15-R-0066-0003.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

Reference W9126G-15-R-0066-Sam Rayburn Pow erhouse, Inverter Battery Replacement.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 242

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY

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 W9126G-15-R-0066

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

28-Oct-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

18-Nov-2015

CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORT WORTH

819 TAYLOR ST, RM 2A17

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

W9126G 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

X 1

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Sam Rayburn Powerhouse Inverter/Battery System Replacement

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SECTION SF30 - CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 11 00 - STANDARD FORM (SF) 1442 AND CLIN SCHEDULE

The required response date/time 30-Nov-2015 12:00 PM has been added.

SECTION 00 22 11 - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND BASIS

OF AWARD ONE STEP - BEST VALUE, DESIGN-BUILD (SINGLE AWARD)

The following have been modified:

PROP PREP

ATTACHMENT 3

SECTION 00 22 11

Proposal Preparation

LOW PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA)

Evaluation Criteria

W9126G-15-R-0066 Sam Rayburn Powerhouse Inverter Battery System Replacement

PART I – GENERAL INFORMATION

1. INQUIRIES

OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via e-mail to:

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FORT WORTH DISTRICT

ATTN: (AMD03)Robin Prince, Elizabeth Kelley, CONTRACT SPECIALIST

819 TAYLOR ST, RM 2A17

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

Phone: 817-886-1045 44 Email: Robin.G.Prince@usace.army.mil Elizabeth.J.Kelley2@usace.army.mil (AMD03)

Bidder Inquiry Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via:

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Inverter/Battery System Replacement

Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet

To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page identified above, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

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

Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

The Solicitation Number is: W9126G-15-R-0066 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: ECBKVM-A444JP

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 5 days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

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

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.

Identify other method required N/A

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

Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

As this is a competitive negotiation acquisition, there is no public bid opening and no information will be given out as to the number of offerors or the results of the competition until all awards are made.

2. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS: Proposals will be accepted in electronic format only. Proposals shall be identified by the solicitation number and shall be submitted so as to reach the addressee(s) identified below by the closing date and time:

a. Proposals less than 5MB should be sent to the Contract Specialist at the e-mail address below.

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b. Proposals 5MB and over must be uploaded to Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE2/. Contractors shall request access to SAFE as a Guest User and upload files there. When prompted to enter the recipient email, send to (AMD03)Robin.G.Prince@usace.army.mil Elizabeth.J.Kelley2@usace.army.mil (AMD03) and to CIV-OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil .

AMRDEC SAFE WEBSITE IS NOT DESIGNED FOR LAST MINUTE SUBMISSIONS OF

PROPOSALS. YOU ARE ADVISED TO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

Proposals received after the date and time will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215- 1(c)(3)(ii).

Solicitation No. W9126G-15-R-0066

Offer Closing Date: Monday, November 30, 2015

Offer Closing Time: 12:00 pm (Noon) Central Standard Time (CST)

(LOCAL TIME)

E-mail addresses: Contract Specialist: (AMD03) Robin.G.Prince@usace.army.mil Elizabeth.J.Kelley2@usace.army.mil (AMD03) and CIV-OPS.Proposals@usace.army.mil

3. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT

A site visit will be held. Time and location to be determined.

IMPORTANT NOTES. (1) Remarks and explanations addressed during the conference shall not qualify or alter the terms and conditions of the solicitation. (2) The terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless the solicitation is formally amended in writing.

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PART II -- PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

a. REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE PRICE AND TECHNICAL PROPOSALS.

(1) The Price Proposal and the Technical Proposal must be submitted as separate electronic files. Ensure that each separate file is clearly marked to indicate its contents; and the identity of the offeror. The proposal should be in PDF format and be Optical Character Recognition (OCR) compatible. OCR is a common method of digitizing printed texts so that they can be electronically searched, stored more compactly, displayed on-line, and used in machine processes such as machine translation. All text must be legible and easily read. Each Volume (file) shall contain a table of contents and all pages of each factor shall be sequentially numbered.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W9126G-15-R-0066_COMPANY NAME_PRICE

W9126G-15-R-0066_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL

When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, and veriftying your email address, a separate email notification should also be sent to the Contract Specialist that you have submitted (and uploaded) a proposal in the AMRDEC SAFE website. The Contract Specialist for this project is: (AMD03) Ms. Robin Prince Ms. Elizabeth Kelley at email: Robin.G.Prince@usace.army.mil Elizabeth.J.Kelley2@usace.army.mil. (AMD03). Please include the solicitation number, W9126G-15-R-0066 in the subject line of your email.

