SOLICITATION - final.pdf

Project: PA 056 LANCASTER USARC HEATING, VENTILATING & AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS REPAIR. Lancaster,PA

A Firm-Fixed Price aw ard w ill be made directly to responsible offeror w hose proposal provides the best value to the Government in accordance w ith Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.8 and the executed Partnership Agreement betw een the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of the Army.

This procurement is restricted 8(a) competitive using Turnkey/ One-Step Selection Procedures.

NAICS Code: 238220 Construction Magnitude: Betw een $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 Performance and Payment Bonds w ill be required for this project.

HENRY D BARRON (215) 656-6855

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

24-May-2024

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

X

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 _______30 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________365 calendar days after receiving aw ard, notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211.10 Al 1

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 ______________21 Jun 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 _______90 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 AND ENGINEERS - PHILA

1650 ARCH STREET

PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

W912BU

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE W912BU

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

05:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

USACE, PHILADELPHIA

1650 ARCH STREET

PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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

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

FAX:TEL: (215) 656-6469 TEL: 215-656-6771 FAX:

W912BU24R0032 97

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

W912BU24R0032

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

KO AUTHORITY

Only a warranted Contracting Officer (either a Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) or an Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO)), acting within their appointed limits, has the authority to issue modifications or otherwise change the terms and conditions of this contract. If an individual other than the Contracting Officer attempts to make changes to the terms and conditions of this contract, you shall not proceed with the change and shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer. Proceeding with any work not authorized by the Contracting Officer will be at the Contractor's own risk.

BID SPECIFICATION

BIDDING SCHEDULE

NOTE: Bidders must bid on all items

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Building PA056

FFP

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Z2AA

NET AMT

Item No. Description

Estimated Quantity Unit

Unit Price

Estimated Amount

1.

Building PA056

JOB

L.S.

2.

Temporary Heating and Cooling

JOB

L.S.

TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 1 Job Temporary Heating and Cooling

FFP

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Z2AA

NET AMT

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction

Materials

MAY 2014

52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims MAY 2014 52.244-2 Subcontracts JUN 2020 52.245-2 Government Property Installation Operation Services APR 2012

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://www.sam.gov for information on registration.

(End of Provision)

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2018)

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM as soon as possible. If registration is not possible when submitting an offer or quotation, the awardee shall be registered in SAM in accordance with the requirements of clause 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://www.sam.gov for information on registration.

(End of Provision)

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

SECTION L

A. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors described below. The Government reserves the right to make award based upon the Price factor in the event that the Past Performance and Technical evaluation results of all the offerors’ proposals are substantially the same.

Evaluation Factors FACTOR 1 Past Performance FACTOR 2 Overall Design Concept/Technical Approach FACTOR 3 Price Order Of Importance for Factors: Factor 3- Cost/Price, Factor 1- Past Performance and then Factor 2- Overall Design Concept/ Technical Approach

Factor 1: Past Performance: Each Offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment.

Factor 2. Overall Design Concept/Technical Approach: The Government will evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the Offerors’ overall technical approach to the project.

Factor 3: Price: The resulting award will be a firm-fixed price contract. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of the Firm-Fixed Price effort.

Evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal shall address each factor as it applies to the Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria contained in the RFP. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach”, Paragraph F of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price Offeror.

Post-award value engineering change proposals are encouraged and may be considered pursuant to FAR 52.248-3. Value engineering change proposals will not be assessed during pre-award proposal evaluation.

B. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Offerors shall submit proposals via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) submission or via email to Henry Barron at henry.d.barron@usace.army.mil and Cherita Williams via email at cherita.l.williams@usace.army.mil by 05:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on the due date 21 June 2024.

1. PROPOSAL CONDITIONS

a. This is a competitive acquisition for the award of a Fixed Price, Single Phase Design-Build (DB) construction C-type contract. It is anticipated to be solicited and restricted to ONLY 8a contractors.

The contract will be awarded to one Offeror whose proposal represents the “Best Value” to the Government based on the tradeoff process. The best value determination will be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation, considering recommendations and any minority opinions presented to the Source Selection

Authority (SSA). While the SSA may use reports and analyses prepared by others, the source selection decision shall represent the SSA's independent judgment.

b. Contractors shall provide all documents required in the RFP (including administrative documents) and bid all items in the bid schedule with no exceptions. Should a contractor fail to include all documents required in the RFP or fully complete the bid schedule, its offer will not be considered responsive to the solicitation and will be deemed ineligible for the resultant contract award.

c. Post-award value engineering change proposals are encouraged and may be considered pursuant to FAR 52.248-3. Value engineering change proposals will not be assessed during pre-award proposal evaluation.

d. Split awards or multiple award contracts will not result from this solicitation. Only one award to a single offeror will result from this solicitation.

2. COMPETITION: Competitive 8a restricted best value source selection competition.

3. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

On the SF 1442, Offerors shall include: company name, address, tax identification number, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and Cage Code. Please submit your price schedule with sufficient backup documentation to facilitate a thorough analysis of the proposed offer (price). Example: If the offer includes materials, the supporting documentation will include vendor quotes.

1. GENERAL PROPOSAL FORMAT

Each Offeror shall submit a proposal consisting of the following volumes in separate electronic files

CLEARLY MARKED AND IDENTIFIED WITH THE SUBMISSION DATE.

a. Volume I – Past Performance (Factor 1)

1. VOLUME I – FACTOR 1: Past Performance. Provide at least one (1) but no more than five (5) Evaluations for past successful Similar Projects. A Similar Project is defined as work 1) in a Government Office Building with a minimum of 6,000 square feet 2) with a Scope defined as HVAC install/replacement/upgrade along with supporting electrical and building automation systems in an existing Government Office Building. “Government Office Building” is defined as an office building owned by a local, state, or federal government entity. The performance of relevant MATOC or SATOC task order work will be counted for purposes of this factor. At least one job shall have a completed CPARS evaluation, the remaining can be Past Performance Questionaries or CPARS.

Volume I (Past Performance Proposal, Factor 1) of the proposals will be evaluated, by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) as established by the Source Selection Authority (SSA), based upon the factors listed below. Offerors submitting proposals for this project should limit submissions to data essential for the evaluation of proposals. The factor is rated individually based on the information contained in that specific factor; that is, evaluations will not be made across the factors, nor will information found in one factor be used in the evaluation of another factor. Factors 1 and 2 will be adjectivally rated.

b. Volume II – Overall Design Concept/Technical Approach (Factor 2)

1. VOLUME II – FACTOR 2: Overall Design Concept/Technical Approach. Provide an overall

Design Concept/Technical Project Approach, not to exceed fifteen (15) typed 8.5” x 11” pages, for the project that provides a narrative describing key aspects of the design and construction to include: architectural, civil/site, structural, geotechnical/foundation, mechanical (HVAC and associated controls), plumbing, electrical, communications, and fire protection engineering, in addition to schematic drawings not exceed ten (10) Pages (11” x 17”) (not counted in the 15 page narrative page limit) to convey design intent and operational and maintenance aspects of the system, and a project schedule identifying and describing how the critical elements shall be completed in accordance with the solicitation. The Government will evaluate the overall technical approach of this design, construction, commissioning, and operation and maintenance project and its capability to execute an awarded contract with a cohesive and collaborative team effort and design excellence.

NOTE: The Overall Design Concept/Technical Project Approach, as a part of the overall proposal, will be incorporated into and made part of the contract upon award.

NOTE: No deviation or substitutions to the Overall Design Concept/Technical Project Approach will be permitted after award unless approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

c. Volume III – Price Proposal (Factor 3)

1. VOLUME III - FACTOR 3: PRICE. The Offeror shall submit a completed price schedule as part of this factor. The Offeror shall not include or provide pricing in any other part of the proposal.

a. General Instructions.

i. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required because adequate competition is expected for this procurement.

ii. Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be required to the extent necessary to determine fair and reasonable price. FAR 52.215-20 – Alternate IV will be included in the solicitation and specify, only to the extent necessary, the pricing data and format to permit an adequate evaluation of the proposed price in accordance with FAR 15.403-3.

iii. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume which is not directly related to price will be disregarded.

iv. The Offeror shall complete and submit Standard Form 1442 and Section 00010, Proposal Price Breakout Schedule. Both forms are included in this solicitation.

b. Evaluation Criteria:

i. Price will be evaluated based upon the total price for the base proposal plus all options (if any).

ii. Price will be evaluated by the Price Evaluation Board (PEB) and Source Selection Authority (SSA) for fairness and reasonableness through the use of a price analysis. Price will also be checked for unbalanced line items. Offerors are cautioned to distribute costs appropriately.

c. Joint Venture and Mentor-Protégé Agreements

i. Submission Requirements:

(1) If more than one contractor is listed in Block 14, or the Offeror listed in Block

14 is a joint venture (JV), then a signed JV agreement must be submitted with the proposal and the Offeror shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as a legal entity separate from the individual joint venture members. However, each member of the JV must submit its own Unique Entity Identifier (formally DUNS number) with the proposal.

Small business Offerors (e.g., 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSBC, etc) submitting a proposal as a Joint Venture or Mentor-Protégé Joint Venture shall submit evidence from the Offeror's SBA Servicing Agency that the Offeror has notified and discussed the proposed joint venture for this specific project with the appropriate SBA Representative or Business Opportunity Specialist. JOINT

VENTURE AGREEMENTS AND APPROVEDMENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

AGREEMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE PROPOSAL.

d. Evaluation Criteria:

i. Joint Venture Agreements and Mentor-Protégé agreements must comply with the relevant regulations in Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in the offeror being found ineligible for award on an acquisition set-aside for small business concerns.

d. Volume IV- (Administrative Documents).

1. Offerors shall place the following listed administrative documents in a separate file labeled “Volume IV”:

a. SF 1442 (Solicitation, Offer and Award). Note – Offerors shall acknowledge all amendments in block 19 of the form.

b. Section 00 45 00, Representations and Certifications

c. Proposal Pricing Schedule from SF1442.

d. Bid Bond – Offerors shall submit a bid bond in accordance with FAR 28.101-2 (b).

The bid guarantee amount must be at least 20 percent of the bid price but must not exceed $3 million. This is to be submitted in original form and sent to the Contracting Office with an electronic copy included. In addition, the Surety must provide a letter to validate the Offeror’s aggregate bonding capability for any ongoing projects currently being performed.

e. Certificate of Corporate Principal/Authority which shows that the offeror is registered to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

(1) Please visit https://file.dos.pa.gov/forms/business to get this form. The form is called the “Foreign Registration Statement.” If you are a corporation based in another state and want to do business in Pennsylvania, you will need a certificate of authority to operate in Pennsylvania. Companies can get one by filing as a foreign corporation with the Corporations Division of the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. After your company submit your forms, the state of Pennsylvania will return a completed certificate of authority to your company.Pennsylvania businesses do not need to provide a Certificate of Corporate Principal/Authority.

f. Financial Information & Bonding Capability:

(1) Proof of Bonding Capability up to $3 Million

(2) Offerors shall provide their past three years of financial statements, annual reports, Dun & Bradstreet ratings and / or number, etc.

g. Current Contracts: Provide a list of all current contracts held, total dollar value, award date, anticipated completion, performance and payment bond amount.

h. Content Requirement. All information must be contained in the appropriate file.

Offerors shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each Section and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

4. USE OF NON-GOVERNMENT ADVISORS IN SOURCE SELECTION:

There will be no use of non-government advisors in evaluating this acquisition.

5. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

I. All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth below using PIEE (instructions are below). You may also submit your proposal via email to Henry Barron at henry.d.barron@usace.army.mil and Cherita Williams via email at Cherita.l.williams@usace.army.mil.

II. SF 1442 (Page 2 of the Solicitation): Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments to the

Solicitation on the Standard Form 1442 in Block 19, if any. Offerors shall fully complete all the required areas located under the section designated as “OFFER” (refer to Items 14 through 20C).

III. On the SF 1442, Offerors shall include: company name, address, tax identification number, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and Cage Code. Please submit your price schedule with sufficient backup documentation to enable us to do a thorough analysis of the proposed offer (price). Ex: If the offer includes materials, the supporting documentation will include vendor quotes.

IV. Proposal Compliance Review: The Government will conduct a proposal compliance review to ensure all required forms, certifications, and other documents are present and complete, that the technical proposal has been received, and that the Offerors are eligible to propose. An Offeror’s failure to provide all the requested information may adversely affect the evaluation or result in rejection of the proposal as nonresponsive.

V. PIEE Instructions: Offer must be submitted via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment

(PIEE) submission or via email to the POCs above by 05:00 PM EST on the due date.

1. Offerors shall electronically submit proposals as described below. The RFP will provide the submission requirements and proposal submission deadline. Offeror proposals must not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. No paper copies, CD-ROMs, or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the Army’s Electronic File Sharing Service, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) (https://piee.eb.mil/) and via email to Henry Barron, Contract Specialist Henry.D.Barron@usace.army.mil and Cherita Williams, Contracting Officer, Cherita.l.williams@usace.army.mil. The PIEE Solicitation Module Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. Information regarding how to set up a vendor registration is included in this link-https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/portal/overview/vendorRegister.xhtml

2. Submissions shall be in searchable Adobe PDF format and legible (Cost/Price

Proposal), which shall be in Excel spreadsheet). Each Offeror is limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 1.9 GB).

3. Any portion of the offer that is changed (or offer revisions) should be annotated and dated. Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its title, a cover sheet to include the Offeror’s UEI, CAGE Code, address, NAICS and business size in accordance with the System for Award Management (SAM) and Point of Contact Information, such as email and phone number, and page numbers (e.g., page 1 of 23).

4. SUBMISSION FORMAT: Offerors shall submit proposals in Adobe PDF format. The total number of files submitted must not exceed five (5) files.

5. FILE DESCRIPTION: Offerors shall include a “File Description” for each file uploaded, e.g., W912BU24R0032_Volume X Factor X_Company Name.

6. NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the

File Description.

6. RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

I. For the purpose of establishing whether an offer is considered timely, the Government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive offers.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring that offers are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the offers to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

II. Offerors shall submit proposals no later than the time and date specified on the SF 1442, block 13.

Offeror proposals received after the required time and date deadline will not be evaluated. Offerors must not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their offers after submitting it in response to the original Solicitation, and so any submissions should be submitted on the best terms possible and free of errors.

III. WHAT - Offerors shall submit proposals electronically, as described. The offer must not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for offers in response to this solicitation are electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).

IV. WHEN – Offerors shall submit proposals no later than the submission deadline stated below. Offers submitted after the submission deadline will be considered late offers and shall be rejected.

V. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

Proposal Due Date: Not later than 5:00 p.m. eastern daylight time (EST) on June 21, 2024.

Offers must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation or the offer will be rejected.

The Government is not responsible for proposals delivered to any location or persons other than those designated to receive proposals in this solicitation. Offerors are solely responsible for ensuring their respective proposals are submitted to, and affirmatively reach, the designated recipient. The Government will confirm receipt of proposal no later than 24 hours after receipt. If there is no confirmation, Offerors should not assume that the Government is in receipt of their proposal.

Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the receipt and confirmation of proposals in accordance with the instructions provided.

7. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN BIDS/PROPOSALS

Evidence of the authority of individuals signing bids/proposals to submit firm bids/proposals on behalf of the bidder/offeror is required except where the bid/proposal is signed, and shows that it is so signed by the following:

The President, Vice-President, or Secretary of incorporated bidders/offerors; a partner in case of partnership; the owner in the case of sole proprietorships. Failure to submit with the bid satisfactory evidence of authority of all other persons may be cause for rejection of bid as an invalid or non-responsive bid.

8. BONDS AND INSURANCE: Offerors shall furnish proof of insurance, including copies of the required endorsements, and performance and payment bonds within ten (10) calendar days following the Contractor’s receipt of the contract award. Failure to furnish said documents within this period may result in termination for cause or other adverse actions authorized under the contract.

9. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via email to Henry Barron, Contract Specialist Henry.D.Barron@usace.army.mil and Cherita Williams, Contracting Officer, Cherita.l.williams@usace.army.mil.

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

PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST DAY FOR INTERESTED BIDDERS/OFFERORS TO SUBMIT THEIR

CONTRACTING AND TECHNICAL REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION IS 06 JUNE 2024. NO OTHER

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 06 JUNE 2024 5:00 PM (EST).

