A.2.11.3 -W9128A22R0013 - FINAL_10March2022r1.pdf

Design-Build (DB) Construction Services to Repair Building 703 Zamperini Dining Facility and Building 808 Vehicle Maintenance Facility, U.S.

Army Garrison, Kw ajalein Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands

Per DFARS 236.204(ii), the magnitude of this project is betw een $25 million and $100 million.

This acquisition is being solicited for full and open competition, on an unrestricted basis.

MERBBY JOYCE N NICOLAS 808 835-4381

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

10-Mar-2022

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______ calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days af ter receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________29 Apr 2022 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee 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

CONTRACTING DIVISION

BLDG 230 OTAKE ST.

FORT SHAFTER HI 96858

W9128A

PAGE OF PAGES

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:

W9128A22R0013 1 OF 102

TBD TBD

11 April 2022

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

W9128A22R0013

Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

MAIN TABLE OF CONTENTS

Request for Proposal (RFP) No. W9128A22R0013, Design-Build (DB) Construction Services to Repair Building 703 Zamperini Dining Facility and Building 808 Vehicle Maintenance Facility, U.S. Army Garrison, Kwajalein

Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands

Section 00 10 00 SF 1442

Section 00 21 16 Instructions to Proposers – Phase 1 Submission and Evaluation Factors

Section 00 22 16 Supplemental Instructions to Proposers – Phase 2 Submission and Evaluation Proposal Schedule

Section 00 45 00 Representations and Certifications

Section 00 70 00 Conditions of the Contract

Section 00 72 00 General Conditions Attachment A, UES 16 Ed Final 18Feb2021 Attachment B, COVID-19 Travel Advisory 35_31Jan22 Attachment C, ECB_Project Signage Attachment D, USAG-KA Quarantine Expectation Letter V4.2 30 March 2021 Attachment E, USAGKA Installation Design Guide 2021-10 Attachment F USAG-Kwajalein Atoll FY22 Catalog of Services - FINAL.pdf

Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions

Division 01 Technical General Requirements

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

Instructions to Proposers – PHASE 1 of 2

1.0 Overview – Phase 1

2.0 General Proposal Submission Instructions

3.0 Proposal Format and Submittal Requirements

3.1 General Information

3.2 Proposal Characteristics

4.0 Inquiries/Questions

5.0 Joint Ventures (Submissions)

1) A certified copy of their Joint Venture agreement

2) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate

6.0 Basis for Award

7.0 Source Selection Process

8.0 Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

9.0 Definitions

10.0 Debriefing Offerors

11.0 Technical Factors to be Evaluated in Phase 1

• Volume 1, Tab B – Factor 1, Past Performance (Confidence Assessment)

Submission Requirements Evaluation Criteria

• Volume 1, Tab C – Factor 2, Management Plan Submission Requirements Evaluation Criteria

• Volume 1, Tab D – Factor 3, Bonding Capability Submission Requirements Evaluation Criteria

12.0 Attachments

• Attachment A – Construction Project information Sheet

• Attachment B – Design Project Information Sheet

• Attachment C – NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire

1.0 OVERVIEW

In Phase 1 of the two-phase selection procedure, Offerors will submit certain specified performance capability proposals, demonstrating their capability to successfully execute design-build and design-bid- build construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The Government will evaluate the qualifications and intends to invite a maximum of five most highly qualified Phase 1 offerors who submitted proposals to compete for the base MATOC pool contracts and one construction seed task order contract under Phase 2 Construction Services for Design-Build (DB) Construction Services to Repair Building 703 Zamperini Dining Facility and Building 808 Vehicle Maintenance Facility, U.S. Army Garrison, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands.

Offerors must submit a complete Phase 1 proposal to be considered for Phase 2.

PHASE 1 DOES NOT INVOLVE A PRICING SUBMISSION.

