AM_0003__W9128F19R0043.pdf

W9128F19R0043

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

1. The puporse of Amendment is to make changes to Sections: 00 10 00, 00 22 00, 01 11 00 and Attachment 2 Sample Project SOW.

2. The changes w ill be highlighted and labeled AM#0003.

3. The proposal due date remains unchanged, 06 August 2019 at 2:00PM CST.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

U 1 62

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 22-Jul-2019

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W9128F19R0043

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Jul-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.

5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

22-Jul-2019

CODE

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DIST

CONTRACTING OFFICE

1616 CAPITOL AVENUE

OMAHA NE 68102-4901

W9128F 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The following have been modified:

CONTRACT RATE PRICING SCHEDULE

Section 00 10 00

CONTRACT RATE PRICING

SCHEDULE

TABLE 1: Binding Labor Rates (AM#0003)

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Onsite Project Cost Tracker (Field

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Quality Control Specialist/CQC System Manager

Site Safety and Health Officer (Field

1. Firm Fixed Pricing Task Orders

1.1 Binding Capped Hourly Labor Rates

The binding capped labor rates for this contract shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 1. The amount to be paid to the contractor for each firm-fixed price task order shall not exceed the “maximum” hourly rates proposed by the contractor for the labor disciplines listed in Table 1, “Binding Labor Rates.”

1.1.1 The capped hourly rates provided on Table 1 shall be “Fully Burdened,” i.e., shall include Overhead (OH), General/Administrative (G&A), Labor Burden Fringes, and any other indirect costs exclusive of profit.

1.1.2 Labor rates used in formulating task order proposals shall not exceed the capped labor rates as of the date of task order requirement.

1.1.3 The Offeror shall indicate for each discipline whether it is employed by the prime or a subcontractor by annotating PRIME or SUB next to the discipline in the first column. For example, “CADD Operator (SUB)”.

The rates shown per labor discipline shall be fully burdened rates, exclusive of profit.

1.1.4 The hourly burdened labor rates proposed in the Binding Capped Labor Rate Schedule are binding upon contract award for the life of the MATOC, to include all option periods and extensions. These rates are applicable to both task orders and modifications.

1.1.5 The capped hourly, fully burdened labor rates shall include all applied direct and indirect costs, e.g., direct labor costs, payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, applied OH, applied G&A, and any other applied indirect costs, but shall not include profit.

1.1.6 If a discipline is not listed in the contract rate pricing schedule and is required for the contractor to perform a specific task order, the contractor may propose the required labor category and provide the unburdened labor rate along with all applied direct and indirect costs which formulate the fully burdened labor rate (exclusive of profit) in the proposal submitted in response to the issued Request for Task Order Proposal (RTOP).

1.1.7 If during the Contract Period of Performance, the Offeror’s original key personnel (prime or subcontracted) are no longer available, the Offeror shall replace these individuals with personnel whom, at a minimum, have the same qualifications as the personnel being replaced. The Offeror shall be responsible for negotiating labor rates for those personnel that do not exceed the rates provided in Table 1, which are the maximum rates the Government will pay for any personnel. The Contractor shall submit the replacement personnel’s qualifications to the Contracting Officer for approval.

1.1.8 The applicable capped labor rates shall be governed by the effective date of the Task Order. Task Orders will use the prices for the 12-month period effective on the date the Task Order is issued. Modifications to Task Orders will reflect the rates of the “current 12-month” binding labor rate schedule. For example, if the rate schedule changes over on 1 November of each year, and a Task Order is issue on 1 September 2020 for 12 months work, the maximum rates will be the rates that were effective on 1 November 2019. Under the same assumptions, if a modification to the Task Order is required in December 2020, the labor rates effective on 1 November 2020 will apply.

1.1.9 The Offeror has the responsibility to provide labor rates that comply with all potential Service Contract Act wage determinations and/or Davis Bacon wage decisions for each labor discipline subject to those wage determinations/wage decisions. The Government will provide the applicable wage determination(s) for the specific geographic location of the task orders in the RTOP.

