CSS_Tailrace_Crane.pdf

W912BV18R0034

Combined

Synopsis/Solicitation

(IAW FAR 12.603)

This is a request for commercial items prepared with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE under NAICS 333923 PSC 3810 with a Size Standard of 1,250 employees.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) located at Tulsa, Oklahoma intends to compete a firm fixed price contract for a single purchase of:

One (1) Tailrace Crane to include installation at Robert S Kerr Hydropower located in Mayes County, Oklahoma with a shipping address of:

US Army Corps of Engineers RS Kerr Power House 29759 Power House Rd Keota, OK 74941-6569

This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under W912BV18R0034, as a firm fixed type contract based on the following criteria: LOWEST PRICE

TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE.

The contractor is required to sign this document and return 1 copy to issuing office. The contractor agrees to provide all commodities set forth or otherwise identified above and on any additional sheets subject to the terms and conditions specified herein.

Proposal Submission Information:

Proposals are due by 23 August 2018, 2:00 PM, Tulsa, Oklahoma Central Standard Time (CST). Contact the following individual for information regarding this solicitation:

NOTE: Proposals shall be submitted through AMRDEC Amanda McGovern Contract Specialist Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil

Phone: (918) 669-7070

EVALUATION OF RESPONSES:

Award will be conducted and evaluated under the provisions of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items, FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The responsible offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) database (available at: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ ).

mailto:Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil mailto:Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil http://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Lack of registration in SAM will qualify contractor as ineligible for award see provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, Price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and can befound in detail under 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors and 52.212- 2 Evaluation.

Technical Factors

Factor 1, Tab 1 – Technical Data and Drawings Factor 2, Tab 2 – Specialized Experience Factor 2: Sub-factor 1 (TAB 1A) - Site Assembly and Erection Experience Factor 2: Sub-factor 2 (TAB 1B) - Crane Manufacturing Facility Experience Factor 3, Tab 3 - Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule Factor 4, Tab 4 – Manufacturer Quality Control Factor 5, Tab 5 – Past Performance

Price Factors

Tab 1: Solicitation, All Amendments and Offer Tab 2: Cost/Price Proposal.

Tab 3: Section K – Completed Representations and Certification

RESPONSE PAGE

RETURN THIS PAGE WITH THE COMPLETED INFORMATION AND AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

1. OFFEROR INFORMATION

BUSINESSNAME:

STREETADDRESS: CITY, STATE, ZIP:

CAGE CODE and DUNS:

BUSINESSWEB ADDRESS:

CONTACTPERSON:

TELEPHONE: FAX:

E-MAIL:

2. Supplies/Services and Prices/Costs

0001 PROVIDE NEW 40-TON

TAILRACE GANTRY CRANE

AND LIFTING BEAM 1 EA $

*SEE NOTE 6: TOTAL CLIN 0001 (CLIN 0001AA – 0001AE Inclusive)

0001AA DESIGN 1 JOB $

0001AB MANUFACTURE AND TEST 1 JOB $

0001AC DELIVER AND OFFLOAD 1 JOB $

0001AD ASSEMBLY 1 JOB $

0001AE PERFORMANCE AND LOADTESTING 1 JOB $

0002 REMOVE EXISTING GANTRY CRANE 1 JOB $

0003 SPARE PARTS 1 JOB $

TOTAL BASE PROPOSAL

(CLINS 0001 – 0003 Inclusive) $

1001 Option CLIN $

DISCOUNTTERMS:

NET 30 or _% IN DAYS

DAYS REQUIRED FOR DELIVERY:

3. Certification of Response Offeror’s Authorized Representative's Signature Date

Type or Print Name Position or Title

Contractor is Required to sign this document and return 1 copy to issuing office. Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items set forth or otherwise identified above and on any additional sheets subject to the terms and conditions specified herein.

PRICING (CLIN) SCHEDULE NOTES

1. The Offerors shall submit pricing data on the latest Pricing Schedule as published in the solicitation or the latest amendment thereto. In lieu of indicating additions/deductions to line items, all Offerors should state their revised prices for each item.

2. Offerors must insert a price on all numbered items (unless directed otherwise) of the Pricing Schedule. Failure to do so will disqualify the Offer.

