W912DR22R0011 Solicitation Amendment 0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to:

1. Incorporate Questions and Answ ers to the Request for Information (RFI) received via ProjNet;

2. Provide additional documents (Government Furnished Information) to include Appendices A, B, C, and D as w ell as the ASCA Training Completion Certificate for Contractors, FY22 PCM ELM, and the Price Schedule in Excel format; and

3. Revise Section L: Instruction to the Offeror.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 20

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 26-Jan-2022

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 W912DR22R0011

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Jan-2022

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

26-Jan-2022

CODE

USACE, BALTIMORE

2 HOPKINS PLAZA

BALTIMORE MD 21201

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

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912DR22R0011

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been added by full text:

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Bid Inquiry Contractor Report All Inquiries

Project: Defense Logistics Agency Defense Supply-Environmental (DLA DS-E) Fort Belvoir, Virginia Review: Defense Logistics Agency Defense Supply-Environmental (DLA DS-E) Fort Belvoir, Virginia (00001) (sorted by Comment ID)

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9562757 Contracting Page 54 Section G

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The RFP states that the Contractor must complete Section G (page 54, Volume IV) – There was no Section G included in the RFP package.

On: Jan 18 2022.

Government Response. . This was include in error. It will be removed by way of amendment to the solicitation On: Jan 26 2022

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9562761 Contracting Page 54 Volume IV

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The RFP requests that completion of Section A, Section G, and Section K be completed in the original pdf fill-in forms (page 54, Volume IV); pdf fill-in forms were not included in the RFP package.

On: Jan 18 2022.

Government Response. . The section indicates that "Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP". The fill-in and signatures indicates that the offeror shall fill-in these sections and sign as part of the submission requirements and shall not modify the document. On: Jan 26 2022

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9562766 Contracting Page 3 Section B

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Is Section B available as a fill-in form? If not, is it acceptable to replicate the form in Word or Excel for ease of completion and then pdf the file?

Government Response. . The Price schedule in the solicitation will be provided as an excel spreadsheet. However, the final document should be submitted as a pdf document. As part the submission requirements for Volume III, Price, the excel spreadsheet titled "proposal template" is required to be submitted with the price schedule as an excel spreadsheet. On: Jan 26 2022

9562770 Contracting Page 50 File Packaging

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The RFP references submission of the proposal via CD or DVD (page 50, File Packaging). Is USACE requesting submittal via CD or just via the SAFE website?

Government Response. . USACE is not requesting submission of any CD or DVDs. Proposal shall be submitted via DoD Safe file uploads. This will be corrected by amendment of the solicitation. On: Jan 26 2022

9562771 Contracting Page 50 File Packaging

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The RFP references submission of all files in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc, followed by a sentence stating that files shall be in read-only format using pdf files (page 50, File Packaging). Can USACE confirm the file formatting requested?

Government Response. . Documents shall be submitted as PDFs except for the price schedule template (attached in SAM.gov). That file should remain as a Microsoft Excel file. On: Jan 26 2022

9562772 Contracting Page 52 Volume III

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Can USACE confirm that the only pricing information requested with the submittal is Section B (the Excel cost template that USACE included with the RFP package is not to be submitted with the proposal)?

Government Response. . That is incorrect. The cost template that is an attachment to the solicitation shall be submitted as an attachment to the price schedule. On: Jan 26 2022

9564622 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 1.) Does the government have an anticipated kick off date for this effort?

On: Jan 19 2022.

Government Response. . April 1, 2022 should be utilized for anticipated award.

On: Jan 26 2022

9564623 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 2.) Does the government anticipate this support being provided with permanent on-site support or will most of the effort occur as Off Site with trips and meetings as laid out in the PWS?

Government Response. . DLA will provide on-site office space at Fort Belvoir, VA, facility access, and government furnished equipment for 4 Full Time Employees (FTE). However, the vendor is not required to have on-site staff as the majority of work can be accomplished via electronic means. Where stated, travel and meetings are required to complete the task. On: Jan 26 2022

9564625 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 3.) Who is the current incumbent for this effort?