(2) Both the Price Proposal and the Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of proposals.

(3) No dollar amounts from the Price Proposal are to be included in the Technical

Proposal.

(4) 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.

(5) 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. Should the offeror have any questions related to specific terms and conditions, these should be resolved prior to submission of the offer.

b. DISCUSSIONS. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors, in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors—

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Competitive Acquisitions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

c. COST OR PRICING DATA. Offerors are not required to submit Cost or Pricing Data with their offers.

d. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

(1) Revisions to electronic proposals shall be highlighted or marked in such a way as to be easily identified and shall show the date of revision. The source of the revision, e.g., Error, Omission, or Clarification, or amendment shall be included and be annotated for each revision.

(2) “Confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can 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 be clearly marked in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215- 1, “Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition”, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data”.

(3) In the case of an Offeror that is part of a large, multi-segmented business concern, 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.

e. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRICE PROPOSAL

(1) Submit the Price Proposal in electronic format only, with the exception of the Bid

Bond, if required, which must be submitted in hard copy.

(2) Size Restrictions and Page Limits. There are no page limits set for the price proposal. However, limit your response to information required by this solicitation. Excess information will not be considered in the Government’s evaluation.

(3) Format and Contents of the Price Proposal and List of Tabs. The Price Proposal shall be appropriately labeled as such and shall be organized as indicated in the following chart.

TAB

CONTENTS OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL

The Proposal Cover Sheet

The SF 1442 and Acknowledgement of Amendments (if any) MUST BE SIGNED (electronic signature is allowed)

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Section 00 10 00 , CLIN Schedule

Section 00 45 00, Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or Clause 52.204-8 if offeror has electronic certifications in

ORCA

Joint Venture (JV) Agreement or Articles of Organization for LLC, if applicable.

Bid Guarantee (Bid Bond), if applicable. (MUST BE SUBMITTED IN

HARD COPY.)

(4) Detailed Submission Instructions for the Price Proposal

TAB 1: The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1 (c) (2) (i)-(v) and a scanned copy must be submitted by all offerors. This provision, titled “Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition,” and the format for the proposal cover sheet as shown here:

PROPOSAL COVER SHEET

1. Solicitation Number: W9126G-15-R-0066

2. The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the Offeror (and e-mail address if available):

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;

3. Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and e-mail addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation:

4. 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.

TAB 2: The SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award, is to be completed by all Offerors and duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the

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TAB 3: Section 00 10 00, CLIN Schedule is to be completed in its entirety by all

Offerors. See Section 00 10 00 with attached notes, for further instructions. The SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award, MUST BE signed and dated by company representative with signatory authority.

TAB 4: All Offerors must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the “Online Representations and Certifications Application” (ORCA) website or respond with the completed representations / certifications found in the solicitation.

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. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the ORCA Representations and Certifications.

TAB 5: If the Offeror is a JV, include a copy of the JV Agreement. If a JV

Agreement has not yet been finalized/approved, indicate its status. JV Agreements must clearly indicate the percentages of the JV participants, in particular the percent of the controlling party, and a clear delineation of responsibilities and authorities between the JV parties. If the Offeror is a Limited Liability Company, include a copy of the Articles of Organization.

TAB 6: Provide a fully executed Bid Bond as required by FAR Clause 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee.

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f. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

(1) Submit the Technical Proposal in electronic format only.

(2) Format and Contents of the Technical Proposal and List of Tabs. Each set shall be organized using the tabs specified in the following chart.

