W9127N-15-R-0026_RFP.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

W9127N-15-R-0026

THE DALLES DAM, KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

THE DALLES DAM, EAST FISH LADDER

AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLY

PROJECT MANUAL

TOC-1

NAME OF PROJECT: THE DALLES DAM, EAST FISH LADDER AUXILIARY WATER SUPPLY

LOCATION OF PROJECT: KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: Betw een $10,000,000 and $25,000,000

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATION: UNRESTRICTED

MICHAEL I GRASSO 503-808-4612

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

15-Jun-2015

(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 _______7 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10Alt1

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 __________5 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________16 Jul 2015 (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 _______90 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

333 SW FIRST AVE

PORTLAND OR 97204-3495

W9127N

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

04:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

503-808-4605FAX:TEL: 503-808-4612 TEL: FAX:

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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

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

ITEM DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL

0001 Mobilization &

Demobilization

1 Job

Funded:

0002 Underwater

Concrete

0003 Common

Excavation

0003AA First 7,500

Cubic Yards

7,500 Cubic Yard

0003AB Over 7,500

860 Cubic Yard

00010-3

0004 General

Backfill

0004AA First 5,000

5,000 Cubic Yard

0004AB Over 5,000

1,000 Cubic Yard

0005 Controlled

Density Fill

0005AA First 300 Cubic 300 Cubic Yard

00010-4

Yards

0005AB Over 300 Cubic

Yards

50 Cubic Yard

0006 Rock

Excavation

0006AA First 2,000

2,000 Cubic Yard

0006AB Over 2,000

400 Cubic Yard

00010-5

0007 Cofferdam

Structure, Bulkhead, and

Trashrack

0008 Concrete

Mining

0009 Grouting and installaltion of penstock through dam

0010 Steel Penstock from Dam

00010-6 to the AWS Chamber

0011 AWS Chamber

Work

0012 Site Utilities

0013 Paving and

Stripping

TOTALS

TOTAL FOR ALL LINE ITEMS

00010-7

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule / Instructions to Bidders

EVALUATION CRITERIA

BASIS OF AWARD

This contract will be awarded to one contractor using a best value trade-off source selection process outlined in FAR part 15. The Government will use a tradeoff process to determine award considering price and other factors described below. The Government may award to other than the lowest-priced or highest-rated offer. This acquisition will Full and open competition. Award of this contract will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government.

PROJECT OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, seeks a contractor to construct, per provided plans and specification, an emergency backup supply of water to the auxiliary water system (AWS). A single 10-foot-diameter (inner diameter) penstock pipe will convey the design discharge by routing flow through Monolith 5 into the auxiliary water supply chamber (AWSC). Flow bifurcates and is released into the existing AWSC via two 7-foot-diameter (inner diameter) diffuser penstock pipes. Specific project features include:

Foundation for precast units (cast in place underwater concrete) Precast pier segments with guide slots for closure gate, dewatering bulkheads, and trash-racks.

Attachment of the precast piers to the dam face and grouting of the joints (underwater).

Dive work requirements.

Hydraulic Steel Structures (HSS) Welded to AWS D1.5 (closure gate and dewatering bulkheads) Steel trash-racks.

Modification of Monolith 5 deck guardrail.

A 10-foot and two 7-foot diameter steel penstock pipes (welded using pressure vessel code).

The penetration bore hole through Monolith 5. The inlet is to be a bell-mouthed circular penstock pipe inlet normal to the dam face.

Rock excavation for pipeline trench.

Several concrete thrust blocks for 10-foot-diameter and 7.5-foot-diameter supply penstock pipes.

Pipe supports for the 7-foot diameter penstock pipes spanning the junction pool.

Concrete valve rooms with personnel access and work access platforms.

Removal and replacement of AWS concrete deck for pipe installation.

A 10-foot-diameter butterfly valve and two 7-foot-diameter butterfly valves.

Pipeline venting.

Drain pipes.

Steel lifting beams.

Electrical lights, receptacles, disconnect switches, and remote control stations for the valves and the valve rooms.

Replacement or relocation of water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer mains and other components.

Repave asphalt parking lot and drives within the construction area.