3. All quantities are estimated except where the unit is given as JOB.

4. The Offerors shall have contract duration in number of calendar days after the Notice to Proceed (NTP) is received by the Contractor, whether via electronic means or hard copy, whichever is the earliest method of delivery. The total number of calendar days for construction through completion, ready for turnover shall not exceed the number of calendar days specified in the bid documents. The proposed duration shall become the required contract duration. The Government may issue the NTP via e-mail or Facsimile (FAX) or by other means. Day number 1 is the day after the date of receipt of the NTP.

5. AWARD

Only one contract will be awarded under this solicitation.

6. AWARD OF CLIN 0001

CLIN 0001AA – 0001AE will be awarded as part of the BASE PROPOSAL.

CLIN 0001 PROVIDE NEW 40-TON TAILRACE GANTRY CRANE AND LIFTING BEAM

will not be awarded, but rather is intended to be a subtotal consisting of CLIN 0001AA – 0001AE.

7. DESCRIPTION OF BID ITEMS

The general outline of the principal features of each item as listed below does not in any way limit the responsibility of the proposer for making a thorough investigation of the drawings and the specifications to determine the scope of work.

Description of Base Bid Items

a) CLIN 0001AA - Design costs shall consist of preparation of designs, plans, drawings, and manufacturer specifications. Costs shall also include the preparation of general and development criteria, inquiry of existing site plan / as-built, reproduction of designs document for review purposes, preparation of O&M Manuals, and preparation of final as-built drawings. Commissioning plan to be used in CLIN 0001AE shall be part of this cost under CLIN

0001AA.

b) CLIN 0001AB – Manufacture and Testing costs shall consist of the manufacturing, fabrication, and all associated manufacture testing of gantry crane and lifting beam.

c) CLIN 0001AC – Deliver and Offload costs shall consist of the transport and deliver of gantry crane and lifting beam from the manufacturer to the project site.

d) CLIN 0001AD – Assembly costs shall consist of all material, equipment, and laborer costs for assembling the gantry crane and lifting beam. Costs shall also include mobilization of all equipment, material, field offices set up and field offices expenses, personnel oversight labor costs, personnel travel and per diem allowances for all personnel if applicable to the project for the period of assembly work being performed.

e) CLIN 0001AE – Performance and Load Testing costs shall consist of all material, equipment, and laborer costs for on-site testing and commissioning work. Costs shall include demobilization at the end of commissioning, field offices expenses, personnel oversight labor costs, personnel travel and per diem allowances for all personnel if applicable to the project for the period of on-site testing and commissioning work being performed.

f) CLIN 0002 – Remove Existing Gantry Crane costs shall consist of all material, equipment, laborer, and disposal costs for removing the existing gantry crane and associated parts.

g) CLIN 0003 – Spare Parts costs shall consist of all material, deliver and offload, and laborer costs for purchasing spare parts.

h) CLIN 1001 – Removal of Existing Tailrace Electrification Bar System costs shall consist of all material, equipment, laborer, and disposal costs for removing the existing tailrace electrification bar system.

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Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013 52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.203-12 Limitation On Payments To Influence Certain Federal Transactions

OCT 2010

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper

MAY 2011

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2016 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and

Certifications.

DEC 2014

52.204-20 Predecessor of Offeror JUL 2016 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information

Systems

JUN 2016

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic

Corporations

NOV 2015

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

FEB 2016

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial

Items

NOV 2017

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items JAN 2017 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals OCT 1997 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment

Exceeding $15,000

MAY 2014

52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals -- Representation.

DEC 2016

52.229-3 Federal, State And Local Taxes FEB 2013 52.232-1 Payments APR 1984 52.232-8 Discounts For Prompt Payment FEB 2002 52.232-17 Interest MAY 2014 52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims MAY 2014 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

52.233-1 Disputes MAY 2014 52.233-2 Service Of Protest SEP 2006 52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.247-29 F.O.B. Origin FEB 2006 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DEC 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) General Instructions

Proposal Submittals.

