Am-0002_W9128F21R0054.pdf

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

SECURITY CAMPUS, SGBP212905 (FY20), OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA

See attached documentation for content of the amendment revisions to solicitation.

Date for receipt of proposals is 16 SEP 2021 at 1200 hours CDT.

Government Point of Contact: Melissa Harlon, Contract Specialist, Melissa.R.Harlon@usace.army.mil

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 46

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 26-Aug-2021

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 W9128F21R0054

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

02-Aug-2021

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

26-Aug-2021

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:

W9128F21R0054

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

AM 0002 - SUMMARY OF CHANGES

26 August 2021 Solicitation No. W9128F 21 R 0054

Date of Issue: 02 AUG 2021 Date of Receiving Proposals: 16 SEP 2021

SUBJECT: Amendment No. 0002 to Request for Proposal Solicitation Package for Construction of SECURITY CAMPUS, SGBP212905, OFFUTT AFB, NE.

TO: Prospective Offerors and Others Concerned

1. The specifications for subject project are hereby modified as follows (revise all specification indices, attachment lists, and drawing indices accordingly).

a. Specifications. (Descriptive Changes.)

Section 00 21 00 Instructions to Offerors. The section is revised and reissued with this amendment. For convenience, on the revised specification pages, changes have been identified with highlighting, all portions of the revised specification pages apply regardless of whether changes are shown with highlighting.

i. Para 1.3.1 Bidder Inquiry. Remove “ten (10) calendar days before due date of proposals” and replace with “September 2, 2021”.

Section 00 22 00. The section is revised and reissued with this amendment. For convenience, on the revised specification pages, changes have been identified with highlighting, all portions of the revised specification pages apply regardless of whether changes are shown with highlighting.

i. Para 13.1.1. Change “One (1) or more of the construction projects submitted shall clearly demonstrate experience with construction of a campus of facilities …” to “One

(1) or more of the construction projects submitted should clearly demonstrate experience with construction of a campus of facilities…”

ii. Para 13.1.1. Change “Campus examples submitted should have a value at time of contract award between $50M and $90M.” to “Campus examples submitted should have a value at time of contract award greater than $35M.”

iii. Para 10.1 and Para 13.1.1. Allowance of a 2-page narrative for any campus project example submitted.

b. Specifications (New and/or Revised and Reissued). NONE

2. This amendment is a part of the proposing papers and its receipt shall be acknowledged. All other conditions and requirements of the request for proposal remain unchanged.

3. Electronic Proposals. Provide proposals via the instructions provided in Section 00 21 00 of the Request for Proposal.

4. Offers will be received until 12:00 p.m., local time at place of receiving proposals, 16 SEP 2021.

Attachments:

Sections listed in 1.a. above.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 1616 Capitol Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901

26 AUG 2021

mrh/2490

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTION

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (RFP)

12/20

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS

1.1.1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR

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

1.1.2 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $50,000,000 and $90,000,000.

1.1.3 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Offer shall be submitted to Melissa Harlon, Contract Specialist, and Ann Young, Contracting Officer, no later than the time and date as specified in Section 00 10 00, Page 1, in accordance with the instructions in this solicitation.

1.1.3.1 Electronic Submission

In an effort to reduce paperwork and cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is electronically via DoD SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Offerors shall email their proposals using the following link:

https://safe.apps.mil/

Please send proposals using the link above to Contract Specialist, Melissa Harlon, at Melissa.r.harlon@usace.army.mil and to Contracting Officer, Ann Young, at Ann.T.Young@usace.army.mil.

The Offeror's proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format, preferably with Optical Character Resolution (OCR).

Reference Paragraph "File Descriptions" below. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If your file size is large, recommend that you combine or ZIP files before uploading to the SAFE site. Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

1.1.3.1.1 Request for Upload Code

Offerors must email the Contract Specialist, Melissa Harlon, at Melissa.R.Harlon@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Ann Young, at Ann.T.Young@usace.army.mil within ten (10) days, but no later than five (5) working days, prior to the proposal due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the DoD SAFE site. Offerors that fail to email for a request code by five (5) working days before proposal submission date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their submission.