SELECTION PROCESS

This section identifies the minimum requirements of the Offeror’s proposal, and provides guidelines for the preparation of the proposal. Due to the technical requirements and the complexity of the project a “Best Value Trade-Off” acquisition strategy will be used. The solicitation is Full and Open competition. The Government intends to award a single award, firm-fixed price contract. The Source Selection Authority (SSA) will select the most qualified proposal. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is highly rated technically and represents the best value to the government.

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Note: The Government intends to make an award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions should discussions prove to be necessary or advantageous to the Government. Because the Government does not intend to hold discussions offerors are encouraged to include their best pricing in their initial proposal.

EVALUATION PROCESS

A. General.

(1) The solicitation is Full and Open Competition. The Government intends to award a single award, firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value trade off after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. Offerors shall submit a technical proposal and a price proposal. The evaluation results of the technical and price proposals will determine an awardee. All evaluation factors other than price are approximately equal in importance to one another. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

(2) The Government intends to make an award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussions should discussions prove to be necessary or advantageous to the Government. Because the Government does not intend to hold discussions offerors are encouraged to include their best pricing in their initial proposal.

(3) In the context of this proposal, the “offeror” refers to the proposed prime contractor. A major subcontractor is defined as one who will be providing major features of work, as identified under factor 3, or whose subcontract is for more than 25% of the total proposed price.

(4) Information submitted about any company other than the offeror, whether an affiliated company, major subcontractor, or other associated business, may not be given much weight unless the proposal contains evidence that the offeror has submitted a written commitment from the other business entity to perform a portion of the work.

(5) All proposals received will stand alone and be considered complete and final. The evaluation board will not consider any information or data incorporated by reference or otherwise referred to. The successful offeror will be selected solely on the basis of the evaluation factors set forth below. Accordingly, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation should provide clear, complete, concise, and straightforward responses to the evaluation factors. Elaborate proposals, color brochures, and other excesses are discouraged.

(6) Joint Ventures (JV) A joint venture is defined as follows: a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliance” which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation. A company that is part of a joint venture shall submit a legally binding joint venture agreement. Joint ventures shall include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity identified. If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Page and project form limits apply to the joint venture as a whole. Prospective Offerors that submit proposals may not change their firm (including Letters of Commitment (LOC) and proposed subcontractors) or their Joint Venture firms, if selected to submit Final Proposal Revisions (FPR).

(7) The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort. Thus, offerors are required to submit experience and past performance information for major subcontractor to help demonstrate that the team they select to perform this project has a satisfactory record of experience and past performance. Per FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv) In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past

00100-2 performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

(8) Small Business Participation Plan (All Offerors). All Offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete a Small Business Participation Proposal. Offerors should propose the level of participation of small businesses (as a small business prime and/or small business subcontractors) in the performance of the acquisition relative to the objectives/goals set forth in the evaluation of this area. Small Business Participation Plan is a non-price factor of equal importance to other non-price factors. See Attachment B

(9) Subcontracting Plan (Large Businesses Only). Proposals from large businesses, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, will be rated on the extent to which Small Businesses (SBs),Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), HUBZone Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDBs) Woman- Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), would be utilized in the performance of this proposed contract. The plan must include realistic goals and demonstrate a track record of consistently meeting those goals in order to be acceptable. The Subcontracting Plan will be evaluated as acceptable or unacceptable. Award cannot be made before a firm provides an acceptable subcontracting plan.

(10) The successful offeror will be selected solely on the basis of the evaluation factors set forth below.

Accordingly, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation should provide clear, complete, concise, and straightforward responses to the evaluation factors. Elaborate proposals, color brochures, and other excesses are discouraged. See Attachment C

B. Evaluation Ratings.

All non-price factors other than past performance shall be rated using the combined technical/risk rating as follows:

COLOR RATING DESCRIPTION

Blue

Outstanding

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Purple

Good

Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Green

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by the strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet the requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unacceptable and unawardable.

C. Definitions.

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Deficiency. A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level. See FAR 15.001.

Strength. An aspect of an offerors’ proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS.