Prior to Phase 2, an amendment will be issued to only the selected offerors from Phase 1 inviting offerors to submit a design-build technical and price proposals for consideration. The amendment will request additional information needed to complete the submission of Phase 2 proposals. In Phase 2, the Contracting Officer will award one stand-alone contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government, considering the price and non-price factors described in Phase 2.

Offerors must submit a complete Phase 2 proposal to be considered for award of a contract. Failure to submit a complete proposal may result in the entire proposal being rejected.

2.0 GENERAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

For Phase 1, all offerors are required to submit a proposal with the minimum content as specified herein. Proposals without the minimum content may be rejected. Proposals will be received until the date and time indicated on the Standard Form 1442.

The Offeror's proposal shall be submitted electronically, as described below. The RFP will provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal. The Offeror's proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in a proposal is prohibited. Elaborate brochures or documentation, detailed artwork, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired. The proposals will be submitted in electronic copies. No models, mockups, or videos will be accepted.

NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for a proposal in response to this solicitation is electronically via SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHOD WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The Offeror's proposal must be received by the Government no later than the date and time specified in the solicitation.

An Offeror shall use the following link for proposal submission: https://safe.apps.mil/

Please send proposals using the link above to Contract Specialist, Ms. Merbby Joyce Nicolas, at MerbbyJoyce.N.Nicolas@usace.army.mil AND to Contracting Officer, Ms. Tracy Tenholder, at Tracy.N.Tenholder@usace.army.mil.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS:

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, each proposal shall be submitted electronically through the SAFE site.

Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format. There is a limit of five (5) files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB).

If the proposal contains a large number of files, recommend that the files be combined or condensed (ZIP files) before uploading to the SAFE site. An Offeror may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

REQUEST FOR DROP-OFF LINK:

An Offeror must email the Contract Specialist Ms. Merbby Joyce Nicolas, at MerbbyJoyce.N.Nicolas@usace.army.mil AND to Contracting Officer, Ms. Tracy Tenholder, at Tracy.N.Tenholder@usace.army.mil no later than five (5) working days prior to the proposal due date to request a drop-off link to upload files via the SAFE site. An Offeror that fails to submit an email for request at least five (5) working days before the proposal submission date might not be able to receive a drop-off link in time to upload the submission.

Once the drop-off request is submitted by the Government, you will receive an automated email from noreplyto@mail.mil with “[DoD SAFE]” in the subject line. The email will contain a unique web link that will direct you to the SAFE web page that will allow you to drop-off (upload) your proposal.

FILE DESCRIPTION:

Include a "File Description" for each file(s) you upload. The "File Description" will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.) Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPLOADING PROPOSAL:

1. Click the link contained in your email from noreplyto@mail.mil.

2. Enter the email address for every recipient in the “To:” line.

For this solicitation, the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer will be the recipients. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is: Ms. Merbby Nicolas, at Merbbyjoyce.n.nicolas@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer is Ms. Tracy Tenholder, at Tracy.N.Tenholder@usace.army.mil.

The E-Mail address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Offeror must enter the E-Mail address for both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Offeror can enter an additional email address if desired. After entering the email address, click the green “+” button to add the person(s) email to the "Recipients List" of your response.

3. Enter the Solicitation number, followed by your Firm’s name, in the “Short note to the Recipients:” section.

4. Click the “Click to Add Files” icon or drag them over to the web page to add them.

5. Complete your drop off by clicking the “Drop-off Files” icon.

When your proposal is submitted, a “Drop-Off Completed” screen will be displayed, and a notification will be sent to the recipients you added with a download URL and Claim Passcode.

NOTE: Do NOT send the SAFE site packages to group email accounts.

Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission. An Offeror can confirm proper submission by the 'Drop-Off Completed" screen that is generated based on proper file submission.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using a Firefox or Google Chrome web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that an Offeror will have more success utilizing any particular browser.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

For the purpose of establishing a timely proposal, the government will use the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. For a Proposal that is larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and that requires multiple submissions, the Government will use the date and time the final submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It may take several minutes or even hours in some cases.

The Government will not be responsible for any submission that is not delivered in accordance with these instructions. An Offeror is responsible for ensuring that its proposal is submitted such that it reaches the designated recipient. The Offeror is also responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

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,” subparagraph (c).

3.0 PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 General info

In order to be considered for award of a contract in response to this solicitation, the offeror must submit a proposal with its offer. Failure to submit a complete proposal may result in the entire offer being rejected. The proposals shall be submitted in Volumes as follows:

Phase 1:

Submit the Phase 1 proposal identified by the Solicitation Number (W9128A-22-R-0013), project title (Design-Build Construction Services Repair Building 703 Zamperini Dining Facility and Building 808 Vehicle Maintenance Facility, U.S. Army Garrison, Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands), name, address, and telephone number of the Offeror. Arrange tabs as follows:

Volume 1, Technical Proposal:

TAB A, Cover Sheet, Completed SF 1442, Section 00 45 00, Surety Letter, and Joint Venture Agreement TAB B, FACTOR 1, Past Performance (Confidence Assessment) TAB C, FACTOR 2, Management Plan TAB D, FACTOR 3, Bonding Capability

3.2. Proposal Characteristics

An electronic copy shall also be provided in PDF format and be *Optical Character Recognition (OCR) compatible.

Each Volume shall contain a table of contents and all pages of each factor shall be sequentially numbered. All text must be legible and easily read. The size of the proposal contents shall be 8-1/2 by 11 inches where sheets are prepared specifically for this project, unless another paper size is specifically authorized elsewhere in this section for a particular submission. Diagrams, charts and tables shall conform to the paper size. All text shall be typed single-spaced with a minimum size 10 font. Do not use a font size smaller than 10 pitch, an unusual font style such as script, or condensed print for any submission. All page margins must be at least 1-inch wide but may include headers and footers. If fold-out charts are unavoidable, and are to be utilized, all sheets shall be reproduced on 11 by 17 inch and folded to 8-1/2 by 11-inch size. Submit the SF 1442, completed and signed by a person authorized by the offeror.

*OCR is a common method of digitizing printed texts so that they can be electronically searched, stored more compactly, displayed on-line, and used in machine processes such as machine translation, text-to-speech, key data extraction and text mining. In addition, follow instructions in Section 00 21 16, 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors- Competitive Acquisition.

a) Offeror shall submit a cover letter containing:

i. Solicitation number.

ii. Names, title, email, and telephone and fax numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this RFP.

iii. Name, title and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal.

iv. A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the RFP.

b) For Joint Ventures, the information required by paragraph “Joint Ventures”.

c) Acknowledgement of all amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 (amendment form).

d) The completed Section 00 45 00 of the RFP (Representations and Certifications), including the (Offerors System for Award Management extract will suffice) shall be placed in a separate envelope labeled “Representation and Certifications” with one copy.

Phase 2: Submittal requirements for Phase 2 will be described in the forthcoming amendment.

Phase 2 Factors will include the following:

• Phase 1 Factor 1: Past Performance (Confidence Assessment)

• Phase 1 Factor 2: Management Plan

• Phase 1 Factor 3: Bonding Capability

• Factor 4: Technical Approach

• Factor 5: Price

4.0 INQUIRIES/QUESTIONS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org ) no later than 5:00PM Hawaii Standard Time (HST) on 25 March 2022. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via automated email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team. Offerors are requested to review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Approved answers to all timely questions will also be posted as an amendment to the solicitation in the form of a report generated from ProjNet as soon as the comment/question entering period is over and all answers are finalized.

The Solicitation Number is: W9128A22R0013

The Inquiry Key is: TBD

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Inquiry Access:

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

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

c. Key. Enter the Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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

f. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

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

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

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

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

4. Key. Enter the Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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

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

5.0 JOINT VENTURES

Joint Ventures shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities:

1) A certified copy of their Joint Venture agreement.

2) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

a. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

b. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the Joint Venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

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c. The structure of the joint venture and decision-making responsibilities of the Joint Venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

d. The bonding responsibilities of the Joint Venture parties.

e. Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the Joint Venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the Joint Venture.

f. Identification of party maintaining the Joint Venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the Joint Venture.

g. Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

h. Identification of party having overall control of the Joint Venture.

Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual Joint Venture parties and identify the party or hired as employees of the Joint Venture.

If one of the Joint Venture parties possesses experience and/or past performance as a Federal Government contractor or as a Corps of Engineers contractor, that experience and/or past experience shall be included as the experience and/or past experience of the Joint Venture.

6.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

The agency will use a Two-phase Design-Build Selection Procedures authorized by FAR 36.301.

In Phase 1, the Government intends to select a maximum of five of the most highly qualified offerors to compete in Phase 2. The selection will be based on evaluation of the following technical factors. Factor 1 - Past Performance (Confidence Assessment); Factor 2 - Management Plan; and Factor 3 - Bonding Capability. Price will not be considered during Phase 1. Only those offerors selected in Phase 1 will be invited to submit a proposal in Phase 2.

The Government, during Phase 2, will select the offer that represents the best value to the Government by using the tradeoff process described in FAR Part 15. This process permits tradeoffs between price and technical (“non- price”) factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced offer or the highest technically rated offer.

The award decision will be based on a comparative analysis and an integrated assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award the contract without discussions with Offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions upon the determination and recommendation of the Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority (SSA). Therefore, each initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a technical and price standpoint.

In accordance with the requirements of Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), no contract shall be entered into unless the Contracting Officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR requirement that no award shall be made unless the Contracting Officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must meet the general standards in FAR Part 9 and any special standards set forth in the solicitation.

7.0 SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

All proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with formal source selection procedures. The principal objective of this process is to select a responsible offeror whose proposal represents the Best Value to the Government. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all proposals received in response to this solicitation.

Selection of the most highly qualified offerors will be based on overall evaluation of proposal after consideration of the following factors: Past Performance (Confidence Assessment), Management Plan, and Bonding Capability. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals with a technical factor rating of Unacceptable on any factor regardless of the number of other proposals or their ratings.

The Government is not responsible for information overlooked during the evaluation which is not located in the appropriate proposal section. To ensure the evaluation credit is appropriately received for proposal material submitted, do not incorporate by reference documents not contained in the proposal. References to sections of the proposal shall be by specific paragraph number (and name, if applicable), page number, and section.

8.0 COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATING METHOD

The offeror’s technical solution will be rated by the combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the significant strengths, strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. The adjectival ratings shall be assigned, using the following criteria, which incorporates a proposal risk assessment for Factor 2 (Management Plan).

9.0 DEFINITIONS

a. Rating: The rating for the Technical factor will be expressed as an adjectival assessment of Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, or Unacceptable.

b. Deficiency: A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

c. Strength: Any aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

d. Significant Strength: A significant strength appreciably enhances the merit or specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

e. Weakness: A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

f. Significant Weakness: A flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

g. Deviation: Proposal implies or specifically offers a deviation below the specified criteria. The firm may or may not have called the deviation to the Government’s attention. A deviation is a deficiency. The proposal must conform to the solicitation requirements for award.

Color Rating Description

Blue

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

Purple

Good

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

Green

Acceptable

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

Yellow

Marginal

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

Red

Unacceptable

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

Proposal is unawardable.

10.0 DEBRIEFING OFFERORS

Offerors may request a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505 Pre-award Debriefing of offerors, and FAR 15.506 Post-award Debriefing of offerors.

Protests are authorized in connection with a task order exceeding the equivalent of $10,000,000. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) will have exclusive jurisdiction over such protests.

11.0 TECHNICAL FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED IN PHASE 1

The Government intends to select a maximum of five offerors based on their overall merit after consideration of the evaluation factors described below. The relative weight given to the evaluation factors as described below.

PHASE 1 – RELATIVE WEIGHT OF EVALUATION FACTORS

Location Volume 1

Factor Number

Description Relative Importance

Vol 1, TAB A

N/A --Cover sheet.

--Standard Form (SF) 1442 with continuation pages, without a price, duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company. Ensure that the firm’s DUNS or DUNS+4 Number is entered in the block with its name and address.

--Acknowledgement of any and all Amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the SF 30 Amendment.

-- Joint Venture Agreement and list full names of all partners (Section 00 70 00), if applicable; and --Completed Representations, Certifications, and

N/A

Vol 1, TAB B

1 Past Performance (Confidence Assessment) Equally important as Factor 2

Vol 1, TAB C 2 Management Plan Equally important as Factor 1 Vol 1, TAB D

D 3 Bonding Capability Go/No-Go

All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

11.1 VOLUME 1, TAB B – FACTOR 1 – Past Performance (Confidence Assessment)

There are three (3) aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy (including context of data), and quality (including general trends in contractor performance and source of information).In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor's performance shall be considered. Relevance and quality of performance will be combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each Offeror.

11.1.1 Submission Requirements

The prime contractor and designer of record design firms shall each demonstrate recent, relevant experience on similar projects.

A “contract” is defined as a single stand-alone contract or a single task order performed under a MATOC (Multiple Award Task Order Contract)/SATOC (Single Award Task Order Contract)/IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract). MATOCs/SATOCs or any other type of task-order contracts that provide for the issuance of orders for the performance of tasks will not be considered projects for the purposes of this evaluation; only individual task orders issued under such contracts or stand-alone contracts will be evaluated as projects.

All references herein to “the Offeror” includes all proposed joint venture partners as one Offeror. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV) and the JV does not have experience working as a JV, one of the JV partners may submit experience on behalf of “the Offeror”. Submitted contracts by members of a joint-venture or from the joint-venture itself will be considered and evaluated.

Only relevant construction projects will be considered for evaluation. For purposes of this evaluation, to be considered a relevant construction project, the project must possess the following features:

1) It must be a new, repair, or renovation construction project. The types of construction may include, but are not limited to, civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical, security, correction of safety concerns, asbestos and lead abatement, and structural.

2) The contract amount (after any modifications) is $25M or greater.

3) It must be a recent contract. A recent contract is defined as at least 80% complete or turned over within the past eight (8) years preceding the issuance date of this RFP. Evidence of substantial completion from the contracting agency, or a CPARS rating must be included in the proposal in order for a contract to be considered relevant.

4) It must be awarded to the Offeror as the prime contractor.

11.1.1.1 Construction Past Performance Requirements

The Offeror shall use Attachment A, Construction Project Information Sheet to submit a minimum of three (3) but no more than five (5) relevant Construction projects for the prime contractor (whether single entity or joint venture). At least one (1) of the relevant projects must be design-build. If more than five (5) projects for Construction are submitted, only the first five (5) projects will be considered for Construction Past Performance evaluation. Any additional projects will not be considered for evaluation regardless of whether or not the first five projects are classified as “relevant” or “not relevant” by Government evaluators. Offerors should describe each project with enough detail to ensure that the Government can meaningfully assess the projects against the evaluation criteria described in this solicitation. The offeror shall identify the design firm(s). If projects were design-build, identify them as such. The information in Attachment A includes, but is not limited to, the following contract information:

a. Contract title, contract number, and location.

b. Contract type (for example, Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity task order; Design/Build; Design- Bid-Build; Firm Fixed-Price; Cost Plus, etc.)

c. Total dollar award amount, and the total dollar amount at completion of the contract.

d. Start and completion dates (month/year) or percentage until complete to include actual completion date (month/year).

e. Role of Offeror, provide a detailed description (address type of work self-performed, to include design, and percentage and type of self-performed work, as applicable for each team member, and type of work sub-contracted out)

f. Brief description of contract and how it relates to this solicitation. (For example: involved structural assessments and retrofit construction; located in remote area with logistical challenges; required temporary workforce camp, etc.)

g. Customer primary Point of Contact (POC) and alternate POC (name, relationship to the contract [Administering Contracting Officer / Contracting Officer Representative, etc.], agency/firm affiliation, city, state, current phone number, and e-mail address).

h. Awards or recognition received, where applicable.

Limit proposals to a maximum of 10 pages (2 pages per project) for Construction Past Performance. Any pages over this limit will not be considered for evaluation.

11.1.1.2 Design Past Performance Requirements

The Offeror shall use Attachment B, Design Project Information Sheet to submit a minimum of three (3) but no more than five (5) relevant Design projects for the design firms and consultant, if applicable. At least one (1) of the relevant projects must be design-build. If more than five (5) projects for Design are submitted, only the first five (5) projects will be considered for Design Past Performance evaluation. This is regardless of whether or not the first five projects are classified as “relevant” or “not relevant” by Government evaluators.

Offeror shall limit proposals to a maximum of 10 pages (2 pages per project) for Design Past Performance. Any pages over the limit will not be considered for evaluation.

Only relevant design projects will be considered for evaluation. For purposes of this evaluation, to be considered a relevant design project, the project must possess the following features:

1) It must be for design of a construction project, in which the construction cost was estimated to be $25 million or greater.

2) It must be for design in support of renovation and/or new construction to rehabilitate existing facilities and/or new construction of buildings or facilities;

3) It must be a recent contract. A recent contract is defined as at least 80% complete or turned over within the past eight (8) years preceding the issuance date of this RFP. Evidence of substantial completion from the contracting agency, or a CPARS rating must be included in the proposal in order for a contract to be considered relevant.

4) The proposed designer shall have been the lead designer for the project submitted.

If the Offeror accomplished both design and construction for a Design-Build project which meets both the relevancy criteria for Construction Past Performance and Design Past Performance, the offeror may submit both Attachment A and B for the same project.

11.1.2 Performance Assessment

For each of the projects submitted for Design and Construction, the Offeror shall provide a copy of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report. If CPARS does not exist please provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment C, Form PPQ-0) to a representative of the owner who can provide the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s past performance for the project. The Past Performance Questionnaire 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 1, Past Performance. Completed PPQ-0 forms should be submitted with your proposal. A copy of a previously completed PPQ can be submitted if it reflects a substantially complete evaluation of the project. The PPQ-0 does not have to be sent directly from the client. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ-0 from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ-0, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. 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, Merbby Nicolas, Contract Specialist, via email at Merbbyjoyce.n.nicolas@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the completed questionnaires are submitted by the closing date. If you have questions regarding the attached questionnaire, or require assistance, please contact the Contract Specialist at (808)835-4378.

The Government will evaluate the responses from the customers from which Past Performance Questionnaires have been received. The Government may contact and interview the owner’s representative on the PPQ-0 and reserves the right to interview other individuals acting for the owner’s representative if the owner’s representative is not available.

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.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Contractor Performance

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency. The information obtained from these sources will be evaluated supplementary to the past performance questionnaires. In reference to the contracts pulled from these sources, the relevancy of the projects, completion dates, ratings and comments in the individual categories and overall ratings will be considered in making the overall confidence assessment.

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.

An Offeror will not receive credit for relevant and recent past performance of a parent, affiliate or separate division.

An Offeror may receive credit for relevant past performance under a previous business arrangement (joint venture or teaming agreement for example) if the Offeror demonstrates that its role or the parent, affiliate or separate division role on the submitted project is relevant to the role it proposes to perform on this project.

At no time during this process, nor during the debriefing, nor after award, will the names of the individuals providing reference information about an offeror’s past performance be revealed to the offerors or to any other party. If discussions are held, offerors may be afforded the opportunity to respond to adverse comments made by references in accordance with guidelines identified in FAR Part 15.3. In this case, comments will be extracted and provided to the offeror. Copies of the questionnaires will not be furnished to the offeror and will remain confidential.

