Solicitation - W9127N26RA004.pdf

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SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair) IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR

INFORMATION CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

CODE

6. PROJECT NUMBER

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

11. The contractor shall begin performance within

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

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

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and

b. An offer guarantee

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d. Offers providing less than

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(d) calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

is, is not required.

local time containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) award, YES NO notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable.

calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

INVITATION FOR BID

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

I

I

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement by the Government in writing within stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

AMOUNTS

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

NUMBER

DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

26. ADMINISTERED BY

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print)

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022) BACK

31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES

CODE AT

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

10 U.S.C. 3204(a) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

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Section 00 00 00 - Procurement and Contracting Requirements

The Dalles Dam Oil Accountability.

W9127N26RA004

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

Additional Information/Notes

Total Base CLIN's 0001 - 0016 $______________________________

Total Option CLIN's 0017AA - 0017AB $______________________________

Total $______________________________

***PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OPTION SUBLINS ARE NOT TO EXCEED QUANTITY CLINS***

Item Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

Mobilization and Demobilization Measurement will be made as a job for mobilizing and demobilizing all plant, equipment, fuel, supplies, materials, and personnel to and from the job site. This Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) applies to the Prime Contractor and all subcontractor mobilization and demobilization.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Calibration of GFE Flow Meters Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for providing two sets of spare cables for Government flowmeters, calibrating five Government-Furnished flowmeters, packaging and labeling one calibrated flowmeter for storage, and installing four calibrated flowmeters and totalizer readouts with appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Main Unit 10 Control, Instrumentation and Piping Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals to provide level sensors, readouts, external chambers and their supports, piping, still-pipe, cover plates, supports, bollard, cables

1 Job and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

Main Unit 16 Control, Instrumentation and Piping Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals to provide level sensors, readouts, external chambers and their supports, piping, still-pipe, cover plates, supports, bollard, enclosures, cables and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Station Service Unit 1 Control, Instrumentation and Piping Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals to provide level sensors, readouts, external chamber and its supports, piping, still-pipe, cover plates, enclosures, cables and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Fish Unit 1 Control, Instrumentation and Piping Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals to provide level sensors, readouts, external chambers and their supports, piping, still-pipe, cover plates, supports, bollard, enclosures, cables and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Oil Storage Room (Level 1, El 30) Control, Instrumentation and Piping Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for all work not otherwise included in CLIN 0010, including but not limited to cleaning of each of the four lubrication oil storage tanks, installation of new pressure sensors, GWR sensor, piping, readouts, enclosures, cable and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Oil Purification Room (Level 1, El

30) Control, Instrumentation and

Piping Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for all work not otherwise included in CLIN 0002 or CLIN 0010, including but not limited to installation of new thermowell, RTD, piping, readouts, enclosures, cable and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

East/West Supply Header 3rd Floor El 76.5/90.0 Piping Equipment Install Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for all required work not otherwise included in CLIN 0002, including but not limited to provision of pipe spools, thermowells, RTDs, seismic bracing, valves, enclosures, cable and conduit, and appurtenances.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Oil Storage Tank Magnetostrictive Sensor Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for installation of the magnetostrictive sensor for the 11,000-gallon clean lubrication oil storage tank. This includes but is not limited to field-verification of the route of entry for this equipment, and handling of the sensor probe and external stilling chamber, which are estimated to be approximately 23 feet tall and 4 inch nominal diameter pipe for bidding purposes.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Networking/PLC Equipment Install -Part Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for the installation of PLC and GFE networking equipment within the 6th and 7th floors of The Dalles Lock and Dam. This includes but is not limited to the installation and routing of fiber, power and control cables, conduit, media converters, enclosures, and commissioning.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Networking/PLC Equipment Install - Part

Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for the installation of PLC and RIO networking equipment for all required work not otherwise included in CLIN 0011, such as connection to the network backbone on the 6th, 7th and 9th floors and unit-specific work, including but not limited to the installation and routing of fiber, power and control cables, conduit, media converters, enclosures, and commissioning.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Designated Reference Drawings Measurement will be made as a JOB for updating the designated reference drawings prepared from the Contractor's working as-built drawings which are complete and accurate. Drawings will be approved by the Contracting Officer (CO) per Section 01 78 39.00 25, PROJECT

RECORD DOCUMENTS.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Electrical Spare Parts Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for electrical spare parts as described in 40 95 00.00 26 PROCESS

CONTROL.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Recertification of Accumulator Tanks Measurement will be made as a JOB for providing all labor, equipment, materials, parts, and incidentals for the recertification of four accumulator tanks as described in

DIV 33.