TAB

CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL

TAB 1

FACTOR#1

TECHNICAL

TAB 1.a Sub-Factor #1

PROPOSED TECHNICAL

APPROACH TO CONTRACT AND

SCHEDULE

TAB 1.b Sub-Factor #2

RELEVANT SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE

TAB 1.c Sub-Factor #3

PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL

FOR CONRACT

TAB 2

FACTOR#2

PROPOSED MANAGEMENT

APPROACH TO CONTRACT

TAB 3

FACTOR#3

PAST PERFORMANCE

TAB 4

FACTOR#4

PAST PERFORMANCE OF

OFFERORS IN COMPLYING

WITH FAR CLAUSES 52.219-8

(3) Page Limitations. The following page limitations are established for each factor described above:

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL

Sub factor 1: TECHNICAL APPROACH TO CONTRACT AND SCHEDULE - Limited to ten (10) pages, exclusive of resumes.

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Sub factor 2: RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE -A maximum of five (5) Experience Information Forms Attachment "A"

Sub factor 3: KEY PERSONNEL- Resumes limited to one (1) page per resume (utilize Resume Form Key Personnel Attachment "B")

FACTOR 2: PROPOSED MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO CONTRACT

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE - No page limitation. See FACTOR 3 for details. In addition forms Attachments “C” and “D” should be used.

FACTOR 4: PAST PERFORMANCE OF OFFERORS IN COMPLYING WITH FAR

CLAUSES 52.219-8

Tables of content, proposal cover letters, and tabs between proposal information do not count toward any page limitations in the proposal.

(4) Detailed Submission Requirements for the Technical Proposal. Refer to Attachments “A” through “D” for a detailed description of the information to be submitted under each TAB.

LPTA EVALUATION FACTORS, METHODOLOGY, AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The non-pricing evaluators are to assign adjective ratings of acceptable or unacceptable to each of the non-pricing evaluation factors for each evaluated proposal. The default descriptions of these terms, as used in this document, are giving in the following table:

Table 1

TECHNICAL ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATINGS

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s proposed technical approach, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror understands the scope of work and will successfully perform the required effort.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s proposed technical approach, the Government has NO reasonable expectation that the offeror understands the scope of work and will successfully perform the required effort.

Additional descriptive language will be presented where necessary.

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Factor Identification: The offerors proposals received in response to the Request for Proposal will be evaluated using the following factors:

FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL

There are three (3) Sub-factors noted below which will be used for evaluation of the Technical Factor to determine the capability of the Offeror to achieve the requirements stated in the “Description/ Specifications/ Scope of Work” (SOW) of the Solicitation.

This part of the proposal must show that the Offeror understands the complexity of the contract, particularly each separate activity, and can present an effective and efficient approach to fully meet the required scope of work.

The Prime Contractor must clearly demonstrate that its firm has relevant technical experience for Project Management, Electrical Construction Experience, Commissioning Experience, and Engineering Experience. Project Management must be performed by the Prime Contractor.

If the Prime Contractor does not assume the roles of Electrical Construction, Commissioning and Engineering in this contract, then they must clearly demonstrate that its major subcontractors have the relevant technical experience for the role they are assuming of similar scope and complexity required in the Specifications.

FACTOR 1 –SUB-FACTOR 1: PROPOSED TECHNICAL APPROACH TO

CONTRACT AND SCHEDULE

1.1 Submission Requirements:

Technical Approach: Offeror’s proposed technical approach to executing the requirement MUST include the following items:

a) A Proposed Brief Work Plan detailing the steps for all work as required by the

Specifications; AND

b) A Proposed Phasing Plan (can be addressed in the Work Plan narrative); AND

c) A Proposed Crew Assembly and Work Schedule.

Proposed Schedule: Offeror’s proposed summary level schedule shall:

a) Be graphically represented, task oriented and meet the proposed contract duration including any phasing and work restriction identified in the specification;

AND

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b) Be provided in such a way that is easily read. 8.5” x 14” and 11” x 17” size format is authorized for use for the schedule(s); AND

c) Provide enough detail to demonstrate an understanding of the requirement including any constraints that can be anticipated (i.e. labor or material availability, permits, weather, etc); however, the amount of detail that will be required in the pre-work submittals is not required in the proposal; AND

d) Includes the overall construction phase for the major items, for the site work and utilities; AND

e) Shows the turnover of the project well as any proposed phased turnovers.

NOTE: The time to complete the project and turnover to the Government must consider the requirement for the Offeror’s CQC completion inspection and the subsequent joint Contractor-Government turnover inspection for each phase of the work.

