W9128F23B0005 - BB Left Abutment Step-1 IFB Solicitation.pdf

W59XQG20258644

BB90 - Big Bend Replacement of Left Abutment Collector Pipe System, Fort Thompson, South Dakota

THIS SOLICITATION AND RESULTING CONTRACT IS UTLIZING A TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING PROCUREMENT METHOD AS DESCRIBED IN FAR PART 14.5. IN ADDITION, THIS SOLICITATION PORTION IS THE STEP-ONE, WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ONLY. BID

BONDS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE STEP-ONE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

THIS SOLICITATION IS UNRESTRICTED (FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION).

X

LYNNE D REED 402-995-2039

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

01-Dec-2022

(RFP)

(IFB)

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________365 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________04 Jan 2023 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee is, X is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than _______60 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DIST

CONTRACTING OFFICE

1616 CAPITOL AVENUE

OMAHA NE 68102-4901

W9128F

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W9128F23B0005 94

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

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

See Item 14

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

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

W9128F23B0005

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job BB Left Abutment

FFP

The contractor must provide all personnel, equipment, tools, vehicles, supervision, and other items necessary to replace the relief well collector pipe near the toe of the dam including but not limited to dewatering of the area and removal/disposal of contaminated with kerosene soil and water. Dewatering of the area at the dam toe is the most complex part of the project. Contaminated with kerosene soil/water within the dewatering area adds more complexity to the dewatering operation. The contractor's experience in dewatering at the dams will be required and will be the most important selection criterion.

This is Step-One of the Two-Step IFB Solicitation. NO Pricing information will be accepted at this time. A draft of the Bid Schedule is include for review only.

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: W59XQG20258644

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W59XQG20258644

PSC CD: Y1QA

NET AMT

DRAFT BID SCHEDULE

**NOTE: THIS IS A DRAFT BID SCHEDULE – DO NOT PROVIDE THIS PAGE

WITH STEP-ONE PROPOSAL**

BIG BEND REPLACEMENT OF LEFT ABUTMENT COLLECTOR PIPE SYSTEM

BID SCHEDULE

BASE CONTRACT (CLINS 0001 THRU 0008)

Item Estimated Unit Extended No. Description Quantity Unit Price Amount 0001 Dewatering HTRW Water Disposal 1000 GAL _________ ________ 0002 Excavation HTRW Soil Disposal 815 CY _________ ________ 0003 8-inch solid corrugated HDPE 290 LF _________ ________ 0004 Coarse Aggregate Material 590 TON _________ ________ 0005 Rip Rap 128 TON _________ ________

0006 Spalls 16 TON _________ ________ 0007 Dewatering 1 JOB _________ ________ 0008 All Remaining Work 1 JOB _________ ________

BASE CONTRACT TOTAL AMOUNT (CLINS 0001 THRU 0008) ______

NOTES:

1. The abbreviations in the unit column are explained as follows:

- CY CUBIC YARD

- GAL GALLONS

- LF LINEAR FOOT

2. See Section 00 21 00, INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, & NOTICES TO BIDDERS for evaluation of options.

3. Prices must be entered for all items of the schedule. Total amounts submitted without prices being entered on individual items will be rejected. In case of variation between the lump-sum prices and the total amount, the lump-sum prices will be considered the price submitted. In case of variation between the unit prices and the extensions, the unit prices will be considered the price submitted.

4. A modification to a proposal which provides for a single adjustment to the total amounts, should state the application of the adjustment to each respective lump-sum price and unit price affected. If the modification is not so apportioned, the single adjustment will be applied to CLIN item 0008.

5. Quantities for unit priced items are estimated only and the respective unit price will prevail in the event of an overrun or underrun subject to Contract Requirements Clause FAR 52.211-18

“VARIATION IN ESTIMATED QUANTITIES”.

6. Reference Specification Section 01 22 00, MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT, for additional information on CLIN items.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

00 21 00 INSTRUCTION

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCUREMENT

This solicitation and resulting contract are utilizing a Two-Step Sealed Bidding procurement method as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14.5.

This solicitation is the Step-One which is a request for technical proposals only. The technical drawings and specifications for Step-One are approximately 95% complete and not considered final or for construction.

Submitted technical proposals in response to this solicitation shall not include prices or pricing information. Bid bonds are not required to be submitted with the Step-One technical proposal. Bid bonds will be required to be submitted with the Step-Two bid submission.

Step-One submissions will be reviewed for acceptability only. In Step-One a proposal shall be rated acceptable for all evaluation factors in order to receive an overall “acceptable” rating, and to be able to participate in the Step-Two bid.

In Step-Two only offers who submitted acceptable technical proposals in Step One will be allowed to submit bids. The 100% final technical drawings, final bid schedule and other final bidding information will be provided to all technically acceptable firms during Step-Two via a solicitation amendment.

The Step-One request for technical proposal is due no later than the date and time listed on the Standard Form 1442, Block 13 A.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.207-1 Notice Of Standard Competition MAY 2006 52.211-2 Availability of Specifications, Standards, and Data Item

Descriptions Listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST)

JUL 2021

52.214-3 Amendments To Invitations For Bids DEC 2016 52.214-4 False Statements In Bids APR 1984 52.214-5 Submission Of Bids DEC 2016 52.214-6 Explanation To Prospective Bidders APR 1984 52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids NOV 1999 52.214-23 Late Submission, Modifications, And Withdrawals Of

Technical Proposals Under Two-Step Sealed Bidding

NOV 1999

52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee SEP 1996 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements MAR 2022

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.214-25 STEP TWO OF TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING (APR 1985)

(a) This invitation for bids is issued to initiate step two of two-step sealed bidding under Subpart 14.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) The only bids that the Contracting Officer may consider for award of a contract are those received from bidders that have submitted acceptable technical proposals in step one of this acquisition under W9128F23B0005.

(c) Any bidder that has submitted multiple technical proposals in step one of this acquisition may submit a separate bid on each technical proposal that was determined to be acceptable to the Government.

(End of clause)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from District Counsel, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68102-4901.

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

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting:

Date and Time: Monday, 12 December 2022 at 10:00 AM CT Location: Big Bend Dam

Address: Big Bend Administration Office; 33573 North Shore Road, Fort Thompson, SD 57325

Name: Phillip Schroeder Telephone: 605-680-2719 (please call Phillip Schroeder to make reservations of attendance).

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

www.acquisition.gov

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

N/A

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any DFARS (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

252.211-7002 AVAILABILITY FOR EXAMINATION OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, PLANS,

DRAWINGS, DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS (DEC. 1991)

The specifications, standards, plans, drawings, data item descriptions, and other pertinent documents cited in this solicitation are not available for distribution but may be examined at the following location:

Issued with IFB via SAM.gov

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

00 22 00 EVALUATION

Section 00 22 00

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

TWO-STEP SEALED BID OVERVIEW,

GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS, EVALUATIONS

AND CONTRACT AWARD

1. OVERVIEW

a. This is a “Two-Step Sealed Bid” Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the Replacement of Left Abutment Collector Pipe System Project, Big Bend Dam, South Dakota. The Contracting Officer will award one (1) firm fixed-price construction contract to the responsive and responsible bidder whom the Government determines to have an acceptable Step-One technical proposal, conforms to the solicitation requirements, is fair and reasonable, and bids the lowest overall price in Step-Two.

b. The Step-One Request for Technical Proposals (RFP) is issued with approximately 95% complete sufficiently descriptive technical specifications and construction drawings. The information contained in Step-One is not binding on the Government, and the actual delivery or performance requirements will be contained in the invitation issued under Step-Two. The 95% specifications and drawings are not final or to be used for construction. Only those firms determined to be technically acceptable during Step-One will be issued the 100% final technical specifications and construction drawings during Step-Two.

c. The Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedure is a combination of competitive procedures designed to obtain the benefits of sealed bidding while ensuring only technically acceptable firms participate in the priced sealed bid. The process allows for the Step-One technical proposal submission and evaluation to be performed concurrent with the development of the final 100% technical specifications and construction drawings. Step-One ensures that only technically acceptable firms participate in the Step-Two, the sealed bid process.

d. Step-One under this process consists of the request for, submission of, evaluation and (if necessary) discussion of a technical proposal. Only one technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror. The proposals are evaluated for technical acceptability. The Step-One technical proposal must not include prices or pricing information.

e. In Step-One, offerors must submit technical proposals that are complete and acceptable without the need for additional explanation or information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal’s acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted. The Government may proceed with Step-Two without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from, or enter into discussions with, the offerors of proposals that are determined to be reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable. Discussions will only be held if necessary, and if determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

f. A notice of “acceptable” or “unacceptable” will be forwarded to each Step-One offeror upon completion of the technical proposal evaluation and final determination. The names of the offerors that submitted acceptable technical proposals will be listed on the Government’s https://sam.gov website for the benefit of prospective subcontractors.

g. In Step-Two, an amendment with the final 100% technical specifications and construction drawings will be issued to only those offerors whose technical proposals are determined to be acceptable in Step-One. The normal sealed bidding process in FAR Part 14 will be followed. In Step-Two, only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. Each bid submitted in Step-Two must be based on the bidder's own technical proposal that was submitted, evaluated and determined to be acceptable in Step-One. Bidders must comply with the 100% technical specifications and construction drawings and the bidder’s acceptable technical proposal.

h. Contractor Team Arrangements are considered an arrangement in which (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one (1) or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program.

The Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in an offer or, for arrangements entered into after submission of an offer, before the arrangement becomes effective. The Government will not normally require or encourage the dissolution of contractor team arrangements. The Offeror must identify the major or critical aspects of the requirement to be performed by those identified in the Contractor Team Arrangement.

i. Any Offeror submitting an offer in the name of a Joint Venture must include a fully executed copy of the Joint Venture Agreement with the offer. Joint Venture Agreements which require SBA approval may be submitted absent the requisite SBA Servicing Agency approving authorities’ signature; however, the Offeror shall submit evidence from the Offeror’s SBA Servicing Agency that the Offeror has notified and discussed the proposed Joint Venture for this project with the appropriate SBA personnel.

2. STEP-ONE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

All offerors are required to submit a technical proposal with the minimum content as specified herein.

Proposals without the minimum content may be rated other than “acceptable”. Step-One Technical Proposals shall be emailed to the below individuals no later than the date and time established in Block 13 of the Standard Form (SF) 1442, or Block 14 of the most recent SF 30, as applicable:

Contracting Officer: Jae H. Chang at Jae.Chang@usace.army.mil

Contract Specialist: Lynne D Reed at Lynne.D.Reed@usace.army.mil

Each email shall contain the following information:

a. Solicitation No: W9128F23B0005

b. Bid Due Date and Time: [Block 13 of the SF 1442 or Block 14 of the most recent SF 30, as applicable]

c. Bid Validity Date: 60 Days

Proposals received after the date and time stated within Block 13 of the SF 1442 or Block 14 of the most recent SF 30, as applicable, will be considered late and will not be considered for award. To avoid rejection of a proposal, the offeror must ensure the e-mail submission is virus-free. The Government will follow FAR 14.406 if an e-mail bid is unreadable.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) when sending the submission to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. The offeror certifies with its offer that the representations and certifications included in SAM are current, accurate, and complete.

3. STEP-ONE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

Submit the Step-One technical proposal via email in PDF format and Optical Character Recognition (OCR)* compatible and word searchable. Each section must be clearly labeled by solicitation number, project name, and Offeror’s name.

*OCR is a common method of digitizing printed texts so that they can be electronically searched, stored more compactly, displayed on-line, and used in machine processes such as machine translation, text-to-speech, key data extraction and text mining.

Bidders should enter a description for every file submitted. Bidders should separate files over 20 megabytes (MB) into smaller files and send separate e-mails. Bidders shall identify each e-mail with the number relative to the total number of e-mails submitted (i.e., “e-mail 1 of 4”). Bidders should request Government receipt upon sending all e-mails. Bidders should not assume e-mail submissions are instantaneous and must consider file size and number of files sent. Bidders should send bids at least 1 hour early to ensure delivery and may send test e-mails to USACE the day before bid opening.

Technical proposals will be organized with a table of contents as follows:

COVER LETTER - Solicitation number; Name, 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;

CAGE Code and DUNS number for the offeror, and all teaming partners and / or Joint Ventures.

Note: The inclusion of any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in the technical proposal, or the inclusion of any other terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable and thus ineligible for award. Resolve questions about the terms and conditions or technical requirements of the solicitation prior to submission of the proposal.

TAB A – Standard Form 1442, completed and signed by authorized individual(s) of the Offeror, include the offeror’s DUNS number in Block 14.

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

TAB B – Section 00 45 00 – Representations and Certifications, Printed Entity Record from the online System for Award Management (SAM) database.

TAB C – Teaming & Joint Venture Arrangements: Offers submitting proposals using a teaming arrangement shall submit a fully executed copy of the teaming arrangement signed both by the subcontractor/teaming partner and the offeror and the narrative described in Section 00 21 00 paragraph 1.h above.

Offers submitted in the name of a Joint Venture must be signed in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint venture agreement as evidenced in the proposal, including letters of commitment from the joint venture firms. See Section 00 21 00 paragraph 1.i above.

TAB D – All submission requirements for Factor 1: Past Performance submission requirements

TAB E– All submission requirements for Factor 2: Technical Approach submission requirements

4. STEP-ONE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INQUIRIES AND QUESTIONS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation shall be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective offeror who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective offeror once the reply is available for viewing.

***Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one (1) question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions may be rejected. Please review all previous inquiries to limit redundant inquiries.

The Project ID is: BB90 Project Name: Replacement of Left Abutment Collector Pipe System Bidder Inquiry Key: EU5QF8-9UQVTN

Instructions for first-time ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

b. Identify the Agency. Select agency USACE.

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

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

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

f. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret

Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

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

Instructions for future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

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

c. Identify the Agency. Select agency USACE.

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

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

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

Question.

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

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries 10 calendar days before proposal due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response to inquiries and amend the solicitation if necessary.

Proposing firms are requested to review the specification in its entirety and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP. Email to staff@rcesupport.com.

5. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD

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

6. STEP-ONE REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL PROPOSALS EVALUATION

The Government will evaluate each offeror’s technical proposal based on how well the proposal addresses each of the evaluation factors listed below. Each of the evaluation factors will be evaluated by the Government and either an “acceptable”, “unacceptable” or “reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable” rating will be determined by consensus of the Government evaluation board. There are no relative weights assigned to the factors. A Step-One acceptable technical proposal must be rated “acceptable” for all evaluation factors in order to receive an overall “acceptable” technical proposal rating.

General Technical Proposal and Evaluation Information:

a. The evaluation will be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 14.5, Two-Step Sealed Bidding. For this procurement, only one (1) technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror. The proposal must be complete without the need of additional explanation or information. The Government may proceed with Step-Two without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals that it considers “reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable.”

b. Technical Proposals will be rated at the factor level. If any factor is determined to be “unacceptable”, the entire proposal will be determined “unacceptable”. A technical proposal may be determined to be “reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable”, and therefore eligible for discussions. However, a proposal with a factor that is determined to be “unacceptable” will be eliminated from further consideration.

c. Technical proposals which do not provide the specified information in the specified location in accordance with the submission instructions may be rated other than “acceptable”. The Government is under no obligation to search for information that is not in the specified locations. If an offeror submits alternates that are not requested, the information will not be evaluated.

d. In general, example projects or experience that the Government does not consider relevant for the purposes of evaluating experience will not be considered as a part of the minimum project requirement.

e. The degree of acceptability to the Government inherent in the content of the offeror’s technical proposal will be a consideration under every evaluation factor.

f. If discussions are held with offerors whose proposals are considered “reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable” and a request for proposal revisions are requested, the revised proposal will be re-evaluated in accordance with the criteria in the solicitation. After completion of discussions and evaluation of any revised proposals, the proposal will be determined as “acceptable” or “unacceptable”.

If determined “unacceptable”, a notice of unacceptability will be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal’s evaluation.

g. Any proposal which modifies or fails to conform to the essential requirements or specifications of the request for technical proposals will be considered nonresponsive and categorized as “unacceptable”.

h. The offeror’s conformance with the specified format and submission requirements will be considered during the technical evaluation. Failure to comply with the formatting and/or submission requirements may be seen as indicative of the type of problems that could be expected during contract performance.

Lack of conformance and material omission(s) may cause the technical proposal to be rejected as “unacceptable”.

i. The proposal submission instructions are written to give prospective offerors, where feasible, an indication of the level of detail desired by the Government. The offeror’s failure to include information that the Government has indicated must be included will result in the proposal being found other than “acceptable” if inadequate detail is provided.

j. Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in the technical proposal submissions. The inclusion of any terms and conditions in the proposals that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in a determination that the proposal/bid is “unacceptable” and thus ineligible to bid in Step-Two. Resolve questions about the terms and conditions or technical requirements of the solicitation prior to submission of the proposal/bid; see “Proposal Inquiries and Questions”, located above in Section 00 21 00.

k. Factor and Overall Technical Proposal Ratings. Each factor and the overall technical proposal as a whole will be given the ratings identified and defined as follows:

FACTOR RATINGS

DEFINITION

Acceptable The proposal meets the requirements of the RFP and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements.

Reasonably Susceptible of Being Made Acceptable (Note: This rating is not used for the overall technical proposal rating)

The proposal, as proposed, cannot be rated as Acceptable because of error(s), omissions(s) or deficiency(ies) which are capable of being corrected without a major rewrite or revision of the proposal.

Unacceptable The proposal does not meet the requirements of the RFP.

Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria for the Technical Proposal

The information provided in this section will be used in evaluating the offeror’s specialized technical experience and proposed construction approach, specific to this solicitation.

Factor 1 – Past Performance

Submission Requirements:

Submit a minimum of two (2) example projects and a maximum of five (5) example projects completed within the last 7 years demonstrating the proposing firm’s recent, relevant experience. If more than five projects are submitted, only the first five will be evaluated. The projects submitted shall be limited to no more than two pages for each project submission. Additional pages above the limit will not be evaluated.

Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs) or any other type of task-order contracts that provide for the issuance of task orders for the performance of tasks will not be considered projects for the purposes of this evaluation. Only individual task orders issued under such contracts will be evaluated as projects. However, a phased project using phased task orders for a single customer with multiple inter-dependent facilities on a single site may be considered a project for the purposes of this evaluation. Project descriptions that do not clearly describe the proposing firm’s or team member’s experience, the scope of the project, or the periods of project performance will not be considered.

There are three aspects to the performance confidence evaluations: recency, relevancy, and quality of past performance. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance shall be considered.

Relevance and quality of performance will be combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each Offeror. The project examples requested within this factor must be of relevant scope and complexity to the solicited project.

The information that is required for Factor 1, below, is provided in the template Attachment A, Experience in Relevant Projects, which can be extended as necessary. Offerors are not required to use the form itself as part of their proposal, but the information requested for Factor 1 must be in the offeror’s proposal and should be in the same format as the template.

The following information is required for each submitted project experience:

1) Project Title

2) Location

3) Contract Number

4) Type of Contract: Indicate Firm Fixed Price; Cost Plus Fixed Fee; etc.

5) Total Dollar Amount at Award and Completion: Total amount of the proposing firm’s contract or subcontract

(if a key subcontractor)

6) Project Delivery Method: Indicate Design/Bid/Build; Design/Build; Integrated Design; Design Only; etc.

7) Role of Proposing Firm: Prime contractor or key subcontractor. If a subcontractor, state who is the prime contractor. State if the example project represents a Joint Venture. If a Joint Venture, name the Joint Venture’s parties. Indicate type of work and percentage of work performed by the parties.

8) Brief Description of Project: Provide a narrative with details about the proposing firm’s role and the relevancy to this project

9) Project Relevancy: Address any relevancy of the submitted project using, at a minimum, the relevancy criteria

(a) through (e) below

10) Construction Start and Completion Dates: Project construction must be identified as complete or substantially complete. If a proposing firm presents a project that is substantially complete, the proposal must include an explanation of why that project should be considered.

11) Customer / End User’s Primary Point of Contact: Name, relationship to project, agency/firm, phone number, and e-mail address. The Government may contact and interview project references. Reference information will not be revealed to other parties.

12) Procuring Activity Point of Contact: Name, relationship to project, agency/firm, phone number, and e-mail address. The Government may contact and interview project references. Reference information will not be revealed to other parties.

A recent project is a project that is complete, or substantially complete within 7 years of this request for technical proposal issue date. If a proposing firm submits a project as substantially complete within the 7-year period, the proposal must include an explanation why that project should be considered substantially complete. Project should be substantially complete, meaning more than 90% invoiced and paid.

The relevancy of a submitted projects must be substantiated by the proposing firm’s role, work, size, scope, and complexity similar to the requirements in this project. In making this determination, the Government will use the following criteria to establish the acceptable relevancy of a submitted project (this is not an exclusive list and each relevant project does not need to meet all of the criteria):

a. Experience with earthwork on high hazard dams or levees.

b. Experience with installation of a two-stage filter system for seepage collection systems for dams.

c. Experience with site characterization for dewatering to include: drilling and sampling methods, well/piezometer installations, aquifer pumping test methods and field data evaluation methods.

d. Experience with dewatering system design such as: determination methods for well point spacing, depth, pumping rates and durations; well point installation and development methods; pumping methods; equipment and piping setup and routing; discharged water energy dispersion and erosion control, required operational duration;

power sources; monitoring components for flow rate, sediment concentration, groundwater level; excavation stability relative to dewatering factors; physical safety concerns; permitting requirements; component and well point abandonment methods.

e. Experience with dewatering system installation and operation to include factors such as those listed under item d. above.

f. All of the submitted projects must have a contract value of at least $500,000

g. One (1) submitted project must include item d. (experience with dewatering system design and installation), and one (1) submitted project must include item a (experience with earthwork on high hazard dams or levees).

The project descriptions and relevancy narratives must clearly articulate the relevancy in sufficient detail to determine technical capability. The more similarities an example project has with the prospective contract, the greater the degree of relevancy.

In addition, submit past performance on each submitted example project. DO NOT provide Past Performance reference for projects other than project examples provided for Experience in Relevant Projects. The quantity of projects submitted for this past performance is the same as the quantity of projects submitted for the experience in relevant projects submission requirements, a minimum of two (2) and a maximum of five (5)

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment B) is provided for the offering firms to submit to the client of each project the offering firm includes in its submission requirements for Factor 1. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client’s point of contact. The completed PPQs should be submitted with the Step-One technical proposals. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Lynne.D.Reed@usace.army.mil via email prior to the Step-One technical proposal closing date and time.

Note: If any of the projects are Government contracts with a completed CPARS, please only complete blocks 1 through 5 of the PPQ form (Attachment B) and attach it to the front of the CPARS rating. Be sure to include the POC’s information of the client and the contract number of the project.

Evaluation Criteria:

The Government’s overall confidence level for this factor will be based on the Offeror’s Past Performance to include recency and relevancy of the projects submitted and the quality of performance. The Government’s overall confidence level for this factor may also be based on the Offeror’s past teaming experience narrative, if applicable.

The burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the proposing firm. If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, the Government will only evaluate past performance of the division or unit submitting the offer or of the team member. The prime contractor will be rated on its own performance. A prime contractor may not establish past performance based on the past performance of its proposed key personnel, apart from that of the entity.

In accordance with FAR 15.305 and DFARS 215.305, the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance will be considered.

However, the comparative assessment in FAR 15.305(a)(2)(i) does not apply. Therefore, past performance will be rated on an “acceptable”, “Reasonably Susceptible of Being Made Acceptable“, or “unacceptable” basis only.

In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)).

Therefore, the offeror will be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance.

The Government may also review past performance information from any sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Contractor Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or other databases using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials;

and the Defense Contract Management Agency. The Government reserves the right to check any or all cited references to verify supplied information and to assess owner satisfaction. The evaluation may take into account the number and severity of problems, the demonstrated effectiveness of corrective actions taken, and the overall work record.

Minimum Acceptability Criteria:

Past performance information must be submitted for minimum of two (2) example projects and a maximum of five (5) example projects completed within the last 7 years from the date of the Step-One solicitation issuance date demonstrating the proposing firm’s recent, relevant experience.