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Asbestos Survey, Sample, and Submittals

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

1 Job

Option Line Item

Removal and Disposal of Asbestos Containing Materials (Optional)

Removal and Disposal of Asbestos

Option Line Item

0017AA

Containing Materials (Optional) - First 50 Pounds Estimated Quantity

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

50 Pound

Option Line Item

0017AB

Removal and Disposal of Asbestos Containing Materials (Optional) - Over 50 Pounds Estimated Quantity

Pricing Arrangement: Firm Fixed Price

50 Pound

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management. Nov 2024 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. Aug 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal. Jan 2017 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language. Apr 1991 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency. Apr 1991 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition. Nov 2021 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Secondary Site of the Work. May 2014 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement-Construction Materials. May 2014

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.216-1 Type of Contract. (Apr 1984)

Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

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

(End of provision)

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. (Sep 1996)

Bid Guarantee (Sept 1996)

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.(a)

The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties (b) e.g., 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-

To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and(1)

To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as (2) required by the bid as accepted.

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

If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual (d) 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.

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 (e) bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of clause)

52.233-2 Service of Protest. (Sep 2006)

Service of Protest (Sept 2006)

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 (a) 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

Cory R. Pfenning

Contracting Officer (Cect-Nwp)

Portland District, Corps Of Engineers

P. O. Box 2946

Portland, Oregon 97208-2946

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

(End of provision)

52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction). (Alternate I) (Feb 1995) Alternate I (Feb 1995)

Alternate I . If an organized site visit will be conducted, substitute a paragraph substantially the same as the following for paragraph (b) of (Feb 1995) the basic provision:

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: 10:00 A.M. PST 03-DEC-2025

(c) Participants will meet at the project location located at:

The Dalles Dam

Exit 40

I-84 The Dalles Lock and Dam

The Dalles, OR 97058-5000

Requirements:

There will be only one site visit offered. Offerors planning to attend must register for this site visit by sending an email to the following individuals:

o Andrew Sprys (Andrew.J.Sprys@usace.army.mil) o Cory Pfenning (Cory.R.Pfenning@usace.army.mil)

Hard hats and steel-toed boots are required.

Please observe all posted speed limits while at the project.

In order to attend the visit each individual participant's registration must be received by: 10:00 A.M. PST 01-DEC-2025

Site visit attendees must provide the following information:

o Solicitation Number W9127N26RA004 o Project Title: The Dalles Oil Accountability Measures o Name(s) of individual(s) attending site visit:

o Name of Company:

o Phone Number:

o Email Address:

o Are all individuals U.S. Citizens?

**Non-U.S. citizens may attend this site visit if they have a valid Foreign Visitor Authorization (FVA). Personally Identifiable Information will be very closely held in accordance with Army policy.

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.

Participants of the scheduled site visit must abide by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1, latest version) in accordance with Section 5, "Personal Protective and Safety Equipment." It is the responsibility of the participants to wear personal protective and safety equipment as required by this regulation. Failure to comply could result in denial of access to site visit location.

(End of Provision)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/dfars https://www.acquisition.gov/afars

(End of provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (Nov 2020)

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

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

The use in this solicitation of any (b) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. Nov 2023 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023 252.215-7009 Proposal Adequacy Checklist. Mar 2023 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors. Jan 2023 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors-Postaward Debriefings. Dec 2022

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.215-7008 Only One Offer. (Dec 2022)

ONLY ONE OFFER (DEC 2022)

(a) Cost or pricing data requirements. After initial submission of offers, if the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that only one offer was received, the Offeror agrees to-

(1) Submit any additional cost or pricing data that is required in order to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable (10 U.S.C. 3705) or to comply with the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 3702 and FAR 15.403-3); and

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this provision, if the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5) does not apply, certify all cost or pricing data in accordance with paragraph (c) of DFARS provision 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, of this solicitation.

(b) Canadian Commercial Corporation. If the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, certified cost or pricing data are not required. If the Contracting Officer notifies the Canadian Commercial Corporation that additional data other than certified cost or pricing data are required in accordance with DFARS 225.870-4(c), the Canadian Commercial Corporation shall obtain and provide the following:

(1) Profit rate or fee (as applicable).

