A.03.24_Amendment_0001.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 is to:

a) Revise Section L, paragraph 5.1.3

b) Revise Section L, paragraph 5.4

c) Revise Section M, paragraph 5.1

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

U 1 22

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 02-May-2016

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 W912DQ-16-R-3001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-Apr-2016

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 is extended, X 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

02-May-2016

CODE

USACE, KANSAS CITY +

FEDERAL BLDG CT-H 601 E 12TH ST RM 647

KANSAS CITY MO 64106-2896

W912DQ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912DQ-16-R-3001

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

SECTION L

1.0 General Information: This solicitation is identified as part of the Multiple Environmental Government Acquisition (MEGA) Strategy/Plan in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 and the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division (NWD).

1.1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District intends to conduct this acquisition by use of Competitive Source Selection Procedures in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Solicitation and FAR Part 15. The Government’s intends to award an Unrestricted Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts as part of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) pool for Pre-Placed Remedial Action Services for regional support to USACE customers. Task Orders awarded under this MATOC may be firm fixed price or cost-reimbursement. The Government’s target is to award

(5) contracts; however, if the Contracting Officer determines during the source selection process that fewer or more than that number of contracts should be awarded, the Contracting Officer has the discretion of adjusting that number (higher or lower), or awarding none at all. In any case, the Government may not award any contract if the resulting contract would not represent a "best value" to the Government using trade-off selection procedures. It is strongly suggested that the provisions stated in the proposal information be fully studied prior to assembly of the proposal.

1.2. There are no drawings associated with this Solicitation. Copies of the solicitation are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be made available for viewing in Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fbo.gov).

All amendments will be made available for viewing in FedBizOpps. It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to check the website for any amendments.

1.3. To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. The proposal should be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of capabilities to perform the contract. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear, and coherent. The proposal shall address the offeror’s proposed approach to fully perform the requirements of the Solicitation. Offerors are discouraged from providing information not required by the Solicitation. The offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this section of the solicitation at or before the exact time specified. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award.

1.4. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition, the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists; offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

1.5. Offerors must clearly identify any exceptions to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Exceptions taken to terms and conditions of the solicitation, to any of its formal attachments, or to other parts of the solicitation shall be identified. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken.

Provide rationale in support of the exception and fully explain its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost and specific requirements of the solicitation. This information shall be provided in the format and content of Table 1 listed below. Failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in the offeror being removed from consideration for award.

Table 1 - Solicitation Exceptions

Solicitation Document

Paragraph / Page

Requirements / Portion

Rationale

PWS,

Attachment, Figure, other

Applicable Paragraph & Page

Identify the Requirement

Justification

1.6. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and Small Business Size Standard. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 562910. 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 750 employees.

1.7. The Contracting Division Point of Contact (POC) listed below is the sole point of contact for this acquisition. Address any questions (including technical questions) or concerns you may have to the Contracting Division POC. This may be done via e-mail or in writing. Written requests for clarification may be sent to the Contracting Division POC at the following address:

Mailing Address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District ATTN: CECT-NWK-H (Josh Hill) 601 E. 12th Street, Room 647 Kansas City, MO 64106-2896 Phone: (816) 389-3827 Fax: (816) 389-2030 E-mail: William.J.Hill@usace.army.mil

1.8. Inquiries/Questions. Prospective Offerors shall submit contracting and technical inquiries and questions concerning this solicitation document via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet.

1.8.1To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register, go to the aforementioned web page and click on the BID tab.

Select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter the Bidder Inquiry Key for this solicitation listed below, your email address, and then click login. Fill in all required information and click create user.

Verify that information on the next screen is correct and click continue. From this page, you may view all bidder inquiries or add a new inquiry.

1.8.2 Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their questions via email, followed by an answer to their questions after it has been processed by our technical team.

1.8.3 Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected.

1.8.4 The Solicitation Number is: W912DQ-16-R-3001

1.8.5 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: WU9VZ3-4KSG9B

1.8.6 The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries after 12:00 PM (NOON) Local Time on 10 May 2016.

1.8.7 Offerors are requested to review the Solicitation in its entirety, and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

1.8,8 The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP. Email to staff@rcesupport.com.

