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SECTION 00 01 10 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 00 22 00 - SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

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SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS, BASIS OF AWARD, AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. OVERVIEW.

This is a "Best Value" solicitation for the replacement/upgrade of Pier 2 at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), California. The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed-price contract to that responsible offeror whom the Source Selection Authority determined conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government, considering all non-price factors described herein, and price.

2. BASIS OF AWARD.

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

2.2. SOURCE SELECTION USING THE TRADE-OFF PROCESS

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

2.3. RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF PRICE TO THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government is potentially willing to pay more for a better proposed solution. The degree of importance of price could become greater depending upon the equality of the technical proposals. If competing technical proposals are determined to be essentially equal, price could become the controlling factor.

2.4. EVALUATION OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL

a. Price to the Government will be evaluated and considered but will not be scored or combined with other aspects of the proposal evaluation. The proposed price will be analyzed for reasonableness. Price may also be analyzed to determine whether it reflects a clear understanding of the requirements and to determine that it is consistent with the offeror’s Technical Proposal. In addition, all offers will be analyzed for unbalanced pricing.

b. Information required to be submitted in the Price Proposal volume in addition to the executed SF 1442 with acknowledgement of amendments and the completed CLIN schedule will be used to determine the offeror’s eligibility for contract award in accordance with paragraph 2.1 above (for example: the work breakdown structure, the offeror’s representations and certifications; the bid guarantee; and the offeror’s pre-award survey information). The Government may enter into exchanges with offerors about such information without it constituting discussions, subject to applicable FAR limitations, including FAR 15.306, Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposals.

2.5. THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS:

a. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s technical proposal based on how well the proposal addresses each of the evaluation factors, listed below, and on how well the offeror has performed on related projects through the evaluation of the past performance information provided from references or obtained from other sources. Each of the evaluation factors will be evaluated by the Government and an adjectival rating and risk rating will be determined by consensus of the Government evaluation board for all technical factors other than past performance. The Past Performance factor will be evaluated by the Government and a relevancy and confidence level will be determined by consensus of the Government evaluation board.

b. The evaluation factors correlate directly to the main organizational tabs identified in the proposal submission instructions.

Factor 1: Experience and Capability

Factor 2: Technical Approach

Factor 3: Past Performance

Factor 4: Small-Business Participation

2.6 RELATIVE WEIGHTING OF THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS

Technical Evaluation Factor Order of Importance:

Factor 1 – Experience and Capability is the most important factor.

Factor 2 – Technical Approach is equal to Factor 1.

Factor 3 – Past Performance is less important than Factors 1 and 2.

Factor 4 – Small-Business Participation is the least important factor.

2.7. GENERAL TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

a. The offeror’s conformance with the specified format, submission requirements, and the offeror’s attention to detail (e.g., typographical, grammatical, and reference errors) will be considered during the technical evaluation and tradeoff. Failure to comply with the formatting and/or submission requirements or a lack of attention to detail may be seen as indicative of the type of problems that could be expected during contract performance. Lack of conformance or attention to detail could therefore result in a higher risk assessment, in addition to any other impacts on the evaluation. Material omission(s) may result in a deficiency, which will cause the technical proposal to be rejected as unacceptable. However, in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, the Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals. For example, a failure by a proposed key subcontractor to submit a properly executed letter of commitment may be considered as increasing risk, but may not be considered a proposal deficiency and may not result in an unacceptable rating, in and of itself.

b. Technical proposals which do not provide the specified information in the specified location in accordance with the submission instructions may be found to have weaknesses or significant weaknesses. The Government is under no obligation to search for information that is not in the specified location.

c. Proposals which are generic, vague, or lacking in detail may found materially weak or deficient. Responses that are essentially blanket offers of compliance are not adequate substitutes for the detailed and complete technical information necessary to establish that an offeror can meet US Government needs. The proposal submission instructions are written to give prospective contractors, where feasible, an indication of the level of detail desired by the Government. The offeror’s failure to include information that the Government has indicated should be included may result in the proposal being assigned a (significant) weakness and/or being found deficient if inadequate detail is provided.

