Solicitation_W9127N19R0023.pdf

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(No Collect Calls)

W9127N19R0023 21-Feb-2019

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

503-808-4618

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

02:00 PM 26 Mar 2019

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

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CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

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W9127N9. ISSUED BY

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

BROOKE L PATTERSON

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.X

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

USACE PORTLAND DISTRICT

333 SW 1ST AVE

PORTLAND OR 97204-3440

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$15,000,000

NAICS:

541690

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OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

SEE SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

EDWOSB

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

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REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

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37. CHECK NUMBER

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36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

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FINAL

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PARTIAL

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41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

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AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

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ITEM NO.

W9127N19R0023

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 40,000,000 Unit Biological and Ecological Studies

FFP

Five Year Base Period

Overall capacity will not exceed $40,000,000 cumulative of all awardees within the

Multiple Award Task Order (MATOC) pool.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

AMOUNT

$5,000.00 $40,000,000.00

DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for each

Delivery/Task Order issued shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

$5,000.00 $40,000,000.00

CLIN DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

CLIN

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

$5,000.00

$40,000,000.00

BINDING RATE SCHEDULE

BINDING LABOR RATE SCHEDULE

The rates proposed are legally binding and will be the maximum rates that the offeror will use for all firm-fixed price task orders issued within the 5-year performance period of the contract. Lower rates may be offered at the task order level. The offeror shall provide proposed labor rates for each year. There will be no renegotiation of rates annually based upon the current Consumer Price Index.

All labor rates offered shall be fully-burdened with all Company general and administrative (G&A), Administrative

Support, Overhead, and Profit included in the single firm-fixed price rate offered. For individual task orders written against the contract, the appropriate Department of Labor Wage Determination will be provided.

Discipline Annual

Estimated

Hours

Rate

(Contract

Award -

Dec)

Totals

Rate

Totals

Rate

Totals

Rate

Totals

Rate

Totals

Rate

(Jan -

Contract

End)

Totals

Program Manager 1040

Project Manager 2080

Principal Investigator 4160

Statistician/Biometrician 1248

Biological Scientist 2080

Biological Science

Technician

Fisheries Biologist 2704

Wildlife Biologist 1040

Geneticist 624

Fishery Veterinarian 208

Fish Physiologist 624

Engineer 208

Engineering Technician 208

GIS Technician 416

Technical Writer 416

Computer Scientist 624

Annual Totals 20,800

All delivery orders or task orders awarded in a calendar year are subject to that respective year’s binding labor rates.

If performance of a delivery order or task order occurs during multiple calendar years, the binding labor rates from the first calendar year of performance shall apply to the delivery order or task order as a whole.

52.212-1 ADDENDUM

1. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

A. Submission Instructions:

1) Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 8 of Standard Form 1449, or SF 30 if applicable.

2) Offeror shall submit its proposal through the FedBizOpps (FBO.gov) system. The requirements and procedures for offer submission are found in the FBO Vendor User Guide located on the FBO webpage at:

https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf.

3) The electronic proposal shall be in Portable Document Format, filename extension: “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader. Offerors shall bookmark and label each electronic PDF to afford easy identification from the proposal table of contents.

4) Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Propriety information shall be clearly marked. 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. 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 performance work statement or evaluation criteria without sufficient elaboration demonstrates a lack of understanding of the requirement.

5) The offeror must confine the proposal to relevant information and documentation sufficient to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. The page count is at the discretion of the offeror; however the proposal may not be more than fifty (50) pages total. The fifty (50) page limit does NOT include past performance information submitted under Factor 3. Evaluation of the non-price factors will end on the 50th page submitted.

6) The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes; Volume I – Technical Proposal and Volume II –

Price Proposal. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

a) Technical Proposal, Volume I: Volume I shall consist of information for the three (3) factors, as stated in FAR clauses 52.212-2:

i. Key Personnel (Factor 1)

ii. Experience (Factor 2)

1. Subcontractor Letter(s) of Commitment, if applicable.

iii. Past Performance (Factor 3)

b) Price Proposal, Volume II: Volume II shall be prepared in accordance with the following and must include:

i. SF 1449 – Solicitation:

https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf

The offeror shall complete the SF 1449 Blocks 17a, 30a, 30b, and 30c and have it signed in Block 30b by an official that is authorized to bind the company. The offeror shall also provide and acknowledge all amendments in accordance with the instructions on the SF

30, if applicable.

ii. Binding Rate Schedule:

The offeror shall complete the Binding Rate Schedule found in the solicitation, which has identified the labor categories that are required under the contract. The offeror shall enter the proposed labor rate for each labor category for each calendar year, and use the estimated annual hours provided to calculate a per calendar year price.

