-street parking spaces at location. The site visit will begin there and walk will be through the park to the creek, and drive around from there if needed. USACE POC will meet everyone at parking location to ensure visitor’s register on sign-up sheet. Please call or email site visit POC, Joaquin "Kin" Quenga, at 916-557-6623 or joaquin.s.quenga@usace.army.mil with any questions/concerns.

(End of provision)

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

N/A mailto:joaquin.s.quenga@usace.army.mil

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

SECTION 00 21 16

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR AWARD

SUBMITTAL INFORMATION FOR SUPPLIERS (RFQS), BIDDERS (IFBS) AND 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 CLIN 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 00 45 00).

--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 QUICK ADD link. Select agency as USACE, and enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, your e-mail address, and then click continue. Fill in all required information and click Add User.

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

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

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

4. The Solicitation Number is : W91238-14-R-0034 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: XGAZKT-A4JRMC

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: Ronda English Telephone: (916) 557-7240

E-MAIL:Ronda.English@usace.army.mil

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING OFFERS:

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

MARK ENVELOPES/PACKAGES:

Solicitation No. W91238-14 -R-0034

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.

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 coordinate with 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 00 22 10). 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.

Determination of Contractor Responsibility will be completed in accordance with FAR 9.104-1:

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 FAR 9.104-1) 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://www.publications.usace.army.mil/

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

FACSIMILE BIDS/OFFERS:

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

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.

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).

http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/ http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ccb.php

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 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 CLIN Schedule, 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.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration:

It is a requirement that any and all contractors that intend to do business with the government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. No contract may be awarded by the government to any contractor who is not registered in SAM. If your company is not registered in SAM, you must register in order to be eligible for any government award.

The following link provides access to the SAM website:

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

If you have difficulties with or questions regarding the SAM registration, the following link has been set up by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to assist contractors registering for CAGE codes for enrollment and navigation within SAM:

https://www.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/CAGETier3/ https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ https://www.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/CAGETier3/

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

SECTION 00 22 10

SECTION 00 22 10

PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION

BASIS OF AWARD,

GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS,

EVALUATIONS, AND CONTRACT AWARD

1. OVERVIEW.

1.1. This is a “Single Phase Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Request for Proposals” solicitation for South Sacramento County Streams Project Flood Damage Reduction Group Florin Creek from Franklin Blvd to Highway 99 (Contract 2D1) in Sacramento, California. The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed-price contract to the responsive and responsible offeror whom the Source Selection Authority determined had the lowest priced technically acceptable (LPTA) proposal, conforms to the solicitation, and is fair and reasonable.

1.2. Overview of the Source Selection Process. The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Proposals are evaluated for technically acceptability but not ranked using the non-cost/price factors.

1.3 Offeror’s are advised that the Government intends to make awards on the basis of initial technical acceptable proposals without conducting discussions with offeror’s, but reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined by the Source Selection Authority to be necessary [see FAR Part 14.501(a)].

Therefore, the initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint.

2. BASIS OF AWARD.

The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded to the lowest priced offeror who submits a technically acceptable proposal. Technical acceptability is based upon the three (3) non-priced (technical) factors: Experience and Capability and Past Performance. Within three days after the date of contract award, and in accordance with FAR 15.503, the SSA will notify all unsuccessful offerors in writing. If available, the SSA will also provide a formal debriefing to all offerors who request it. The debriefing team will consist of the SSA and others as determined by her to be appropriate. Debriefings are to be conducted in compliance with the provisions of FAR 15.506 for post-award debriefings.

However, if the first offeror (lowest priced offeror will be evaluated first) is deemed technically acceptable, then no other offeror non-priced proposal will be evaluated and debriefings will not be available. If the first offeror is not deemed unacceptable, a debriefing will be offered to the offeror deemed “not technically acceptable”.. This will apply to any offeror deemed unacceptable in the technical evaluation process.

2.1. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD

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 prime contractor must meet the general standards in FAR Part 9 and any special standards set forth in the solicitation.

