W9128A-18-R-0010.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. W9128A-18-R-0010

SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

FY17 ECIP 325KW PV System, Army Reserve Center, American Samoa

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

HONOLULU DISTRICT

MAIN TABLE OF CONTENTS

Request for Proposal (RFP) No. W9128A-18-R-0010, FY17 ECIP 325KW PV System, Army Reserve Center, American Samoa

Section 00 10 00 SF 1442 and Proposal Schedule

Section 00 21 16 Instructions to Proposers

Section 00120 Proposal Submission Requirements and Evaluation Factors

Section 00 45 00 Representations and Certifications Appendix A, SF LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Section 00 72 00 General Conditions Appendix A, Davis Bacon Wage Determination

Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions Appendix A, Project Signs

Division 1 General Requirements

Division 2 through 33 Technical Requirements

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

1. This procurement method is 100% Small Business Set-aside design-build procurement.

2. The Offeror is REQUIRED to COMPLETE AND RETURN: See Section 00120, Proposal Submission Requirements and Evaluation Factors.

3. Offeror must have and/or maintain an active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) website. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov. Please note that the representations and certifications must also be completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website

4. Submit all Request for Information (RFIs) to raymond.r.greenheck@usace.army.mil. The last day to submit RFIs is August 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., Hawaiian Standard Time.

FY17 ECIP INSTALL PV AND STORAGE SYSTEM, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, TAFUNA, AMERICAN SAMOA

RAYMOND R GREENHECK 808-835-4380

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

27-Jul-2018

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______7 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________563 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________3 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________27 Aug 2018 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee is, X is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

CECT - CONTRACTING DIVISION

USACE, HONOLULU DISTRICT

BLDG 252 (CECT-POH)

FT. SHAFTER HI 96858-5440

W9128A

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W9128A18R0010 66

HST

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

W9128A18R0010

Section SF 30 - Block 14 Continuation Page (SF 30)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAIN TABLE OF CONTENTS

Request for Proposal (RFP) No. W9128A-18-R-0010, FY17 ECIP 325KW PV System, Army Reserve Center, American Samoa

Section 00 10 00 SF 1442 and Proposal Schedule

Section 00 21 16 Instructions to Proposers

Section 00120 Proposal Submission Requirements and Evaluation Factors

Section 00 45 00 Representations and Certifications Appendix A, SF LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Section 00 72 00 General Conditions Appendix A, Davis Bacon Wage Determination

Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions Appendix A, Project Signs

Division 1 General Requirements

Division 2 through 33 Technical Requirements

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

1. This procurement method is 100% Small Business Set-aside design-build procurement.

2. The Offeror is REQUIRED to COMPLETE AND RETURN: See Section 00120, Proposal Submission Requirements and Evaluation Factors.

3. Offeror must have and/or maintain an active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) website. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov. Please note that the representations and certifications must also be completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website

4. Submit all Request for Information (RFIs) to raymond.r.greenheck@usace.army.mil. The last day to submit RFIs is August 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., Hawaiian Standard Time.

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL No. W9128A18R0010

SECTION 00010

PROPOSAL SCHEDULE

FY17 ECIP INSTALL PV AND STORAGE SYSTEM

ARMY RESERVE CENTER

TAFUNA, AMERICAN SAMOA

CLIN. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT AMOUNT

BASE SCHEDULE

0001 Install PV (250KW) and Storage Systems 1 JOB $___________

OPTIONS

0002 Construction (25KW additional capacity) 1 JOB $___________

(OPTION 1)

0003 Construction (50KW additional capacity) 1 JOB $___________

(OPTION 2)

TOTAL PROPOSAL OPTIONS $___________

THE FOLLOWING WILL BE COMPLETED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER UPON AWARD:

TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (Base Schedule plus Option Nos.___________) $___________

NOTES TO PROPOSAL SCHEDULE:

1. Failure to provide an offer on all items in the Proposal Schedule may cause the offeror to be considered non-responsive.

2. By submission of an offer under OPTIONS, Offeror agrees that the government may exercise the

OPTIONS at the time of award, or at anytime within 90 days following the date of the award of the contract. Inclusions of option(s) does not commit the government to exercise the option(s).

3. Evaluation of the Proposal Schedule for award will be based on THE TOTAL Contract OBLIGATION which is comprised of BASE SCHEDULE PLUS OPTIONS, see FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options.

