A.07.23_W9127N17R0031.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

W9127N17R0031

JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM

SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON

KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

JOHN DAY SQ AND SU BOARD REPLACEMENT

PROJECT MANUAL

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JOHN DAY SQ AND SU BOARD REPLACEMENT

JOHN DAY LOCK AND DAM

SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON

KLICKITAT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

TABLE OF CONTENTS

00 10 00 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (SF 1442)

SF 30 INFORMATION ON AMENDMENT: NOT USED

00 10 00 SOLICITATION

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS

00 73 00 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS

GENERAL AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENTS

A1: Submittal Register (ENG FORM 4288-R)

A2: Transmittal Form (ENG FORM 4025-R)

A3: Construction Project Identification Sign

A4: Spill Emergency - Initial Report Form

A5: Oregon Wage Rates

A6: Washington Wage Rates

A7: Lead Analysis Report

PROJECT TITLE: John Day 480 V Sw itchgear (SQ) and Motor Control Center (SU) Board Replacement

LOCATION OF PERFORMANCE: John Day Lock and Dam, Sherman County, Oregon and Klickitat County, Washington

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

SOCIOECONOMIC: Unrestricted, Full and Open

RYAN S SHOEMAKER

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

20-Jul-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 ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10 AltI

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 __________3 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________21 Aug 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

USACE PORTLAND DISTRICT

333 SW 1ST AVE

PORTLAND OR 97204-3440

W9127N

PAGE OF PAGES

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)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W9127N17R0031 69

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 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job

Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job

Remove Existing 480VAC Switchgear

FFP

Remove Existing 480VAC Switchgear in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

00 10 00-3

0003 1 Job

Remove Existing Main Unit Auxiliary

FFP

Remove Existing Main Unit Auxiliary Boards in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0004 1 Job

Replace Existing 4.16kV Relays

FFP

Replace Existing 4.16kV Relays and Furnish & Install New 4.16kV Relays in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0005 1 Job

Provide and Test New 480VAC Switchgear

FFP

Provide and Test New 480VAC Switchgear Lineup SQO1 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-4

0006 1 Job

Provide and Test New 480VAC Switchgear

FFP

Provide and Test New 480VAC Switchgear Lineup SQO2 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0007 1 Job

Provide and Test New 480VAC Switchgear

FFP

Provide and Test New 480VAC Switchgear Lineup SQ1 through SQ4 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0008 1 Job

Provide and Test New Main Unit Auxiliary

FFP

Provide and Test New Main Unit Auxiliary Boards SU1 through SU16 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-5

0009 1 Job

Provide and Test New 500 KVA 4.16

FFP

Provide and Test New 500 KVA 4.16kV/480V Dry-type Transformers in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0010 1 Job

Provide and Test New 750 & 1000 KVA 4.16

FFP

Provide and Test New 750 & 1000 KVA 4.16/480V Dry-type Transformers in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0011 1 Job

Provide and Test New Local Control

FFP

Provide and Test New Local Control Panels in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-6

0012 1 Job

Provide and Test New Medium Voltage

FFP

Provide and Test New Medium Voltage Feeder Cables to SQO1 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0013 1 Job

Provide and Test New Medium Voltage

FFP

Provide and Test New Medium Voltage Feeder Cables to SQO2 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-7

0014 1 Job

Provide and Test New Medium Voltage

FFP

Provide and Test New Medium Voltage Feeder Cables to SQ1 through SQ4 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0015 1 Job

Furnish PLC Components

FFP

Furnish PLC Components in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0016 1 Job

Provide and Test New Annunciation Panel

FFP

Provide and Test New Annunciation Panel SPEE in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-8

0017 1 Job

Furnish Spare Parts and Accessories

FFP

Furnish Spare Parts and Accessories in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for Main

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for Main Unit Auxiliary Boards in accordance with the contract documents.