A. Administrative Details and General Instructions: Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442.

(1) General Proposal Format. Submit each copy of the proposal in tabbed, 3-ring binders with a “D” ring or locking closures. The proposal shall be structured as outlined below with content laid out in a manner that repeats the order of the factors and subfactors listed for Volume I:

Title Page. Each copy must include the Offeror’s name and address, phone number and email address, title of the solicitation, solicitation number and date of submittal clearly identified on the front cover of the binder.

Table of Contents. Each binder of the proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents. The complete table of contents shall be included in each binder.

Printed Matter Submissions. Pages containing text are expected to be 8 ½ x 11 inches with at least one-inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Paragraphs should be separated by at least one blank line.

A standard 11-point font in either Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required.

Organization charts or schedules. A folded 11” x 17” format may be used. Larger format drawings or tables may be added by folding them to fit within the binder.

All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. If the materials do not fit within a single volume, they should be separated in additional binders, but clearly identified as such. Each volume of the proposal is expected to contain a table of contents, summary section with a brief abstract of the volume, and the narrative discussion.

THE OFFEROR SHALL SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF EACH PROPOSAL. The electronic version shall be on a readable CD. Any discrepancies between the electronic and paper copies shall give precedent to the electronic version

(2) Proposal Content Limitations.

The Offeror must confine the proposal to relevant information and documentation sufficient to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. The page count is at the discretion of the offeror, however the proposal may not be more than 100 typewritten pages total. This does not include PPQs for the Past Performance Factor.

The evaluation panel for the Government is instructed to evaluate the non-price proposal factors on the basis of the information provided. Extraneous information provided in the proposals will

00100-4 not be considered in the evaluations; therefore, the offeror should only provide information that satisfies the solicitation requirements. Merely restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration demonstrates a lack of understanding of the requirement.

DO NOT cross reference past performance information. It is acceptable to repeat data, project information or experience in more than one non-price area as long as it satisfies the requirements of the factor.

Proprietary information must be clearly marked.

B. Content of Proposals: All proposals must be prepared in two (2) volumes: A technical proposal (Volume I) and a price proposal (Volume II). Each of the volumes shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. The technical proposal must not contain reference to price. Offerors who fail to submit a complete proposal may be excluded and thus receive no further consideration for award.

(1) Technical Proposal, Volume I: (one (1) original and five (5) copies and one (1) pdf. file on a CD-ROM) consists of five (5) factors with sub-factors listed in tabular form. Repeating or restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration will be determined to show a lack of understanding of the requirement.

Technical (Non-Price) Factors and Sub-factors:

Tab 1 - Factor 1: Past Experience

Tab 2 - Factor 2: Past Performance

Tab 3 - Factor 3: Work Plan

Tab 4 - Factor 4: Project Management

Prime contractor personnel.

Tab 5 - Factor 5: Safety Record

Factor 6: Schedule

Tab 6 - Gantt Chart Tab 7 - Narrative

Tab 8 - Factor 7: Small Business Participation Plan

FACTOR 1 – Past Experience

Submission Requirements:

For company experience, the offeror shall provide information for 3 to 5 recent and relevant projects for the prime, and at least one recent and relevant project of each of the proposed major subcontractor(s).* Recent and relevant projects that are those projects completed or substantially completed** in the past 10 years that are comparable in size, scope, and complexity with this project as described in the Project Overview and Description. The project examples shall contain a description of the overall scope of the project and the contractor’s involvement in the project.

Project examples shall contain:

A description of the project and the contractor’s involvement in the project (state percentage performed and whether performed as subcontractor or prime);

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Name, address, telephone number and email address of a current representative of the contact customer representative;

Contract awarded amount;

Final contract amount;

Project location;

Project start date;

Project completion date.

* If the offeror will not be having any major subcontractors (as defined above) perform a portion of the work, clearly indicate. An offeror will not be treated unfavorably for failing to utilize a major subcontractor.

** Substantially completed is defined as having completed more than 75% of the project work at the time of proposal submission.

Evaluation criteria:

The Government will review the submitted projects to evaluate the extent, relevance, and timing of the offeror’s experience. In determining strengths and weaknesses, the Government will give a higher rating to the following:

Projects more directly related to this Scope of Work.

