W912BV18R0022_P00002.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment 0002 is to extend the RFP due date to 19 November 2018 and to revise various specif ications.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 39

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 11-Oct-2018

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912BV18R0022

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

24-Aug-2018

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

11-Oct-2018

CODE

CONTRACTING DIV

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TULSA DISTRICT

2488 E. 81ST STREET

TULSA OK 74137-4290

W912BV 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912BV18R0022

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SECTION 00 11 00 - SF 1442 AND CLIN SCHEDULE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 01 10 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

The below Table of Contents has been added

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Attachment 1 Warranty Tracking

Information

Attachment 2 Source of Repair

SECTION 00 11 00 - SF 1442 AND CLIN SCHEDULE

The required response date/time has changed from 19-Oct-2018 02:00 PM to 19-Nov-2018 12:00 PM.

The following have been modified:

PRICING SCHEDULE

See Div 01`s.

The deadline for posting questions for the Denison Powerhouse Installation is 01 November 2018 by COB.

This contract is a Firm Fixed Price Best Value Trade Off with price being the least important factor.

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS & NOTICES TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.1 This is a competitive solicitation for a firm, fixed-price (FFP) construction contract to be awarded using the Trade-Off, Best Value selection process. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is for the installation of Generator Step Up Transformers, 13.8 KV Switchgears, 480Volt Motor

Control Centers, and 15 KV Bus as specified in the Summary/Statement of Work at Denison

Powerplant, Denison, Texas. The solicitation criteria shall rely upon industry standards, as much as possible, to allow firms a degree of design flexibility while meeting certain specific project requirements.

1.2 Interested firms or joint venture entities (referred to as “offerors” or “proposers”) submit specified performance capability proposals, demonstrating their capability to successfully execute the construction contract resulting from this solicitation. The Government will evaluate the performance capability proposals in accordance with the criteria described in Section 00 22

11, PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND BASIS

OF AWARD to choose the best value proposal for award.

1.3 GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Offeror(s) must ensure that ALL mail sent to the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, either pre-contract or post-contract award, has a return mailing address on the outside of the item or it w ill be REJECTED by the US Army Corps of Engineers mail room facility.

1.4 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation and amendments are available on the INTERNET ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at:

http://www.fbo.gov

Solicitation number: W912BV18R0022

It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The offeror shall submit all requested information specified in this solicitation in the proposal. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

1.5 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

If an Offeror believes that any element of the RFP is unclear or inconsistent, the Offeror is encouraged to submit an inquiry to the Bidders Inquiry System identifying their concern.

Questions and/or comments relative to the document should be submitted via Bidders Inquiry at:

https://www.projnet.org/projnet/binKornHome/index.cfm?strKornCob=HomePagePublic.

Instructions for registering in the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry system are available on the above web site. The Bidder Inquiry Key for this project is: 5IZY45-QFCU2V. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

Note: All questions and/or comments should be entered in Bidder’s Inquiry no later than 14 (01

November 2018 by 6:00 P.M. CST) calendar days prior to the proposal deadline, so they may be given consideration or action taken prior to receipt of offers.

1.6 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

http://www.fbo.gov/

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay, as a direct charge, any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.

1.7 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

The Government intends to hold a pre-proposal conference for this Solicitation. The date, location, and time will be announced by Amendment to the Solicitation. Once announced each offeror must submit in writing, via email, the firm’s name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address and number of personnel planning to attend no later than 48 hours prior to the conference to:

Jay Surman

Email: Jay.V.Surman@usace.army.mil

(918) 669-7020

All interested Offerors are urged to attend. During this conference, the requirements set forth in the Solicitation will be reviewed and discussed, with part of the conference to include a question and answer period.