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AA 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU1

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU1 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-9

0018AB 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU2

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU2 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AC 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU3

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU3 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AD 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU4

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU4 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-10

0018AE 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU5

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU5 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AF 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU6

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU6 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AG 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU7

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU7 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-11

0018AH 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU8

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU8 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AJ 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU9

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU9 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-12

0018AK 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU10

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU10 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AL 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU11

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU11 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AM 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU12

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU12 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-13

0018AN 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU13

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU13 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AP 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU14

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU14 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0018AQ 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU15

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU15 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

00 10 00-14

0018AR 1 Each OPTION Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU16

FFP

Provide and Test Feeder Cables for SU16 in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE

SUBTOTAL FOR MANDATORY LINE ITEMS $__________________

SUBTOTAL FOR OPTIONAL LINE ITEMS $ __________________

TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE FOR ALL LINE

ITEMS $___________________

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available.

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Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS

1. BASIS FOR AWARD.

A. General.

(1) The acquisition is being conducted using full and open competition and the Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) source selection process for award of a firm-fixed-price contract. The Government intends to award a single, firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation.

(2) In the context of this proposal, “offeror” refers to the proposed prime contractor.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.

(5) Joint Ventures (JV). A joint venture is defined as 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 alliances,” which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation. An offeror that is a joint venture shall submit a copy of its legally binding 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.

(6) Small Business Participation Plan (All Offerors). All offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete a Small Business Participation Plan. 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. See Attachment C for the required template to be submitted.

(7) Subcontracting Plan (Large Businesses Only). Other-than-small business offerors (i.e., large businesses) must also submit a small business subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219- 7003 contained in Section 00 72 00, Contract Clauses. In accordance with FAR 19.702, if any apparently successful offeror fails to negotiate a subcontracting plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer within the time limit prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award. See Volume II Tab 6 for more information.

B. Evaluation Factors.

The Government will evaluate proposals under the following factors:

Experience (Factor 1) Past Performance (Factor 2) Work Plan (Factor 3) Small Business Participation (Factor 4) Price

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All evaluation factors other than price are of approximately equal importance. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

The Government will use the following definitions when evaluating proposals:

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.

Significant Weakness – A flaw a proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

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

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

Significant Strength – An aspect of a proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

2. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS AND EVALUATION

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.

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 is 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 precedence to the paper copy.

(2) Proposal Content Limitations.

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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 forty (40) pages total. The forty (40) page limit does NOT include past performance information submitted under Factor 2. Evaluation of the non-price factors will end on the 40th page submitted.

Extraneous information provided in the proposals will 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.

(3) English Language Requirement.

In order for a proposal to be considered, it MUST be prepared in ENGLISH.

B. Content of Proposals: All proposals must be prepared in two volumes: A technical proposal (Volume I), 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 (Volume I) must not contain reference to price. The narrative and content structure of the proposal shall follow the format shown under Volume I below. Offerors that fail to submit a complete proposal may be excluded and thus receive no further consideration for award.

(1) Technical Proposal, Volume I: Provide one (1) hardcopy original and three (3) copies and one (1) .pdf file on a CD-ROM. Volume I shall consist of information for the four (4) factors, listed in tabular form, as noted below. Repeating or restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration will be determined to show a lack of understanding of the requirement.

Volume I – Technical (Non-Price) Factors

Tab 1 – Factor 1 - Experience

Tab 2 – Factor 2 – Past Performance

Tab 3 – Factor 3 – Work Plan

Tab 4 – Factor 4 – Small Business Participation Plan

(2) Price Proposal, Volume II: Provide one (1) original and one (1) .pdf file on a CD-ROM of a complete and detailed Price Proposal on the forms provided in the solicitation. Provide pricing and complete all line items on Standard Form 1442 (SF 1442). The price proposal must be prepared in accordance with the following 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.

Tab 2 – Section 00 10 00, Solicitation.

The offeror shall fully complete this section.

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Tab 3 – Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors.

The offeror shall complete all representations and certifications in Section 00 45 00 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 – Banking and Bonding Points of Contact.

The Government is required to determine a contractor’s responsibility. Accordingly, the offeror shall provide contact information (company name, point of contact, address, email address, and phone number) for the offeror’s bank and bonding institutions.

Tab 5 – Bid/Offer Guarantee.

The Bid Bond shall be at least 20% of the bid price, but shall not exceed $3million. See FAR 52.228-1 – Bid Guarantee.

Tab 6 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan. (Large Businesses Only).

Separate from the Small Business Participation Plan, which is included in Volume I, other than U.S. small business firms (i.e., large businesses) must also submit a small business subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 contained in Section 00 72 00, Contract Clauses.

In accordance with FAR 19.702, if any apparently successful offeror fails to negotiate a subcontracting plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer within the time limit prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award. The subcontracting plan’s goals must conform to the goals provided in the Small Business Participation Plan and must contain the mandatory plan requirements outlined in FAR 19.704.

C. Submission of Proposals: Proposals must arrive at the location designated in the solicitation 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.

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 97204 Attention: Ryan S. Shoemaker – CECT-NWP-C

OR SURFACE MAIL ADDRESS:

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NWP

P. O. Box 2946 Portland, OR 97208-2946 Attention: Ryan S. Shoemaker – CECT-NWP-C

NOTE: EMAIL 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) AS FOLLOWS:

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

Solicitation No. W9127N-17-R-0031 Proposal Due Date:

Number of each amendment that has been received:

3. EVALUATION FACTORS

Volume I – Technical (Non-Price) Submission Requirements and Evaluation Method:

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FACTOR 1 (TAB 1) – Experience

Submission Requirements for Experience:

The offeror shall submit information for no more than three projects completed or substantially completed no more than ten (10) years before the proposal due date that demonstrate the offeror’s experience performing (1) removal, cutover, installation, and commissioning of 480VAC switchgear; (2) removal, installation, and commissioning of motor control centers; and (3) removal, installation, testing, and commissioning of medium voltage protection relays similar in size, scope, and complexity to the work required by this solicitation.

“Substantially completed” is defined as having completed more than 75% of the project work at the time of proposal submission. If an offeror submits a project that it represents is “substantially completed,” the offeror must reasonably explain why the project is considered at least 75% complete. If an offeror submits an ongoing project without providing an accompanying reasonable explanation that explains how the project is at least 75% complete, the Government reserves the right to reject the project.

Information submitted for each project must include the information outlined in Attachment A7, Offeror’s Experience Form.

A maximum of three (3) projects will be evaluated. If an offeror disregards these instructions and submits more than three projects, only the first three projects will be evaluated. Offerors should describe each project with enough detail to ensure that the Government can meaningfully assess how well the projects submitted meet the evaluation criteria outlined below.

Evaluation Method for Experience:

The Government will rate this factor using the combined technical/risk rating as follows:

COLOR RATING DESCRIPTION

Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

When considering risk, the following descriptions will be utilized:

RISK DESCRIPTION

Low

Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor effort and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule, 00 21 00-5 increased cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High

Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

In determining strengths and weaknesses, the Government will consider the following:

The extent to which the offeror’s past projects involved the following characteristics:

o Removal, cutover, installation and commissioning of 480VAC switchgear;

o Removal, installation, and commissioning of motor control centers; and o Removal, installation, testing, and commissioning of medium voltage protection relays.

The extent of the offeror’s cumulative experience performing projects similar to that required by this solicitation

For projects that include some but not all of the major features of work described above, the Government will assign greater weight to projects that demonstrate experience in two of the major features of work, rather than just one of the major features of work.

For projects that only demonstrate experience in one major feature of work, the Government will assign greater weight to projects in the following descending order of importance:

Removal, Cutover, Installation, and Commissioning of 480VAC Switchgear;

Removal, Installation and Commissioning of Motor Control Centers; and Removal, Installation, Testing, and Commissioning of Medium Voltage Protection Relays.

Projects performed within a dam powerhouse or other power-generating facility will be given greater weight.

Note: The Government may consider experience information regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement.

FACTOR 2 (TAB 2) – Past Performance

Submission Requirements for Past Performance:

The offeror shall provide past performance information for each project listed by the offeror under Factor 1 – Experience.

