Part_1_of_3_-_RFP_Well_14.pdf

DARRELL D HUTCHENS 206-316 -3877

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

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

25-Feb-2019

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________210 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________Contract

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________2 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________27 Mar 2019 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

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

D. Offers providing less than _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

USA ENGINEER DISTRICT, SEATTLE

ATTN: CENWS-CT

4735 EAST MARGINAL WAY SOUTH, BLDG. 1202

SEATTLE WA 98134-2388

W912DW

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W912DW19R0001 70

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

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

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

CORPORATE CERTIFICATE

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)

NAME SIGNATURE

PRICE SCHEDULE

Price Schedule

CLIN/ Unit Item# Description of Item Quantity Unit Price Amount

BASE ITEMS

0001 All work for Construction of Well House and all 1 Job N/A $ associated site work within 5-feet of the building.

0002 All work for Site preparation including site 1 Job N/A $ utilities and all other improvements from the construction limits to 5-feet from the building.

0003 All work for O&M manuals as specified in 1 Job N/A $40,000 Section 01 78 23 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS from preparation to final approval.

0004 All work for As Built drawings as specified in 1 Job N/A $15,000 Section 01 78 00 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS from preparation to final approval.

0005 All work for DD 1354 as specified in 01 78 00 1 Job N/A $10,000 CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS from preparation to final approval.

TOTAL ALL BASE ITEMS 0001 – 0005 $

OPTIONAL ITEMS

0006 All work for construction of Fire $ $

Asphalt Road.

0007 All work for installing 36-inch pipe casing for $ $ future 18-inch pipe.

0008 All work for standby generator $ $

TOTAL ALL OPTION ITEMS 0006 – 0008 $

TOTAL ALL ITEMS 0001 - 0008 $

NOTES:

1) 100% Design Projects cannot be altered, changed, or re‐designed in any way. No alternate proposals will be accepted.

2) To better facilitate the receipt and proposal process, all amendments to proposals shall be submitted on copies of the latest Price Schedule as published in the solicitation or the latest amendment thereto.

3) Offerors must insert a price on all entry amount lines of numbered items of the Price Schedule.

Failure to do so will result in the offer being unacceptable.

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

5) Award of optional items will be made in accordance with specification Section 00 73 00 SPECIAL CLAUSES, Paragraph “OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY”.

END PRICE SCHEDULE

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEORS

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2 MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

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

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The scope of project includes all work required for the construction of Well 14 at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB), Idaho.

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 well 14 at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) to replaced Well 11. The new well will produce 1,500 gallon per minutes (GPM) of potable water. The new well include the construction of pump and motor, well house, chlorination and fluoridation equipment, emergency power generator, conveyance pipe, buried power cable, mechanical, electrical, SCADA control system.

The new well will be connected to the existing East and West Pressure Zones potable water system by an approximately one-mile long pipeline. The actual Well Drilling and casing has been completed during the design stage.

1.2 MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION:

In accordance with FARS 36.204, Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction Projects, the Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

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.

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 W912DW19R0001.

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.

W912DW19R0001).

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: Darrell D. Hutchens Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124-3755 Email: Darrell.D.Hutchens@usace.army.mil

[ATTENTION: I prefer to be contacted by email because I’m hearing impaired]

Contracting Officer:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District ATTN: Susan Newby Phone: (206) 764-6754 Email: SusanF.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: W912DW19R0001

1.6.1.1.5. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: XQ2E8J-B5V94C

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.

1.7. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE:

See Section 00 45 00, FAR 52.204-8 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:

1. SITE VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR March 6th 2019.

2. Meeting time will be 11:00 a.m. The tour will last approximately 4 hours.

3. Meeting location will be at MTHAFB, Outside of the Visitor Center. The contractor will need to acquire a day pass at the MHAFB Visitor Center. The MHAFB Visitor Center is located just before the main post gate.

4. Recommended dress is jeans and boots to walk around the project site.

5. Vehicles – bring your own; Carpooling is encouraged, but not required.

6. POC’s: Buck Adams (208) 828-3369 or Phuc Pham (206) 316 – 3332.

7. Advanced registration for all attendees is required. Please provide your names and company’s name to

Phuc Pham via email (phuc.v.pham@usace.army.mil) NO LATER THAN 2 business days before the site visit. No names will be added to the register after that date. If a name is not submitted on time, that person will not be allowed to attend the tour.

