W912DR-14-R-0025-0001_Amendment_1.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 incorporate the follow ing changes:

A. Provide answ ers to Requests for Information (RFIs).

B. Revise Section 00100, Paragraph 7.3 "Discussions."

C. Update UAI Clause 52.236-5009 "Partnering."

D.The time and date of proposal closing has not been extended.

E. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 38

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 04-Apr-2014

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 W912DR-14-R-0025

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

21-Mar-2014

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

04-Apr-2014

CODE

USACE, BALTIMORE

10 S. HOWARD STREET, ROOM 7000

BALTIMORE MD 21201

W912DR 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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EMAIL:TEL:

W912DR-14-R-0025

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00100 - BIDDING SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 1 RFI Q&AS

Q1: Are ISFD documents required to verify clearance levels?

A: No, ISFD documentation is not required. If the Government has questions verifying an offeror's clearance level, additional information may then be requested.

Q2: The geographic requirements for this SATOC are primarily focused at Ft. Bragg but other areas in the continental US are also inclusive to this opportunity. Are our subcontractors required to have individual TS Facility clearances (TS/FCL) for all locations?

A: No.

Q3: Based on our previous experience providing our services to USACE, the RMS / QCS system is used to process submittals, design deliverables, billing processes, etc. Is this the medium that will be used to process Top Secret projects?

A: RMS/QCS will be used for unclassified projects only.

Q4: We do not have a Top Secuirty Facility Site Clearance and wanted to ask if the Government would sponsor us?

A: No. The Baltimore District, USACE, is not sponsoring companies for this requirement.

Q5: Will the Government allow us to team up with a Top Security Facility Site Clearance contractor?

A: This contract requires the firm to possess, at the time of proposal and the time of award, an active Top Secret Facility Site Clearance. This requirement is mandatory for the exact entity submitting the proposal.

This means that the entity identified in block 14 of the Standard Form 1442 musthave the Top Secret Facility Site Clearance in that name along with the matching Cage Code.

For example, if Company A and Company B form a Joint Venture called Company AB, then Company AB must have an active Top Secret Facility Site Clearance. Even if both Company A and Company B each individually posses the clearance, unless Company AB possesses its own Top Secret Facility Site Clearance, the proposal will not be eligible for award.

Q6: I just want to confirm that I am understanding the intent of this solicitation, and that my company is prohibited from submitting a proposal? It appears that even though a public solicitation, a request for proposals, was posted on FBO, that this is in fact NOT a public request for proposals. It appears, that after conversations with DSS, there may be, unknown to the public, a contracting company that has previous Top Secret Site Clearance at

Fort Bragg, and that they would be the only company able to bid on the solicitation according to the posted restrictions. Which would, in fact, make this really a sole source selection, not a request for proposals, as it has been advertised.

A: The solicitation is a request for proposals as stated and has been made publically available through FBO.gov. It is not a sole source requirement. A requirement for this solicitation is the Top Secret Facility Site Clearance. Based on our market research, there are many small business construction firms that meet this requirement and intend to propose.

Q7: On the SF1442, it states the required amount for the bid bond is to be based on an aggregate amount of $20M.

On Page 9 of 81, it states that Bid Bonds are required in the amount of 20% or $3M whichever is less. If the first statement is correct, the penal sum of the bid bond would be 20% x 20M = $4M, which is atypical. Please confirm that the bid bond should be for $3M.

A: As stated in the solicitation, the bid bond amount is to be whichever is less.

Q8: Page 12 of 81, Paragraph 5.1 states that offerors shall submit a minimum of three and maximum of five construction contracts. If submitting as a prime/sub team, can both entities submit a minimum of three and maximum of five contracts for past performance?

A: No; please only submit past performance information for a minimum of three and maximum of five task order constrution contracts total. At least three of the submitted projects must document the prime contractor's experience.

Please see Section 00100, paragraph 5, Submission Requirement "For purposes of this RFP, an “Offeror” may include a group of two or more entities that have formed a “contractor team arrangement,” as that term is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Section 9.601. In the case of entities that have formed a contractor team arrangement, the experience and performance history of any member of the team, whether or not gained while working with the other member(s) of the currently-proposed contractor team arrangement, may be considered as a part of the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal."

