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RFP No. W912DW-16-R-0001

Seattle District

FY15 NICoE SATELLITE SITE at JBLM, WA

Construction Solicitation and Specifications

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W912DW-16-R-0001

! ! ! C A U T I O N TO O F F E R O R S ! ! !

1. TELEPHONES: There are no public telephones at the Seattle District Corps of Engineers.

2. BUSINESS HOURS: For the Seattle District Corps of Engineers are from 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.

3. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract award will be made until appropriated funds are made available from which payment for contract purposes can be made.

BEFORE SIGNING AND MAILING THIS OFFER, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING, AS

FAILURE TO PERFORM ANY ONE OF THESE ACTIONS MAY CAUSE YOUR OFFER TO BE REJECTED

4. AMENDMENTS: Have you acknowledged receipt of ALL amendments? If in doubt as to the number of amendments issued, please contact the representative listed on the Information Page.

5. AMENDED SECTIONS: If any of the amendments furnished amended sections, the amended sections must be used in submitting your offer.

6. MISTAKE IN OFFER: Have you reviewed your offer price for possible errors in calculation or work left out?

7. OFFER ACCEPTANCE PERIOD: The minimum offer acceptance period is specified in block 13D of SF1442, page 00 11 00 -1, Solicitation, Offer and Award. Please ensure that you allow at least the stated number of calendar days for the Government to accept your offer.

8. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: Contractors are required, before receipt of contract award to ensure that their firm is registered in the government web site entitled System for Award Management (SAM) and that all information required is current and up to date. https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

9. Far 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011) (b) The Contractor is asked to submit paper documents, such as offers, letters, or reports that are printed or copied double-sided on paper containing at least 30 percent postconsumer fiber, whenever practicable, when not using electronic commerce methods to submit information or data to the Government.

10. ATTENTION: Due to heightened security, hand-delivering proposals to Federal Center South may be more time-consuming than in years past.

A proposal is not received by the Government until it is in the physical possession of a representative of the Contracting office. Security guards and other non-contracting personnel are NOT authorized to accept proposals on behalf of the Government.

A Contracting representative will be in the Federal Center South lobby (building 1201) at the security guard desk to accept proposals fifteen (15) minutes prior to the specified time on the proposal due date.

If you arrive before a Contracting representative is present, the desk guard will direct you to building 1202, the Oxbow Building where you will contact the Contract Specialist, or a procurement technician. Note that official receipt of a proposal shall be in accordance with FAR 52.215-1.

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAUTION TO OFFERORS

SECTION TITLE

SF1442 - Pages 00 11 00-1 thru 00 11 00-5 (00 11 00-3 is reserved for use at a later time)

00 21 00 Instructions, Conditions and Notice to Offerors

00 24 00 Evaluation Factors for Award

00 45 00 Representations and Certifications and other Statements of Offerors, and Pre-Award Information

00 72 00 Contract Clauses

00 73 00 Special Clauses, which include the following:

a) Special Clauses 00 73 00 pages 1 thru 22

b) Attachment 00 73 00-A-1 pages 1 thru 1

c) Davis-Bacon General Wage Decision No. (Will be issued with a forthcoming Amendment)

01 00 00 Technical Specifications: 01 10 00 thru 02 61 13.

RETURN THE FOLLOWING WITH YOUR PROPOSAL:

SF1442 - Pages 00 11 00-1 thru 00 11 00-5 (00 11 00-3 is reserved for use at a later time);

Section 004500 Representations and Certifications to include the Pre-Award information pages 00 45 00-A and B.

20% Bid Bond -- Bid Bonds must be accompanied by a Power of Attorney containing an original signature from the surety, which must be affixed to the Power of Attorney after the Power of Attorney has been generated.

Computer generated and signed Powers of Attorney will only be accepted if accompanied by an original certification from a current officer of the surety attesting to its authenticity and continuing validity.