Offerors must include the burdened hourly rate for each labor category to include overhead and profit. The offeror's labor rates shall contain all of the offeror’s costs inclusive of profit, all overhead (to include home office and field overhead), cost escalation, labor burden, insurance, general and administrative expenses, subcontractor mark-up, mobilization and demobilization, and all other costs, including but not limited to, preparation of reports, correspondence and documentation required by law or the contract specifications, tax laws, and costs necessary to interface with government representatives, and coordination with occupants and other contractors when required.

iii. Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors.

The offeror shall complete all representations and certifications within 52.212-3 Alt 1, and also ensure current registration and completed/updated Annual Representations and

Certifications on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, www.sam.gov.

7) Offerors should enter a description for every file uploaded. For files over 10 megabytes (MB) the "Large

Upload (JAVA)" button must be used. The combined file size limit for upload using "Large Upload

(JAVA)" is 100MB. If needed, the offeror can break single files over 100MB into smaller files or use the upload utility multiple times if files exceed the 100MB size limit.

8) Once the offeror's proposal is submitted, it can be systematically revised prior to the solicitation response deadline. Refer to Paragraph 4.3.2 of the FBO Vendor Guide titled "Reviewing / Editing an Electric

Response" for detailed guidance on completing a revision to an electronic proposal submission. Note: the

FBO bid response system will send an email to the email address on file for the user confirming the electronic submission. Note: the offeror must be logged into the system to be able to submit / revise electronic responses.

9) For assistance and troubleshooting for the FBO electronic bid response system, contact the Federal Service

Desk (FSD.gov). Phone: 866-606-8820 or Web Form (https://gsafsd.service-now.com/fsd-gov/login.do).

10) Do not assume submission will be instantaneous. File size and number of files to be uploaded will be factors to consider. Offeror/Teammate/Subcontractors should allow adequate time for submission completion because the entire proposal (i.e. offerors submission and all teammate/subcontractor(s) independent submissions) must be received by the time and date specified in Block 8 of Standard Form

1449, or SF 30 if applicable.

11) To avoid rejection of an offer, the offeror must make every effort to ensure its electronic submission is virus-free. Proposals, or portions thereof, submitted with the presence of a virus or which are otherwise unreadable will be treated as unreadable pursuant to FAR 15.207(c).

B. Bidder Inquiries:

All inquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted via the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-site that allows offerors to post questions regarding the http://www.sam.gov/ https://gsafsd.service-now.com/fsd-gov/login.do solicitation and view all questions by other offeror and the responses by USACE. ProjNet can be accessed at:

https://www.projnet.org

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 7WDGI4-YEMTG5

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and

Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Instructions for Entering Questions:

1. After you are logged in click on the "post new inquiry", it is on the left side of the window under the Word

"Submit"

a) This is the window where you will enter your questions.

b) Comment Classification: Click on the down arrow to the right of the words “Please select from below”, select “Public”.

c) Discipline: This is where you select who this question should be directed to. There may be dropdowns based upon the discipline selected to narrow down the topic of your question.

d) Question. Enter your question here.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret

Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

A prospective offeror who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other prospective offerors to review.

For questions about the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-

HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). ProjNet-Bid questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third (3rd) business day preceding the solicitation due date. All prospective offerors will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet prior to proposal submission. Nothing in the solicitation is changed unless a solicitation amendment is sent out.

https://www.projnet.org/ mailto:staff@rcesupport.com

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) The Government will award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered in accordance with FAR 15.304.

(b) BASIS FOR AWARD

A. General.

(1) The acquisition is being conducted as a Small Business set-aside using the Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) source selection process for award. The Government intends to award up to five contracts to form the MATOC pool.

(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) All proposals received will stand alone and be considered complete and final. The Government will not consider any information or data incorporated by reference or otherwise referred to. The successful offeror(s) 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.

(4) 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.

B. Evaluation Factors.

The Government will evaluate proposals using the following factors:

Key Personnel (Factor 1)

Experience (Factor 2)

Past Performance (Factor 3)

Factor 1 is significantly more important than Factors 2 and 3. Factors 2 and 3 are approximately equal in importance to one another. 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 an offeror's 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.