Government Response. . Claene Group, LLC. On: Jan 26 2022

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9564627 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 4.) How many FTE's currently support this effort?

Government Response. . Nine(9) FTE's are currently supporting the existing 5 year contract which expires 31 March 2022. On: Jan 26 2022

9564629 Environmental Pricing

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 5.) In the pricing template, the government allows for rates for Program Manager, Cost Estimator, Risk Analyst, and Clerical. Does the government intend for just one FTE for each of these positions or is it up to the contractor to determine how many (FTEs) each labor category will need?

Government Response. . It is up to the contractor to determine how many (FTEs) each labor category will need. On: Jan 26 2022

9564630 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 6.) As part of the technical response, does the Government wish for the contractor to provide a response to 5.0 Optional Tasks, as many address base year items?

Government Response. . Yes, the Contractor is to provide a technical response to Option tasks, specifically more detailed discussions on Task 3 Option 1 and Task 12 Option 10 as they are the basis for the additional Environmental Remediation Technical Support and RACER Transition to EII Option Tasks, respectively. On: Jan 26 2022

9564633 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 7.) Vol I, Factor I states to address all aspects of the PWS, does this include Section 3.0 for Security?

Government Response. . Yes this includes Section 3.0 Security and DLA requirements. On: Jan 26 2022

9564634 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 8.) Can we provide a statement indicating that Reps/Certs are current in SAM.gov?

Government Response. . SAM record can be provided as supporting documentation for the Representation/Certifications as long as the provisions/clauses are also included to ensure adequacy in the response. On: Jan 26

9564636 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 9.) On page 53/65 there is mention of Section G. Will a Section G be provided?

Government Response. . No, that was included in error and will be removed by way of amendment to the solicitation. On: Jan 26 2022

9564638 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 10.) With reference to the SOPs and PCM will the government provide access via AMPS?

Government Response. . Yes, DLA will provide access to all required SOPs and PCM, and other DLA and DOD Issuances upon award. DLA will issue CACs and system access to authorized personnel as required to perform the stated tasks. On:

Jan 26 2022

9564640 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 11.) Please provide Appendix A, which is referenced in the description of Task 1.1: Program Management instructs to "see Appendix A for reference" (pertaining to the Monthly Contractor Performance, Status, and Monitoring Report).

Government Response. . Appendix A will be provided by way of an amendment to the solicitation. On: Jan 26 2022

9564644 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 12.) Task 1.2, Deliverables, first and second bullets pertaining to SNaP and KBCRS datacall submissions: The text indicates the contractor shall reconcile and convert...and align with budgetary constraints... data derived from individual site CTC estimates for input into SnaP and KBCRS database. Please clarify if the contractor will only be readying/formatting data for someone else to perform data entry into the database of record, and not performing the data entry.

On: Jan 19 2022.

Government Response. . Contractor will prepare/format data and complete data entry into the SNaP and KBCRS databases for this task. DLA will review/approve the data prior to entry. On: Jan 26 2022

9564646 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

13) Task 1.3, Deliverables, third bullet pertaining to auditor information requests:

a. Please confirm how the contractor will obtain the necessary documentation to satisfy auditor information requests. Will they work with the Program Managers for each facility represented within the audit findings to request? Will the contractor also have access to an electronic Administrative Record that may house the requested documentation?

b. What is the anticipated span of time to expect information requests from auditors? Is it DLA's experience that the auditors routinely prepare and submit cumulative findings all at once at which time the contractor may have to respond to up to 125 information requests within seven calendar days? Or do they spread out their information requests over a few weeks or months?