1.1.3.1.2 Instruction to Follow on SAFE Website

1. Once at the SAFE website select the "Drop-off" icon. This allows users without a CAC or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC the option to access the SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the "Click Here" link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for all recipients.

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

When your proposal is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipients you added.

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

Even if you successfully upload your proposal to the SAFE site, notification will not be sent to the Government recipients until you verify your email address. Entering an incorrect email may result in the rejection of your submission for lateness. An Offeror can confirm proper submission by the "Drop-Off Completed" screen which generates based on proper file submission.

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

1.1.3.1.3 Receipt of Submissions

For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the Government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the DoD SAFE website. For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the DoD SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the DoD SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

1.1.3.2 File Description

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

Offerors shall use the following example for file descriptions:

Volume I, Technical Proposal, shall be submitted as the following separate files:

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_FACTORS1_thru_3

When requested via amendment to those offerors selected for Phase 2, Volume II, Technical and Volume III Price and Pro Forma Information, shall be submitted as the following separate files (also reference Section 11, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS below):

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_FACTORS4_thru_5

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_FACTOR6

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_PRICE_PROFORMA

(Note: Company name may be abbreviated)

1.1.3.3 Proposal Format

Reference Section 00 22 00 EVALUATION CRITERIA for page limitations and format.

1.1.4 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 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901 if it does not contain a return mailing address. THERE WILL BE

NO EXCEPTIONS.

1.1.5 CAD AND ELECTRONIC DESIGN FILES (PROVIDED)

If provided, the CAD survey files and other electronic design files are provided on an as-is basis. Any Government provided survey, and the other electronic design files are provided to assist the Contractor in preparing their proposal using their own commercially purchased software. The Contractor shall take all professionally prudent and reasonable actions to verify the accuracy of the data provided and shall assume all liability from the use of these files. The Contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any other software necessary to view the files provided. No other CAD design files will be provided for proposal preparation other than those provided at the time of RFP issuance. No assistance with the files will be provided

1.2 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation and amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted to the U.S. General Services Administration website at:

https://beta.sam.gov/

It shall be the Contractor's responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

A list of interested vendors (potential offerors and subcontractors) is available on the beta.sam.gov web site listed above (registration required).

1.3 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via Bidder Inquiry as indicated below. See instructions on when e-mail or mailing is appropriate. Mailing address is shown on the Standard Form SF 1442, Item 8, unless directed otherwise.

Questions and/or comments relative to these bidding (proposal) documents that is proprietary in nature or if Bidder Inquiry system (See Below) is out of service should be submitted to the Contract Specialist:

Contract Specialist - Primary POC:

Melissa Harlon Melissa.R.Harlon@usace.army.mil

1.3.1 BIDDER INQUIRY

Technical inquiries and questions relating to technical requirements, proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at: https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ No Later Than ten (10) calendar days before due date of proposals September 2, 2021, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers. The Bidder Inquiry system is to be used to ask and receive answers to all non-proprietary questions.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below.

A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team.

All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet.

The Solicitation Number is: W9128F21R0054

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: D7RCY3-5WU23J

a. Registration for ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access

If you are already registered, go to Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System below.

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

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

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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

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

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

b. Entering Bidder Inquiries in ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System

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

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

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

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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

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

8. Follow online screen instructions to enter specific bidder inquiries for the project.

c. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

d. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

e. Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

1.3.2 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, U.S.

General Services Administration has these features available (https://beta.sam.gov/). For this solicitation, go to https://beta.sam.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.

1.4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

Scope of project includes all work required to Design and construct the Security Campus which includes the Security Operations Center, Indoor Firing Range, Military Working Dog Kennel (MWDK), and Storage Facility loacted at Offutt AFB, NE. The project also includes all necessary site work, utilities, pavements, and security fencing. Work shall be in accordance with Request for Proposal documents issued with this solicitation.

1.5 EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD

See Section 00 22 00 EVALUATION CRITERIA.

1.6 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 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.

1.7 FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES

It is the Contractor's responsibility to investigate applicable federal, state and local taxes and any specific exemptions that may exist. This includes any applicable Value-Added Taxes (VAT), sales, use, and excise taxes. See General Conditions (Contract Clause) 52.229-3 FEDERAL, STATE AND

LOCAL TAXES.

1.8 NEBRASKA SALES AND USE TAX

Offerors shall exclude Nebraska sales and use tax from the proposal price under Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 17G (provided herein for reference). The Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 17G is only provided as a reference during the solicitation phase for proposal purposes only and shall not be completed by the offeror during the solicitation phase. Only the successful offeror shall complete the Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 17G at time of award. The Contracting Officer will then provide a completed Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 17G to the successful Offeror after award.

Upon receipt of the final signed form, the Contractor is responsible for complying with the instructions on Nebraska Department of Revenue Form 17G for use in securing exemption from state taxes on the purchase of building materials. The original form will be retained by the Contractor and a copy provided to the Contracting Officer.

1.9 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REGARDING THE UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS

CONCERNS

a. Application. This provision applies only to large business concerns submitting bids for services exceeding $750,000 or for construction exceeding $1,500,000.

b. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Attention is directed to the following FAR and DFARS clauses contained in this solicitation:

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns

52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan

52.219-16, Liquidated Damages - Small Business Subcontracting Plan

252.226-7001, Utilization Of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, And Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

c. Submission and Review of Subcontracting Plan.

SUBMISSION OF SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO

SMALL BUSINESSES.

(1) Upon notification by the Contracting Officer, the apparent successful offeror must submit a subcontracting plan within one (1) calendar day after notification (a longer period maybe granted by the Contracting Officer).

(2) Information submitted in the subcontracting plan should align with that in the proposed small business participation plan. If information does not align, the bidder may be required to substantiate how the proposed plan represents the bidder's best effort to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Bidders are highly encouraged to become familiar with the intent of the solicitation provisions and the elements of the subcontracting plan.

(3) The subcontracting plan must contain, as a minimum, the elements set forth in FAR provision 52.219-9. A sample DoD Checklist for Reviewing Subcontracting Plans will be provided to the apparent successful offeror for assistance in developing a compliant subcontracting plan. Any format will be acceptable provided that the plan addresses each element as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations and its supplements.

(4) Proposed plans will be reviewed by the Government to ensure the plan represents the firm's best efforts to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small, small disadvantaged and women-owned businesses.

(5) Subcontracting plans are required to be approved prior to Contract Award. The approved subcontracting plan will become a material part of the contract.

d. Failing to Submit an Acceptable Subcontracting Plan. An apparent successful offeror failing to submit a subcontracting plan which demonstrates a reasonable effort to meet the goals listed above or provide an explanation why lesser goals are proposed (upon request), will be considered as non-responsive and not considered eligible for award of the contract.

e. Questions or Assistance Needed in Developing Subcontracting Plan.

For any questions or assistance needed in developing the subcontracting plan, contact the Contract Specialist or District's Deputy for Small Business (See paragraph: OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. Please contact the Contract Specialist listed or the District's Deputy for Small Business 402-995-2910).

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTION (NOT USED)

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SECTION 00 22 00 - SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

SECTION 00 22 00 EVAL CRITERIA

SECTION 00 22 00

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK

Design and Construct the Security Campus project at Offutt AFB, NE. This project will be executed using a design-build project delivery method, which will require the contractor to complete the design and provide the government with complete facilities and warranty based on the solicitation requirements and subsequent contract award documents.

Estimated of the magnitude of this project is between $50,000,000 and $90,000,000.

Design and construct the Security Campus which includes the Security Operations Center, Indoor Firing Range, Military Working Dog Kennel (MWDK), and Storage Facility. The project also includes all necessary site work, utilities, pavements, and security fencing.

Security Operations Center (4,148 Square Meters) which includes administration space, interview/integration rooms, high density storage, emergency dispatch desk, armory and vault for small arms and ammunition, guard mount room, arms cleaning room, cybercafé, testing and training rooms, mechanical and electrical and telecommunication rooms, loading area, and other support spaces.

This project includes a 28-lane Indoor Firing Range facility (2,816 Square Meters) having two (2) classrooms, simulator room, vehicle bay, armory, arms cleaning room, small arms and ammunition storage vault, administration and support spaces, and an exterior 3-lane machine gun range.

This project also includes a Military Working Dog Kennel (945 Square Meters) to house and support ten

(10) canines. The facility includes administration space, tack storage, veterinary services with exam room, canine food storage and preparation, ten (10) kennels, outdoor recreation and training area for the Military Working Dogs, and other support spaces.

Lastly, the project includes an open bay Storage and Supply Warehouse (1,343 Square Meters) with an attached awning over the adjacent outdoor MWDK area.

Competition for this contract will be full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a corresponding small business size standard of $39.5M.

THE OFFEROR SHOULD BE REGISTERED IN SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT WEBSITE

(SAM.GOV) FOR NAICS CODE 236220 PRIOR TO THE DATE PROPOSALS ARE DUE.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contracts without conducting discussions with offerors in accordance with (IAW) FAR 52.215-1. Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and cost/price standpoint. Offerors shall organize their proposals as described herein. Proposals may be determined non-compliant for failure to follow this format and may be rejected from further consideration.

The proposal shall describe the capability of the offeror to perform the requirements of the solicitation.

The proposal should be specific and complete in every detail and should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the requirements. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear, and coherent.

To evaluate all proposals effectively and equitably, the Contracting Officer must receive information containing sufficient detail to allow review and evaluation by the Government. Proposal clarity and organization are mandatory. Failure to submit organized proposals as requested may adversely affect an offeror’s evaluation.

Firms formally organized as design-build entities, design firms and construction contractors that have associated specifically for this project, consortia of firms or any other interested parties may submit proposals. Associations may be as joint ventures or as key team subcontractors. Any legally organized offeror may submit a proposal, provided that the offeror or offeror’s teaming partner/subcontractor has or will have professional architects and engineers, registered in the appropriate technical disciplines and provided that the requirements specified in FAR clause 52.236-25, “Requirements for Registration of Designers”, are met. All designs must be under the direct supervision of appropriately licensed professionals for each discipline involved. See Attachment 11 for Contractor Team Arrangements.

3. TWO-PHASE DESIGN-BUILD SOLICITATION SELECTION PROCEDURES

The acquisition approach for this project will follow a best-value tradeoff, Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures following FAR Part 15 and FAR Subpart 36.3. In Phase 1 of the Two-Phase selection process, Offerors will submit technical proposals that demonstrate their ability to successfully execute the work described within the solicitation. The Government will evaluate the proposals submitted in Phase 1 and will invite a maximum of three (3) Offerors to compete in Phase 2. An amendment will be issued to selected Offerors from Phase 1 inviting them to submit Phase 2 technical and price proposals for consideration.

At the conclusion of Phase 2, the Government’s intent is to award one (1) contract under this solicitation to the Offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government.

4. PAST PERFORMANCE RATING METHOD

The Past Performance evaluation factor (Factor 1) 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 considers each Offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance and the quality of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. A 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 three aspects to the Past Performance evaluation which are recency, relevancy, and quality. These three aspects are described below:

a. Relevancy and Recency. The first two aspects of the Past Performance evaluation is to determine how relevant and recent previous experience accomplished by the Offeror is to the anticipated work to be accomplished under this project scope. The most preferred recent Past Performance record for a project is one that has a construction completion date (otherwise known as a building occupancy date (BOD)) within the past ten (10) years from the date of this solicitation release. At a minimum, for projects to be determined recent, projects shall at least be well underway (meaning designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) within the past ten (10) years from the date of this solicitation release. Relevancy is defined as similarity of items stated within this solicitation such as:

types of projects, dollar value, contract type, and relative complexity. 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. Quality of Contractor Performance. The third 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 stakeholders on how well the Offeror performed those past contracts. The Source Selection Evaluation Board 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.