All offers shall be submitted to Amanda McGovern via AMRDEC (see attached AMRDEC Instructions). Offers shall not be submitted to any other Government Official. Proposals received after the due date/time shall be considered “late” and will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2017). Amanda McGovern contact information:

Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil Tel: 918-669-7070

The proposals must be received at or before 2:00 pm (Central Standard Time) on 15 August 2018.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the PWS 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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Proposal Information.

a) The Offeror's proposal must include all data and information requested by this section and must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. The offer shall be compliant with the requirements as stated in the Specifications and its attached enclosures. Non-conformance with the instructions provided may result in an unfavorable proposal evaluation.

b) The proposal should be clear, concise, and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements but rather should provide adequate detail to explain how the Offeror intends to meet these requirements. Offerors should assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of the Offeror’s capabilities and experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the Offeror's proposal.

c) It is the Offeror’s responsibility to check the FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) and/or Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) websites for any amendments to this Request for Proposal (RFP).

d) The submission of a proposal in response to this RFP does not commit the Government to reimbursement of any costs incurred in preparation and submission of the proposal.

e) There will be no public opening of the proposal for this solicitation.

f) Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

g) In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one (1) electronic copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Unless the Offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of unsuccessful proposals.

h) Volume I – Technical Factors shall include technical data and drawings; specialized experience; proposed contract duration and summary schedule; manufacturer quality control; and past performance. All pricing information should only be provided in the Volume II – Cost or Price Information.

i) Each Volume shall be submitted in separate files. Each Volume needs to be written such that the volume is complete without cross-references to the other Volume(s) of the proposal. In addition, the information therein needs to address the elements of that specific factor without cross-referencing to information contained in other factors. Electronic files shall be bookmarked. At a minimum, bookmarks shall delineate responses to each evaluation factor. Attachments to the electronic copy are not permitted. Offerors are responsible for submitting electronic documents that are virus free.

j) Emailed quotes in Adobe .PDF file format are the only acceptable methods of submitting a quote electronically. All documents must be attached in one file. Reference the solicitation in the subject line.

Send quotes to E-mail address Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil. Ensure your quote is received before the due date and time. In order for your quote to be considered responsive, all required materials must be received before the due date and time. If all required materials are not received your quote will not be considered. If you do not receive an email response that your quote was received, your quote was not received.

k) Unless otherwise specified, pages shall be 8.5” x 11”, Times New Roman 11 point or greater font size, with margins of at least 1” on all four sides and numbered. Text in tables, charts, graphs, and figures can be smaller font than 11 point font, but MUST be legible for a REASONABLE person to read. 11” x 17” pages can be used for the following and are not subject to page count limitations: Technical Summary Table, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), and MPS. 11”x 17” single sided pages may be used for large charts, graphs, figures, tables, schematics (i.e. not intended for text); each of these single-sided pages is subject to the page limitation and will count as one page. The Technical Summary Table should also be provided in Microsoft Excel compatible format. The spreadsheet should not contain any hard-pressed numbers or locked cells or formulas.

l) Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers can be included within the margin areas. The Offeror is responsible for appropriately marking any restrictions on disclosure and use of data.

http://www.fbo.gov/

m) The specific page limits are contained in Table 1 of this Section L. Should an Offeror exceed those page limits, the pages which exceed the page limit will not be considered or evaluated.

General Information

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: PWW69S-QYVUWH. 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 calendar days prior to the proposal deadline, so they may be given consideration or action taken prior to receipt of offers.

Points of Contact

The Contracting Officer (KO) and Contracting Specialist are the sole points of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions or concerns you may have, that are not appropriate for Bidders Inquiry, to the Contracting Specialist and the KO. Written concerns should be sent to the e-mail addresses below. The KO and Contracting Specialist for this acquisition are as follows:

Mr. Brian Hutchison (Contracting Officer) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District 2488 E. 81st Street.

Tulsa, OK 74137-4290 Phone: 918-669-7426 E-mail: Brian.K.Hutchison@usace.army.mil

Ms. Amanda McGovern (Contract Specialist) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District 2488 E. 81st Street.

Tulsa, OK 74137-4290 Phone: 918-669-7070 E-mail: Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil

Debriefings

The KO will notify Offerors excluded from the competitive range or otherwise excluded from the competition before award, if a competitive range is established. Upon such notice the Offeror may request a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505. Offerors may request a pre-award debriefing or delay its debriefing until after award provided such a request is submitted in compliance with FAR 15.505. However, it should be noted that the Offeror will receive no more than one debriefing for this acquisition. The KO will notify all Offerors in the competitive range, if a competitive range is established, of the source selection decision. Upon such notification, the Offerors may request a post-award debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.506.

Oral Presentations

As part of the RFP, the Government reserves the right to conduct oral presentations, if necessary.

