RFP SectionB Oct 2020 - AM0001_.pdf

3 June 2020

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

1. Contract Definition

The contract awarded under this solicitation will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), Single Award Task Order (SATOC) contract for Environmental Remediation Services with Military Munitions Response Program Capabilities (ERS w/MMRP) under NAICS Code 562910, in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (USACE) and its customers in the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories with the West Half of the United States as primary coverage. Task orders will be issued as the need arises during the ordering period. The contract will include Firm-Fixed Price task orders, for Environmental Remediation Services as identified in Section C.

The contract is required to be registered under NAICS code 562910 in the System of Award Management (SAM) located at https//www.sam.gov/SAM/.

2. Total Amount of Contract

The total amount of contract capacity under this solicitation is estimated at $49 Million. There is no limit on the number of task orders that may be executed against this SATOC.

3. Guaranteed Contract Amount

The minimum guarantee for theeach contract is $2,500. A task order will be issued under each contract under the SATOC to meet the requirements of the minimum guarantee. If the cumulative value of any additional task orders issued to the contractor exceeds the minimum guarantee, the minimum guarantee task order will be de-obligated and closed at no additional cost or liability to either party.

4. Performance Period

The contract will have a basic ordering period of four years plus one three-year option period or until the $49 million contract limit is reached, whichever comes first. This contract also includes the clause 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, which if necessary, allows the Government to extend the term of the Contract an additional six (6) months. The total length of the contract ordering period, including the exercise of all option periods, will not exceed five years and six months from date of contract award.

5. Pricing

Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Task Orders.

5.1 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 Capped Labor Rate Schedule.”

TABLE 1-BINDING CAPPED LABOR RATE SCHEDULE (FIRM-FIXED PRICE TASK

ORDERS)

Labor Discipline

U nb u rd en ed

L ab or R at e

(B as e P er io d)

B u rd en ed L ab or

R at e (B as e

P er io d

Y ea r

1) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (B as e

P er io d

Y ea

2) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (B as e

P er io d

Y ea

3) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (O pt io n P er io d

Y ea

4) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (O pt io n P er io d

Y ea

5) rd en ed L ab or

R at e (6

M on th

E xt en si on

0001 - Program Manager

0002 – Project Manager

0003 – Contractor Quality Control Supervisor (CQCS)

0004 – Safety and Health Manager (SHM)/Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)

0005 – Site Safety & Health Officer (SSHO)

0006 – Geologist

0007 – Field/ Junior Geologist

0008 – Hydrologist

0009 – Geotechnical Engineer

0010 - Geophysicist

0011 – Program Chemist

0012- Chemist

0013– Risk Assessor/ Toxicologist

0014 – Civil Engineer

0015 – Environmental

0016 – Process Engineer

0017 – Engineer-Junior

0018 – Engineering Technician

0019 – Biologist

0020 – Regulatory Specialist

0021 – GIS Specialist

0022 – Estimator

0023 – Site Superintendent/ On-Site Supervisor

0024 – Field Technician

0025 – Hazardous Waste/Transportation

0026 – CADD Operator

0027 – Word Processor

0028- Clerical

0029- Data Processor

0030- Data Base Administrator

0031- Community Relation

0032- Procurement

0033- Specification Writer

0034- MMRP (Disciplines restricted to task order requests with MMRP capabilities)

0035- Senior UXO Supervisor

0036- UXO QC Supervisor

0037- UXO Safety Officer

0038(a)- UXO Sweeper

0038(b)- UXO Sweeper 4% Pay Differential

0038(c )- UXO Sweeper 8%

0039(a)- UXO Technician 1

0039(b)- UXO Technician 1 4% Pay Differential

0039(c )- UXO Technician 1 8% Pay Differential

0040(a)- UXO Technician II

0040(b)- UXO Technician II- 4% Pay Differential

0040(c )- UXO Technician II- 8% Pay Differential

0041- UXO Technician III

0041(a)- UXO Technician

III

0041(b)- UXO Technician III- 4% Pay Differential

0041(c )- UXO Technician III- 8% Pay Differential

003442- Dive Supervisor

003543- Senior Contracts Manager

Provide a burdening calculation for the disciplines listed below, for example:

Burdened Rate = Applicable DoL Wage Rate (including haz pay if required) x (1 + FOOH) x (1 + G&A).