Larger number of relevant projects.

More recently completed projects.

Projects at hydroelectric sites in the following order of preference: USACE projects, other

Federal Hydoelectric projects, other hydroelectric projects.

FACTOR 2 - Past Performance

The offeror shall provide past performance information for each project listed by the offeror under Factor 1: Past Experience. Recent and relevant projects are those projects completed or substantially completed** in the past 10 years that are comparable in size, scope, and complexity with this project as described in the Project Overview and Description .

** Substantially completed is defined as having completed more than 75% of the project work at the time of proposal submission.

If a completed CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, the standard Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for USACE is Form PPQ-0 (9/30/11) and it is provided as Attachment A to the solicitation. PPQ-0 is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal under Factor 1, Past Experience, and for which a completed CPARS evaluation is not available. (Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.) Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment A), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow- up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Michael I.

Grasso, via email at Michael.I.Grasso@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors

00100-6 shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. The offerors shall instruct the clients to refer the solicitation number in the subject line. The PPQs are Source Selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an e-mail confirmation upon receipt. If the offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is their responsibility to follow up to ensure the government has received the information.

Also include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the PPIRS, including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s),FAPIIS, telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal knowledge of the offeror’s performance capability, and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Evaluation criteria:

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 “experience” are not identical. Experience measures what you have done and how many times, or for how long, you have done it. Past performance, however, measures how well you have performed.

There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation. The offeror will be given a rating on Past Performance Relevancy Ratings and a separate rating on Performance Confidence Assessments.

The rating for Past Performance Relevancy will be determined based of the offeror’s contract history to measure closely the Past Performance effort involved similarity of scope and magnitude of effort, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming, and complexities this solicitation requires.

There are four levels of relevancy as shown in the Table below.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

RATING DEFINITION

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude

Relevant of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

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Performance Confidence Assessment rating will determine how well the offeror performed in the recent/relevant contracts. Based on that performance record, the Government will determine how well the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Requirements for considering history of small business utilization are outlined at FAR 15.304(c)(3)(ii) and DFARS 215.305(a)(2).

The Past Performance Evaluation Team will review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each offeror shall be assigned one of the ratings using the Table below. (Reference FAR 15.305(2) for information on assigning an unknown/neutral confidence rating.)

Performance Confidence Assessments

RATING DESCRIPTION

Substantial Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence

Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

Important Note: The evaluation board will not consider any information or data incorporated by reference or otherwise referred to.

Past Performance (Factor 2) on projects that are 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 effectiveness of corrective actions taken. More favorable ratings may be given to proposal that demonstrate past performance on projects of similar scope and complexity. More favorable rating will given to projects with higher satisfaction of past customers with the offeror’s goods or services, a proven ability to maintain supply/installation schedules, and a record of accomplishing work within budget. The government will evaluate the currency and relevancy of the information, which may help the government assess performance risk.

Past performance questionnaires (PPQs) and/or ratings in Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), indicating high levels of customer satisfaction, completing in advance of original contract schedule, finding innovative ways to cut costs, or increase value to the customer, will receive a better rating.

Documentation of past performance on projects not identified in Factor 1: Experience may be submitted (limit 4). However, this information will not be weighed as significantly as documentation for projects identified in Factor 1: Experience.

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In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

FACTOR 3 –Work Plan The goal of this factor is to determine the extent of the Offeror’s understanding of the technical approach, coordination and constraints that are required to successfully complete the work to install the auxiliary water supply pipe. This contract will likely involve a large number of sub-contractors and suppliers, all working in a tight location. This effort will also be challenged to be able to maintain access through and across the project location. The Dalles Dam is an active operating project and project personnel will require access across the project both upstream and downstream locations at all times (except for limited coordinated temporary access closure of no more than 4 hours during the day). The Work Plan that is submitted should demonstrate that the offeror understands these constraints. Each offeror’s proposal will be given an individual rating for the entire Work Plan Factor.

