B3_W9126G-17-R-0047_Solicitation_Final.pdf

Request For Proposal

North Fort Polk Fire Station Addition

Fort Polk, LA

W9126G-17-R-0047 February 2017

US Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District

North Fort Polk Fire Station FPNFPFS

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 11 00.01 SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD, SF-1442

00 11 00.02 CONTRACT LINE ITEM SCHEDULE

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

00 21 30 SITE VISITS

00 22 11 LOW PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA)EVALUATION

CRITERIA

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 72 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES

00 73 00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

00 73 10 SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

00 73 46 WAGE DETERMINATION SCHEDULE

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00.00 44 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

01 30 00 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

01 30 10.00 44 PARTNERING

01 31 19.00 44 PROJECT MEETINGS

01 32 01.00 10 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 33 29 SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING

01 35 12.00 44 SPECIAL PROJECT PROCEDURES FOR FORT POLK

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.00 10 QUALITY CONTROL

01 45 00.10 10 QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM (QCS)

01 45 35 SPECIAL INSPECTIONS

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

01 56 00.00 44 DUST CONTROL

01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 57 20.00 10 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

01 57 23 TEMPORARY STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

01 57 24.03 44 STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (Louisiana)

01 57 25.00 44 SWPP PLAN INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE REPORT FORM

01 58 00 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

01 62 35 RECYCLED / RECOVERED MATERIALS

01 71 23.00 44 SURVEY, LAYOUT, AND OTHER DATA

01 74 19 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT

01 75 00.00 40 STARTING AND ADJUSTING

01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

01 78 23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

01 91 00.00 40 COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 41 00 DEMOLITION

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 11 13.00 10 STRUCTURAL CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE FORMING

03 15 00.00 10 CONCRETE ACCESSORIES

03 20 00.00 10 CONCRETE REINFORCING

03 30 00.00 10 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

03 35 00.00 10 CONCRETE FINISHING

03 39 00.00 10 CONCRETE CURING

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DIVISION 04 - MASONRY

04 20 00 UNIT MASONRY

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 12 00 STRUCTURAL STEEL

05 30 00 STEEL DECKS

05 40 00 COLD-FORMED METAL FRAMING

DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

06 20 00 FINISH CARPENTRY

06 41 16.00 10 PLASTIC-LAMINATE-CLAD ARCHITECTURAL CABINETS

06 61 16 SOLID SURFACING FABRICATIONS

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 05 23 PRESSURE TESTING AN AIR BARRIER SYSTEM FOR AIR TIGHTNESS

07 21 13 BOARD AND BLOCK INSULATION

07 21 16 MINERAL FIBER BLANKET INSULATION

07 22 00 ROOF AND DECK INSULATION

07 27 10.00 10 BUILDING AIR BARRIER SYSTEM

07 60 00 FLASHING AND SHEET METAL

07 61 14.00 20 STEEL STANDING SEAM ROOFING

07 84 00 FIRESTOPPING

07 92 00 JOINT SEALANTS

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

08 11 13 STEEL DOORS AND FRAMES

08 14 00 WOOD DOORS

08 34 73 SOUND CONTROL DOOR ASSEMBLIES

08 39 54 BLAST RESISTANT DOORS

08 56 53 BLAST RESISTANT TEMPERED GLASS WINDOWS

08 71 00 DOOR HARDWARE

08 81 00 GLAZING

08 91 00 METAL WALL LOUVERS

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 29 00 GYPSUM BOARD

09 30 10 CEMENT TILING, QUARRY TILING, AND PAVER TILING

09 51 00 ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS

09 65 00 RESILIENT FLOORING

09 68 00 CARPETING

09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10 14 00.20 INTERIOR SIGNAGE

10 21 13 TOILET COMPARTMENTS

10 28 13 TOILET ACCESSORIES

10 44 16 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS - For Reference Only

DIVISION 21 - FIRE SUPPRESSION

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21 13 13.00 10 WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, FIRE PROTECTION

DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING

22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 00 00 AIR SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, VENTILATION, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 03 00.00 20 BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

23 05 48.00 40 VIBRATION AND SEISMIC CONTROLS FOR HVAC PIPING AND

EQUIPMENT

23 05 93 TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

23 08 00.00 10 COMMISSIONING OF HVAC SYSTEMS

23 09 23.02 BACNET DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL FOR HVAC AND OTHER BUILDING

