Amendment_02_W91238-16-R-0008.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Project: Planning and Environmental Studies MATOC The purpose of this amendment is to:

A. The change the closing date for the bidder’s inquiry to 11 Dec 2015 in section 52.212-1 addendum.

B. To revise the solicitation number and the closing date on the marked packages for delivery in section 52.212-1 addendum.

C. To revise tab 3 of the pricing proposal chart of in section 52.212-1 addendum to add the w ord redacted.

D. To revise tab 7 of the pricing proposal chart of in section 52.212-1 addendum to add the w ords “Redacted (Not meant for aw ard).”

E. To add the w ords (Not meant for aw ard) to the technical proposal chart titled “Sample Project: (Factors 5 and 6 below )” in section 52.212-1 addendum.

F. All changes w ill be annotated by the change bar.

G. See summary of changes.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 19

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 04-Dec-2015

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W91238-16-R-0008

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-Nov-2015

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04-Dec-2015

CODE

USACE SACRAMENTO DISTRICT

ATTN: CONTRACTING DIVISION

1325 J STREET

SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

W91238 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W91238-16-R-0008

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

Global Changes

CLIN 0001 -- CLIN 4001

The FSC code has changed from F101 to B510.

The NAICS code has changed from 562910 to 541620.

The following have been modified:

CLASSIFICATION AND LABOR RATES

All rates are fully-burdened hourly rates, excluding profit and ODCs.

Direct Labor Rates

Direct Labor Classification Hourly Rate Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Indirect Cost

Escalation Rate (For out years)

Profit

Labor

Subcontractor

Other Direct Cost

OTHER DIRECT COSTS: Other direct costs, including laboratory, will be negotiated at the task order level. Travel and Per Diem will be in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations.

LABOR CLASSIFICATIONS – SUBCONTRACTORS

If you intend to utilize subcontractors, provide the same information as requested of the prime, including fully-burdened hourly labor rates, including subcontractor’s profit, for all five years of the contract. List each subcontractor separately with the subcontractor’s name and then all their fully burdened rates (including profit); then list the next subcontractor etc.

Subcontractor Name

Direct Labor Rates

Discipline Hourly Rate Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

OFFEROR’S PROPOSED MULTIPLIER: (Indirect Cost Rate to be applied as appropriate to Other Direct Costs (ODC’s) and consistent with Offeror’s accounting system)

ODC Multiplier

NOTES:

1. Subcontractors: Any subcontractors included by the prime in the pricing schedule will be considered to be key team subcontractors. Key team subcontractors are subcontractors that the prime wishes to use during the life of the contract without having to obtain competition.

2. Definition of Other Direct Costs (ODCs): Direct costs other than labor. ODCs, including equipment, supplies, travel, etc., are not pre-priced in the pricing schedule and will be negotiated as required on each task order. The contractor shall present the Government, as each task order’s cost proposal, equipment, material, and supply costs for the task order with support for the proposed costs which indicate that they are fair and reasonable. The contractor shall present the Government with at least two quotes on required materials obtained from suppliers by the Contractor to support the contractor’s proposed costs. The contractor will be allowed to apply the proposed ODC multiplier to equipment, material, and supplies costs. These ODCs will be included in the offeror’s proposals on individual task orders in accordance with the offeror’s accounting systems and federal regulations.

3. The pricing schedule requires use of fully burdened hourly labor rates. “Fully Burdened” for the prime contractor means the direct labor plus all indirect costs and mark-ups consistent with the prime’s accounting system for which the prime expects payment. “Fully Burdened” for the subcontractors means the direct labor plus all indirect costs and mark-ups consistent with the subcontractor’s accounting system for which the subcontractor expects payment. The offeror and their subcontractors will account for all of their costs in the labor rates entered into the pricing schedule – direct costs and all indirect costs (labor overhead, all other overhead costs, general and administrative (G&A), Facilities Capital Cost of Money (FCCOM), the prime’s markup to subcontractor’s fully burdened rates, and any other multipliers consistent with the prospective accounting system). When the contract is awarded, the labor rates in the contract’s pricing schedule for the prime contractor and subcontractors will be the contract rates; they will not be renegotiated if they are not correctly calculated and proposed by the contractor or the subcontractor as directed in this paragraph.