1.9 If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Division in writing (email is the preferred method) with supporting rationale. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussions.

2.0. Specific Instructions: Organization/Distribution/Number of Copies/Page Limits

2.1. This Solicitation does not commit the Government to reimburse any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation. Note specifically that the offeror will not be participating in a sealed bid procurement process under this acquisition method. Issuance of this Solicitation does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government.

2.2. The Government reserves the right to discuss aspects of proposals with offerors in the competitive range, if one is determined to be necessary, upon completion of the evaluation, and to award a contract to other than the offeror submitting the lowest priced offer. Reference is made to clause 52-215-1 and is included in full text in section L; offerors are advised that the Government may make award without discussions, clarifications, or any contact concerning the proposals received. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Do not assume that offerors will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals.

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

1001.

2.4. Each offeror shall submit a proposal that consists of two (2) Volumes:

Volume I – Company Experience and Performance Confidence Volume II –Small Business Participation Plan Volume III - Cost Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors, consisting of an original signed Standard Form 33 “Solicitation, Offer, and Award”; providing information for all line items as designated in the corresponding bid schedule; and acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation.

2.4.1 Binding and Labeling: Volumes I, II, and III may not be submitted together within the same binding (separate volume submissions are required). Each volume shall be submitted in a separate 3-ring loose leaf binder (not heat or spiral bound volumes) and shall be organized by factors.

Each Volume shall include, as a minimum, the following:

(a) Volume number on proposal cover.

(b) The prime, consortium, or joint venture’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address shall appear in the lower left corner of the proposal cover, title page and table of contents of any document/volume to be evaluated.

(c) Proposal volume cover format is at the offeror’s discretion so long as the information required by this paragraph and subsequent paragraphs are met.

(d) Table of contents and a cross-reference to the solicitation paragraphs.

(e) List of tables/figures.

(f) Volume number, factor and date submitted shall appear in the bottom right corner of each page (along with the revision number for the amended page, if necessary).

2.5. Volumes shall be submitted in the following quantities:

Volume I – Technical Proposal 1 marked “Original” and 3 marked “Copy” Volume II- Small Business Participation Plan 1 marked “Original” and 3 marked “Copy” Volume III- Cost/Price Proposal 1 marked “Original” and 3 marked “Copy”

In addition, electronic copies of each volume, including all attachments of the proposal (in pdf format) shall be provided on CD/DVDs and shall be included with each hard copy. Volumes I, II, and III may not be submitted together on the same CD. The contents of each proposal volume are described in the Paragraph 3.0 (Volume Content) of this provision.

NOTE: In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8, "Government Contract Files," the government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful proposals. The government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals.

2.6. Proposals shall be received No Later Than 2:00 PM Local Time on 20 May 2016. Mail the originals and specified number of copies of each volume and CDs as indicated in paragraph 2.5 above, to the following:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District

ATTN: CECT-NWK-H (Josh Hill) 601 E. 12th Street, Room 647 Kansas City, MO 64106-2896

The Packaging that contains the Proposal shall be marked:

Proposal for Solicitation W912DQ-16-R-3001, DO NOT OPEN.

Be sure to apply all appropriate markings, "Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data."

Due to heightened security at Government installations, those offerors who have their proposals hand-carried shall contact Josh Hill, Contract Specialist at (816) 389-3827 prior to delivering to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, 601 East 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2896.

On the date specified above, starting thirty (30) minutes prior to the specified time, a Contracting representative will be in the lobby to receive proposals. Containers (i.e. envelopes, packages, boxes) will be screened for security purposes.

NOTE: No parking on the street in front of the facility entrances will be allowed. Passenger vehicles will need to locate parking meters or parking garages before delivering proposals. Delivery trucks must go to the receiving dock. The vehicle will be inspected and packages screened at the dock. After inspection and screening, the delivery person will be allowed into the building.