2.2. THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS:

a. The Government will evaluate the technical proposal that is deemed lowest price first and if the offeror is deemed technically acceptable, the Government will not evaluate any other proposals. If the lowest priced proposal is deemed “Not Technically Acceptable”, then the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated. The technical evaluation is based on how well the proposal addresses each of the three evaluation factors, listed below and further described in the Technical Proposal Volume. Each of the evaluation factors will be evaluated by the Government and an adjectival rating of “Acceptable” or “Not Acceptable” determined by consensus of the Government evaluation board. There are no relative weights assigned to the factors.

b. The evaluation factors correlate directly to the main organizational tabs identified in the proposal submission instructions in the Technical Proposal Volume. However, any information contained in the technical proposal can nonetheless be considered by the Government in its evaluation under any factor.

FACTOR 1 - EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY

FACTOR 2 - NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULE (NAS)

FACTOR 3 - PAST PERFORMANCE

2.3. GENERAL TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

a. The evaluation shall be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 15.101-2 -- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. For this procurement, only one technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror. Offerors should submit a proposal that is complete without the need of additional explanation or information. The Government intends to make a final determination regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted. If it is determined in the best interest to the Government, the contracting officer may proceed without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals that have been found to be Unacceptable, an example would be for the Government to clarify administrative issues that would clarify a minor issue and make an offeror Acceptable.

b. Technical Proposals will be rated at the factor level and will be evaluated in terms of Acceptable or Unacceptable. The Government’s intent is not to hold discussions, but if discussions are held, it will be in accordance with FAR 15.306. If discussions are held with offeror whose proposals are considered Unacceptable and a request for proposal revisions are requested, the revised proposal will be re-evaluated in accordance with the criteria in the solicitation. After completion of discussions and evaluation of any revised proposals, the proposal shall be determined as acceptable or unacceptable. If determined unacceptable, a notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror’s upon completion of the proposal evaluation and final determination of unacceptability.

c. 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 will result in a Unacceptable rating, in addition to any other impacts on the evaluation. Material omission(s) may cause the technical proposal to be rejected as unacceptable.

d. Technical proposals which do not provide the specified information in the specified location in accordance with the submission instructions may be deemed Unacceptable. The Government is under no obligation to search for information that is not in the specified location. The offeror’s failure to include information the Government has indicated should be included will result in the proposal being “Unacceptable” if inadequate detail is not provided.

e. 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 bidder 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 a 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 the information will not be evaluated.

f. Past Performance Evaluation. The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements and will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-2(b)(1). The past performance evaluation will considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance that meet the contract’s requirements but the comparative assessment does not apply to LPTA source selections. Past Performance can include offerors past or current contracts (including Federal, State, Local Government and private industry of similar project requirements).

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 in the context of “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

2.4. EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSAL

a. When applicable, the Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns will not be applied to this procurement. The Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Businesses will not apply to this procurement as it is currently suspended for Department of Defense.

b. Information required to be submitted in the Price volume in addition to the executed SF 1442 with acknowledgement of amendments and the completed pricing schedule will be used to determine the bidder’s eligibility for contract award in accordance with paragraph 2.1 above (for example, the bidder’s representations and certifications; the bid guarantee; the offeror’s pre-award survey information; and the offeror’s small business subcontracting plan). The Government may enter into exchanges with offerors about such information without it constituting discussions, subject to applicable FAR limitations; FAR 28.101-4, Noncompliance with bid guarantee requirements; and 52.219-9, ALT II, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

3 GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS.

3.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

3.1.1 Media, Page Size, Margins, Fonts, and Page Limitations.

Submit only the hard-copy paper documents and electronic files specifically authorized elsewhere in this section. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. Do not include links to information on websites in lieu of incorporating the information physically into the proposal. Except where another size is specifically authorized for a specific submission, use only 8 1/2” x 11” paper. Use at least 1 inch margins, which may include headers and footers. Do not justify the right margin. Ensure that all text and graphics are clearly legible. Do not use a font size smaller than 10, unusual font styles such as script, or condensed fonts. For submissions with page limitations, the pages will be counted as follows: One side of the paper is one page; information on both the back and front of one sheet of paper will be counted as two pages. Where authorized, a foldout sheet will count as one page. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a “Table of Contents” or divider tabs, are excluded from page limitations.