4. Distribute the proposal cost of the Base Schedule, CLIN No. 0001, into the categories listed in the table below. Information provided in this table is for data gathering purpose only and will not be used to evaluate proposals. The TOTAL provided below should match the CLIN No. 001 total in the Proposal Schedule.

Item Description Amount

a. Design (325KW full scope) $___________

b. Construction (250KW) $___________

TOTAL (CLIN No. 0001) $___________

PAYMENT(S)

Compensation for all work to be performed under this contract will be made under the payment items(s) listed herein. The principal features of the work to be included under the payment item(s) are noted. Work required by the drawings and specifications and not particularly mentioned shall be included in and be paid for under the contract price for the item to which the work pertains. Price(s) and payment(s) for the item(s) shall cover all work, complete and finished in accordance with the specifications, schedules, and drawings, and shall be full compensation for all work in connection therewith, including quality control and cost of performance-and payment-bond premiums as specified in the CONTRACT CLAUSES. Price(s) and payment(s) shall constitute full and final compensation for furnishing all materials, equipment, management, supervision, labor, transportation, fuel, power, water, and all incidental items necessary to complete the work, except as otherwise specified to be furnished by the Government. For the purpose of CONTRACT CLAUSE entitled “PROMPT PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS”, the term “designated billing office” and “designated payment office” are as follows:

a. Billing Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Fort Shafter Area Office, Bldg 230 Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

b. Payment Office

USACE Finance Center Attn: CEFC-FP 5722 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38054-5005

Item numbers mentioned herein after correspond to the item numbers in the PROPOSAL SCHEDULE.

a. CLIN 0001, Install PV (250KW) and Storage Systems, will be paid for at the contract price, complete in place and ready for use, including design of the entire PV and Storage Systems (base plus all options), The work shall include construction of 250KW PV system and associated equipment and accessories, 150kWh battery storage system, energy management and control system, final connections, testing, cleanup, and all incidental items necessary to complete the work.

b. CLIN 0002, Construction (25KW additional capacity) (OPTION 1), will be paid for at the contract price, complete in place and ready for use. The work shall include construction of 25KW additional capacity PV system and associated equipment and accessories, final connections, testing, cleanup, and all incidental items necessary to complete the work.

c. CLIN 0003, Construction (50KW additional capacity) (OPTION 2), will be paid for at the contract price, complete in place and ready for use. The work shall include construction of 50KW additional capacity PV system and associated equipment and accessories, final connections, testing, cleanup, and all incidental items necessary to complete the work.

--End of Section--

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 2003 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification MAY 2012 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.211-7002 Availability For Examination Of Specifications, Standards, Plans, Drawings, Data Item Descriptions, And Other Pertinent Documents

DEC 1991

252.236-7006 Cost Limitation JAN 1997

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND ENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008)

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation. [Contracting Officer check appropriate box.]

(End of provision)

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2017)

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

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer's discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing or written” means any worded or numbered expression which can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time”, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror.

Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show--

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, or revision, of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications, or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall--

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend: This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of--or in connection with-- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award.

(1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government's interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government's best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(iii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(iv) A summary of the rationale for award.

(v) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(vi) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

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.

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, Honolulu District

CECT-POH-A

ATTN: W9128A-18-R-0010

Bldg 230 Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

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

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I (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— 7 Aug 2018 For attendance please email Mr. Ray Greenheck at raymond.r.greenheck@usace.army.mil with Company name, employee information (Names, Drivers License Numbers, and phone numbers, Proof of US Citizenship – Passport number)

(c) Participants will meet at-- Pele Army Reserve Center

Tafuna, Western District 96799 American Samoa

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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vmfara.htm

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

N/A

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(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 DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.228-7004 BONDS OR OTHER SECURITY (DEC 1991)

(a) Offerors shall furnish a bid guarantee in the amount of $0.00 with their bids. The Offeror receiving notice of award shall furnish--

(1) A performance bond in the penal amount of total contract award amount ; and

(2) Payment in full of any sum due the Government.

(b) The Contractor shall furnish the performance bond to the Contracting Officer within 14 days after receipt of the notice of award. The Contracting Officer will not issue the notice to proceed until receipt of an acceptable performance bond and payment of any sum due the Government.