Q9: Page 13 of 81, Paragraph 5.1 (cont.) states that offerors shall provide performance evaluations for each contract listed and we can use CCASS Evaluations for individual task orders. In the case of contracts for agencies that do not use the CCASS system, can a PPQ be submitted for performance on the overall task order contract, or are individual PPQs required for each individual task order?

A: Yes, a PPQ can be submitted if CCASS is unavialble for the overall task order contract.

Q10: Page 17 of 81, Paragraph 6.3 states that offerors are to demonstate a "sound approach to how they would design and construct the project." The sample project appears to be fully designed. Please confirm there is no design required for the sample project.

A: Confirmed, there is no design requirement for the Sample Project.

Q12: Attachment D, Page 27 of 81, includes a requirement to provide permitting for the Sample Project. Please clarify what permits will be required for this project and the appropriate Points of Contact to call regarding permit fees.

A: Costs associated with permititng will not be applicable to the Sample Project.

Q13: Attachment D, Page 27 of 81, includes a paragraph called "RESPONSE TO COMMENTS", which appears to be geared towards design-build projects with formal design review meetings. Since the sample project is fully designed, please clarify if the "RESPONSE TO COMMENTS" paragraph is applicable to the sample project.

A: Yes, "Responses to Comments" parargraph is applicable; the Sample Project is Design Bid Build and will not include design comments. However, the Government may provide comments on other documents such as submittals, preconstruction schedule, etc.

Q14: Attachment D, Page 28 of 81 - Please confirm where the preconstruction meeting will be conducted (i.e.

Baltimore District Office or Fort Bragg SOCOM Resident Office)?

A: Please see page 1 of the SF1442, "There will be no site visit for the sample task."

Q15: Attachment D, Page 30 of 81, Requested Proposal Breakdown states that "construction costs shall show labor, material, and equipment costs for each line item of work along with overhead, bond, and profit rates and the total cost. Does this mean that the overhead, bond, and profit rates are to be negotiated per task order and shown as part of each proposal?

A: No; associated costs for overhead, profit, and bonding are included in the coefficient and will not be negotiated per task order. The RS Means line items themselves should include the overhead and profit in them.

Q16: Page 68 of 81 - CADD Requirements indicates drawings are to be done in AutoCad v.2009, but all previous project experience at Fort Bragg has required drawings be prepared in Microstation. Please clarify.

A: For projects located at Ft. Bragg, Microstation is the preferred method. AutoCADD V2009 may be reqruied at other CONUS locations.

Q17: Page 71 of 81, Pargraph 2.0 (cont.) includes the following statement "The contractor has no entitlement to any work in the mission area." What does this statement mean?

A: The Government's minimum obligation under this contract is stated as dollar value, the minimum guarantee. Location of execution of work is at the discretion of the Government and the Contractor is not entitled to work in any specific area. This is not a Requirements Contract.

Q18: Page 71 of 81 , Paragraph 4.0 has a requirement for master scheduling meetings. How often are these meetings held?

A: A level of effort of once a month should be assumed.

Q20: Page 73 of 81, Paragraph 6.3 -- Will the Contractor be required to share in the costs of the initial partnering meeting?

A: UAI Clause 52.236-5009 Partnering has been updated; all costs associated with effectuating partnering, with the exception of travel and lodging cost of Government personnel, will be borne by the Contractor.

Q22: Section 01 45 00.00 10 - Can the Superintendent serve as QC Manager in a dual role?

A: No; duties of both roles should be executed separately.

Q23: Is the Sample Project going to be awarded to the successful offeror?

A: The Sample Project will be used as part of the proposal evaluation and will not be awarded to the successful offeror.

Q24: Is the Sample Project located within a secure compound on Fort Bragg?

A: The Sample Project is located with-in the Ft. Bragg Installation limits, not in a stand alone secure perimiter.

Q25: Is the Sample Project a Non-Classified or Classified project for purposes of coefficient application?