1.8 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

1.9 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

Proposals shall be sent via the AMRDEC Safe website: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ before the time and date specified in the solicitation (Standard Form 1442). Enter the following email addresses for recipients of the AMRDEC download:

Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil

Brian.C.Hutchison@usace.army.mil

Should AMRDEC not be available, proposals may be submitted on CD/DVD and delivered

(postal or delivery service) to:

Contract Specialist: Amanda McGovern

USACE Tulsa District

FLR 09

2488 East 81st Street

Tulsa, OK 74137-4290

Proposals must be received by the time and date shown on Standard Form SF 1442 or as amended on SF30.

mailto:Jay.V.Surman@usace.army.mil https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ mailto:Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil mailto:Brian.C.Hutchison@usace.army.mil

1.10 PROPOSAL FORMAT

See Sections 00 22 11 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION

CRITERIA.

1.11 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1.11.1 This is a competitive acquisition. Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

1.11 .2 Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

1.11.3 Debriefings. The Contracting Officer will promptly notify Offerors of any decision to exclude them from competition if a competitive range is determined, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. The Contracting Officer will notify unsuccessful Offerors of the source selection decision in accordance with FAR 15.506.

Upon such notification, unsuccessful Offerors may request and receive a debriefing. Offerors desiring debriefing must make their request in accordance with the requirements of FAR 15.505 or 15.506, as applicable. All debriefings will be provided officially in writing.

The following have been deleted:

52.246-18

The following were previously included by reference and are now included by full text:

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2017)

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

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting

Officer's discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing or written” means any worded or numbered expression which can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time”, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include

Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror.

Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show--

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent's authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, or revision, of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications, or revisions, so as to reach the

Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the

Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent

Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal

Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at

52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the

Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall--

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend: This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the

Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed--in whole or in part--for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of--or in connection with-- the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend: Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award.

(1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government's interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer 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 Contracting Officer 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.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government's best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the

Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(iii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(iv) A summary of the rationale for award.

(v) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(vi) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

SECTION 00 22 11 - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA, BASIS OF

AWARD ONE-STEP-BEST VALUE, DESIGN-BUILD (SINGLE AWARD)

EVALUATION CRITERIA

SECTION 00 22 11

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND BASIS OF AWARD

1.0 OVERVIEW

1.1 This is an unrestricted competitive solicitation for a firm, fixed-price construction contract to be awarded using the Trade-Off, Best Value selection process. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is to Remove and Replace Generator Step-Up Transformers, 13.8 KV Switchgear, 480Volt Motor Control Centers, and 15 KV Bus at Denison Power Plant, TX. The solicitation criteria shall rely upon industry standards, as much as possible and firms must meet all project requirements.

1.2 Offerors will submit proposals with performance capability including identification of key subcontractors, the proposed contract duration, a preliminary schedule, and a price proposal. The Government will evaluate initial proposals in accordance with the criteria described in this Section.

Award of a firm fixed-price contract will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforms with all the terms and conditions of the solicitation and represents the overall best value to the Government, considering the evaluation factors, below. The final evaluation rating used for comparison, selection, and award will reflect the ratings received during proposal evaluation. Cost and price information will not be rated but will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15.4.

When combined, all non-price factors are considered significantly more important than price.

1.2.1 The proposal must describe the capability of the offeror to perform the work and understanding of the requirements contained in the Statement of Work, and set forth full, accurate, and complete information required by the RFP. The proposal should be prepared simply and economically and be legible, clear and coherent.

1.2.2 This is not a sealed bid procurement process. Issuance of this Request for Proposal does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government. Contract award is subject to funds availability.

1.2.3 Proposal Submissions and the Trade-Off Process. This process permits tradeoffs among price and non-price factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal.

Proposals must demonstrate performance and capability information for review and consideration by the Government. Relative weights among past performance and technical factors are provided, below. The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) reviews, evaluates, and rates the proposals against the source selection criteria in the RFP. If discussions are held, a competitive range consisting of the most highly qualified firms will be established, first.

Concurrently, the Government analyzes price proposals. Price will not be rated, but will be a factor in making the final best value determination for award.

2.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

2.2 Who May Submit: Any legally organized business firm formally organized as entities, construction contractors that have associated specifically for this project, consortia of small business firms or any other interested parties may submit proposals. Associations may be as joint ventures or as key team subcontractors.

2.3 Specific instructions for Joint Ventures (JV) and Partnerships.

2.3.1 JV or Partnerships shall be registered in the System for Acquisition Management (www.SAM.gov) as a JV or Partnership.

2.3.2 JV or Partnerships shall provide a copy of the Joint Venture or Partnership Agreement.

2.3.3 JV or Partnerships shall provide a detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate:

A. The relationship of the JV or Partnership parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit sharing.

B. The management approach of the JV or Partnership in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the JV or Partnership and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

C. The structure of the JV or Partnership and decision-making responsibilities of the JV or Partnership parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

D. The bonding responsibilities of the JV or Partnership parties.

E. Identification of key personnel having authority to legally bind the JV or Partnership to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the JV or Partnership.

F. Identification of party maintaining the JV or Partnership bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the JV or Partnership.

G. Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

H. Identification of party having overall control of the JV or Partnership.

2.3.4 JV or Partnerships shall identify in other sections of the proposal, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual JV or Partnership parties (and identify the party) or hired as employees of the JV or Partnership.

2.3.5 If one of the JV or Partnership parties possesses experience and/or past performance as a Federal Government contractor or as a Corps of Engineers contractor, that experience and/or past performance will be included as the experience and/or past performance of the JV or Partnership.

2.4 Where to Submit: Submit proposals to USACE Tulsa District as instructed in Section 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS.

2.5 Submission Deadline. Proposals shall be received by the Tulsa District no later than the time and date specified in Block 10 of Standard Form 1442 or as amended in an Standard Form 30.

2.6 GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

2.7 Page Limitations. Proposals are limited to the number of pages shown below, not including the

Table of Contents, tab dividers, OSHA forms, Drawings, Data Sheets, Installation Details, Construction Schedules and Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ-0) forms.

Factor 1 PAST PERFORMANCE CPARS Evaluations

Past Performance Questionnaires

Limit PPQ-0’s to five

2.8 In order to effectively and equitably evaluate all proposals, proposals must include sufficient detail to allow review by the Government. Proposal clarity, organization, and cross-referencing are mandatory.

Failures to submit and organize proposals as requested may adversely affect a proposal's evaluation.

Provide sufficient detail and clearly define all items required in this section.

2.9 The Contracting Officer may remove any proposal from further consideration during any phase of the procurement if the proposal fails to meet the submittal requirements of the RFP, or to reduce the competitive range for purposes of efficiency pursuant to FAR 15.306(c)(2).

2.9.1 Proposals shall be organized as shown in paragraph 3.0, “Proposal and Related Evaluation

Factors.”

2.10 Proposal Submissions.

2.10.1 Proposals shall be submitted in electronic format and contain the information in original PDF files that are accurately bookmarked. Electronic proposals shall be submitted via AMRDEC Safe Download (https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/), see Section 00 21 00. Proposals shall be labeled in a manner to afford easy identification from a Table of Contents. Font size shall not be less than 10 point. Do not use condensed font. Each page shall be sequentially and consecutively identified with the appropriate page number centered at the bottom of each page. The Government will not review any information submitted in an appendix or attachment to the proposal. Do not submit verbatim sections of this solicitation as part of the proposal. Proposals that do not meet these requirements may be subject to rejection.

Factor 2 PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY

Transformer, Switchgear and Bus

Company Experience

Narrative

Experience Forms

3 pages

No Limit

Organization/Management Narrative 10 pages

Key Personnel Resumes 2 pages each

Safety Record – OSHA Forms

300 or 300a

OSHA Forms 300 & 300a

Narrative

No Limit

3 Pages

Manufacturer Quality Control Narrative 3 Pages

Factor 3

TECHNICAL APPROACH:

TRASFORMER, SWITCHGEAR

AND BUS REPLACEMENT

Transformer Nameplate

Drawings, Data and on-site Work

Plan

Narrative

Chart(s)

3 Pages

No Limit

13.8 KV Switchgear and 480Volt

Motor Control Center Nameplate, Drawings and Data

Narrative

Chart(s)

15 KV Bus Nameplate, Drawings, Data and Installation Details

Narrative

Chart(s)

Drawings &

Descriptive Information

Narrative, Drawings/Chart(s)

3 Pages

No Limit

Schedule Narrative

Chart(s)

3 Pages

No Limit

Factor 4

SMALL BUSINESS

UTILIZATION

Narrative 3 Pages https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/

2.10.2 The proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents for each volume. A cover sheet identifying the firm(s) (name, address, point of contact), project description, and solicitation number shall be provided with each volume, followed by a Table of Contents. Improper proposal formats will unnecessarily delay the evaluation process and may be rejected after the initial evaluation without receiving any further consideration. The Government will not evaluate any information beyond the page limitations noted.

2.10.3 Electronic Format: The Offeror shall provide the complete proposal via AMRDEC Safe Download.

The electronic files for each volume shall contain the respective portion of the proposal in PDF format using Adobe Acrobat software; do not scan the documents into a PDF file except the bid bond may be scanned. The text portion of each volume of the proposal shall be contained as a single PDF file. Sections of the proposal shall be linked to the index in logical order through use of bookmarks.

2.10.4 Number of Copies: Submit one copy of all electronic files via AMRDEC Safe Download, see

Section 00 21 00.

2.10.5 Proposal revisions, if requested, shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g., bold face print or underlining. The source of the revision, e.g., Error, Omission, Clarification, or amendment shall be included and be annotated for each revision.

Proposal replacement pages shall be numbered, shall be clearly marked “REVISED” show the date of revision.

3.0 PROPOSAL AND RELATED EVALUATION FACTORS

Location Factor Number Description Relative Importance

Front Matter

SF 1442 and Proposal Data Sheet Not Rated

Volume 1 Factor 1 Past Performance Most Important Factor

Volume 2 Factor 2 Performance Capability 2nd Most Important Factor

Factor 3 Technical Approach: Transformer, Switchgear and Bus Replacement

3rd Most Important Factor

Factor 4 Small Business Utilization Plan 4th Most Important Factor

Volume 3 Factor 5 Price and Pro Forma Documents Not Rated

4.0 STANDARD FORM 1442 AND PROPOSAL DATA SHEET

4.1 Submit the SF-1442, completed and signed by the firm’s authorized representative. Include the completed proposal data sheet (See Attachment 1, provided at the end of this Section).

5.0 FACTOR 1 – PAST PERFORMANCE

5.1 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

5.2 Past Performance Information (PPI) is to be provided for the projects listed under Factor 2 –

Performance Capability.

1) For Department of Defense (DoD) projects Offeror need not submit a copy of the Contractor

Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) Evaluations (ACASS & CCASS) for each DoD project: instead, provide written notification that current ratings are available for the Government to evaluate.

2) For Non DoD projects or projects that do not have a CPARS Evaluation:

Offeror shall include copies of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ, see Attachment

3) in the proposal.

Offerors shall not incorporate PPQs previously submitted by reference in their proposal for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

Offerors shall not request PPQs on projects that have final ACASS, CCASS, or CPARS evaluations. If a past performance questionnaire is received on a project where a final ACASS, CCASS, or CPARS evaluation exists, the ACASS, CCASS, or CPARS evaluation will serve as the official rating of record for evaluation purposes.

If any negative past performance information is received, the contractor will be given an opportunity to provide rebuttal if the Offeror has not had an opportunity to previously address the evaluation.

Entities that have no past performance shall notify Contract Specialist Amanda McGovern Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil, prior to the date and time established for receipt of proposals, that they have had no previous clients and that PPQs cannot be provided. The proposal must contain a written statement that no past performance evaluations are available.

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

The Government reserves the right to verify the experience record of cited projects or other recent projects not submitted by reviewing the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or other Government appraisal systems, or to interview owner or references. The Government may check any or all cited references to verify supplied information.

5.3 EVALUATION CRITERIA:

5.3.1 The Government will evaluate the extent of recent, related experience of the prime contractor as relevant to their role on this project. Experience on the similar projects identified in the project lists will receive more consideration than experience provided in the supplemental narrative. The Government may place greater importance on projects performed as a prime contractor than as a subcontractor, depending upon overall role and relevancy considerations. Federal Government project experience will not be rated inherently more important than non-Federal Government project experience.