1.1.10 Provide one (1) rate per labor discipline, regardless of whether the individuals employed for that discipline are directly employed or subcontracted.

1.2 Firm-Fixed Price Escalation and Maximum Profit

1.2.1 The escalation rate applied to years 2 through 5 8 (AM#0002) shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 2:

Table 2: Escalation Rate

Profit will be negotiated at the task order level for each Firm-Fixed Price task order but shall not exceed the maximum profit rate provided by the Offeror in Table 3, “Maximum Profit.” The maximum profit shall be binding for the life of the contract, to include all option periods and extensions, and shall be the maximum profit the Contractor will be allowed to propose for all firm-fixed-price task orders and modifications issued under this contract.

1.2.2 The Contractor may propose a lower profit when responding to a RTOP (or subsequent modifications) based on the tasks identified in the request and the risk associated with the project.

1.2.3 The maximum profit on this contract shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 3:

Table 3: Maximum Profit

2. Cost Reimbursable Task Orders

The contractor shall have the ability to support cost reimbursement task orders (i.e., an adequate cost accounting system for determining costs applicable to the contract order and acceptable purchasing system). The Government reserves the right to request a Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA Audit prior to or after contract award.

Additionally, each cost reimbursable task order issued will be subject to DCAA Audit.

2.1 Accounting System

The contractor will use DCAA approved forward pricing rates or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) established cost pools in accordance with FAR Part 31 for applied Overhead, G&A, and other indirect applied rates, and shall have an accounting system that is in compliance with Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) [large business firms only] and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

2.2 Fixed Fee

Fixed Fee will be negotiated on each cost reimbursement task order. In no case can the fixed fee exceed the statutory limit of 10% for cost reimbursement task orders, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations 15.404-4.

2.2.1 The maximum Fixed Fee shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 4, Maximum Fixed Fee, and is binding upon contract award for the life of the MATOC, to include all option periods and extensions. These rates are applicable to both task orders and modifications.

Table 4: Maximum Fixed Fee

3. Binding Capped Rates for Firm Fixed and Cost Reimbursable Task Orders

The Binding Capped Rates represent the maximum Overhead, G&A, or other Indirect rates that the Contractor shall use when responding to a RTOP issued by the Government. These rates are applicable to both Firm Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable contracts and shall also apply to all modifications. The Offeror may use lower rates in proposals, but not higher.

3.1 The Binding Capped Rates shall be the maximum applied OH, G&A and other indirect rates used for the duration of the contract. The Binding Capped Rates will not be adjusted upward as a result of an audit of the contract or the follow-on task orders. The Contractor should use the actual labor rate(s) paid to the employee(s) for each discipline with the applied Binding Capped Rates for OH, G&A and other indirect rates. A Contractor can propose lower OH, G&A and other indirect rates for a specific task order; however, those proposed lower rates become the binding capped rates for that specific task order. The proposed task order indirect rates will not be adjusted upward as a result of an audit of the contract or the specific task order.

3.2 The Binding Capped Rates for this contract shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 5. The capped rates provided by the Offeror are binding upon contract award for the life of the MATOC, to include all option periods and extensions. These rates are applicable to both task orders and modifications, unless adjusted in accordance with paragraph 3.1.

Table 5: Binding Capped Rates

Home Office Overhead Rate (if applicable)

Home Office G&A Rate (if applicable)

Home Office Fringes (if applicable)

Field Office Overhead Rate (if applicable)

Field Office G&A Rate (if applicable)

Field Office Fringes (if applicable)

4. Department of Labor Wage Rates

The appropriate Department of Labor Wage Determination/Decision will be provided for individual Task Orders issued against the contract.

5. Travel

The Contractor shall perform all travel and attend all meetings necessary for completion of the work required by the Task Orders. Per Diem (lodging and MI & E expenses) shall be paid at the current Government rates in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) per person per calendar day spent in travel status. No per diem will be paid for travel less than the number of hours per day stated in the current FTR. Per Diem rate information may be obtained at http://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/. Actual cost of transportation by public conveyance (plane, limited to coach class) shall be paid. Air travel shall (if possible) be planned in advance in order to acquire the best prices available. Privately owned vehicles shall be paid at the current Government mileage rate in accordance with the FTR. The maximum amount paid for an airline ticket shall be the cost of travel via coach class. No fee or profit will be paid on travel.

