W9127N24R0002 TDOAM25_SPECS_BCOES_DRAFT.pdf

SOLICITATION

W9127N24R0002

The Dalles Dam Wasco County, Oregon Klickitat County, Washington

OIL ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES

Project Manual

DRAFT

TOC-1

THE DALLES OIL ACCOUNTABILITY

THE DALLES DAM

WASCO COUNTY, OR

KLICKITAT COUNTY, WA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

00 10 00 SOLICITATION

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

00 70 00 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

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: Hazardous Energy Control Program

A6: The Dalles Lock and Dam Supplement to Portland District's SAF 385-1 Hazardous Energy Control

A7: Washington Davis Bacon Wage Rates

A8: Oregon Davis Bacon Wage Rates

A9: Flowmeter Technical Datasheets

00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS

00 21 16 INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

PROJECT: THE DALLES OIL ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES

LOCATION: Wasco County, Oregon and Klickitat County, Washington

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION: betw een $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC: Unrestricted (Full and Open)

ANDREA K SMOTHERS 503-808-4600

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 (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 _______ calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days af ter receiving aw ard, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________ (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 of fers 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

W9127N

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

(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:

W9127N24R0002 60

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

CLIN TOTALS

SUBTOTAL FOR MANDATORY LINE ITEMS $_____________________________________

TOTAL FOR ALL LINE ITEMS $_____________________________________

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job

Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job

Calibration of GFE Flow Meters

FFP

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

00 10 00-3

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0003 1 Job

Main Unit 10 Control

FFP

Instrumentation and Piping Equipment Install FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0004 1 Job

Main Unit 16 Control

FFP

Instrumentation and Piping Equipment Install FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

00 10 00-4

0005 1 Job

Station Service Unit 1 Control

FFP

Instrumentation and Piping Equipment Install FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0006 1 Job

Fish Unit 1 Control

FFP

Instrumentation and Piping Equipment Install FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

00 10 00-5

0007 1 Job

Oil Storage Room

FFP

(Level 1, El 30) Control, Instrumentation and Piping FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0008 1 Job

Oil Purification Room

FFP

(Level 1, El 30) Control, Instrumentation and Piping FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

00 10 00-6

0009 1 Job

East/West Supply Header

FFP

3rd Floor El 76.5/90.0 Piping Equipment Install FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0010 1 Job

Oil Storage Tank Magnetostrictive Sensor

FFP

FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

00 10 00-7

0011 1 Job

Networking/PLC Equipment Install -Part 1

FFP

FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0012 1 Job

Networking/PLC Equipment Install -Part 2

FFP

FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

PSC CD: N036

NET AMT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0013 1 Job

Electrical Spare Parts

FFP

FOB: Destination

MFR PART NR: N036

00 10 00-8

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0004 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0005 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0006 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0007 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0008 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0009 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0010 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0011 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0012 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0013 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements MAR 2022 252.215-7008 Only One Offer DEC 2022 252.215-7009 Proposal Adequacy Checklist MAR 2023 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data

Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

JAN 2023

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

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

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in SAM.

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(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://www.sam.gov for information on registration.

(End of Provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price Construction contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS--SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY

2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements,of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

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(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

(End of provision)

52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT--CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American --Construction Materials” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested--

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of provision)

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52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20% (percent) of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

ATTN: CONTRACTING OFFICER (Clinton Jacobsen)

PO BOX 2946

PORTLAND, OR 97208

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

(End of provision)

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

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

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for:

Date: DD Month YYYY Time: TBD (Pacific Time)

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(c) Participants will meet at: The Dalles Lock and Dam Project 6th Floor Conference Room, I-84 Exit 88, The Dalles, OR 97058

(d) Additional site visit requirements:

(1) All prospective offerors intending to attend the site visit must send an RSVP to:

Andrea Smothers, Contract Specialist at: andrea.k.smothers@usace.army.mil, and Name, Technical Lead, at email address, before DD Month YYYY at Time (Pacific Time) with the following information:

(i) Company name

(ii) Number of attendees

(iii) Name of each attendee

(iv) Citizenship of each attendee (Only U.S. citizens will be permitted to attend.)

(2) The following safety gear is required at the site: Steel toed boots, Hardhats, Safety Vests, Safety Glasses.

(3) Each individual must have picture identification on his/her person while at the project site. There can be no substitutions of one individual for another. If an individual arrives at the site visit without having called ahead of time and/or without picture identification, that individual may not be allowed on the project.

(End of provision)

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

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

Federal Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: https://www.acquisition.gov/afars

(End of provision)

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

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

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

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Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

Proposal Inquiries

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet-Bid at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet-Bid is a web-based program that allows offerors to post questions regarding the solicitation, and to view all questions by other offerors, and answers by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the seventh business day preceding the solicitation due date. All bidders will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet –Bid prior to bid submission. Nothing in the solicitation is changed unless an amendment is sent out. The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation is: 32PM8N-W2AWGA

To access the ProjNet-Bid website the first time:

1) Register.

2) Click Quick Add Key. (The Agency is USACE.)

3) Enter the following information for access:

The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation Valid business contact information

Submit questions or review questions and answers. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other bidders to review.