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

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

Unknown Confidence (Neutral). No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.305(a) (2) (iv), “In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant Past Performance or for whom information on Past Performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on Past Performance.”

5. OBTAINING PAST PERFORMANCE RECORDS

Past performance records may be obtainable by Offerors using one of the following methods:

(1) Accessing Past Performance information directly from Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) website at https://www.cpars.gov/ for CCASS completed before 27 June 2014 and for merged CPARS completed after 1 July 2014. CPARS is an electronic repository of performance information collected by all the major federal performance reporting systems and can be accessed at the aforementioned website.

All Department of Defense (DoD) employees (military and civilian), including DoD Contractors that are working on site (military/government facilities) or contractors working offsite using Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) are required to use certificates from DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to access CPARS. If the contractor doesn't work on site or with GFE they are encouraged to obtain and use a certificate from an External Certificate Authority (ECA). For DoD users, the use of PKI Login is Mandatory.

Federal and Contractor users can use the PKI login category if they have PKI.

External Certificate Authority External Certificate Authorities (ECAs) and Interim External Certificate Authorities (IECAs) provide digital certificates to the DoD's private industry partners, contractors using their own equipment or working in non-government facilities, allied partners, and other agencies.

Additional information about the PKI certificate is at https://www.cpars.gov/pki_info.htm web page.

You will also need your DUNS number and Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) to log onto CPARS. The MPIN number was selected by whoever registered your company in the System for Award Management (SAM) Registry at https://beta.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 company. Additional instructions on locating your MPIN is located in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section under the Help tab, or -

(2) Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) may be used to provide or supplement a firm’s past performance with other than U.S. Governmental clients (see Attachment 6). Contact your client point of contact (POC) for the project you need a past performance record and request the POC to complete the PPQ. The PPQ included in this solicitation is provided for the Offeror to submit to the client for each project the Offeror may need a past performance record for to meet the requirements in this synopsis.

Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client POC. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). It is the Offeror’s responsibility to follow-up with client POCs to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Melissa Harlon, Contract Specialist, via email at Melissa.R.Harlon@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs; this does not preclude an Offeror submitting a previously completed PPQ as long as the full PPQ is submitted and completed in its entirety. This also does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. If a PPQ is to be submitted for a project, the complete PPQ shall be submitted (either by the client POC or the Offeror) prior to proposal closing date.

6. TECHNICAL RATING METHOD

The evaluation ratings for Technical Factors 2, 3, 4 and 5 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 Source Selection Team (SST) will use a combined technical/risk rating system that includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. Combined technical/risk evaluations shall utilize the combined technical/risk ratings listed in Table 1. The Combined technical/risk ratings will be used to evaluate Factor 2 Key Personnel Capabilities and Experience, Factor 3 Project Management Plan and Factor 4 Organizational and Technical Approach and Factor 5 Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule. The evaluation rating that will be used for Factor 6 Small Business Participation is described further below.

Table 1: Combined Technical/Risk Ratings Color Rating Description Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

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

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

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

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

RATING DEFINITIONS

Strength: is 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.

7. SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION RATING METHOD

The small business participation evaluation for Factor 6 will utilize the following ratings as stated in the below table for this solicitation.

Table 2: Small Business Rating Method Color Rating Description

Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Green Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of small business objectives.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

8. RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS

Evaluation factors are listed below in descending order of importance:

TABLE 3:

Volume I Factors (Phase 1) Descending Order of Importance

Factor 1 – Past Performance 1st Most Important Factor

Factor 2 – Key Personnel Capabilities and Experience 2nd Most Important Factor

Factor 3 – Organizational Approach 3rd Most Important Factor

Volume II Factors (Phase 2) Descending Order of Importance

Factor 4 – Technical Approach 4th Most Important Factor

Factor 5 – Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule

5th Most Important Factor

Factor 6 – Small Business Participation 6th Most Important Factor

Phase 2, Volume III, Factor 7 Price and Pro Forma Information – All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

9. BASIS OF AWARD & DEBRIEFING OFFERORS

The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the criteria described within the solicitation, and will award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to represent the best value to the Government utilizing the best value tradeoff process as described in FAR 15.101-1 and the Two-Phase Selection Procedures as described in FAR Subpart 36.3.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award contracts without conducting discussions with offerors. However, in the event the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) concludes conducting discussions is in the best interest of the Government, the PCO will document the rationale for the competitive range determination, in which the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will review and approve the PCO’s determination. 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.

