W9127825R0010_ Industry Day Slides CENTAM MATOC (English).pptx

US Army Corps of Engineers’ construction opportunities

Industry Day December 2024

Purpose of this Presentation Familiarize Contractors with the Mobile District, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and its engineering and construction mission in Central and South America, with particular emphasis on requirements Central America.

Discuss the purpose of planned solicitations and the resulting contracts.

Familiarize Contractors with the timeframes and submission requirements for planned solicitations.

Disclaimer: This pre-proposal conference is for informational purposes only.

Any remarks or explanations given during this conference (or in the conference notes) will not change the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the requirements of the solicitation and comply accordingly. Oral exchanges between offerors and the Government will not be binding unless changes are incorporated by a written amendment.

USACE Mission Areas

Typical projects

Humanitarian Assistance Facilities and Structures (schools, clinics, warehouses, fire stations, etc) Infrastructure repairs (generators, mechanical systems, piping, finishes, electronics, etc)

Marine Construction Coastal and inland waterways (river) support Piers, floating docks, boat ramps, mooring systems, breakwaters

Typical projects

US and partner nation military construction support Facilities and Structures (administrative buildings, barracks, warehouses, hangars, motor pools, bunkers, watch towers, etc) Remote and temporary camps (administrative and housing facilities, storage, firing ranges, security measures, stand-alone power and water/sewer systems, etc) Site work (grading, site utilities, landscaping, etc) Roads, parking lots, sidewalks, airfields, helipads, etc Infrastructure repairs (generators, mechanical systems, piping, finishes, electronics, etc)

Design Support No stand-alone design work (only in support of construction projects) Architectural, mechanical, electrical, structural, civil/site, communications, fire protection, geotechnical and topographic surveys, mapping Projects may require application of U.S. Department of Defense and commercial building codes and standards

Materials Delivery Procurement and delivery of materials for installation by others may be required

Current Requirements

Construction and Repair Central AMerica Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) – Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

Covers countries in Central America

$99,000,000 USD in total shared capacity over five years

Design-Build Capabilities

Unrestricted “Best Value” Procurement Both price and non-price factors will be considered Proposal representing the overall best value will be selected The lowest price proposal will not necessarily be selected

Anticipate advertisement of Request for Proposal (RFP) in January 2025 Two step process

NAICS 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Small Construction and Repair El Salvador Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) – Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity

All work under the contract will be performed at Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, San Salvador, El Salvador

$10,000,000 USD in total shared capacity over five years

Design-Build Capabilities

Unrestricted “Best Value” Procurement Both price and non-price factors will be considered Proposal representing the overall best value will be selected The lowest price proposal will not necessarily be selected

Anticipate advertisement of Request for Proposal (RFP) in 2025 Two step process

Aviation Fuel Storage Facility W9127824R0011

Construction of new Aviation Fuel Storage Facility at Soto Cano Air Base

Anticipate advertisement of construction Request for Proposal in late 2024

Design-Bid-Build procurement (full design provided)

Unrestricted, Stand-alone, “Best Value” Procurement Both price and non-price factors will be considered Proposal representing the overall best value will be selected The lowest price proposal will not necessarily be selected

Single, Firm Fixed-Price Contract Award

$25-100M USD cost range

Prime Power Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras Standalone contract for operation and maintenance of the generator and solar power systems at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras

Unrestricted “Best Value” Procurement Both price and non-price factors will be considered Proposal representing the overall best value will be selected The lowest price proposal will not necessarily be selected

Solicitation has been advertised Site visit scheduled for December 17, 2024 Proposals are due in January 2025

NAICS 221112 – Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation

General information

To View and Compete Must be registered in the following systems to download the solicitation and submit a proposal

Solicitations will ONLY by announced on https://SAM.gov and can ONLY be downloaded from and proposals submitted through https://piee.eb.mil

Steps to Register – must be done in this order Get an NCAGE Code assigned

Create a SAM account and get your Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number (formerly known as DUNS) at https://SAM.gov. Allow up to 15 business days after submission before your registration is active in SAM.

For International Registrants, refer to the Quick Start Guide at https://www.fsd.gov/sys_attachment.do?sys_id=c3fbd4771be83898d3ab404fe54bcb19

Obtain PIEE access - https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/help/helpvendors.xhtml

General Information Who Can Submit?

Any responsible, interested, prime construction contractor

Who Is Not Eligible to Submit?

Any design firm that participated in preparation of the solicitation in any way Any firm suspended or debarred in accordance with the US Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

How Can I Ask Questions?