A: Non-Classified.

Q26: I would like to ask that you would allow us to submit our proposal with a pending application. As the document states you most have the clearance at the time offer is due. This requirement will surely limit most small business inclusion.

A: Please see response to RFI Question 4.

Q27: Can you please provide an example pertaining to the requirements for this project for sections 10-15 on Form

DD254?

A: A DD254 will be issued with the base contract. It will not require any storage capacity.

The following have been modified:

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION 00100

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. OVERVIEW.

1.1 This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for one Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm-Fixed Price Task Order Construction Contract for the Real Property Services Field Office (RSFO) of the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers. The resultant contract will be a five year contract with a maximum dollar value of $49,000,000.00.

1.2 The award will be an IDIQ contract that will be funded per task order. Task orders may be either Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build. The individual projects will be a variety of construction types from mechanical and electrical to new construction. The task orders will range in size and complexity from small to large and from non-complex to non-technical. Projects may be classified or unclassified. Funding may be either Military Construction funding (MILCON) or Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funding. Occasionally, there may be other types of funding that could be utilized if authorized for constructions projects. All task orders will be firm fixed priced task orders. The period of performance for the contract will be five years from the date of award. A TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance is required for the awardee. The Offeror successful in obtaining this contract award will be that Offeror whose proposal represents the best value and is determined to provide the most benefit to the Government.

Further details regarding this project include the following: This contract is for a broad variety of major and minor repair, modification, rehabilitation, alterations and new construction projects in support of customers in the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense organizations and other agencies that are supported by the Real Property Services Field Office or any Corps of Engineers District. Further projects may include demolition;

infrastructure; interior fit-up; communications, security, and counter terrorism (including weapons of mass destruction), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), and anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) requirements. Projects may be either Design-Build or Design-Bid-Build. The geographic area for this contract is anticipated to be primarily North Carolina, but may be used throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii. Work performed may be either in secure or non-secure sites.

The Contractor and RSFO will be required to respond rapidly to Government requirements with outstanding professionalism and top quality craftsmanship, without compromising safety standards, current mission requirements, and readiness. It is imperative that the Contractor provide a flexible and multi-disciplined work force.

Work to be accomplished will be in areas where classified TOP SECRET operations are conducted. It is mandatory that the Contractor maintain a balanced work force of cleared TOP SECRET personnel to work in such areas. Also, it is mandatory that the prime contractor has and maintains an active TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance for the life of the contract.

For Design-Build task orders, no separate task order or pricing proposal will be issued for design. The coefficient for that task order will be applied to the overall project that will include the cost for the design.

1.3 The purpose of these instructions are to establish a uniform evaluation procedure for the proposals by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) and the development of the Best Value Decision by the Source Selection Authority (SSA) using the Trade-Off Process (See Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-1). In as much as the proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform the resulting contract, the proposal shall be specific and complete in every detail as well as be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract.

1.4 For the purposes of this solicitation, the Government will utilize a single phase process.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Firms formally organized as design-build entities, design firms and/or construction contractors that have associated specifically for this project, consortia of firms, or any other interested parties may submit proposals. A design firm or construction contractor may offer more than one proposal by entering into more than one association.

Associations may be joint ventures or include key team subcontractors. Any legally organized Offeror may submit a proposal.

2.2 Contractor Team Arrangements. Contractor Team Arrangements are considered an arrangement in which (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.6, the Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in the offer. The Offeror shall identify the major or critical aspects of the requirement to be performed by those identified in the Contractor Team Arrangement. The submission must contain a narrative that clearly explains the relevance to a particular factor of information concerning a company that is part of a Contractor Team Arrangement. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance of the information to this procurement. The teaming agreements shall be provided and submitted in Tab G of Binder 2.

2.3 If applicable, the Offeror shall submit evidence from the Offeror’s SBA Servicing Agency that the Offeror has notified and discussed the proposed joint venture for this project with the appropriate SBA personnel.