(2) Analysis provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada to the Canadian Commercial Corporation to determine a fair and reasonable price (comparable to the analysis required at FAR 15.404-1).

(3) Data other than certified cost or pricing data necessary to permit a determination by the U.S. Contracting Officer that the proposed price is fair and reasonable ____[U.S. Contracting Officer to provide description of the data required in accordance with FAR 15.403-3(a)(1) with the notification].

(4) As specified in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), an offeror who does not comply with a requirement to submit data that the U.S. Contracting Officer has deemed necessary to determine price reasonableness or cost realism is ineligible for award unless the head of the contracting activity determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to make the award to that offeror.

(c) Subcontracts. Unless the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Offeror shall insert the substance of this provision, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold defined in FAR part 2.

(End of provision)

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

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

Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNetBid is a webbased 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.

The Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation is: CI2BGG-GSF3Q2

To access the ProjNetBid 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 ProjNetBid, access the help tab on the ProjNet website.

Special Contract Requirements:

1) FAR provision 52.229-11 and FAR clause 52.229-12

FAR provision 52.229-11 and FAR clause 52.229-12 are included in this solicitation. This provision and clause concern the imposition of a 2 percent Federal excise tax withholding on any resultant contract award or payment request. This rule applies to Federal Government contracts for goods or services that are awarded to foreign persons - such as foreign contractors. It implements the Department of the Treasury's final regulations published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 55133 on August 18, 2016, under section 5000C of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the 2 percent tax on payments made by the U.S. Government to foreign persons pursuant to certain contracts.

Pursuant to the FAR 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes, taxes imposed under 26 U.S.C. 5000 C may not be included in the contract price or reimbursed.

Exemptions from this excise tax must be claimed by an Offeror when it submits, with its offer, a U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, available via the internet at www.irs.

gov/W14. If not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent on each contract payment. Failure to submit an IRS Form W-14 with each payment request will also result in an automatic withholding of 2 percent from the payment request.

When filling out the IRS Form W-14 the following information may be used to complete Part I, Lines 6 and 7.

Line 6 Contract/reference number: W9127N26RA004

Line 7 "Name and address of the acquiring agency":

USACE Portland District

333 SW First Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97204-3440

503-808-4616

Any exemption claimed and self-certified is subject to audit by the IRS. Any disputes concerning this tax are adjudicated by the IRS because the Section 5000C tax is a tax matter not a contract issue.

Offerors are encouraged to seek guidance from their own tax professionals for advice concerning the provision, clause, and exclusions exclusion /submission of IRS Form W-14. Additional information is also available at:

Notwithstanding the above, the USACE does not have a means of withholding this excise tax at this time. As a result, contractors are expected to comply with the instructions above and to properly complete and return the W-14 at proposal submission, and with each pay application. The amount due for each withholding will be confirmed by USACE, BUT WILL NOT BE WITHHELD. It is the contractor's responsibility to set aside, or remit to the IRS, the amount confirmed by USACE. Whether the contractor sets the money aside for future payment to the IRS, or makes payment to the IRS, is the contractor's discretion, based on its analysis of the regulations regarding the excise tax. In the event that USACE is able to withhold during contract performance, it will notify the contractor and make such a withholding (including any catch up withholdings); no advance notice is required to the contractor prior to the withholding. Under no circumstances is USACE liable for any tax not paid by the contractor. The contractor is liable for the tax, to the extent required by law, regardless of whether USACE makes a withholding.

FAR 29.204 expressly states that "[a]gencies merely withhold the tax (section 5000C tax) for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). All substantive issues regarding the underlying section 5000C tax, e.g., the imposition of, and exemption from the tax, are matters under the jurisdiction of the IRS."

Therefore, we cannot help you determine how the tax law applies to you. We strongly recommend that you contact the IRS and/or a tax professional should you have any questions of this nature. To be clear, this information does not constitute tax advice or a representation of your tax liability.

Furnishing this information does not create liability for the USACE for any Federal, state, or local taxes applicable to the above-referenced contract or any other contract.

For submission requirements and basis of evaluation:

Executed FAR Provision 52.229-11.

Completed IRS Form W-14, Certificate of Foreign Contracting Party Receiving Federal Procurement Payments, if applicable. If not submitted with the offer, exemptions will not be applied to any resulting contract and the Government will withhold a full 2 percent on each payment.