Unless specified, the following information does not need to be submitted with your bid, BUT it is required to be completed before the contract can be awarded:

Contractors are required, before receipt of contract award to ensure that their firm is registered in the government website entitled “System for Award Management” (SAM) and that all information required is current and up to date.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER 2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

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

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE W912DW

Seattle District, Corps of Engineers

ATTN: CECT-NWS

PO Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124-3755

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

Seattle District, Corps of Engineers PO Box 3755 ATTN: CECT-NWS Seattle, WA 98124-3755

HAND CARRY:

9. FOR INFORMATION CALL

A. NAME B. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

SOLICITATION

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date):

Furnish all labor, materials and equipment and perform all work for

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See .)

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

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

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) local time (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers 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 is, is not required.

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

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

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W912DW-16-R-0001

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30 OCT 2015

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JOHN SCOLA

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December 1, 2015

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK (REV. 4-85)

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code)

Tax ID No: DUNS No:

eMail:

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) Fax No.:

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

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal or greater than the minimum requirement stated in 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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) 20B. SIGNATURE 20C. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24.SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

26. ADMINISTERED BY

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

US Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center

CEFC-AO-P

5722 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38054-500

CODE

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

29. AWARD. (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

(Type or print)

30B. SIGNATURE 30C. DATE

31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

31C. AWARD DATE

BY

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IF THE CONTRACTOR IS A CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP, THE APPLICABLE PORTION

OF THE FORM LISTED BELOW MUST BE COMPLETED. IN THE ALTERNATIVE, OTHER

EVIDENCE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AUTHORITY OF THE PERSON

SIGNING THE CONTRACT. IF A CORPORATION, THE SAME OFFICER SHALL NOT

EXECUTE BOTH THE CONTRACT AND THE CERTIFICATE.

CORPORATE CERTIFICATE

I, ____________________________________, certify that I am the _________________________ Secretary of the Corporation named as Contractor herein; that _________________________________, who signed this contract on behalf of the Contractor was then ___________________________of said corporation; that said contract was duly signed for and on behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

_____________________________ (CORPORATE

(Secretary) SEAL)

AUTHORITY TO BIND PARTNERSHIP

This is to certify that the names and signatures of all partners are listed below and that the person signing the contract has authority actually to bind the partnership pursuant to its partnership agreements.

Each of the partners individually has full authority to enter into and execute contractual instruments on behalf of said partnership with the United States of America, except as follows: (state "none" or describe limitations, if any) ________________________________________

This authority shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the revocation of authority by any cause whatsoever has been furnished in writing to, and acknowledged by, the Contracting Officer.

(Names and Signatures of all Partners)

NAME SIGNATURE

PN 81627, FY15 NICoE Satellite Site 15018 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA W912DW-16-R-0001

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BID SCHEDULE

CLIN

Item #

Description of Item

Quantity

Unit

Unit Price

Amount

BASE ITEMS

0001 Design of all site work and site utilities from the construction limits to 5-feet from the building (building design and construction is by others).

1 JOB N/A $_______________

0002 Site preparation and construction of all site work and site utilities from the construction limits to 5-feet from the building.

1 JOB N/A $_______________

0003 All work for O&M Manuals as Specified in Section 01 78 23 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS from preparation to final approval.

1 JOB N/A $50,000

0004 All work for As-Built drawings as specified in Section 01 78 02.00 10 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS from preparation to final approval.

1 JOB N/A $20,000

All work for DD 1354 as specified in Section 01 78 02.00 10 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS from preparation to final approval.

1 JOB N/A $10,000

TOTAL ALL BASE ITEMS 0001-0005 $_____________________

NOTES:

1) To better facilitate the receipt and proposal process, all modifications to proposals shall be submitted on copies of the latest Bid Schedule as published in the solicitation or the latest amendment thereto. In lieu of indicating additions/deductions to line items, all Offerors should state their revised prices for each item.

2) Offerors must insert a price on all entry amount lines of numbered items of the Bid Schedule. Failure to do so may result in the offer being unacceptable.

3) The dollar amount established in Item Nos. 0003, 0004, and 0005 shall not be revised by bidders.

END BID SCHEDULE

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SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2 CONTRACT COST CEILING LIMITATION FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

COSTS

1.3 SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

1.4 GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

1.5 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.6 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

1.7 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

1.8 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.9 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT

1.10 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

1.11 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS

1.12 PROPOSAL FORMAT

1.13 JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

1.14 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

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1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The scope of project includes all work required for the construction of FY15 NICoE SATELLITE SITE at JBLM, WA.

The work shall be in accordance with Request for Proposal documents.

General description of work:

The USACE Seattle District has a requirement for the construction of infrastructure improvements and service connections in support of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE) Satellite Facility. Supporting facilities include site development, utilities and connections, lighting, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, storm management, information systems, paving, parking, landscaping and signage.

1.2 CONTRACT COST CEILING LIMITATION FOR DESIGN AND

CONSTRUCTION COSTS:

The design and construction costs will be subject to the funds available for this project. The total contract award should not exceed $2,095,900.00 for this contract. Offerors are notified that they are under no obligation to approach this ceiling. However the Government may not be able make an award, if the dollar amount set for this project is exceeded.

1.3 SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS:

FAR Clause 52.232-18 “Availability of Funds,” (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

1.4 GOVERNMENT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS:

The Offeror(s) must ensure that ALL mail sent to the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, either pre-contract or post-contract award, has a return mailing address on the outside of the envelope, package, box, etc. ANY MAIL addressed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including but not limited to; bids, modifications to bids, proposals, revised proposals, bonds, correspondence, etc., will be REJECTED by the US Army Corps of Engineers mail room facility located in Building 1202, at 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98134 if it does not contain a return mailing address. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

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1.5 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS:

Copies of the solicitation and amendments are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov under solicitation number W912DW-16-R-0001.

It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The Offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this solicitation. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this solicitation.

A list of interested vendors (potential Offerors and subcontractors) is available on the federal business opportunities web site (registration required) is available at: http://www.fbo.gov via Quick Search (Solicitation No. W912DW-16-R-0001).

Additional information regarding this solicitation and potential Offerors and/or subcontractors is available at http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/Contracting.aspx.

1.6 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS:

Questions and/or comments relative to these documents should be submitted via e-mail or mailed to:

Contract Specialist:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District ATTN: John Scola Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124-3755 Fax: 206-764-6817 Email: John.P.Scola@usace.army.mil

[ATTENTION: I prefer to be contacted by email because I’m hearing impaired] http://www.fbo.gov/ http://www.fbo.gov/ http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/Contracting.aspx mailto:John.P.Scola@usace.army.mil

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Contracting Officer:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District ATTN: Susan Newby Phone: 206-764-6754 Fax: 206-764-6817 Email: Susan.F.Newby@usace.army.mil

Note: All questions and/or comments should reach the above referenced Contracting Office no later than three (3) calendar days after the pre-proposal conference, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers.

1.6.1. Bidder Inquiry:

1.6.1.1. Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet.

1.6.1.1.1. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and then click continue.

1.6.1.1.2. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry.

1.6.1.1.3. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

1.6.1.1.4. The Solicitation Number is: W912DW-16-R-0001

1.6.1.1.5. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: IQHQK4-EF295W.

1.6.1.2. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 5 days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

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

1.6.1.4. 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.

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

mailto:Susan.F.Newby@usace.army.mil http://www.projnet.org/projnet

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1.7. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE:

See Section 00 45 00, FAR 52.219-1 for the small business size standard/NAICS Code.

1.8. PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS:

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay, as a direct charge, any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.

1.9 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:

• Site visit meeting will be held at 10:30 AM (PDST) on Tuesday, 3 November, 2015 at Joint

Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), in the Madigan Army Medical Center, BLDG 9040, Basement Conference Room G-23-21. The physical address is: 9040 Jackson Ave., Tacoma, WA 98431. Madigan Army Medical Center is located between Jackson Avenue on the north and Gardner Loop on the south on JBLM Lewis Main. Access to Madigan can be from either road. NICOE Project Site is located approximately 2 blocks from Conference Room location.