If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, the offeror shall submit it with the proposal.

If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, the offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for the project. See Attachment A8. Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

o If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

o Offerors should follow up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If

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o PPQs are source selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an email confirmation upon receipt. If the offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is the offeror’s responsibility to follow up to ensure the government has received the information.

Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other procurements. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted past performance information in the past performance evaluation.

Offerors may provide explanation on problems encountered on past projects and the corrective actions taken by the offeror.

In addition to the above, the Government may review other sources of information for evaluating past performance.

Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the PPIRS (Past Performance Information Retrieval System) including CPARS, using all CAGE/DUNS (Commercial and Government Entity Code/Data Universal Numbering System) 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 (Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases, 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 Method for Past Performance:

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

The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The recency and relevancy of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the contractor’s performance shall be considered. These are combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each offeror.

There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy (including text of data), and quality (including general trends in contractor performance and source of information).

The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance. For this solicitation, recent projects are those completed or substantially completed (as defined above) no more than ten (10) years before the date that proposals are due.

The second aspect is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the work required by the solicitation. There are four levels of relevancy as shown in the table below.

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY

RATING DESCRIPTION

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

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

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

In assessing the relevancy of the offeror’s past performance, the Government will consider the following:

The extent to which the offeror’s past projects involved the following characteristics (in descending order of importance):

o Removal, cutover, installation and commissioning of 480VAC switchgear;

o Removal, installation, and commissioning of motor control centers; and o Removal, installation, testing, and commissioning of medium voltage protection relays.

More relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the offeror performed on its past performance projects. If any performance issues are identified, the Government will consider the number, type, and severity of the problems and effectiveness of corrective actions taken.

Based on a consideration of those three aspects, the Government will assign a final Performance Confidence Assessment Rating will for this factor. The Government will review the 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.

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT

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.

Neutral Confidence

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. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

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.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for which information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance, and therefore may receive a “Neutral Confidence” rating.

FACTOR 3 – Work Plan

Submission Requirements for Work Plan:

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The offeror shall submit a Work Plan that demonstrates the offeror’s approach to performing the required work as outlined in the specifications.

The Work Plan must provide, at a minimum:

The offeror’s proposed schedule for completing the work in Gantt chart format, including who (prime or subcontractor) is performing each activity;

o At a minimum, the schedule shall include the following:

Preparation, submittal, and review period of requirements prior to commencement of site work.

Note: This activity must be no less than ninety (90) calendar days duration and can be demonstrated as one activity.

Procurement and fabrication of long lead items, such as the SQ switchgear and SU boards Providing temporary power and cutovers Installation and testing of each of the following:

Each SQ switchgear Each SU board Each XP relay

Government commissioning of each of the following:

Each SQ switchgear Each SU board Each XP relay

Providing as-built drawings and O&M manuals for 480VAC Switchgear, Motor Control Centers, and Medium Voltage protective relays

Critical path Identify who (prime or subcontractor) is doing the work

The critical path shall be readily identifiable on the schedule or the Work Plan will be determined to be unacceptable.

A narrative detailing the challenges and site constraints that may be encountered during construction and proposed mitigation measures to successfully complete the following major features of work: removal, cutover, installation, and commissioning of 480VAC switchgear; removal, installation, and commissioning of motor control centers; and removal, installation, testing, and commissioning of medium voltage protection relays.

o The narrative must provide, at a minimum:

An explanation of shop fabrication and testing;

An explanation of field assembly activities to occur, methodology for providing temporary power, and cutover;

An explanation of performance testing and commissioning;

An explanation of Contractor/Operating Project coordination (i.e., expected unit and/or line outages required with their duration, switching operations, and lockout/tagout);

A discussion of the technical risks and site constraints associated with the required work;

A discussion of the critical assumptions made and uncertainties that the offeror believes will impact the completion of the work; and A discussion of the plan to deal with the potential impacts identified in the bullets above.

