Amendment 0002 to Solicitation W912DW20R0008_20200717.pdf

Amendment 0002

SOLICITATION

Request for Proposals

Solicitation No. W912DW20R0008

Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Multi-Disciplinary

Maintenance, Repair, Minor Construction, and Incidental Design Work in support of Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Public Works and

Other Customers Supported by the Seattle District Corps of Engineers.

Service Disabled Veteran-

Owned Small Business

(SDVOSB) Set-Aside

July 2020

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Seattle District

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Amendment to Solicitation W912DW20R0008 for this $45M Single Aw ard Task Order Contract entitled: "Single Aw ard Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Multi-Disciplinary Maintenance, Repair, Minor Construction, and Incidental Design Work in support of Joint Base Lew is McChord (JBLM) Public Works and Other Customers Supported by the Seattle District Corps of Engineers"

Refer to the Information Page for details regarding the purpose of this Amendment.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 17-Jul-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W912DW20R0008

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

26-Jun-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

17-Jul-2020

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USA ENGINEER DISTRICT, SEATTLE

ATTN: CENWS-CT

4735 EAST MARGINAL WAY SOUTH, BLDG. 1202

SEATTLE WA 98134-2388

W912DW 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

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W912DW20R0008

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

Amendment 0002 to Solicitation W912DW20R0008 for this $45M Single Award Task Order Contract entitled:

"Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Multi-Disciplinary Maintenance, Repair, Minor Construction, and Incidental Design Work in support of Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Public Works and Other Customers Supported by the Seattle District Corps of Engineers", is hereby issued.

1. The purpose of this Amendment is to revise and update the following:

a. Incorporate a revised Section 00 21 00, Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, (enclosed), which supersedes and replaces the Section 00 21 00 included in the original solicitation. Revisions to this section are shown via track changes.

b. Incorporate a revised Section 00 22 16, Proposal Submission and Evaluation, (enclosed), which supersedes and replaces the Section 00 22 16 included in the original solicitation. Revisions to this section are shown via track changes.

2. The proposal due date/time for this solicitation remains unchanged.

3. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment by number and date on the Standard Form 1442, Back, Block 19.

Enclosures:

- Revised Section 00 21 00, Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

- Revised Section 00 22 16, Proposal Submission and Evaluation

SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Table of Contents

1. General Information

2. General Description of Work

3. Copies of Solicitation Documents and Amendments

4. Inquiries and Comments

5. Small Business Size Standard / NAICS Code

6. Proposal Expenses and Pre-Award Costs

7. Access Requirements and Directions

8. Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit

9. Accuracy in Proposals

10. Proposal Submittals

11. Joint Venture Proposal Requirements

12. Bid Guarantee

13. Subcontracting Goals Regarding the Utilization of Small Business Concerns

14. Solicitation Provisions

1. General Information

Competition for this solicitation is set aside for all eligible Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business (SDVOSB) concerns only.

2. General Description of Work

Contract Title: Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Multi-Disciplinary Maintenance, Repair, Minor Construction, and Incidental Design Work in support of Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Public

Works and Other Customers Supported by the Seattle District Corps of Engineers

The purpose of this $45,000,000 SATOC is to provide multi-disciplinary maintenance, repair, minor construction, and incidental design work, primarily in support of JBLM Public Works and other

Customers supported by the Seattle District US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This SATOC will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The individual Task Orders negotiated and awarded under this Contract will be firm-fixed price with an anticipated range of $250,000 to $2,000,000. The majority of work under this Contract will be performed at JBLM. A small amount of work may be performed at the Yakima Training Center (YTC) in Yakima. There is a possibility that work may also be performed in Oregon, Idaho, Montana and other areas of Washington for other customers supported by USACE.

Task Orders will involve a broad range of multi-disciplinary maintenance and repair, and minor construction work and may include a variety of trades such as carpentry, road repair, roofing, excavation, interior/exterior elements, mechanical, electrical, steam welding, asbestos, and lead paint abatement incidental to construction. The Contract may also be used for task orders expected to require some incidental design effort by the Contractor. Examples of typical incidental designs include, but are not limited to, fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, HVAC system installation and balancing, communications systems, structural design of minor facilities or components and licensed professional engineer certification of site adaptation of pre-engineered structures. Task Orders issued under this contract may also include the following types of work incidental to the project: environmental abatement, erosion control, earthwork, interior/exterior elements, steam welding, mechanical work, plumbing work, system testing, requirements for anti-terrorism and force protection (ATFP), LEED, LID, EISA, EPACT, historical building renovations, or incidental design.