Medical Center parking lot is very congested. Suggested parking at the Project Site and walk to Conference Room Please view attached PDF of “Madigan Army Medical Center and directions indicating route from the Main Gate or Madigan Gate to parking your vehicle and walking to the Conference Room which will require no building badge.

• Please allow yourself enough time to find parking and get to basement Conference Room G- 23-21. After the meeting at the Madigan Center Conference Room, the participants will proceed to the NICOE site as indicated on the attached map/directions found in back of Section 00 21 00 and as directed by COE personnel at conference room on the day of site visit as indicated above.

• Participants must provide their own transportation. COE point of contact is Joanne Few McWilson, work number: 206-764-3664 or cell number: 206-484-4575. Email is joanne.f.mcwilson@usace.army.mil.

• Please email JBLMBaseAccess@usace.army.mil if you have questions regarding access to the base.

• A temporary 1-day vehicle pass is required to drive on Fort Lewis and may be obtained from the Visitor’s Center at the Fort Lewis Main Gate. Due to heightened security, the following procedures will describe how to gain access to the site visit for yourself and any subcontractors attending (if they or you do not have current access to the military installation). Contractors that have privately owned vehicles must have proof of vehicle insurance and vehicle registration; in the case of a rental vehicle, contractors must have a rental agreement.

• Attendees are required to have picture identification (valid ID).

mailto:joanne.f.mcwilson@usace.army.mil mailto:JBLMBaseAccess@usace.army.mil

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• BIDDERS ARE URGED and expected to inspect the site where construction is to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions which may affect the cost of performance of the contract, to the extent, such information is reasonably obtainable. In no event, will a failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for withdrawal of a bid after opening or for a claim after award of the contract.

1.10 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS:

Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

1.11 PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS:

Due to heightened security at Government installations, those Offerors who have their proposals hand-delivered shall contact Procurement Technician, Bobbie Weitzel at 206-764-6692 or Sonia Frees at 206-764-3516 prior to delivering to the address shown below. At the time specified on the SF1442, it will be announced that receipt of proposals is closed.

Note that the official receipt of a bid shall be in accordance with FAR 52.214-7. Recent terrorist threats have resulted in more time-consuming sign-in and escort procedures and may impact the timely delivery of offers. See FAR 52.215-1 for rules concerning late proposals.

See Box 13 of the Standard Form 1442 for the time and date your proposal is due.

EMAIL: Emailed Proposal will NOT be accepted.

FAX: Faxed Proposal will NOT be accepted.

FED-EX/UPS: John Scola, Contract Specialist, Building 1202 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

CECT-NWS

4735 East Marginal Way S., Bldg. #1202 Seattle, WA 98134-2385 Note: Commercial Carriers will not deliver to PO Boxes

MAIL: John Scola, Contract Specialist, Building 1202 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

CECT-NWS

PO Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124-3755

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HAND

DELIVERY: John Scola, Contract Specialist, Building 1202 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

CECT-NWS

4735 East Marginal Way S., Bldg. #1202 Seattle, WA 98134-2385

The method of Hand Delivery has changed and takes longer than the previous method of arriving at the Federal Center South building (#1201) lobby to deliver your Offer, Bid or Proposal. Please allow sufficient time to allow for heightened security at Government installations and to get to our new location in Oxbow Building #1202. Allow time to park, pass through a metal detector, sign in, and receive a building pass at the Federal Center South Building (#1201). From there, you will be directed to the new USACE Oxbow Building (#1202) which sits behind the Federal Center South Building (#1201). Allow additional time.

Report to the Security Desk in the lobby of the USACE Oxbow Building and call Bobbie Weitzel, Procurement Technician, at 206-764-6692, or Sonia Frees, Procurement Technician, at 206-674-3516. A Contracting representative will come down and accept your Offer, Bid or Proposal.

Note: If delivery is by any means other than Hand Delivery, please check prior to the due date and time to ensure that your Offer, Bid, or Proposal has arrived on time.

The Packaging that contains the Proposals shall be marked:

“Proposal for Solicitation Number: W912DW-16-R-0001, DO NOT OPEN”

1.12 PROPOSAL FORMAT:

(a) Please refer to Section 00 24 00 for Submission Format requirements.

(b) Number of design technical copies: Submit one original and four (4) copies of drawings and printed matter (Bound Volumes), as well as two (2) CDs.

(c) For the required Price proposal and Pro Forma information: submit the original and one copy, and one separate CD.

• Note: the Bid Schedule can be handwritten and “excluded” from the CDs, but all other required items in your proposal shall be included in the CDs.

1.13 JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS:

When proposing as a joint venture, all members of the joint venture shall sign the SF 1442 and the bid bond unless a written agreement by the joint venture is furnished with the proposal designating one firm with the authority to bind the other member(s) of the joint venture. In addition, a copy of the joint venture agreement shall be submitted with the proposal. Failure

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to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the proposal from further consideration. If this is an 8(a) or HubZone joint venture, the Offeror shall ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124 and 13 CFR Part 126, respectively.

1.14 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS:

Please see Section 00 21 00 “Additional Clauses.”

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Date Published: December 09, 2013

Madigan Army Medical Center Parking Lot Locations

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DO NOT PARK HERE

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WEST ENTRANCE

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The following directions are intended to be read with provided Map.

BLUE Is the driving route from the Main Gate (exit 120) GREEN Is the driving route from the Madigan Gate (exit 122) RED Is the Parking Area YELLOW Is the Walking path into the building PURPLE Is reference points and extra info

If Entering JBLM from Main Gate / Visitors Center (I‐5 exit 120):

(Blue Path on attached Map)

Once through gate, you will be on 41st Division Drive. Proceed straight on 41st Div through first two traffic signals (Colorado Ave and Nevada/Tacoma Ave), DO NOT TURN.

The Third traffic signal is for Pendleton Ave, TURN LEFT onto PENDLETON.

Continue on Pendleton for appx 2 miles. (you will have gone through 5 traffic signals (2nd Div, 3rd Div, 4th Div, Hillside Dr, and Transmission Line Rd)

(The road you are on will have changed names. When you got on, it was Pendleton Ave, but at one of those 5 signals, the name changes to Jackson Ave. As long as you went straight at all the signals, you should be just fine.)

Just past Transmission Line Rd, TURN LEFT onto GARDNER LOOP RD, there will not be a signal for Gardner Lp Rd. (If you miss this turn, don’t worry, you can continue on Jackson around the front of the hospital and turn onto Gardner at the other end, SEE MAP)

Follow GARDNER LOOP RD around, once you pass the Helipad, parking will be on the LEFT.

Either the paved lot labeled MAMC Staff Parking, or the gravel lot just past.

If Entering JBLM from Madigan Gate (Berkeley Lane – I‐5 exit 122):

(Green Path on attached Map)

Once through gate, you will be on Jackson Ave. You will be turning right at first traffic signal so be in the right lane.

At first traffic signal, TURN RIGHT onto GARDNER LOOP RD.

Immediately on your right will be a Credit union and then a small patch of trees. Go just past these trees and park in the gravel lot on the RIGHT or just past the gravel lot to the paved lot labeled MAMC Staff Parking.

You should now be parked in the area shown in RED in the Map.

(Yellow Path on attached map ‐ sidewalk route to WEST ENTRANCE into MAMC)

As you approach from the Yellow path shown on the Map, you should see a neighboring building (BLDG 9049) with a sign out front reading: MRI ANNEX. You should now see a long covered walkway, follow that covered walkway straight to the West Entrance. (You will see an entrance for “EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT” right next to West Entrance, DO NOT go into the emergency door.)

Once through the West Entrance, you will be on the first floor. Proceed for short ways in hallway, take first available LEFT.

You should find yourself in a glass breezeway/stairway with courtyard/greenspace out both windows. GO DOWN the STAIRS to the ground floor.

Take an immediate RIGHT/U‐TURN at bottom of stairs.

Proceed down long hallway. Room G‐23‐21 is the meeting place and will be the LAST DOOR on the RIGHT.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offeror

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-11 Certification And Disclosure Regarding Payments To

Influence Certain Federal Transactions

SEP 2007

52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System Number JUL 2013 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2004 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement--Construction

Materials

MAY 2014

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee SEP 1996 252.205-7000 Provision Of Information To Cooperative Agreement Holders DEC 1991 252.226-7001 Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned

Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

SEP 2004

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.236-7008 Contract Prices-Bidding Schedules DEC 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

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

2014)

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

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

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

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

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

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

Roger D. Williams Jr.

Chief, Contracting Division US Army Corps of Engineers – Seattle District P.O. Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124-3755

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

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

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

http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil http://www.dtic.mil/dfars

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

Alterations, if necessary, will be via amendment.

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SECTION 00 24 00

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

1.0 BASIS OF AWARD

Award of this Contract will be made to the technically acceptable responsible Offeror submitting the lowest priced offer totaling all line items – Lowest Priced Acceptable Offer (LPTA). This acquisition will result in the award of a firm-fixed price, construction contract.

The technical evaluation of each proposal will be solely on the basis of Technical Evaluation Factors found in this section. The Government will evaluate each proposal on a technically acceptable/unacceptable basis only with respect to the technical evaluation factors (criterion) described herein. Award will be to the Offeror who presents the technically acceptable proposal with the overall total lowest price. It is the intent of the Government to award off initial offers without discussions.

2.0 PROPOSAL EVALUATION

2.1 Technical Evaluation:

Acceptability will be based on both factors receiving an acceptable rating. The proposal will be evaluated according to the CRITERIA for Non-Price Evaluation Factors of this section.

Proposals will receive either an ACCEPTABLE or an UNACCEPTABLE rating for each of the evaluation factors. Find the description of these ratings in Table 1.

TABLE 1: TECHNICAL ACCEPTABLE/UNACCEPTABLE RATINGS

Rating: Description:

Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

2.2 Pricing Evaluation:

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all line items identified on the Contract Line Item Schedule (Price-Schedule) Section 00 11 00 of this Solicitation.

3.0 EVALUATION PROCESS:

The evaluation process consists of three parts:

1) Proposal Compliance Review. This is an initial review to ensure that all required forms and certifications are complete and that a complete proposal is received. An initial review of each of the proposals will be conducted to check for apparent errors, omissions and areas that require clarification. The purpose of this preliminary review session is to eliminate minor irregularities or apparent clerical mistakes. This preliminary evaluation will ensure that each proposal contains the Price Volume II and the correct number of copies.

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2) Relevant Experience/Qualification and Past Performance. Relevant Experience, Qualification and Past performance will be evaluated according to the CRITERIA for Non-Price Evaluation Factors found in this section.

3) Price Evaluation. The Government will evaluate price for fairness and reasonableness through the use of price analysis. Price will also be verified for unbalancing of line items.

3.1 Definitions:

a) Clarification is a limited exchange with an Offeror for the sole purpose of eliminating minor irregularities, informalities, or apparent clerical mistakes in the proposal or to address adverse past performance not previously addressed with the Offeror. Clarifications do not give an Offeror the opportunity to revise or modify its proposal and are used, as necessary, when not opening discussions.

b) Communications are a limited exchange with an Offeror used to assist in determinations of the competitive range. Communications are limited to enhancing Government understanding of proposals and addressing adverse past performance information not previously addressed if said information is the determining factor preventing an Offeror from being included in the competitive range. Such communications shall not be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, or otherwise revise the proposal.

c) Discussions offer the opportunity to resolve deficiencies or weaknesses in the proposals, based on the requirement and the evaluations factors set forth in the solicitation. If the Contracting Officer determines it is necessary to open discussions, they must discuss with all Offerors in the competitive range. Offerors have the opportunity to revise their proposals at the conclusion of discussions.

d) Relevant: “Relevant” is defined as having a logical connection with the requirements in this request for technical proposals; that is, featuring work that is comparable in nature, magnitude, and complexity to the current requirement. To be acceptable, there must be an explanation of how the provided project information is relevant to the proposed work.

e) Year: A “year” is 365 consecutive days.

3.2 Bid Guarantee: (Please see FAR Provision 52.228-1 “Bid Guarantee” in Solicitation for required amount of bid guarantee)

The Offeror is required to submit a bid guarantee along with its proposal. The bid guarantee shall be included in Volume II of the proposal. Any proposal received without a bid guarantee will be rejected and is ineligible for review by the Government.

3.3 Submission Format: (Please refer to Section 00 21 00 for number of required copies)

All proposal materials shall be submitted bound with a table of contents and tabbed section dividers. The sections should parallel the submission requirements identified below. In Volume I, Technical Proposal, there shall be a tabbed section for each Non-Price Evaluation factor. Volume II, Price Proposal, shall be submitted inside a clearly marked envelope.

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3.1.1 Volume I - Offeror’s Technical Proposal shall include the following sections, in the general format specified below:

Table of Contents for Volume I - (Listing of all sections of the technical proposal) Tab A/Factor A – Relevant Experience of OFFEROR/PRIME, Attachment 1.

Tab B/Factor B – Relevant Experience of TEAM - Site Development, Attachment 1;

Attachment 2.

Tab C/Factor C– Past Performance of the Prime, Attachment 3.

3.1.2 Volume II – Offeror’s Price Proposal shall include the following, in the general format specified below:

Price Proposal Format; Volume II SF 1442 and Bid Schedule, Section 00 11 00. (filled out in its entirety) Bid Guarantee Pre-Award Information found at back of Section 00 45 00 (filled out in its entirety) Section 00 45 00 Representations and Certifications

NOTE: Offeror’s Price Proposal is due AT THE SAME TIME as Technical Proposal.

4.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA

4.1 CRITERIA for Non-Price Evaluation Factors:

Proposals shall concisely, accurately, and completely provide the information required for each of the following non-price evaluation factors. NOTE: Absence of complete information will be deemed as if no support information was provided for that factor. Proposals that do not meet the minimum requirements of all of the non-price evaluation factors shall be determined to be UNACCEPTABLE and are not eligible for award consideration. NO assumptions may be made by the Government. Your proposal must CLEARLY demonstrate the requisite technical experience and qualifications to receive an ACCEPTABLE rating for each of the following criteria:

TABLE 2:

EVALUATION

FACTORS:

LOCATION: DESCRIPTION:

Factor A Volume 1, Tab A RELEVANT EXPERIENCE OF OFFEROR/PRIME

Factor B Volume 1, Tab B RELEVANT EXPERIENCE OF TEAM – SITE

DEVELOPMENT

Factor C Volume 1, Tab C PAST PERFORMANCE OF PRIME

4.2 Definitions (Definitions for the purposes of this solicitation):

Complexity means the many varied elements of work or sequencing of the work required for a project of this nature.

Function means design and construction of commercial building site work, asphalt parking lot, landscaping or subsurface utilities.

Key Subcontractor means performance of at least 15% of the total contract amount.

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Magnitude/Cost means projects equal to or greater than contract amounts of $1,000,000 for Factor A and Factor B only.

Relevant means the present or past performance effort involved with projects similar in function, scope, magnitude, and complexity.

Scope means containing many of the elements of work and of physical size in terms of square feet, linear feet, square yards, cubic feet, cubic yards, or tons of material.

Similar means not identical but showing a resemblance in qualities or characteristics of the proposed project.

Team means for the purpose of providing for Factor B – Relevant Experience of Team. “Team” for Factor B includes the Prime Contractor/Offeror and/or its major/key sub-contracting firms, taken as a whole.

5.0 FACTOR A– Relevant Experience of Offeror/Prime:

5.1 Submission Requirements for Factor A:

The Offeror must submit two (2) project examples [but no more than four (4) project examples] which demonstrate relevant experience as the Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor on any projects which have a construction value of at least $1,000,000. However, the Offeror must submit at least one (1) project in which it was the Prime contractor.

As Prime Contractor, submitted project(s) must demonstrate the Offeror as Prime Contractor on project(s) of similar function, scope, magnitude and complexity as defined in paragraph 4.2. As Key subcontractor, submitted project(s) must demonstrate coordination with the Prime contractor of the project of similar function, scope, magnitude and complexity as defined in paragraph 4.2.

Note: For Key Subcontractor, submitted project(s) shall include the total contract amount, the dollar amount of the work performed and the % of work performed as the key subcontractor.

If more than four (4) project examples are submitted, the Government will only consider the first four (4) project example listed. Of the two (2) minimum submitted project examples, both must be 100% complete. Completed projects must be finished within six (6) years from the date which the proposal for this solicitation is due.

Important: Make sure to show these requirements on your projects submittals as the Government cannot make assumptions as per paragraph 4.1.

Note: Project experience for Factor A must be submitted using (Attachment 1) located at the back of Section 00 24 00.

5.2 Evaluation Method for Factor A:

Factor A will be evaluated to determine whether it meets the requirements of this Factor. If any of the required information is not provided in the Offeror’s proposal, the Offeror will be evaluated as “Unacceptable.” The Government reserves the right to verify the experience record of cited projects or other recent projects by reviewing the Past Performance Information Retrieval system (PPIRS) which includes the CCASS/ACASS ratings, other DOD or Government appraisal systems. The Government may check any or all cited references to verify supplied information.

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TABLE 3: FACTOR A - RELEVANT EXPERIENCE OF OFFEROR/PRIME

Rating: Description:

Acceptable The proposal clearly demonstrates how at least two of the project examples submitted meets the requirements of paragraph 5.1.

Unacceptable The proposal does not clearly demonstrate how at least two of the project examples submitted meets the requirements of paragraph 5.1.

6.0 FACTOR B – Relevant Experience of Team – SITE DEVELOPMENT (Please see definition of “team” at paragraph 4.2):

6.1 Submission Requirements for Factor B:

Offeror shall submit at least two (2) relevant projects, but no more than four (4) project examples demonstrating relevant site development experience of the team with project duration of no longer than 18 months.

Relevant site development experience of the team can be site work and subsurface utilities similar to this proposed project, telecommunication duct bank, or construction projects that include features in accordance with Western Washington Stormwater Management Manual.

If more than four project examples are submitted, the Government will only consider the first four (4) project example listed. At the minimum, at least two (2) relevant projects must be 100% complete.

Complete projects must be finished within the past six (6) years from the date which the proposals are due. Submitted projects which were completed outside of the six (6) year time frame at the time the proposals are due will not be considered.

All submitted projects for Factor B shall have a total construction value of $1,000,000 or more. (Make sure you list the TOTAL VALUE of the construction project, not the sub-contractor portion of the project).

If the submitted relevant site development project(s) were not self-performed by the Prime contractor, the Offeror must submit a “Letter of Commitment” for the Key Subcontractor(s) which will be completing work for this proposed project. (Please use Attachment 2 found at the end of this Section 00 24 00). This is a requirement.

Any substitution of Subcontractor(s) after contract award will be subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer and must have qualifications and experience equal to or greater than those of the proposed Sub-Contractor(s).

6.2 Evaluation Method for Factor B:

Factor B will be evaluated to determine whether it meets the requirements of this Factor.