C. EVALUATION OF FACTORS

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors described below. The Government reserves the right to make award based upon the Price factor in the event that the Past Performance and Technical evaluation results of all the offerors’ proposals are substantially the same.

Selection Factors FACTOR 1 Past Performance FACTOR 2 Overall Design Concept/Technical Approach FACTOR 3 Price Order Of Importance for Factors: Factor 3- Cost/Price, and then Factor 1- Past Performance, and then Factor 2-Overall Design Concept/ Technical Approach.

Factor 1: Past Performance: Each Offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment.

Factor 2. Overall Design Concept/Technical Approach: The Government will evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the Offerors’ overall technical approach to the project.

Factor 3: Price: The resulting award will be a firm-fixed price contract. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of the Firm-Fixed Price effort.

Evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal shall address each factor as it applies to the Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria contained in the RFP. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach”, Paragraph E of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

Offerors should note that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price Offeror.

Post-award value engineering change proposals are encouraged and may be considered pursuant to FAR 52.248-3. Value engineering change proposals will not be assessed during pre-award proposal evaluation.

D. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be evaluated by the Source Selection Team (SST).

1. The overarching evaluation approach for all factors is as follows:

A. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFP. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the RFP.

B. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven devices and techniques. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

C. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of technical requirements with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

2. Evaluation: Factor 1- Past Performance

The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer. The proposals must be in an 8-1/2” x 11” format. Pages must be numbered. The minimum acceptable type size is eleven (11) point with a minimum of one-inch margins on all sides. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode.

Paragraphs should be single spaced and separated by at least one blank line. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required.

Past Performance of the proposals will be evaluated, by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) as established by the Source Selection Authority (SSA), based upon the factors listed below. Offerors submitting proposals for this project should limit submissions to data essential for the evaluation of proposals. Factor 1 will be adjectivally rated.

This factor evaluates the Offeror’s proposed past performance and evaluation results in an assessment of the Government’s confidence in the ability of the Offeror to meet the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror’s demonstrated record of performance and experience on recent and relevant projects that involve a similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities as this solicitation requires. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each Offeror after evaluating the Offeror’s recent past performance and experience, focusing on performance and experience that is relevant to the contract requirements. Projects submitted where the Offeror performed as a Prime may be evaluated more favorably.

Projects must meet the minimum criteria listed below to be considered recent and relevant and will be evaluated against the requirements of the RFP. The Government will not consider a combination of multiple projects, such as individual task orders, to meet the minimum value. Projects will be evaluated for relevancy based on the description of the project. Past performance evaluations on projects that are not recent or relevant will not be considered responsive. Projects that demonstrate multiple characteristics defined in the Proposal Submission Requirements may receive higher relevancy ratings.

Offerors shall confine all requested information to the appropriate file. Offeror shall also confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

A. Submission Requirements: Using Attachment 2 (Narrative for Relevant Projects), provide no more than a three (3) page narrative per project example submitted. Provide a CPARS or PPQ for every project submitted under Factor 1. There are no page limitations on official past performance records such as PPQs and/or CPARS. All project information shall be presented in narrative form. Any charts or other graphics used to show areas of similarity (e.g., checklists) will not be reviewed.

B. There are three aspects to the performance confidence evaluations: recency, relevancy, and quality of past performance. Relevance and quality of performance will be combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each Offeror. The project examples requested within this factor must be of relevant scope and complexity to the solicited project. For Past Performance, the Government is assessing (1) the degree of how similar (relevant) the Offeror’s recent past performance effort is compared to the scope and size, and of effort and complexities this solicitation requires, and (2) how the Offeror performed on that effort.

C. The Offeror shall submit past performance information on a maximum of five (5) Design-Build

(DB) and/or Design-Bid-Build projects meeting the definition of Similar Projects. Do not submit more than five (5) projects. Any projects submitted which exceed the five (5) project limit will not be evaluated.

a. To be considered recent, projects must have been completed, or be substantially completed, within the last 10 years from the proposal deadline. Projects are considered substantially complete if enough work has been performed such that it demonstrates the ability to successfully complete works associated with the project, to include commissioning activities. Projects that are fully complete may be provided greater consideration. More consideration will be given to projects completed within five (5) years of the proposal deadline.

b. To be considered relevant, projects must meet the following definition of “Similar Projects”: work 1) in a Government office building with a minimum of 6,000 square feet

2) with a Scope defined as HVAC install/replacement/upgrade along with supporting electrical and building automation systems in an existing Government Office Building.

