W9128F25R0008.pdf

The Offeror hereby agrees to do all w ork described in the documents entitled: Pow erhouse Passenger Elevator Replacement, Fort Randall Dam, South Dakota.

RETURN ELECTRONIC COPIES OF OFFER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 00 10 00 (SF1442) AND SECTION 00 22 00.

THIS SOLICITATION IS RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS ONLY.

BRANDIE L. MURPHY 402-995-2332

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

21-Nov-2024

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________365 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________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 specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________21 Jan 2025 (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 offers are due.

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

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

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DIST

CONTRACTING OFFICE

1616 CAPITOL AVENUE

OMAHA NE 68102-4901

W9128F

PAGE OF PAGES

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:

W9128F25R0008 1 OF 66

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

W9128F25R0008

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

PRICING SCHEDULE

CONTRACT LINE ITEM PRICING SCHEDULE

ITEM NO. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT AMOUNT

BASE ITEMS

0001 Mobilization/ Demobilization 1 Job $_____________________

0002 Fire Rated Shaftwall Construction 1 Job $_____________________

0003 Plumbing and HVAC Improvements 1 Job $_____________________

0004 Electrical Improvements 1 Job $_____________________

0005 Elevator Improvements 1 Job

0006 Fire System Improvements 1 Job $_____________________

0007 All Other Work 1 Job $_____________________

TOTAL BASIC AMOUNT: $__________________

OPTIONAL ITEMS

0008 Additional Asbestos Abatement 1 Job $_____________________

TOTAL AMOUNT (Base Plus Option Items) $_____________________________

NOTES:

1. CLIN prices must be entered for all items of the schedule. Total amounts submitted without individual CLIN prices being entered will be rejected. Additions will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the CLIN prices and the total basic amount, the CLIN prices will be considered the correct amounts.

2. Offerors are referred to Section 01 22 00 for additional CLIN information.

3. A modification to an offer which provides for a single adjustment to the total amount bid, should state the application of the adjustment to each respective Job price affected. If the modification is not so apportioned, the single adjustment will be applied to Item No. 0007 All Remaining Work.

4. The Government reserves right to exercise CLIN 0008 within 120 calendar days after contract award date. The period of performance will not be extended should item 0008 be exercised. Refer to Drawing E-151 for additional information.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS (RFP)

1. SOLICITATION RESTRICTIONS

1.1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR

This solicitation is 100% Small Business Set aside.

1.2 ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST

The estimated construction cost of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

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.

1.4 SUBMISSION DEADLINE

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

Lee McCormick, Contract Officer: Lee.M.McCormick@usace.army.mil Brandie Murphy: Contract Specialist: Brandie.L.Murphy@usace.army.mil

Each email shall contain the following solicitation number in the subject line: W9128F25R0008

Files over 15 megabytes (MB) shall be separated into smaller file sizes and 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 two”) with a maximum of two emails. Once all the emails submitted have been received the Government will confirm receipt via responsive email.

Proposals received after the date and time stated within Block 13 of the SF1442, 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, or portions thereof, submitted with the presence of a virus.

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.

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).

3. OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

3.1 SITE VISIT

A site visit is scheduled. See FAR Clause 52.236-27 for more information.

3.2 BIDDER INQUIRY

Solicitation questions and/or comments must be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at:

https://www.projnet.org/projnet/. All Bidder Inquiries must be submitted no later than ten (10) calendar days before the proposal due date in order for inquiries to be given consideration or actions taken prior to the receipt of offers. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet.

The Bidder Inquiry system is to be used to ask and receive answers to all non-proprietary questions. In the event the Bidder Inquiry method is unavailable and issue resolution is unsuccessful, inquiries may be submitted via email to the Contract Specialist listed below. Inquiries considered proprietary by the prospective vendor may also be submitted via email.

Contract Specialist – Primary POC:

Brandie Murphy brandie.l.murphy@usace.army.mil 402-995-2332 (Telephone)

To submit and review Bidder Inquiries, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key and instructions listed below. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via ProjNet email notification after an answer to the comment/question has been processed by our technical team.

The Project ID is: 509014-FR00108 The Project Name is: FR Powerhouse Elevator Replacement The Bidder Inquiry Key is: D348YR-SE6VMK

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 and 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.

4. PLAN HOLDER'S LIST

For Viewing a List of Interested Vendors (i.e. planholders List) and Receiving Notifications or e-mail of changes regarding a solicitation, U.S. General Services Administration has these features available (https:// 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

See Section 01 11 00 issued with this solicitation.

6. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION, AND CONTRACT AWARD

The Contracting Officer has established a Source Selection Board to conduct an evaluation of each proposal received in response to this Solicitation. The evaluation will be based exclusively on the merits and content of the proposal and any subsequent discussion required. The identities of the SSB personnel are confidential, and any attempt by the proposers to contact these individuals is prohibited.

See Section 00 22 00, SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, AND

EVALUATION.

7. 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.

7.1. TAXES – STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

7.1.1. EXCISE TAX

There is an excise tax on the total gross receipts of all prime contractors and subcontractors engaged in realty improvement contracts. If applicable, South Dakota’s “excise” and “use” taxes shall be included in the price or prices bid. These taxes include, but are not limited to, those imposed pursuant to S.D. Code Chapters 10-46, 10-46A, and 10-46B. For information concerning the taxes contact: 995- 2552http://dor.sd.gov/.

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 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021 52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations SEP 2023 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance

Plan.

OCT 2020

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

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

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

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from USACE Omaha – Contracting Division Attn: Lee M. McCormick

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) A site visit is scheduled for 12 December 2024 at 1100 Local. Attendees should meet at the Fort Randall Powerhouse located at 399 Powerhouse Road, Pickstown, SD 57367.

All attendees are required to provide their own Personal Protective Equipment. This includes hard hat, work gloves, and safety toe boots.

Individuals interested in attending must register in advance by sending a request that includes the attendee’s name, the firm being represented and the firm’s Unique SAM ID # NLT Noon 10 December 2024. This will allow the Government to plan the best approach for the site visit based on the number of interested firms. Attendance may be limited to prime contractor participation.

Ft Randall Powerhouse Point of Contact: Evan Schmitz, phone number (605) 487-7845 X 3269, email:

evan.j.schmitz@usace.army.mil

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

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

www.acquisition.gov

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

Per future Amendment(s) which will be documented on an SF 30 - AMENDMENT OF

SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT.

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

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

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

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

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

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

www.sam.gov

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS,

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION

1. WHO MAY SUBMIT

This solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

All Offerors, including joint ventures, should be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) for the NAICS Code of this acquisition prior to the date proposals are due.

There will be no public opening. All proposals submitted will become, upon receipt, the property of the U.S.

Government and will not be returned. After evaluation of proposals, they will be retained for the official contract file. Electronic copies of the awardees’ proposal will be submitted to the Field and Area Offices in support of their contract administration functions.

2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

In order to effectively and equitably evaluate all proposals, the Contracting Officer must receive information sufficiently detailed to clearly indicate compliance with the proposal submission requirements.

3. BIDDER INQUIRY

Reference Section 00 21 00, BIDDER INQUIRY for bidder question instructions and procedures.

4. FORMAT SIZE OF SUBMISSIONS

All portions (other than drawings (if provided)) shall be in 8-1/2" x 11" format.

5. PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

Contractors shall submit their proposals via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module 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.

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. Offerors may use compression utilities such as 7-Zip, WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. Offerors are encouraged to send both files in the same email, if possible.

5.1. Proposal Submittals

Each submittal must contain Volume 1 and Volume 2 files named and structured as outlined below. Note the company name may be abbreviated.

5.1.1. Volume 1: Technical Proposal and Past Performance Information:

FILE NAME: W9128F24R0049_Company Name_Volume_1_Technical_Proposal

CONTENTS:

Location Description Vol. 1. TAB A FACTOR 1 – PAST PERFORMANCE Vol. 1. TAB B FACTOR 2 - PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

5.1.2. Volume 2: Price Proposal, Cost Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

CONTENTS:

Location Description

Vol. 2 FACTOR 3 - PRICE (Standard Form 1442, Proposal Data Sheet And Contract Line Item Schedule)

6. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS

Evaluations will be conducted in accordance with the Tradeoff Process, FAR 15.101-1. A Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will independently evaluate each proposal against the factors in the solicitation. Pricing will be evaluated after consensus scoring of Volume I.

All proposals and documentation which have been properly submitted will be evaluated. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the factors stated in the solicitation to select the responsible Offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government. Because of the number of proposals anticipated, uniformity of all proposals is essential to assure fair and accurate evaluation. All proposals must comply with the instructions in the solicitation.

Proposals that do not generally conform to the RFP requirements may be considered to have a “deficiency”, i.e. a defect that cannot be remedied by exchanges and/or permitted proposal revisions. If a proposal is suspected of having a deficiency, it will be brought to the immediate attention of the appropriate authority who will determine if there is a deficiency. If the determination is made that a deficiency exists, the proposal will not be evaluated further and will be eliminated from further consideration. The affected Offeror shall be promptly notified of the decision.

Properly conforming proposals will be forwarded to the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) for evaluation.

If, after award, the key personnel or subcontractors identified in the proposal are replaced, replacement personnel or subcontractors with similar skills and experience equal to those presented in the proposal shall be presented to the Contracting Officer for approval. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s written consent before making any substitutions for these designated personnel or subcontractors.

Information obtained from owners, contract administrators, or other points of contact provided by the Offeror may affect the evaluation rating given for the factors being evaluated by those discussions.

6.1. Technical Ratings

The evaluation ratings for Technical Factor 2 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 SSEB 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 evaluation rating that will be used for Factor 1 Past Performance 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, 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 unsuccessful performance is unacceptably high.

Rating Definitions:

6.1.1. Strength. An aspect of an offeror’s proposal with merit or will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the Government during contract performance.

6.1.2. Significant Strength. An aspect of an offeror’s proposal with appreciable merit or will exceed specified performance or capability requirements to the considerable advantage of the Government during contract performance.

6.1.3. Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

6.1.4. Significant Weakness. A flaw that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

6.1.5. Deficiency. A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

6.2. Past Performance Rating

6.2.1. The past performance evaluation factor (Factor 1) assesses the degree of confidence the Government has in an offeror’s ability to supply products and services that meet the users’ needs, based on demonstrated record of performance. The Past Performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Offeror’s ability to meet the solicitation 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 of the past performance evaluation: Recency, Relevancy, and Quality of Performance, which are described below.

6.2.2. 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 the 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.

6.2.3. Recent is defined as Past Performance on contracts that had a construction completion date within the past 7 years from the date of this solicitation release, or at a minimum, projects shall be at least substantially complete, meaning more than 75% invoiced and paid within the past 7 years from the date of this solicitation release.

6.2.4. Relevancy. The second aspect of the Past Performance evaluation is to determine how relevant previous projects accomplished by the Offeror is to the anticipated work to be accomplished under this project scope.

Relevancy is defined as similarity of items stated within this solicitation such as: types of projects, dollar value, contract type, and relative complexity. With respect to relevancy, more relevant Past Performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the Past Performance confidence assessment. Relevancy is not a separate proposal rating but is used to develop an overall Past

Performance Confidence Assessment. The four levels of relevancy ratings are:

Very Relevant. Present/Past Performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant. Present/Past Performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant. Present/Past Performance effort involved some of the scope and 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.

Quality of Performance (Products or Services). 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 (see paragraph 9.2). 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.

6.2.5. After evaluating Recency, Relevancy and Quality of Performance, a single Performance Confidence Assessment rating will be determined. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each Offeror shall be assigned one of the following ratings:

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

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

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. Per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.305(a) (2) (iv), “In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant Past Performance or for whom information on Past Performance is not available, the Offeror may not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on Past Performance.”

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.

6.2.1. 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.

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.

(2) IF NO CPARS REPORT IS AVAILABLE, Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) may be used to provide or supplement a firm’s past performance with other than U.S. Governmental clients. 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, Brandie Murphy, Contract Specialist, via email at brandie.l.murphy@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.

Note: Past performance may be obtained by the Government from any other sources available to the Government, including, but not limited to, CPARS, FAPIIS, eSRS, or other databases; interviews with Program/Project Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency.

7. RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATION FACTORS

Volume 1 Technical Factors 1 & 2 when combined are significantly more important than Factor 3, Price.

VOLUME 1 – TECHNICAL FACTORS

Factor Location Description Relative Importance

FACTOR 1 Vol. 1. TAB A PAST PERFORMANCE Equal to Factor 2

FACTOR 2 Vol. 1 TAB B

PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND

EXPERIENCE

Equal to Factor 1

VOLUME 2 – PRICE AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION

Factor Location Description Relative Importance

FACTOR 3 Vol. 2 Section 00 10 00, Pricing Schedule (Standard Form 1442, Proposal Data Sheet And Contract Line Item Schedule)

All non-price factors, Factors 1 & 2, when combined, are considered significantly more important than Factor 3, Price.