8. All attendees must present valid I.D. All vehicles must have valid vehicle registration, and valid proof of insurance. Without these items, the person and/or vehicle will not be allowed to attend the site tour.

Contractors driving commercial vehicles will have to go through the Grandview (Commercial) Gate and Contractors driving unmarked vehicles (such as rental cars) will go to Visitor Center at the Main Gate.

9. Please arrive about an hour early to begin the check-in process. We will travel (convoy) together to the site visit locations as a group.

10. Bring a copy of the solicitation with you.

11. OFFERORS 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, 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: Darrell Hutchens, 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: Darrell Hutchens, Contract Specialist, Building 1202 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District

CECT-NWS

PO Box 3755 Seattle, WA 98124-3755

HAND

DELIVERY: Darrell Hutchens, 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 Sonia Frees, Procurement Technician, at 206-764-3516, or Darrell Hutchens at 206-316-3877. 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: W912DW19R0001, DO NOT OPEN”

1.12 PROPOSAL FORMAT:

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

b) Technical Proposal: Submit one (1) Original printed volume and two (2) copies, in addition provide an electronic copy in PDF format of the technical proposal on a CD.

c) Price proposal and Pro Forma information: Submit one (1) Original printed volume and two (two) copies, in addition provide one (1) electronic copy in PDF format of the price proposal.

d) Note: the Bid Schedule can be handwritten and “excluded” from the Price Proposal CD, 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 to comply with the foregoing requirements may eliminate the proposal from further consideration. If this is a SDVOSB joint venture, the Offeror shall ensure that it complies with the applicable requirements of 13 CFR Part 124, 13 CFR Part 125 and 13 CFR Part 126, respectively.

Any of the Joint Venture partners identified in the JV agreement can submit project(s) to meet the requirement in Section 00 24 00 for evaluation.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.217-3 Evaluation Exclusive Of Options APR 1984

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)

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

4.4 percent 6.9 percent

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Idaho, Elmore County, Mountain Home.

52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT--CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American --Construction Materials” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested--

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3 million, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

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

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District ATTN: Roger D. Williams, Chief of Contracting 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.

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting:

See Section 00 21 16 – Instructions to Proposers for site visit information

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):

www.acquisition.gov

52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

If applicable, to be provided via an amendment to the solicitation.

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of"(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (48 CFR

Chapter 2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

END OF SECTION 00 21 00

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

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 (based on the total of all line items on the Bid Schedule) – Lowest Priced Technically 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 (criteria) 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.

2.1 PROPOSAL EVALUATION

2.2 Technical Evaluation

Acceptability will be based on all 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. Below are 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.

2.3 Pricing Evaluation

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

3.1 EVALUATION PROCESS

The evaluation process consists of three parts:

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.

Relevant Experience, Qualifications of Key Personnel and Past Performance. Relevant Experience. Qualifications of Key Personnel and Past Performance will be evaluated according to the Criteria for Non- Price Evaluation Factors found in this section.

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.

3.2 Definitions

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 of modify its proposal and are used, as necessary, when not opening discussions.

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.

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.

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

Year is defined as 365 consecutive days.

4.1 EVALUATION CRITERIA

4.2 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

FACTOR B VOLUME 1, TAB C PAST PERFORMANCE

5.1 FACTOR A – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

5.2 Definitions for Factor A (Definitions for the purposes of this factor)

‘Complexity’ means new construction of project(s) with at least three (3) deep line shaft turbine with pumping level of 450 ft or more; at least one well house for municipal portable water supply system serving at least 2,000 people and come with chlorination, fluoridation, communications (SCADA), electrical distribution systems, and HVAC; AND at least 3 municipal portable water distribution system serving at least 2,000 people or more.

‘Function’ means construction of municipal portable water supply system serving at least 2,000 people and come with chlorination, fluoridation, communication (SCADA), electrical distribution systems, and HVAC.

‘ Magnitude/Cost’ means a total project contract value between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

‘Scope’ means containing many of the elements of work and of physical size of a vertical construction ≥3-story building, consisting of a minimum of 50,000 square feet.