SECTION 00 22 00 - SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

00 22 00

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

00 22 00

SECTION 00 22 00

SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS (SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

AND EVALUATION)

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION

1.1 INDEFINITE DELIVERY TYPE CONTRACTS

The Government intends to issue an unrestricted solicitation and award a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for shared capacity of $999M to a target of six

(6) contractors. Individual Task Orders will be solicited and competed within the MATOC pool. Task Orders within the MATOC may be Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) or Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders, depending upon project risk.

The base ordering period for this MATOC is five (5) years. There will be one (1) option ordering period of three (3) years, with a total ordering period up to eight (8) years from the date of contract award. The Government’s decision to exercise an option will be contingent upon satisfactory contractor past performance and an informal survey of current market conditions. The decision to exercise the option is at the discretion of the Government. The minimum guarantee amount for this MATOC (to include all option periods) is $2,500.00.

1.2 TYPES OF PROJECTS

Projects will vary in size, complexity, and location, and will require a high degree of flexibility and adaptability on the part of the contractor to respond quickly and effectively. All work will be time-sensitive in nature, necessitating an expedited response to mitigate threat to life and property and/or operational impacts to the Government.

Work contemplated under this MATOC may include such missions as:

Security and Defense Mission Support.

Support to USACE Protective Design Center of Expertise (USACE-PDC) and other federal agencies for time sensitive construction response actions in support of Security and Defense initiatives.

Support to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The DHS mission is to secure our homeland by leading a unified national effort to protect America. The DHS prevents and deters terrorist attacks and protects against and responds to threats and hazards to the nation.

Homeland security includes, but is not limited to, protection of transportation systems, disruption of threats to installations, protection of critical infrastructure and key assets, positioning of resources to be ready for defense, and activities to ensure health and safety of the United States of America and its citizens.

Disaster Support Response.

Disaster Support Responses provide time-sensitive construction/rehabilitation/flood risk reduction support. Projects may include, but are not limited to, roads (primary, secondary and short-term temporary fixes), bridges, irrigation systems, coastal and marine resource management and development, dams and other water related structures, electric distribution systems, water and sanitation systems schools, clinics or hospitals, emergency power and other civil engineering works.

In addition, under USACE responsibilities to FEMA, the RDI MATOC may be used to provide USACE Mission Support through the local MSCs or District Commander to address debris removal and/or unwatering activities, provided the requested services are within the scope of the contract.

Infrastructure Construction Support.

The RDI MATOCs may support various time critical infrastructure construction repair/rehabilitation projects with the most prevalent being rehabilitation of levee systems. However, infrastructure construction support may include work on other essential infrastructure facilities, such as: roads, bridges, dams, utility systems (power, water, sewer, telephone, telecommunications) railways, subways, airports, and harbors, which are publicly owned, regulated or maintained by the government. This includes work on buildings, structures or other real property, when necessary to support a larger infrastructure mission assignment.

NOTE: Each Task Order Request for Proposal will identify when the contractor must mobilize. Emergency recovery actions may require mobilization within 24 hours of task order award. Projects may require incidental design and/or ecological/environmental, hazardous waste recovery, and munitions work.

1.3 PROJECT LOCATIONS

Projects may occur anywhere in the United States (U.S.) under the resulting MATOC. “United States” is defined as all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas as defined by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

2.101. The Offeror shall be prepared to respond to any location within the U.S., as defined above.

1.4 ON-RAMP PROCEDURES

The Government reserves the right to utilize an On Ramp concept, consistent with FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(A), to maintain sufficient competition among the Indefinite Delivery Contact (IDC) awardees throughout the period of performance by adding additional IDC holders. This will be done by requesting and evaluating proposals in a manner consistent with the original IDC solicitation.

The following course of action is the anticipated procedure should the Contracting Officer determine to announce a new On Ramp competition to add additional IDC holders.

