A.07.23_W912DQ18R4007_Combat_Arms_Facility_Solicitation.pdf

Design and Construct a Combat Arms Facility at McConnell AFB.

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) w hich w ill result in the aw ard of a f irm-fixed price (FFP) contract.

The North American Industry Classif ication System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 236220.

The magnitude of this project is betw een $10,000,000 and $25,000,000

Proposals are due at the follow ing location:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District 635 Federal Building 601 E 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64106

RODNEY A MORRIS 816-389-3730

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

06-Apr-2018

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________620 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________3 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________07 May 2018 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time of fers are due.

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

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

D. Offers providing less than _______120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

USACE, KANSAS CITY +

FEDERAL BUILDING CT-M, RM 647 601 EAST 12TH S

KANSAS CITY MO 64106-2896

W912DQ

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

816-389-2029/2030FAX:TEL: 816-389-3824 TEL: FAX:

W912DQ18R4007 108

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 Job Combat Arms Facility-Design

FFP

Design a Combat Arms Facility, to include a 28-position, 25-meter, fully contained, indoor firing range, combat arms facility and range target facility, and associated utilites and infrastructure, in accordance with the scope of work.

FOB: Destination

MAX

NET AMT

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0002 UNDEFINED Job Combat Arms Facility-Construction

FFP

Construct a Combat Arms Facility, to include a 28-position, 25-meter, fully contained, indoor firing range, combat arms facility and range target facility, and associated utilites and infrastructure, in accordance with the scope of work.

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0003 UNDEFINED Job Supporting Facilities

FFP

Construct all associated utilites and infrastructure for the Combat Arms Facility, in accordance with the scope of work.

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

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

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

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

SCR_CT_002 FIELD OFFICE OVERHEAD (JUL 2002)(RFP)

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: you must declare below the single accounting practice that you apply to contracts to calculate field office overhead for all change orders, modifications and requests for equitable adjustment. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 31.105(d)(3) and 31.203(d)(1), an accounting practice that varies from modification to modification is not allowable. Select one of the following:

1. TIME DISTRIBUTION BASE FOR A PER DIEM RATE

If you use this practice, see Special Clause “Field Office Overhead Per Diem Rate” _____

2. DIRECT COST DISTRIBUTION BASE FOR A PERCENTAGE MARKUP

If you use this practice, see Special Clause “Field Office

Overhead Percentage Markup” _____

3. OTHER ACCOUNTING PRACTICE THAT IS ALLOWABLE _____

UNDER THE FAR AND THAT USES A SINGLE DISTRIBUTION BASE.

If you choose 3, you must describe the accounting practice in sufficient detail below to allow the contracting officer to determine what accounting practice is being utilized by your company and that it complies with the FAR.

FAILURE TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE REQUIREMENT OR, IF ALTERNATIVE 3 IS

DECLARED AND YOUR DESCRIPTION DOES NOT CLEARLY STATE OR DESCRIBE A CONSISTENT

ACCOUNTING PRACTICE USING A SINGLE DISTRIBUTION BASE, MAY CAUSE YOUR PROPOSAL

TO BE EVALUTED AS UNACCEPTABLE.

(End)

SCR_CT_007 MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT—CONSTRUCTION (Jul 2002)

The magnitude of this project is represented by the following estimated price range:

___X__Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000

TPL_NWK_001 Points of Contact

CONTRACT

SPECIALIST:

Rodney A. Morris PHONE: 816-389-3730 E-MAIL: rodney.a.morris@usace.army.m il

PROJECT

MANAGER:

Steve Rech PHONE: 816-389-2253 E-MAIL: steve.a.rech@usace.army.mil

TPL_NWK_002 PROPOSALS TO BECOME PART OF THE CONTRACT

1. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals, and a staffing plan including the names and qualifications of key personnel who are proposed to work on the project is required to be submitted, those personnel who are offered will be the same personnel who will actually perform on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the contractor to substitute personnel for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial proposal regarding the proposed substitute employee. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute employee and to approve or disapprove his or her qualifications. If the proposed substitute employee's qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the contractor will propose another employee who does possess equivalent qualifications.

2. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals, and the name of a specific subcontractor is a required submittal, then that subcontractor who is offered will be the same subcontractor who will actually perform the specified work on the project. If, during performance of the contract, it becomes necessary for the contractor to substitute a subcontractor for one of those whose qualifications were the basis for evaluation of the offer and award of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer the same information that was required in the initial proposal regarding the proposed substitute subcontractor. The Contracting Officer shall have the right to review the qualifications of the proposed substitute subcontractor and to approve or disapprove its qualifications. If the proposed substitute subcontractor's qualifications are disapproved by the Contracting Officer, the contractor will propose another subcontractor who does possess equivalent qualifications.

3. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals, and a schedule for the performance of the work on the project is a required submittal, the terms of the proposed schedule will become the schedule that will be utilized for completion of the project, adjusted as necessary to reflect the actual issue date of the Notice to Proceed

4. When an offeror submits its proposal in response to a Request For Proposals and that proposal contains any work, materials, methods or other type of betterment that provides an advantage to the Government that is above the minimum requirements contained in the RFP, the terms of the proposal will be the basis for evaluation and, if successful, will become the terms of the contract upon award. If a change in one of those terms is made to one that is less favorable to the Government than the one on which the award of the contract was based, a credit to the Government will be negotiated by the contractor. Only the Contracting Officer has the authority to negotiate a waiver of the terms of the contract.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS--SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY

2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements,of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

7.9% 6.9%

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Sedgwick County, Kansas.

52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT-- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “designated country construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American -- Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers. (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested-- (i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District 601 E. 12th St, Suite 635 Kansas City, MO 64106-2824

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provisin)

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting: TBD

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

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

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/farsite.html

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

PHASE I INSTRUCTIONS

RFP SECTION 00 21 16: PHASE 1 OF 2 PHASE SELECTION PROCEDURES

1.0 OVERVIEW

In Phase 1 of the two phase selection procedure, Offerors will submit certain specified performance capability proposals, demonstrating their capability to successfully execute this design-build construction project under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The Government will evaluate the qualifications and intends to invite a maximum of five most highly qualified Phase 1 offerors to compete for the contract award in Phase 2.

Offerors must submit a complete Phase 1 proposal to be considered for Phase 2.

PHASE 1 DOES NOT INVOLVE PRICE PROPOSALS.

Prior to Phase 2, an amendment will be issued to only the selected offerors from Phase 1 inviting them to submit a design-build Technical Solution, Small Business Participation Proposal, Key Personnel, and Price Proposals for consideration. The amendment will request additional information needed to complete the submission of Phase 2 proposals. In Phase 2, the Contracting Officer will award one contract to the offeror whose proposals offer the best value – Tradeoff proposal to the Government, considering the price and non-price factors described in Phase 2.

Offerors must submit a complete Phase 2 proposal to be considered for award. Failure to submit a complete proposal may result in the entire proposal being rejected.

2.0 GENERAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

For Phase 1, all offerors shall be required to submit a proposal with the minimum content as specified herein.

Proposals without the minimum content may be rejected. Proposals will be received until the date and time indicated on Standard Form 1442 at the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District Federal Building Room 635 ATTN: CECT-NWK-M/Robert

Johnson 601 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2824

3.1 PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

1. In order to be considered for award of a contract for the requirements of this solicitation, the offeror must submit a proposal with its offer. Failure to submit a complete proposal may result in the entire offer being rejected. The proposals shall be submitted in Volumes as follows:

Phase 1

Submit the Phase 1 proposal in a tabbed, three-ring binder identified by the Solicitation Number (W912DQ-18-R-4007), project title (Combat Arm Facility, McConnell AFB), name, address, and telephone number of the Offeror. Arrange tabs as follows:

Volume 1, Technical Proposal:

• TAB A, Completed SF 1442, Surety Letter, Letters of Commitment, and Joint Venture Teaming Agreements

• TAB B, FACTOR 1 Performance Confidence

2. Proposal Characteristics

a) Submit original and three (3) copies of the proposal. One Electronic copy shall also be provided on one CDs/DVDs in PDF format and be *Optical Character Recognition (OCR) compatible. Each Volume shall contain a table of contents and all pages of each factor shall be sequentially numbered. All text must be legible and easily read. The page size of the offeror’s proposal shall not exceed 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Diagrams, charts and tables shall conform to the paper size. All text shall be typed single-spaced. Margins (1-inch) shall be clean and clear. If fold-out charts are unavoidable, and are to be utilized, all sheets shall be reproduced on 11 by 17 inch, and folded to 8- 1/2 by 11 inch size. Submit the SF 1442, completed and signed by a person authorized by the offeror.

b) Offerors shall limit proposals to a maximum of 30 pages.

A page is defined as text or information on one side of the paper. If it is printed double sided, each face will be counted as a page. Factor 2 – Performance Confidence will not be counted towards this page limit.