2.7. Time for acceptance by the Government of Proposals: All offerors submitting proposals in response to this solicitation for a Task Order agree that the Government shall have not less than 365 calendar days to accept any proposal, after the date indicated for receipt of proposals. ** NOTE – Please insert 365 days in block 12 of the SF 33 ** In the event the Government cannot award a contract within this 365-day period, any or all proposers may, at their option, extend the date for acceptance of their proposal or may resubmit their price proposals."

2.8 Page Format Restrictions and Limitations:

2.8.1. Page Limitations: Page limitations shall include typewritten text pages, charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, and schematics, aside from those items specifically stated as exempt from the page count. Outlines and other similar information documents shall be included as numbered pages - no exceptions. The number of pages per factor shown in Table 2 below may be varied by the offeror to suit its needs for certain identified factors, however, the total number of pages for the proposal submitted may not exceed twenty (20) pages for Volume I. Compliance with page count limits shall be verified via the hardcopy. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal.

2.8.2. Pages Counted: Each page shall be counted except the following: cover pages, executive summary, table of contents, title page, list of tables/figures/acronyms, glossaries, separator tabs, dividers, blank pages, Past Performance Information, and Volumes II and III in their entirety.

Separator tabs will only be marked with section / subsection identifiers. Any other information placed on the separator tabs will not be reviewed. Double sided pages are considered as two pages. NOTE: Proposals that exceed twenty (20) pages will have only those pages that are within the page count limits evaluated. All information appearing thereafter will not be evaluated.

2.8.3. Page Size: Unless otherwise stated, a “page” is defined as being one side of an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper. Pages shall be typewritten except for the reproduced sections of the solicitation document and the font size shall be no less than 10 point. A smaller type may be used on charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, and schematics to accommodate a “make to fit” software capability;

however, all text shall be legible and easily read. Margins on all four edges of each sheet will be at least one-half (0.5) inch. Proprietary statements, security markings, and page numbers can fall within the defined margin area. Pages shall be numbered sequentially by volume.

2.8.4. Indexing: Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify factors.

2.8.5. Foldouts: Legible Previous Experience information, tables, charts, graphs and figures shall be used wherever practical to depict project information, systems and layout, implementation schedules, plans, and similar information. These displays shall be uncomplicated, legible and shall not exceed 11” x 17” in size. Foldout pages shall fold entirely within the volume. Each printed side of a foldout will count as two pages. For tables, charts, graphs and figures, the font shall be no smaller than 8 point. All information (except documentation identification, solicitation number, and page numbers) shall be contained within an image area of 10” x 16”.

2.8.6. Format: The offeror shall submit all required hard copies and electronic copies of their proposal in the format shown below. Each factor shall be described in a separate section, appropriately tabbed in a report form. All pages of each factor shall be sequentially numbered.

Elaborate or lengthy presentations are not necessary and are not desired.

Table 2 - Proposal Format

Proposal Document

Volume I – Company Experience, Key Personnel, & Performance Confidence Information

Executive Summary

Volume I, Factor 1: Company Experience

Volume I, Factor 2: Performance Confidence

Volume II – Small Business Participation

Volume II, Factor 3: Small Business Participation Plan

Volume II, Non Evaluation Submission:

Tab 1: Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Large Businesses Only)

Volume III– Cost Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

Volume III, Factor 4, Cost/Price

Volume III, Non-Evaluation Submissions

Tab 1: SF 33 – Cover Letter, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Section A)

Tab 2: Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors (Section K)

Tab 3: Accounting/Audit/Earned Value Management System Information

3.0 Volume I Contents – Company Experience and Performance Confidence Information:

3.1 Executive Summary. Volume I of the proposal shall include an Executive Summary which should include an introduction of the proposal team. The Executive Summary shall not exceed two (2) pages in length and will be excluded from the twenty (20) page limitation.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall consist of the contents required in the sub-paragraphs described below:

3.2. Volume I, Factor 1 – Company Experience

Provide a minimum of five (5) projects and a maximum of ten (10) projects that demonstrate the offeror's and its team members' relevant experience in performance of work that demonstrates experience in the evaluation of the criteria listed in Section M. Projects submitted must have been executed by the offeror or its team subcontractors. See Paragraph 3.4 below for additional information regarding documentation required for Joint Ventures and Teaming Agreements.