For questions about the ProjNet-Bid, access the help tab on the ProjNet website.

Basis for Award

a. General

1. This is an unrestricted (full and open) competitive acquisition using Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) source selection procedures in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government intends to award a single, firm-fixed price construction contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the evaluation factors in the solicitation. Offerors shall submit a technical and past performance proposal and a priced proposal. The evaluation results of the non-price and price proposals will determine an awardee. The Past Performance factor is approximately equal to price.

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

3. All proposals received will stand alone and be considered complete and final. Accordingly, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation should provide clear, complete, concise, and straightforward responses to the evaluation factors. 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. Elaborate proposals, color brochures, and other excesses are discouraged. The offeror’s technical proposal will be incorporated into the awarded contract.

4. Joint Ventures (JV). A joint venture is defined as follows: a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliances” which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation. A company that is part of a joint venture shall submit a legally binding joint venture agreement. Joint ventures shall include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity

00 21 16-1 identified. If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The past performance for each joint venture partner will be considered the past performance of the joint venture entity. Page and project form limits apply to the joint venture as a whole.

Prospective offerors that submit proposals may not change their firm (including Letters of Commitment (LOC) and proposed subcontractors) or their Joint Venture firms, if selected to submit Final Proposal Revisions (FPR), if applicable.

5. 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. The offeror’s technical proposal will be incorporated into the awarded contract.

b. Definitions

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.

Strength - An aspect of an Offeror’s 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.

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

Significant Weakness - in the proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 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. The proposal shall be in electronic 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.

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.

Table of Contents. Each volume of the proposal shall contain a detailed and complete table of contents.

Submissions. PDF 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. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

Organization charts or schedules. An 11” x 17” PDF format may be used. Larger format drawings or tables may also be used.

All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. 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.

(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 25 typewritten (single page only) pages total. The 25-page limit does NOT include past performance information submitted under Factor 1. Evaluation of the non-price factors will end on the 25th 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.

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) Volume I – Technical Proposal: Provide one (1) electronic proposal in Portable Document Format, filename extension “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader. Volume I shall consist of information for the one (1) factor, 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 – Past Performance Tab 2 – Factor 2 – Work Plan Tab 3 – Factor 3 – Small Business Participation

(2) Volume II – Price Proposal: Provide one (1) electronic proposal in Portable Document Format, filename extension “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader 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, Proposal Price.

The offeror shall fully complete this section.

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

The offeror shall complete all representations and certifications in Section 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 Contractor’s responsibility; the offeror shall provide contact information (company name, point of contact, address, email and phone number) for the offeror’s bank and bonding institutions.

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Tab 5 – Bid/Offer Guarantee. The Bid Bond shall be at least 20% of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million.

See FAR 52.228-1 – Bid Guarantee.

c. Submission of Proposals: Proposals are due no later than the time and date established in Block 13, SF 1442.

There will not be a public proposal opening.

Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442, or SF 30 if applicable. Proposals received after the date and time in block 13A of the solicitation will be considered late and will not be considered for award.

Offeror shall submit its proposal via email to:

• Andrea Smothers, Andrea.K.Smothers@usace.army.mil

• Kristel Flores, Kristel.M.Flores@usace.army.mil

Offerors should enter a description for every file submitted. For files over 20 megabytes (MB) the offeror shall break the file into smaller files sent via separate emails, each marked to identify which number the email is relative to the total number of emails submitted (i.e. “one of four”). Once all the emails submitted have been received, the Government will confirm receipt via return email. If an offeror submits multiple proposals, the Government will only consider the last proposal submitted prior to the due date and time.

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 table of contents.

Do not assume submission will be instantaneous. File size and number of files submitted shall be considered.

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 13 of Standard Form 1442, or SF 30 if applicable.

To avoid rejection of an offer, the offeror must make every effort to ensure its electronic submission is virusfree.

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).

The requirement that an original and copy(ies) be submitted as found in block 13A of the SF1442 is satisfied through the electronic submission. Additionally, electronic submission of the bid guarantee, when a bid guarantee is required, is due with the bid submission (mailing a bid guarantee is not allowed).

Evaluation Factors

FACTOR 1 (TAB 1) – Past Performance

Submission Requirements:

The offeror shall submit information for at least three and no more than four complete or substantially complete projects that demonstrate the offeror’s experience performing projects similar in size, scope, and complexity to the work required by this solicitation. Each project must be completed or be substantially completed within the last ten

(10) years.

• “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 is “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 maximum of four (4) projects will be evaluated. If an offeror disregards these instructions and submits more

00 21 16-4 than four projects, only the first four 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.

For each project submitted, the offeror shall provide:

• Project description and information using the information outlined in Attachment A, Offeror’s Experience

Form.

The offeror must address all items included on Attachment A (no more than two (2) pages per project). The“Offeror Experience Form” may also be used for major subcontractor experience.