Communications mailto:Brian.K.Hutchison@usace.army.mil

Exchanges of information between the Government and Offerors will be controlled by the KO.

Organization/Number of Copies/Page Limits

The Offeror will prepare and submit the proposal as set forth in the Proposal Organization Table (Table 1). The titles and contents of the volumes will be as defined in this table, all of which shall be within the required page limits and with the number of copies as specified in Table 1. The contents of each proposal volume are described in further detail later in this section.

Table 1 Proposal Organization Volume 1: Technical Proposal Page Limit Cover Letter, Table of Contents, List of Table and Figures, Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms.

N/A

Tab 1 – Factor 1: Technical Data and Drawings 10 Tab 2 - Factor 2: Specialized Experience 10

Sub-factor 1: Site Assembly and Erection Experience -- Sub-factor 2: Crane Manufacturing Facility Experience --

Tab 3 - Factor 3: Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule 10 Tab 4 - Factor 4: Manufacturer Quality Control 10 Tab 5 - Factor 5: Past Performance 10

Volume 2: Cost/Price Page Limit Cover Letter, Table of Contents, List of Table and Figures, Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms.

N/A

Factor 6: Cost/Price N/A Tab 1 – SF33, Solicitation, Offer and Award N/A Tab 2 – Cost/Price Schedule N/A Tab 3 – Representations and Certifications N/a

Notes:

• Cover Letter, Table of Contents, List of Table and Figures, Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms do not count against the page limit.

• Pages shall be typed with, at minimum, single line spacing.

• The font shall be Arial or Times New Roman, no smaller than 10 point for general text. Project summaries submitted and corresponding forms for Factor 3, Experience, shall be submitted within the Technical Volume.

• If page limits are exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

• Each Volume of the Proposal shall be provided on a separate electronic file. Offeror’s are responsible for submitting electronic copies that are virus free.

• Responses to this RFP shall strictly adhere to the requirements set forth in the RFP. Submissions that do not adhere to format and content requirements may be considered non-compliant to the RFP. The Government reserves the right to eliminate any such proposals from consideration for award.

VOLUME I – TECHNICAL FACTORS

Factor 1, Tab 1 – Technical Data and Drawings.

Submit up to four sheets showing the following information. Outline views may be combined on a sheet, if desired:

Proposed Crane outline: Plan View Proposed Crane outline: Front Elevation View Proposed Crane outline: Back Elevation View Proposed Crane outline: Side Elevation View Proposed Crane nameplate: Including design Construction Description: Construction

Information submitted for this factor should be complete enough to demonstrate an understanding of the layout and mounting requirements indicated in the Contract drawings of this Solicitation, conformance with the requirements of Section 41 01 20.71 26 in general, and specifically paragraph 1.4 titled “DATA, CAPACITIES, SPEEDS AND

TRAVEL”

Factor 2, Tab 2 – Specialized Experience.

The Offeror shall provide project information for the stated minimum number of recent and relevant projects for each subfactor. The Offeror must submit a letter of commitment for any subcontractor where subcontractor experience is used to demonstrate experience under either subfactor. 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. Recent and relevant projects that are those projects completed or substantially completed in the past 5 years that are comparable in size, scope, and complexity with this project, as described in Specification Section C DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

Factor 2: Sub-factor 1 (TAB 1A) - Site Assembly and Erection Experience The Offeror shall submit a minimum of three recent and relevant projects demonstrating crane site assembly and erection experience comparable in size, scope, and complexity with the site assembly and erection requirements for this project, as described in Specification Section C DESCRIPTION OF WORK. Project information for each project submitted shall contain:

• A detailed description of the project and the contractor’s involvement in the project (state percentage performed and whether performed as subcontractor or prime);

• Name of a current representative for the project and contact information;

• Contract awarded amount;

• Project location;

• Project start date;

• Project completion date; and

• Crane manufacturer.

Factor 2: Sub-factor 2 (TAB 1B) - Crane Manufacturing Facility Experience The Offeror shall submit all cranes manufactured, per proposed facility, in the last ten years from the date of this solicitation demonstrating crane manufacturing experience comparable in size, scope, and complexity with the crane manufacturing requirements for this project, as described in Specification Section C DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

Project information for each project submitted shall contain in tabular format:

• Crane type manufactured;

• Rating - Submit information for Cranes manufactured with a minimum rating of 10 Tons; and

• Year manufactured/installed.