d. Any prescribed page and formatting limitations will be strictly adhered to and enforced by the Government. The Government will not evaluate any excess information resulting from the offeror’s failure to comply with the submission instructions. Examples: If an offeror were to submit three pages in response to an item with a two page limitation, the information on the first two pages would be evaluated but the information on the third page would not be evaluated. If an offeror were to submit a fold-out sheet (e.g. 11”x 17”) in response to a one-page limitation where fold-out sheets were not authorized, only the information that could reasonably have been submitted on one 8-1/2 x 11 inch sheet would be evaluated. If an offeror were to submit three 8-1/2 x 11 inch pages in response to a one not-to-exceed 11 x 17 inch page limitation, only the information that could reasonably have been submitted on one 11 x 17 inch sheet would be evaluated. If an offeror submitted alternates that were not requested (e.g., key personnel), the information will not be evaluated.

e. The degree of risk to the Government inherent in the offeror’s technical proposal will be a consideration under every evaluation factor, with the exception of past performance, which will be evaluated as Past Performance Confidence Assessment.

f. A “strength” is an aspect of an offeror's proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance. A significant strength has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

g. An “uncertainty” is any aspect of a non-cost/price factor proposal for which the intent of the offer is unclear (e.g. more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission, or mistake).

h. A “deficiency” is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level (see FAR 15.001).

i. “Weakness” means a flaw in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance (See FAR 15.001). A “significant weakness” is a proposal flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. The Government cannot accept an offer with a deficiency in its technical proposal. The term “acceptable” is therefore used in this context to describe a technical proposal that does not contain a deficiency and thus could be accepted by the Government, notwithstanding any weaknesses or significant weaknesses in the proposal.

j. The presence of a deficiency will automatically result in an “Unacceptable” rating in the pertinent evaluation factor. The Government cannot make award based on an unacceptable offer. Therefore, a rating of “Unacceptable” under any factor will render the offer ineligible for award, unless the Government elects to enter into discussions with that offeror and all deficiencies are remedied in a revised proposal.

k. Failure of a proposed subcontractor to furnish authorization for the Government to discuss its past performance with the offeror will not be considered a proposal deficiency. However, the Government will not be able to disclose to the offeror any details pertaining to their performance problems that may contribute to a lower overall rating.

l. Combined Technical/Risk Rating for other than past performance.

Description

Furthermore, the Government shall use the following risk descriptions:

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; however, offerors may use 8 pt. fonts on charts and graphics.. 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 Binding.

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 Offer.

Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or price proposal 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 offer 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 offer; see “Inquiries”, located in Section 00 21 16, for instructions. Notwithstanding the above, the offeror must clearly describe in the proposal cover sheet submitted with the price volume any exceptions, within the offer, to the contractual and/or technical terms and conditions of the solicitation.

3.1.4 Restrictions on Offeror-Provided Information.

“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. Offerors that include in their proposals information that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must clearly mark the information in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offeror – Competitive Acquisition”, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data”. Files shall not contain classified data.

3.2 General Proposal Preparation

Each offeror must submit both a “price proposal” volume and a “technical proposal” volume. The price proposal includes the signed offer and the offeror’s proposed prices. The technical proposal includes all required information relating to the “non-price” evaluation factors. The two volumes must be submitted as separate, physically distinct volumes. Both volumes must be received at the location shown in Block 8 of Standard Form 1442, not later than the date and time specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442. The information in the two volumes is evaluated separately and independently. Therefore, all information intended by the offeror to be evaluated as part of the price proposal must be submitted as part of the price proposal. All information intended by the offeror 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 between the technical and price proposals. Information in the price proposal will not be considered in the technical evaluation, and vice versa.

3.2.1 Marking of Proposal Volumes.

Mark each volume as either the “Price Proposal” or the “Technical Proposal”. In addition, mark the outside front cover of each volume with the project title and location, solicitation number, name and address of the offeror, and volume copy number. (Markings which identify the offeror are not required on either the back cover or on the spine/binding.)

3.2.2 Tabbing of Proposal Volumes.

Offers are to be formatted and tabbed in accordance with the instructions that follow for each proposal volume.

3.2.3 Table of Contents.

Include a table of contents for each proposal volume.

4 PRICE PROPOSAL VOLUME.

4.1 NUMBER OF SETS OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL.

Submit the original and two hardcopies of the price proposal volume and an electronic copy on a compact disk.

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

Use only 8-1/2” x 11” pages, unless specified otherwise. There are no page limits for the price proposal; however, limit responses to required information. Organize your price proposal as indicated below. If a tab is not applicable to your proposal, omit that tab but do not renumber the subsequent tabs.