Evaluation Method for Work Plan:

The Government will rate this factor using the combined technical/risk rating as follows:

COLOR RATING DESCRIPTION

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Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

When considering risk, the following descriptions will be utilized:

RISK DESCRIPTION

Low

Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor effort and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate

Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High

Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

In determining strengths and weaknesses, the Government will consider the following when evaluating the offeror’s Work Plan:

Whether the offeror’s schedule has realistic durations and timeframes for each required work task and includes work task sequencing in a logical order;

Whether the offeror’s work schedule demonstrates the ability to complete the work on time, despite schedule constraints and potential contingencies that may arise;

The extent to which the offeror’s narrative demonstrates that the offeror understands the scope of work and the challenges to be encountered during construction; and

The extent to which the offeror’s narrative identifies an understanding of risks and has a realistic plan to mitigate those risks and addresses other challenges expected to be encountered during construction.

Note: Failure to include all of the minimum activities (listed above) and failure to include the critical path in the Gantt Chart will result in an “Unacceptable” rating for this factor.

Note: A plan that does not comply with the requirements of technical specification section 01 10 10.00 25 Paragraph 1.8 will result in an “Unacceptable” rating for this factor.

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FACTOR 4 (TAB 4) – Small Business Participation Plan

The purpose of this criterion is to evaluate the amount of work to be performed by small businesses as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor in relation to the total value of the project, as well as the types of work small businesses will be performing, and the offeror’s past performance complying with contract requirements contained in clauses FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and FAR.52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

Submission Requirements for Small Business Participation Plan:

1. All offerors (both large and small businesses) shall submit a Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP, Attachment A9) to identify the extent to which small businesses will participate in the performance of the proposed acquisition.

Large businesses may achieve the small business participation goals through subcontracting to small businesses.

Small business prime contractors may achieve small business participation goals through their own performance/participation as a prime contractor and also through subcontracting to other small businesses.

A mandatory minimum Total Small Business Participation goal of 10% of the total contract value (through small business participation from small, small disadvantaged, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, or Woman Owned small 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 contractor or as a subcontractor, as well as demonstrating their past performance 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.

2. Submit information on up to three (no less than one) project(s) that demonstrates 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 the offeror was considered 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 submitted project information, consideration may also include review of ISRs (Individual Subcontract Reports) and SSRs (Summary Subcontract Reports) 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 the Experience and Past Performance factors.

Evaluation Method for Small Business Participation Plan:

Using the information completed in the required small business participation plan template, 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:

1. The extent 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.

2. The extent to which the offeror meets or exceeds the suggested socioeconomic category goals. These goals are a percentage of the total value of the acquisition. A mandatory minimum Total Small Business Participation Plan goal of 10% of the total contract value is assigned to this acquisition.

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In addition to the mandatory Small Business goal, the following goals are suggested for the individual socioeconomic categories and determined to be reasonable based on market research for this requirement:

{1.5%} Small Disadvantaged Business {1.5%} Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) {1%} Historically Underutilized Zone (HUBZone) Small Business {3%} Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) {1%} Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

Goals are based on percentage of TOTAL contract value.

3. The extent to which small businesses are identified, as defined in FAR Part 19 (small, small disadvantaged, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, or Woman-Owned small businesses) in the proposal by name (note: for large business offerors, this also includes verification of those small businesses in the offeror’s subcontracting plan (see DFARS 215.304(c)(i)(C)), and the identification of the complexity and variety of the work (work requiring specific certifications, e.g., welding, mechanical, electrical, fabrication, supply, etc.) to be performed by small businesses.

4. The extent of demonstrated commitment (i.e., length of and formality considerations) to use such firms.

Enforceable commitments (e.g., JV, MP or written teaming agreements) will be considered more favorably than non-enforceable commitments (see DFARS PGI 215.304(c)(1)(A)).

5. The extent to which the offeror has demonstrated past small business participation. For small businesses, small business participation includes small business prime self-performance and/or subcontracts to other small businesses.

The Small Business Participation Plan shall be rated using the Small Business Rating Method table below.

COLOR RATING DESCRIPTION

Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Green Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of small business objectives.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not…