1.2. Evaluation Criteria: Proposal must meet all of the following minimum acceptability standards to receive an “ACCEPTABLE” on this factor:

Technical Approach Narrative must:

a) Be no longer than 10 pages; AND

b) Propose a Work Plan and Phasing Plan that details all the work required in the Specifications; AND

c) Propose a Crew Assembly and Work Schedule that demonstrates realism and logic based on the work restriction identified in the specifications.

Schedule must:

a) Be in a format that is easily read; AND

b) Match the proposed contract duration; AND

c) Must include the following:

i. Any anticipated constraints; and

ii. Overall construction phase for major items, site work and utilities;

iii. Proposed phased turnovers; and

iv. Final turnover of the project.

FACTOR 1 –SUB-FACTOR 2: RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Submission Requirements Offeror Experience:

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a) Offeror shall demonstrate “recent”, “relevant” experience on projects similar to the one described in this solicitation using the “Experience Information” form that is Attachment A to this section. The project description shall contain enough information for the Government to determine how the project is relevant to this solicitation.

b) Offeror shall complete a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5), “Experience Information” forms in response to this factor. All blocks must be filled in and all data should be accurate, current, and complete. All projects submitted must be at least 50% complete and completed within the last seven (7) years.

c) Offerors are required to use the Experience Information Forms (Attachment A) provided

d) If any of the information required is not included in the form, the proposal will be considered nonresponsive and evaluated as unacceptable.

Subcontractor Experience:

a) Offeror shall provide a short Subcontractor Narrative that includes the following:

i. A description of the role of ALL proposed subcontractors and

ii. The percentage of work they will perform.

b) Offeror shall complete a minimum of one (1), but no more than three (3), “Experience Information” forms for each subcontractor.

Evaluation Criteria: Proposal must meet all of the below criteria to receive an “ACCEPTABLE” on this factor:

Offeror Experience:

a) At least three (3) accurate, current and complete Experience Forms for the Offeror must be submitted for projects the same/similar in size, scope, and complexity to that of this requirement; AND

b) All projects must have been at least 50% complete within the last 7 years;

AND

c) At least two (2) of the projects must contain an Electrical portion valued at more than $250,000.00; AND

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d) the electrical construction was performed in industrial plants which required the installation, replacement, or upgrade of electrical distribution and control systems while maintaining plant operation;

e) Installation and commissioning of equipment types and classes similar to or equivilant to those as described in the SOW; AND

f) The Offeror’s ability to develop and adhere to a detailed construction sequencing schedule for a phased construction project.

Subcontractor Experience:

a) Subcontractor Narrative must:

i. Be no more than 5 Pages; AND

ii. Clearly describe the roles of all the proposed subcontractors and the percentage work they will perform.

b) At least one (1) Experience Information Form must be submitted for each proposed subcontractor and must be submitted for work the same/similar in size, scope, and complexity to that for which they will be performing on this contract.

Use Attachment A to describe the projects in which the Offeror has relevant Project Management, Electrical Construction, Commissioning and Engineering Experience as described below. Provide a description of relevant projects to include the title and location of the project, contract amount, the start and completion dates (or anticipated completion date) of the contract, a brief description of the work, the offeror’s specific role on the project, and a point of contact for the project customer/client that includes the person’s name, title, and current phone number. Project descriptions shall include adequate detail to demonstrate the relevancy of the scope of work for comparison to that required in this solicitation. The Offeror shall submit no more than five (5) projects that cumulatively demonstrate the required relevant experience described above (i.e.

no single project is required to demonstrate relevant experience in all areas).

FACTOR 1 –SUB-FACTOR 3: PROPOSED KEY PERSONNEL FOR

CONRACT

The offeror must provide resume data for the following key personnel:

Submission Requirements: Due to the nature of the work, the Government is requiring that the Offeror provide personnel to fill the following key positions:

a) Project Manager (Prime Contractor)

b) Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) (Prime Contractor)

c) Contractor Quality Control (CQC) System Manager (Prime Contractor)

d) Site Superintendent/Work Supervisor (Prime Contractor)

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The Offeror must submit Resume information for the proposed personnel that shall be limited to no more than one (1) page per person and shall include the following information as a minimum:

(a) Name and title

(b) Project assignment

(c) Name of firm with which associated

(d) Years of experience in the role identified

(e) Years experience with this firm and with other firms

(f) Active professional registration, year first registered, if applicable

(h) Other experience and qualifications relevant to same/similar work required under this contract (may be submitted in narrative format describing past projects, dates, etc.)

