W912DR23R0013_Request for Prequalification Information_FINAL.pdf

Request for Prequalification Information

ARMY INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY

COMMAND (INSCOM) SECURE ADMIN/OPS

FACILITY (SAOF) – PHASE 4 NOLAN

BUILDING RENOVATION, FORT BELVOIR,

VIRGINIA

SAM.gov Notice:

W912DR23R00013

PREQUALIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

• Responses to this Request for Prequalification Information must be prepared in accordance with the “General Instructions” of this document. Only prequalified interested contractors will receive the solicitation, plans, and specifications.

• All respondents to the prequalification notice will be informed in writing whether they are invited or not invited to participate in the resultant acquisition. The determination will be based on the information submitted in response to this notice.

• Interested contractors shall not conduct any advance coordination with any external agencies or parties specifically identified in this document without permission being granted by the Contracting Officer.

• Submit questions to this prequalification notice no later than 11:00 AM

EST on 20 December 2022 through ProjNet in accordance with the directions listed below.

• Submit responses concerning this prequalification request in writing to

Michael.J.Getz@usace.army.mil no later than 11:00 AM EST on 30 December 2022.

• Submittals shall be marked to show the interested contractor's name and address, the SAM.Gov notice number, and the date and time submittals are due.

mailto:Michael.J.Getz@usace.army.mil

PREQUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, BASIS OF INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN

ACQUISITION, CRITERIA, RATING SYSTEM AND DEFINITIONS

1. OVERVIEW

This is a Prequalification of Sources, in accordance with the procedures authorized by DFARS 236.272, for the Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) Secure Admin/Ops Facility (SAOF) – Phase 4 Nolan Building Renovation at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The project will be solicited as unrestricted.

The basic objective of this project is as follows: Comprehensive renovation of the existing Nolan Building. Systems to be repaired include the roofing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC); electrical distribution; water distribution, wastewater collection, fire alarm and suppression systems, ceilings, windows and doors, floor coverings, interior partitions, and interior and exterior finishes. Hazardous materials (HAZMAT) were identified in a survey, Asbestos containing materials (ACM) found or exposed will be abated and other HAZMAT will be addressed by this project.

Per these procedures, interested contractors are required to submit a response to the Government’s Prequalification of Sources notice, which will consist of a Statement of Affiliation (SOA). The Government will review the prequalification information for acceptability (SOA will be reviewed and rated as “GO/NO- GO”) to be prequalified/ qualified to receive a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation document, including plans and specifications. Only interested contractors that meet the prequalification criteria will be considered for the subsequent solicitation where the Government intends to use the Best Value Trade-off process in accordance with FAR 15. Interested contractor’s responses must be rated “GO” to be prequalified/qualified to move on to consideration for the Source Selection evaluation.

The Prequalification of this acquisition will be open to all interested contractors. During Prequalification, the Government will review each response to identify any deficiencies that would result in a “NO-GO” rating, and therefore, render an interested contractor ineligible for receipt of the RFP. The selection following the Prequalification, will consist of an RFP, including plans, specifications, and any other documents that make up the solicitation package, and will be sent directly to the Offerors selected from the Prequalification for download from the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) site (this information will NOT be posted on SAM.gov).

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Interested Contractor’s shall submit a response to this Prequalification of Sources Notice.

Prequalification Requirements

Requirement Description Summary

1 Security Requirement Statement of Affiliation See ¶3.1

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this notice are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) 11:00 AM (EST), 20 December 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: 5BX56X-37KWM3

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.

Responses to RFIs via ProjNet are for informational purposes only.

3. REQUIREMENTS FOR PREQUALIFICATION

The Government will review responses to determine whether or not the interested offeror’s response meets the minimum acceptable requirements as stated in the requirement to determine a “GO” or “NO-GO” rating.

Interested contractor’s responses must be rated “GO” for the Prequalification requirement to be prequalified/qualified to move on to consideration for the RFP phase.

Paragraphs 4.0 and 5.0 describe the Government’s rating systems for Prequalification and the basis of advancement.

3.1. REQUIREMENT 1 (VOLUME 1, TAB A) – SECURITY REQUIREMENT

3.1.1. Submission Requirements:

3.1.1.1. All companies/firms having access to DoD Client requirements, design information or who are building DoD Client facilities shall be U.S. firms determined to be free of significant foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) by the DoD Client. To facilitate this review the submission response for this requirement shall include completion of the enclosed Statement of Affiliation (SOA) form and return the form as part of the response to this Prequalification of Sources Notice. For initial prequalification, an SOA is only required for the prime offeror. SOAs for subcontractors will be required of awardee of the eventual contract.

3.1.2. Submission Format:

3.1.2.1. Complete and submit the SOA form that is attached to this Prequalification of Sources Notice.

The SOA form attached is the only format that will be accepted. Any SOA submitted in a different format will not be evaluated and will receive a rating of “NO-GO”.

3.1.3. Rating Guidelines:

3.1.3.1. Prequalification requirements are “GO/NO-GO” requirements, and thus are only considered during prequalification. A rating of “GO” is required for this requirement in order for an interested contractor to be invited to participate in the relevant acquisition.

3.1.3.2. This is a GO/NO-GO Requirement as described below:

GO: The Interested contractor possesses an SOA in accordance with paragraph

3.1.1.1 and is determined to be free of significant FOCI.

NO-GO: The Interested contractor does not provide a SOA in accordance with paragraph

3.1.1.1 that is not determined to be free of significant FOCI.

The Government will not allow an interested contractor that receives a rating of “NO-GO” to be invited to participate in the relevant acquisition.

4. PREQUALIFICATION PROCEDURES

4.1. PREQUALIFICATION BOARD (PQB)

The PQB will be established to review and rate the responses received to this Prequalification of Sources Notice. The rating will be based on the content of the response, and any subsequent discussions required. The PQB will not consider any information incorporated by reference, except as expressly allowed by this notice.

4.2. REVIEW

4.2.1. During Prequalification, the PQB will only review the Prequalification responses to the extent necessary to assign a “GO” or “NO-GO” rating for the requirement in the interested contractor’s response. During the Prequalification, the Government will review each response to identify any deficiencies that would result in a “NO-GO” rating, and therefore render an interested contractor ineligible for receipt of the Request for Proposals. Interested contractor’s responses must be rated “GO” for the Prequalification requirement in order to be qualified to be invited to participate in the relevant acquisition. A rating of “NO-GO” for the Prequalification requirement will result in an interested contractor being removed from consideration to propose on the subsequent solicitation.

4.2.2. The Government intends to proceed to the issuance of the RFP without any additional communications with the interested contractors. Interested contractors are cautioned to put forth their best efforts, and to furnish all information clearly to allow the Government to review and rate responses. Interested contractors should not assume that they will have an opportunity to clarify or correct anything in their response after submitting it. If the Interested contractor fails to demonstrate qualifications in accordance with the requirements and criteria above the interested contractor will be disqualified from any further consideration.

5. BASIS OF INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN ACQUISITION

Interested contractors who respond to the prequalification notice will receive a written reply stating whether the contractor was determined to be qualified to perform this construction requirement.

Contractors who receive “GO” ratings for the Security Requirement and are therefore determined to be qualified will be invited to participate in the acquisition and will receive the Request for Proposal.

Contractors who do not meet the prequalification requirement will receive a brief explanation for the basis of the opinion and will be ineligible to participate further in the acquisition process.