(a) First, an On Ramp solicitation will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov).

The solicitation shall state that it is issued for the sole purpose of refreshing the pool of contractors for this IDC.

The solicitation shall identify, by name and contract number, the contractors who have already been awarded an IDC. The solicitation shall contain the description of the IDC.

(b) Although the solicitation must carry a new Procurement Identification Number (i.e, W9128F-XX-R-XXXX – actual number will issued when on-ramp RFP is issued), Volume 1 of the solicitation shall be a mirror image of the original Volume 1 of the solicitation with the only exception(s) being incorporation of any amendments issued to the original solicitation and any changes to clauses from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses or any supplements to the FAR. The potential offerors shall be required to meet the same minimum evaluation criteria established in the original IDC solicitation for each evaluation factor where minimum criteria was established. The evaluation and selection of awardees will be on the same basis as the evaluation and award criteria used for the original IDC award. However, On Ramping offerors will not be evaluated against existing IDC holders.

(c) The On Ramp solicitation will identify the total anticipated number of new contracts intended to be awarded in response to the On Ramp solicitation notice. However, at no time will the total number of contractors in the MATOC pool exceed the maximum number specified in the original IDC solicitation. If no maximum is specified, the total number of contractors in the MATOC pool will not exceed 2 more than the number originally awarded in the IDC.

(d) The determination to announce a new On Ramp competition may be made on an annual or biannual basis, as determined by the Contracting Officer. The contract period of performance for any IDC holder selected in accordance with the solicitation’s On Ramp procedures will run concurrent with the existing IDC period of performance. The terms and conditions of any resulting awards will be materially identical to the terms and conditions of the existing IDC holders.

(e) The Contracting Officer reserves the right to not exercise remaining IDC option periods for IDC awardees if it is determined the contractor has not consistently participated in Task Order Requests for Proposals (TO RFPs). If a contractor does not consistently participate in TO RFPs for reasons other than bonding and/or maximum ordering limitations (MOL), then (a) the contractor acknowledges that abstaining from participation may be reflected on any contract performance evaluation, and (b) the base IDC Contracting Officer may determine that it is in the best interest of the Government to terminate the contract or not exercise any remaining IDC option periods.

(f) Immediately upon on-ramping award, each selected contractor is eligible to submit a proposal in response to any task order solicitation and will be eligible to receive task order awards with the same rights and obligations as any other contractor in the MATOC pool.

2. WHO MAY SUBMIT

This solicitation is open to both large and small business participation.

All Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in the same manner as they are proposing for this solicitation.

The Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 236220, with a size standard for small business of $36.5 million dollars.

Proposals submitted must be sufficiently detailed to allow for an effective and equitable evaluation by the Government. There will be no public proposal opening. Proposals submitted will become, upon receipt, the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned. After evaluation of proposals, electronic copies will be retained for the official paperless contract file. All other copies will be destroyed or forwarded to the Field and Areas Offices in support of their contract administration functions.

3. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

3.1 SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website. All submissions will be in Adobe PDF format with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applied to all documents that will enable word searches to be conducted using Adobe-compatible PDF software. The two (2) volumes listed below shall be submitted as SEPARATE files via AMRDEC. Offerors may use compression utilities such as 7-Zip, WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. Offerors are encouraged to send both files in the same AMRDEC transmission, if possible. AMRDEC supports file sizes up to 2GB.

Volume I: Technical Proposal, Factors 1-6 Volume II: Required Documents

To submit proposals electronically via AMRDEC go to the following website: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/.

At the AMRDEC SAFE website select “Non-CAC Users” in order to register, access the site and submit your proposal(s). When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, you will be asked to enter e-mail addresses for the recipients. When your proposal is submitted via the AMRDEC SAFE website, the website will provide notification of the submittal to the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients will be:

1. Doug Hadley, whose e-mail address is doug.e.hadley@usace.army.mil and

2. Glenda Canty, whose e-mail address is glenda.a.canty@usace.army.mil and

3. Tyler Hegge, whose email address is tyler.hegge@usace.army.mil

After submitting your information, you will receive two (2) disclaimers:

1. “The files were successfully uploaded.”

