W912DR-14-R-0026.pdf

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Single Aw ard Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build Construction in support of projects generally located in Baltimore-Washington Corridor but also can be used throughout CONUS and Haw aii. The contract capacity is $49,000,000.00 and w ill have a guaranteed minimum of $5,000.00. The period of performance is f ive years from date of aw ard.

This is a Small Business Set-aside, single phase approach.

NAICS: 236220

Size Standard: $33.5M

A Top Secret Facility Site Clearance is required for the offeror named in Block 14 at the time the offer is due, at the time of aw ard, and for the duration of the contract.

There w ill be no site visit for the sample task.

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be directed in w riting to Caroline Schleh at Caroline.J.Schleh@usace.army.mil. The last day to submit Requests for Information (RFIs) is 22 April 2014. RFIs should be submitted via the spreadsheet posted w ith the solicitation.

****THE REQUIRED AMOUNT FOR A BID BOND IS BASED ON AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $20,000,000.00.****

CAROLINE J SCHLEH 443-654-7860

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

04-Apr-2014

(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 ________1826 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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 __________5 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________05 May 2014 (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 offers 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, BALTIMORE

10 S. HOWARD STREET, ROOM 7000

BALTIMORE MD 21201

W912DR

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

11:00 AM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

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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

W912DR-14-R-0026

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES MAX

QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 49,000,000 Dollars, U.S.

RSFO Single Award TOC

FFP

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order Construction Contract for the Baltimore/Washington corridor with the availability to be utilized throughout the Continental United States and Hawaii.

FOB: Destination

MAX

NET AMT

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

AMOUNT

1.00 $5,000.00 999.00 $49,000,000.00

DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for each Delivery/Task Order issued shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

1.00 $2,000.00 999.00 $49,000,000.00

CLIN DELIVERY/TASK ORDER MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CLIN ORDER VALUE

The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

CLIN

MINIMUM

QUANTITY

MINIMUM

AMOUNT

MAXIMUM

QUANTITY

MAXIMUM

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 Destination Government Destination Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

0001 5 yrs. ADC 49,000,000 REAL PROPERTY SERVICES F.O.

AMY YALE

300 SENTINEL DRIVE

STE 400

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION MD 20701

410-854-0743 FOB: Destination

W912DR

COEFFICIENT SCHEDULE

Chart A 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

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

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

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 for projects located primarily within the Washington/Baltimore corridor, but may be used throughout the Continental United States (CONUS). 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. Failure to submit a valid teaming agreement shall render an offer technically unacceptable.

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 that, at the time of proposal and the time of award, does not possess an active TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance immediately and not further evaluate it.

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

3.6 Proposals shall be marked:

Date of Closing: 5 May 2014

Time of Closing: 11 a.m.

Solicitation RFP: W912DR-14-R-0026

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.

3.8 The proposal shall be organized and tabbed as follows:

Binder 1 (Technical Proposal):

TAB A: Teaming Agreement(s), if applicable. See paragraph 2.2. Note to 8(a) companies — The Small Business Administration (SBA) must approve a joint venture agreement prior to the award of an 8(a) contract on behalf of the joint venture. See paragraph 2.3.

TAB B: Factor 1 Past Performance in Task Order Construction Contracts

TAB C: Factor 2 Management Plan

Binder 2 (Solicitation Information/Price Proposal/Sample Project Pricing):

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

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

TAB F: Memo identifying the Cage Code/DUNS Number for the Prime Contractor or Joint Venture to verify the TOP SECRET Facility Site Clearance.

TAB G: 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 H: Compliance Statement. The offeror is required to sign and certify that all items submitted in the 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 proposal in TAB K of Binder 3.

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 I: FACTOR 4 Coefficient Schedule (Price Schedule)

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

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.

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.

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 (Neutral) performance record is 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.

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 Factor 1 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 1 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:

• Building renovations, drywall replacement, window installments, HVAC upgrades;

• Electrical systems repair, construction or replacement;

• Fire protection, Sprinkler, and alarm systems repair, construction or replacement;

• Utility Infrastructure and Systems repair, construction or replacement;

• Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) features;

• 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;

• Security Systems

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, Caroline Schleh via email at Caroline.J.Schleh@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: MANAGEMENT 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 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 in 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 2.