NOTICE TO LARGE BUSINESS FIRMS

Please see FAR Clauses 52.219-8, "Utilization of Small Business Concerns (SEP 2023)" and 52.219-9, "Small Business Subcontracting Plan (SEP 2023)." Large business concerns submitting offers of $750,000 or more for supplies or services or $1,500,000 for construction are required to submit a subcontracting plan upon request by the Contracting Officer. The plan must express goals in terms of percentages of total planned subcontracting dollars and must be comparable to the dollar commitments in the small business participation plan, if applicable.

DEFINITIONS:

Subcontract means any agreement (other than one involving an employer-employee relationship) entered into by a Government prime contractor or subcontractor calling for supplies and/or services required for performance of the contract, contract modification, or subcontract.

Small Business Concern means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in FAR 19.102. Such a concern is "not dominant in its field of operation" when it does not exercise a controlling or major influence on a national basis in a kind of business activity in which a number of business concerns are primarily engaged.

Floor is the term the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses to replace goal. It represents the minimum level for small business performance.

Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) means the Government wide, electronic, web-based system for small business subcontracting program reporting. The eSRS is located at http://www.esrs.gov.

The following floors are considered reasonable and achievable during the performance of the contract resulting from this solicitation and are included for information purposes. Final floors will be reviewed prior to contract award, and the subcontracting plan will then become a material part of the contract.

a. of the total subcontracted dollar value will be placed with all small business concerns. For the purpose of this subcontracting plan, Small 12% Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Women-owned Small Business (WOSB), HUBZone Small Business, Veteran-owned Small Business, and Service Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business concerns are subsets of small business concerns.

b. 5 of the total subcontracted contract dollar value will be placed with small disadvantaged business concerns or Historically Black Colleges and .0% Universities or Minority Institutions. To be considered a small disadvantaged business concern, business must be certified by the Small Business Administration in addition to meeting the definition under FAR Clause 52.219-8(c)(3).

c. of the total subcontracted contract dollar value will be placed with small women-owned business concerns. Women-owned business concerns 1% may meet the definition of a small disadvantaged business. If so, it will also be considered a subset of a small disadvantaged business concern.

d. of the total subcontracted contract dollar value will be placed with HUBZone small business concerns. To be considered a HUBZone small 0.25% business concern, business must be certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration in addition to meeting the definition under FAR Clause 52.219-8(c)(3).

e. of the total subcontracted dollar value will be placed with Veteran-owned small business concerns.1%

f. of the total subcontracted dollar value will be placed with Service Disabled Veteran-owned small business concerns.0.25%

Floors included in any proposed plan should be at least equal to the recommended floors. If lesser floors are proposed, include an explanation for how those floors and the overall plan represent best efforts to comply with the policy outlined in the contract clauses.

The proposed subcontracting plan must address how the offeror will maximize subcontracting opportunities within the small business communities of the project location. Demonstrated outreach efforts through conference attendance, use of SAM.gov, and corporate support of the Small Business Program Liaison Officer and Small Business Program must be addressed in the proposed subcontracting plan.

Subcontracting plans will be evaluated using Appendix DD to the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) 5119.705-4(d) to determine the offeror's ability to carry out the terms and conditions set forth in the contract clauses. If discussions during this review raise doubts regarding intentions or ability to comply with contractual obligations, it could result in disqualification for award. Failure to receive a subcontracting plan rating of Acceptable could jeopardize the offeror's selection for contract award.

BASIS FOR AWARD

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 proposal and a price proposal. The evaluation results of the technical and price proposals will determine an awardee. The Past Performance factor is more important than the Small Business Subcontracting Commitment factor. The technical factors combined are approximately equal to price.

2. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make an award without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary or in the Government's best interest. Because the Government anticipates awarding without discussions, offerors must submit their best and final pricing, terms, and conditions in their initial proposal. The government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest-priced offer or to reject all offers.

3. All proposals will be evaluated as complete and final upon submission. Proposals must provide clear, direct, and comprehensive responses to the evaluation factors. The evaluation board will not consider information incorporated by reference, external materials, or non-responsive content. Elaborate formatting, color brochures, or extraneous details are discouraged. The successful offeror will be selected exclusively based on the evaluation criteria below, and the technical proposal will be incorporated into the awarded contract.