Factor 3, Tab 3 - Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule

The Offeror shall provide a summary schedule that shows key milestones and demonstrates an understanding of the overall contract duration with a maximum number of 404 calendar days. Gantt charts are appropriate for this submission. Failure to provide a schedule or to comply with the contract duration will result in an Unacceptable rating. Shorter schedules are acceptable provided the contractor can demonstrate how it will be utilzed without negatively efffecting cost, schedule or performance.

Factor 4, Tab 4 – Manufacturer Quality Control The Offeror shall provide the following information: Failure to provide this information will result in an Unacceptable rating.

• Location of manufacturing facility proposed to be used along with the manufacturing facility’s current ISO 9001 certificate(s), and

• A letter of intent to seek ISO 9001 recertification for each proposed facility in order to maintain uninterrupted certification for the life of the contract.

The Offeror shall not substitute any proposed manufacturing facility without the Contracting

Officer’s written prior approval.

Factor 5, Tab 5 – Past Performance

The Offeror shall provide past performance information for projects listed in Factor 2 – Specialized Experience. The Government will query the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to validate past performance ratings on Department of Defense contracts and any other past performance information the Government deems necessary to evaluate a contractor’s past performance. The title of the project used in this factor shall be consistent with the title used in Factor 2. At a minimum, the narrative should address past performance information such as whether the project was completed on-time/budget, whether or not the Offeror encountered any performance issues or challenges, and key and/or best management practices the offeror employed to sustain successful performance for each past performance project submitted. If performance issues or challenges did arise, provide information on how they were addressed and outcomes.

For each project that does not have a CPARS evaluation, Offerors shall forward a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment L-3) to the points of contact responsible for monitoring performance under such contracts. 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 2. 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 Contract Specialist identified via email prior to proposal closing date. Offerors can provide previously completed PPQ’s from clients as part of their proposal submission. However, Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. This does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

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

The Government may contact references provided as part of Factor 2 – Specialized Experience, for information regarding the Offeror’s past performance on the project and for the purposes of assessing and verifying the scope of the work performed. Offerors should provide accurate, current, and complete contact information for references provided in the project descriptions.

The Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance regardless of project and past performance questionnaires for projects submitted. 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.

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.

Volume II – COST OR PRICE INFORMATION

This volume shall consist of all information required to support proposed prices. There are no page limitations for this volume.

Tab 1: SF1449, Solicitation, All Amendments and Offer.

This tab will not be rated, but will be evaluated for responsiveness. The SF1449 shall be filled out completely by the Offeror and signed by an official that is authorized to bind the company. The Offeror shall also acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 in Block 14 and the summary of changes.

Tab 2: Cost/Price Proposal.

Provide a complete Section B – Supplies or Services and Prices. Please submit a proposal indicating your proposed price, together with a breakdown of estimated costs used to arrive at your price. This breakdown shall be provided on an unlocked Excel spreadsheet showing the computations used to arrive at totals. The breakdown shall be provided with sufficient detail to allow for Government analysis.

Tab 3: Section K – Completed Representations and Certifications

The Offerors shall complete all Representations and Certifications, and also ensure current registration and updated annual Representations and Certifications on the System of Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov.

OTHER INFORMATION

a) The Offeror is required to disclose any potential Organization Conflicts of Interest (OCI) and provide a disclosure statement, including a mitigation plan, if OCI exists.

b) Any disclosure statement and OCI mitigation plan would be outside the RFP page count.

EXCHANGES

The Government intends to award without discussions. Firms are cautioned to put forth their best efforts, and to furnish all information clearly to allow the Government to evaluate proposals. Firms should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposal after submitting it.

A “Competitive Range” is a subjective determination of the most highly rated proposals in the event that the Government decides that discussions with competing firms are required or are considered to be in the Government’s best interests. In such an event, the Contracting Officer will establish a competitive range of all the most highly rated proposals.

If discussions are held, the Government may engage in a broad give and take with those firms in the competitive range, in accordance with FAR 15.306 (d).

Upon conclusion of discussions, those firms still in the competitive range, will be afforded an opportunity to submit their final proposal revisions for evaluation and selection.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT

To be determined

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment “A” Form PPQ-0 PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE The contractor is to complete blocks 1-4.