The Contractor shall provide all plant, labor, tools, equipment and materials (unless indicated otherwise in the specifications) to perform all work in strict accordance with the Base Contract and individual Task

Order requirements. The Contractor is required to maintain a local management office within 1 hour of

JBLM in order to receive Request for Proposals (RFPs), sign Task Orders, Notices to Proceed (NTP), process modifications, receive and initiate various contract correspondence, and to provide other engineering and construction management services related to accomplishing individual Task Orders.

3. 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 Contract Opportunities (formerly known as FBO) website at:

https://beta.sam.gov/ under solicitation number W912DW20R0008. Registration is required to download documents from the Contract Opportunities website. It is the responsibly of all offerors to check the

Contract Opportunities website for any amendments. The offeror shall submit all requested information specified in this solicitation when submitting a proposal. There will be no public opening of the https://beta.sam.gov/ proposals received in response to this solicitation. A list of interested vendors (potential offerors and subcontractors) is available on the Contract Opportunities website.

4. Inquiries and Comments

ALL inquiries and comments regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet Suite. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet Suite is a web-based program that allows offerors to post all inquiries regarding the solicitation, to view all inquiries by other offerors, and view all responses to those inquiries released by USACE. ProjNet can be accessed through ProjNet Suite at https://www.projnet.org

To access the ProjNet for the first time:

1. Click the ‘Quick Add’ link in the upper right menu

2. Enter the following information for access:

a. Agency: Select USACE

b. Key: 2XTNE9-VXY33Z

c. Email: enter your email address

d. Read ‘Privacy & Security Notice’, then check ‘I agree’

e. Click ‘Continue’

3. Enter valid business contact information (e.g. First and Last Name, Company name, city and state, phone number, email address).

4. Establish ‘Secret Question’ answer which will be used for access login.

Access to ProjNet after first login and setup / posting an inquiry:

1. Enter ‘Managing Agency’: Select USACE

2. Enter the following:

a. Email: enter your email address

b. Key: 2XTNE9-VXY33Z

c. ‘Secret Question’ (answer you chose during initial setup)

3. Click ‘Login’

4. Submit technical questions by clicking ‘Post a new inquiry.

5. Submit technical questions.

When a response is posted to an inquiry, the inquiry and response is available for all offerors to review.

For questions about the ProjNet Suite, please contact the ProjNet help desk at 1-833-389-1097 or 217-

367-3273, which operates from 8 am to 5 pm (Central time zone).

The cutoff for submitting questions in www.ProjNet.org is five (5) calendar days prior to the solicitation due date. No response will be posted to inquiries three (3) calendar days before the solicitation due date. No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third business day preceding the solicitation due date. All offerors will be held to have reviewed the inquiries and responses in ProjNet prior to proposal submission. Nothing in the solicitation is changed unless an amendment is sent out. All amendments must be acknowledged in the proposal.

5. Small Business Size Standard / NAICS Code

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 236220. The

Formatted: Font: Bold https://www.projnet.org/ http://www.projnet.org/ small business size standard is $39.5M.

6. Proposal Expenses and Pre-Award Costs

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

7. Access Requirements and Directions

JBLM is a controlled access installation. In order to gain access to attend the pre-proposal conference and site-visit, a temporary one (1) day vehicle pass is required to drive on JBLM. The pass may be obtained from the Visitor Center at the JBLM Main Gate. Due to heightened security, the following procedures describe how to gain access for yourself and any subcontractors attending (if they or you do not have current access to the military installation): All attendees must have valid picture identification*. All attendees driving privately-owned vehicles (POVs) must have a valid driver’s license, proof of vehicle insurance and vehicle registration. For rental vehicle access, you must have a rental agreement.

* REAL ID Act: On 1 May 2016, JBLM began enforcing the provisions of the REAL ID Act, passed by

Congress in 2005. Under the provisions of this Act, a standard driver’s license or ID card issued by any of the following states is not accepted for unescorted access on JBLM: Minnesota, Missouri and

Washington. Persons requesting unescorted access on JBLM and who present a standard license or ID from one of those states will be required to present additional documentation to verify their identity prior to being allowed access on JBLM. The list of acceptable documents to present, along with a standard driver’s license or ID Card issued by one of those states, include: DoD CAC, DoD Uniformed Services

Identification and Privileges Cards, U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card, VA Issued Health Card, U.S.

Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card, Transportation Worker ID Card (TWIC) issued by DHS, U.S.

Government issued, authenticated Federal PIV credentials. US Military or Draft Record containing name and DOB, etc. A full list acceptable identification verification documents accepted can be found at http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/ under ‘Access to JBLM’/’Visitors center’/”Visitor Information”. A state Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) from Washington State and Minnesota are acceptable for access.

Please visit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) website at https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-frequently-asked-questions for more information regarding REAL ID and frequently asked questions.

DIRECTIONS to Visitor Center / Liberty Gate (Main Gate): From I-5, take Exit 120 (JBLM - Lewis

Main) and proceed to the Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is on the far right just before the Main Gate.

DIRECTIONS to Building 2015: From I-5, take Exit 120 (JBLM - Lewis Main) and proceed through

Main Gate. Turn right at the 3rd stop light onto Pendleton Avenue. Building 2015 will be on the left, at the corner of North 4th Street and Pendleton Avenue, next to the Fire Station. Parking is available across the street or at the back or side of the building.

8. Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit

A one-time pre-proposal conference and site visit for the Seed Project will be conducted on 08 July 2020 at 10:00 am local time, at the parking lot in front of Building 3096, JBLM, WA. Offerors and any subcontractors desiring to attend should arrive no later than 10:00 am local time for the pre-proposal conference. The site visit for the Seed Project will immediately follow. Briefing slides will be provided via e-mail to all registered participants the day prior to the pre-proposal conference. Responses to all http://www.lewis-mcchord.army.mil/ https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-frequently-asked-questions https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-frequently-asked-questions

RFIs, questions, and inquiries will be provided to registered participants following the pre-proposal conference. Please submit, in writing, the names of attendees by e-mail to robert.d.paulson@usace.army.mil and cathleen.r.moreno@usace.army.mil “ATTN: Bob Paulson –

W912DW20R0008” prior to 10:00AM PST 06 July 2020.

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 an offer after opening or for a claim after award of the Contract.

9. 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.

10. Proposal Submittals

Reference Section 00 22 16 for proposal submittal requirements. Due to the COVID 19 crisis proposals shall be submitted via electronic means only to cathleen.r.moreno@usace.army.mil and jeffrey.a.ross@usace.army.mil. The email system is limited to 15MB per email, therefore if your proposal is greater than 15 MB, the file(s) must be split into multiple emails to stay within the size limitation. Electronically submitted Email Proposals must be received no later than the time specified on the Standard Form (SF) 1442, Page 1, Item 13a or as amended under an amendment to this solicitation.

The email(s) containing the Proposals shall be contain the subject: “Proposals for Solicitation Number:

W912DW20R0008”. If multiple emails are used to provide the proposal, each subject line will include the number of total emails, and which email that specific one is (i.e. 1 of 2) after the above stated email subject.

Hand-Delivery Instructions and Common Carrier Delivery Instructions are not applicable to this solicitation.

11. Joint Venture Proposal Requirements

When proposing as a Joint Venture, all members of the Joint Venture shall sign the SF 1442, Authority to

Bind 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. Refer to Section 00 22 16 for information pertaining to proposal submission requirements for Joint Ventures.

12. Bid Guarantee

In accordance with Section 00 21 00, FAR 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, a bid bond for the Seed Project must accompany your offer in response to this solicitation and shall be 20 percent of the proposed price for the

Seed Project, or $3,000,000, whichever is less. The Standard Form (SF) 24, dated 08/2016, shall be used for the submission of your bid bond and can be obtained from http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/SF.

mailto:robert.d.paulson@usace.army.mil mailto:cathleen.r.moreno@usace.army.mil mailto:cathleen.r.moreno@usace.army.mil mailto:jeffrey.a.ross@usace.army.mil http://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/SF

Refer to Section 00 22 16 for additional information pertaining to Bid Bond submission requirements.

Facsimile bonds are not acceptable. *Class Deviation (CD) 2020-O0016 – Original Documents, Signatures, Seals, and Notarizations, in effect as of April 30, 2020, responds to the Coronavirus Disease

2019 (COVID-19) national emergency and incorporates deviations to specific FAR and DFARS clauses.

As such, FAR 52.228-15, Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (DEVIATION 2020-O0016) shall be used in lieu of the corresponding FAR clause, which removes the requirement for corporate seals on both bond forms and authorizes electronic signatures and electronic, mechanically-applied, or printed dates which are now considered original signatures and dates, without regard to the order in which they are affixed for all of FAR Part 28. For additional details, refer to the following link:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000941-20-DPC.pdf. If individual surety/ies are used, SF 28 requirements, and deviations thereto, are applicable. Due to the current pandemic, we request electronic submission of all bonds. Contractors are advised that in response to the COVID 19 crisis, Bid

Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Performance Bonds are no longer required to have a raised corporate seal nor are required to be notarized and may be submitted electronically, hard copies are no longer required at this time. This change in policy is in accordance with (IAW) class deviation 2020-O0016. For purposes of

FAR Part 28.106-1 (Bonds and bond-related forms) bond forms shall be used as indicated except that a seal is not required and IAW FAR Part 28.002 (Policy) electronic signatures and electronic, mechanically-applied, or printed dates may be used and shall be considered original signatures and dates.

In addition to these changes, an electronic copy of SF 28 “Affidavit of Individual Surety” must accompany all bonds. Sureties are to submit the SF28 with corrected verbiage that changes the words from “being duly sworn, depose and say” to the word “affirm.” Refer to 28.203 under class deviation

2020-O0016 for further guidance found at the following link:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/policy/policyvault/USA000941-20-DPC.pdf

13. Subcontracting Goals Regarding the Utilization of Small Business Concerns

The clauses listed below apply to all offerors submitting proposals and special attention should be directed to these as incorporated into the Solicitation:

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns

252.226-7001, Utilization of Indian Organizations, Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and

Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns

14. Solicitation Provisions

See the following Provisions applicable to this Solicitation in Section 00 21 00 and Section 00 45 00.

SECTION 00 22 16

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION

Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Multi-Disciplinary Maintenance, Repair and Minor

Construction Work in Support of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Public Works and Other Customers

Supported by the Seattle District US Army Corps of Engineers

Amendment 00021

1. Introduction.

1.1. Your firm is invited to submit a proposal in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Contract entitled “Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Multi-Disciplinary Maintenance, Repair and Minor

Construction Work in Support of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Public Works and Other Customers Supported by the Seattle District US Army Corps of Engineers.” The majority of work under the resulting Contract will be performed at JBLM, Washington. A small amount of work may be performed at the Yakima Training Center in

Yakima, Washington. There is a possibility that work may also be performed in Oregon, Montana, Idaho and other areas of Washington for other customers supported by the Seattle District Corps of Engineers. This RFP establishes project requirements and provides procedures, format, and other data to assist Offerors in preparing their proposals.

1.2. One Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) type Contract will be awarded to the offeror submitting a proposal that (a) conforms to this Request for Proposals (RFP), (b) is considered to offer the best value to the

Government in terms of the evaluation factors, including price, and (c) is determined to be in the best interest of the

Government.

1.3. The IDIQ Contract to be awarded under this solicitation will include a three-year Base Period, for a total

Contract period not-to-exceed three years. The total capacity of the Base Period shall not exceed $45 million.

While the overall capacity of $45 million is not subdivided between base periods years, it is noted that in no instance will the total amount of Task Order awards exceed $25 million in any given base period year of the Contract.

Individual Task Orders to be negotiated and awarded under this expected Contract will be firm-fixed price with an anticipated range of $250,000 to $2, 000,000. The solicitation for this requirement is set aside for eligible Service

Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns only.

2. Basis of Award.

2.1. Award of the IDIQ Contract will be made based on the best-value, tradeoff source selection process, as outlined in FAR 15.101-1. The Government will consider awarding to other than the lowest priced offeror or to other than the highest technically rated offeror. The Government will consider tradeoffs among price and non-price factors.