Once the solicitation is posted, all Requests for Information (RFIs) or questions and clarifications must be submitted by the deadline in the solicitation through the Bidder Inquiry Portal in ProjNet at:

https://www.ProjNet.org/ The Bidder Inquiry Key needed to submit questions will be provided in the solicitation RFI information is found in solicitation Section 01 00 01

How Will Changes to the Solicitation Requirements be Announced?

Amendment notices will be published on www.SAM.gov The notice will direct offerors to https://piee.eb.mil where the amendments will be posted

Two Phase Procurement (when applicable) Phase 1 will assess Offerors’ overall capabilities and experience, and will be used to determine which Offerors will be invited to participate in Phase 2.

Phase 2 will assess Offeror’s technical capabilities for a specific project at Soto Cano, and establish contract rates.

Bonding / insurance Requirements Bid Guarantee:

FAR 52.228-1

Usually NOT required

Performance Bond:

FAR 52.228-15

15% of awarded amount or approved bond alternative

Payment Bond:

FAR 52.228-15

NOT required

Defense Base Act (DBA) Insurance Required in most cases to provide worker compensation coverage if not addressed by local labor laws

Miscellaneous item Requirements Safety & Health Requirements to comply with EM 385-1-1

Proposals to be in English & in US Dollars

All construction data to be in metric units

Work to comply with applicable host nation laws and standards, to include either payment of or completion of process for exemption or reimbursement of host nation taxes

Check all amendments (SF 30) for any new information and acknowledge all amendments

Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements Provision 52.229-11 – Section 00 45 00

Are you not a US citizen?

Clause 52.229-12 – Section 00 70 00

Exemptions:

Part II – Based on International Tax Agreement (Appendix A and B)

Part III – Based on International Bilateral/Trade Agreement

Part III – Imports from US or Exempted Countries

Solicitation Requirements for construction and repair MATOC – central america

Section 00 11 00: phase (or step) one Two (2) Separate Files are required:

Volumes I & II – Entire Phase I Proposal Submit PDF via PIEE (instructions are in Section 00 11 00)

Volume II – Non-Priced Evaluation Factors Submit PDF via PIEE (instructions are in Section 00 11 00)

ABSOLUTELY NO COST INFO HERE

PDF file format: 8½” x 11” (11” x 17” only for charts/schedules)

Title and mark each submission accordingly

Pay attention to page count limits

Proposals with a deficiency will not be considered for award.

Evaluation Process Proposal Compliance Review Phase One Non-Price Factor Evaluation

Section 00 11 00: phase (or step) one Volume I

Administrative Requirements & Pricing Not rated but checked for compliance

Components:

SF1442 - Blocks 14, 15, 19 and 20 (a,b & c) SF30(s) - Blocks 15a, 15b and 15c Proposal Data Sheet (Attachment 1) Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Disclosure

Factor 1 - Past Performance of Prime and Factor 2 – Past Performance of the Lead Design Firm

1st and 2nd in Relative Importance

A separate response is required for each factor

Two components for each factor:

Relevant Company Effort:

Recent (as defined in solicitation) Relevant

Quality of Past Performance Federal Gov’t Projects: CPARS (Interim or Final) when available; otherwise, use provided Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) format Other Projects: only PPQs (Attachment in solicitation section)

Maximum of 5 examples per factor (Attachment in solicitation section)

Past Performance of Offeror = Offeror’s name in SF1442 except as described in solicitation

Form provided in solicitation which captures the required information for projects submitted for factors 1 and 2

All information is required, but use of the form itself is not

5 projects maximum and total of 10 pages per factor. Include as much detail as possible in 2 pages per project. No more than 5 projects per factor will be evaluated.

If a project was completed prior to the dates defined in the solicitation, do not include it. It will not be evaluated.

Factor 1 - Past Performance of Prime and Factor 2 – Past Performance of the Lead Design Firm

Evaluation for each factor:

Step 1 - Determine if projects submitted are recent and relevant Step 2 - Assign ratings to each project based on level of relevancy Step 3 - Assess how well the Prime or Lead Design Firm performed on these projects Step 4 - Determine overall Performance Confidence Assessment Rating

The Performance Confidence Assessment Rating reflects the degree of probability the Offeror or Lead Design Firm will be able to meet the solicitation’s requirements.

Offerors’ proposals with little or no relevant past performance will be rated neutral confidence.