3.1.2 Proposal Submissions.

The preferred method for assembling proposals is a method that enables the rapid insertion or deletion of pages such as three ring binders. Ensure recommended capacity is not exceeded and that pages turn freely. Do not use spring clamps, spiral binding systems, or heat binding systems.

3.1.3 Conditioning of Proposal.

Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or bid price volumes. Inclusion of any standard company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in a determination that the proposal/bid is unacceptable and thus ineligible for award. Resolve questions about the terms and conditions or technical requirements of the solicitation prior to submission of the proposal/bid; see “Inquiries”, located in Section 00 21 16, for points of contact. Notwithstanding the above, the bidder must clearly describe in the proposal cover sheet submitted with the bid price volume any exceptions, within the proposal/bid, to the contractual and/or technical terms and conditions of the solicitation.

4. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL VOLUME.

4.1 NUMBER OF SETS OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

The Technical Proposal is to be submitted in one hard “original” for technical and price with one (1) one complete copy of the technical and price proposals on Compact Disk (CD) using a searchable “pdf” file format.

Use the following cover sheet below when submitting the Technical Proposal Volume:

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL VOLUME

COVER SHEET

1. Name, Address, and DUNS Number of Prime Contractor

2. Telephone Number: ________________________________________________________________

3. Solicitation Number: _______________________________________________________________

4. Title of Project: ___________________________________________________________________

5. Name and Title of Person Authorized to Sign Bid: Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

6. Names, titles, and telephone and email addresses of persons authorized to negotiate on the bidder’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation:

7. The bidder agrees to perform the required work according to the proposed technical approach in strict accordance with the terms and conditions of this solicitation.

8 . Signature: ______________________________________________ Title

9. Bid Date: _____________________________________________

10. Amendments (Number & Date of Acknowledgement):

END OF COVER SHEET

4.2 FORMAT, CONTENTS, AND LIST OF TABS FOR THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

Use 8-1/2” x 11” pages for the narrative portions of the proposal. Organize your technical proposal as indicated below. The tabs directly correlate to the technical evaluation factors. Although the Government may use information contained anywhere within the technical proposal in its evaluation of any technical evaluation criteria, the Government is not obligated to search for or to consider information that is not located in the specified location. Number the pages in each factor. Do not include information pertaining to your proposed pricing for this project in the technical proposal. Limit your submittals to the information specified; excess information will not be evaluated.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

TAB CONTENTS

PREFACE

Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Introduction

1. FACTOR 1 – EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY-

a. Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Demonstrating Experience and Capability

2. FACTOR 2 – NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEUDLE (NAS)

a. NAS demonstrating the project’s construction activities

3. FACTOR 3-PAST PERFORMANCE

a. Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Past Performance

b. Key Subcontractor Authorization Letters

5 DETAILED SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

5.1 Preface – Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Introduction

a. The Offeror is required to propose a specific project team including key subcontractors for evaluation in response to this Request for Proposals. For purposes of this procurement, the terms “key subcontractors” are used to refer only to the prospective subcontractors whose qualifications, experience, and past performance will be evaluated by the Government as part of the source selection process. For reasons of efficiency, not all of the subcontractors critical to successful post-award contract performance have been included in this group. In order to streamline the proposal submission and evaluation process, please limit your submission to the information specifically requested. Information pertaining to other subcontractors not designated as “key” by the Government will be considered excess and will not be evaluated.

b. For the purposes of this procurement, a key subcontractor is defined as any subcontractor performing “key” major work elements for which capability information is required to be submitted for evaluation as part of the Offeror’s technical proposal. The Government has designated the following major work elements as “key”:

i. Earthwork construction effort

ii. Structural construction effort

iii. Concrete effort

c. The Offeror’s attention is directed to the clause in Section 00 73 00 titled “Key Personnel and Subcontractors”. In accordance with this clause, any post-award changes to the key personnel and/or key subcontractors in the accepted proposal will require Contracting Officer approval.

d. Provide a brief introduction narrative. Identify and provide the name, DUNS number, address, point of contact email address, and a brief description of the role and authority of each firm that will be involved in performance of this contract at the prime contractor and key subcontractor level. If the proposed prime contractor is a Joint Venture (i.e., mentor protégé), describe the relationship, role, and authority (to include management authority) of each firm. (Note: If a proposed firm has branch offices, provide information for each individual branch office that will perform work under the contract with its own workforce.) List the major work elements to be self-performed by the offeror’s in-house work force and by each key subcontractor. The submission is limited to two (2) 8-1/2”x11” pages for narrative.

e. The Government will not evaluate the Preface - Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Introduction. The purpose of this narrative is to provide a brief introduction for information purposes.

5.2 Tab 1 Factor 1- Prime Contract/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Experience and Capabilities:

5.2.1. General Information: The information provided under this tab will be used to evaluate the experience and capability of the offeror and proposed key subcontractors. The resumes and example projects will provide the primary basis for acceptability for the Government’s evaluation of the offeror’s qualifications and experiences. The Government is especially interested in relevant experience in the renovation of incised channels. Both examples can either be commercial or institutional. The Key Elements are: management of renovations of channel work between or adjacent to private/public property lines; maintaining safety for active streets; Limiting construction noise. Sequencing/Phasing

5.2.2. Submission of Factor 1 -Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Demonstrating Experience and Capability

5.2.2. a. The offeror is required to submit “example projects” for each of the three (3) below capability areas that demonstrate the prime’s and/or key subcontractor’s experience and capability to successfully complete the example project. Each offeror must submit example projects (Prime contractor and key subcontractor) with a minimum of two (2) example projects but no more than three (3) example projects demonstrating experience in the key elements listed below. Example projects are a requirement for the prime and key subcontractor.

Each offeror’s example projects shall include:

1. Two (2) but no more than three (3) example projects, but no more than three, demonstrating the offeror’s construction/project management experience and capability as a prime contractor on a similar project and scope;

2. Two (2) but no more than three (3) example projects, but no more than three, demonstrating the experience and capability of the firm (prime or subcontractor) that will be performing the majority of the earth moving construction effort;

3. Two (2) but no more than three (3) example projects, but no more than three, demonstrating the experience and capability of the firm (prime or subcontractor) that will be performing the majority of the concrete construction effort.

5.2.2. b. Any prescribed page and formatting limitations shall be strictly adhered to and enforced by the Government. The Government may not evaluate any excess information resulting from the offeror’s failure to comply with the submission instructions. Examples: If an offeror were to submit four example projects in response to a requirement for three example projects, only the first three example projects will be evaluated and the information on the fourth project would not be evaluated.

5.2.2. c. Provide a Summary Matrix that indicates which submitted example project(s) demonstrates the experience(s) and capabilities of which firm (i.e. prime, subcontractor) will perform the capability area identified in paragraph 5.2.2.a above.

5.2.2. d. Formatting and Other Restrictions.

(1) Start the information for each example project on a new page. The submission is limited to 8-1/2” x 11” pages.

(2) Use the “Project Information Form” below which follows for submitting the example projects. Use of an alternate format could result in a lower rating if all of the specified information is not provided. (Note: Do not submit a group of related jobs as one project unless all of the work was done under the same contract, or for indefinite delivery contracts, under one task order.)

PROJECT INFORMATION FORM

1. Example Project Number: Start with “1” for the first of all submitted projects and number consecutively.

2. Name of Contractor(s)/Key Subcontractor (s) that Project is Demonstrating Experience: Provide the name of the proposed firm(s) that this example project is demonstrating experience and capability.

3. Contract Number and Awarded Prime Contractor Name: Provide contract number assigned by the procuring Contracting Office and the name of the contractor that was awarded the contract.

4. Title and Location: Title and location of project or contract.

5. Month and Year Project Work Commenced and Month and Year Project was Completed.

6. Project Owner: Project owner or user, such as a government agency or installation, an institution, or corporation or private individual.

7. Point of Contact Name: Provide name of a person associated with the project owner or the organization that contracted for the construction, who is very familiar with the project and the firm’s (or firms’) performance.

8. Point of Contact Telephone Number: Include area code.

9. Description of the Project: Provide contract type, dollar amount, physical size, and brief description of prime contracted effort. If the firm (prime/key subcontractor) performed as a subcontractor, describe the work effort pertaining to the subcontracted effort, not the prime contract requirement. For each firm (prime/key subcontractor) that was involved on the example project, provide sufficient detail to establish the relevance to the current project to include (1) the performance period in month and year, (2) final dollar value, (3) physical size and (4) principal elements and special features of the work self-performed by that contractor’s employees.

10. Provide name of firm(s) (prime/key subcontractor) and branch offices, if appropriate, that were involved in the example project, their roles, and their respective contract numbers.

END OF FORM

(3) The Summary Matrix is limited to one page (NTE 11” x 17”). For example:

Capability #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 Prime Contractor X X X Earthwork construction effort X X Structural construction effort X X Concrete effort X X

5.2.2.e. Evaluation Criteria.

1. Evaluation Criteria: The Government will evaluate the example projects to determine if the offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant experience and capability in each key area below:

a. The offeror’s construction/project management experience and capability as a prime contractor on a similar project and scope;

b. The offeror’s experience and capability of the firm (prime or subcontractor) that will be performing the majority of the earth moving construction effort;

c. The offeror’s experience and capability of the firm (prime or subcontractor) that will be performing the majority of the concrete construction effort.

5.2.2. f. Evaluation Criteria Definition: Offer(s) will be deemed “Acceptable” if proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the Request For Proposal (RFP) evaluation factor one. If offeror provides any deviation(s) from the Request for Proposal (RFP), their proposal will be considered “Unacceptable”.

Rating Description Acceptable

Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

5.3 Tab 2 Factor 2-Network Analysis Schedule.

5.3.1. General. Each offeror shall provide a NAS demonstrating the project’s construction activities requirements in a logical sequence and exhibiting an achievable timeline within the period of performance of the project.

5.3.2. Evaluation Criteria Definition: Offer(s) will be deemed “Acceptable” if proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the Request For Proposal (RFP) evaluation factor two. If offeror provides any deviation(s) from the Request for Proposal (RFP), their proposal will be considered “Unacceptable”.

5.4 Tab 3 of the Technical Proposal: Factor 3 – Past Performance.

5.4.1. General. The information provided under this tab will be used to evaluate the relevant past performance record of the offeror and proposed key subcontractors. Information other than that supplied by the offeror under this tab may be utilized by the Government in its evaluation of past performance.

5.4.1.b. The more similarities an example project has with the prospective contract, the greater the degree of relevancy. The Source Selection Authority shall determine the relevance of similar past performance information.

5.4.2. Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Past Performance.

5.4.2.a. Offerors are to provide past performance evaluation information on the example projects submitted under the Experience and Capability factor (e.g. Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARS) (Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS)), questionnaire, similar performance evaluation, or other performance evaluations completed previously).

5.4.2.b. The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1 Experience and Capability. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQ should be 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, Ronda English via email at Ronda.English@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. Any other form from the State, Local Governments for past performance may be used if the offeror’s past performance evaluations are clearly understood and transferrable to the PPQ subject areas.

5.4.2.c. The Government is interested in the information provided under this tab to evaluate the past performance of the offeror and proposed key subcontractors with detailed relevant project experience stated in the RFP. The proposal must demonstrate that the Contractor has successfully completed minimum of two (2) no more than three (3) contracts of similar scope, magnitude and complexity demonstrating experience with levee construction including channel widening, raising upstream and downstream parapets, retaining walls construction and concrete paving channel lining and full channel paving at bridge crossings. Contractor shall provide the government with any CCAS Evaluation with respect to each project or performance evaluation sheet from a government representative.

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