• Instructions on the use of major subcontractor experience: Offerors may use the experience of major subcontractors to demonstrate experience. A “major subcontractor” is a subcontractor that the offeror proposes to perform 25% or more of the work required under the solicitation. If the offeror submits experience of a major subcontractor, the offeror must submit a letter of commitment from the subcontractor on the letterhead of the firm to be subcontracted. The letter of commitment must be signed by an authorized individual from the subcontractor that is proposed to perform the work. If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience will not be considered.

• 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 Form PPQ-0 in Attachment B.

o 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 the client requests, questionnaires shall be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Andrea Smothers, via email at andrea.k.smothers@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date.

The 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.

o 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.

o 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 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.

A firm will not receive credit under this factor for past performance of key personnel proposed for this project. An offeror may receive credit for relevant experience under a previous business arrangement (ex. joint venture) if the offeror demonstrates that their role on the submitted project is relevant to their proposed role on this project. If the offeror is a joint venture, each firm of the joint venture shall provide information, demonstrating experience relevant to their role on this requirement. Clearly identify the role and responsibilities of each joint venture partner. Offerors who submit experience information of a parent, sister or other affiliated company must describe what involvement

00 21 16-5 such company will have on the instant acquisition. The offeror shall provide a one (1) page narrative that clearly and specifically indicates what resources of the parent, sister or other affiliated company – its workforce, management, facilities, or other resources – will be provided or relied upon for contract performance. The Government may discount the experience of a parent, sister or other affiliated company unless the prime contractor clearly provides evidence of a binding teaming agreement or other contractual agreement which creates legal responsibility on the part of the parent, sister or other affiliated company or provides a Meaningful Relationship Commitment Letter including the following:

1. A statement of commitment as to the performance and utilization of the identified entity’s resources on the project.

2. Signatures of both the Offeror and Meaningful Relationship Entity.

Evaluation Method

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 the technical proposal.

The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying construction services that meet the contract’s requirements. The evaluation method that the Government will use with respect to Factor 1 – Past Performance is detailed below.

There are three (3) 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 completed or substantially completed** (as defined above) within ten (10) years of 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 this solicitation. The projects will include those submitted as well as from other sources described above. This relevancy rating is not a separate proposal rating but is only used in developing overall past performance confidence assessment rating assigned to the Past Performance Factor. With respect to relevancy, past performance on projects with more relevance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment rating than past performance on projects of lesser relevance. There are four (4) levels of relevancy as shown in the Table below.

PAST PERFORAMNCE RELEVANCY

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 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 major features of work:

Structural Rehabilitation:

o Strengthening hydraulic steel structures in accordance with AWS D1.5 o Steel Fabrication in accordance with AWS D1.5 o Replacing gates on flood control structures

Mechanical Rehabilitation:

00 21 16-6 o Electrical Power and Controls Installation within Powerhouses Fiber Optic networking systems Programmable Logic cabinet installation Low Voltage Electrical Power InstallationMechanical Installations within Powerhouses Process Control Instrumentation Installation Piping System Modification and Installations

Schedule o Meeting key schedule milestones on projects with a compressed schedule o Alignment of work to coincide with in-water work windows

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.

Based on a consideration of those three aspects for each project, 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 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 may receive a Neutral Confidence rating which is neither favorable nor unfavorable (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv).); it is considered “Neutral.” The SSA may determine that a “Substantial Confidence” or “Satisfactory Confidence” past performance rating is worth more than a “Neutral Confidence” past performance rating in a best value tradeoff as long as the determination is consistent with stated solicitation criteria.

FACTOR 2 (TAB 2) – Work Plan

Submission Requirements:

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 include, at a minimum:

• Project Schedule: Submit a project schedule in a bar chart schedule format using the critical path method.

A bar chart schedule means a straightforward schedule showing a graphical presentation of work activities against a time scaled bar line. The project schedule must be provided via PDF format. Provide enough detail and tasks to adequately cover the scope of the project and the activities required to successfully describe and complete the project as required by the solicitation. Show proposed task durations, including Government review times of 30 calendar days for submittals, start and finish milestones, relationships, and identify Critical Path Activities.

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Items of particular interest are:

• Contractually required milestones as stated in contract clause 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK;

• Major features of work with sequencing:

o Field Verification Site Visits-Site Mobilization o Establishment of safe acess means for construction period o Calibration of existing spare oil flow instruments o Removal of existing installed oil flow instruments and installation of newly calibrated spare oil flow instruments o Mechanical piping and instrumentation installation-Installation of PLC, RIOs, and fiber optic network equipment o Final Inspections and Acceptance o Demobilization

• Narrative: Submit a narrative detailing the plan (means and methods) for completing the work, utilizing multiple work shifts, meeting the schedule, and the challenges and site constraints that may be encountered during construction. Describe the proposed mitigation measures for the identified challenges and constraints to successfully complete the required major features of work described below. For each feature of work, identify who is performing the work (offeror or a subcontractor). Items of particular interest are:

• Major features of work with sequencing:

o Field Verification Site Visits o Site Mobilization o Calibration, removal, and installation of oil flow instruments o Mechanical piping and instrumentation installation o Installation of PLC, RIOs, and fiber optic network equipment o Final Inspections and Acceptance o Demobilization

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

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

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Work Plan:

• The extent to which the offeror’s schedule has realistic durations…