The non-price factors, when combined, are considered more important than price. The closer the total evaluated non-price ratings are to one another, the greater the importance of the price evaluation in making the best value determination. The closer the final price evaluations are to one another, the greater the importance of the total evaluated non-price ratings in making the best value determination. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a Contract without discussions. However, if discussions are necessary, the Contracting Officer will establish a competitive range of the most highly rated proposals and conduct discussions with those offerors whose proposals have been determined to be within the competitive range. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. For these reasons, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

2.1.1. Non-Price Evaluation Factors:

Factor 1 – Construction Experience of the Prime Offeror

Factor 2 – Past Performance of the Prime Offeror

Factor 3 – Technical Approach

2.1.2. Price Evaluation Factor:

Factor 4 – Price (includes two Subfactors, as follows):

- Subfactor 4a – Proposed Indirect Cost Factors

- Subfactor 4b – Proposed Seed Project Price

2.2. Summary of Order of Importance for Non-Price Evaluation Factors:

Factor 1 is more important than Factor 2; Factor 2 is more important than Factor 3. When combined, all non-price evaluation factors are more important than price.

2.3. Rating Scheme for Non-Price Evaluation Factor 1 (Construction Experience of the Prime Offeror) and

Non-Price Evaluation Factor 3 (Technical Approach):

Non-Price Evaluation Factors 1 and 3 will be rated using Methodology 2 as outlined in the DoD Source Selection

Procedures. Methodology 2 is a combined Technical/Risk Rating and includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. Combined technical/risk evaluations will utilize the ratings listed below in “Table 1 – Combined Technical/Risk Ratings,” considering also the risk descriptions listed below in “Table 2 – Risk Descriptions.”

Table 1 – Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Color

Rating

Adjectival

Rating

Description

Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

Table 2 – Risk Descriptions

Risk

Low Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule or degradation of performance. Normal Contractor effort and normal

Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule or degradation of performance. Special

Contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special Contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

2.4. Rating Scheme for Non-Price Evaluation Factor 2 (Past Performance of the Prime Offeror): There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy (including context of data), and quality

(including trends in Contractor performance and source of information). In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in

Contractor’s performance shall be considered, which are combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each offeror. The rating scheme for past performance is thus broken down as follows:

First is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance information. For purposes of this solicitation, each project will be reviewed to determine if the project is recent or not recent, using the definitions at “Table 3 –

Recency,” below.

Table 3 – Recency

Second is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. For purposes of this solicitation, each recent project will be evaluated on a relevant or not relevant basis using the definitions at “Table 4 – Relevancy,” below:

Table 4 - Relevancy

Third is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance (see FAR 15.304(c)(2)). The past performance evaluation conducted in support of this source selection does not establish, create or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s past performance on past Contracts; rather, the past performance evaluation process gathers information from customers on how well the offeror performed on those past Contracts.

All collected past performance information will be reviewed and used to determine the quality of the offeror’s performance, general trends, and usefulness of the information and incorporate these into the performance

Recent The project is substantially underway or has been completed (Beneficial Occupancy

Date established) within the last six years from the date this solicitation was issued.

Not Recent The project was not completed (Beneficial Occupancy Date established) within the last six years from the date this solicitation was issued.

Definition

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

confidence assessment. A separate quality assessment rating is not required but the past performance confidence assessment rating is based on the offeror’s overall record of recency, relevancy and quality of performance. As such, for those projects that have been determined to be both recent and relevant, the Government will evaluate the quality of the firm’s performance under those projects and assign a rating to the offeror’s overall record of quality of performance, based on the definitions at “Table 5 – Performance Confidence Assessment,” below:

Table 5 – Performance Confidence Assessment

Rating Description

Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Neutral Confidence No recent/relevant performance record is available or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned. The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

Limited Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the

Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

2.5. Definition of Key Evaluation Terms (Strength, Weakness, & Deficiency): During evaluations, technical proposals will receive acknowledgment of any strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses and deficiencies.

When applying these terms to an aspect(s) of an offeror’s proposal, evaluators will use the following definitions:

Term Definition

Strength An aspect of an offeror’s proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the

Government during Contract performance.

Weakness A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful Contract performance.

Significant Weakness A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful Contract performance.

Deficiency A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful Contract performance to an unacceptable level.

3. General Submittal Requirements.

3.1. Offerors submitting proposals for this solicitation should limit submissions to data essential for evaluation of proposals so that a minimum of time and monies will have been expended in preparing information required herein.

Elaborate artwork, expensive paper and bindings, and expensive/extensive visual and other presentation aids are unnecessary. The Government is specifically interested in the substance of an offeror’s response.