(c) Bonds supported by sureties whose names appear on the list contained in Treasury Department Circular 570 are acceptable. Performance bonds from individual sureties are acceptable if each person acting as a surety provides a SF 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety, and a pledge of assets acceptable to the Contracting Officer.

(End of clause)

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

00 21 16

SECTION 002116

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

AND EVALUATION FACTORS

1.0 GENERAL

1.1. Cost of Preparing Proposals

The Government will not reimburse any Offeror any costs incurred in the preparation and submittal of an offer in response to this solicitation.

1.2. Inquiries

Address all inquiries regarding this solicitation to:

Raymond Greenheck Telephone No. (808) 835-4380 E-Mail: raymond.r.greenheck@usace.army.mil

1.3 Submittal of Proposals

Proposals may be submitted via U.S. Postal Service, courier service, or personally delivered. Submit proposal packages to the US Army Corps of Engineers (“the Government”) as shown in Block 8 of Standard Form 1442. Alternatively, proposals submitted via courier service or hand delivered shall be delivered to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Contracting Division, ATTN: Raymond Greenheck Building 230, Otake Street Fort Shafter, Hawaii 96858-5440

Proposals received by the Government after the date and time set for receipt of proposals will be handled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2004),” subparagraph (c), found in Section 00100.

1.4 Contract Award

The Government intends to award a contract, without discussions, to the Offeror that submits the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) proposal, in accordance with the provisions of this solicitation and applicable acquisition regulations.

Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated priced proposal meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for NON-PRICE FACTORS described in paragraph 2.3 of this section.

Offerors that receive an “Unacceptable” rating on any of the NON-PRICE factors may be determined “Unacceptable” and may not receive further consideration for award.

Offerors are advised that the Government intends to award without discussions (except clarification as described in FAR 15.306(a) may be requested). In addition to evaluating all non-price proposals, the Contracting Officer will, in accordance with the provisions of the solicitation and applicable acquisition regulations, evaluate price. In the event that discussions are determined necessary, the Contracting Officer will conduct discussions with Offerors determined to be within the competitive range. In determining the competitive range, the Government will include analysis of the Offerors’ NON-PRICE and PRICE factors.

Upon conclusion of discussions, the Contracting Officer will request final proposal revisions and may, upon receipt of final proposal revisions, proceed to award a contract without further discussions or notice.

2.0 PROPOSAL FORMAT

2.1 General

Submit proposal in two (2) separate envelopes as described below. An electronic copy of each volume of the proposal shall be submitted on two (2) digital copies (CDs) or DVDs, and shall accompany the hard copy submittals. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the solicitation number, volume number, date, and the Offeror’s name. If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern. If the electronic files are of a size at which they must be compressed (zipped), they shall be compressed into one file using WinZip version 6.2 or later. Self extracting exe files will not be accepted. Electronic files shall be in their native format (i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc.), or if in pdf format, shall be in searchable text.

All proposal revisions shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g.

bold face print or underlining. Proposal replacement pages shall be clearly marked “REVISED,” shall show the date of revision, and shall be submitted in the appropriate number of copies (e.g., if four copies of the original page was required, then four copies of the revised page will also be required.) and 2 digital copies (CDs) for all documents in read-only format, preferably using .pdf files.

The proposal shall be submitted in sealed envelopes, clearly marked, “SOLICITATION No.

W9128A18R0010, “Design Build Construction Contract FY17 ECIP 325KW PV System, Army Reserve Center, American Samoa”

2.1.1 Volume I, Non-Price Proposal: One envelope shall be clearly marked, “VOLUME I, NON-PRICE

PROPOSAL, RFP NO. W9128A18R0010”

Original and one copy (certified as a true copy) of the Offeror’s executed joint venture agreement (if the Offeror is a joint venture).

Original and three (3) copies of the Non-Price Proposal are required addressing the requirements provided in paragraph 2.3.

2.1.2 Volume II, Price Proposal:

The second envelope shall be clearly marked, “VOLUME II, PRICE PROPOSAL, RFP NO.

W9128A18R0010”

Original and one (1) copy of the Offeror’s completed Standard Form (SF) SF1442, using a printed copy of the SF 1442 included in this solicitation.

