W9128F23R0026-0003 - 22 Sep 2023.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

The purpose of the amendment is as follow s: 1. Incorporate changes to the specifications and draw ings (Descriptive Changes - See SF 30).

2. Extend the proposal due date to 2PM, Central on 20 October 2023. 3. Update the Contract Specialist contact information in Sections 00 21 00 and 00 22 00.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 38

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 22-Sep-2023

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 W9128F23R0026

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

18-Aug-2023

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 X is extended, is not extended.

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

22-Sep-2023

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:

W9128F23R0026

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:

AMENDMENT 3 SUMMARY OF CHANGES

22 September 2023 Solicitation No. W9128F23R0026

Date of Issue: 18 AUG 2023 New Date of Receiving Proposals: 20 OCT 2023

SUBJECT: Amendment No. 0003 to Request for Proposal Solicitation Package for Construction of GBSD MISSILE HANDLING COMPLEX, F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING

TO: Prospective Offerors and Others Concerned

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

a. Specifications. (Descriptive Changes.) See SF 30

b. Specifications (New and/or Revised and Reissued). Delete and substitute or add specification pages or sections as noted below. The substituted pages or sections are 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.

Pages or Sections Deleted Pages or Sections Substituted or Added 05 50 13 05 50 13 21 13 13 21 13 13 21 13 18 21 13 18 21 30 00 21 30 00 28 31 70 28 31 70 28 31 76 28 31 76

c. Drawings (Reissued). The following drawings are revised with latest revision date as shown in the drawing border and reissued with this amendment.

Volume 2 MHF:

1. Sheet S-003, STRUCTURAL GENERAL NOTES

2. Sheet S-101, OVERALL FOUNDATION PLAN

3. Sheet S-102, FOUNDATION PLAN -AREA -A

4. Sheet S-103, FOUNDATION PLAN -AREA -B

5. Sheet S-202, FRAMING ELEVATIONS

6. Sheet S-501, TYPICAL FOUNDATION DETAILS

7. Sheet S-502, FOUNDATION -SECTIONS & DETAILS

8. Sheet S-521, MASONRY DETAILS Volume 3 TSAF:

9. Sheet S-003, STRUCTURAL GENERAL NOTES

10. Sheet S-101, OVERALL FOUNDATION PLAN

11. Sheet S-102, FOUNDATION PLAN -AREA -A

12. Sheet S-103, FOUNDATION PLAN -AREA -B

13. Sheet S-501, TYPICAL FOUNDATION DETAILS

14. Sheet S-502, FOUNDATION -SECTIONS & DETAILS

15. Sheet IN531, SIGNAGE DETAILS

16. Sheet IN532, SIGNAGE DETAILS

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 the Request for Proposal.

4. Offers will be received until 2:00 p.m. CST on 20 OCT 2023.

Attachments (under separate cover):

Specifications listed in 1.b. above Drawings listed in 1.c. above

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

22 SEP 2023

nep/2160

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION, CONTRACT LINE ITEM NUMBER (CLIN) SCHEDULE

The required response date/time has changed from 04-Oct-2023 02:00 PM to 20-Oct-2023 02:00 PM.

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (RFP)

1. SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS

1.1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR

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

1.2 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

1.3 SUBMISSION, MODIFICATION, REVISION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS

See FAR 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISTION, subparagraph "(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals."

below for acceptable methods. Note: Electronic commerce or facsimile are not acceptable methods, unless indicated otherwise.

1.4 SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Contractors shall submit their proposals via email to the following individuals by no later than the date and time established in Block 13 of the Standard Form (SF) 1442, or Block 14 of the most recently issued SF 30 as applicable:

Jeffrey Wyant Contract Officer: jeffrey.w.wyant@usace.army.mil Brandon Landis, Contract Specialist: brandon.p.landis@usace.army.mil

Proposals received after the date and time stated within Block 13 of the SF1442, or Block 14 of the most recently issued SF 30 as applicable, will be considered late and will not be considered for award. To avoid rejection of a proposal, the offeror must make every effort to ensure its electronic submission is virus-free.

Proposals should enter a description for every file submitted. For files over 20 megabytes (MB) the Contractor shall break the file into smaller files sent via separate emails with each email marked to identify which number the email is relative to the total number of emails submitted (i.e., "email one of four"). Once all the emails submitted have been received the Government will confirm receipt via responsive email.

Do not assume submission will be instantaneous. File size and number of files submitted shall be considered. Contractor/Teammate/Subcontractors should allow adequate time for submission completion because the entire proposal (i.e., Contractor's submission and all teammate/subcontractor(s) independent submissions) must be received by the due date and time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, or SF 30 as applicable.

1.5. FILE SUBMISSION

Offerors must submit a Volume I (Technical) proposal in order to submit a Volume II (Pricing) proposal. Offerors shall assume that revisions to Volume I (Technical) proposals will not be allowed, accepted, or evaluated after formal Volume I submission on the requested date – unless requested by the Government by amendment or other formal correspondence.

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 us the following example for file descriptions:

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

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_FACTORS1_thru_4 W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_Appendix_Schedule

Volume II, Price Proposal, shall be submitted as the following separate files:

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_SUBCONTRACTING_PLAN

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_PRICE

(Note: Company name may be abbreviated) Proposal Format Reference 00 22 00 EVALUATION CRITERIA for page limitations and format.

1.6. RETURN ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS

Offeror(s) must ensure ALL mail sent to 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 U.S. 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.

1.7. 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.

1.7.1. USE OF PROJNET PLANROOM

Due to file size limitations associated with SAM.gov, CAD/BIM files have been posted to a ProjNet plan room at www.projnet.org. On the ProjNet login page, provide email address and enter the quick key in the key access section and check the box "I agree to the privacy & Security Notice". Make sure the Managing Agency is "USACE."

Quick Key: 6HGQ5E-I4IIK2

CAD/BIM files are CUI. Follow the requirements listed below in Paragraph 2, a.

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://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 sam.gov web site listed above (registration required).

Specifications and Drawings are CUI and must be requested to be sent via DoD SAFE.

**Contact Timothy Howland, Contract Specialist: timothy.j.howland@usace.army.mil for the solicitation and amendment documents through 4 October 2023.

**Contact Brandon Landis, Contract Specialist: brandon.p.landis@usace.army.mil for the solicitation and amendment documents after 4 October 2023

a. Dissemination and Control of CUI Reference 32 CFR 2002 and Presidential Policy Directive 21 for document dissemination and control.

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:

Brandon Landis, brandon.p.landis@usace.army.mil

(402) 995-2056

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/projenet/ no later than ten (10) calendar days before due date of proposals, 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 answer 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: W9128F23R0026

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: MVJB6M-UBHZPX

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.

4. PLAN HOLDER'S LIST

For Viewing a List of Interested Vendors (i.e. plan holders List) and Receiving Notifications or e-mail of changes regarding a solicitation, U.S. General Services Administration has these features available (https:// sam.gov/). For this solicitation, go to https://sam.gov/ and register as a vendor or enter username 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.

5. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The Missile Handling Complex includes a single story, Missile Handling Facility, a single-story Transporter Storage and Missile Handling Administrative Combined Facility, and an expansion to two existing dangerous cargo pads. Site work improvements include clearing, grubbing, grading, paving walkways, and storm drainage.

The Missile Handling Facility is a steel structure containing three missile bays and a staging area connected to a steel structure transporter/trailer storage component. The missile bays and staging area are situated on an elevated concrete platform for each bay. Each missile bay requires steel rails and space for a winching system for loading/unloading of boosters from transporter trailers.

Transporter Storage Facility is an open steel structure with six transporter storage bays allowing pull through capability. Equipment storage, restroom, and facility support spaces are constructed of low-rise steel structures directly attached to the Transporter storage bays.

The Missile Handling Administrative Facility is a one-story steel structure with private offices, open work areas, conferences rooms, locker rooms, break rooms, storage/supply rooms, and a space built to applicable ICD-705 criteria.

The project consists of concrete foundations, electrical/mechanical service and distribution components/systems, water and sewer, fire protection, lightning protection, vehicle exhaust systems, compressed air system, security systems, and communications systems. The expansion of the cargo pads and lightning protection systems will support the increased size of the special purpose vehicles utilized within the Complex area. The complex is located within a secure boundary.

This project is authorized a generator, per AFI 32-1062. The facilities are designed as permanent construction in accordance with the Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-01. This project will comply with Department of Defense Antiterrorism/Force Protection requirements per Unified Facilities Criteria 4-010-01.

6. EVALUATION AND CONTRACT AWARD

See Section 00 22 00 Evaluation Criteria

7. SOURCE SELECTION EVALUATION BOARD

The Contracting Officer has established a Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) 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 SSEB personnel are confidential, and any attempt by the proposers to contact these individuals is prohibited.

8. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES

It is the Contractor's responsibility to investigate applicable federal, state, and local taxes as well as 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.

9. WYOMING SALES AND USE TAXES

The Contractor and subcontractors (as defined by Section 39 6 601 of Wyoming Law) will obtain Wyoming sales and use tax license specific for each county in which work will be performed. Except as otherwise provided by applicable state law, all purchases of materials shall be reported on a Wyoming license, and taxes shall be remitted under the applicable county license in which the work was performed. Each Contractor and subcontractor will report their sales and use tax payments by license number to the Department of Revenue and Taxation. They will also provide written permission authorizing the Wyoming Department of Revenue and Taxation to release gross county tax payment information on the contract to the Peacekeeper Working Group which is comprised of various state and Federal representatives. Telephone: (307) 777-7011 (General Information).

SECTION 00 22 00 - SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

00 22 00 EVAL CRIT

SECTION 00 22 00

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. GENERAL SCOPE OF WORK

Construct a multi-story Missile Handling Complex (MHC) at FE Warren AFB in Cheyenne, Wyoming: This project will be executed using a Design-Bid-Build (DBB) project delivery method, which will require the contractor to provide the government with a complete facility and warranty based on the Request for Proposal (RFP).

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

This project consists of constructing two (2) large structures, one (1) housing the Missile Handling Facility and a second combining the Transporter Storage Facility and Missile Handling Administrative Facility for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) mission at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. The Missile Handling Facility (MHF) will contain three (3) missile bays and a staging area.

The missile bays and staging area are situated on an elevated concrete platform. The MHF is generally constructed from concrete, steel, concrete masonry units, insulated metal panels and standing seam metal roof. The MHF includes mechanical, electrical and fire pump rooms, training room, equipment storage and restrooms.

The Transporter Storage Administration Facility (TSAF) will contain six (6) transporter storage bays allowing pull through capability. The TSAF is generally constructed from concrete, steel, concrete masonry units, insulated metal panels and standing seam metal roof.

The TSAF mechanical, electrical and fire pump rooms, training room, equipment storage and restrooms.

The TSAF also includes private offices, open work areas, conferences rooms, locker rooms, break rooms, and storage/supply rooms. Portions of the TSAF will meet Intelligence Community Directive 705 technical standards (ICD/ICS 705) and include mitigation measures for direct hostile threats. The project includes concrete paving, asphalt paving, site security fencing, and site utilities: electrical, communications, water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage.

The project will comply with all applicable Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force, and base design standards. The project will use local materials and construction techniques where cost effective. The Contractor must build facilities as permanent construction in accordance with the DoD UFC 1-200-01, "General Building Requirements" and UFC 1-200-02, "High Performance and Sustainable Building Requirements." This project will comply with DoD antiterrorism/force protection requirements per UFC 4- 010-01, "DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards for Buildings" and include cybersecurity measures per UFC 4-010-06, "Cybersecurity of Facility-Related Control Systems."

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 $45M.

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. SOLICITATION SELECTION PROCEDURES

The acquisition approach for this project will be a Best Value Tradeoff RFP following FAR Part 15 procedures. This process provides the Ready to Advertise design in the initial solicitation. Upon receipt of proposals, the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will convene and independently evaluate proposals against the requirements stated in the solicitation. The SSEB members will complete their independent evaluations and reconvene for consensus. An SSEB Report will be created by the SSEB Chairperson to document the SSEB findings and consensus. The report will be provided to the Source Selection Authority (SSA). The price proposal will be analyzed separate from the technical evaluation by the Cost/Price Analyst and/or Contracting Officer. The SSA will conduct an independent evaluation and document the Best Value Tradeoff in the Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD).

Offerors must submit Volume I (Technical) and Volume II (Pricing) proposal as described below. Offerors shall assume that revisions to Volume I (Technical) proposals will not be allowed, accepted, or evaluated after formal Volume I submission on the requested date – unless requested by the Government by amendment or other formal correspondence.

The Government reserves the right to award a contract without discussions 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.

3. TECHNICAL RATINGS

The evaluation ratings for Technical Factors 2 and 3 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 Project Management Plan and Factor 3 Key Personnel. The evaluation rating that will be used for Factor 1 Past Performance and Factor 4 Small Business Participation is described further below.

Table 1: Combined Technical/Risk Ratings Color Rating Description

Blue Outstanding Proposal demonstrates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths and/or at least one significant strength, 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 or significant 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 is unawardable, and/or risk of performance is unacceptably high.

RATING DEFINITIONS

Strength: is an aspect of an offeror's proposal with merit or will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the advantage of the Government during contract performance.

Significant Strength: an aspect of an Offeror's proposal with appreciable merit or will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the advantage of 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 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.

4. PAST PERFORMANCE RATING

The Past Performance evaluation factor assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an Offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet users’ needs, based on a demonstrated record of performance. The Past Performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The Past Performance evaluation considers each Offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each Offeror after evaluating the Offeror's recent Past Performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements. There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy (including context of data), and quality (including general trends in contractor performance and source of information). All three aspects must be considered for each of the contracts or requirements evaluated.

4.1 Recency. The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant and is critical to establishing the relevancy of past performance information. The criteria to establish what prior performance is recent shall be unique to each source selection and shall be stated in the solicitation. The recency timeframe established should be based on the acquisition and the market/industry. For example, some efforts would require longer recency periods to avoid restricting competition simply due to the lack of item production.

Recent is defined as Past Performance on contracts that had 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, or at a minimum, projects shall be at least substantially complete, meaning more than 90% invoiced and paid, within the past ten (10) years from the date of this solicitation release.

4.2 Relevance. The second aspect of the Past Performance evaluation is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. The criteria to establish what prior performance is relevant shall be unique to each source selection and shall be stated in the solicitation. In establishing what is relevant for the acquisition, consideration should be given to those aspects of an offeror’s history of contract (or subcontract) performance that would provide the most context and give the greatest ability to measure whether the offeror will successfully satisfy the current requirement.

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 described in Table 2 below:

Table 2: Past Performance Relevancy Rating

Adjectival Rating Description

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 magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

4.3 Quality of Performance. The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance (see FAR 15.304[c][2]). The past performance evaluation conducted in support of a current source selection does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s past performance on past contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed those past contracts.

Requirements for considering history of small business utilization are outlined at FAR 15.304(c)(3)(ii) and DFARS 215.305(a)(2). The Past Performance Evaluation Team will review all past performance information collected and determine the quality of the offeror’s performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance confidence assessment. A separate quality assessment rating is not required; rather, the past performance rating, whether using the confidence assessment rating or Acceptable/Unacceptable, is based on the offeror’s overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance.

After evaluating recency, 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:

Table 3: Performance Confidence Assessment Rating

Adjectival Rating Description

Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

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

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

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

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

5. SMALL BUSINESS RATING METHOD

The small business evaluation for Factor 4 will utilize the following ratings as stated in the below table for this solicitation.

Table 4: Small Business Rating Method

Color Rating Adjectival 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.

6. 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 Unique Entity ID (UEI) 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://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 3). 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, Brandon Landis, Contract Specialist, via email at brandon.p.landis@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.

7. RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS

Evaluation factors are listed below in descending order of importance:

Table 5: Volume I Required Submittal Items (Not Rated)

Location Description Descending Order of Importance

TAB A

SF 1442 and Acknowledgements of Amendments

Not Rated

TAB B Representations and Certifications Not Rated

TAB C

JV Agreement or Teaming Agreement (if applicable)

Not Rated

Table 6: Volume I Evaluation Factors

Location Description Descending Order of Importance

TAB D Factor 1 – Past Performance 1st Most Important Factor

TAB E Factor 2 – Project Management Plan 2nd Most Important Factor

TAB F Factor 3 – Key Personnel 3rd Most Important Factor

TAB G Factor 4 – Small Business Participation 4th Most Important Factor

Table 7: Volume II Evaluation Factors

TAB A Small Business Subcontracting Plan Acceptable/Unacceptable

TAB B Factor 5 – Section 00 10 00, Pricing Schedule

The non-price factors, Factors 1 through 4 outlined above, when combined are approximately equal to price.

8. 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.

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the five evaluation factors:

Past Performance, Project Management Plan, Key Personnel, Small Business Participation and Price. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for Factors 2-4.

Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest cost offered. NOTE:

ALL NON-PRICED FACTORS COMBINED ARE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO COST/PRICE.

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 Post award Debriefing of Offerors.

EVALUATION OF OPTIONS. Per FAR 52.217-5, except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

9. PROPOSAL CHARACTERISTICS

9.1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, PAGE LIMITATIONS, AND FORMAT

Proposals shall be submitted by the time and date as specified in Section 00 10 00, Page 1. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) applied to all documents that will enable word searches to be conducted using Adobe-compatible PDF software. The two (2) volumes listed below shall be submitted as “SEPARATE” single files. Due to heightened security at Government installations, the proposal shall be emailed to the following. If the proposal is too large for email, Offers may be submitted electronically via DOD Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) at https://safe.apps.mil/ to the following recipients:

1. Contract Specialist Brandon Landis, brandon.p.landis@usace.army.mil

2. Contract Officer Jeffrey Wyant, jeffrey.w.wyant@usace.army.mil

**Offerors accessing the DOD SAFE site as a GUEST (a “Guest” is defined as a user who is not assigned a CAC) must request a package invitation from the Contract Specialist listed in Section 00 22 00 a minimum of 48-business hours prior to the close of the RFP.**

For the purposes of determining whether the proposal was received "late" in accordance with FAR 15.208, the date and time the file(s) are received by the USACE Outlook Server or uploaded into the DOD SAFE website as identified in the DOD SAFE notification e-mail sent to the Contract Specialist(s)/ Contracting Officer will be the time and date the Government received the proposal. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal.

Page limitations for Volumes I & II, Technical Proposal (Evaluation Factors 1, 2, 3, and 4) 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 (Arial, Times New Roman, or Calibri). All text shall be typed and single-spaced. Each page shall be 8-1/2” x 11” (organizational chart, risk assessment 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 8: Page Count Information Volume I, Technical Proposal

Evaluation Factor

Title Page Limitation

1 Past Performance Three (3) pages per project example plus a 2-page teaming narrative; no page limit on CPARS/PPQs

2 Project Management Plan 25 pages total (all inclusive except for Schedule) 3 Key Personnel 6 pages total – 2 pages per resume 4 Small Business Participation No Limit

Volume II, Price Proposal

Small Business Subcontracting Plan

No Limit

5 Price No Limit

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

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_FACTORS1_thru_4 W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_FACTOR2_Appendix_Schedule

Volume II, Price Proposal, shall be submitted as the following separate files (also reference Section 10, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS below):

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_REQD_DOCS

W9128F23R0026_FIRMNAME_PRICE

9.2 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 “W9128F23R0026_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, the following shall be submitted within the file titled “W9128F23R0026_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.

9.3 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 RFP.

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

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

RFP.

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

Include the UEI 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.

10. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Reference Section 00 21 00 Instructions to Offerors.

11. CONTRACTOR TEAM ARRANGEMENTS

11.1 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, UEI 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.

11.2 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.