Note: An “Unacceptable” evaluation rating for any factor, or combination of different factors, may cause the proposal to be evaluated as “Unacceptable”. Volume 2 - Price will be evaluated in accordance with the requirements listed in paragraph 12, EVALUATION OF PRICE.

8. BASIS OF AWARD & DEBRIEFING OF 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 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. If the PCO determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the PCO may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

Offerors may request a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505 Preaward Debriefing of offerors or FAR 15.506 Postaward Debriefing of Offerors.

8.1. VOLUME 1 - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS AND SUBMISSION FORMAT

Offerors shall submit Volume 1 file containing Factors 1 and 2.

Factor 1 – Past Performance Factor 2 – Personnel Qualifications and Experience

8.2. VOLUME 2 - PRICE AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION

Offerors shall submit the price proposal, along with the other information requested below, in their Volume 2 file.

Volume 2 shall include a cover letter stating that the proposal complies completely with all terms, conditions, and specifications contained in the solicitation. A proposal that does not comply with all terms, conditions, and specifications in the solicitation will be automatically rejected and not considered for award.

Volume 2 shall contain the Solicitation/Contract Form and Pricing Schedule (Section 00 10 00), Pre-Award Survey Information and Small Business Information.

Please Note: The Government will not pay for the provision of any information nor compensate any Offeror for the development of the required information outlined in the solicitation required for inclusion in the Offeror’s proposal.

All proposals shall contain the information stated herein. Proposal clarity, organization (as defined in this solicitation) and cross-referencing is mandatory. No material (information not part of the proposal) shall be incorporated by reference.

Note: Offerors that do not want the data submitted below disclosed by the Government must follow the procedure specified in Section 00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS, FAR Clause 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION. Please note, portions of the winning proposal will be incorporated into the contract and are subject to disclosure notwithstanding restrictive markings.

9. FACTOR 1 – PAST PERFORMANCE

9.1 Submission Requirements

(Page limitations: no more than three (3) page narrative per project example submitted; no more than two (2) page narrative to describe any past teaming experience, if applicable; NO PAGE LIMITATIONS on official past performance records such as PPQs and/or CPARS).

The offeror shall provide a minimum of one (1), but not more than three (3) projects similar in size, scope and complexity to this requirement completed by the Prime offeror in the past 7 years from the date of this solicitation. If more than three (3) narrative pages are submitted per project, only the first three (3) pages will be evaluated. In addition to the three (3) project examples, the Offeror may submit a two (2) page narrative to describe any past teaming experience between current team members as it relates to any or all of the three (3) submitted project examples, if applicable. The page limitation for Factor 1 shall be a maximum of eleven (11) pages, not including past performance evaluations for each project (described below). Any information presented beyond the page limit will not be evaluated. All project examples shall have a completion date no greater than the past 7 years from the date of this solicitation. Projects should be substantially complete, meaning more than 75% invoiced and paid.

Each project example submitted shall meet the following criteria:

1. Past project examples submitted for this factor shall have been awarded to the Offeror (either singly or one of the participants in a JV named on the SF1442 for this solicitation (W9128F25R0008)). The company shall have been the Prime Contractor for the past project, either singly or as a member of the Joint Venture to which it was awarded.

The table below provides example scenarios based on the requirements above:

Scenario Examples

Project Examples Qualify for Evaluation for Factor 1 (if all other requirements are met)

Past project was awarded to Company X only. Company X is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0008 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008.

Yes

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). Past project was awarded to Company Y only. Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0008 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008.

Yes

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). Past project was awarded to JV Company YZ. Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0008 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008.

Yes

Past Project was awarded to Company “AY,” a JV composed of Company A (not Prime Offeror for RFP W9128F25R0008) and Company Y. Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). JV Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008.

Yes

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0008 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008. Company Y performed work on the past project, but was not the Prime Contractor for the past project (either singly or as a member of a JV).

Yes

Company X is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0008 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008. Company X will use Company R as a teaming member/subcontractor but Company R is not part of a JV with Company X for W9128F25R0008. The past project was awarded to Company R as a Prime Contractor (singly or as a member of a JV), but not Company X (singly or as a member of a JV).

Company Y has formed a JV with Company Z (forming Company “YZ”). Company YZ is proposing as a Prime Contractor for W9128F25R0008 and has signed the SF 1442 for W9128F25R0008. Company YZ will use Company R as a teaming member/subcontractor but Company R is not part of the JV. The past project was awarded to Company R as a Prime Contractor (singly or as a member of a JV), but not to Companies Y or Z (singly or as a member of a JV).