Resume information shall be provided on the attached Resume Form (Attachment B) and shall be limited to no more than one (1) page per person.

Evaluation Criteria: Proposal must demonstrate all of the following minimum acceptability standards to receive an “ACCEPTABLE” on this factor.

a) Each key position must be represented by at least one Resume; AND

b) The resume for the Site Superintendent must clearly indicate that the individual has not less than 3 years experience on projects the same/similar to this requirement; AND

c) The resumes for each position must clearly indicate that the individual meets all the requirements listed in the Specifications; AND

FACTOR 2: PROPOSED MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO CONTRACT

Submission Requirements: Offeror shall provide a narrative that addresses the following items:

a) Quality Control

b) Safety

c) Subcontractor Management

d) Self-performance

e) Available Resources

f) Scheduling

Evaluation Criteria: Proposal narrative must meet all of the following minimum acceptability standards to receive an “ACCEPTABLE” on this factor:

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Must be no more than 20 pages; AND

Must be detailed enough to allow the Government the ability to evaluate Offeror’s logic, realism and understanding of the requirement and Offeror’s capability to execute the requirement; AND

MUST include the following items:

a) Quality Control:

1) A description of proposed quality control organization for the contract;

AND

2) A plan of action for maintaining quality control of the contract including how the following items will be handled must be included:

i. submitting and responding to internal and external requests for information,

ii. progress meetings and site visits

iii. and contract completion and closeout.

b) Safety:

1) A description of proposed safety organization for the contract, including the proposed staffing plan;

AND

2) A description of proposed safety approach, corporate systems and capabilities to maintain safety requirements during construction.

c) Subcontractor Management:

1) A plan of action for selecting capable subcontractors;

AND

2) A plan of action for managing on-site subcontractors from award to contract completion;

AND

3) A plan of action for replacing inferior subcontractors.

d) Self-performance: A description of the type of work Offeror will be self-performing in order to satisfy the 40% requirement of FAR Clause 52.236-1.

e) Available Resources:

1) A list of all current and projected on-going projects, complete with estimated completion dates, a brief description and the award amount;

AND

2) A description of available resources (personnel and equipment) that will allow the Offeror to be able to support this requirement along with all of its current on-going and other projected work.

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FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE: The Government seeks a contractor who maintains a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and superior performance. It is the offeror’s responsibility to affirmatively document these qualities in his technical proposal. In doing so, be mindful that "past performance" and "past experience" are not identical. Past experience measures what have you done and how many times, or for how long, you have done it. Past performance, however, measures how well have you performed.

Submittal Requirements:

1. Each offeror shall submit at least three (3) and not more than five (5) projects successfully completed, or substantially completed, in the past five (5) years that demonstrates the offeror’s commitment to customer satisfaction and superior performance. Important: For each project, the offeror shall complete a separate Construction Offeror Questionnaire (Attachment C & D).

Note: Offerors are cautioned to take care in selecting projects for review that are relevant and accurately reflect the offeror’s past performance capabilities.

2. Offerors may also submit performance appraisals, evaluations, letters of recommendation, or any other information that the offeror believes will affirmatively demonstrate its commitment to customer satisfaction and superior performance.

Evaluation: The Government shall evaluate all past performance information with respect to the following subfactors:

a. Quality of Product and Services. The Government will assess the quality of the actual construction undertaken and the standards of workmanship exhibited by the Offeror’s team, and the Offeror’s ability to execute a quality control program.

b. Timeliness of performance. The Government will evaluate all information available with respect to the Offeror’s ability to develop a project schedule, execute according to that schedule, and complete projects within the scheduled completion times.

c. Cooperative Manner. The Government will evaluate whether the offeror has cooperated in achieving the customer’s goals, particularly with respect to resolution of construction problems and minimizing cost and time impacts.

d. Customer Satisfaction. The Government will evaluate whether prior customers are satisfied with the offeror’s completed work, i.e., would prior customers choose to do business with the offeror again if given the choice.

e. Safety. The Government will evaluate whether the offeror has completed projects in a safe manner in compliance with all appropriate safety standards.

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f. Other Past Performance Issues. The Government will evaluate any other information that would have a bearing on how well the contractor satisfies its customers, complies with contract requirements, or delivers a quality product in a timely manner.

Notes:

a. Other Sources. The Government may contact sources other than those provided by the Offeror for information related to past performance. These other sources may include telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the Offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal knowledge of the Offeror’s performance capability, and any other sources of relevant past performance information.

b. Neutral Ratings. The Government will assign a “neutral” (technically acceptable) rating to an offer which, through no fault of its own, has no past performance history (for example, a new business). However, an offeror who simply neglects to include any relevant past performance information its proposal will be deemed “technically unacceptable.”

c. Relevancy. Past performance which is similar in size and scope to this project may be considered to be more advantageous to the Government. Thus, the Government will take into consideration the age and relevance of past performance information and the offeror’s overall performance record. If any performance issues are identified, the Government will consider the number, type and severity of the problems and the effectiveness of corrective actions taken.

d. Teaming Partners. The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort. Thus, offerors are encouraged to submit past performance information for major subcontractors to help demonstrate that the team they select to perform this project has an acceptable record of past performance.

FACTOR 4: PAST PERFORMANCE OF OFFERORS IN COMPLYING WITH

CLAUSE 5 2.219-8

(a) All offerors are to provide:

(i) a description of the offeror’s performance, over the past three calendar years, in complying with the requirements of FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, including description and available documentation of the methods employed to promote small business utilization and the internal methods used to monitor such utilization. Provide a narrative informing how your company has historically promoted the usage of SBs as subcontractors (how your firm has made SB subcontracting opportunities available for SBs). Inform how your company has historically monitored SB usage (how your firm has reviewed SB subcontracting practices/opportunities). (Monitoring refers to keeping track of the amount of SB subcontracting, it does not refer to monitoring the performance of SB subcontracts.)

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Clause 52.219-8 says in part, that the firm receiving the Government contract (both small or large businesses), agrees to make the “maximum practicable opportunity” to include SBs, VOSBs, SDVOSBs, HUBZone SBs, SDBs, and WOSBs in your subcontract efforts.

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Part III. EVALUATION OF OFFEROR PROPOSALS

1. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD. In accordance with the 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. SOURCE SELECTION USING THE LOW-PRICED, TECHNICALLY

ACCEPTABLE PROCESS. An evaluation for acceptability will be performed on each proposal in accordance with FAR 15.101-2(b)(3). The proposal that provides the lowest price and is otherwise technically acceptable in all factors will be selected for award. To be considered technically acceptable, no technical factor in the proposal may be determined to be unacceptable. The failure of a proposal to meet any of the acceptability standards for non-cost factors will result in a technically unacceptable rating and preclude award.

3. BASIS OF AWARD. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. Tradeoffs are not permitted. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability but not ranked using non-cost/price factors. Technical acceptability will be determined first. Then, only the technically acceptable offers will be evaluated for price and an award made.

4. EVALUATION OF THE PRICE PROPOSALS

a. Price will be evaluated and considered but will not be scored or combined with other aspects of the proposal evaluation. The proposed prices will be analyzed for reasonableness.

They may also be analyzed to determine whether they are realistic for the work to be performed, reflect a clear understanding of the requirements, and are consistent with the information provided by the Offeror. Additionally, all offers will be analyzed for unbalanced pricing.

b. The otherwise technically-acceptable, lowest-priced offeror may be required to confirm its price on either a CLIN, element, or total price basis, and/or provide additional information in support of their price, prior to contract award at the Government’s request and discretion.

5. EVALUATION OF THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL. The Technical Proposal will be evaluated based on the criteria identified in the individual attachments for the non-cost/non-price factors.

6. GENERAL TECHNICAL CRITERIA

a. Material omission(s) may cause the technical proposal to be rejected as unacceptable.

b. Proposals which are generic, vague, or lacking in detail may be considered unacceptable.

The offeror’s failure to include information that the Government has indicated should be included in the proposal may result in the offer being found deficient.

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c. The Government cannot make award based on a deficient offer. Therefore, receipt of an

“UNACCEPTABLE” rating for any factor will make 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.