Submission Requirements:

The Work Plan must include a detailed narrative of the offeror’s technical approach for procuring, manufacturing, and installing the new auxiliary water supply pipe at the tolerances and schedule windows required in the specifications. The Work plan also needs to address constraints of the In- Water-Work windows which will impact work within 50 feet of any water or fish passage structure.

The Work Plan will include information on procedures used to manage the sub-contractors and vendors required for this contact. The Offeror’s plan will detail major steps that will be taken to accomplish each identified major feature of work. The Work Plan shall also detail the offeror’s plan for any specialized equipment used, estimating staffing, quality control measures, and duration for each identified major feature of work, as identified below:

a. Precast concrete components (location of proposed casting yard, necessary permits, lifting, transporting, storage, and placement plans).

b. On-Site Marine Work (ie. Leveling/foundation slab, underwater debris removal, forming techniques, concrete delivery method, slab tolerances, precast pier placements and alignment, bulkhead guide alignments, sealing, and grouting,)

c. Plan which shows dive equipment and crew sizes needed for the depth required.

d. Boring / tunneling through the dam (detailed plan for keeping alignment tolerances, duration, and measures to reduce impact such as vibration to adjacent structures.

e. Hydraulic Steel Structures (HSS) fabrication.

f. Large pipe and valve component fabrication and installation.

g. Trench rock excavation without the use of blasting

h. Existing AWS chamber modification work (outfall installation)

Evaluation criteria:

The Government will review the submitted Work Plan to evaluate the approach, understanding, resources, knowledge, safety, and sequencing of the offeror’s proposal. Each offeror will be rated based on how well their proposal demonstrates understanding of the solicitation requirements, steps needed to meet the requirement, and reasonableness of the plan for dealing with schedule constraints and technical risks that are associated with the required work.. In determining strengths and weaknesses, the Government will give a higher rating to work plans that demonstrate:

A thorough understanding of each major feature of work that is required in order to fulfill the Government’s requirement.

The ability to dewater the upstream work area.

The ability to handle the precast components.

A thorough and well thought out dive plan.

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The thorough understanding shown for the tunneling / boring through the dam.

A realistic approach for completing the work.

Welding requirements.

Pipe fabrication and installation details showing an ability to meet contract requirements.

Detail in schedule showing ability to meet in-water work windows.

An understanding of final tolerance measurement and adjustment.

FACTOR 4 – Project Management

Prime contractor personnel.

Provide the prime contractor’s organization chart indicating key construction personnel and the resumes of the key personnel. At a minimum, resumes must be provided for the project manager, project engineer, project superintendent, contractor quality control (CQC) system manager, and Site Safety and Health Officer(SSHO) that will be assigned to this project. The resumes shall include examples of project experience. Project experience examples must include the capacity that the individual served on each project, dates employed on each project, dollar value of each project, and any other relevant information regarding each project.

Evaluation criteria:

More favorable rating will be given to resumes demonstrating more recent and similar experience for the specific function of the employee that compares to this project’s scope, size and complexity. The Government will give a higher rating to offerors submitting letters of commitment of key personnel.

FACTOR 5 - Safety Record.

This Factor only will be rated as Acceptable/Unacceptable.

Submission Requirements:

Offerors shall include the Prime contractor, diving subcontractor (if other than prime contractor) and Boring/tunneling subcontractor (if other than prime contractor) safety record and evidence of their ability to safely conduct construction operations. Information on the prime and subcontractors' safety record must include the following:

1. Experience Modification Rate (EMR) for Workers’ Compensation Insurance issued by an accredited company, Bureau, State, Council.

2. OSHA Incident Rates – OSHA Form 300 for the last 5 years.

Evaluation criteria:

The Government will review the submitted Experience Modification Rate to evaluate the offeror’s safety experience. Prime and/or subcontractor with an EMR of 1.0 or less will be given an acceptable rating. Prime and/or subcontractor with an EMR rating of greater than 1 will be unacceptable.

OSHA Form 300 will be used to calculate the Recordable Incident Rate (RIR). Prime and/or subcontractor with an RIR of 7 or less will be given an acceptable rating. Prime and/or subcontractor with an RIR rating of greater than 7 will be unacceptable.