Offerors may request a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505 Preaward Debriefing of offerors or FAR

15.506 Postaward Debriefing of Offerors.

10. PROPOSAL CHARACTERISTICS

10.1. PAGE LIMITATIONS AND FORMAT

Page limitations for Volumes I & II (Evaluation Factors 1 through 6) are shown in the table below. Title Sheets, Tables of Content, Dividers, and blank pages are not included the page limitations below and should not be numbered. Do not submit cover letters for any file submitted, however, a title sheet is recommended as the first page of each file identifying your firm’s name and the file’s title. Any extraneous information or cover letters that provides additional information about your firm that is not requested by this solicitation will not be reviewed or evaluated.

Pages for each factor should be separately and sequentially numbered (i.e., the first page submitted for evaluation for each factor should be “1”). 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” x 11” (organizational chart and project schedule are the only documents that may be submitted on an 11” x 17”). Margins should be no less than 1” (right, left, top, and bottom).

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. 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.

TABLE 4:

Volume I, Technical Proposal (Phase 1) Evaluation

Factor Title Page Limitation

1 Past Performance

1 page per project example (2 page per campus project example) plus a 1-page teaming narrative; no page limit on CPARS/PPQs

Key Personnel Capabilities and Experience

2 pages per resume

3 Organizational Approach 6 pages total (all inclusive) Volume II, Technical Proposal (Phase 2)

4 Technical Approach 10 pages total (all inclusive)

Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule

5 pages for the narrative and no page limit on the summary schedule

6 Small Business Participation No page limit

Phase 2, Volume III, Factor 7 Price and Pro Forma Information, when solicited, will not have a page limitation.

Phase 1, Volume I, Technical Proposal, shall be submitted as the following separate files (also reference Section 10, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS below):

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_FACTORS1_thru_3

When requested via amendment to those offerors selected for Phase 2, Volume II, Technical and Volume III Price and Pro Forma Information, shall be submitted as the following separate files (also reference Section 11, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS below):

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_FACTORS4_thru_5

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_FACTOR6

W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_PRICE_PROFORMA

10.2 REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FILE

There is no page limit for the Required Documents file.

For Volume I, the following shall be submitted within the file titled “W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS” in the sequence listed below:

Title Sheet Table of Contents Completed SF 1442, to include acknowledgement of amendment(s) Contractor Team Arrangement Requirements (if applicable) Acknowledgement of amendment(s) on SF30s can be submitted as well, but not required.

Representations and Certifications (other than those completed online through https://www.sam.gov)

For Volume II (when requested via amendment to those offerors selected for Phase 2), the following shall be submitted within the file titled “W9128F21R0054_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS” in the sequence listed below:

Title Sheet Table of Contents Completed SF 1442, to include acknowledgement of amendment(s) Contractor Team Arrangement Requirements (if applicable and if not submitted in Volume I) Acknowledgement of amendment(s) on SF30s can be submitted as well, but not required.

10.3 COMPONENT REQUIREMENTS

a. Title Sheet: The title sheet shall contain:

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

Offeror’s tax identification number (TIN) Names, titles, emails, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the

Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation.

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 solicitation.

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

Include the DUNS number and CAGE code in Block 14 of the SF1442 along with the Offeror’s name and address,

c. Contractor Team Arrangement Requirements: For Contractor Team Arrangements, including Joint Ventures, submit the information required by “Contractor Team Arrangements” paragraph, below.

11. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Reference Section 00 21 00 Instructions to Offerors.

12. CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS

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

All offerors proposing a team arrangement other than a Joint Venture/Mentor-Protégé, shall submit the following information in the Required Documents file:

a. A listing of each team arrangement member’s 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 company.

12.2 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 proposals, the proposal will be rendered unawardable.

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