CONTROL SYSTEMS

23 11 25 FACILITY GAS PIPING

23 23 00 REFRIGERANT PIPING

23 31 13.00 40 METAL DUCTS

23 37 13.00 40 DIFFUSERS, REGISTERS, AND GRILLS

23 73 13.00 40 MODULAR INDOOR CENTRAL-STATION AIR-HANDLING UNITS

23 82 19.00 40 FAN COIL UNITS

23 82 43.00 40 ELECTRIC DUCT HEATERS

23 82 46.00 40 ELECTRIC UNIT HEATERS

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 20 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

26 05 48.00 10 SEISMIC PROTECTION FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

26 08 00 APPARATUS INSPECTION AND TESTING

26 12 19.10 THREE-PHASE PAD-MOUNTED TRANSFORMERS

26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

26 28 01.00 10 COORDINATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION

26 33 53.00 20 UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS)

26 36 00.00 10 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH

26 41 00 LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

26 56 00 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DIVISION 27 - COMMUNICATIONS

27 10 00 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEM

DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 05 26.00 40 GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 20 01.00 10 ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM

28 23 23.00 10 CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEMS

28 31 76 INTERIOR FIRE ALARM AND MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

31 32 11 SOIL SURFACE EROSION CONTROL

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 01 16.17 COLD MILLING OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS

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32 01 17.16 SEALING OF CRACKS IN BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS

32 01 19 FIELD MOLDED SEALANTS FOR SEALING JOINTS IN RIGID

PAVEMENTS

32 11 16 BASE COURSE FOR RIGID AND SUBBASES FOR FLEXIBLE PAVING

32 11 26 BITUMINOUS BASE COURSE

32 12 10 BITUMINOUS TACK AND PRIME COATS

32 12 17 HOT MIX BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT

32 13 13.06 PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT FOR ROADS AND SITE

FACILITIES

32 16 13 CONCRETE SIDEWALKS

32 31 13 CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES

32 92 19 SEEDING

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 11 00 WATER DISTRIBUTION

33 11 23 NATURAL GAS AND LIQUID PETROLEUM PIPING

33 30 00 SANITARY SEWERS

33 40 00 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITIES

33 71 02 UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

AMERICAN WATER SPECIFICATIONS

03 48 20 VALVE BOXES AND METER VAULTS

33 01 10.13 PRESSURE AND LEAKAGE TESTS

33 01 10.15 DISINFECTING PIPELINES

33 05 27 TRACER WIRE

33 31 00.11 GRAVITY SANITARY SEWERS

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Project Title: North Fort Polk Fire Station Addition, Fort Polk, Louisiana

NAICS Code: 236220

Point of contact for solicitation: Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil

The Government shall not allow the contractor to w ork on the project unless the bond documents and insurance certif ications have been accepted by the Contracting Officer and a signed Notice to Proceed has been issued to the contractor.

ROCHELLE ROSS 817-886-1266

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

31-Jan-2017

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________365 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________01 00 00.00 44

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________17 Mar 2017 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than _______120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORT WORTH

819 TAYLOR ST, RM 2A17

FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300

W9126G

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

(817) 886-6403FAX:TEL: (817) 886-1077 TEL: FAX:

W9126G-17-R-0047 46

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Estimated Estimated Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 All work to construct the North Fort Polk Fire Station Addition, exclusive of all other work listed separately. 1 JOB $ *** $

OPTIONS

0002 OPTION NO. 1: All work to provide and install Lightning Protection.

1 JOB *** $

0003 OPTION NO. 2: All work to provide and install the Westnet System.

1 JOB *** $

0004 OPTION NO. 3: All work to provide and install six exterior windows in the dorm rooms. 1 JOB *** $

0005 OPTION NO. 4: All work to provide and install an Electronic Key Card Security and Access System

1 JOB *** $

TOTAL OFFER

North Fort Polk Fire Station Addition Fort Polk, Louisiana

Solicitation No.W9126G-17-R-0047

CLIN SCHEDULE

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Estimated Estimated Item No. Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

North Fort Polk Fire Station Addition Fort Polk, Louisiana

Solicitation No.W9126G-17-R-0047

CLIN SCHEDULE

0006 OPTION NO. 5: All work to provide and install the Optional Finishes (Ceramic Tile Wainscot at Restrooms, Recessed Entrance Floor Mat, and Rubber Floor in Fitness Room) 1 JOB *** $

0006 OPTION NO.6: All work to construct the two Exterior Canopies between the Addition and the Existing Building 1 JOB *** $

$TOTAL (BASE OFFER + ALL OPTIONS)

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Solicitation No. W9126G-17-R-0047

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NOTES:

1. If a modification to a proposal based on unit prices is submitted, which provides for a lump sum adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the lump sum adjustment to each unit price in the CLIN Schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the offeror agrees that the lump sum adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to every unit price in the CLIN Schedule.