Original and two (2) copies of Section 00 10 00, Price Proposal Schedule. Indicate whether or not Facilities Capital Cost of Money is included in the Offeror’s costs of performing the work. Proposals that state that Facilities Capital Cost of Money is not included, or proposals that do not address Facilities Capital Cost of Money, will be deemed to have waived Facilities Capital Cost of Money.

Original of the Offeror’s completed Section 00 45 00, Representations and Certifications, using a printed copy of Section 00 45 00 included in this solicitation. The representations and certifications shall be completed electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://sam.gov.

Original of the Offeror’s completed, if applicable, SF LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, using a printed copy of the SF LLL included as Appendix A in Section 00 45 00.

Original letter from the Offeror’s surety stating that the Offeror has sufficient bonding capacity for performance and payment bonds equal to or greater than the proposed Total Base Schedule and the Surety’s assurance that it intends to provide such bonds if the Offeror is awarded the contract.

2.1.3 Table of Contents

Proposal volumes shall be tabbed. Each proposal volume shall include a Table of Contents that includes the title of the subject matter discussed therein and the page number where the information can be found. The proposal shall be organized in the same order described below in paragraph 2.2. Proposals that are not correctly organized may be considered “Unacceptable.”

2.1.4 Proposal Presentation

Proposals shall completely address the requirements of the solicitation. Prepare proposals in the English language. Elaborate format, binders, special reproduction techniques, and the like are not necessary.

However, the proposal shall be neatly organized and bound.

Information presented should be organized so as to pertain to only the evaluation factor in which section the information is presented. Information pertaining to more than one evaluation factor should be repeated in the section for each factor.

2.1.5 Proposal Content

Proposals shall be in a narrative format, organized and titled so that each section of the proposal follows the order and format of the factors set forth below. All pages, except divider tabs, shall be numbered. Pages shall be single-sided, numbered, and shall be typed. Type pitch shall be 10 pitch or larger.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the solicitation requirements with a statement of intent to perform does not reveal the Offeror’s understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. The inclusion of “filler” material from previous proposals or commercial applications shall be avoided unless it has direct application to the objective of this solicitation.

Offerors shall include sufficient details in the proposal, and shall present the details in the same order in which they are requested in this section to permit the Government to promptly, completely, and accurately evaluate the proposal. The Government will not make any assumptions concerning the Offeror's intent, capabilities, facilities, or experience. Clear identification of the pertinent details shall rest solely with the Offeror.

Legibility, clarity, coherence, and contents are important. Offerors shall not submit verbatim sections of this solicitation as part of its proposal. Offerors that disregard these standards unnecessarily delay the evaluation process and may be determined by the Government to have an “Unacceptable” proposal.

Any information, presented in a proposal that the Offeror wants safeguarded from disclosure to other parties must be identified and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “52.215-1, Instructions to

OfferorsCompetitive Acquisition (Jan 2004),” subparagraph (e), which is found in Section 00100 of this solicitation. The Government will endeavor to honor the restrictions against release requested by Offerors, to the extent permitted under United States law and regulations.

The proposal must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation. The Government will rely on such information in the award of a contract.

2.2 Evaluation Factors

All proposals will be evaluated on non-price and price factors. Offerors are required to provide data addressing all stated factors. If an Offeror does not have data relating to a specific factor, it shall be clearly stated. Proposals that do not address all factors may be considered “Unacceptable” and may not receive further consideration.

NON-PRICE FACTORS (Proposal Volume I):

Factor I, Experience Factor II, Past Performance

PRICE (Proposal Volume II)

2.3 Volume I, Non-Price Proposal

Data provided in response to non-price factors described below shall be included in Volume 1, “Non-Price Proposal.” Only data from the Offeror will be evaluated. If the Offeror is a joint venture, the Offeror must provide evidence of a binding teaming agreement or other contractual agreement, which creates joint and several legal responsibility on the part of all members of the joint venture.

All references herein to “the Offeror” include all proposed joint ventures. Information from members of a joint-venture or from the joint-venture itself will be considered and evaluated as long as the member or joint-venture was a prime contractor (or a self-performing subcontractor, in the case of work described in paragraph 2.3.1.3 below). Information provided from potential sub-contractors (not included in the joint venture) will not be considered or evaluated.