PRICE PROPOSAL VOLUME

TAB CONTENTS OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL

1 Proposal Cover Sheet

2 SF 1442; Acknowledgement of Amendments; Joint Venture Agreement

3 CLIN Schedule

4 Work Breakdown Structure

5 Representations and Certifications

6 Bid Guarantee

7 Pre-Award Survey Information

8 Subcontracting Plan

4.3 DETAILED SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRICE PROPOSAL.

Tab 1 of the Price Proposal: Proposal Cover Sheet.

The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1(c)(2). This provision, titled “Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition” is incorporated by reference in Section 00 21 00. The format and content for the proposal cover sheet follows:

PROPOSAL COVER SHEET

1. Solicitation Number:

2. The name, address, DUNS number, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror.

3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the Solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item.

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

5. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. 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.

(End of Proposal Cover Sheet)

Tab 2 of the Price Proposal: SF 1442; Acknowledgement of Amendments; Joint Venture Agreement.

The Standard Form (SF) 1442 must be completed by the offeror and duly executed with an original signature by the official(s) identified in the proposal cover sheet as authorized to bind the offeror in accordance with FAR 4.102, which includes specific instructions pertaining to individuals, partnerships, corporations, Joint Venture participants, and agents. Include the offeror’s DUNS number in block 14 of the SF 1442, along with the offeror’s address. All amendments must be acknowledged in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30, Amendment. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), include a copy of the JV agreement and indicate its status. (Note: It is preferred, but not required, that you use a document protector in lieu of punching holes in the original SF 1442.)

Tab 3 of the Price Proposal: CLIN Schedule.

Submit the completed CLIN Schedule with the offeror’s proposed contract prices inserted in the appropriate spaces. Prices must be proposed for all contract line items. Unit prices must be extended to the actual “dollar and cents” amounts (i.e., to two decimal places). Do not round off the extended prices to the nearest dollar. Check your pricing submission very carefully for mathematical and clerical errors prior to submission. Any qualification of pricing may render the proposal unacceptable and therefore not eligible for award. (Note: It is preferred, but not required, that you use a document protector in lieu of punching holes in the completed “original” CLIN schedule.)

Tab 4 of the Price Proposal: Work Breakdown Structure.

Submit a Work Breakdown Structure of the offeror’s proposed contract prices for each CLIN using the format below, in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 3-740-05. Specifically, subdivide each CLIN into the below categories. If no portion of a CLIN falls under a given category, you may either leave it blank or indicate NA on a per CLIN basis:

01 SUBSTRUCTURE

02 SUPERSTRUCTURE

03 EXTERIOR CLOSURE

04 ROOFING

05 INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

06 INTERIOR FINISHES

07 CONVEYING SYSTEMS

08 PLUMBING

09 HVAC M2

10 FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS

11 ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHTING

12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

13 EQUIPMENT

14 FURNISHINGS

15 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

16 SELECTIVE BUILDING DEMOLITION

17 SITE PREPARATION

18 SITE IMPROVEMENTS

19 SITE CIVIL/MECHANICAL UTILITIES

20 SITE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES

In addition, the Contractor shall provide a separate price-breakdown structure that includes, but is not limited to, all labor categories, hours, material, equipment, transportation, travel, and per diem related to each CLIN 0024, MEC Removal and Disposal, and CLIN 0025, MEC Blast-in-place.

Tab 5 of the Price Proposal: Representations and Certifications.

The offeror must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the System for Award Management (SAM) website in accordance with FAR 52.204-8. The offeror is 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 00 45 00 of the solicitation. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete annual representations and certifications and Section 00 45 00.

Tab 6 of the Price Proposal: Bid Guarantee.

All offerors must submit a bid guarantee (e.g., Standard Form 24, Bid Bond) which complies with the requirements of FAR 28.101 Bid Guarantees, and any Defense and Army supplements thereto.

Tab 7 of the Price Proposal: Pre-Award Survey Information.

a. The Contracting Officer is required to make an affirmative pre-award determination of the prospective contractor’s responsibility in accordance with the mandatory requirements of Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements. The Contracting Officer must have sufficient information available to determine that a prospective contractor meets these minimum standards. Therefore, the offeror is requested to provide the pre-award survey information described below with its price proposal:

(1) The completed Construction Contractor Data Form with Supplemental Schedules A-C (see format which follows). If the offeror is a large multi-segmented business concerns, the data provided on the supplemental schedules may be limited to information that directly pertains to the specific segment of the business concern (e.g., the division, group, unit, etc.) proposed to perform work under the prospective contract with its own work force. If the offer is being submitted by a Joint Venture, submit a separate form for each Joint Venture participant. The offeror may submit pre-award survey information in another format, provided that the information furnished is substantially the same as that which would be furnished on the Construction Contractor Data Form and its supplemental schedules.

