W9128F24B0013 Solicitation.pdf

Spillw ay Bridge Concrete Repair Garrison Dam, Riverdale, North Dakota

This is a total Small Business Set-Aside.

This solicitation and resulting contract are utilizing a Tw o-Step Sealed Bidding procurement method as described in FAR Part 14.5. This solicitation is the Step-One w hich is a request for technical proposals only. Bid bonds are NOT required to be submitted w ith the Step-One technical proposal. Bid bonds ARE required to be submitted w ith the Step-Tw o sealed bid.

X

JAYLEM L DUROUSSEAU

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

26-Jul-2024

(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 ________430 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 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 ______________27 Aug 2024 (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 X is, 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

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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:

W9128F24B0013 90

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

W9128F24B0013

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

BID SCHEDULE

Spillway Bridge Concrete

Repairs, Garrison Dam, ND

**DRAFT VERSION ONLY

SEE NOTE BELOW***

GR00114

SECTION 00 10 00

Bidding Schedule

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Measure

Unit Price

Amount

BASE

ITEMS

0001 Repair 1: Repair Plan North Concrete Parapet and Sidewalk in Span 31

1 Job XXX $______________

0002 Repair 2: Repair spalls at Post- Tensioning Grout Pockets in the Deck Stiffener Beams

1 Job XXX $______________

0003 Repair 3: Replace Deteriorated Plan North Sidewalk in Span 21

1 Job XXX $______________

0004 Repair 4: Repair Spall in Sidewalk at Curb

1 Job XXX $______________

0005 Repair 5: Repair Spalls at Metal Railings

1 Job XXX $______________

0006 Repair 6: Replace Metal Railing Caulk

1 Job XXX $______________

0007 Repair 7: Repair Disconnected Metal Railing

1 Job XXX $______________

0008 Repair 8: Replace Missing Railing Support

1 Job XXX $______________

0009 Provide Traffic Control Measures 2 Job XXX $______________

0010 Provide As Builts 1 Job XXX $______________

0011 Mobilization and Demobilization 1 Job XXX $______________

TOTAL BASE (Items 0001 thru 0011) $______________

NOTES:

1 Prices must be entered for all items of the schedule. Total amounts submitted without prices being entered on individual items will be rejected. Additions will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the Job (lump sum) prices and the total amount, the lump sum prices will be considered the price submitted.

2 A modification to a proposal which provides for a single adjustment to the total amount submitted, should state the application of the adjustment to each respective lump sum price affected. If the modification is not so apportioned, the single adjustment will be applied to Item Nos. 0001 thru 0011.

**Note** This is the draft version of the Bid Schedule. The Bid Schedule will be requested in Step-2 of the IFB process. DO NOT Submit the Bid Schedule with Step-1 of the IFB Process.”

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job GA Spillway Bridge Concrete Repairs

FFP

See Bid Schedule. Pricing not required for Step 1, bid schedule is for reference only.

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Z1LB

NET AMT

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237310.

(2) The small business size standard is $45,000,000.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition--

(i) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(ii) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(iii) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is not included in this solicitation, and the Offeror has an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The Offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

[ ] Paragraph (d) applies.

[ ] Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) (1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(vii) 52.209-2, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation.

(viii) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(ix) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(x) 52.214-14, Place of Performance--Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic, Alternates I, and II). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(C) The provision with its Alternate II applies to solicitations that will result in a multiple-award contract with more than one NAICS code assigned.

(xiii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii).

(xiv) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xvi) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial products or commercial services.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of biobased products in USDA-designated product categories; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA- designated items.

(xix) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.204-7.

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates II and III.)

This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $50,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $100,000 or more but is less than $102,280, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan--Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

(ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

(iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Certification.

(v) 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Certification.

(vi) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(vii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The Offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov. After reviewing the SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [ offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

(End of provision)

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCUREMENT

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 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 eligible 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 52.214-3 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 52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction APR 1984 52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction AUG 1996 52.214-23 Late Submission, Modifications, And Withdrawals Of

Technical Proposals Under Two-Step Sealed Bidding

NOV 1999

52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

MAY 2024

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee SEP 1996 52.232-14 Notice Of Availability Of Progress Payments Exclusively For

Small Business Concerns

APR 1984

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2023 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense

Contractors

JAN 2023

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

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:

USACE Omaha – Contracting Division ATTN: Dan Monahan 1616 Capitol Avenue Omaha, NE 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) An organized site visit has been scheduled for-- 2 August 2024 @ 0900 CDT

(c) Participants will meet at-- Garrison Dam Project Office 201 1st ST, PO Box 527 Riverdale, North Dakota 58565 POC for SITE VISIT ONLY is David Beck, David.D.Beck@usace.army.mil, (701) 654-7754 All questions shall be submitted via PROJNET. See Section 00 22 00.