2. Offerors must bid on all items.

3. Costs attributable to Division 01 - General Requirements are assumed to be prorated among bid items listed.

4. Responders are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and/or final award process based on decisions related to DOD changes in force structure and disposition of the Armed Forces.

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

(a) 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).

(b) The Government may reject an offer as nonresponsive if it is materially unbalanced as to prices for the basic requirement and the option quantities. An offer is unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

6. EXERCISE OF OPTIONS (SWDR 715-1-1 (16 January 1996))

The Government reserves the right to exercise the option(s) by written notice to the Contractor either singularly or in any combination for up to 90 calendar days after the acknowledgment of the Notice to Proceed by the Contractor without an increase in the Offeror's Price. Completion of added items shall continue at the same schedule as the Base Offer unless otherwise noted in Section 01 00 00.00 44 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, paragraph 1 entitled SCHEDULE. END OF CLIN SCHEDULE

7. The statutory limit for construction for this project is $2.67M. This is the statutory limit for Unspecified Minor Military Construction projects. Proposals that exceed this funding limit will not be accepted.

END OF CLIN SCHEDULE

W9126G-17-R-0047

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

LOCAL INSTRUCTIONS

LOCAL INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2 GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR INCOMING MAIL AND PACKAGES

1.3 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.4 OFFEROR’S QUESTION AND COMMENTS

1.5 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS/ NAICS CODE

1.6 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.7 SITE VISIT

1.8 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

1.9 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS AND PROPOSAL FORMAT & GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.10 PROPOSAL FORMAT

1.11 JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

1.12 BID GUARANTEE

1.13 CONTRACT PRICES-BIDDING SCHEDULE

1.14 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST

1.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The scope of the project includes all work required for the new construction of an addition to the existing North Fort Polk Fire Station, Fort Polk, LA. The work shall be in accordance with the Request for Proposal documents.

Proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price, contract procured in accordance with FAR 15.101, Negotiated Procurement using the “Tradeoff Process”.

1.2. GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR INCOMING MAIL AND PACKAGES

The Offeror(s) must ensure that ALL mail inquiries are sent to the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, relating to either pre-contract or post-contract award. A return mailing address is required on the outside of the envelope, package, box, etc. All mail must be addressed to the Contracting office as specified below (no exceptions):

U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth ATTN: CESWF-CT-C, Contract Specialist, Rochelle Ross PO Box 17300 819 Taylor Street (Room 2A17) Fort Worth, TX, 76102-0300

All Federal Express/UPS/etc. packages are required to have Offeror’s physical address and the above contracting office address including room number, contract specialist’s name and telephone number for proper delivery.

1.3. COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation and all amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents and amendments will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at http://www.fbo.gov/ and Offeror can access solicitation documents by the solicitation number, W9126G-17-R- 0047.

It is solely the Contractor’s responsibility to check the fbo.gov website for the solicitation and any amendments prior to the RFP closing date. The Offeror shall submit in its proposal all requested information as specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation. The Offeror must be registered with the System for Award Management Database (SAM) to receive a Government contract award.

Additional information regarding this solicitation and potential Offerors (i.e., interested vendors list) and/or subcontractors will be available fbo.gov website under the solicitation number.

1.4. OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

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

Contract Specialist – Primary POC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District ATTN: CECT-SWF (Richard Feller) Phone: (817) 886-1165 Email: rochelle.ross@usace.army.mil

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

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, 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-17-R-0047

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 7KG7H4-DRPWGD

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires seven (7) 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.

1.5. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

See Section 00 45 00, FAR 52.204-8 for the small business size standard/NAICS Code.

1.6. PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay as a direct charge any costs incurred by the Offeror in the preparation and submission of its proposal or revisions.

1.7. SITE VISIT

Pursuant to Contract Clause "FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work," prospective offerors will be permitted to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance of the Contract to the extent such information is reasonably obtainable. Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

Reference Section 00 21 30 for site visit details.