2.4 Information submitted about any company other than the Offeror, whether a predecessor company, affiliated company, subsidiary (including wholly owned subsidiaries), subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement, or other associated business, will not be evaluated for any factor unless the proposal contains a detailed narrative explaining why this submitted information is relevant to this acquisition. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance and weight of the information to this procurement. Information about subcontractors may not be given much weight unless the proposal contains evidence that the subcontractor is committed to perform the work. If information about a subcontractor is properly submitted and given weight during the evaluation, the expectation is that this subcontractor will perform this work.

Before utilizing another subcontractor for this work, the Government must consent.

2.5 SPECIAL NOTE: This contract requires the firm to possess, at the time of proposal and the time of award, an active TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance. This requirement is mandatory for the exact entity submitting the proposal. This means that the entity identified in block 14 of the Standard Form 1442 must have the TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance in that name along with the matching Cage Code. For example, if Company A and Company B form a Joint Venture called Company AB, then Company AB must have an active TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance. Even if both Company A and Company B each individually posses the clearance, unless Company AB possesses its own TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance, the proposal will not be eligible for award.

2.6 It is the intent of the Government to disqualify any proposal immediately and not further evaluate it that does not possess an active TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance at the date and time specified for proposal closing.

2.7 Offerors shall submit their proposal to the address shown in Block 7 of Standard Form 1442.

2.8 Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442.

3. GENERAL PROPOSAL FORMAT:

3.1 Title Page. Include the title of the solicitation, solicitation number, Offeror name, and date of the submittal.

3.2 Table of Contents. Each binder of the proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents. The complete table of contents shall be included in each binder.

3.3 Printed Matter Submissions. Written material shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper printed in no less than a 10 point font. For organization charts or schedules, a folded 11” x 17” format may be used. The page count is at the discretion of the contractor. However, it is anticipated this should be approximately 40 pages but no more than 50 pages in total.

3.4 Binders. Proposals shall be submitted in tabbed, three ring binders.

3.5 Number of Copies. Offerors shall submit the following:

Binder 1: (Solicitation Information/Price Proposal/Sample Pricing Project) an original and three copies Binder 2: (Technical Proposal) an original and five copies Binder 3: (Sample Project Narrative) an original and five copies

3.6 Proposals shall be marked:

Date of Closing: 22 April 2014

Time of Closing: 11 a.m.

Solicitation RFP: W912DR-14-R-0025

3.7 Electronic Submission. In addition to the hard copies required in paragraph 3.5, all Offerors shall submit their proposal on a CD-ROM. Written portions of the proposal shall be in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The electronic version shall be either a single file tabbed in the same order as the hard copy or multiple files hyperlinked to a single table of contents. Any portion of the proposal not available in electronic format, i.e. cut sheets, if applicable, should be scanned in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, thus making it available electronically. The CD-ROM must be clearly labeled by solicitation number, project name, installation, and Offeror’s name. The CD-ROM shall be marked with a label stating “Unclassified//Controlled Unclassified Info.” In the event of any conflict between the electronic submission and the hard copy submission, the hard copy submission will govern and will be the material upon which the Government bases its evaluation and ultimately, its decision. Electronic media may be submitted in an un-editable format.

Binder 1: Solicitation Information

The CD with the electronic submissions should be included in this binder.

TAB A: Standard Form 1442 completed and signed by authorized individual(s) of the Offeror. Offers submitted in the name of a Joint Venture must be signed in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint venture agreement as evidenced in the proposal.

TAB B: Bid Bond. The bonding requirement for this contract is as following. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required to be issued per task order. Task order(s) may range from $2,000 to $49,000,000.00. To determine the required amount for a bid bond, the amount of $20,000,000.00 will be used. Bid bonds are required in the amount of 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.

TAB C: Memo identifying the Cage Code for the Prime Contractor to verify the TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance

TAB D: Certificate of Corporate Principal/Authority.

Sample: CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE AUTHORITY

(This Certificate shall be submitted as part of the proposal or signed contract if the Offeror is a corporation.)

CERTIFICATE

I, _______________________________, certify that I am the ______________________________ of the corporation named as bidder/Offeror therein, that _________________________________, who signed this bid/proposal on behalf of the bidder/Offeror, was then _______________________ of said corporation; that said bid/proposal was duly signed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

By: ___________________________________(Corporate Seal) (Signature)

(Typed Name of Corporation)

TAB E: Compliance Statement: The offeror is required to sign and certify that all items submitted in the technical proposal comply with the RFP requirements and any differences, deviations or exceptions must be stated and explained in this section. offerors are required to complete the statement and submit it with their technical proposal. Even if there are no differences, deviations or exceptions, the offeror must submit the signed Compliance Statement stating that no differences, deviations or exceptions exist.

Sample: Statement of Compliance: This offeror hereby certifies this proposal is in compliance with the solicitation and its requirements. There are no exceptions, deviations or differences.

TAB F: FACTOR 4 Coefficient Schedule (Price Schedule)

TAB G: FACTOR 4 Sample Project Price Schedule to include RS Means line item breakdown

Binder 2: Technical Proposal

TAB H: Teaming Agreement(s), if applicable. See paragraph 2.2. Note to 8(a) companies—The Small Business Administration must approve a joint venture agreement prior to the award of an 8(a) contract on behalf of the joint venture. See paragraph 2.

TAB I: FACTOR 1 Past Performance in Task Order Construction Contracts

TAB J: FACTOR 2 Work Plan

Binder 3: Sample Project

TAB K: FACTOR 3 Sample Project Narrative (Do not include pricing in this binder)

4. EVALUATION RATINGS

4.1 Proposal Ratings: Factors 1, 2, and 3 will be adjectivally rated. Offerors submitting proposals for this project should limit submissions to data essential for the evaluation of proposals.

See paragraph 6 below for a discussion of the evaluation criteria applicable to these factors.

4.2 Technical Rating Definitions.

The following combined technical/risk rating definitions will be utilized in the evaluation of Factors 2 and 3.

4.3 Past Performance Assessment Definitions. Factor 1 will be evaluated using the following Performance Confidence Assessments:

RATING DESCRIPTION

Substantial Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

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

Limited Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is (Neutral) so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

See Section 6. “Evaluation Criteria,” 6.2 for guidance on the Unknown Confidence (Neutral) rating.

Past Performance shall also be rated in accordance with the relevancy of the past performance. The following will be used for Factor 1:

RATING DESCRIPTION

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

TABLE 1 – 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 performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

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.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and Relevant complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

For purposes of this RFP, an “Offeror” may include a group of two or more entities that have formed a “contractor team arrangement,” as that term is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Section 9.601. In the case of entities that have formed a contractor team arrangement, the experience and performance history of any member of the team, whether or not gained while working with the other member(s) of the currently-proposed contractor team arrangement, may be considered as a part of the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal.

In the case of contractor team arrangements involving a prime contractor and subcontractor(s), where the prime contractor submits the proposal in response to this RFP, the prime contractor must have completed at least three of the total number of projects/contract submitted for Factors 1 and 2 for consideration in response to the past performance requirements of this RFP.

An Offeror that relies upon the performance history of a member or members of a proposed contractor team arrangement will be expected to maintain that arrangement during performance of any contract awarded to that Offeror under this RFP. As a part of their proposal, the Offeror must provide a contractor team agreement signed by all parties, identifying the legal name(s) of all entities and describing the nature of each entity’s relationship (teaming/partnering, joint venture, etc.) and its role on this project. Past Performance information will not be considered without the teaming arrangements. In the case of joint ventures, at least one project/contract shall be submitted from each member to demonstrate past experience and past performance. This documentation shall be provided in Binder 2 of the Offeror's proposal.

5.1 FACTOR 1: PAST PERFORMANCE OF TASK ORDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS:

The Offeror shall provide information that demonstrates the Offeror’s past performance with task order construction contracts. The Government is looking for both an overall performance evaluation on the basic contract as well as individual performance evaluations on the task orders. This should include both design-build and design-bid-build experiences. The Offeror should provide information on a minimum of three and a maximum of five task order construction contracts that have had a performance period within the past six years from the date of the original issuance of this solicitation. At least three of the submitted projects must document the prime contractor’s experience. The remaining projects may come from other members of the contractor team arrangement, as defined above. All experiences should be submitted from construction contracts and not Architecture-Engineer contracts.