5.3.2 The proposal must demonstrate a record of recent, related experience in construction, for the types of work required by this project. Recent experience includes projects well underway (50% or more complete) or those completed and turned over within seven (7) years of the proposal issue date for this RFP. Joint Ventures and Partnerships should separately demonstrate experience commensurate with their role on this project or explain in the supplemental narrative how their experience qualifies them for their role on this project.

5.3.3 The Government reserves the right to verify the experience record of cited projects or other recent projects by reviewing the Corps of Engineers Construction Contractor (or Architect-Engineer) Appraisal Support System (CCASS/ACASS), other DOD or Government appraisal systems, or to interview owners or references. The Government may check any or all cited references to verify supplied information.

5.3.4 To receive credit for extent (amount) of experience, the prime shall demonstrate a history of recent, relevant experience. A firm will not receive credit under this factor based merely upon the relevant experience of key personnel proposed for this project.

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5.3.5 The Government will consider extent of recent experience, degree of relationship of such experience to this project, demonstrated familiarity with applicable codes and local conditions.

Some examples of relevancy to this project may include, but not be limited to:

Number, size, type work, complexity, location

Dates (well under way 50% or more completed, no more than 7 years preceding date of Solicitation)

Firm's role and extent of work self-performed (brokering out all work and simply managing a cited project are examples of less relevant experience)

5.3.6 Previous experience is not mandatory for an acceptable rating. The Government will consider previous experience a strength, even if the experience is on different type projects than this project.

Similarly, the Government may consider previous recent teaming experience among the team members as value added, even if on different type design and/or construction projects than this project. The more relevant the experience, the more credit given.

5.3.7 Past Performance evaluation includes two aspects to assess the offeror’s probability of performing the requirements stated in the RFP, based on the offeror’s demonstrated performance on recent, relevant contracts.

First, the offeror’s past performance will be evaluated to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the requirements of the RFP.

Second, the offeror’s past performance shall be given a Performance Confidence Assessment based on how well the contractor performed on past contracts.

5.3.8 The Government will assign a performance confidence assessment based on the probability of successfully meeting the contract requirements, considering the degree of success of the contractor’s recent, relevant experience. The Government will assess the past performance on projects submitted and reserves the right to conduct telephone interviews with points of contact identified in the proposal and/or to review other recent projects rated in CCASS/ACASS or other agency performance databases, review and/or contact furnished references, or to consider first-hand personal knowledge of Government employees.

5.3.9 The Government will first assess and rate the relevancy of recent projects accomplished compared to the scope of this contract for overall application to the performance confidence assessment ratings described, below. The projects will include those submitted as well as from other sources described, above. This rating is not a separate proposal rating but is only used in developing an overall past performance confidence assessment rating assigned to the Past Performance Factor.

The past performance relevancy ratings are described below.

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.

5.3.10 The Government will next consider how well the offeror performed on the contracts. The

Government will consider the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor performance. With respect to relevancy, past performance on projects with more relevance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment rating than past performance on projects of lesser relevance. 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), 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 sources not provided by the offeror. Owners/references may be asked to comment on items such as quality of design or construction, timeliness, management of the work, subcontractor management, including timely payment to subs or suppliers, safety, relations between owner and designer or contractor, level of support for such things as as-built documentation, O&M manuals, training, correcting design or construction errors, warranty work, etc. The Government will target areas covered in the requirements of this proposal including records of meeting quality, schedule, cost control, customer satisfaction, level of support for work product such as as-built documentation, O&M Manuals, training, problem resolution for design or construction errors, warranty work, and safety. The Government will not release the Interview Forms to the Offeror at any time, in order for the Government to solicit candid, unbiased interview comments. The Government also places a higher value on projects which document successful outcomes and are supported by outside source confirmation, such as furnished references, customer evaluations, or personal knowledge. The Government also places a higher value on projects involving particularly difficult or unique challenges and the innovative methods the contractor used to resolve problems successfully.