(If checked, the following provision applies:)

7. FAR 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

SECTION 01 10 00 - STATEMENT OF WORK

The following have been added by full text:

(AMD03)SPECS/OW

SECTION 01000

SCOPE OF WORK

PART 1 GENERAL

1. PROJECT TITLE AND LOCATION:

SAM RAYBURN POWERHOUSE INVERTER/BATTERY SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR, TX

1.1 Project Description

The work includes all operations required to provide all necessary equipment for installation and commissioning of electrical systems and equipment required to replace the 125-volt (125V) Battery system, the 120-volt (120V) Essential AC Inverter system, 125V DC Battery Chargers, and the ungrounded 120V Essential AC and ungrounded 125V DC distribution systems serving the Sam Rayburn Powerhouse.

1.2 Major Items of Work

The work covered by this section consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and services to perform the removal of specified existing powerhouse equipment and the installation of new equipment fabricated under this contract. Temporary provisions for some of the equipment are part of this work. The major items of work shall consist of the following activities; this list may not be all inclusive of work contained in this contract:

a. Remove existing battery, battery rack, all accessories, conductor, and spill barrier.

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b. Furnish and install new flooded (wet) lead acid battery, battery rack, all required accessories - including the battery monitoring system, spill barrier, absorbent, and new battery conductors.

c. Remove existing motor-generator (MG) set, both existing battery chargers, and all associated wiring. This equipment may contain asbestos.

d. Furnish and Install: 7.5kVA, 125V DC to 120V single-phase AC Inverter, designated "INV".

e. Furnish and Install: Two 250A, 480V AC to 125V DC Battery Chargers, designated "BCE1" and "BCE2".

f. Remove existing 480V Motor Control Center, designated “480V Common Distribution Board”, and associated internal and external wiring (except as indicated on the contract drawings). Internal wiring may contain asbestos.

g. Furnish and Install: One 480V Motor Control Center, designated “480V Common Distribution Board”, and replace wire and cable to first point of termination (except as indicated on the contract drawings).

h. Remove front Station and Recorder Board sheet metal section panels, equipment, and associated internal and external wiring (except as indicated on the contract drawings). Retain existing ground bus.

Internal wiring may contain asbestos.

i. Furnish and install: New DC and AC Metering Panelboard, designated "6F."

j. Furnish and Install: New Essential AC Distribution Panelboard designated "7F," circuit breakers, associated equipment, and replace wire and cable to first point of termination.

k. Remove rear Station and Recorder Board sheet metal section panels, equipment, and associated internal and external wiring. Retain existing ground bus. Internal wiring may contain asbestos.

l. Remove existing circuit breakers from rear Station and Recorder Board. Remove existing bus bars. Remove existing terminal blocks that are part of the 125V DC system. Internal wiring may contain asbestos.

m. Furnish and Install: New DC Distribution Panelboards designated "3R," "4R," "5R," "6R," and "7R," circuit breakers, associated equipment, and replace wire and cable to first point of termination.

n. Furnish and install: New instrumentation devices including current transformers, power transformers, volt/ampere meters, protective relays, annunciation, indicating lamps and associated wiring as required.

o. Inspect and test the installed equipment to verify functionality and proper connection.

p. Provide hydrogen gas monitor in the battery room, which interfaces with the new battery monitoring system.

1.3 Location

Work under this contract shall be performed at the Sam Rayburn Powerhouse.

The access road to the plant is located off Highway TX-R255, approximately 18mi from Jasper, TX, on the Angelina River in Jasper County, Texas.

1.4 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 180 calendar days following receipt of Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final

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1.5 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

(a) If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $ 523.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. In the event that the completion date for the work covered by two or more items of work becomes delinquent concurrently, the liquidated damages will not be the sum of the liquidated damages for each item of work which becomes delinquent in the amounts stated.

(b) If the Government terminates the Contractor's right to proceed, liquidated damages will continue to accrue until the work is completed. These liquidated damages are in addition to excess costs of repurchase under the Termination clause.]