The recency and relevancy of each submitted project’s must include:

a. Each project experience must include at least three of the similar scope criteria listed above in a through e.

b. All of the submitted projects must have a contract value of at least $500,000.

c. One (1) submitted project must include item d. (experience with dewatering system design and installation), and one (1) submitted project must include item a (experience with earthwork on high hazard dams or levees).

d. Determined to meet the recency requirements above.

e. Determined to meet the relevancy requirements above.

Past performance evaluation will use the same determination made during Experience in Relevant Projects evaluation. Any additional recency and relevancy determinations of past performance information from other sources available to the Government will follow the same criteria used during the Factor 1 evaluation.

A proposing firm demonstrates acceptable past performance by meeting the minimum submission and past performance solicitation requirements and based on the offeror’s satisfactory or higher performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required efforts in the requirements. The Government will have confidence in the firm’s probability to successfully supply products and services that meet all the contract’s plans, specifications requirements.

Factor 2 – Technical Approach

Submission Requirements:

The proposing firm must clearly communicate its proposed technical approach for the solicited project which meets the attached 95% technical specifications and construction drawings. The technical approach shall be described in 15 pages or less. The narrative shall address how all assumptions and the dewatering system requirements are determined. If additional assumptions are needed, then clearly list them and explain the reason for each assumption.

The proposal must include, as a minimum, the following elements:

Technical approach plan to include but not limited to:

a. Dewatering system design

• . Conceptual dewatering system layout including dewatering point spacing.

• Supporting assumptions as appropriate.

b. Dewatering system installation.

• Dewatering point installation method.

• Materials.

• Pumping method (submersible, vacuum, combination, other).

• Dewatering system performance evaluation groundwater level monitoring during dewatering discharges.

• Flow rates (instantaneous/cumulative).

c. Dewatering system operation.

• Operational sequencing/scheduling.

• Duration of operation.

• Power source/backup.

• Inspection practices (wells/pumping apparatus).

• Surface-water control.

• Site surveillance.

d. Contingency plan for unexpected dewatering system failure and/or inability to meet specification requirements.

e. Dewatering system abandonment

• Methods.

• Materials.

f. Excavation plan with excavation method(s) and shoring/sheeting, if applicable.

g. Construction schedule including work:

• Elements.

• Sequence.

• Durations.

Evaluation Criteria:

The Government will evaluate the technical approach in its entirety and categorize the proposal with one (1) combined technical evaluation for this factor.

The proposing firm’s technical approach narrative must be in an organized manner that acceptably addresses the elements and sub-elements listed in the submission requirements. The proposed technical approach must meet all of the attached draft plans, specifications, and contract requirements, and be commensurate with this project’s size, scope, and complexity.

Minimum Acceptability Criteria:

1. The proposing firm’s Technical Approach must, at a minimum, include and address all the elements and sub-elements listed in the submission requirements.

2. A proposing firm demonstrates an acceptable Technical Approach by meeting the minimum submission requirements for this factor and providing the Government with a technical approach plan that meets all of the attached plans, specifications, and contract requirements, commensurate with this project’s size, scope, and complexity.

7. STEP-TWO INVITATION FOR BID, EVALUATION, AND AWARD

Step-Two in the process involves the submission of sealed priced bids by those who submitted acceptable technical proposals in Step-One.

The Step-Two Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued to the acceptable firms as an amendment to the solicitation and include the final 100% technical specifications and construction drawings, final bid schedule, and other final bidding information. The priced bids will be due no later than the date and time listed in the amendment. The bids submitted in Step-Two will be evaluated and the award made in accordance with Subparts 14.3 and 14.4.

In Step-Two, only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be “acceptable”, either initially or as a result of discussions, will be considered for award. Each bid in Step-Two must be based on the bidder's own technical proposal that was submitted, evaluated, and determined to be acceptable in Step-One.

Bidders must comply with the final technical specifications and construction drawings and the bidder’s acceptable technical proposal. Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in the bid submissions.

The inclusion of any terms and conditions in the bid that conflicts with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in a determination that the proposal/bid is unacceptable and thus ineligible for Step-Two and award.

Resolve questions about the terms and conditions or technical requirements of the solicitation prior to submission of the proposal/bid; see “Proposal Inquiries and Questions”, located above in Section 00 21 00.

8. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN/SUBCONTRACTING GOALS…