(RIR = (200,000 x C)/B where C= # of recordable incidents & B = total # hours worked)

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FACTOR 6 – Schedule

Gantt Chart.

The offeror shall submit a Gantt Chart (MS Project or Primavera software) showing a planned schedule to complete the project. At a minimum, the schedule shall include the fabrication, installation, testing, and commissioning of major features of work. The schedule shall also include mobilization, demobilization, in water work periods, identified schedule windows, critical submittals, interim milestones, and contract completion date.

Narrative.

Submission Requirements:

The Gantt chart shall be accompanied with a narrative addressing how the offeror will maintain and accomplish the project schedule. Examples of narrative topics include critical path, production rates, weather days, assumptions used (i.e. size of crew, hrs/day, days/wk, shift work planned), anticipated problem areas or delaying factors and their impact, proposed corrective actions and contingency plans to meet project milestones in case of delays, and other factors that demonstrate the ability to accomplish the schedule.

Evaluation criteria:

The Government will review the submitted Gantt chart and the Narrative on practicality, flexibility and thoroughness . A highly rated schedule will demonstrate that the offeror fully understands the required work, contingencies that may arise and how to deal with them, the site constraints, the quality control process related to schedule, and has a realistic plan to complete the work on time.

FACTOR 7 -- Small Business Participation Plan (All Offerors).

All offerors (both large and small businesses) shall submit the Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP) template found at Attachment B. A mandatory minimum Total Small Business Participation goal of 20% of the total contract value (through small business participation from small-, small disadvantaged-, HUBZone-, Service Disabled Vet-, Vet-, or Woman-owned businesses is required based on the nature of the work for this project. The offeror should articulate how small businesses will participate through performance as either a small business prime or as a subcontractor offeror as well as demonstrating the past performance of the offeror in complying with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Offerors are required to submit information that can be verified on at least three projects that demonstrate the degree (both by dollar and by percent of total contract value) to which the contractor utilized small business firms in performing the project. For small business offerors, consideration will be given to self performance if a small business for that project, as well as for providing subcontracting opportunities to small businesses - as is the policy of the government. For large business offerors, in addition to the information for the three required projects, consideration may also include review of ISR’s (Individual Subcontract Reports) and SSR’s (Summary Subcontract Report) from the eSRS (Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System). The project information submitted for the small business participation plan evaluation does not have to be the same as those listed in Factor 2.

Evaluation criteria:

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Using the SBPP template found at Attachment B to this solicitation, the government will evaluate offerors on the extent of the planned participation of U.S. small businesses in the performance of this acquisition as follows:

a. The total level of participation of small business prime offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the percentage of the value of the total acquisition vs the large business participation percentage.

b. The extent to which the offeror meets or exceeds the suggested socioeconomic category goals. These goals are a percentage of the value of the total acquisition. A mandatory minimum Total Small Business Participation goal of 20% of the total contract value is assigned to this acquisition.

In addition to the mandatory Small Business goal of 20% of the TOTAL contract value, the following goals are suggested for the individual socioeconomic categories and determined to be reasonable based on market research for this requirement. Goals are based on % of TOTAL contract value:

{5%} Small Disadvantaged Business {3%} Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) {2%} Historically Underutilized Zone (HUB Zone) Small Business {5%} Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) {2%} Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

c. Identification of the firms, as defined in FAR Part 19 (small-, small disadvantaged-, HUBZone-, Service Disabled Vet-, Vet-, or Woman-owned businesses) are specifically identified in proposal by name (for Large Business prime ability to verify in the subcontracting plan as well) and the complexity and variety of the work(work requiring specific certifications ie welding, mechanical, electrical, fabrication, supply, etc.) to be provided by small businesses.

d. The extent (ie. length of and formality considerations) of demonstrated commitment to use such firms (enforceable commitments (JV, MP or written teaming agreements) will be considered more favorably than non-enforceable ones;

e. Verifiable past performance of the offerors in complying with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, (both small and Large businesses) and FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Large Business primes only).

NOTE: For Large Businesses only. No award can be made until a firm required to submit a subcontracting plan has an acceptable plan in place. The plan’s goals must conform to the goals provided in the Small Business Participation Plan (taking into account total dollars subcontracted vs. total contract value as basis for development of the goals) and must contain the mandatory plan requirements outlined in

FAR 19.704.