(c) SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR EVALUATION CRITERIA

A. Key Personnel (Factor 1).

Submit one resume for the individual whom the offeror will provide to fulfill each of the following key personnel positions described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS):

Program Manager (PgM)

Project Manager (PM) for Direct Fish Injury and Survival Studies

Principal Investigator (PI) for Fish and Wildlife Habitat Studies

Principal Investigator (PI) for Biotelemetry Studies

Statistician/Biometrician

At a minimum, each resume shall include the following:

Name of individual

Position(s) the individual will fulfill;

Education;

Relevant experience, with dates of experience included; and

Professional publications, if any.

Offerors should describe the key personnel experience and qualifications with enough detail to ensure that the

Government can meaningfully assess the personnel against the evaluation criteria described in the RFP; use of keywords or buzzwords alone is not sufficient.

*Only one resume for each of the positions listed above may be submitted. If an offeror disregards these instructions and submits more than one resume for each position, only the first resume for that position will be evaluated.

Offerors may submit the same person for more than one of the above listed positions. In those situations, the offeror may submit one resume for multiple positions, however the resume must clearly indicate all of the positions the individual will fulfill.

B. Experience (Factor 2).

Submit information for up to five (5) projects that best demonstrate the breadth and depth of the offeror’s experience in fisheries and ecological studies that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the work described in the PWS.

To be evaluated, each project must be complete or substantially complete within ten years of the solicitation issuance date. “Substantially complete” 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 as “substantially complete,” 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.

A “project” is defined as work performed under a single contract or task order. An IDIQ contract or other similar ordering vehicle is not considered a “project;” however, a single task order issued under that IDIQ or other similar ordering vehicle is considered a “project” under this evaluation factor.

For each project submitted, provide an “Offeror Experience Form” using Attachment A (or a document that addresses all of the information included in Attachment A). The offeror must address all items included on

Attachment A.

A maximum of five (5) projects will be evaluated. If an offeror disregards these instructions and submits more than five (5) projects, only the first five (5) projects will be evaluated. Offerors should describe each project with enough detail to ensure that the Government can meaningfully assess the projects against the evaluation criteria described in the RFP.

Use of Subcontractor Experience. Offerors may submit offeror experience of subcontractors that it proposes to use under the MATOC. However, to be considered, project submissions for subcontractors must include a letter of commitment, signed by the prime offeror and subcontractor. In addition, at least 50% of the projects submitted by the offeror must demonstrate experience of the prime offeror (e.g., if submitting 5 projects, at least 3 must demonstrate prime offeror experience; If submitting 4 projects, at least 2 must demonstrate prime offeror experience).

C. Past Performance (Factor 3).

Submit past performance information for each project listed by the offeror under Experience – Factor 2.

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

If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, submit a completed Past Performance Questionnaire

(PPQ) (for the project. The standard PPQ for USACE is Form PPQ-0 (9/30/11) and it is provided as

Attachment B to this solicitation. Offerors are advised to ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS evaluation 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 should 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 the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Brooke Patterson, via email at Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil, prior to proposal closing date.

Offerors shall instruct the clients to refer to the solicitation number in the subject line.

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 PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

mailto:Brooke.L.Patterson@usace.army.mil

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 any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the

Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including 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), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information

System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), 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.

(d) EVALUATION METHOD

All proposals conforming to the solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation factors set forth below. The principal objective of the evaluation process is to make award of a contract to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) are determined to be the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The Government will evaluate offerors’ proposals in accordance with the following evaluation criteria:

A. Key Personnel (Factor 1):

The Government will evaluate the experience and qualifications of the offeror’s key personnel. The offeror must demonstrate that it has qualified key personnel that meet the requirements identified in the PWS.

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

The extent to which the key personnel have experience performing the types of studies, investigations, and other services outlined in the PWS.

The extent to which the key personnel have experience working on projects involving hydroelectric or flood control facilities.

The extent to which the key personnel have experience working in the Columbia River Basin.

The extent to which the key personnel have experience working on fish species inhabiting the Columbia River

Basin, such as Pacific Lamprey, Columbia, Willamette, and Snake River Salmon and Steelhead, as well as associated predatory birds, fish, and mammals.

The recency of the key personnel’s experience.

The extent of the key personnel’s relevant publications in peer reviewed scientific journals or relevant presentations to the regional scientific community.

The Government will evaluate 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.

Adjectival

Rating Definition

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.

B. Experience (Factor 2):

The Government will evaluate each proposal to determine the breadth and depth of the offeror’s experience in fisheries and ecological studies that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the work described in the

Performance Work Statement (PWS).