1.8. ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

Proposals must set forth with full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

1.9. PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS AND PROPOSAL FORMAT & GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. All submissions should be in Adobe PDF format. The Price Proposal and Technical Proposal shall be submitted as “separate” single files. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W9126G-17-R-0047_COMPANY NAME_PRICE

W9126G-17-R-0047_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL

Submit the Price and Technical proposals electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/. At the AMRDEC SAFE website select the link: I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User, to register, access the site and submit your proposal(s).

When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, notification should also be submitted to both the Contracting Officer and the Contract Specialists listed below that you have submitted (and uploaded) a proposal in the AMRDEC SAFE Website. The Contracting Officer for this project is: Mr. John H. Rodgers. Email address is john.h.rodgers@usace.army.mil. The Contract Specialist for this project is: Rochelle Ross. Email address is rochelle.ross@usace.army.mil.

Proposal(s) shall be transmitted to both of these email addresses.

Include the solicitation number in your Email Subject Line: W9126G-17-R-0047

Exception: Special instruction pertaining to hand-carried electronic offers: Pre-Approval request will be required for “Hand- Carried Electronic Offers”. Any Offerors submitting a “Hand carried electronic proposal must pre-coordinate with rochelle.ross@usace.army.mil. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal is received prior to the due time and no later than the date in this solicitation or amendments. Hand carried electronic proposals must be coordinated no later than 5 working days prior to due date and time. Paper proposals shall not be accepted otherwise. Late proposals are unacceptable and may be determined ineligible for award.

Any hand-carried electronic offers shall be delivered to USACE Office at:

ADDRESS PACKAGES TO:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District ATTN: CESWF-CT, Richard Feller 819 Taylor Street, Room 2A17 Fort Worth, TX, 76102-0300

For packaging that contains allowable hand carried proposals shall be marked:

“Proposals for Solicitation Number: W9126G-17-R-0034, DO NOT OPEN”

See Standard Form SF 1442 for proposal due date and time. Late proposals will be marked as late and not evaluated, unless otherwise determined by the Contracting Officer that a late proposal is deemed received acceptable for evaluation. A notice of late proposals will be sent to the Offeror via email. Electronic proposals are date and timed stamped upon receipt. It is recommended Offerors submit their proposal with sufficient submission time to preclude possible errors when loading or transferring documents.

1.10. PROPOSAL FORMAT

Submit only the electronic documents. Submit only the electronic files that are specifically requested in Section 00 22 11. All files submitted shall be in PDF format. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. All pages shall be numbered.

PDF pages shall be formatted to print on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper, unless another paper size is specifically authorized for a particular submission. Do not use a font size smaller than 10, an unusual font style such as script, or condensed print for any submission. All page margins must be at least 1 inch wide, but may include headers and footers of the solicitation, project title and company. PDF drawings and summary schedule diagrams shall be sized to print on 11x17 inch paper.

Hard copies shall not be submitted, with the exception of the bid guarantee. Refer to this section, 1.12 Bid Guarantee, for bid guarantee submission requirements.

“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”.

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.

For submissions with page limitations, the corresponding PDF pages will be counted.

Proposal revisions shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g., bold face print or underlining. The source of the revision or amendment, e.g., Error, Omission or Clarification shall be included and be annotated for each revision. Proposal replacement pages shall be numbered and clearly marked “REVISED”, with the date of revision.

1.11. JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

When proposing as a joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall sign the SF 1442 and the bid bond unless a written agreement by the joint venture is furnished with the proposal designating one firm with the authority to bind the other member(s) of the joint venture. In addition, a copy of the joint venture agreement shall be submitted with the proposal. Failure to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the proposal from further consideration. If this is an 8(a) or Hub Zone joint venture, the Offeror shall ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124 and 13 CFR Part 126, respectively.

1.12. BID GUARANTEE

Submit the Bid Guarantee in accordance Provision 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee. One (1) copy of the bid guarantee shall be submitted electronically as part of Volume 2 and one (1) hard copy submission of the bid guarantee is due by the date and time for proposal submission. The bid guarantee shall be sent to the address in this section, 1.9 Proposal Submittals and Proposal Format & General Instructions, on or before the date indicated in Box 13 of the

SF1442.

1.13. CONTRACT PRICES - BIDDING SCHEDULE

Payment for the items listed in the Bidding Schedule shall constitute full compensation for furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, materials and bonds (performance and payment), and for performing all operations required to complete the work in conformity with the drawings and specifications. All costs for work not specifically mentioned in the Bidding Schedule shall be included in the contract prices for the items listed.