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

5.3 Submission Requirements for Factor A

The Offeror shall submit examples of construction projects which illustrate the required relevant experience on projects of similar complexity, function, magnitude/cost, and scope as defined in paragraph 5.1. Only those projects for which the Offeror was the Prime Contractor or Joint Venture partner will be accepted for consideration. For purposes of evaluating construction experience as a Prime Contractor, the Offeror and prime contractor are defined as the contractor identified in Block 14 of SF1442. If a Joint Venture is identified in Block 14 of the SF 1442, then a signed Joint Venture Agreement must be submitted with the proposal and the Joint Venture shall be registered as such in the System for Award Management (SAM) before the proposal response date established in this solicitation. The Offeror may demonstrate prime contractor experience if it served on the example project as one of the partners in a Joint Venture executing that project; if an Offeror is claiming prior project experience as a partner in a Joint Venture, then the signed Joint Venture Agreement applicable to that example project must also be submitted.

Projects performed by contractors other than the Offeror (such as teaming partners) will not be evaluated as construction experience by a prime contractor unless those other contractors are part of a Joint Venture for this solicitation as demonstrated by a signed Joint Venture Agreement. Prior experience as a subcontractor is not considered relevant when evaluating the experience of the Offeror as a prime contractor.

Offeror shall submit at least two (2) project examples, but no more than four (4) projects. If more than two project examples are submitted, they will be considered in the order presented in the Offeror’s submissions under Factor A, and evaluated in sequence until two project examples are determined to be fully compliant with these requirements and Acceptable under the evaluation method for Factor A.

Submit projects, stating start and end dates, that are currently 100 % construction complete and accepted by the owner as of the issue date of the Solicitation or completed and turned over no longer than six (6) years preceding the issue date of this Solicitation. If the Offeror submits more than four (4) project examples, the Government shall only consider the first four (4) submitted projects, in the order presented in support of Factor A, to determine whether any two are both fully compliant with these requirements and Acceptable. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture, the proposal must demonstrate that each of the Joint Venture partners has served as Prime Contractor or Joint Venture partner on at least one of the two project examples submitted under Factor A.

The Government will also consider prime contractor experience of the Offeror's parent/subsidiary/affiliate firm as experience attributable to the Offeror for evaluation purposes if the proposal establishes that the parent/subsidiary/affiliate firm will have a significant involvement in performance of this contract and describe the resources of the parent/subsidiary/affiliate firm that will be utilized on project that is the subject of this procurement. If submitting a parent/subsidiary/affiliate firm’s project for experience, it is the Offeror's responsibility to effectively demonstrate and describe how the parent/subsidiary/affiliate firm's resources (such as workforce, management, facilities, or other resources) will significantly contribute to the execution of the project which is the subject of this procurement; failure to effectively demonstrate and describe the planned contribution of the parent/subsidiary/affiliate firm’s involvement in the subject project of this procurement will cause the past experience of the parent/subsidiary/affiliate firms to be considered not relevant for evaluation purposes in this procurement. A sample template of the Letter of Commitment of Key Sub-Contractor is included in this section.

5.3.1. At least one (1) project for construction of a new well house with at least three (3) deep line shaft turbines with pumping level of 450ft or more.

5.3.2. At least one (1) project for construction of municipal portable water distribution system serving at least 2,000 people with chlorination, fluoridation, communications (SCADA), electrical distribution systems, and HVAC.

Note: Project experience for Factor A must be submitted using Attachment 1 & 2

5.4 Evaluation Method for Factor A

The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether it meets the requirements of this Factor A. If any of the required information is not provided in the Offeror’s proposal, the Offeror will be evaluated as “Unacceptable.” The Government may check any or all cited references to verify that the supplied information demonstrates compliance with the relevance criteria.

TABLE 3: FACTOR A – RELEVANT EXPERIENCE OF OFFEROR

Acceptable The proposal clearly demonstrates how the project examples submitted meet the requirements of paragraph 5.2.

Unacceptable The proposal does not clearly demonstrate how the project examples submitted meet the requirements of paragraph 5.2.