2.3.1 Relevant Contracts

A relevant contract must demonstrate all of the following:

1. It was substantially complete within five (5) years before the date this solicitation was issued.

Substantially complete means a contract administrator or equivalent determined that the terms of the contract have been fulfilled to the extent that the constructed product can be occupied or used for its intended purposes. Evidence of substantial completion from the contracting agency, or a CCASS rating must be included in the proposal in order for a contract to be considered relevant.

2. The contract involved in the installation of PV Solar Power systems (min power 200kW) and Battery

Storage (min 100kWh) on an operating, in-service electrical system.

3. The electrical work with a minimum rating of 15 kV on high voltage PV Solar System was self-performed by the Offeror, either as a prime contractor or as a subcontractor.

4. 4. Work performed in remote areas. Remote areas are considered any of the four U.S Territories/Commonwealths (US Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guam and American Samoa)

2.3.2 Factor I, Experience

To achieve an “Acceptable” rating, the Offeror must submit at least one (1) relevant contract, as defined in paragraph 2.3.1. No more than three (3) contracts shall be submitted. If more than three (3) contracts are submitted, only the first three (3) contracts identified in the proposal will be evaluated.

Offerors shall provide a Contract Data Sheet (included as Attachment 1 to this section) for each submitted contract. No more than five (5) single-sided pages shall be submitted for each contract, including the Contract Data Sheet and any continuation pages. Pages exceeding this five (5) single-sided page limit will not be considered. Only the form provided as Attachment 1 will be accepted. Information submitted in any other format will not be evaluated.

Within the Contract Data Sheet the Offeror shall provide a narrative description of each contract included in its proposal. The narrative shall specifically describe the Offeror’s role and responsibility on the contract.

Each narrative shall contain a clear explanation of how the contract satisfies the criteria for relevancy (paragraph 2.3.1) and shall relate this past experience to the work to be performed on this contract. All requested information must be provided. Failure to provide any of the requested information may be cause to eliminate a contract from consideration in the evaluation.

At a minimum, include the following:

1. Describe the work performed on installation of PV Solar Power systems (min power 200kW) and Battery Storage (minimum 100kWh) on an operating, in-service electrical system.

2. Identify the equipment Battery Storage (minimum 100kWh) voltage rating (15 kV Class or higher) electrical work to work with a PV Solar System affected by the work.

2.3.2.1 Factor I, Experience – Basis of Evaluation

2.3.3 Factor II, Past Performance

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

For each of the relevant contracts identified under Paragraph 2.3.1, Offeror shall submit a completed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 2) or a Government-generated Past Performance Evaluation Form. For PPQs, the Offeror shall complete Blocks 1 through 4. Offeror shall then send the partially completed form to the Client (Administrative Contracting Officer or equivalent point of contact), for the identified contract for completion of Blocks 5 through 8 and the ratings sheet. The Offeror shall instruct the Client to submit the completed evaluation questionnaire and rating sheet back to the Offeror to be submitted with the proposal. The Offeror should explain problems encountered and actions taken for any contract listed. If the Offeror intends to rely on a joint venturer’s experience, the Offeror shall submit a Contract Data Sheet and narrative description for the joint venturer’s relevant project(s).

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) included in the solicitation is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the Offeror includes in its proposal for Factor II, Past Performance. Ensure correct phone numbers and e-mail addresses are provided for the client portion of the contract. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with your proposal as required by RFP Section 00120. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment 2), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact via email at raymond.r.greenheck@usace.army.mil prior to the proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

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

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.

For contract(s) that have/had an adverse past performance record, the Offeror shall provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the short-coming(s) and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence.

The Offeror shall provide copies of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on submitted contracts and provide a description of the corrective action implemented by the Offeror. The Offeror shall indicate if any of the contracts submitted were terminated and the type and reason(s) for the termination. Copies of Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters do not count against the page limitation.

2.3.3.1 Factor II, Past Performance – Basis of Evaluation

The Government’s past performance evaluation will include an assessment of past performance on relevant contracts submitted under Factor 1. The evaluators will assess whether the Offeror demonstrates that it has performed satisfactorily in the past on relevant contracts, including any trends in past performance, to ascertain the ability of the Offeror to accomplish the work specified under this solicitation.

Evaluation of past performance will be a subjective assessment based on consideration of all relevant facts and circumstances. Evaluators will assess each Offeror’s past performance on relevant contracts submitted under Factor I, Technical.

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant past performance of for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeor…