W9128F-08-R-0033RFP.pdf

Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) Request For Proposal

Solicitation No. W9128F-08-R-0033

CHAPEL COMPLEX

PN 02239

FORT BLISS, TEXAS

MAY 2008

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

OMAHA DISTRICT

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PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS - 1

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

Omaha District, Corps of Engineers

1616 Capital Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901

EARLY CONTRACTOR INVOLVEMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

FOR

CHAPEL COMPLEX

PN 02239

Solicitation Number W9128F-08-R-0033

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DOCUMENTS 00 - INTRODUCTORY, PRICING, AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

SF1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (00 11 00-1 AND 00 11 00-2)

00 11 00 CLIN PRICING SCHEDULE

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFEROR

00 22 11 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTION, SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS & OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS

00 72 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES

00 73 00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 00 STATEMENT OF WORK

ATTACHMENT 1 – FLOOR – FURNITURE PLAN

-- End of Project Table of Contents --

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SOLICITATION, OFFER

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

W9128F-08-R-0033

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

X NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. DATE ISSUED

29 MAY 2008

PAGES OF PAGES

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

4. CONTRACT NO. 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO.

6. PROJECT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE CT 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

U.S.ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA

Contracting Division (CENWO-CT)

U.S.ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA

Attn: CONTRACTING DIVISION (CENWO-CT)

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

A. NAME

DIANA VANDERZANDEN

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

(402) 995-2066

SOLICITATION

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying no., date):

The offeror hereby agrees to do all work described in the documents entitled:

CHAPEL COMPLEX

PN 02239

*BLOCK 13A. – REFER TO SECTION 00 22 11 FOR THE NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE ORIGINAL OFFER.

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within _10_________ calendar days and complete it within ____TBD___ calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See_____________)

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

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

YES NO

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and ___*____ copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by__1400___ (hour) local time 2 JUL 2008 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers 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, is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than __60______ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101

STANDARD FORM 1442(REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA FAR(48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

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14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code) 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

DUNS Number:

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

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

AMOUNTS

SEE ATTACHED CLIN PRICING SCHEDULE

Contractor’s Fax No.____________ CAGE CODE ________________ Contractor’s E-Mail address_______________

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)

20B. SIGNATURE 20C. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY CODE 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha

USAED Omaha c/o USACE Finance Center 5722 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38054-5005

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work, requisitions identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award,

(b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

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

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED

TO SIGN (Type or print)

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

30B. SIGNATURE

30C. DATE 31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31C. AWARD DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK (REV. 4-85)

CLIN SCHEDULE Attachment to 00 11 00 (SF1442) - 3 W9128F-08-R-0033

SOLICITATION NUMBER:________________________________

OFFEROR'S NAME:____________________________

CONTRACT LINE ITEM (CLIN) PRICING SCHEDULE

ITEM

NO.

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT UNIT

PRICE

LINE ITEM AMOUNT

Pre-Construction Services, Chapel Complex, PN 02239, at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Job

1- L.S.

XXX

OPTION

Building Construction, Chapel Complex, PN 02239, at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Job

1- L.S.

XXX

TOTAL OFFER ( ITEMS 0001 AND 0002) $_____________________

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SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

(6/07; Rev 3/08)

INDEX

Attachment: Required Central Contractor Registration

1 (FAR 52.204-6) DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER (OCT 2003)

2 (FAR 52.211-2) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND DATA ITEM

DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN THE ACQUISITION STREAMLINING AND STANDARDIZATION

INFORMATION SYSTEM (ASSIST) (JAN 2006)

3 (FAR 52.215-1) INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2004)

4 (FAR 52.216-1) TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984).

5 (FAR 52.232-18) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984)

6 (FAR 52.233-2) SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 2006).

7 (FAR 52.236-28) PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS—CONSTRUCTION (OCT 1997)

8 DEFINITION OF "DESIGN-BUILD" PROCESS

9 SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS

9.1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR

9.2 ESTIMATED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COST

9.3 SUBMISSION, MODIFICATION, REVISION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS

9.4 RETURN ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS

10 CHANGES PRIOR TO RECEIVING OFFERS

11 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD.

12 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS).

13 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

13.1 PLAN HOLDER'S LIST

14 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

15 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD

16 SOURCE SELECTION BOARD (SSB)

17 APPLICABLE SALES AND USE TAX

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SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1 (FAR 52.204-6) DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER (OCT 2003)

a) The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS+4” followed by the DUNS number or “DUNS+4” that identifies the offeror’s name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The DUNS number is a nine-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. The DUNS+4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional CCR records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see Subpart 32.11) for the same parent concern.

(b) If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one.

(1) An offeror may obtain a DUNS number—

(i) If located within the United States, by calling Dun and

Bradstreet at 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at http://www.dnb.com; or

(ii) If located outside the United States, by contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(2) The offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(i) Company legal business name.

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

(iii) Company physical street address, city, state and ZIP Code.

(iv) Company mailing address, city, state and ZIP Code (if separate from physical).

(v) Company telephone number.

(vi) Date the company was started.

(vii) Number of employees at your location.

(viii) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(ix) Line of business (industry).

(x) Company Headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(End of provision)

2 (FAR 52.211-2) AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND DATA ITEM

DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN THE ACQUISITION STREAMLINING AND STANDARDIZATION

INFORMATION SYSTEM (ASSIST) (JAN 2006)

(a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(1) ASSIST ( http://assist.daps.dla.mil);

(2) Quick Search ( http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch);

(3) ASSISTdocs.com ( http://assistdocs.com).

(b) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the

Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(1) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( http://assist.daps.dla.mil/wizard);

(2) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-

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Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(3) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins

Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile

(215) 697-1462.

(End of provision)

3 (FAR 52.215-1) INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN

2004)

(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,” “writing,” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that 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, revision, and withdrawal of

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(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.

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(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 contract 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

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(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.

4 (FAR 52.216-1) TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984).

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed incentive (successive targets) contract resulting from this solicitation.

5 (FAR 52.232-18) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

6 (FAR 52.233-2) SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEPT 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 District Counsel, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901.

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

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7 (FAR 52.236-28) PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS—CONSTRUCTION (OCT 1997)

(a) Proposals must be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the

Government or on copies of those forms; and (2) manually signed. The person signing a proposal must initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

(b) The proposal form may require offerors to submit proposed prices for one or more items on various bases, including—

(1) Lump sum price;

(2) Alternate prices;

(3) Units of construction; or

(4) Any combination of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the solicitation requires submission of a proposal on all items, failure to do so may result in the proposal being rejected without further consideration. If a proposal on all items is not required, offerors should insert the words "no proposal" in the space provided for any item on which no price is submitted.

(d) Alternate proposals will not be considered unless this solicitation authorizes their submission.

8 DEFINITION OF "DESIGN-BUILD" PROCESS

The "Design-Build Process is the procurement of a facility utilizing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit for design construction services with Option for construction of a facility by a single contractual entity. The contractual entity may be a "Design-Build" firm, or joint venture between an architect-engineer (A-E) and construction firm, or a construction management (CM) firm joint venture with an A-E and a construction firm.

9 SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS

9.1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR

This solicitation is restricted to Hubzone Small Business firms.

9.2 ESTIMATED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COST

The estimated design and construction cost of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

9.3 SUBMISSION, MODIFICATION, REVISION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS

See FAR 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISTION, subparagraph “(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.” below for acceptable methods. Note: Electronic commerce or

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9.4 RETURN ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS

Offeror(s) must ensure that ALL mail sent to the Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, either pre-contract or post-contract award, has a return mailing address on the outside of the envelope, package, box, etc. ANY MAIL addressed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including but not limited to bids, modifications to bids, proposals, revised proposals, bid guarantees, bonds, correspondence, etc., will be REJECTED by the US Army Corps of Engineers mail room facility located at 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901 if it does not contain a return mailing address. There will be no exceptions.

10 CHANGES PRIOR TO RECEIVING OFFERS

The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to revise the Request For Proposal prior to the date set for receiving offers.

Such revisions will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this Request For Proposal.

11 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD.

The small business size standard for this procurement is $31 million in gross annual receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years.

12 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS).

In accordance with Sector 23 of the NAICS Manual, the work in this solicitation is assigned classification code 236220.

13 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via e-mail or mailed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, ATTN:

CENWO-CT-M 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102-4901. Comments should reach this office no later than 15 calendar days prior to the date set for receiving of proposals, if feasible, in order that changes, if needed, may be added by amendment. E-mail addresses, FAX numbers, items for question and points of contact are listed below. Phone calls with questions should be made between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Central Standard Time) Monday through Friday.

Note: A courtesy copy of all questions shall be sent to the Contract Specialist (Contractual Matters Point of Contact), the Program Manager and the Specifications Section (Technical Contents Points of Contact), except for Small Business questions. Small Business questions shall go to the Small Business Matters point of contact.

Items for Question Points of Contact/ E-mail Addresses Phone numbers/ FAX Numbers

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Contractual Matters: Diana Vanderzanden diana.l.vanderzanden@usace.army.mil 402-995-2066 (phone) 402-221-4199 (fax)

Planholder's List See paragraph: PLAN HOLDER'S LIST, below.

Small Business Hubert Carter hubert.j.carter@usace.army.mil Matters 402-995-2910)

Technical Contents Bill Miller william.d.miller@usace.army.mil Of Proposal 402-995-2371 (phone) Documents

Or Specifications douglas.r.larsen@usace.army.mil Section Doug Larsen 402-995-2181(phone)

** - It shall be the Contractor's, Subcontractor's and Supplier's responsibility to check for amendments (Link available at:

http://www.fbo.gov/).

13.1 PLAN HOLDER'S LIST

For Viewing a List of Interested Vendors (i.e. planholders List) and Receiving Notifications or e-mail of changes regarding a solicitation, Federal Business Opportunities has these features available (www.fbo.gov.)

For a solicitation, go to www.fbo.gov and register as a vendor or enter user name and password to login. If you wish for General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, Plan Rooms or Print Shops to have the ability to contact you, click on the “Add me to Interested Vendors” for the solicitation.

14 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Scope of project includes all work required for design construction services with option for construction of a Chapel Complex, located at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Work shall be in accordance with Request for Proposal documents issued with this solicitation.

15 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD

See Section 00 22 11 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS, SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND

EVALUATION.

16 SOURCE SELECTION BOARD (SSB)

The Contracting Officer has established a Source Selection Board to conduct an evaluation of each proposal received in response to this Solicitation. The evaluation will be based exclusively on the merits and content of the proposal

Section 00 21 00 Page 10 of 11 and any subsequent discussion required. The identities of the SSB personnel are confidential, and any attempt by the proposers to contact these individuals is prohibited.

17 APPLICABLE SALES AND USE TAX

See the requirements of FAR 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES.

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REQUIRED CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR)

Register Now: Don’t wait until you submit an offer on a solicitation. You must be registered to receive the contract award. It can often take 30 days for CCR to process your registration information.

Register One of Three Ways:

Internet: http://www.ccr.gov

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SECTION 00 22 11

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTION, SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION

1. GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION.

2. GENERAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

3. PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1. Proposal Content

3.2. Proposal Characteristics

4. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

5. BASIS FOR AWARD

5.1. Pre-Construction Services

5.2. Construction Option

6. PART I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

6.1. FACTOR 1 – CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

6.1.1. Submission Requirements

6.1.2. Evaluation

6.2. FACTOR 2 – PAST PERFORMANCE

6.2.1. Submission Requirements

6.2.2. Evaluation

6.3. FACTOR 3 – ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PLAN:

6.3.1. Submission Requirements

6.3.2. Evaluation

7. PART II – PRICE PROPOSAL

7.1. FACTOR 4 – PRICE

7.1.1. Submission Requirements

7.1.2. Evaluation

7.1.3. Price Information

7.1.4. Proposal Schedule

8. JOINT VENTURES

9. DEBRIEFING OFFERORS

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SECTION 00 22 11

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTION, SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION

1. GENERAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION.

The proposal should be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of capabilities to perform the contract.

2. GENERAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

(1) All Offerors shall be 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 Standard Form 1442 at the following address:

U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha ATTN: CENWO-CT-M (D. Vanderzanden)

1616 Capitol Ave Omaha NE 68102-4901

3. PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1. Proposal Content

In order to be considered for award of a contract, the Offeror must submit a complete proposal.

Failure to submit a complete proposal will result in the entire offer being rejected. The proposal shall consist of 2 parts:

(1) TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (Tabs 1 through 3)

(2) PRICE PROPOSAL (Tab 4) consists of the original signed Standard Form 1442 "Solicitation, Offer, and Award"; providing a price for all line items in the CLIN Pricing schedule and all other requirements found in Paragraph 7 of this Section.

3.2. Proposal Characteristics

(1) All text must be legible and easily read. The page size of the Offeror’s proposal shall not exceed 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Diagrams, charts and tables shall conform to the paper size.

All text shall be typed single-spaced. Margins (1-inch) shall be clean and clear. If fold-out charts are unavoidable, and are utilized, all sheets shall be reproduced on 11 by 17 inch, and folded to 8-1/2 by 11 inch size with the title clearly visible at the bottom right corner. Offerors shall submit the original and six (6) copies of their Technical proposal, each consisting of a 3-ring loose-leaf binder with Tabs (dividers) separating the sections (Tabs 1 through 3).

Information contained in the Price Proposal, Tab 4, shall be in a separate binder. One original

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(and two copies) of the Price Proposal, Tab 4, shall be submitted. One (1) CD-ROM copy of Technical and Price Proposal in an easy to navigate Adobe Acrobat .pdf format shall be submitted. Tabs 1 through 3 shall contain the following information:

Tab 1 – Corporate Experience

Tab 2 – Past Performance Tab 3 – Organizational Business Management Plan

(2) The Offeror’s name, address, signature and telephone number shall appear on any document submitted to be evaluated. Each volume of the proposal shall be identified by the solicitation number, volume number, name, address, and telephone number of the Offeror on the cover page. Each volume shall also contain a table of contents, list of tables, list of figures, list of appendices, list of acronyms, and at the bottom left side of each page the volume number shall be included. The list of acronyms should include all acronyms appearing in that volume. The cover page of each part shall be properly printed with: i) the solicitation number; ii) the project title – “CHAPEL COMPLEX, FORT BLISS, TEXAS", iii) the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the Offeror submitting the proposal, and the name of the Offeror point of contact; and one of the following on each Part in bold letters:

PART I: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL (Factors 1-3)

PART II: PRICE PROPOSAL (Factor 4)

(3) The proposal’s clarity, organization and cross referencing is mandatory. No material shall be incorporated by reference. General cross-references or cross referencing guides will not be considered appropriate cross-references.

(4) The proposal shall be organized by factors and sub-factors. They shall be described in separate sections, appropriately tabbed in a report form. All pages of each factor and sub-factor shall be sequentially numbered. Elaborate or lengthy presentations are not necessary or desirable.

(5) The Technical narrative shall be written in a way to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements, but should not parrot the specifications. The Technical proposal shall not refer the reviewer to information contained in the Price proposal.

4. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

a. All proposals and documentation, which have been properly submitted, will be evaluated. Proposals received will be evaluated on the basis of the factors stated in the solicitation to select the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government. Because of the number of proposals anticipated, uniformity of all proposals is essential to assure fair and accurate evaluation. All proposals must comply with the instructions in the solicitation. After receipt of proposals, the offeror will be required to use all key design and construction personnel submitted for evaluation unless the Contracting Officer gives written consent to an equal or better replacement. Usage of all proposed key design and construction

00 22 11, Page 4 personnel will be verified prior to contract award; any changes in identified personnel will be evaluated by the Source Selection Board and could affect your potential for being awarded the contract.

b. Exchanges with owners, contract administrators, or other points of contact, provided by the offeror may affect the evaluation rating given for the factors being evaluated by those discussions.

c. Evaluations will be conducted in accordance with the Tradeoff Process, FAR 15.101-

1. Part 1, Tabs 1 through 3 will be rated using an adjectival methodology with a narrative assessment and Part 2 (Price) will be evaluated after consensus scoring of Part 1, Tabs 1-3.

Proposal evaluation is an assessment of the proposal and the offeror's ability to perform the resultant contract successfully. Proposals will be evaluated to determine ratings supported by narratives, and to identify strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the proposed approach in each proposal.

d. Evaluation Definitions.

(1) Rating. The ratings for the factors will be expressed as an adjectival assessment of Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, Marginal, Unsatisfactory, and Neutral. The following ratings will be used to evaluate Part 1, Factors 1 through 3

(a) Excellent – Proposal demonstrates the offeror has significantly exceeded the performance or capability standards. Offer contains numerous strengths, advantages or betterments that will significantly benefit the Government.

Offeror has demonstrated qualifications that meet the highest expectations of the Government. Offeror has clearly demonstrated an understanding of all aspects of the requirements to the extent that timely and the highest quality performance is anticipated. Offeror has convincingly demonstrated that the RFP requirements have been analyzed, evaluated and synthesized into approaches, plans and techniques that, when implemented, will result in outstanding, effective, efficient and economical performance under the contract. Proposal represents very low risk that the offeror’s performance of any work requirements will impact schedule, cost, or performance. Proposal fully meets the requirements of the RFP.

(b) Good – Proposal demonstrates a good understanding of requirements and offeror’s proposal shows that they have exceeded performance or capability standards. Proposal has substantial strengths, advantages or betterments that will benefit the Government. Proposal represents low risk that the offeror’s performance of any work requirements will impact schedule, cost, or performance. Proposal fully meets the requirements of the RFP.

(c) Satisfactory – Proposal demonstrates acceptable understanding of the requirements and offeror’s proposal meets performance or capability standards. Proposal fully meets the requirements of the RFP. Proposal

00 22 11, Page 5 represents good probability of success (low risk that the offeror’s performance of any work requirements will impact schedule, cost or performance).

(d) Marginal – Proposal demonstrates shallow understanding of requirements and/or offeror’s proposal only marginally meets performance or capability standards for minimal but acceptable contract performance. Proposal has weaknesses that are undesirable or objectionable to the Government and the number of disadvantages outweighs any advantages. Proposal represents moderate to high risk that the offeror’s performance of any work requirements will impact schedule, cost or performance.

(e) Unsatisfactory – Proposal fails to meet performance or capability standards. Proposal may have deficiencies that could be cured if discussions and proposal revisions are allowed or requirements can only be met with major changes to the proposal. Proposal represents very high (unacceptable) risk that the offeror’s performance of any work requirements will impact schedule, cost, or performance.

(f) Neutral - This rating neither helps nor harms a proposer’s chances of being awarded a contract.

(2) 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. The evaluators will identify the solicitation requirement, and describe any material deficiency or deficiencies existing in the proposal. All material deficiencies discovered will be identified to the offeror during discussions, if conducted, and in the debriefing. Failure by an offeror to rectify material deficiencies deemed essential will preclude award to that offeror.

(3) Strength. Any aspect of a proposal when judged against a stated evaluation criteria that enhances the merit of the proposal or increases the probability of successful performance of the contract. A significant strength appreciably enhances the merit of a proposal or appreciably increases the probability of successful contract performance.

(4) Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. A significant weakness in a proposal is a flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

(5) Significant Weakness. Means a flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. All significant weakness discovered will be identified to the offeror during discussions, if conducted, and in the debriefing. Failure by an offeror to rectify multiple significant weaknesses deemed essential will preclude award action to that offeror.

(6) Clarification. Clarifications are limited exchanges between the Government and proposers that may occur when award without discussions is contemplated. If award

00 22 11, Page 6 without discussions is anticipated, proposers may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of their proposals or to resolve minor or clerical errors.

5. BASIS FOR AWARD

5.1. Pre-Construction Services

Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the following evaluation factors: (1) Corporate Experience (sub-factors include Similar type Building Construction, Pre-Construction Services, Local Market Knowledge); (2) Past Performance (sub-factors include Quality of Product/Service, Customer Satisfaction, Timeliness of Performance, Financial Management; (3) Organizational Business Management Plan (sub-factors include Pre-Construction Services Management Plan, Construction Management Plan); and (4) Price. The relative importance of the factors are listed below in Table 1.

Offerors who can demonstrate project experience that encompasses all factors and sub-factors described in this solicitation will be evaluated more favorably than offerors who can not. For example, Contractors who have a proven capability of being able to utilize the Early Contractor Involvement (Construction Manager At-Risk) approach to successfully deliver similar type building projects will receive the highest overall rating. The factors and sub-factors listed below provide a more in-depth understanding of performance expectations for this project.

Offerors are cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offered.

For the order of importance of the factors and sub-factors, see the table below.

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Table 1

Source Selection Evaluation Factors

Factor Factor/Sub Factor Description Relative

Importance Factor 1 Corporate Experience 1st

(a) Similar Type Building Construction

(b) Pre-Construction Services

(c) Local Market Knowledge Factor 2 Past Performance 2nd

(a) Quality of Product/Service

(b) Customer Satisfaction

(c) Timeliness of Performance

(d) Financial Management

Factor 3 Organization Business Management Plan 3nd

(a) Pre-Construction Services Management Plan

(b) Construction Management Plan

Factor 4 Price

Approximately equal to the other non-price factors combined

5.2. Construction Option

The Government desires a project that provides for construction of the full scope for the Chapel Complex. Basis for award for the Construction Option will be determined by the reasonableness of the scope provided and Price. The other factor for award of the Option will be performance of the Contractor during the Pre-Construction Services phase.

6. PART I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

a. The Technical proposal shall address the Offeror's proposed approach to fully perform the requirements of the RFP. Offerors are discouraged from providing information not required by the solicitation.

b. The Offeror shall address each of the following Factors, in sufficient detail to permit a complete and comprehensive evaluation.

c. Any deviation from the solicitation requirements may result in the disqualification of the proposal from further competition. If deviations are included, they must be clearly indicated in

00 22 11, Page 8 the Offeror’s Statement of Compliance. After award, the solicitation requirements will govern in the event of a conflict between these requirements and the Offeror’s proposal.

d. The Offeror should submit a maximum of five (5) similar projects of $5,000,000 or more completed in the last eight (8) years (Pre-Construction Services 100% completed and construction 50% or more completed) that are similar in terms of building type, complexity, and schedule to the Chapel Complex, described in this solicitation. The submitted projects shall show the experience requested in the following evaluation factors.

6.1. FACTOR 1 – CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

6.1.1. Submission Requirements

Projects submitted should contain elements of each sub-factor listed below. Offerors who submit projects that contain elements of each sub-factor listed will be evaluated more favorably.

Provide the project name, a short description, the size (square feet and dollar value), the owner’s name, e-mail address and telephone number, and the date of completion. Information regarding the type and extent of Early Contractor Involvement Services provided under the contract should be included. Demonstrate how projects submitted are similar in scope and complexity to the project descriptions included in each sub-factor. If the Offeror is composed of two or more companies (e.g. Joint Venture or Teaming Arrangement) refer to paragraph 8 for additional requirements. There are three sub-factors that will be evaluated, as outlined below. Contractors that have experience with projects with Sustainability requirements, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) “Silver” rating, will be evaluated more favorably. LEED experience may be demonstrated in any or all of the evaluation factors listed below.

The following Sub-factors are listed in descending order of importance:

Sub-factor a. Similar Type Building Construction: For this sub-factor, describe your experience in constructing projects of similar type, size and complexity to that which is the subject of this solicitation, as a General or Prime Construction Contractor. A project of similar type, size, and complexity is considered to be a building over 30,000 square feet of $5,000,000 or more, containing a variety of space uses, including large assembly-type spaces, as well as security and force protection measures. Similar projects will also include complex mechanical and electrical systems. Some examples of buildings that may be acceptable include churches, theatres, college level education facilities, office buildings, libraries, and city halls, etc.

Examples that would not be considered similar would include warehouses, housing, etc. The role of constructor may be from a variety of contract types, such as Design-Build, Design-Bid- Build, or Early Contractor Involvement (Construction Manager At-Risk), however, experience as the constructor in Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contracts will be evaluated more favorably. The emphasis should be on the capability and performance of construction, and should include experience in project delivery under aggressive schedules by non-traditional

00 22 11, Page 9 methods, such as fast-tracking, the use of pre-engineered modules or assemblies, panelization, pre-cast, tilt-up, etc. For each example, include the percentage of self-performed work.

Sub-factor b. Pre-Construction Services. Describe projects in which the Offeror provided Pre-Construction Services similar to those that will be required under this contract.

Provide a detailed description of your experience in providing Pre-construction Services required by the scope.

Sub-factor c. Local Market Knowledge. Describe your experience with similar construction projects (as defined in sub-factor a), at Fort Bliss or within a 500-mile radius.

Describe your knowledge of and experience with local material markets, subcontractors, and the general labor market.

Sub-factor d. Adequate Accounting System. Describe how your accounting system accounts for the requirements of FAR 16.403-2(c) (1) “Cost or pricing information adequate for establishing a reasonable firm target cost is reasonably expected to be available at an early point in contract performance.” The accounting system should either certify the use of DCAA approved forward pricing rates or provides a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) statement that the established cost pools are in accordance with FAR Part 31 for Overhead, G&A, and other indirect costs.