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov (End of clause)

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 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement ( (48 CFR Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

BIDDER INSTRUCTIONS

Section 00 22 00 – Supplementary Instructions

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 for Spillway Bridge Concrete Repairs at Garrison Dam, ND. 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 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 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 will 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: Daniel Monahan at daniel.d.monahan@usace.army.mil

Contract Specialist: Jaylem Durousseau at jaylem.l.durousseau@usace.army.mil

Each email shall contain the following information:

a. Solicitation No: W9128F24B0013

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.

Submitted files should be named according to the following format: SOLICITATION NUMBER COMPANY NAME Technical Proposal # of #. Offerors should separate files over 20 megabytes (MB) into smaller files and send separate e-mails. Offerors shall identify each e-mail with the number relative to the total number of e-mails submitted (i.e., “e-mail 1 of 4”). Offerors should request Government receipt upon sending all e-mails. Offerors should not assume e-mail submissions are instantaneous and must consider file size and number of files sent.

Offerors should send email submissions 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 IFB. 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 IFB 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 IFB 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. If a teaming arrangement is not fully executed by all parties and provided with the Proposal, team member submission material will not be evaluated or considered.

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: Prior Experience in Relevant Projects

TAB E – All submission requirements for Factor 2: Past Performance

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: GR00114

Project Name: Garrison Spillway Bridge Concrete Repairs Bidder Inquiry Key: HVVPG5-5CQ9VD

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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 alternate proposal elements 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 Step-One 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 Ratings. Each factor will be given one of the ratings identified and defined as follows:

FACTOR 1 RATING

(Prior Experience in Relevant Projects)

DEFINITION

Acceptable The proposal meets the requirements of the Step-One request for technical proposal 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 Step-One request for technical proposal.

FACTOR 2 RATING

(Past Performance)

DEFINITION

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the Step-One request for technical proposal, and based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the Step-One request for technical proposal, and / or based on the Offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

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 specific to this solicitation.

Factor 1 – Prior Experience in Relevant Projects

Submission Requirements:

Submit three (3) example projects which best illustrate the experience of the contractor on projects of similar scope, complexity, and size as this project. If more than three (3) projects are submitted, only the first three (3) will be evaluated. Submitted projects must be completed or substantially complete within the past 6 years. The projects submitted shall be limited to no more than two (2) pages for each project submission. Additional pages above the limit may 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.

The following information is required for each submitted example project:

a. Project Title

b. Location

c. Contract Number

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

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

(if a key subcontractor)

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

g. 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.

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

i. Project Relevancy: Address any relevancy of the submitted project using, at a minimum, the relevancy criteria below

j. 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.

k. 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.

l. 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.

Evaluation Criteria:

The Government will evaluate each submitted project’s extent of recent and relevant experience compared to this project’s size, scope of work, and performance requirements. The Government will categorize the proposal with one (1) combined technical evaluation for this factor.

A recent project is a project that is complete or substantially complete within 6 years of this request for technical proposal issue date. If a proposing firm submits a project as substantially complete within the 6-year period, the proposal must include an explanation why that project should be considered substantially complete.

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:

a. Experience working with government or state agencies regulations such as Department Of Transportations.

b. Experience with OSHA regulations implementation.

c. Experience working on bridges and/or elevated structures.

d. Experience with concrete repair techniques and applications.

e. Experience with concrete reinforcing materials.

Minimum Acceptability Criteria:

A firm’s acceptable proposal for this factor must include:

a. Three (3) project examples that meet both the recency and relevancy requirements above.

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.

Factor 2 – Past Performance

Submission Requirements:

Submit past performance information on each project submitted for Factor 1. DO NOT provide Past Performance references for projects other than those project examples provided for Factor 1. The quantity of projects submitted for this factor is the same as the quantity of projects submitted for the Factor 1 submission requirements, three (3).

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment A) 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, Brianna.Boehne@usace.army.mil via email prior to the Step-One technical proposal closing date and time. Previously completed PPQs are acceptable.

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 A) 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 past performance evaluation assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in a Offeror’s ability to supply products and services outlined in the Step-One IFB requirements based on the offeror’s demonstrated record of performance. There are three (3) aspects to the evaluation which are recency, relevancy and quality. The Government will at a minimum, evaluate the successful performance of all project examples submitted for Factor 1 and categorize the proposal with one (1) combined evaluation for this factor.

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…