Information shall include: the contract number, the contracting agency, contact information for each contract, overall capacity of the contract. Additionally, for each contract provide a matrix that includes: all task orders issued, the description of all projects, dollar value of the initial task order, dollar value of completed task order, period of performance of each task order (or date) and actual period of performance completion (or date). Offerors may use the form entitled “TASK ORDER BASE CONTRACTS” (Attachment A) if desired for the base contract.

Offerors may use the form entitled “TASK ORDER MATRIX” (Attachment B) if desired for the task order matrix.

These formats are highly encouraged.

The Offeror shall describe their past use of and experience with using RS Means (or similar) pricing methods for task orders. The Offeror may also describe alternative pricing methods in IDIQ type construction contracts. The purpose of this inclusion is to give the Government information on the Offerors' familiarity with Means (or similar) based pricing for assurance that the Offeror understands how to properly bid pre-priced and non-pre-priced line items.

Similar contracts may include those that include task orders issued for construction projects in a variety of sizes, a variety of construction disciplines, varying degrees of technical complexity and both design-bid-build type task orders as well as design-build task orders. The Offeror may submit other types of projects, but must explain the relevancy of those projects to the project that is being solicited in this RFP.

Project should demonstrate a variety of construction types and methods to assist in evaluating the Offeror’s ability and approach to perform work, as described in the Statement of Work, including:

Security Systems;

Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) features Electrical systems repair, construction or replacement Fire protection, Sprinkler, and alarm systems repair, construction or replacement Utility Infrastructure and Systems repair, construction or replacement Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) with Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR) shielding Supervisory Control and Data (SCADA) and Energy Management System (EMS) Communications infrastructure or support facilities Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and foundation systems repair, construction, or replacement Renovations, HVAC upgrades, Paving, Fencing.

The Offeror shall provide the performance evaluations for the submitted projects that demonstrate the Offeror’s performance on recent and relevant projects. The Offeror shall provide formal performance evaluation if available.

Formal performance evaluations are those similar to the Department of Defense Performance Evaluation (Construction) Form DD 2626. The Government’s preference is the formal evaluation. If the formal evaluation is included, a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is NOT required or desired.

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

Offerors may include performance recognition documents received within the last six years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror.

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

5.2 FACTOR 2: WORK PLAN

To facilitate evaluation, the Offeror should organize the submitted material sequentially under tabs. Submit this information in the form of narratives and an organization chart.

5.2.1 Contract Team Organization: This contract may involve a wide variety of construction projects. The Offeror shall identify the construction portion the Offeror intends to self perform and the items to be subcontracted, discuss its overall organizational structure to manage multiple task orders with concurrent periods of performance. This section shall discuss how the team will be organized to execute task orders throughout the life of this contract.

The narrative shall state why your team is uniquely qualified to undertake this contract, its approach to design and construction as well as construction only projects and working with the customer(s) during construction.

Describe the principle firms involved and their responsibilities. Identify the team members. All disciplines shall be led by an experienced professional registered in the discipline (if professional registration is available). The Offeror shall submit documentation as to the availability of Key Personnel that indicates each individual’s current assignment and the Offeror’s plan to ensure that the named personnel will be used on this contract; however, if the named person isn’t available upon award, a person with the same or better qualifications shall be proposed for approval by the Contracting Officer.

5.2.2 Design Team: This contract may involve a wide variety of construction projects, some of which will be executed in a Design-Build method. This section shall discuss how design will be managed and executed throughout the life of this contract. Multiple design firms may be necessary. The names of the design firms shall be included with teaming arrangements if applicable. The qualifications of the design teams shall be provided. The narrative shall state why your design team(s) is uniquely qualified to undertake this contract, its approach to sustainable design and process of working with the customer(s) during the design phase.