11.1.3 Evaluation Method

The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying design, construction, and/or design-build services that meet the contract’s requirements.

The evaluation method that the Government will use with respect to Factor 1 – Past Performance is detailed below.

11.1.3.1 The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance. For this solicitation, recent projects are those completed or substantially completed as defined in Para. 11.1.1 above.

11.1.3.2 The second aspect is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the work required by this solicitation. The projects will include those submitted as well as from other sources described above.

This relevancy rating is not a separate proposal rating but is only used in developing overall past performance confidence assessment rating assigned to the Past Performance Factor. With respect to relevancy, past performance on projects with more relevance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment rating than past performance on projects of lesser relevance. There are four (4) levels of relevancy as shown in the Table below. Each submitted project will be assigned one of the levels of relevancy shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1. Past Performance Relevancy Rating Method

In determining the relevancy of each submitted project, the Government will consider the requirements listed in Para. 11.1.1.1 and Para. 11.1.1.2 above.

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.

11.1.3.3 The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror's past performance (see FAR 15.304(c)(2)). The past performance evaluation conducted in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror's past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts. The Government will review all collected past performance information and determine the quality of the offeror's performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance confidence assessment.

11.1.3.4 A final Performance Confidence Assessment rating will be given for this factor based on the assessment of recent and relevant past performance information and the assessment of the quality of past performance on prior contract efforts. The Government will review the past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the Performance Confidence Assessment. The rating for this factor will be expressed as a degree of confidence in the offeror’s ability to successfully accomplish the contract requirements. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each offeror shall be assigned one (1) of the ratings using the Table 2 below.

Table 2. 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.

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.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

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.

11.1.3.5 In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for which information on past performance is not available, the offeror may receive a “Neutral Confidence” rating which is neither favorable nor unfavorable; it is considered neutral (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv). The SSAC (if applicable) may recommend and the SSA may determine, that a “Substantial Confidence” or “Satisfactory Confidence” past performance rating is worth more than a “Neutral Confidence” past performance rating in a best value tradeoff as long as the determination is consistent with stated solicitation criteria.

11.2 Volume 1, TAB B – Factor 2 – Management Plan

11.2.1 Submission Requirements

The Offeror shall submit a Management Plan describing the Offeror’s approach to performing this task order contract.

The Plan shall clearly, but concisely detail the organizational approach to program management and execution and explain how the firm expects to handle multiple major projects at multiple locations under the contract. The plan shall include an organizational chart outlining the entities responsible for program execution. The plan shall describe the proposed management structure for the Offeror, describing how the design and construction process will be managed and the authorities and the delegations of authority within the Offeror’s organization. It shall describe how communications within the organization and with the Corps of Engineers will be conducted. Limit the Factor 2 Management Plan to twelve (12) pages or less (using a font size of no smaller than 10 pt.). Of the 12 pages, one (1) single-sided no larger than 11”x17’, folded to 8-1/2”x11”. Any pages over the prescribed limit will not be considered for evaluation. A page is defined as text or information on one side of the paper. If it is printed double-sided, each face will be counted as a page.

11.2.2 Evaluation Criteria

The evaluation will consider the content of each offerors' Management Plan and will assign strengths, weaknesses, and/or deficiencies based on how well each offeror's Management Plan demonstrates the following:

1. Organizational chart graphically represents the offeror’s organization in regard to other partnering firms/subcontractors/internal personnel and clearly indicates the name of the management team member (partnering firm/subcontractor/internal personnel).

2. Organizational Chart shows clears lines of authority among team members.

3. Organizational chart demonstrates the following information about all firms in the

Offeror’s team, including partnering firms and subcontractors: the role/responsibility for Design Build projects AND any contractual arrangements that have been established (Project Manager, AE Design Manager,…