4. Proceed with your proposal by filling in the direct labor classifications that your firm will utilize for this MATOC.

The Offeror and its subcontractors may separate the job titles into classifications by whatever method is common to their firm rather than the Senior and Staff scheme, but the Offeror must define their scheme and give definitions of the levels.

The job title of Principal is defined as the owner, president, vice-president or CEO of the firm.

If a labor category is not included in the pricing schedule, but is required on a specific task order, the labor rate will be negotiated for the task order and will be added by modification to the contract, if necessary. However, the fully burdened hourly labor rates, entered on the pricing schedule and thereby, proposed by the Contractor, will be the contract’s rates and prices for this period for which they are proposed.

5. Travel, Per Diem, Vehicle Rental/Mileage Costs. If required by task order under this contract, the costs for travel, lodging, meals, vehicle rental, and mileage are allowable subject to the limitations of FAR 31.205-46. These cost will be negotiated on each task order. The contractor is allowed to apply the proposed multiplier to travel costs.

6. The proposed total multipliers to other direct costs (including equipment, materials, and supplies);

travel costs and subcontracts, as listed by the offeror on the pricing schedule will include all indirect, G&A and profit to be applied to those costs. These rates will be used in the negotiation of task orders under the contract. No allowance for any other multipliers not disclosed in the proposal will be made.

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Task Order Procedures

A. More than one contract is being awarded for the same or similar work in this procurement. Selection for task order awards will be made as follows:

(1) Fair Opportunity: In accordance with FAR 16.505, all awardees will be given a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order in excess of $3,000 except in certain situations described in paragraph (2), below.

(2) Task Order Award Criteria: In making selection of the awardee to receive a specific task order, the contracting officer will consider the firm’s technical capabilities; experience of each firm’s operational and technical staff; past performance on earlier task orders under the contract, as well as other known contracts, to include quality, timeliness and cost control; potential impact on other orders placed with the contractor and the contractor’s current capacity to accomplish the task order in the required time; equitable distribution of work among the contractors; minimum order requirements; price/cost; or other factors considered relevant.

B. Written proposals may be required.

C. The contracting officer need not contact each contractor before selecting a task order awardee, if the contracting officer has information available to ensure that each contractor is provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order.

D. Task orders may be competed among two or more of the contractors. A proposal or pricing schedule may be requested from two or more contractors and award may be given to the proposal which is most advantageous to the Government (price and price related factors considered). Normally the Government will allow 10-14 days for submission of the proposals; however, depending on the complexity and the urgency of the required services, the Government may require the proposal within one workday. Additionally, if a site visit is deemed necessary, a longer submission period will be provided. Failure to submit a timely proposal may result in elimination of the proposal from consideration for the task order. The bases for each task order will be best value, which means that the RFTP, could be Low Price Technically Acceptable or Trade Offs. The contracting officer may select other than the lowest priced offer if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government to do so. The evaluation criteria for task order, will be identified in each RFTP.

E. Exception to Fair Opportunity: Awardees need not be given an opportunity to be considered for a particular order if the Contracting Officer determines that:

(1) The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity would result in unacceptable delays.

(2) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.

(3) The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.

(4) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.

(5) For orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the purchase be made from a specified source.

(6) In accordance with section 1331 of Public Law 111-240 (15 U.S.C. 644(r)), contracting officers may, at their discretion, set aside orders for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3). When setting aside orders for small business concerns, the specific small business program eligibility requirements identified in part 19 apply

F. Protest: Per (FAR) 16.505(a)(10), no protest under FAR Subpart 33.1 is authorized in connection with the issuance or proposed issuance of an order under a task order contract except for a protest on the grounds that the order increases the scope, period, or maximum value of the contract, and a protest of an order valued in excess of $10 million. Protests of orders in excess of $10 million may only be filed with the Government

Accountability Office, in accordance with the procedures at 33.104.

G. Task Order Ombudsman: Per FAR 16.505(b)(8) A Task Order and Delivery Order Contract Ombudsman is responsible for review of complaints to ensure that all contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to be considered, consistent with the procedures set forth in the contract.

TASK ORDER CONTRACT AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACT OMBUDSMAN:

The USACE Ombudsman is assigned to the USACE Office Acquisition Support Division Chief of Contracting, at the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Acquisition Support Division Chief of Contracting Attention: Jacqueline Woodson (USACE Ombudsman) 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria VA 22315 Point of Contact:

Jacqueline Woodson Phone: 703-428-6323 EMAIL: Jacqueline.C.Woodson@usace.army.mil

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2014)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,000, and offers of $3,000 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

ADDENDUM TO INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

Instructions to Offerors Continued

1. INQUIRIES

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

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.

4. The Solicitation Number is: W91238-16-R-0008

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: DWV87K-GU8PPC

c. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries on 11 Dec 2015 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: SFC KENETTA MEARES

Telephone: (916) 557-7716

E-MAIL: Kenetta.a.meares@usace.army.mil, and Contracting Officer: Donna Hammock Telephone: 916-557-5185 E-Mail: Donna.S.Hammock@usace.army.mil

2. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

Offers must be in packages, marked and addressed as follows:

MARK PACKAGES:

Solicitation No. W91238-16-R-0008;

Offer Closing Date: 4 January 2016 Offer Closing Time: 2:00 P.M. (1400 hours), PST)

ADDRESS PACKAGES TO:

Department of the Army U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento District Corps of Engineers ATTN: Contracting Division SFC Meares, Kenetta /Mrs. Donna Hammock W91238-16-R-0008 Environmental Section 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, California 95814-2922. Due to security precautions, all Corps of Engineers visitors are required to sign-in at the security desk in the building lobby. Offerors may no longer hand carry their offers directly to Contracting Division. Offers may NOT be either turned-in at the security desk or left unattended elsewhere in the lobby. Additionally, you are advised that there is no longer 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. After announcing that no further offers will be received, the contract specialist will have the hand-carried offers x-rayed as a security precaution. Offers who desire to hand-deliver their offers at an earlier time must notify the contract specialist in advance in order to be met in the building lobby by Contracting Division personnel. In the event the contract specialist cannot be reached, please call the alternate contract specialist, Donna Hammock 916/557-5185/in order to request assistance. Please ensure that all courier and delivery personnel are aware of these procedures.

3. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

A. REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE COST/PRICE AND TECHNICAL

PROPOSALS

(1) Each offeror must submit both a price proposal and a technical proposal. The price proposal and the technical proposal must be submitted as separate volumes. Both the price proposal and the technical proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of proposals.

(2) All information intended to be evaluated as part of the technical proposal must be submitted as part of the technical proposal. Do not merely cross-reference similar material in the price proposal, or vice versa. Also, do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal.

(3) Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or price proposal. Should the offer include any standard company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, the offer may be determined "unacceptable" and thus ineligible for award.

B. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

(1) Submit the paper documents required. Do not submit excess information. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Use the following page parameters:

i. Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1”

ii. Gutter – 0”

iii. From Edge – Header, Footer - 0.5”

iv. Page Size, Width – 8.5”

v. Page Size, Height – 11”

vi. Font Type-Ariel

vii. Font Size-10

(2) “Confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can nonetheless be provided to the Government as part of the offeror’s technical proposal.

(3) In the case of an offeror that is part of a Joint Venture provide information directly pertaining to the specific segment of the business concern (i.e., the division, group, unit, etc.) that will perform work under the prospective contract with its own workforce. Do not provide information pertaining to the business concern in general or pertaining to other affiliated concerns which will not be self-performing work under the prospective contract with their in-house workforces.

C. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRICE PROPOSAL

(1) Number of copies of the price proposal Submit one hard copy ORIGINAL, one copy of the original, two electronic copies via CD, and two redacted copies displaying labor categories in separate binders. The redacted copies are to go in the separate binder. Only Labor hours and skill categories are to be displayed, therefore, redact the labor rates and total prices only.

(2) Format and contents of the price proposal and list of tabs The price proposal shall be organized according to the following chart.

T A B CONTENTS OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL

#1 The Proposal cover sheet

#2 Acknowledge of all amendments.

#3 Section B, Pricing Schedule (Base Rates) and Redacted

#4

Pre-Award Survey

#5

Representations, certifications, and other statement of offers from Section K

#6

Joint venture agreement, if applicable

#7 Pricing for Sample Task Order and Redacted (Not meant for award)

(3) Detailed submission instructions for the price proposal

TAB 1: The proposal cover sheet is required by all offerors and must be submitted by all offerors. The required content includes company name , address, telephone, Duns #, Tax ID #, Business size, and cage code. The required format is included in Section J, Attachment No 1.

TAB 2: The SF 1449, solicitation, offer, and award, including continuation signature pages, are to be completed by all offerors and duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company in accordance with FAR 4.102, which includes specific instructions pertaining to individuals, partnerships, corporations, joint venture participants, and agents. Any and all amendments must be acknowledged by all offerors in accordance with the instructions on the standard form 30, amendment.

TAB 3: Complete pricing schedule that is provided in Section B.

TAB 4: Pre-award survey, to be used to determine responsibility. Required format is in Section J. The following information must be submitted by the contractor.

a. Completed contractor experience data form ;

b. Latest financial statement. If the financial statement is more than 60-days old, submit a certificate stating that the firm’s financial condition is substantially the same, or, if not the same, state the changes that have taken place;

c. Provide letter from bank or other financial institution with which the contractor conducts business. The letter should contain information about firm’s accounts, loans, lines of credit, etc.. This is required only from the prime.

THESE DOCUMENTS SHALL BE TREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS

CONFIDENTIAL.

TAB 5: Representations and certifications: All offerors must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the “System Award Management SAM.gov. The offerors are responsible for ensuring that these on-line representations and certifications are updated as necessary to reflect changes, but at least annually to ensure that they are kept current, accurate and complete. Additionally, the offeror must also complete and return the “Representations, certifications, and other statements of offerors” included in section K of the solicitation. If the offeror is a joint venture, all participants must separately complete both the ORCA representations and certifications and Section K.

TAB 6: JOINT VENTURE If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), include a copy of the finalized/approved JV Agreement.

TAB 7: SAMPLE TASK ORDER PRICING: (Not meant for award)

Submittals will be used for evaluation purposes only and will not be used to make an award.

D. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

(1) Number of sets of the technical proposal: Submit the ORIGINAL and four copies of the technical proposal in a binder, two electronic copies via CD, and two redacted copies displaying labor categories in separate binder.

(2) Format and contents of the technical proposal and list of tabs The technical proposal shall be organized using the tabs specified in the following chart.

TAB CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

#1 Factor 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE – PLANNING AND

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

#2 Factor 2- Key Personnel

#3 Factor 3 -PAST PERFORMANCE QUALITY – PLANNING AND

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

#4 Factor 4 – ORGANIZATION PLAN

Sample Project: (Factors 5 and 6 below) (Not meant for award)

#5 Factor 5- Technical Approach

#6 Factor 6- QC/QA Plan and Management Approach

(3) Detailed submission instructions for the technical proposal

TAB 1: FACTOR 1 - ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE – PLANNING AND

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROJECTS: (FOR THIS FACTOR, THE OFFEROR IS

TO USE THE FORM AND “REFERENCE PROJECT #_____ DEMONSTRATING

CAPABILITY”.

Provide information in the format in ATTACHMENT No. 3,, for up to 5 projects/contracts (projects can be task orders or contracts) in progress or completed by the prime or key team subcontractors within the last five (5) years, providing the information requested and references, which best demonstrate the capability of the offeror’s proposed project team to successfully provide the planning studies services described below in (a) and (b)

(a) Only submit recent projects that were physically completed or accepted by the customer within FIVE years of the issue date of this solicitation, or which are nearing completion (e.g., are substantially complete).

(b) Relevant The Government is especially interested in experience related to: flood risk management studies; economic analyses (flood risk management and benefit/cost analysis); watershed studies; ecosystem restoration studies; flood plain studies; civil and military environmental (natural resources & cultural resources) planning, analysis, compliance, and management and historical structure and cultural resources studies, investigations and assessments.

(c) The more relevant the example projects are to the project requirement identified in this solicitation the more favorable the rating.

Recent projects will be given greater consideration than projects which are not considered recent. Example projects completed before 2010 will be considered by the Government to be less recent, than projects completed on or after 2010. The more recent the project is, the greater the consideration.