* For items 5, 6, and 7 of this chart, Yes, if subcontractor experience is submitted for consideration as part of the proposal, the offeror should include a commitment signed by offeror and subcontractor

PROJECT INFORMATION: Additionally, each project example submitted should demonstrate experience on similar elevator modernization projects of similar or greater value ($300K - $1M) and scope. Projects whose contract award was less than $300K shall not be considered for evaluation. A submitted project does not need to address all areas of work to be considered relevant, but when combined, the submitted projects should address ALL of the items described in items 1 through 6:

1. The passenger elevator experience submitted should have a load rating of 2,000 pounds or greater in an existing elevator concrete shaft;

2. The passenger elevator experience submitted should service three (3) floors or higher in an existing elevator concrete shaft;

3. Demonstrate experience in electric elevator design, manufacturing, and installation.

4. The elevator for each project submitted should be custom-designed or engineered to the specific installation. A relevant elevator rehab or replacement should also reflect contractor or subcontractor’s experience in installing new ventilation equipment, duct work, sprinkler system alterations, electrical modifications for lighting and relocating heavy equipment. Experience involving elevators that are considered “off-the-shelf” or “pre-engineered” items may be considered somewhat relevant.

5. Submitted projects Should involve installing electric traction elevators at commercial buildings.

6. For each project submitted, the following information shall be included:

a. Project title and location

b. Elevator type and capacity

c. Dollar value of project (award amount and actual construction cost)

d. Construction period (month/year start/end)

e. Customer point of contact (POC) including current name, title, email address, and telephone number

f. Detailed project narrative describing how the project is relevant

Do not include extraneous information that is not requested.

The Offeror should demonstrate recent, relevant construction experience on similar building projects. Offerors may identify other federal, state or local government and private contracts that are similar to the Government’s requirements set forth in the solicitation. If the Offeror has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division or unit submitting the offer or by the team member. Offerors may list government, private or commercial customers.

In addition, the Offeror shall submit past performance evaluations and ratings for each project the Offeror included in its proposal this factor. Reference above for obtaining a past performance record. There are no page limitations on official past performance records such as PPQs and/or CPARS. No other past performance records shall be submitted other than those related to the projects submitted for this factor.

If available, submit the respective CPARS record for the project. For projects which were designed and/or constructed for other government entities, submit the performance appraisal sheets used by that government entity if available. For projects submitted that are not covered in the CPARS database or other Government Performance Rating System, submit a PPQ. A PPQ form is attached to this solicitation for convenience (see Attachment 2).

A CPARS record or a complete PPQ shall be submitted for each project submitted under this factor prior to proposal closing date.

Note: The Government reserves the right to contact any persons who may be knowledgeable about the project or projects (this is not limited to contracts identified by the Offeror) submitted in an Offeror’s proposal. In addition, the Government may review and take into consideration other sources of information pertinent to the evaluation of the Offeror’s Past Performance, including both the previous experience projects and other similar projects performed by the Offeror. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, Past Performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE)/Unique Entity ID (UEI) numbers of team members (partnership, Joint Venture, teaming arrangement, or parent firm/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of ensuring detailed, current, accurate and complete Past Performance information rests with the Offeror.

9.2 Evaluation Criteria

The Government’s overall confidence level for this factor will be based on the Offeror’s Past Performance to include recency and relevancy of the projects submitted and the quality of performance.

Past Performance on projects will examine how well an Offeror has performed on relevant projects considering such criteria as: cost growth and adherence to budget; time growth, timeliness and adherence to schedule; quality and quality control measures; management of personnel and subcontractors; compliance with safety standards/safety plan; overall customer satisfaction; responsiveness to customer concerns.

CPARS/CCASS records will be given more weight than PPQs. The Government may, at its discretion, contact individuals other than those identified by the Offeror as references in order to verify the information contained therein. The Government reserves the right to consider all aspects of an Offeror's performance history but may attribute more importance to work that is similar to the scope contemplated for this project.

In the case of offerors for which there is no information on past contract performance or where past contract performance information is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past contract performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv).) In this case, the offeror’s past performance is unknown and assigned a performance confidence rating of “neutral.” Although the SSEB may not rate an offeror that lacks recent, relevant past performance favorably or unfavorably with regard to past performance, the SSAC may recommend and the SSA may determine, that a…