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

The extent of the offeror’s demonstrated experience in the types of studies, investigations, and other services outlined in the PWS.

The extent to which the projects demonstrate the offeror’s ability to complete work at multiple locations simultaneously.

The extent to which a project involved or occurred at hydroelectric or flood control facilities.

The extent to which a project occurred in or required knowledge of the Columbia River Basin.

The extent to which a project demonstrates experience working on fish species inhabiting the Columbia

River Basin, such as Pacific Lamprey and Columbia, Willamette, and Snake River Salmon and Steelhead, as well as associated predatory birds, fish, and mammals.

The recency of the experience.

The extent to which a project included key personnel identified in Factor 1.

The extent to which a project was published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal or presented to a regional scientific community.

The Government will evaluate 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.

Adjectival

Rating Definition

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.

C. Past Performance (Factor 3).

The Government seeks a contractor that maintains a strong commitment to customer satisfaction and superior performance. It is the offeror’s responsibility to affirmatively document these qualities in its proposal. In doing so, be mindful that “past performance” and “past experience” are not the same. Past experience measures what the offeror has done and how many times, or for how long, the offeror has 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 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 context 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 that have been completed or substantially complete within ten (10) years of the date of solicitation issuance.

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

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Description

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.

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

How similar the project is to the types of studies, investigations, and other services outlined in the PWS.

The extent to which a project involved or occurred at hydroelectric or flood control facilities.

The extent to which a project occurred in or required knowledge of the Columbia River Basin.

The extent to which a project demonstrates experience working on fish species inhabiting the Columbia

River Basin, such as Pacific Lamprey and Columbia, Willamette, and Snake River Salmon and Steelhead, as well as associated predatory birds, fish, and mammals.

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, quality, 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. If an issue did arise in the performance of work, the Government will consider the ability of the offeror to successfully adapt to the changes, problems, and setbacks.

Based on a consideration of those three aspects, the Government will assign a final Performance Confidence

Assessment rating for this factor. The Government will review the past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the performance confidence assessment. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each offeror shall be assigned one of the ratings using the table below.

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.

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 be able to 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 may receive a Neutral Confidence rating which is neither favorable nor unfavorable; it is considered neutral.

D. Volume II, Price Proposal – Binding Price Schedule.

The Binding Price Schedule submitted in Volume II, Price Proposal will be evaluated to determine fairness and reasonableness. Per the instructions, offerors will submit binding labor rates for each labor category included in the

Binding Price Schedule. The proposed labor rate for each labor category will be multiplied by the estimated number of hours associated with each labor category to arrive at a “labor category price.” For evaluation purposes, the total evaluated price will be the sum of all labor category prices proposed for each of the five calendar years added together.

(e) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal

Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement

To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber

Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel JAN 2011

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information

Systems

JUN 2016

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017

52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and

Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures

(Multiple-Award Contracts)

OCT 2016

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017

52.219-6 (Dev) Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION

2019-O0003).

DEC 2018

52.219-14 (Dev) Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-O0003). DEC 2018

52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information MAY 2011

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent DEC 2007

52.227-2 Notice And Assistance Regarding Patent And Copyright

Infringement

DEC 2007

52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes FEB 2013

52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Items JAN 2017

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And

Vegetation

APR 1984

52.237-3 Continuity Of Services JAN 1991

52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order AUG 1989

52.242-17 Government Delay Of Work APR 1984

52.247-27 Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement APR 1984

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991

252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information OCT 2016

252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber

Incident Reporting

OCT 2016

252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation

Support

MAY 2016

252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991

252.209-7004 Subcontracting With Firms That Are Owned or Controlled By

The Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of

Terrorism

OCT 2015

252.215-7008 Only One Offer OCT 2013

252.223-7006 Prohibition On Storage, Treatment, and Disposal of Toxic or

Hazardous Materials

SEP 2014

252.225-7012 Preference For Certain Domestic Commodities DEC 2017

252.225-7016 Restriction On Acquisition Of Ball and Roller Bearings JUN 2011

252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items JUN 2013

252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned

Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business

Concerns

SEP 2004

252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

DEC 2018

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions DEC 2018

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor

Personnel

JUN 2013

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991

252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012

252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013

252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea APR 2014

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Administrative proceeding means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian

Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a

Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000 means--

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

Principal means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The offeror ( ) has ( ) does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than

$10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the

Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in--

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018)

ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u)) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

“Forced or indentured child labor” means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

“Highest-level owner” means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

“Immediate owner” means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.