A project is defined as: HTRW Remedial Action (RA) projects performed at one site or at a single installation. An Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) is not a project. A project may contain multiple Task Orders if they are from the same site or installation and they are for the same remediation effort such as multiple phases of one project.

3.2.1 Presentation of Company Experience: The proposal shall include hazardous, toxic, or radiological waste projects that demonstrate remediation and construction associated with CERCLA Remedial Actions. CERCLA Removal Actions and RCRA Actions that demonstrate work similar to CERCLA Remedial Action projects may also be submitted. The government will not consider Company Experience for preparation of CERCLA documents such as Site Inspections and Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Studies (RI/FS) and Remedial Design (RD), as that is not the intent of this Solicitation and should not be presented by the Offeror for this factor.

For the specific purpose of presentation of Company Experience, one side of one 11”x17” sheet of paper shall be used for each project. As specified in Section L, Paragraph 2.8.5 (Foldouts), one printed side of one 11”x17” sheet of paper will count as two pages. The majority of the sheet should utilize a 10-12 point font; footnotes may use a smaller, font. The following information should be included in the presentation of previous experience.

1) Box A – Project #: Name and location of project. Include City, County, and State, or military installation name and State, as appropriate.

2) Box B – Name of the contractor that performed the work and role in this proposal (prime offeror, JV partner, or team subcontractor).

3) Box C –Client Organization name and address. Also include the name and telephone number of the Client’s Point of Contact.

4) Box D – Contract number(s) under which company performed the work. Include the Task Order number for work done under an Indefinite Delivery Type Contract.

5) Box E – The type of contract under which the work was performed (Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, Time and Materials).

6) Box F – The total contract obligation amount including all modifications, award date of original contract, and contract period of performance.

7) Box G – The percentage of the contract amount performed by the prime offeror, JV partner, or team subcontractor identified in Box B.

8) Box H – Please include the following for the contract identified in Box D above:

A brief site description and an overview of the contractor’s work performed on the project as it relates to Remedial Action projects or equivalent Removal Actions and RCRA Actions that demonstrate work similar to CERCLA Remedial Action. Additionally, please indicate the dates that the work was performed for the work being described.

Describe the experience on the project that demonstrates the criteria in Section M, 5.1.1. Describe the project characteristics including magnitude, complexity, challenges and accomplishments as it relates to the evaluation criteria. Present project constraints such as site restrictions, cost and schedule, customer and stakeholder requirements, and any other unique considerations as they relate to the Section M evaluation criteria.

3.3. Volume I, Factor 2 –Performance Confidence

3.3.1. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ)

For each of the projects submitted under Factor 1, Company Experience, the offeror should provide existing documentation of the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s performance, e.g.PPQ or CPARS rating. If no CPARS or existing PPQ exists for the project, or if new information is required in the offeror’s opinion, the offeror should provide a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) to a representative of the owner that can provide the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s past performance for the project. The PPQ form (Form PPQ-0) to be used is included in Section J, Attachment 1 of this solicitation. A sample cover letter to accompany the PPQ and instructions for completing the PPQ are also included in Section J, Attachment 1. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.

Offerors and/or its team members should submit to the client for each project, the PPQ form and request that the form be completed and returned to the offeror before the date the proposal is due.

If the client requests, PPQs may be submitted directly to the Contracting Division using the following e-mail address: Willliam.J.Hill@usace.army.mil. The only information in the email subject line MUST be the solicitation number W912DQ-16-R-3001. If the submission is provided by mail, the envelope should be marked, “Confidential Proposal Information for Solicitation W912DQ-16-R-3001. NOTE: All PPQs submitted directly to the Contract Specialist must be received No Later Than the date and time listed in Paragraph 2.6 of this Section L. Offerors should not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other Solicitations. However, this does not precluded the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the performance confidence evaluation.

The offeror should also provide the CAGE Codes and DUNS numbers for the prime Contractor and all teaming partners, i.e. design firms, key subcontractors, Joint Venture Partners, whose experience is being relied on for Factor 1. DUNS numbers shall be provided for the Offeror’s offices that may be utilized to complete work under this contract.

Offerors should compile PPQs and CPARS for each project submitted under Factor 1 and should organize the information by project, and in the same order as the projects submitted in Factor 1.

This will allow the reviewers to match the Past Performance information with the associated Factor 1 project. Only one PPQ should be submitted for each Factor 1 project and if more than one PPQ is received, only the first PPQ will be evaluated. NOTE: Past performance information is not included in the Volume I page count.

The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the completed PPQs are signed and submitted by the solicitation closing date and should follow up with clients to ensure timely submittal of the PPQs.

The Government may contact and interview the customer’s representative on the PPQ, and reserves the right to interview other individuals acting for the customer’s representative, if the customer’s representative is not available. In addition to PPQs, offerors are responsible for submitting CPARS information in their proposals for the projects submitted under Factor 1.

At no time during this process, nor during the debriefing, nor after award, will the names of the individuals providing reference information directly to the Government about an offeror’s past performance be revealed to the offerors or to any other party. If discussions are held, offerors may be afforded the opportunity to respond to adverse comments made by references in accordance with guidelines identified in FAR Part 15.306(b) (4). In this case, comments will be extracted and provided to the offeror.

3.4 Additional Information to be Provided in Volume I.

The following items will not count toward the twenty (20) page limit for Volume I.

3.4.1 Joint Ventures. For any offeror that is submitting as a joint venture, a copy of the fully executed Joint Venture agreement shall be included in Volume I as a separate tab. Joint Venture partners are considered as Prime Contractors.

3.4.2 Teaming Agreements with Subcontractors. For any offeror that is relying on subcontractor experience or qualifications, a copy of the fully executed Teaming Agreement shall be included in Volume I as a separate tab.

4.0 Volume II Contents, Small Business Information

4.1 Volume II, Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Plan. All Offerors, both small and large businesses, are required to submit Small Business Participation Plan information in accordance with DFARS 215.301. The Small Business Participation Plan information shall include the following:

a. Type of Business of Prime Contractor: Check all applicable boxes

{ } Large Prime or { } Small Business Prime { } Small Disadvantaged Business

{ } 8(a) { } Woman Owned Small Business { } HUB Zone Small Business { } Veteran Owned Small Business { } Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

b. Submit the percentage of contract dollars proposed to be performed by both large and small businesses (including options).

Total Contract Value (including any options): $ 92,500,000.00 Dollar Value proposed for Large Business(es): $ % of Total Contract $ proposed for Large Business(es): $ Dollar Value proposed for Small Business(es): $ % of Total Contract $ proposed for Small Business(es): $

c. Indicate the total percentage of participation, based on total subcontracted dollars proposed for

Small Business, to be performed by each type of subcategory small business. The percentage of work performed by Small Businesses that qualify in multiple small business categories may be counted in each category:

Dollar Value Percentage of Sub- Planned for Contracted $ Value

Small Business(es) Planned for Small Business(es)

Small Business(es) $________ %_________

Total Small Disadvantaged $________ %_________

8(a) $________ %_________

Woman Owned Small $________ %_________

HUB Zone Small $________ %_________

Service Disabled Veteran $________ %_________ Owned Small

NOTE: The sum of all the percentages under Paragraph (d) need not equal 100% since the prime is not included and individual subcontractors may be counted towards more than one category.

d. List the principal subcontracting requirements to be performed by Small Business(es):

Name of Company

List the Service/Supply to be Provided Small Business Small Disadvantaged

8(a) Woman-Owned Small Business

HUB Zone Small Business

Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business

e. Extent of Commitment: Provide documentation that describes the extent of commitments to utilize any Small Business category, as defined in FAR Part 19. Offerors shall provide a table that summarizes small business utilization information included in the Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) for each of the 3 most recent years, as reported. Offerors shall specify the time period reported (ex: June 2014 – June 2015 or Jan 2015 – Dec 2015). The table shall include the total subcontracted dollars and what percent of those subcontracted dollars and the dollar amount that were subcontracted to 8(a) small businesses, women owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, veteran owned small businesses, and service disabled veteran owned small businesses. Other documentation may include a Small Business Prime Contractor, a written contract, a verbal agreement, a joint venture, participation as a mentor-protégé, or other mechanism.