Attachment “B” PAST PERFORMANCE RATER QUESTIONNAIRE

Attachment “C” L-2 CLIENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER Subcontractor/Teaming Partner Consent Letter for the Release of Past Performance Information to the Prime Contractor

DIRECTIONS: The rater is suuposed to evaluate the past performance of the contractor and shall submit to the requestor or directly to the Government’s contracting specialist point of contact, Amanda McGovern at Amanda.M.McGovern@usace.army.mil.

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ADJECTIVE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS TO BE USED TO BEST REFLECT

YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

RATING DEFINITION NOTE

(E) Exceptional Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

An Exceptional rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed multiple significant events that were of benefit to the Government/Owner. A singular benefit, however, could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating. Also, there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.

(VG) Very Good Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government’s/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

A Very Good rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed a significant event that was a benefit to the Government/Owner. There should have been no significant weaknesses identified.

(S) Satisfactory Performance meets minimum contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

A Satisfactory rating is appropriate when there were only minor problems, or major problems that the contractor recovered from without impact to the contract. There should have been NO significant weaknesses identified. Per DOD policy, a fundamental principle of assigning ratings is that contractors will not be assessed a rating lower than Satisfactory solely for not performing beyond the requirements of the contract.

(M) Marginal Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor's proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

A Marginal is appropriate when a significant event occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming which impacted the Government/Owner.

(U) Unsatisfactory Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor's corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

An Unsatisfactory rating is appropriate when multiple significant events occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming and which impacted the Government/Owner. A singular problem, however, could be of such serious magnitude that it alone constitutes an unsatisfactory rating.

(N) Not Applicable No information or did not apply to your contract

Rating will be neither positive nor negative.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the

Federal Acquisition Regulation), or alternative commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.

Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, 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 offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer 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--

(A) 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 offers; or

(B) 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

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

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

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers 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.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone

(215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.) 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. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

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

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

https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/ http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ http://assistdocs.com/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/

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

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

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

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

(6) 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.

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(a) The Government intends to make award without discussions. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if deemed necessary.

EVALUATION FACTORS

Factors to be Evaluated.

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Award will be made to the contractor with the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) proposal.

Factor 1 – Technical Data and Drawings

Factor 2 – Specialized Experience Sub-factor 1: Site Assembly and Erection Experience Sub-factor 2: Crane Manufacturing Facility Experience Factor 3 – Proposed Contract Duration and Summary Schedule Factor 4 – Manufacturer Quality Control Factor 5 – Past Performance Factor 6 – Cost/Price

Evaluation Approach

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) in accordance with LPTA procedures as describe in Section M. Each offeror’s technical proposal will be evaluated against the technical evaluation factors, as contained in the Section L of the Solicitation to determine technical acceptability. An UNACCEPTABLE rating for any one factor will remove the offeror from further consideration. Only the lowest priced proposal receiving an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor/sub-factor will be evaluated for Factor 6 – Price/Cost to determine price reasonableness. Trade-off is not permitted for LPTA acquisitions.

Ratings

The technical rating reflects the degree to which the contractor’s proposed approach meets or does not meet the Government’s minimum performance and capability requirements through an assessment of the proposal.

An “unacceptable” rating at any Factor level will make an offeror’s proposal unawardable.

Technical Ratings. The technical rating provides an assessment of the quality of the offeror’s solution for meeting the Government’s requirement. Each Technical Factor (Factors 1 through 5 shown above in 2.1) will receive an acceptable or unacceptable rating described in the DoD Source Selection Procedures and listed in the Table 1 below.

The term “Technical” refers to non-cost factors other than past performance that is used to assess the offeror’s proposed approach, as detailed in its proposal, to satisfy the Government’s requirement.

Table 1. Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Past Performance Ratings.

The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements.

The Government will consider past performance information as submitted in accordance with Section L of this solicitation, and may also consider recent and relevant past performance information outside of the information provided by the Offeror and its customers. Therefore, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the Offeror’s Past Performance proposal volume and information obtained from other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and commercial sources.

Past performance will be rated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis using the ratings in Table A-2.

Table 2. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

Technical Factors (Volume I).

Factor 1: Technical Data and Drawings

This factor is met when information submitted for this factor demonstrates an understanding of the layout and mounting requirements…