6.1 FACTOR B – PAST PERFORMANCE

6.2 Submission Requirements for Factor B

The two project examples submitted for Paragraph 5.2, Submission Requirements for Factor A, and determined by the Government to be Acceptable pursuant to Paragraph 5.3, will be used for evaluation of Past Performance of the Offeror. DO NOT provide Past Performance references for projects other than those project examples provided for Factor A.

The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3) included in the back of this Section 00 21 16 is provided for the Offeror to submit to the client of each project the Offeror includes in its proposal for Factor A in paragraph

5.2. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client’s point of contact.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with your proposal. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact identified as Contract Specialist in Section “Instructions to Proposers,” paragraph “Offeror’s Questions and

Comments,” via email prior to proposal closing date and time.

The Government will accept resubmissions of previously submitted PPQs on Form PPQ-0. Please ensure all information is up to date including client point-of-contact information, reflects the state of completion of each example project as of the issue date of this Solicitation, and meets the requirements of the evaluation factor. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

Note: You may submit CPARS ratings in lieu of the PPQ forms included in Attachment 3 if you completely fill in blocks 1 – 5 of the Contract Information portion of the NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (Form PPQ-0) and submit with the Final CPARS report. Be sure to include the POC’s information of the Client and the Contract Number of the project.

6.3 Evaluation Method for Factor B

The Government will evaluate the successful completion of the two project examples that were submitted in the proposal for Factor A and determined by the Government to be Acceptable. The Government reserves the right to check any or all cited references to verify supplied information and to assess owner satisfaction. As a minimum, the offeror shall demonstrate overall satisfactory performance (to include a showing of adequate corrective action on adverse past performance information). Government evaluators may contact points of contact listed in the Past Performance Questionnaire for the projects submitted, to verify past performance on these projects.

The Offeror shall encourage all customer points of contacts/references to provide evaluation of your performance as requested.

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

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

TABLE 4: FACTOR B – PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATING

Acceptable The Offeror’s performance record is considered acceptable if all performance criteria are rated “satisfactory” or better.

Unacceptable The Offeror’s performance record is considered unacceptable if any performance criteria are rated below “satisfactory”.

NOTE: In the case of an Offeror without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, or is so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror’s past performance may not be evaluated as favorable or unfavorable.

[Ref: FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)].

Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

7.0 PRICE

Price proposals will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness through the use of a price analysis.

Price will also be checked for unbalancing of line items. The Offeror shall provide its pricing on the price schedule and submit with the Request for Proposal.

It is the intent of the Government to award without discussions.

8.0 SUBCONTRACTING PLAN

8.1. Submission Requirements (NOTE: This Requirement only applies to the otherwise successful Offeror if it is other than a Small Business.)

8.1.1. If the Offeror proposing on this solicitation is a large business concern, in accordance with the definition as identified in FAR Clause 52.219-1, “SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATION”, upon notification that it is the apparent successful Offeror, the firm must submit a small business subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (Jan 2002) (see Appendix A of this solicitation for the full FAR Clause). The goals established for small business, small disadvantaged business, woman-owned business, HUBZone business, Service disabled veteran-owned small business participation are described in Section 00 21 16, Instructions to Proposers.

8.1.2. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be thorough, complete, and in accordance with AFARS Appendix DD and FAR Clause 52.219-9, as it will be incorporated into the contract upon award of the contract to the Offeror, if acceptable and upon final approval of the Contracting Officer.

8.1.3. The Plan shall include a description of the types of services the firm proposes to subcontract with small business (SB), small disadvantaged business (SDB), woman-owned small business (WOSB), HUBZone business, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), along with the proposed percentages of their participation, to demonstrate a plan to meet the subcontracting goals that will apply to these contracts. If practical, the Offeror shall provide specific information on proposed subcontracted effort for this project.

8.1.4. Submit the firm’s subcontracting compliance on previous projects completed or underway within the past three years of the date of this solicitation. This requirement may be supported by using copies of the U.S. Government Standard Form 295.

8.2. Evaluation Criteria:

The Government will evaluate the Plan in accordance with the rating scheme in Army FAR Supplement Appendix DD and with the requirements of FAR Clause 52.219-9. This requirement is rated as GO/NO- GO.