*OCR is a common method of digitizing printed texts so that they can be electronically searched, stored more compactly, displayed on-line, and used in machine processes such as machine translation, text-to- speech, key data extraction and text mining.

c) Offeror will submit a cover letter containing:

i. Solicitation number.

ii. Names, title, email, and telephone and fax numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this RFP.

iii. Name, title and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal.

iv. A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the

RFP.

d) For Joint Ventures, the information required by paragraph “Joint Ventures”.

e) Acknowledgement of all amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 (amendment form).

f) The completed Section 00 45 00 of the RFP (Representations and Certifications), including the ORCA certification

(Offerors System for Award Management extract will suffice) should be placed in a separate envelope labeled “Representation and Certifications” with one copy.

g) Letter from Surety stating Offer is capable of providing a Bid Guarantee as required in FAR 52.228-1.

4.0 INQUIRIES/QUESTIONS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation shall be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in P r o j N e t at (https://www.projnet.org). To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective offeror who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective offeror once the reply is available for viewing.

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

The Solicitation Number is: W912DQ-18-R-4007

The Bidder Inquiry Key for Phase 1 is: BC3V6F-AE6SGF The Plan Room Key for Phase I is: P258II-7G4FWX

Final Specifications will be provided as an Amendment to those offerors selected for Phase 2.

Instructions for first-time ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

3. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

4. Identify the Agency. Select agency USACE.

5. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

6. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

7. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

8. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret An s we r , and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

9. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Instructions for future ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. Select agency USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries ten calendar days before proposal due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response to inquiries and amend the solicitation if necessary.

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

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.

5.1 JOINT VENTURES

Joint Ventures are allowable; however, if an 8(a) the joint venture agreement must be received by SBA prior to proposal due date and approved before award of any resulting contract. If you are contemplating a joint venture on this project, you must advise your assigned SBA Business Development Specialist (BDS) as soon as possible. It is also recommended that the agreement be submitted as soon as practicable to ensure compliance with established regulations. Any corrections and/or changes needed can be made only when our BDS has adequate time for a thorough review before the proposal due date. NO CORRECTIONS AND/OR

CHANGES ARE ALLOWED AFTER TIME OF

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL OR BIDS. Joint Ventures shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities:

1) A copy of their Joint Venture agreement.

2) A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

a. The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

b. The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the Joint Venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

c. The structure of the joint venture and decision-making responsibilities of the Joint Venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

d. The bonding responsibilities of the Joint Venture parties.

e. Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the Joint Venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the Joint Venture.

f. Identification of party maintaining the Joint Venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the Joint Venture.

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

h. Identification of party having overall control of the Joint Venture.

Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual Joint Venture parties and identify the party, or hired as employees of the Joint Venture.

If one of the Joint Venture parties possesses experience and/or Performance Confidence as a Federal Government contractor or as a Corps of Engineers contractor, that experience and/or performance confidence will be included as the experience and/or performance confidence of the Joint Venture.

6.0 OBTAINING A D.U.N.S. NUMBER

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).

Call D&B at 1-866-705-5711 or access their website if you do not have a DUNS number. The site addresses are http://fedbgov.dnb.com/webform OR http://www.dnb.com/us/. The process to request a DUNS number via phone takes about 10 minutes and is free of charge. Internet request are fulfilled within 24 hours. You must have a different nine-digit DUNS number for each physical location or different address in your company as well as each legal division that may be co-located.

7.0 SUBCONTRACTORS/TEAMING PARTNERS

If an offeror wishes to receive credit for the Corporate Experience and Performance Confidence of a subcontractor or teaming partner, the offeror must submit a letter of commitment to use the proposed firm on this project, signed both by the subcontractor/teaming partner and the prime contractor. The commitment letter must also be submitted if the subcontractor/teaming partner is in some way affiliated with the prime contractor (for example, the subcontractor/teaming partner is a subsidiary of a joint venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the joint venture partner is also a subsidiary) and will be working on this project. Include the subcontractor letters of commitment in Volume 1, Factor 1: Performance Confidence.

SAMPLE LETTER OF COMMITMENT to USE

SUBCONTRACTOR/TEAMING PARTNER [COMPANY

LETTERHEAD]

TO: Contracting Officer, Kansas City District, United States Army Corps of Engineers SUBJECT: Letter of Commitment for Proposed Task Order for [insert project name] Dear Sir or Madam:

[Insert name of offeror] and [insert name of subcontractor/teaming partner] hereby make the unequivocal commitment that, in the event that the company receives award of the Task Order for [insert project name], [insert name of subcontractor/teaming partner] will perform the following work required by the Task Order.