5.2.3 Key Personnel: Identify key personnel. All Key Personnel must have a current TOP SECRET security clearance at the time of proposal and award. Key Personnel shall include at minimum: Overall Contract Manager, two Construction Project Managers, two Construction Superintendents, two Estimators, Contract Safety Manager, Contract Quality Control Officer, Architect, Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer. Resumes shall be provided and should at a minimum include the following:

1. Title for this project

2. Number of years with this firm and with other firms

3. Number of years in this position or role

4. Specialization

5. Professional Registration (Type and State Registration)

6. Personnel’s specific experience and qualifications relevant to this project

5.2.4 Quality Management Control System: The Offeror shall describe how they intend to manage quality throughout the contract. Discuss quality management methods proposed throughout the design and construction process. Discuss how you will implement the USACE Three Phase Quality Control Program.

5.2.5 Safety. The Offeror shall discuss how they intend to manage and execute their Safety program for the contract and each task order. Discuss how your program implements and/or adheres to EM 385-1-1.

5.2.6 Organization Chart: The proposed organizational chart shall identify the members or entities of the organization and show the lines of authority and communication of all members of the design and construction entities.

5.2.7 Schedule: The Offeror shall describe how it will manage multiple task orders with concurrent periods of performance. In relation to scheduling, both overall and per task order.

The Offeror must discuss its scheduling capabilities and procedures to be used for this contract, which must include schedule updates, incorporating modifications into the schedule, and other steps to be taken to maintain the individual task order schedules.

5.3 FACTOR 3: SAMPLE PROJECT NARRATIVE

The Offeror shall provide a “proposal” to the sample project. The “Request for Proposal” for this sample project is included at Attachment D, entitled “Sample Project Request for Proposal”. The sample project price (to include the RS Means line items) for the project shall be submitted in Binder 1 (Price).

The sample task will be evaluated in the context of the Offeror’s ability to demonstrate experience with task order construction contracts and the RS Means method of proposing and executing work through task orders.

5.4 FACTOR 4: PRICE: All offerors will fill in the price (coefficient) schedule. The price (coefficient) schedule is made up of the coefficients for the following breakdown of task orders. The Scope of Work, included in the solicitation, contains information as to what is included in the coefficient. This is located in Section 00800, Special Contract Requirements.

Chart A (Price (Coefficient) Schedule Pre-Priced Line Items Non-Pre-Priced Line Items

Design-Bid- Build (DBB)

Design-Build

(DB)

Design-Bid- Build (DBB)

Design-Build

(DB)

Non-Classified: $0 to $1M

Non-Classified: >$1M

Classified: $0 to $1M

Classified: >$1M

The historical number of task orders issued annually is estimated at 33. The average dollar value is estimated at $430,000.00. The Government estimates the following percentages for each type of task order based on historical usuage:

Chart B (Estimated Percentages of Use by Type of Task Order)

Design-Build (DB)

Non-Classified: $0 to $1M 10% 15%

Non-Classified: >$1M 25% 30%

Classified: $0 to $1M 2% 5%

Classified: >$1M 3% 10%

Note: Non-pre-priced line items may not exceed 10% on any task order.

Sample Task: The sample task for this solicitation shall be priced utilizing RS Means and submitted in accordance with the proposal instructions as supplied in the sample task and as is required by the scope of work for this solicitation.

Architect-Engineer Pricing Schedule. Note: these rates will only be used if a modification to the design is required that is outside the Division 1 deliverables. Design fees in the task orders will be compensated through the Design- Build coefficient and fees will not be negotiated separately.

Discipline Hourly Rate ($)

Project Manager

Architect

Mechanical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

Structural Engineer

Civil Engineer

Sanitary Engineer

Landscape Architect

Surveyor

2-man Survey Crew

Environmental Engineer

Industrial Hygienist

Fire Protection Engineer

Geotechnical Engineer

Plumbing Engineer

Power Engineer (High Voltage)

Estimator

HVAC Controls Engineer

Scheduler

Security Engineer

Security Specialist

Safety Engineer

Certified LEED Professional

Interior Designer

Systems Furniture Designer

Fixed Costs

Reproduction Copies: 30x42

Reprodcution Copies: 8.5x11

Reproduction Copies: 11x17

*Rates shall be fully loaded to include OH and Profit

6. EVALUATION CRITERIA

If a submitted project does not meet the minimum requirements identified above, that submitted project will not be considered for purposes of evaluation of Factor 1. In this situation, the highest rating that may be assigned is Marginal.