1.14. CONTRACT COST LIMITATION FOR CONSTRUCTION COSTS

The construction costs will be subject to the funds type available for this project. STATUTORY LIMITATIONS- AVAILABLE FUNDING TYPE. The available funding for contract award for construction is $2,670,000.00.

Offerors are notified that they are under no obligation to approach this ceiling. However, the Government will not be able to make an award, if the dollar amount set for this project is exceeded

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System Number JUL 2013 52.211-2 Availability of Specifications, Standards, and Data Item

Descriptions Listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)

APR 2014

52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction APR 1984 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 2003 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or

Information Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

OCT 2010

52.222-12 Contract Termination-Debarment MAY 2014 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction

Materials

MAY 2014

52.232-13 Notice Of Progress Payments APR 1984 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 252.236-7008 Contract Prices-Bidding Schedules DEC 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY (APR 1991)

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of U.S. dollars. Offers received in other than U.S.

dollars shall be rejected.

(End of provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from _U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, 819 Taylor Street, Rm. 2A17 (Attn: CECT-SWF), Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

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

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting:

See section 00 21 30

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

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

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm

Department of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

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

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

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SITE VISITS

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SITE VISITS

(a) Pursuant to Contract Clause "FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work," prospective offerors will be permitted to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance of the Contract to the extent such information is reasonably obtainable. Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Site visit information:

Date: 28 February 2017 Time: 0900 (local time) Location: COE Resident Office 2315 Service Command Loop, B4740 Ft Polk, LA POC: Josh Edwards Phone: 817-886-1647 Email: Joshua.Edwards@usace.army.mil

See Section 01 35 12.00 44 SPECIAL PROJECT PROCEDURES FOR FORT POLK for Installation Entrance Requirements. Offerors and subcontractors wishing to participate will provide to the referenced POC, at least 3 working days prior to the site visit, a complete listing of all attendees and subcontractors to attend the site visit.

(c) In no event will a failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for withdrawal of a proposal after receipt of proposal or for a claim after award of the contract.

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTION (NOT USED)

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Evaluation Criteria

LOW PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA)

North Fort Polk Fire Station Addition, Fort Polk, LA

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 or mailed to:

Contract Specialist – Primary POC U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District ATTN: Rochelle Ross 819 Taylor Street, Room 2A17 Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300 Phone: 817-886-1266 Email: Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil

BIDDER INQUIRY:

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

☒ 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, 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-17-R-0047 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 7KG7H4-DRPWGD

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.

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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: None

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

a. ELECTRONIC OFFERS. In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. All submissions should be in Adobe PDF format. The Price Proposal and Technical Proposal shall be submitted as “separate” single files. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W9126G-17-R-0047_COMPANYNAME_PRICE

W9126G-17-R-0047_COMPANYNAME_TECHNICAL

Submit the Price and Technical proposals electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE2/Welcome.aspx. At the AMRDEC SAFE website select the link: I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User, to register, access the site and submit your proposal(s).

When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, notification should also be submitted to the Contract Specialist that you have submitted (and uploaded) a proposal in the AMRDEC SAFE Website. The Contract Specialist for this project is: Rochelle Ross

Email address is: Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil

Include the solicitation number is your Email Subject Line: W9126G-17-R-0047

b. OFFERS BY TELEGRAPH. Offers received by telegraph, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted.

c. FACSIMILE OFFERS. Facsimile offers, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers will or will not be accepted.

d. E MAIL OFFERS. Offers received by e mail, modifications thereto, or cancellations of offers may or may not be accepted. (However, coordination is required with the Contract Specialist Rochelle.Ross@usace.army.mil. Every effort is to be made to utilize sending

SECTION 00 22 11 Page 3 your proposal(s) via the secure submission link above as the: AMRDEC Safe site).

3. PREPROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT

SITE VISIT: See section 00 21 30 for the Site Visit Information.

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.

PART II -- PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

a. REQUIREMENT FOR SEPARATE PRICE AND TECHNICAL PROPOSALS.

i) Each Offeror must submit both a Price Proposal and a Technical Proposal electronically. The Price Proposal and the Technical Proposal must be submitted as separate volumes/files.

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

iii) Do NOT include dollar amounts from the Price Proposal in the Technical Proposal.

iv) 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.

v) 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 does not intend to enter into discussions with offerors prior to determining those contractors within the competitive range, in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE

ACQUISITIONS.