Government Response. . a. Most data for audit responses comes from completion of the Environmental Liabilities Management (ELM) process. As such, the contractor will provide documents prepared for this contract in the requested format to answer audit inquiries. Where audit inquiries require data not prepared on managed by the contractor, DLA will supplement or provide the response. The contractor should assume sufficient level of effort for coordination with DLA personnel to answer financial and operational inquiries regarding ELM (or E&DL as referred to on the DLA Financial Statements).

b. Audit inquiries or Provided by Client (PBC) requests generally start in March and continue through October until audit completion. PBCs are received on a rolling basis. On average, 20 PBCs may occur in a given month. DLA cannot approximate the documentation needed for individual PBCs at this time. On: Jan 26 2022

9564648 Environmental General

14) Task 1.3, Deliverables, forth bullet pertaining to auditor information requests: Is there a noted response time for responses to be provided to DLA stakeholders, the Military Services, or

OSD?

On: Jan 19 2022.

Government Response. . Generally accepted time-frame would be a draft within 2-weeks, and a final product within 4-weeks, pending adjudication and coordination of comments, as necessary. On: Jan 26 2022

9564649 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 15.) Task 1.3, Deliverables, eighth bullet pertaining to Business Cycle Overviews and/or process walkthroughs for the ELM process: this is the only reference in the PWS to "DLA's internal auditors". Please clarify if the internal auditors serve as a third-party QC of cost estimates prior to final submission, essentially helping to ensure estimate audit readiness, or do they also serve as auditors of the final package simultaneous with third-party auditors?

Government Response. . DLA Installation Management, Process Management (DM-A) is the DLA internal auditor of the ELM process. This DLA office coordinates the audit response and conducts the internal control testing. DM-A serves in the latter role, ensuring adequacy of the audit response. However, DM-A does not perform QA/QC of the ELM process or cost estimates. On: Jan 26 2022

9564651 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 16.) Task 2.1, Deliverables, first and second bullets: Please provide the referenced Appendices B and C.

Government Response. . Appendices B and C will be provided by way of amendment to the solicitation. On: Jan 26 2022

9564654 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 17.) Task 2.1, final (unbulleted) paragraph: Please provide the referenced Appendix D.

Government Response. . Appendix D will be provided will be provided by way of amendment to the solicitation. On: Jan 26 2022

9564656 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 18.) Task 2.2, Deliverables. There are several references for requirement of "one round of comment adjudication with each stakeholder". Throughout the PWS there are references to "DLA stakeholders" and one reference to "technical stakeholders". Please clarify how many stakeholders will be providing comments.

Government Response. . For this specific task in 2.2, each stakeholder refers to the specific Project Manager/contract support. While there are many stakeholder involved with executing the totality of the ELM process, the contractor is primarily responsible for developing complete and accurate cost estimates based on the information provided. On: Jan 26 2022

9564657 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 19.) Task 2.2, Deliverables, fifth bullet. Please provide an "up to" number for how may estimates may need to be produced using the DLA approved cost estimating software (assumed to the RACER) where the historical cost is not available.

Government Response. . There may potentially be up to 500 cost estimates required due to specific site conditions, estimating methods and technologies, and other factors. This 'up to' estimate only includes those estimates where the RACER software is used to produce the cost estimate. On: Jan 26 2022

9564658 Environmental General

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) 20.) Task 2.6, Deliverables, third bullet: Please confirm that the interpretation of this deliverable is that the contractor will consolidate, in a report, verification that all applicable DLA and contractor personnel have completed their annual ELM training which they will obtain elsewhere (i.e., the contractor is not responsible for development and delivery of annual ELM training materials to DLA and other contractor employees). It is understood that the contractor is responsible for providing ELM training to its own staff.

Government Response. . The contractor will consolidate in a report verification that all applicable DLA and contractor personnel have completed their annual ELM training which they will obtain elsewhere. The contractor is not responsible for development and delivery of annual ELM training materials to DLA and other contractor employees. On: Jan 26 2022

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

9564685 Contracting RFP Page 51

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

1. For the Past Performance references will the Government allow Projects with a Base Period that has completed to be fully evaluated, even if there are option periods on-going?

2. Wil the Government provide a basis of estimate for each task to support the price proposal build up.

Government Response. . 1. The Contractor will be allowed to identify PP references even if they have option periods ongoing. If the Contractor has completed the option year within the contract, the Contractor will provide that as part of the Past performance of that project.