2. “Your files cannot be downloaded by recipients until you verify your email address. Please check your email for further instructions.”

The Government will not receive your submission until you verify your email address via these email instructions.

Follow the instructions sent to your email to complete your submittal process. The AMERDEC SAFE website will generate an email to the Contract Specialist(s) notifying them that files have been uploaded into the system. The date and time of delivery is based upon the date and time of uploading the proposal into AMERDEC SAFE website.

For the purposes of determining whether the proposal was received “late” in accordance with FAR 15.208, the date and time the file(s) are uploaded into the AMRDEC SAFE website will be the time and date the Government received the proposal. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal. Electronic Proposals shall be received via AMRDEC No Later Than (NLT) the date and time indicated in Block 13 of the SF 1442 for this solicitation or as identified in subsequent amendments.

The Government is not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. The Offeror is responsible for ensuring that the proposal is submitted so as to reach the designated recipient and is responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the information provided.

Failure to submit a complete proposal IAW instructions and requirements may result in the entire offer being rejected.

NOTE: ONLY in the unusual case that the AMRDEC website is “down” (not operational), the Offeror should email their proposal to the aforementioned individuals prior to the proposal due date and time.

3.2 SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Offers shall be submitted at the location stated and by the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442 (Section 00 10 00, Page 1).

4. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND

FORMAT

4.1 PROPOSAL FORMAT

1. Submit the following two files, titled in the format shown below:

a. W9128F19R0043_COMPANY NAME _VOLUME_I_FACTORS_1-6

b. W9128F19R0043_COMPANY NAME _VOLUME_II_REQUIRED_DOCS

2. Proposal Characteristics

a) VOLUME I, FACTORS 1-6 (File #1)

1) Contents of this file shall be arranged in the following sequence:

Table of Contents

FACTOR 1: Previous Experience FACTOR 2: Past Performance FACTOR 3: Organizational Structure FACTOR 4: Key Personnel FACTOR 5: Technical Approach to Sample Project FACTOR 6: Small Business Participation Commitment Document

2) Page limitations for Factors 1-6 are shown in Table 1, below:

Table 1 - Proposal Format -- Volume I: Technical Proposal and Past Performance (AM#0002)(AM#0003)

EVALUATION

FACTOR

TITLE

PAGE

LIMITATION

1 Previous Experience 12 2 Past Performance No page limitation 3 Organizational Structure 10 15 (exceptions are noted in paragraph 4, below)

4 Key Personnel 8 6 5 Technical Approach to the Sample Project 10 15 6 Small Business Participation Commitment

Document

3) All text shall be at least 10 pt. font and easily read. All text shall be typed and single-spaced. Each page shall be 8-1/2 by 11 inches, with the exception of the single page organizational chart required for Factor 3, which may be 11x17 inches.

4) The following items are excluded from the Factor 3 page count:

a. A letter from DCAA approving the Offerors purchasing system would be excluded, as described in Factor 3

b. The Offeror’s organizational chart can be 11x17 inches, but is included in the page limitations as one (1) page, as described in Factor 3.

5) Each page should contain the following information in the top and bottom margin.

(AM#0002). Exact placement (center, off-center, left, right, etc.) and sequence of presentation is at the discretion of the Offeror.

a. Page number. Pages for each factor should be separately and sequentially numbered (i.e., the first page submitted for evaluation of each factor should be “Page 1”). This includes all pages for Factor 4; while there is no page limitation for Factor 4, the page numbers are needed by the Government for reference during the selection process.

b. Factor number and title. For example, “Factor 1 – Previous Experience.”

c. Solicitation Number

d. Company name of Offeror and (at the Offeror’s discretion) the company logo

e. Disclosure information can be placed in the bottom margin. (AM#0003)

6) Top, left, right, and bottom margins should be no less than 1”. No information should be included in any margin, except as required in Paragraph four4 (AM#0002), 45 five (5) (AM#0003) above. Past Performance evaluations are exempt from this requirement.