1.6 NOT USED

1.7 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

In accordance with the provisions of Subpart 36.201 (Evaluation of

Contractor Performance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), construction contractor’s performance shall be evaluated throughout the performance of the contract. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) follows the procedures outlined in Engineering Regulation 415-1-17 to fulfill this FAR requirement. For construction contracts awarded at or above $100,000.00, the USACE will evaluate contractor’s performance and prepare a performance report using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), which is now a web-based system. After an evaluation (interim or final) is written up by the USACE, the contractor will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 30 days. Accessing and using CPARS requires specific software, called PKI certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software could cost approximately $110 - $125 per certificate per year and is purchased from an External Certificate Authorities (ECA) vendor. Current information about the PKI certification process and for contacting vendors can be found on the web site: http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. If the Contractor wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CPARS and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the Contractor.

1.8 CONTRACTOR PAYROLL RECORD

Contractor shall be required to log payrolls for all their own employees and subcontractors utilizing ENG Form 3180. Each subcontractor requires a separate ENG 3180 for their payrolls. The Contractor shall maintain the ENG 3180, along with the payrolls, on site and available for review by the Contracting Officer's Representative. The ENG 3180's shall be updated weekly as payrolls are submitted. After making copies for their files, the Contractor is required to submit the originals of each week’s payrolls to the Resident Office. Before final payment, the Contractor shall provide the completed ENG 3180’s to the Contracting Officer's Representatives.

1.9 PAPERLESS CONTRACT SUBMISSION

a. GENERAL INFORMATION ON PAPERLESS CONTRACT SUBMISSION The goal is to reduce waste, decrease time, decrease associated costs, and to streamline most file transmission procedures.

b. METHODS OF DIGITAL SUBMISSION This contract shall use digital submission methods to the greatest

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1. QCS/RMS - will be used to the greatest extent practicable. Some items may not be submittable via QCS/RMS due to program constraints. Those items shall use an alternate method. All ENGR 4025’s shall be generated and submitted in QCS.

2. Secure, Password Protected Web-Based System Access must be allowed and approved by the Government Representative. Access must be allowed and approved by the Government Representative. This method shall not be used for security sensitive documents.

3. E-mail – Items not submitted via QCS/RMS, as discussed above, shall be submitted via e-mail, if possible. E-mail limitations for file size must be considered prior to submission. Under current conditions, 5 megabytes is the limitation for any single file/e-mail.

4. CD/DVD – Will be accepted if no other method is possible and upon prior approval.

c. ITEMS TO BE SUBMITTED VIA HARDCOPY Product samples, color boards, and any other item not feasible to submit digitally, shall be submitted hard copy. ENGR 4025 shall be submitted digitally always. The Government reserves the right to request hard copy submission on any item, if deemed necessary.

Contractor shall be prepared to provide requested hard copy at any time.

1.10 CONTRACTOR SUPPLY and USE OF ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE FOR PROCESSING DAVIS-

BACON ACT CERTIFIED LABOR PAYROLLS (April 2011)

a. The contractor is encouraged to use a commercially-available electronic system to process and submit certified payrolls electronically to the Government. The requirements for preparing, processing and providing certified labor payrolls are established by the Davis-Bacon Act as stated in FAR 52.222-8, PAYROLLS AND BASIC RECORDS and FAR 52.222-13, COMPLIANCE WITH DAVIS-BACON AND RELATED ACT REGULATIONS.

b. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining and providing for all access, licenses, and other services required to provide for receipt, processing, certifying, electronically transmitting to the Government, and storing weekly payrolls and other data required for the contractor to comply with Davis-Bacon and related Act regulations. When the contractor uses an electronic Davis-Bacon payroll system, the electronic payroll service shall be used by the contractor to prepare, process, and maintain the relevant payrolls and basic records during all work under this construction contract and the electronic payroll service shall be capable of preserving these payrolls and related basic records for the required 3 years after contract completion. The contractor shall obtain and provide electronic system access to the Government, as required to comply with the Davis-Bacon and related Act regulations over the duration of this construction contract. The access shall include electronic review access by the Government contract administration office to the electronic payroll processing system used by the contractor.

c. The contractor's provision and use of an electronic payroll processing system shall meet the following basic functional criteria: commercially available; compliant with appropriate Davis Bacon Act payroll provisions in the FAR; able to accommodate the required numbers of employees and subcontractors planned to be employed under the contract;

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