NOTE: The Small Business Participation Plan will NOT count towards the 20 page limitation.

4.2. Volume II, Tab 1 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Large Businesses Only)

Each Large Business Offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all the elements required by FAR 52.219-9 and AFARS Appendix DD. This plan shall be submitted separately from the information required above, which applies to both large and small businesses. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not a requirement for evaluation in source selection, but rather a requirement for award to a large business and will be incorporated into the base contract.

5.0 Volume III Contents, Cost Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

5.1. Volume III, Factor 4, Cost/Price

The offeror shall complete Tables 1, 2, and 3 in Section B in their entirety, and submit with their proposal.

The offeror shall follow the directions included in Section B including providing an example showing how mark-ups are applied to labor rates (reference Section B, Table 1 footnote). The proposed labor rates are to be fully burdened labor rates, with the exception of profit/fee which will be reflected in individual Task Orders.

In addition to providing a hard copy, the proposed rates shall be provided on a CD in Microsoft Excel format or equivalent. This information shall be on a separate disk from the technical information requested.

5.1.2. Overhead, General and Administrative Costs, Facilities Capital Cost of Money, and any other cost pools shall be in accordance with the offeror’s recent (i.e. within 1 year) audited rates, if available. If the offeror has had an audit within the last year, the offeror is instructed to provide a copy of the audit, include if available, any other rate information received from the Administrative Contracting Officer of the cognizant audit agency, and the offeror will not be required to provide the breakdown of each of their cost pools. If the letter used in Volume III, Tab 3 contains the same information required here, the offeror shall cross-reference the letter in Volume III, Tab 3. If the offeror does not have a recent audit, the offeror shall provide detailed information showing cost accounts included in each of their cost pools in order to explain all overhead rates, G&A markups, labor burden (fringes), and any other pools. The composition of the base on which the pool is distributed shall also be shown. An example of a general and administrative expense rate computation is listed below and may be used as a guide. Note that the list is not inclusive of all allowable or unallowable costs:

Indirect Salaries $ 100,000 Home Office Salaries $ 85,000 Payroll Taxes $ 9,500 Insurance $ 14,500 Lease $ 35,000 Utilities $ 14,000

Repairs & Maintenance $ 6,500 Interest Expense -0* Advertising -0* Office Supplies $ 1,500 Personal Property Taxes $ 2,200 Contributions -0* Depreciation Office Equipment $ 8,500 Legal Fees $ 3,500 Bad Debts -0* State Income Taxes $ 7,500

Total G & A Expense $ 287,700

Total Direct Labor $3,000,000 Add Labor Burden @ 35% $1,050,000 Other Direct Costs $3,000,000 Total $7,050,000

Percentage Computation $ 287,700 Base /$7,050,000

G&A Expenses = 4.08%

* Examples of unallowable costs in accordance with FAR Part 31. All costs unallowable by FAR Part 31 should be removed from overhead pools before computation of the submitted rate.

The following definitions are provided.

DEFINITIONS:

Direct Costs -

Office Labor -

Field Labor (RT) - Field Labor (OT) –

Per Diem -

Office Equipment -

Owned Field Equipment -

Leased Field Equipment -

FOGM -

Inventory -

PPE -

Expendables -

Analytical Lab -

Other Contractor -

Miscellaneous Sub-Contract -

Costs identified specifically with the contract.

Labor used off the job site in preparing plans, reports, or other efforts/documents

Labor used during a normal 40-hour week.

Overtime Labor

Food and lodging for temporarily located employees

Home office equipment used for contract requirements.

Contractor owned equipment used on the job site.

Rental Equipment used on the job site.

Fuel, oil, gas, maintenance, tires and repair of construction equipment

Disposable supplies Personnel Protective Equipment Small field purchases for items used at the job site

Sub-Contract for chemical analysis of samples.

Sub-Contract for hauling, well drilling, or other services that are not normally performed by the Contractor.

Sub-Contract for services such as sample shipments, airfares, rental cars, port-a-johns.