[Insert list of tasks to be performed by the subcontractor/teaming partner] Sincerely, [Authorized Official] [Legal Name of Offeror] Date:

[Subcontractor/Teaming Partner] [Legal Name of Firm] Date:

8.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

The agency will use Two-phase Design-Build Selection Procedures authorized by FAR 36.301. In Phase 1, the Government intends to select a maximum of five most highly qualified offerors to compete in Phase 2. The selection will be based on evaluation of technical factors. There is one non-price (technical) factors in Phase 1: Technical Factor 1 Performance Confidence.

The non-price factors are of equal importance. Price will not be considered during Phase 1. Only those offerors selected in Phase 1 will be invited to submit a proposal for Phase 2, and they will be the only offerors eligible to compete in Phase 2.

In Phase 2, the Government intends to select for award the responsible offeror whose proposal conform to the solicitation and proposes the Best Value to the Government under a Tradeoff Process under FAR 15.101-1. The selection will be based on Factors identified in Table 1 below. The relative importance of the evaluation factors is as follows:

Table 1: Relative Importance of Factors

PHASE Factor Number FACTOR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE

1&2 1 Performance Confidence Equal to Factors 2,3 and 4 2 2 Technical Solution Equal to Factors 1, 3, and 4 2 3 Small Business Participation Equal to Factors 1, 2, and 4 2 4 Key Project Personnel Equal to Factors 1,2, and 3 2 5 Price Equal in importance to Factors

1,2,3, and 4 when combined

9.1 SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

All proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with informal source selection procedures.

The principal objective of this process is to select a responsible offeror whose proposal represents the Best Value to the Government. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all proposals received in response to this solicitation.

Source Selection Team

All offers received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with informal source selection procedures. The principal objective of Phase 1 is to select a maximum of five of the most highly qualified offerors to be considered for Phase 2. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all responsible proposals received in response to this particular solicitation.

(a) Source Selection Team

The Source Selection Team is established as a separate organization and management chain of command whose only purpose is to accomplish the objective above. The organization consists of a Source Selection Authority (SSA) and a Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB). The organization is designed to ensure active ongoing involvement of appropriate contracting, technical, logistics, legal, small business, and other functional staff management expertise.

(b) Source Selection Procedure

The source selection procedures will begin with an initial review of proposals received in response to Phase 1 of this solicitation.

The SSEB shall evaluate the proposals based solely on the evaluation criteria identified below. To be considered for evaluation, each offeror shall specifically address each of the evaluation factors listed below. Sufficient detail shall be provided, citing specific data as may be required, such that the proposal may be adequately evaluated. The proposal must show clearly that the offeror has an understanding of the work tasks required and has the capability and responsibility to accomplish the work.

The results of the SSEB evaluations will be presented to the SSA, who will select a maximum of five most highly qualified offerors. The SSA will determine whether it is appropriate to engage in clarifications or communications.

The Government will select a maximum of five most highly qualified offerors based on their overall rating after consideration of the following factors: Performance Confidence. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals with a technical factor rating of Marginal or less, regardless of the number of other proposals or their ratings.

The Government is not responsible for information overlooked during the evaluation which is not located in the appropriate proposal section. To ensure the evaluation credit is appropriately received for proposal material submitted, do not incorporate by reference documents not contained in the proposal. References to sections of the proposal shall be by specific paragraph number (and name, if applicable), page number, and section.

10.0 TECHNICAL RATING

The evaluation ratings for the Technical Factors will be on an adjectival basis in conjunction with a narrative composed of the discussion of the particular strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies of the proposal. The SST will use a combined technical/risk rating system that includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. Combined technical/risk evaluations shall utilize the combined technical/risk ratings listed in Table 2.

Table 2. Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Color Rating Description

Blue

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

Purple

Good

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.

Green

Acceptable

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

Yellow

Marginal

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.

Red

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

Ratings will be assigned for each of the Phase 1 technical evaluation factors for each offeror. No overall rating will be assigned.

11.0 DEFINITIONS

Rating: The rating for the Technical factor will be expressed as an adjectival assessment of Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, or Unacceptable.

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

Offeror: The contractor that will be the prime contractor on this project including teaming partners and subcontractors (with letters of commitment) and joint ventures.

Strength: Any aspect of a proposal when judged against a stated evaluation criterion enhances the merit of the proposal or increases the probability of successful performance of the contract.

Significant Strength: A significant strength appreciably enhances the merit of a proposal or appreciably increases the probability of successful contract performance.

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

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

12.0 DEBRIEFING OFFERORS

Offerors may request a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505 Pre-award Debriefing of offerors, and FAR

15.506 Post-award Debriefing of offerors.

13.1 TECHNICAL FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED IN PHASE 1

The Government will select a maximum of five offerors based on their overall merit after consideration of the evaluation factors described below.

VOLUME 1, TAB B – FACTOR 1 – PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE

Submission Requirements

1. The offeror shall submit a project portfolio containing up to five example projects to demonstrate the offeror’s relevant Design Build construction experience. If more than five projects are submitted, only the first five projects will be evaluated. Projects will be considered similar and relevant if they involve:

a) Construction of a new indoor ballistic weapons range.

b) Design-build projects.

c) Projects that demonstrate a successful relationship with the proposed AE firm and any other proposed subcontractors (i.e. electrical, mechanical, and civil, etc.).

d) Projects in which the offeror was the prime contractor on the project.

e) Projects completed or substantially complete within the last 6 years as of the proposal submission date. The project will be considered substantially complete if it is 95% or more complete

f) Projects with a value of $10.0M or greater.

g) Projects involving new vertical construction.

h) Projects that demonstrate indoor arm range experience.

i) Projects that took place on a military installation.

2. For each of the projects submitted the offeror shall provide a Performance Confidence Questionnaire (Form PPQ-0, included in the solicitation) to a representative of the owner who can provide the owner’s opinion of the offeror’s Performance Confidence for the project. A copy of a previously completed PPQ can be submitted if it reflects a substantially complete evaluation of the project. Completed PPQ-0 forms MUST be submitted with your proposal.

The PPQ-0 does not have to be sent directly from the client. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Rodney Morris, via email at Rodney.a.Morris@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the completed questionnaires are submitted by the closing date. If you have questions regarding the attached questionnaire, or require assistance, please contact the Contract Specialist at (816) 389-2266.

3. For each of the projects submitted the offeror can submit copies of Federal/DoD/Navy/Army performance reviews i.e., Contractor’s copy of CCASS or CPARS evaluations instead of the PPQ if applicable. To improve accuracy of database searches, the offeror will also provide the CAGE Codes and DUNS number for the prime contractor and all teaming partners, i.e. design firms, key subcontractors, Joint Venture Partners, whose experience is being relied on for the submitted project portfolio containing the example projects.

Offerors should organize all Performance Confidence Information based on the project submissions (Title and project number) so reviewers can match the owner’s opinion with the corresponding Project. All Performance Confidence Information presented should be identified in the top left hand corner of each page with the Corresponding Project Number and Title for this Factor. There is no page limit for this factor.

The Government will evaluate the responses from the customers from which Performance Confidence Questionnaires have been received. The Government may contact and interview the owner’s representative on the PPQ-0, and reserves the right to interview other individuals acting for the owner’s representative, if the owner’s representative is not available.

The Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating Performance Confidence. Performance Confidence information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, the Performance Confidence Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials; and the Defense Contract Management Agency. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete Performance Confidence information rests with the offeror. Incomplete performance confidence information will likely result in proposal rejection.

At no time during the proposal evaluation process, during the debriefing, or after award, will the names of the individuals providing reference information about an offeror’s Performance Confidence 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 15.3. In this case, comments will be extracted and provided to the offeror. Copies of the questionnaires will not be furnished to the offeror and will remain confidential.

Evaluation Procedure

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT

There are three aspects to the performance confidence evaluation: recency, relevancy, and quality. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor's performance shall be considered. These will be combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each offeror.

RECENCY: In reviewing each past performance effort by the offeror, the SSEB will first evaluate recency. Projects completed or substantially complete within the last 6 years of the proposal submission date. The project will be considered substantially complete if it is 95% or more complete.

The Performance Confidence evaluation will result in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The Performance Confidence evaluation considers each offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying construction services that meet the contract’s requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each offeror focusing on performance that is recent and relevant to the contract requirements.

RELEVANT: In reviewing each Performance Confidence effort by the offeror, the SST will first evaluate how relevant the recent effort is to the work required by this solicitation. The relevancy determination will be based on the Evaluation Criteria above. Each Performance Confidence effort will be assigned one of the levels of relevancy shown in Table 4:

Table 4. Performance Confidence Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition Very Relevant Performance Confidence effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Performance Confidence effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Performance Confidence effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Performance Confidence effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

QUALITY: For each Performance Confidence effort, the SST will then evaluate how well the contractor performed on the…