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

d. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

i) Submit only the electronic-documents. Submit only the electronic files specifically authorized and/or required elsewhere in this section. Do not

SECTION 00 22 11 Page 4 submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. All pages should be numbered.

ii) PDF pages should be formatted to print on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper size, unless another paper size is specifically authorized elsewhere in this section for a particular submission. Spreadsheets must fit to (e.g., 11” x 14” or 11” x 17” sheets) unless specifically authorized in this section for a particular submission. Do not use a font size smaller than 10, an unusual font style such as script, or condensed print for any submission. All page margins must be at least 1 inch wide, but may include headers and footers of the solicitation, project title and company.

iii) Hard copies will not be submitted.

iv) “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”.

v) 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.

vi) For submissions with page limitations, the pages will be counted as follows: One side of the paper is one page. Where authorized, fold-out pages (11" x 14" or 11" x 17") will count as one page. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a “Table of Contents” or divider tabs, are not included in the page limitation.

vii) Proposal revisions shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g., bold face print or underlining. The source of the revision, e.g., Error, Omission, or Clarification, or amendment shall be included and be annotated for each revision. Proposal replacement pages shall be numbered, shall be clearly marked “REVISED”, and shall show the date of revision.

viii) Within three (3) days of contract award, the awardee shall submit a conformed Technical Offer on an electronic CD Rom or DVD +/-R.

2. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PRICE PROPOSAL

a. Submit the price proposal as one separate PDF file titled:

W9126G-17-R-0047_COMPANY NAME - PRICE

b. Size Restrictions and Page Limits. Use only 8 ½” x 11” pages in PDF format.

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. Technical pages are limited to: See (f) (3). Electronic documents must meet page sizes in case documents require printed.

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c. 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. Note: If the Offeror is not required to submit any information under a listed Tab in accordance with the instructions below, that tab can be omitted. However, do not renumber the subsequent tabs.

TAB CONTENTS OF THE PRICE PROPOSAL

#1 The Proposal Cover Sheet

#2 Signed SF 1442/Proposal Data Sheet

#3 Section 00 11 00, Pricing Schedule

#4 Section 00 45 00, Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors or statement that offeror has electronic certifications in ORCA

#5 JV Agreement or Articles of Organization for LLC, if applicable.

#6 Bid Guarantee (Bid Bond)

#7 Subcontracting Plan

d. Detailed Submission Instructions for the Price Proposal.

i) TAB 1: The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1(2) (c) (i)-

(v) and 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:

2. The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the Offeror (and electronic 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:

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

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

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ii) TAB 2:

Signed SF 1442, duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company in accordance with FAR 4.102. All amendments must be acknowledged by all Offerors in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation.

Proposal Data Sheet – See Attachment 1 provided at the end of this section. Offerors shall ensure telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and DUNS number are all included. The DUNS number will be used to access ACCASS and CCASS data. Offerors shall also provide any other assigned number that identifies them in the ACCASS or CCASS databases. If a separate DUNS has been created for a joint venture (J-V) it must be submitted. All companies submitting as a joint venture should register in CCR as a joint venture prior to proposal submission. A DUNS number shall also be provided for each company identified in any other proposed association of firms or Contractor Team Arrangement. The Offeror should also submit their Tax ID number on the proposal data sheet.

iii) TAB 3: Section 00 11 00, Pricing Schedule is to be completed in its entirety by all Offerors. See Section 00 11 00 with attached notes, for further instructions.

iv) 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. Additionally, the offeror must also complete and return the “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” included in the solicitation. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the ORCA Representations and Certifications.

v) TAB 5: If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (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.

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

vii) TAB 7: Offerors must submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219- 7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan). Other than U.S. Small Businesses must submit acceptable subcontracting plans to be eligible for award. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan.

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3. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

a. Technical Proposal. Submit an electronic document of the Technical Proposal.

b. Format and Contents of the Technical Proposal and List of Tabs. The technical proposal shall be organized using the tabs specified in the following chart.

TAB CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL

Tab A, Factor #1 CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

Tab B, Factor #2 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

Tab C, Factor #3 PAST PERFORMANCE

c. Page Limitations. The following page limitations are established for each factor described above:

Factor #1 Construction Experience Limited to 2 pages per project (maximum of five (5) forms) sent electronically

Factor #2 Construction Schedule Limited to ten (10) 8 1/2" x 11" pages or five (5) 11" x 17" fold-out pages (including narrative)

Factor #3 Past Performance No page limitation

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

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 performance on each proposal in

SECTION 00 22 11 Page 8 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.