5.1.3 The offeror shall review the PRAC Sample Project Scope of Work for a Cost-Reimbursement Scenario included in Section J, Attachment 2 and complete the associated Bid Schedule (also included in Section J, Attachment 2). Utilizing the information provided, the offeror shall complete the Bid Schedule to calculate a total project price. The offeror shall follow the instructions provided in the Bid Schedule Notes.

Additionally, the offeror shall provide a narrative of the Sample Project Approach as described in Section J, Attachment 2, Paragraph 6.

5.2 Volume III, Tab 1 – Cover Letter, SF33, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Section A)

The offeror shall provide the following information:

a. A cover letter containing

1) Solicitation Number

2) Name, address, email, telephone number, and fax number of the offeror

3) CAGE Code

4) DUNS Number

5) Names, Title, email, telephone number, and fax number of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this Solicitation.

6) Name, title, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal

7) Name, phone number, and email address of all individuals the firm would like to be notified of all subsequent Task Orders issued under this MATOC.

8) A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in this

Solicitation.

b. The SF 33 duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company.

Include the Offeror’s CAGE and DUNS number in Block 15.

c. Acknowledgement of all amendments to the Solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the

Standard Form 30 (Amendment Form) and in block 14 of the SF 33 Form.

5.3 Volume III, Tab 2 – Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors (Section K)

The offeror shall fill out in its entirety all of Section K that applies to the offeror including the System of Award Management (SAM) certification. The offeror’s responsibility will be reviewed in accordance with FAR Part 9.

5.4 Volume II, Tab 3 – Accounting/Audit/Earned Value Management System Information

a. Accounting System: Offerors must have an adequate accounting system to receive a cost-reimbursable task order. All offerors shall provide a recent adequacy determination from either (1) a Federal Government Cognizant Audit Agency or (2) any commercially recognized auditing or accounting firm stating that the offeror's accounting system is adequate. The determination should include a completed Standard Form 1408 "Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System" signed in Blocks 3 and 4. To be considered recent, the determination should be no older than four years prior to the due date of proposals. The offeror must also confirm that the accounting system has not changed since the issuance of the determination. An offeror that does not have a recent accounting system adequacy determination should include with its proposal a completed "Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System Checklist"; a copy of the checklist is included in Section J, Attachment

7. The Contracting Officer will use this completed checklist to request a DCAA preaward survey of the offeror's accounting system.

b. The offeror shall submit for themselves statements certifying the most recent year for which final audited indirect rates have been determined by the offeror’s and subcontractor’s Federal Government cognizant audit agency. Additionally, the offeror shall provide the status of the audits of final indirect rates for any year(s) for which final rates have not been determined. The offeror shall provide a point of contact by name and telephone number at the cognizant audit office that can confirm the status of any final indirect rate determinations.

c. The offeror shall submit a comprehensive plan for compliance with the guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748.

The comprehensive plan shall:

1. Describe the EVMS the offeror intends to use in performance of the contract, and how the proposed EVMS complies with the EVMS guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748.

2. Distinguish between the offeror’s existing management system and modifications proposed to meet the EVMS guidelines.

3. Describe the management system and its application in terms of the EVMS guidelines.

4. Describe the proposed procedure for administration of the EVMS guidelines as applied to subcontracts; and

5. Describe the process the offeror will use to determine subcontractor compliance with ANSI/EIA-

748.

6. The offeror shall identify the subcontractors (or the subcontracted effort if subcontractors have not been selected) to whom the EVMS requirements will apply. The offeror and the Government shall agree to the subcontractors or the subcontracted effort selected for application of the EVMS requirements. The offeror shall be responsible for ensuring that the selected subcontractors comply with the requirements of the Earned Value Management System clause of the contract.

7. The offeror’s EVMS plan must provide milestones that indicate when the offeror anticipates that the EVMS will be compliant with the guidelines in ANSI/EIA-748.