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.

The Offeror shall submit a detailed narrative on their technical approach, sequence of work, and other management aspects of the sample project in Attachment D. The narrative must be a comprehensive, start-to-finish discussion on the significant features of this work that is the subject of this RFP. Offerors are encouraged to elaborate on other features of the work that are considered relevant. The Offeror will submit an organization chart identifying the proposed team that will execute this project.

The Offeror must describe in detail how it will initiate the project; include discussions on important early activities, such as pre-work submittals, site organization, temporary facilities, material delivery, and etc. The Offeror must describe and discuss its plan to sequence and manage important activities. The Offeror must discuss its scheduling capabilities and procedures to be used for this project, which must include type of scheduling software proposed and background of Lead Scheduler; schedule updates, incorporating modifications into the schedule; and other steps to be taken to maintain the completion date. The Offeror also must include a discussion of the potential high-risk features of the work that may adversely impact the completion date and the Offeror’s plan to mitigate those high-risk features.

Items like training seminar, licensing, books, etc are all a part of their profit and overhead wrapped up in the coefficiency.

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

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 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

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 without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

6.2 FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT 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 an “acceptable” the offeror must demonstrate a sound approach to how they prepare the proposal for the 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 5.

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 current contracts.

Chart C (Chart B with 90% of Pre-Priced and 10% for Non-Pre-Priced Items)

Design-Build

(DB)

Design-Bid-Build

(DBB)

Design-Build (DB)

Non-Classified: $0 to $1M 9.00% 13.50% 1.00% 1.50% Non-Classified: >$1M 22.50% 27.00% 2.50% 3.00%

Classified: $0 to $1M 1.80% 4.50% 0.20% 0.50% Classified: >$1M 2.70% 9.00% 0.30% 1.00%

Sample Coefficients (Sample Chart A)

Design-Build

(DB)

Design-Bid-Build

(DBB)

Design-Build (DB)

Non-Classified: $0 to $1M 0.98 1.20 1.10 1.22

Non-Classified: $1M 1.00 1.25 1.15 1.25 Classified: $0 to $1M 1.15 1.35 1.18 1.25

Classified: >$1M 1.10 1.30 1.12 1.28

Chart D (Chart C times Sample Chart A)

Design-Build

(DB)

Design-Bid-Build

(DBB)

Design-Build (DB)

Non-Classified: $0 to $1M 0.0882 0.1620 0.0110 0.0183 Non-Classified: >$1M 0.2250 0.3375 0.0288 0.0375 Classified: $0 to $1M 0.0207 0.0608 0.0024 0.0063 Classified: >$1M 0.0297 0.1170 0.0034 0.0128

The Weighted Average (by adding together all blocks above) would be 1.1612.

The sample project price will be analyzed for Price Reasonableness. Price analysis may involve comparison with other prices; e.g., comparing an offeror’s proposed price with the Independent Government Estimate (IGE), proposes prices of competing Offerors or with previously proposed prices for the same or similar items. The sample project pricing will be evaluated for content to ensure all aspects of the work are included in the proposed price and are properly priced using the RS Means and the Offeror’s applicable coefficient. An important function of the sample project price analysis is to ensure that each Offeror’s proposed coefficient pricing produces a corresponding final project price, such that the analysis of the coefficients is a reasonable basis for evaluating the relative costs of the proposals. As a result, the sample task pricing provides evidence of the price realisms of an Offeror’s coefficients and an Offeror’s low coefficient which does not produce a corresponding low sample task project price will impact the trade-off analysis of the Offeror’s price and technical ratings as described in section 7.

The Architect-Engineer hourly rates will be analyzed for Price Reasonableness. Price analysis may involve comparison with other prices; e.g., comparing an offeror’s proposed price with the Independent Government Estimate (IGE), proposes prices of competing Offerors or with previously proposed prices for the same or similar items. These rates will be used in the trade-off analysis of the Offeror’s price and technical ratings as described in Section 7.

7. EVALUATION PROCEDURE

7.1 Source Selection Evaluation Board: The SSEB will review all…