2. The basis of estimate for this project is the information provided by the Government within the solicitation as well as the attached documents. The Contractor is responsible for preparing their proposal based on this information.

On: Jan 26 2022

9564703 Contracting RFP

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The RFP request as part of our proposal the vendor will provide an activity-based project scheduled. In order to do this, we need to understand the government's current schedule and all financial and audit related tasks currently being worked, and the resources loaded to the task .

Please provided your current schedule and man loading .

Government Response. . The PWS does not require the Government to provide minimum resource requirements. Rather the contractor has the responsibility to show it has the key resources as part of a best value selection necessary to meet requirements specified under Page 49, Instruction to Offerors, Proposal Submission. On: Jan 26 2022

9564706 Contracting RFP

The RFP states that we are to identify our key resources. How will you evaluate the contractors' proposed key resource since there are no Gov minimal requirements for the resources?

On: Jan 19 2022.

Government Response. . The PWS does not require the Government to provide minimum resource requirements. Rather the contractor has the responsibility to show it has the key resources as part of a best value selection necessary to meet requirements specified under Page 49, Instruction to Offerors, Proposal Submission.

Please refer to the evaluation criteria in the solicitation documents. On: Jan 26

9564711 Contracting RFP

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The 100 percent completion of past performance is severely limiting small business to compete on this effort . Will the Government consider current work as well as past experience?

Government Response. . The Government will consider projects that are 75% or more completed. In this case, if a CPARS rating is not yet available, a PPQ shall be submitted for that project. This will be included in the solicitation by way of amendment. On: Jan 26 2022

9564712 Contracting RFP

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Is the Contractor to propose our own labor categories?

Government Response. . The proposal template identifies some of the disciplines. However, it is left up to the contractor to propose a team for the methodology of the work in which that will be evaluated. On: Jan 26 2022

9564713 Contracting RFP

Comment Classification: Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Do we have to use WD labor categories?

Government Response. . By law, the contractor is required to abide by the SCA wage rates if the proposed personal fall within those categories. It is not a requirement that you utilize those disciplines. It is left up to the contractor to propose a team for the methodology that is being proposed and in accordance with the RFP requirements. On: Jan 26 2022

Current Request Status: Request Closed

Information for this report is procurement sensitive.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

This is a competitive Small Business set-aside acquisition for the award of a Firm-Fixed Price C-contract. A contract will be awarded to the Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. This determination will be made based on a comparative assessment of proposals against all source selection criteria in the solicitation. The evaluation factors applicable to this procurement include:

Factor 1: Technical Approach Factor 2: Management Approach Factor 3: Past Performance Factor 4: Price

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. The proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes (illustrated below). Each volume shall be submitted electronically via DoD Safe site https://safe.apps.mil/. Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated. Each volume shall be submitted electronically as a separate file utilizing the name convention listed in the chart below.

b. Each paragraph should be single spaced and shall be separated by at least one blank line.

A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volume Title Digital Copies Maximum Pages

I Factor 1: Technical Approach

Factor 2: Management 5

II Past Performance 1 Up to three (3) relevant in the past three (3) years

III Price 1 No page limit

IV

Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certifications / Representations

1 No page limit

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

2. PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format (attached spreadsheet titled proposal template) and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I –

(1) Factor 1: Technical – (40-page limitation excluding Factor II (Management), table of contents, schedule, and cover page) Text should be size 12 font, single spaced.

Page and font limitations do not apply to charts, tables, and figures. The technical proposal shall address the proposed approach to meeting the requirements of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The technical proposal shall address the following elements:

Proposal shall explain Offeror’s technical approach to accomplishing the goals, objectives, and requirements of the PWS including a comprehensive project communication approach for coordination with USACE and DLA, and risk management with identification of potential risks associated with, and contingencies for the proposed technical approach.

The proposal shall include an activity-based project schedule that outlines activities and milestones defined at the appropriate detail level and logically sequenced to support and manage completion of the performance objectives in this contract, including completing work within 12 months of contract award date.