The offeror shall provide information and assistance as required by the Contracting Officer to support the review of the plan.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

SECTION M

1. Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB)

1.1. A Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will be established to conduct the evaluation of proposals received in response to this solicitation. Selection of the successful offerors shall be based on the proposals submitted except that past performance information from any other sources may also be considered consistent with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(ii). The SSEB will not consider any information or data incorporated by reference. The identities of the SSEB personnel are confidential, and any attempt by the offerors to contact these individuals is prohibited.

1.2. The SSEB will evaluate the proposals submitted and assign a consensus rating for each evaluation factor.

2. Source Selection

All offers received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with the requirements of Sections L and M. The principal objective of the evaluation process is to award a target of five (5) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts as part of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) pool to the responsible offerors whose proposals are determined to be the "best value" to the Government, price and other factors considered. However, if the Contracting Officer determines during the source selection process that fewer or more than five (5) contracts should be awarded, based upon the selection criteria, the Contracting Officer has the discretion of adjusting that number, or awarding none at all.

It is the intent of the Government to award based upon initial proposals. However, a competitive range determination, if necessary, will be made from the information submitted in the proposals. Discussions, if necessary, will address deficiencies, significant weaknesses and adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a previous opportunity to address. Exchanges with offerors after receipt of proposal will be in accordance with FAR 15.306(a) (b) and (d) where applicable.

3. Source Selection Process

3.1. Source Selection Evaluation Board Process – The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will evaluate all conforming proposals, evaluating each item in the solicitation. All information requested will be evaluated unless the offeror exceeds the page limit parameters. If exceeded, the excess pages will not be read or considered in the evaluation of the proposal. Evaluations of the offers will then be discussed among the SSEB voting members, a consensus reached and recorded.

3.2. Source Selection Authority Evaluation - The Source Selection Authority shall make an integrated assessment leading to a best value award decision. The Source Selection Authority’s (SSA) decision shall be based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. While the SSA may use reports and analysis prepared by others, the source selection decision will represent the SSA’s independent judgment. The source selection decision shall be documented, and the documentation shall include the rationale for any business judgments and trade-offs made or relied on by the SSA, including benefits associated with additional costs.

4. Basis of Award:

The evaluation factors in Volume I are listed in descending order of importance with the most important listed first.

Factor 1 is the most important factor. Factor 1 is more important than Factor 2, and Factor 2 is more important than Factor 3. The cost and pricing information found in Volume III will be evaluated in accordance with paragraph 6.0 of Section M. All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

Proposal Document

Volume I – Company Experience & Performance Confidence Information

Executive Summary

Volume I, Factor 1: Company Experience

Volume I, Factor 2: Performance Confidence

Volume II – Small Business Participation

Volume II, Factor 3: Small Business Participation Plan

Volume II, Non Evaluation Submission:

Tab 1: Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Large Businesses Only)

Volume III– Cost Information and Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

Volume III, Factor 4, Cost/Price

Volume III, Non-Evaluation Submissions

Tab 1: SF 33 – Cover Letter, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Section A)

Tab 2: Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors (Section K)

Tab 3: Accounting/Audit/Earned Value Management System Information

4.1 Technical Rating for Factor 1. The ratings for the Company Experience Factor (Volume I, Factor 1) in the table below focus on the strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal.

For Factor 1, the rating will indicate how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Company Experience requirements.

Rating Description Outstanding: Blue 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: Purple Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable: Green Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal: Yellow Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable: Red Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies.

Proposal is unawardable.

4.2 Performance Confidence Rating – Factor 2 – There will be two aspects to the Performance Confidence evaluation: relevancy and performance confidence assessment.

Relevancy: The first aspect of the Performance Confidence evaluation is to assess the offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. Relevancy is not separately rated for the offeror as a whole. Instead, the following criteria will be used to establish the extent to which each evaluated past performance effort is relevant, which shall include similarity of magnitude, complexity, and contract type.

Each past performance effort will be assigned one of the levels of relevancy ratings shown in the following table:

Relevancy Rating Definition

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar 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.

Performance Confidence Assessment: The second aspect of the Performance Confidence evaluation is to assess the government’s confidence that the offeror can successfully execute the scope of this Solicitation with respect to how well the Contractor performed on other contracts. The government will assign the Offeror one of the ratings in the table below:

Confidence Rating Description