6.1 FACTOR 1: PAST PERFORMANCE IN TASK ORDER CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Past performance will be rated in terms of how likely there is a performance risk to the Government; that is, high confidence performance ratings will be taken as indicators of a low risk that the Offeror will successfully perform the work. The more relevant a proposed project is, the more weight it will be given in the overall confidence assessment rating. If an Offeror has no record of relevant past performance, or if information on the Offeror’s past performance is not available, the Offeror must state that fact. That Offeror may be rated as Unknown Confidence/Neutral. As stated in FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv) an Offeror given an Unknown Confidence/Neutral rating will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

6.2 FACTOR 2: WORK PLAN: The Offeror will be rated on an adjectival basis. To achieve an “acceptable” the Offeror will submit the information listed in paragraph 5.3 that demonstrates a sound approach capable of meeting all requirements and objectives.

6.3 FACTOR 3: SAMPLE PROJECT NARRATIVE: The Offeror will be rated on an adjectival basis. To achieve and “acceptable” the Offeror must demonstrate a sound approach to how they prepare the proposal for the sample project and a sound approach to how they would design and construct the project. Note: the price of the proposal and how the RS Means line items were selected and utilized will be rated in Factor 4.

6.4 FACTOR 4: PRICE: The process of examining and evaluating an Offeror’s proposed price to determine if it is fair, reasonable, and realistic without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit/fee will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. Price analysis may involve comparison with other prices; e.g., comparing an Offeror’s proposed prices of competing Offerors or with previously proposed prices for the same or similar items, and/or any of the price analyst techniques specified in FAR 15.404-1(b)(2). Price analysis, as described in this section, may be applied to each of the 16 coefficients prior to aggregating into the overall coefficients as described in the following paragraph. The Government may also make a price realism analysis of the offered coefficients to address situations where very low coefficients indicate the Offeror did not understand the solicitation requirements and/or the Offeror’s low price imposes other performance or other schedule risks on the Government to include the risk of delayed or protracted negotiations of future task orders. The Government will also analyze whether an Offeror’s proposed low coefficients will not actually result in lower prices for future task orders proposals to the Government. The latter issue will largely be addressed by evaluation of the sample project pricing as discussed at the end of this section. A determination by the Government that an Offeror’s coefficients are unreasonable or unrealistic may make the proposal ineligible for award.

The Government intends to utilize the following process to evaluate the price coefficients. The Government will take the offeror’s schedule of coefficients from Chart A and multiple them by the percentage estimated in Chart C.

Chart C comprises of 90% of pre-priced items multiplied by the estimated percentages found in Chart B per type of task order and 10% of non-pre-priced items multiplied by the estimated percentages found in Chart B per type of task order. These numbers will then be added together for one overall coefficient that makes up a weighted average of all sixteen coefficients. This weighted average will be used as a basis of analysis in performing price analysis for the coefficients. If awarded this contract, the proposed coefficients in Chart A will be the contractual coefficients and not the weighted average. Coefficients will also be analyzed for reasonableness to include offering balanced coefficients. In accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g), unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contracting lines items is significantly over or understated. The Government will analyze each Offeror’s coefficient matrix to determine if any of the offered coefficients are unbalanced using price analysis techniques as described in the paragraph above. If the Government determined that an offer is unbalanced, the Contracting Officer will consider the risk to the Government imposed by this offer in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(g)(2). The Government may reject a proposal that contains an unbalanced coefficient scheme which posed an unacceptable risk to the Government.

The following is an example of the analysis to reach the weighted average coefficient. Note: These coefficients are for demonstration only and are not an indication of the Government Estimate or existing rates on…