7) For Factors 2, 3, 5, and 6, pages that exceed the page limitations for any factor will not be reviewed and the information contained on those pages will not be considered for evaluation. Note that including required information on a page that exceeds any of these limitations, and which is therefore not reviewed, may cause a Factor to be rated as Deficient.

8) Information contained within margins, other than what is required by the Government, will not be reviewed. Page limitations are per factor, i.e., an Offeror may not reduce the page count for one factor in order to submit additional pages for another factor.

b) VOLUME II, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (File #2)

1) Submit the following items in the sequence listed below:

Cover Letter (not to exceed two (2) pages) Table of Contents Completed SF 1442 Completed SF 30 or acknowledgement of amendment(s) on SF 1442 (if applicable) Contractor Team Arrangement Requirements (if applicable) Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Other Than Small Business Only)

2) Component requirements: (AM#0002):

(a) Cover Letter: The cover letter shall contain:

Solicitation number Name, title, address, email, and telephone number of the Offeror.

Names, titles, emails, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this RFP.

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

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

(b) Table of Contents: The table of contents should include all section headings and subheadings: worded exactly as they appear in the proposal.

(c) SF 1442: The SF 1442 shall be completed and signed by a person authorized by the Offeror.

(d) Completed SF 30: Offerors shall submit acknowledgement of all amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 (amendment form).

(e) Contractor Team Arrangement Requirements: For Contractor Team Arrangements, including Joint Ventures, submit the information required by Paragraph 6 “Contractor Team Arrangements”.

(f) Completed SF 30: Offerors shall submit acknowledgement of all amendments to the

RFP in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 (amendment form).

3) Page limitations for Volume II are shown in Table 2, below:

Table 2 - Proposal Format -- Volume II: Cost Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements to Offerors (AM#0002)

VOLUME II DESCRIPTION

PAGE

LIMIT

Tab 1 SF 1442 - Solicitation, Offer, and Award, SF30 N/A

Tab 2 Section 00 10 00 – Pricing (Fully Burdened Labor Rates - FFP) N/A

Tab 3 Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors N/A

Tab 4 Cost/Price Proposal for the Sample Project 20

Tab 5 Audit/Cost Accounting System Information N/A

Tab 6 Contractor Team Arrangements (if applicable)

N/A

Tab 6 7 Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Other than Small Business (OTSB) Only)

N/A

Tab 7 8 Company Bonding Letter N/A

5. INQUIRIES/QUESTIONS

Prospective Offerors shall submit contracting and technical inquiries and questions concerning this solicitation document via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet. Please refer to Section 00 21 00 of this solicitation for Bidder Inquiry instructions.

***Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry, i.e., each query should have a unique corresponding ProjNet bidder inquiry number assigned. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected.

The Offeror is permitted to submit multiple inquiries.***

6. CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS

6.1 CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGMENTS OTHER THAN JOINT VENTURE/ MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

Requirements:

All Offerors proposing a team arrangement other than a Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé, shall submit the following information:

a. A listing of the team arrangement members’ corporate name (no abbreviations), address, point of contact, phone number, DUNS Number, and Cage Code.

b. A copy of the signed team arrangement agreement or binding letter of commitment between each team member. All team arrangement agreements and letters of commitment shall:

(1) Clearly identify the expected relationship, role and responsibility between the firms, Prime Contractor, and of the subcontractor or other entity (type and proportion of work to be performed);

and

(2) Be signed by the appropriate individual(s) of each firm.

6.2 JOINT VENTURE TEAM ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING MENTOR-PROTÉGÉS)

No contract may be awarded to a Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé that is not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé must have its own registered Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. Any Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé agreement that is required to be approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall be approved in accordance to the applicable Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). If the applicable requirements are not met prior to the due date for the proposals, the proposal will be rendered unawardable.

1. In the cover letter of your proposal, provide the complete names, addresses, and phone number of the firms comprising the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé.