(2) Current financial statements. 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. If a Joint Venture, provide this information for each participant in the Joint Venture.

(3) Banking information. Provide letters from banks or other financial institutions with which the contractor conducts business. The letters should contain information about your firm's accounts, loans, lines of credit, etc. The Government is interested in financial stability, timely payments, the length and nature of the relationship between the firm and the financial institution, and the firm's financial ability to perform the contract. The letters should also provide the name and telephone number of the bank representative the Government may contact. If a Joint Venture, provide this information for each Joint Venture participant.

(4) The Government will treat the pre-award survey information submitted by the offeror as proprietary.

(Tab 7 of the Price Proposal: Pre-Award Survey Information)

Construction Design Consultant

Organization Individual Joint Venture Partnership Corporation

State:

Names of Officers and Other Key Personnel

I – PRESENT PAYROLL PERSONNEL (List Number of Each Category Below)

Partners:

Officers:

Other Key:

Maximum Personnel at Any Time:

Date:

Total:

(DATE):

Present Value ($)

Current Assets:

Net Worth:

CONTRACTED

(If Other Than in Past Six Years)

Description:

Owner:

Description:

Owner:

Avg. Annual Income

VI—TYPE OF WORK IN WHICH FIRM SPECIALIZES

NAME AND POSITION/TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING

SIGNATURE

See attachment for explanations or detailed description of item(s) reported above.

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR DATA – SCHEDULE A – EXISTING COMMITMENTS

List below the construction projects your firm currently has under way, including recent awards. Also list construction projects for which your firm is the apparent successful offeror/bidder, but for which a contract has not yet been awarded.

CONTRACT

NUMBER

CONTRACT

AMOUNT

DESCRIPTION/

LOCATION

ORGANIZATION/

CONTACT PERSON/

PHONE NUMBER

PERCENT

COMPLETE

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR DATA – SCHEDULE B – COMPLETED PROJECTS

List below the principal construction projects your firm has completed within the past six years, including all DoD contracts with a total value exceeding $25,000,000.00.

NUMBER

AMOUNT

DESCRIPTION/

LOCATION

ORGANIZATION/

CONTACT PERSON/

PHONE NUMBER

PERCENT

SUBLET (Based on Total Contract Effort)

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR DATA – SCHEDULE C –

CONSTRUCTION AND/OR TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT

List total equipment and facilities owned for performing the prospective contract and present status as to whether or not it is currently committed to existing contracts.

QUANTITY

DESCRIPTION

CONDITION

YEARS OF SERVICE

PRESENT STATUS

Tab 8 of the Price Proposal: Subcontracting Plan

a. All offerors submitting offers with a total value (including all options) exceeding $1,500,000 that are not small businesses are required to submit a subcontracting plan. The plan must be prepared in accordance with Public Law 95-507 and the following instructions and format, which conform to FAR 52.219-9(d)(1) through (d)(11) (Deviation 2016-O0009) and include the required statutory elements as described in FAR 19.704 and the additional requirements of DFARS 219.704 and AFARS 5119.704. Evaluation of the subcontracting plan by the Government will be as prescribed in FAR 19.705 (and its supplements).

b. Do not just address the following issues in short; follow the guidance of FAR 52.219-9 in its entirety. The plan should address all records as described in FAR 52.219-9(d)(11)(i) through (vi).

c. In accordance with FAR 19.704 the cumulative value of the basic contract is considered in determining whether a subcontracting plan is necessary.

d. In other words, it is necessary to address planned subcontracting dollars and percentages of the total to be awarded to small business concerns, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business concerns, small disadvantaged business, and with women-owned small business concerns for the contract.

e. Offeror’s subcontracting plan must match the proposed goals for Factor 4, Small Business Participation. A small disadvantaged business goal of less than five percent must be approved one level above the contracting officer (DFARS 219.705-4) The subcontracting goals are to based on the total contract value.

5 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL VOLUME.

5.1 NUMBER OF SETS OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

The Technical Proposal is to be submitted in one hard “original” and five (5) copies. In addition, submit one complete electronic copy of the technical proposal on Compact Disk (CD). The offeror may submit the electronic technical copy on the same disk as the electronic price copy; however, both electronic copies must be in separate files.

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

Use 8-1/2” x 11” pages for the narrative portions of the proposal. There may be page limits imposed at the tab level. 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. Do not include information pertaining to your proposed pricing for this project in the technical proposal; failure to comply with this requirement will disqualify your proposal from consideration for award. 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

Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Demonstrating Experience and Capability

2. FACTOR 2 – TECHNICAL APPROACH

Organization Chart and Narrative Project Schedule

3. FACTOR 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Example Projects Past Performance Key Subcontractor Authorization Letters

4. FACTOR 4 – SMALL-BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Proposed Small Business Participation

5.3 DETAILED SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

5.3.1 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.

Should an offeror not be utilizing any subcontractor peforming 25% or more of the work (see b.i., immediately below), then indicate that no firm meets this criterion in the preface.

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 subcontractors as “key”:

c. The Offeror’s attention is directed to the clause in Section 00 73 00 clause UAI 5152.236-9001 Personnel, Subcontractors, and Outside Associates or Consultants.. In accordance with this clause, any post-award changes to the identified individuals and firms 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 Joint Venture), 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; however, if applicable, the Government reserves the right to consider it throughout the evaluation of the other factors.

5.3.2 Tab 1 of the Technical Proposal: Factor 1 – Experience and Capability

1. General

a. 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 the Government’s evaluation of the offeror’s qualifications and experiences.

b. The more similarities an example project has with the prospective contract, the greater the degree of relevancy. Relevant is defined as projects similar in project type/scope, physical size, complexity; dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming.

c. The Government is especially interested in relevant experience in projects of comparable complexity and size. Examples of these facilities can either be commercial or institutional. The Key Elements are:

i. Previous diving experience and familiarity w/USACE guidance EM 385-1-1, Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board guidance TP-18, and all applicable references noted within the specifications package of the subject solicitation;

ii. Working within MEC/UXO and Biologically Sensitive Environments, which demonstrates the protection of both Human Health and the surrounding environment.

iii. Prior pile driving experience in ecologically sensitive areas, including the underwater monitoring of sound level and turbidity.

iv. Prior experience in marine demolition in an ecologically sensitive area.

2. Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Projects Demonstrating Experience and Capability

a. The offeror is required to submit no more than ten (10) representative projects that collectively demonstrate the Prime and Key subcontractor’s experience and capability to successfully complete the example project for capability areas (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), identified below. In addition, the offeror shall provide no more than three (3) representative projects that demonstrate each key subcontractor’s experience and capability to successfully complete the example project for capability area (2), identified below, if any. The offeror is required to identify the work in the projects that was self-performed and the work subcontracted out. Projects can demonstrate multiple experiences and capabilities. However, if a project is being used for multiple experiences and capabilities, ensure sufficient information is provided to demonstrate those applicable experiences and capabilities. In addition, offerors must provide letters of commitment for any key subcontractors whose projects are being submitted under this factor.

(1) Provide three (3) instances demonstrating the offeror’s experience and capability as a prime contractor on a project of similar size and type (this includes both construction management and self-performance);

(2) Provide three (3) instances demonstrating the experience and capability of any one subcontractor that will be responsible for 25% (or greater) of the construction effort of similar type and size that they are proposed to perform on this contract. However, offerors not utilizing a subcontractor performing 25% or greater, must indicate that none of their subcontractors meet this requirement, in lieu of providing the three instances specified here.

(3) Provide one (1) instance demonstrating the experience and capability of the firm that will be responsible for handling the MEC/UXO material as it relates to the MEC/UXO underwater demolition.

(4) Provide one (1) instance demonstrating the experience and capability of the firm that will be responsible for performing the Biological Surveys (specific to California) to determine presence/existence of endangered species and habitat.

(5) Provide three (3) instances demonstrating the experience and capability of the firm that will responsible for the pile-driving effort with respect to pile-driving projects in ecologically-sensitive areas with an emphasis on underwater monitoring of sound level and turbidity.