“Government Building” is defined as an office building owned by a local, state, or federal government entity. The performance of relevant MATOC or& SATOC task order work will be counted at the task order for purposes of this factor.

D. For Past Performance to be rated at least Satisfactory Confidence, Offerors must demonstrate successful recent completion of at least one Similar Project, as defined above. At least one (1) of the projects must be design-build. At least one project must have a CPARS Evaluation.

E. Similar Projects may include construction projects in a variety of sizes, a variety of construction disciplines, varying degrees of technical complexity and both DBB and DB projects, however they must meet the minimum definition of Similar Projects as provided above. Contracts that exhibit multiple characteristics may be considered more relevant. Successfully completed DB projects with the most relevant features will be given more consideration.

F. It is incumbent upon the Offeror to identify, detail and demonstrate the relevancy of submitted projects to the solicitation criteria elements, especially experience performed by any entity other than the prime Offeror. The evaluation boards will NOT make assumptions.

G. The following are to be used in determining the status of the Offeror’s team for evaluations of project submissions under Factor 1 – Past Performance:

In the case of contractor team arrangements involving a Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s), where the Prime Contractor submits the proposal in response to this solicitation, the Prime Contractor is considered the “Prime Offeror.”

In the case of joint ventures, the “Prime Offeror” can come from any of the entities involved in the venture.

In the case of mentor/protégé relationships, the relationship must be established by the two Offerors and approved by the chosen Government Agency prior to proposal submission. Once the relationship has been approved, the “Prime Offeror” can come from the any of entities involved in the relationship. The approved mentor/protégé document from the Government Agency must be submitted along with the teaming agreement.

In the case of additional projects submitted where the submitting entity performed as a subcontractor on the submitted projects, the submitting entity must identify the scope and the final cost of their portion of the project along with total project cost and all other required information.

In the case of Offerors organized as large, multi-function firms (consisting of subsidiaries), past performance must only be submitted by the segment of the firm (e.g., division, group and unit) that is submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation.

In the case of affiliates, Past Performance of an Offeror’s “affiliate”, as that term is defined in FAR 2.101, will be evaluated (as described within this section) if the Offeror demonstrates a firm commitment that the affiliate will participate meaningfully in the performance of the contract. This commitment and meaningful participation shall be described in a document signed by authorized representatives of both the Offeror and its affiliate.

An Offeror that relies upon the performance history of a member, members or affiliates of a proposed contractor team arrangement must provide a binding agreement such as a joint venture agreement, partnership agreement, teaming agreement or letter of commitment signed by all parties to the agreement (reference details for Volume I above). Agreements shall be submitted with Volume I. Member includes designer/design firm, EDS manufacturer, and other key subcontractors for the work relevant to the project submitted.

Any of these entities or individuals is considered a “team member.” If the Offeror team is made up of more than one firm, describe the business relationship(s), the authorities of the team members, and the delegation of authorities, if any, within the team. Business relationships include contractor team arrangements per FAR 9.601 (partnerships, joint ventures, and subcontractor arrangements), arrangements between corporate affiliates, or any other arrangements that the Offeror believes is relevant to support its proposal.

H. Offerors shall provide the performance evaluations for the submitted projects that demonstrate Offeror performance on recent and relevant projects. Offerors shall provide formal performance evaluation if available. Formal performance evaluations are those that are, or are similar to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government’s preference is the formal evaluation. If the formal evaluation is included, a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is NOT required or desired.

I. If a formal evaluation is unavailable, the Offeror shall obtain the information using the form entitled, “NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire” included (Attachment 1). The Past Performance Questionnaire included in the solicitation is provided for the Offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the Offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1, Past Performance. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires 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). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Henry Barron via email at Henry.D.Barron@usace.army.mil, prior to proposal closing date. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. Offerors may use previously completed PPQs and do not need to have one completed specifically for this project but must include it in the electronic submission.

J. An addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/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.