Burdening Rate Calculation

Senior UXO Supervisor

UXO QC Supervisor

UXO Safety Officer

UXO Sweeper

UXO Sweeper 4% Pay Differential

UXO Sweeper 8% Pay Differential

UXO Technician 1

UXO Technician 1 4% Pay Differential

UXO Technician 1 8% Pay Differential

UXO Technician II

UXO Technician II- 4% Pay Differential

UXO Technician II- 8% Pay Differential

UXO Technician III

UXO Technician III- 4% Pay Differential

UXO Technician III- 8%

5.1.1. 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.

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

5.1.3. 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, “Engineer (SUB)”. The rates shown per labor discipline shall be fully burdened rates, exclusive of profit.

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

5.1.5. 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 other applied indirect costs, but shall not include profit.

5.1.6. 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).

5.1.7. 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, meet the minimum qualifications specified in the contract. 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.

5.1.8. 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 issued 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.

5.1.9. 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.

5.1.10. Provide only one (1) rate per labor discipline, regardless of whether the individuals employed for that discipline are directly employed or subcontracted or whether the Joint Venture has separate applied indirect costs.

5.1.11. The hourly burdened labor rates proposed by the Offeror shall include direct cost, payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, and applicable markups (e.g., Overhead, G&A, and other identified indirect costs), but shall exclude profit. Offerors shall provide an example of how the markups are applied to the unburdened labor rates in proposal submittal per Section L, paragraph 5.3.

5.2 Firm-Fixed Price Escalation and Maximum Profit

5.2.1. The escalation rate applied to Table 1 for Years 2 through 5 shall be provided by the Offeror in Table 2.

Table 2: Escalation Rate

5.2.2. 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.

5.2.3. 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.

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

Table 3: Maximum Profit (Firm Fixed Price Task Orders and Modifications)

6. Binding Capped Rates for Firm-Fixed Price Task Orders

6.1. 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 all Firm-Fixed Price task orders shall also apply to all modifications. The Offeror may use lower rates in proposals, but not higher. Overhead, G&A, and other indirect rates become the cap for that specific task order. However, it does not affect the Overhead, G&A and other indirect rates used on other task orders.

The Offeror shall provide the rates for each applied rate, e.g., Overhead, G&A, and other indirect rates in Table 45. The capped rates provided by the Offeror are binding upon contract award for the life of the SATOC, to include all option periods and extensions.

6.2. The Offeror shall also provide an example of how the rates are applied to Direct Labor, Subcontractor costs, materials costs, and other direct costs.

Table 4: Binding Capped Rates

Overhead Rate

G&A Rate

If Applicable: Other Indirect Applied Rates (Specifically identify rate and reason for rate below)

TABLE 4: BINDING INDIRECT CAPPED RATES

Indirect Rate Category Base

Period (Year 1)

Base Period

(Year 2)

Base Period

(Year 3)

Opt. Period (Year 4)

Opt. Period (Year 5)

6-Month Opt. to Extend

Home Office Overhead (HOOH) Rate

Field Office Overhead (FOOH) Rate, if applicable

Fringe Benefits, if separate from HOOH and/or FOOH

General & Administrative (G&A) Rate, if applicable

Other (Identify)

Other (Identify)

6.2.1. The Binding Indirect Capped Rates represent 1) a breakout of the caps/markups incorporated into the Binding Labor Rate Schedule; 2) caps/markups on materials/services; and 3) caps/markups to be applied to future task order modifications.

6.2.2. The Binding Indirect Capped Rates represent the maximum rates that the Contractor shall use when responding to a task order request issued by the Government. These Binding Indirect Capped Rates shall also apply to all modifications. The Contractor may propose lower rates for these when responding to the task order request or modification requests.

6.2.3. Adherence to these rates will be reviewed through submittal of supporting documentation by the Contractor with each task order proposal. Failure to propose the binding rates or a lower rates may result in the Contractor’s task order proposal being rejected for award consideration.

6.2.4. The Binding Cap 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 Indirect Capped 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 2018 for 12 months work, the maximum rates will be the rates that were effective on 1 November 2017. Under the same assumptions, if a modification to the Task Order is required in December 2018, the Binding Cap Rates effective on 1 November 2018 will apply.

7. Department of Labor Rates

For individual task orders written against the contract, the appropriate Wage Determination/Decision will be provided with the RTOP.

8. 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.

(End of Section B)