4. A joint venture is a legally binding business entity formed between two or more companies to jointly perform contract activities. Other arrangements (e.g., teaming agreements, strategic alliances) are not recognized as valid joint ventures under this solicitation.

Submission Requirements for Joint Ventures

Legally Binding Agreement: Include a signed joint venture agreement by authorized officers from all member firms, identifying each CEO.

Past Performance: The joint venture entity may submit past performance from any member firm, subject to page and project limits for the entire joint venture.

Entity Stability: Firms (including proposed subcontractors or joint venture members) may not be altered after proposal submission, including during Final Proposal Revisions (FPRs), if applicable.

A. EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1 - Past Performance

1. Each offeror's past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment. Submit information for four (4) 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 from solicitation issue date.

a) "Substantially complete" is defined as having achieved all critical path milestones, including major equipment installation, and completion of 75% of work items (e.g., structural, mechanical, electrical) as documented in the project schedule. Offerors must provide a contractor-certified progress report or owner-validated percentage completion statement. Projects lacking verifiable documentation (e.g., signed progress reports, milestone payment records) will not be evaluated for relevancy.

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b) Offerors must demonstrate direct management and execution of core project tasks (e.g., sitework, structural systems, mechanical/electrical installation). Self-performance is verified through payroll records, certified payrolls (e.g., Davis-Bacon), or labor-hour logs for key personnel.

Failure to provide verifiable documentation of hands-on work in critical scopes will result in the project being deemed non-similar.

2. A maximum of will be evaluated. four (4) projects If an offeror submits more than four projects, only the first four listed in the proposal will be reviewed. For each project, provide sufficient detail to enable the Government to assess how the work aligns with the evaluation criteria below in section C(1)(a).

3. Offerors may submit past performance for proposed subcontractors. To use subcontractor past performance, the following is required:

- Letter of Commitment: A signed letter on the subcontractor's official letterhead, confirming their role and responsibilities in the proposed work.

- Authorized Signature: The letter must be signed by an individual with authority to legally bind the subcontractor (e.g., CEO, Contracting Officer).

- Subcontractor projects count toward the four-project maximum.

Non-Compliance:

Past performance references for subcontractors will not be considered if the letter of commitment is omitted, unsigned, or fails to meet the above requirements.

FACTOR 2 - Small Business Subcontracting Commitment. The Government will evaluate the amount of work proposed to be performed by small business in relation to the total value of the project, as well as the types of work small business will be performing and the extent of commitment in using the identified small business firms.

FACTOR 3 - Price: The Government will award a firm-fixed-price contract. Proposed prices will be evaluated for reasonableness using FAR 15.404-1(b)(2) techniques, including comparison to competitive bids and independent cost estimates.

B. EVALUATION FACTORS

1. Past Performance . The Government will evaluate the offeror's record of past and current Factor performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts.

a) The past performance evaluation assesses the offeror's probability of successfully meeting the solicitation requirements through three primary factors: recency, relevancy, and quality. These factors are analyzed collectively to establish a single performance confidence assessment rating for each offeror.

The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror's past performance. Projects completed within the last ten years from the proposal due date or ongoing projects demonstrating 75% completion with verifiable progress reports (e.g., certified payrolls, milestone payment records) are considered recent.

The second aspect is to determine how relevant the submitted project is. This includes analysis of project description for alignment with the scope, complexity, and requirements in this solicitation. There are four levels of relevancy as shown in the table below.

Table 2 - Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition

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

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

Somewhat 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 , the Government will consider the following:assessing the relevancy of the offeror's past performance

The extent to which a submitted project involved installation of electronic networking equipment including, at a minimum, fiber optic and ethernet systems.

Experience with:

- control enclosures,

- annunciation,

- 125VDC controls,

- PLC installation, and

- PLC integration.

The extent to which a submitted project involved installation, calibration, and commissioning of oil metering instruments, such as oil pressure and level instrumentation and specialized oil sensing or leak detection work.

The extent to which a submitted project involved mechanical installation of piping and tubing systems of pressurized oil or hydraulic systems of at least 300 psi.

Additional consideration:

Any of the above elements having been performed within a power generating facility.

The third aspect of the past performance 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.

TABLE 3 - Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Definition

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.