(6) Provide two (2) instances demonstrating the experience and capability of the firm that will be responsible for the marine demolition effort with an emphasis of marine demolition in ecologically sensitive areas.

b. Projects submitted to demonstrate a firm’s experience and capability must be relevant to the work that the firm will be performing under the prospective contract. The offeror must explain how the work performed by the proposed firm in the example project is relevant to the proposed acquisition.

c. Do not submit construction projects that are not at a minimum substantially complete. (For this purpose, “substantially complete” means that at least 90% of the project is complete.)

d. 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 projects, only the first three projects will be evaluated and the information on the fourth project would not be evaluated.

e. Provide a summary matrix that indicates which submitted example project(s) demonstrates the experience(s) and capability(ies) of which firm (i.e. prime, subcontractor) will perform the capability area identified in paragraph 2.a above.

f. 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” 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. Include original completion date and actual completion date and a succinct description for changes in these two dates.

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) original contract amount and final dollar value, (3) physical size and (4) principal elements and special features of the work self-performed by that contractor’s employees (based on total contract amount).

10. Offeror’s Description of how project is relevant.

11. 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. This instruction applies to only the prime contractor and key subcontractors under the offeror's proposal for this project.

END OF FORM

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

Firm with 25% (or greater) Construction Effort

Firm responsible for handling the MEC/UXO material

X

Firm responsible for performing the Biological Surveys

X

Firm responsible for Pile-Driving Effort

Firm Responsible For Demolition Effort

g. Evaluation Criteria.

(1) The Government will evaluate the experience and capability of the offeror’s “example” projects demonstrating:

i. Prime Contractor’s project management experience and capability on similar project type/scope, physical size, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming with the requirements of this acquisition; failure to provide the specified number of projects may result in a lower rating.

ii. Firm responsible for 25% (or greater) of the construction effort experience and capability on similar project type/scope, physical size, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming with the requirements of this acquisition. Failure to provide the specified number of projects may be result in a lower rating.

iii. Firm responsible for handling the MEC/UXO material experience and capability on similar project type/scope, physical size, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming with the requirements of this acquisition. Failure to provide the specified number of projects will be considered a deficiency.

iv. Firm responsible for performing the Biological Surveys (specific to California) experience and capability on similar project type/scope, physical size, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming with the requirements of this acquisition. Failure to provide the specified number of projects will be considered a deficiency.

v. Firm responsible for performing the pile driving effort experience and capability on similar project type/scope, physical size, complexity, dollar value, contract type, degree of subcontract/teaming, and underwater monitoring of sound level and turbidity in an ecologically-sensitive area with the requirements of this acquisition. Failure to provide the specified number of projects may result in a lower rating.

vi. Firm responsible for performing the demolition effort experience and capability on similar project type/scope, physical size, complexity, dollar value, contract type, degree of subcontract/teaming in an ecologically-sensitive area with the requirements of this acquisition. Failure to provide the specified number of projects may result in a lower rating.

The more relevant the example projects are to the project requirement identified in this solicitation and project site environment, the more favorable the rating.

(2) Recent projects will be given greater consideration than projects which are not considered recent. Projects completed (or substantially completed) before 2010 will be considered by the Government to be less recent, than projects completed (or substantially completed) during or after 2010.

(3) A greater percentage of self-performance may be considered a strength.

(4) The prime contractor’s prior subcontract/teaming experience on relevant example projects with the key subcontractor proposed for this project is advantageous for evaluation purposes. If the prime contractor is a Joint Venture and is submitting prior work experience as the same Joint Venture on relevant example projects, it would be considered advantageous for evaluation purposes.

(5) Prior experience on Corps of Engineer construction projects may be considered a strength.

(6) Prior experience on similar projects with similar environmental conditions within in the greater Bay Area may be considered a strength.

(7) Prior experience on MOTCO construction projects may be considered a strength.

(8) Generally, projects performed by an office/team of a prime or subcontractor that is also performing on this project will be considered to be more advantageous (may be considered a strength) to the Government that those projects performed by an off/team of a prime or subcontractor that will not be performing work on this project.

(9) Failure of an offeror to demonstrate relevant experience for itself or for any proposed key subcontractor will result in a deficiency and an unacceptable rating.

5.3.3 Tab 2 of the Technical Proposal: Factor 2 – Technical Approach

1. General

a. The information provided under this tab will be used to evaluate the offeror’s and proposed key subcontractor(s)’ approach and method to construct this project to determine the offeror’s ability to properly schedule and execute this project to ensure timely completion and a quality product. The approach and method must be in sufficient detail to clearly demonstrate (1) the offeror’s understanding of the principal components of work described in the project specifications and drawings and (2) the offeror’s understanding of the site and other conditions that could impact schedule.

b. The project schedule that is required is a preliminary schedule for pre-award evaluation purposes…