5.3.11 A degree of confidence in the offeror’s ability to successfully accomplish the contract requirements will be assigned. The rating system used for the performance confidence assessment is described below.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

5.3.12 Each entity (firm) will be rated on its own performance. If the Government does not obtain past performance information for the projects identified in the proposal, and cannot establish a past performance record for the offeror through other sources, past performance will be rated neither favorably nor unfavorably. The performance confidence assessment will be considered “Unknown Confidence.”

5.4 FACTOR 2 – PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY

For Technical Factors (meaning all non-cost factors excluding Past Performance) the rating methodology (DoD Source Selection Procedure 3.1.2.2) is Combined Technical/Risk Rating. The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. This methodology provides the most flexibility and least complexity in the rating process, conduct of the comparative analysis, and best value trade-off analysis process and will be used for this acquisition.

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Definition

Outstanding

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

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.

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal

Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable.

5.5 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

The contractor shall demonstrate recent, relevant experience on similar projects, using Construction

– Specialized Experience form – (Attachment 2). Proposals may identify state and local government and private contracts that are similar to the Government’s requirements. If the offeror is a joint venture or partnership, each firm shall provide information demonstrating experience relevant to their role on this project. Submit projects selected from those discussed in the experience narrative that are currently well underway (designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) or completed and turned over no more than seven (7) years preceding the date of this RFP. If any firm 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. If projects were design-build, so identify them. The offeror shall provide project information for the stated minimum number of recent and relevant projects for each area identified below. The Offeror must submit a letter of commitment for any subcontractor where subcontractor experience is used to demonstrate experience under any area.

Upon award, subcontractors proposed to be used to complete the assembly, erection, and/or manufacturing portion of the contract shall not be substituted without the Contracting Officer’s written prior approval.

The proposal may contain a supplemental narrative (not project lists), not to exceed two pages, explaining how any corporate experience that is not directly representative of this project is applicable and how the Government will benefit.

The proposal should describe any previous teaming experience between proposed team members, if not described in the project list.

5.5.1 The following elements are considered equally important to demonstrate adequate organization and performance capability: use best judgment when apportioning space/pages to each area for this factor. Provide information that describes the offeror’s organization and performance capability to execute the design-build contract per the detailed requirements herein. . Clearly but concisely describe the organizational approach to project management and execution. Do not exceed the page limits stated, above: resumes submitted for key personnel are limited to two pages each.

5.5.2 Transformer Installation Facility(ies) Experience

Submit all transformers installation, per proposed facility, in the last seven (7) years demonstrating transformer installation experience comparable in size, scope, and complexity with the transformer manufacturing requirements for this project, as described in the Specifications. Project information for each project submitted shall contain in tabular format:

Transformer type manufactured (GSU, Auto, etc.);

Number of phases;

Rating (in MVA). Submit information for transformers manufactured with a rating of at least 50

MVA;

Voltage class (kV). Voltage class 115kV or above;

Year manufactured/installed; and

Fiber-optic temperature probes embedded in windings.

Evaluation Criteria: The Government will evaluate company experience for manufacturing and installing and demonstrate equipment manufacturing and installation compliance with specification requirements.

The Government will use the information provided to confirm that the offeror has relevant and current experience to undertake the project.

5.5.3 13.8 KV Switchgear Company Experience Demonstrate the manufacturer of the 13.8 kV switchgear has experience in providing and installing necessary equipment by submitting no less than five (5) Projects completed with ten (10) line ups within the last seven years where 13.8 KV or higher switchgear was provided. Project information shall include:

Description of the project including size, ratings and number of units.

Switchgear manufacturer

Identify the projects that utilized generator rated breakers

Name of point of Contact at the project

Project location

Project completion date

Information detailing offeror’s experience with at least five projects in the installation of 13.8 KV switchgear manufactured by the same equipment supplier

Any agreements with the manufacturer for installing their equipment should also be provided

Qualifications of proposed site personnel are…