Factor 3 – Overall Management Approach

3rd in Relative Importance

Narrative to include information regarding:

Home office organizational structure Type of work the Offeror intends to self-perform Offeror’s business method for selecting and managing subcontractors

Evaluation:

Step 1 – Evaluate each aspect of the narrative to assess offeror’s understanding of the requirements Step 2 - Determine strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies Step 3 – Assign an overall combined Technical/Risk Rating

The Technical/Risk Rating reflects the degree to which the proposed approach meets or does not meet the minimum technical requirements.

Section 00 12 00: phase (or step) TWO Two (2) Separate Files are required:

Volumes III & IV – Entire Phase II Proposal Submit PDF via PIEE (instructions are in Section 00 12 00)

Volume IV – Non-Priced Evaluation Factors Submit PDF via PIEE (instructions are in Section 00 12 00)

ABSOLUTELY NO COST INFO HERE

PDF file format: 8½” x 11” (11” x 17” only for charts/schedules)

Title and mark each submission accordingly

Pay attention to page count limits

Proposals with a deficiency will not be considered for award.

Only offerors selected during Phase 1 to move forward into Phase 2 will be invited to submit a Phase 2 proposal

Phase 1 ratings will not be carried over into the Phase 2 evaluation

Evaluation Process Components:

Proposal Compliance Review Phase Two Non-Price Factor Evaluation Price Analysis fair, reasonable, unbalancing of bids Non-Price/Price Trade-off Analysis based on relative advantages and disadvantages of proposals and prices

Non-price factors are evaluated independently from price by a technical team

Price is not rated but will be analyzed for fairness and reasonableness, and for appearance of unbalanced pricing by a separate team 2 separate bid schedules will be required Contract rates (labor rates, mark-ups) Seed Project proposed pricing

Award to be made to the proposal that offers the best value to the Government (combined factor ratings & price)

Administrative Requirements

Not rated but checked for compliance and completeness

Information provided as part of the Administrative requirements will be used to make a risk assessment of the offeror’s financial capability to successfully accomplish the project.

Components:

SF1442: Blocks 14, 15, 19 and 20 (a, b & c) SF30(s): Blocks 15a, 15b and 15c Proposal Data Sheet (Attachment 1) Bid Schedules (ALL line items to be completed) Reps & Certs (Section 00 45 00) Financial Statements (60 days old) & Bank Letters List of Present Commitments Certified Statement (para 3.4.1 (b) of Section 00 11 00) Organizational Conflicts of Interest Disclosure

Factor 4 – Overall Technical Approach

1st in Relative Importance

Narrative to explain the Offeror’s capabilities to execute the project Project Approach Preliminary Schedule Project Self-Performance

Factor 5 – Key Management Personnel Experience & Qualifications

2nd in Relative Importance

Provide key construction and design personnel resumes with emphasis on projects in which the personnel have performed duties for their assigned role on this contract

Factor 4 – Overall Technical Approach and Factor 5 – Key Management Personnel Experience & Qualifications

Evaluation per factor:

Step 1 – Determine if proposal meets the solicitation requirements Factor 4: Determine if the proposed approach adequately addresses all requirements Factor 5: Determine if resumes illustrate the required experience (qualitative and quantitative) Step 2 – Determine strengths, weaknesses and deficiencies Step 3 – Assign an overall combined Technical/Risk Rating for each factor

The Technical/Risk Ratings reflect the degree to which the offeror demonstrates the necessary capabilities and approach to effectively perform the project.

Once the non-price factor ratings are complete, price will be considered in connection with the non-price ratings, comparing the relative advantages and disadvantages of the proposal and price to determine the Offer which represents the Best Value to the US Government and the project owner.

Discussions The Government intends to award without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if it’s in the Government’s best interest.

DO NOT assume you will have an opportunity to revise your proposal after submission.

If discussions are necessary, it will be only with the firms determined to be the MOST HIGHLY RATED.

When discussions are closed, Offerors will have the opportunity to submit their Final Proposal Revision (FPR).

Revised proposals are subject to criteria of Sections 00 11 00 and 00 12 00 unless determined otherwise in the discussions letter.

Discussions are subject to same evaluation criteria.

Final Reminders Solicitation Posting Planned for January 2025 Anticipate Phase (step) 1 Proposals Will Be Due in February 2025

Will be posted via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website (https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml -OR- https://piee.eb.mil).

Emailed submissions of proposals are not permitted and will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Instructions for this process can be found in Section 00 11 00.

Submit Questions via Bidder Inquiry Portal in ProjNet at https://www.ProjNet.org/

QUESTIONS?

Answers provided during the Industry Day are not official.

Official answers will only be provided to questions submitted through the RFI process described in the solicitation.

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