2. A copy of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé agreement.

3. Signature requirements: SF 1442, SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (pages 00 10 00-1 and 00 10

00-2), Block 20 requires that the name and title of a person authorized to sign the offer for the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé be provided. In the case of a Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé, subject Standard Form shall be signed by the principal representative of the Joint Venture/ Mentor-Protégé (or the alternate principal representative, if the principal representative is unavailable).

4. In addition to the requirements stated above, and to assure a single point of contact for resolution of contractual matters and payments, the Offeror shall submit a certificate signed by each participant in the Joint Venture containing the following statement:

“The parties hereto expressly understand and agree as follows:

1. (Name, title, and company) is the principal representative of the Joint Venture. As such, all communications regarding the administration of the contract and the performance of the work thereunder may be directed to him or her. In the absence of (same name, title, and company), (enter name, title, and company of alternate) is the alternate principal representative of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé. These individuals have authority to sign on behalf of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé.

2. Direction, approvals, required notices, and all other communications from the Government to the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé, including transmittal of payments by the Government, shall be directed to (enter name, title, and company of principal), principal representative of the Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé.”

NOTE: Provide telephone numbers and email addresses for the points of contact listed in the above statement.

6.3 INTEGRITY AND VALIDITY OF CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS

The Contracting Officer will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided that the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed and validation of formal agreements and relationships (i.e., Mentor-Protégé agreements, Joint Ventures, partnerships, etc.) are provided in the offer and submitted with the proposal responding to the solicitation. Nothing in the solicitation authorizes contractor team arrangements in violation of antitrust statutes or limits the Government’s rights to:

a. Require consent to subcontracts (see FAR Subpart 44.2);

b. Determine, on the basis of the stated contractor team arrangement, the responsibilities of the Prime Contractor (see FAR Subpart 9.1);

c. Provide to the Prime Contractor data rights owned or controlled by the Government;

d. Pursue its policies on competitive contracting, subcontracting, and component breakout initial production or an any other time; and

e. Hold the Prime Contractor fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of team arrangement between the Prime Contractor and its subcontractors.

7. BASIS OF AWARD

The agency will use the Selection Procedures authorized by FAR Part 15.

Selection will be based on evaluation of technical factors, past performance, small business participation, and price.

There are six non-price factors:

FACTOR 1: Previous Experience FACTOR 2: Past Performance FACTOR 3: Organizational Structure FACTOR 4: Key Personnel FACTOR 5: Technical Approach to Sample Project FACTOR 6: Small Business Participation Commitment Document

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contracts without conducting discussions with Offerors.

However, in the event that discussions are necessary, the PCO will establish a competitive range with approval from the Source Selection Authority (SSA). If the PCO 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 PCO 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. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

The Government intends to award a target of six (6) contracts. However, the Government reserves the right to award less than or greater than six (6) contracts under this MATOC to the Offerors whose proposal offers the best value to the Government.

8. RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR DESCRIPTION

Factor 1 Previous Experience

Factor 2 Past Performance

Factor 3 Organizational Structure

Factor 4 Key Personnel

Factor 5 Technical Approach to Sample Project

Factor 6 Small Business Participation Commitment Document

Technical evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance. All technical evaluation Factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

9. SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

All offers received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15.3, DoD Source Selection procedures, and Army Source Selection Supplement. The principal objective of this process is to select responsible Offerors who submit the offers that are the Best Value to the Government. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all technically acceptable, responsible proposals received in response to this particular solicitation.

10. TECHNICAL RATINGS

The evaluation ratings for Factors 1-6 will be on an adjectival basis in conjunction with a narrative composed of the discussion of the particular strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the proposal. The Combined technical/risk ratings will be used to evaluate Factor 1 Previous Experience, Factor 3 Organizational Structure, Factor 4 Key Personnel, and Factor 5 Technical Approach to Sample Project listed in Table 2. The evaluation rating Factor 2 Past Performance is described in Paragraph 11 below. The evaluation rating that will be used for Factor 6 Small Business Participation Commitment Document is described in Paragraph 13.6, Table 4.

Table 2:

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Color Rating Description

Blue

Outstanding Proposal indicates and 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.

Strengths, Significant Strengths, Weaknesses, Significant Weaknesses, and Deficiencies are defined as follows:

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

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

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

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

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.

11. PAST PERFORMANCE RATING

The past performance evaluation factor assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs, based on a demonstrated record of performance. 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 products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each Offeror after evaluating the Offeror's recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements. There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation, Relevancy and Contractor Performance, which are described below:

a. Relevancy. The first aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how relevant recent previous experience accomplished by the Offeror is to the anticipated work to be accomplished under this MATOC. Relevancy is defined as similarity of items stated within this solicitation such as: types of projects, dollar value, contract type, and stakeholder(s). With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment. Relevancy is not a separate proposal rating but is used to develop an overall Past Performance Confidence Assessment. The four levels of relevancy ratings are:

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

Not Relevant. Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and

b. Contractor Performance. The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts. The past performance evaluation performed 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 SSEB will review this past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment.

After evaluating relevancy and contractor performance, a Performance Confidence Assessment rating will be determined. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each Offeror shall be assigned one of the following ratings:

Substantial Confidence. Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence. Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence: No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Confidence. Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence. Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

12. PPIRS, CPARS, AND CCASS RECORDS

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)/ Construction Contract Administration Support System (CCASS) records may be obtainable by Offerors using one of the following methods:

(1) Accessing past performance information directly from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) at http://www.ppirs.gov for CCASS completed before 27 June 2014 and for merged CPARS completed after 1 July 2014. PPIRS is an electronic repository of performance information collected by all the major federal performance reporting systems and can be accessed at https://www.ppirs.gov.

You will also need your DUNS number and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) to log onto PPIRS. The MPIN number was selected by whoever registered your firm in the System for Award Management (SAM) Registry at https://www.sam.gov. If you do not know your MPIN number, you will need to contact the SAM help desk by emailing them from the email link on the SAM web page. Please be aware that they will only release the MPIN number to the person who originally registered your firm. Additional instructions on locating your MPIN is located in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section under the Help tab.

(2) Contact your government point of contact for the project you mentioned, and ask them if they can send you a copy, or -

(3) Apply for Contractor access on PPIRS web page at http://www.ppirs.gov by selecting “PPIRS-Report Card Application Logon” under Products/Services then select “Accept/Login with Password” below the disclaimer. At the login page, select User Type as “Contractor” and click “Request New Account”. Fill out your information and submit your application. Following receipt of your application request, you will be emailed a login and access instructions.

This type of access will only let you see merged CPARS/ CCASS information for all government projects evaluated after 1 July 2014 or CCASS information for projects evaluated before 1 July 2014, so it is not as complete as PPIRS access which allows access to evaluations prepared by non-DOD federal agencies, as well as the DOD agencies which use CCASS.

13. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL AND PAST PERFORMANCE

Offerors shall submit one file labeled as Volume I with tabs (electronic bookmarks or equivalent) to identify the factors shown below. All required information for each identified factor must be contained within that specified Tab.

13.1. VOLUME I, TAB 1 – FACTOR 1: PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE (AM#0002) (AM#0003)

13.1.1 Submission Requirements

In this tab, the Offeror shall submit four (4) project examples of completed projects which demonstrate the Offeror’s experience in performance of work similar to that described in Section 01 11 00 and Paragraph 1.2 in Section 00 22 00.

If the Offeror submits more than four (4) projects, only the first four (4) will be evaluated. (AM#0003)

A. Requirements applicable to every project example.

1. For the purposes of this solicitation, a project is defined as one of the following:

Work performed pursuant to:

a. A single task order of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract at one site

b. A single task order of an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) type contract at multiple sites within a single installation or facility

c. Work performed pursuant to a single stand-alone (non-IDIQ) contract at one site

d. Work performed pursuant to a single stand-alone (non-IDIQ) contract at multiple sites within a single installation or facility.

Work pursued under multiple task orders of an ID/IQ type contract does not constitute a "project" within this definition. Work pursued under multiple stand-alone contracts does not constitute a project within this definition.

2. Past project examples submitted for this factor shall have been awarded to the Offeror (either singly or as one of the participants in a JV…