(2) Factor 2: Management – (5-page limitation excluding Factor I (Technical), table of contents, key personnel information (resumes) and cover page). Text should be size 12 font, single spaced. Page and font limitations do not apply to charts, tables, and figures. The management plan shall provide an approach to manage and execute the contract. The management plan shall address the following element:

- Proposal shall identify key personnel and provide resumes citing their qualifications and experience working on similar projects.

(ii) VOLUME II – Factor 3: Past Performance. The Offeror shall submit no more than three (3) projects demonstrating the Offeror’s recent and relevant experience within the last three (3) years. If the Offeror’s submission exceeds the maximum project limitation of three (3) completed projects, the three (3) projects with the most recent and relevant information will be evaluated only, while the remaining additional projects(s) will not be evaluated. These projects must be of relevant scope and complexity to the proposed PWS. All projects must demonstrate one hundred seventy-five percent (100 75%) or more completion.

*Note: In reference to Task Order Construction Contracts (TOCCs)/Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts: TOCCs and/or ID/IQ contracts will not be accepted as a project submission; however, individual task orders/delivery orders on TOCCs and/or ID/IQ contracts can be submitted under Factor 3. Each task/delivery order submitted must individually meet the requirements of the factor.

Submissions of multiple task/delivery orders as a project will not be accepted or evaluated.

It is the responsibility of the Offeror to identify, detail and demonstrate the relevancy of the submitted projects to the solicitation criteria elements. The evaluation committee WILL NOT make assumptions.

Past Performance Questionnaires for Experience in Relevant Projects:

For each of the projects submitted, provide a copy of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report, or USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ-0) from a representative of the owner. The Offeror must request that their client complete the USACE Past Performance Questionnaire for Relevant Experience (Form PPQ-0) and submit the questionnaire as part of the Offeror’s technical proposal. If a CPARS rating is not available for uncompleted projects, a PPQ-0 shall be provided for that project. The Offeror may provide an explanation if the performance evaluation rating is less than satisfactory. Offerors are encouraged to follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the proposal closing date, the Offeror must complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ for projects submitted under the tab for EXPERIENCE IN RELEVANT PROJECTS, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the owner point of contact.

Previously completed PPQ-0s may be submitted provided that the documents do not reference any other solicitations. Submitted PPQ-0s must only reference this solicitation. CPARS ratings will take precedence over PPQs.

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.

(iii) VOLUME III – Price. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Electronic Copy. The Offeror shall provide a completed Section B Supplies or

Services Price Schedule. The price proposal shall include any assumptions used in the pricing associated with the technical and management aspects of completing the work in accordance with the PWS. Pricing shall be completed on a firm-fixed price basis in accordance with the Price Schedule in the solicitation.

The Government reserves the right to request the following backup documentation if necessary, in evaluating the price but is not required with the submission of the price.

Direct Cost:

o Labor (furnish a detailed breakdown on labor costs to include level of effort and wage rate for each proposed job title) o Equipment and Material Costs (provide breakdown of equipment and material costs and documentation for expenses over $1,000) o Travel (provide supporting documentation and detail) Other Direct Costs (with detail and support):

o Any other multipliers on Direct Costs (G&A, Overhead, etc.)

o Proposed Profit

Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI): Pursuant to FAR Subpart 9.5, all potential or real Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI)’s must be identified and evaluated as early in the acquisition. The offeror shall provide a certification that to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it is not aware of any existing potential organizational conflict of interest. If the offeror is aware of any existing potential organization conflict of interest, the contractor shall provide disclosure of the potential organization conflict of interest and a mitigation plan in its proposal for evaluation by the Government. If the Contracting Officer determines that a potential conflict exists, the offeror shall not receive award unless the OCI is resolved. All OCIs that may arise during the performance of this effort shall be disclosed to the Government as soon as identified.

(2) Compliance. Failure to comply with the RFP requirements for Price information may result in an adverse assessment of an offeror’s proposal and reduce or eliminate its chance of being selected for award. Offerors shall ensure that the information presented in this volume is consistent and correlates with the information contained in the other proposal volumes. Also, the Offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF33 and continuation sheets.