(2) Price Proposal, Volume II: The Price Proposal shall be complete, detailed and submitted on forms provided in the Request for Proposal (RFP) (one (1) original and one (1) pdf. file on a CD-ROM). Contractors shall provide pricing and complete all line items on Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442). Your price proposal must be prepared in accordance with below paragraphs and must include:

Tab 1 - SF1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award.

The SF1442 shall be filled out completely by the offeror and signed by an official that is authorized to bind the company. The offeror shall also acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 or Block 19 of SF1442.

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Tab 2 – Section 00010, Proposal Price / Bid Schedule.

The offeror shall fully complete this section.

Tab 3 - Representations, Certifications and other Statements of Offerors.

The offeror shall complete all representations and certifications in Section 00600 and also ensure current registration and completed/updated Annual Representations and Certifications on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, www.sam.gov.

Tab 4 - Bid/Offer Guarantee.

Tab 5 - Subcontracting Plan. Separate from Small Business Participation Plan, other than U.S. Small Business offerors must also 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) contained in Section 00700 of the Contract Clauses. 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. Large Businesses shall provide a completed Subcontracting Plan and most recent annual subcontracting report. A model subcontracting plan is included as an appendix to this solicitation. For information on the evaluation of subcontracting plans, see Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Appendix DD. See Attachment C for the template.

Tab 6 – Price Breakdown. A complete price breakdown for each CLIN and summary sheet for the prime contractor and each proposed subcontractor must be included with the proposal.

PRICE Evaluation

For this solicitation, the non-price factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

The Price Proposal will be evaluated to determine fairness and reasonableness. The government will consider not only the total for all line items but also the prices for each individual CLINs in the evaluation to ensure prices are not unbalanced.

C. Submission of Proposals: Proposals must arrive at the location designated in the RFP for receipt of such proposals prior to the time and date established in Block 13, SF 1442. There will not be a public proposal opening. In order for the proposal to be considered, it MUST be prepared in ENGLISH, and must be submitted as a hardcopy original (Volume I and II) and four (4) copies (Technical Volume I only) with the required electronic CD-ROM:

BY HAND OR COURIER TO:

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NWP

Block 300 (10th Floor USACE Security Desk) 333 SW. First Avenue Portland, Oregon Attention: Michael I. Grasso – CECT-NWP-C

OR SURFACE MAIL ADDRESS:

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NWP

P. O. Box 2946 Portland, OR 97208-2946 Attention: Michael I. Grasso – CECT-NWP-C

NOTE: E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. If the electronic CD-ROM proposal differs from the hard copy, the hard copy will take precedence.

OFFEROR SHALL MARK THE OUTSIDE ENVELOPE(S) (PURSUANT TO FAR 14.201-5) AS

FOLLOWS:

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Envelope(s) shall be plainly marked with the following information:

Solicitation No. W9127N-15-R-0026 Opening Date: _______________________________________________________ Number of each amendment that has been received: _________________________

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ATTACHMENT A

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. The USACE Form PPQ shall be utilized for all evaluations that require a Past Performance Questionnaire.

2. Solicitations:

“Solicitation Submittal Requirements: IF A COMPLETED CPARS EVALUATION IS AVAILABLE, IT

SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE PROPOSAL. IF THERE IS NOT A COMPLETED CPARS

EVALUATION, the PPQ included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 2, Recent of Current Past Performance.

AN OFFEROR SHALL NOT SUBMIT A PPQ WHEN A COMPLETED CPARS IS AVAILABLE.

IF A CPARS EVALUATION IS NOT AVAILABLE, ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment A), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow- up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Michael I. Grasso, via email at Michael.I.Grasso@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.”

USACE Form PPQ will be made accessible on FBO website as a separate attachment.

ATTACHMENT B

Small Business Participation Plan will be made accessible on FBO website as a separate attachement.

Important Note for other than U.S. Small Businesses only.

Separate from Small Business Participation Plan, other than U.S. Small Business offerors must also 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.