2. Small Business Subcontracting Commitment Factor . The purpose of this criterion is to evaluate the amount of work proposed to be performed by small businesses in relation to the total value of the project, as well as the types of work small businesses will be performing and the extent of commitment in using the identified small business firms.

NOTE: Per 13 C.F.R. (S) 125.3(g)(3), small business Offerors need not submit any information in connection with this factor and shall receive the maximum rating under this evaluation factor.

Other than small business Offerors will be evaluated on the level of proposed participation by U.S. small businesses in the performance of this project relative to the objectives and goals established herein, as well as Offerors' past performance complying with the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

Other than small business Offerors will be rated using the small business rating method table below.

NOTE: In accordance with 13 C.F.R. (S) 125.3(g)(3), small business Offerors shall receive the maximum rating under this evaluation factor without having to submit any information in connection with this factor.

Table 4 - Small Business Subcontracting Plan Ratings

Rating Definition

Acceptable

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

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

The extent of the Offeror's proposed participation of small businesses in terms of the percentage of the value of the total acquisition expressed in both percentage and dollar value.

The extent to which the Offeror the mandatory minimum small business goal and the meets or exceeds suggested socioeconomic category goals. These goals are a percentage of the total value of the acquisition.

A mandatory minimum total small business participation goal of 12% of the total contract value is assigned to this acquisition.

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

12% of the total contract dollar value will be placed with all small business concerns

5.0% Small Disadvantaged Business

1% Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

0.25% Historically Underutilized Zone (HUB Zone) Small Business

1% Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB)

0.25% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

The extent to which proposed small business firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, are specifically identified by name.

The extent of commitment to use the identified small business firms (enforceable and/or long-term commitments will be considered more favorably than non-enforceable commitments).

The complexity and variety of the work small businesses are proposed to perform (for example: work requiring specific certifications, i.e. welding, mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, supply, etc. to expand competitive pool).

The extent of the Offeror's past compliance with the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

3. Price Factor . Adjectival ratings shall not be used for offerors' Price proposals. The Government will fully evaluate all priced Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for award. For award purposes, the total proposed price for all CLINs will be added together into a total sum (contract value). The evaluation of all option CLINs will not obligate the Government to exercise any option. The offeror's Price proposal will be evaluated as follows.

a) FFP Evaluation. For a price to be fair and reasonable, it must represent a price to the Government that a prudent person would pay in the conduct of competitive business. The offeror's proposed fixed-price CLINs may be evaluated using one or more of the techniques described in FAR 15.404-1 to determine if they are fair and reasonable.

b) Overall Price Proposal Evaluation: The overall Price proposal will be evaluated for the following:

(1) Compliance: The Price proposal submitted by the offeror will be evaluated for compliance based upon the submission requirements contained in the Price Volume instructions.

(2) Unbalanced Pricing: The offeror's overall Price proposal will be evaluated for unbalanced pricing as defined in FAR 15.404-1(g). An offer may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government (see FAR 15.404-1(g)(1) through FAR 15.404-1(g)(3)).

(3) Errors: The offeror's Price proposal will be reviewed for errors. The offeror may be given an opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their proposal at the sole discretion of the Contracting Officer. Such clarifications will be conducted pursuant to FAR 15.306(a).

(4) Total Evaluated Price: The Total Evaluated Price consists of summing the offeror's proposed firm-fixed-price CLIN prices to include all option CLINs.

C. CONTENT AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

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

a) 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, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), phone number and email address, title of the solicitation, solicitation number and date of submittal clearly identified on the front cover.

Primary Point of Contact: Name, Phone number, and email address for the primary point of contact for all communications regarding this offer must be provided.

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 1/2 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.

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.

b) Proposal Content Limitations.

The offeror must confine the proposal to relevant information and documentation sufficient to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal.

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.

c) English Language Requirement. In order for a proposal to be considered, it be prepared in MUST

ENGLISH.

2. Content of Proposals: All proposals must be prepared in volumes as indicated. Each of the volumes shall be separate and complete so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the other. Only the Price Volume will contain pricing information. The narrative and content structure of the proposal shall follow the format shown below. Offerors that fail to submit a complete proposal may be excluded and thus receive no further consideration for award.

The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volume Title

I Technical (Non-Price)

II Price

a) VOLUME I - Past Performance. Submit information for a four (4) substantially complete projects that demonstrate the offeror's experience performing projects similar in size, scope, and…