(d) The reference projects submitted to demonstrate experience in each area must have been performed by the team members who will be providing similar services under the prospective contract.

(e) The reference projects may have been performed for federal, state, local Government or private clients. Each referenced project is limited to four 8 1/2” x 11” pages. Begin each reference project on a new page.

(f) Provide sufficiently detailed, specific information for the Government to determine the relevance of the experience gained under the reference project to the current acquisition.

TAB 2: FACTOR 2 - PAST PERFORMANCE QUALITY– PLANNING AND

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROJECTS: (FOR THIS FACTOR, THE OFFEROR IS

TO USE THE FORM “PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE WITH COVER

LETTER”.

The offeror shall provide past performance information for each project listed in above factor one by distributing copies of the past performance questionnaires,(ATTACHMENT NO. 4 IN SECTION J) with accompanying letter and instructions to the owner/client of the projects identified in factor one, organizational experience – planning and environmental studies. The questionnaire should be returned by the owner/client directly to the Government contract specialist, SFC Meares, Kenetta at the address given for proposal submission in paragraph 2 of this section, r by e-mail to KENETTA.a.MEARES@usace.army.mil. Submission shall be received by the proposal due date for receipt of proposals. The subject line of the email shall include the solicitation number W91238-16-R-0008, Past Performance Questionnaire, and name of the firm. The information provided by each offeror in the form of completed past performance questionnaires shall be used in evaluating the offeror’s past performance. For each of the projects submitted in factor one, planning studies projects, the offeror shall provide at least one (1) point of contact (POC) with the customer (and prime contractor if appropriate).

The POCs may be contacted to assess the performance work statement performed and to evaluate performance of the projects listed under the previous experience, if necessary. Each past performance questionnaire is limited to six 8 1/2” x 11” pages.

TAB 4: FACTOR 4 - ORGANIZATION PLAN: Responses to this factor will be evaluated as follows:

By the offeror’s ability to respond to the requirements of the contract in order to provide expeditious, responsive, and cost effective service;

The offeror’s understanding of the organizational coordination necessary for proper operation/management of the contract;

By the size, technical diversity and organizational structure of the team and which entity will be responsible for the different aspects of the work, and if the proper balance of these services have been proposed, including the distribution of work between in-house staff and team/key subcontractors; and

The firm’s communication strategy, quality assurance/quality control plan for deliverables and management approach on individual task orders.

To determine the offeror’s ability to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting as found in FAR 52.219-14, by submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for –(1) Services...At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.”

Plan should include the following information:

(a) Identification of the prime contractor and types of services to be performed by the prime contractor;

(b) Identification of the name and addresses of the proposed key subcontractors, and the types of services to be performed by each key subcontractor;

(c) The Organization Plan is limited to five 8 ½” x 11” pages.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS – SAMPLE PROJECTS

The purpose of the technical factor(s) for sample projects is for the firm to be able to demonstrate in narrative and quantitative fashion how they would most optimally execute, manage and oversee a particular project which is of the type anticipated to be part of future task orders under this IDIQ. In addition to the four technical evaluation criteria for the base contract performance work statement, the technical proposal will be evaluated based, in part, on the following two technical evaluation factors for a sample project:

TAB 5: FACTOR 5: TECHNICAL APPROACH:

This factor will evaluate the firms description of their technical approach to execute a specific sample project as provided by the government as part of this procurement. The firm’s description should include but not be limited to:

The firms approach to resourcing the project; eg. Number and type of personnel; key personnel, subordinate staff as well as support staff; a laydown of the general schedule from project kick off to completion; a general cost estimate to complete the sample project based on the firms current labor rates and; a narrative description of the firms technical approach to the project from inception, through design, development and delivery of the final product.

The technical approach is limited to five 8 ½” x 11” pages.

TAB 6: FACTOR 6: QC/QA PLAN AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH:

This factor will evaluate the firms description of their specific quality control/quality assurance plan for the sample projects to include the management, oversight and coordination process proposed to ensure optimal delivery of contracted services.

The QC/QA PLAN AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH is limited to five 8 ½” x 11” pages.

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