(3) General Instructions. In accordance with FAR 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement. Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be provided in contractor format providing that sufficient information is made available. Information submitted shall be prepared following the instruction in FAR 15.403-5. If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror may be required to submit cost or pricing data. Additionally, in the event that adequate competition is not obtained, the Contracting Officer may incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, “Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data,” into the solicitation and request a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume which is not directly related to Cost will be disregarded.

(iv) VOLUME IV – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS. Certifications and Representations – Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section A – Standard Form 33 (SF 33), Solicitation, Offer and Award Section G – Contract Administration Data Section K – Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Solicitation Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in VOLUME IV – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS

/REPRESENTATIONS.

3. Proposal submittal: Offers shall be prepared in accordance with these instructions, providing all required information in the format specified. If any exceptions or deviations to the solicitation requirements are taken, these exceptions shall be clearly noted in the offeror’s cover letter. Please make sure all sections are clearly defined and the packages are clearly marked.

Note: The submission requirements can change at anytime during this process and will be done by way of amendment of the solicitation.

Proposals are due at the specified time on the SF 33, block 9 and shall be submitted as follows:

Offerors shall submit their proposals using the link, https://safe.apps.mil, to the Contract Specialist, Leigha Arnold, at leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Nicole Brookes, nicole.c.brookes@usace.army.mil for this procurement.

ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE

SAFE SITE. Submission shall be in searchable Adobe PDF format and legible. You are limited to 25 maximum files per upload or two (2) GB. If you have larger files, it is recommended that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site.

Offerors may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

REQUEST FOR UPLOAD CODE. Offerors must email the Contract Specialist, Leigha Arnold, at leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil no later than five (5) business days prior to the proposal due date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Offerors that fail to email for a request code five (5) business days before proposal submission date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their submission.

FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a “File Description” for each file(s) you upload. The “File Description” will be included in the email notice to the recipient you choose to have access your file(s). NOTE: Do NOT enter Privancy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII) in the File Description).

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE SAFE WEBSITE:

1. Once at the SAFE website select the “Drop-off” icon. This allows users without a CAC or users whose computer is not configured to read a CAC, the option to access the SAFE site as a guest.

2. After selecting the “Click Here” link you will be prompted to add your personal information, file information, recipient (Government representative) information and email settings.

3. When completing your file information for transmittal via the SAFE website, you will be required to enter the email address for the recipient. For this solicitation, the recipient is the Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Leigha Arnold, leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil. The Email address of the Government Employee who initiated the request code will be automatically entered. The Proposer must enter the E-Mail address for the Contract Specialist after entering the email address, click the ADD button to add the person(s) email to the “Recipients List” of your response. When your proposal is submitted, a notification will be sent to the recipient you added.

NOTE: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the SAFE website when using an Edge or Chrome browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that Offerors will have more success utilizing any browser.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS:

For the purpose of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, The Government considers the date and time the submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. For proposals larger than the 2GB capacity of the SAFE website and require multiple submissions, the Government will consider the date and time the last submission is completely uploaded into the SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. It can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

All proposals shall be submitted no later than the time and date specified on SF 33, block 9.

Offeror’s proposals received after the required time and date deadline will not be evaluated.

Offerors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their proposals after submitting it in response to the original Solicitation, and so any submissions should be submitted on the best terms possible and free of errors.

4. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION:

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) 11:00 A.M. (ET), 19 JANUARY 2022. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is QXSWTK-VMNS69

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

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

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

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

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

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

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

The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST DAY FOR INTERESTED BIDDERS TO SUBMIT THEIR

CONTRACTING AND TECHNICAL REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION IN PROJNET

IS 19 JANUARY 2022 AT 11:00 AM (EST). NO OTHER REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER 11:00 AM (EST).

*** NOTE: QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN PROJNET ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL AN

AMENDMENT IS ISSUED. ***

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