3.2. Proposals shall be submitted via electronic means only. The email system is limited to 15MB per email, therefore if a volume is greater than 15MB, the file(s) must be split into multiple emails to stay within the size limitation. Proposals shall be submitted as two separate volumes: (a) Volume 1 – Non-Price Proposal and (b)

Volume 2 - Price Proposal. Each page of each volume shall be presented on standard sized 8 ½ x 11-inch paper (to the maximum extent practicable). Volume 1 shall not exceed a total of 30 pages. Should additional pages be submitted, only the first 30 pages will be evaluated. Double sided pages count as 2 pages. Past Performance

Questionnaire’s submitted in relation to the Past Performance Factor are not included in the page count. Proposals shall be tabbed and labeled with a Table of Contents for easy identification. The Table of Contents page, cover letter and tab dividers are not included in the page count. Do not incorporate any material by reference. Material presented as such will not be considered for evaluation.

4. Volume 1 – Non-Price Proposal Submittal Requirements.

4.1. Cover Letter. Submit a cover letter as the first page of this volume. The cover letter shall reflect the following information:

(a) Solicitation number.

(b) Name, address, e-mail address, and telephone numbers of the firm signing the SF 1442.

(c) Names, titles, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the firm's behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation.

(d) Name, title, and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal.

(e) A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any and all items upon which prices are offered at the proposed item prices.

(f) A statement indicating compliance with all insurance requirements stated herein and that evidence of such will be provided after Contract award.

(g) Final Proposal Revisions: If required to submit a Final Proposal Revision following evaluation of initial proposals, the accompanying cover letter must identify all changes made to the firm's initial proposal.

4.2. Non-Price Evaluation Factors

4.2.1. Definitions: The following definitions are provided to aid in the preparation of your proposal:

“Construction Renovation, Repair, Alteration, or Upgrade” is defined as construction to, on, or within an existing building, plant, utility, or other structure. Note that the words “Renovation, Repair, Alteration, or Upgrade” may be used interchangeably within this solicitation. Construction where an existing, below-ground structure was demolished and either removed or abandoned in place, and a new below-ground structure was built in its place is considered “construction renovation, repair, alteration, or upgrade”.

“New Construction” is defined as construction of a building, plant, utility, or other structure in a location where no other building, plant, utility, or other structure exists. Construction where an existing, above-ground structure was demolished and a new above-ground structure was built in its place is considered

“new construction.” Building, structure, or utility expansions, where the work only “ties into” an existing building, structure, or utility is considered “new construction.”

“Project” is defined as a single, stand-alone, site-specific Contract effort. In the case of an Indefinite-

Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, work performed on ONE SPECIFIC TASK ORDER would be considered a project. An IDIQ type Contract, in and of itself, is NOT considered a project.

“Relevant Experience” is defined as experience on RENOVATION projects that are similar in size, scope and complexity to those that may be ordered under this Contract. Relevant Experience is further defined as follows:

Relevant Size:

For evaluation purposes, a renovation project with a total dollar value that falls close to or within the dollar value range of orders anticipated to be executed under the resulting Contract ($250K -

$2M) is considered relevant, provided the project meets the other relevant criteria for scope and complexity. Projects less than $250K will not be considered relevant. Projects somewhat more than $2M may be considered relevant if they clearly reflect almost entirely work that is similar to the work expected to be awarded under this solicitation. Projects significantly more than $2M

(more than $4M) will not be considered relevant.

Relevant Scope and Complexity:

Experience with multi-disciplinary construction activities for renovations, repairs, upgrades, and alterations of real property. Examples include the following: Renovation, repairs, upgrades, or alterations to building or plant structural systems, mechanical systems, HVAC systems, fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, electrical systems, communication line systems;

Renovations, repairs, upgrades, or alterations to infrastructure projects, such as roadways, airfields, underground utilities, overhead utilities, and electrical distribution systems.

Task Orders issued under this Contract may also include the following types of work incidental to the project: environmental abatement, erosion control, earthwork, interior/exterior elements, steam welding, mechanical work, plumbing work, system testing, requirements for Anti-Terrorism and

Force Protection (ATFP), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Low Impact

Development (LID), Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Energy Policy Act (EPAct), historical building renovations or incidental design. Examples of typical incidental designs include fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, HVAC system installation and balancing, communications systems, structural design of minor facilities or components and licensed professional engineer certification of site adaptation of pre-engineered structures.

4.2.2. Factor 1 – Construction Experience of the Prime Offeror

Submittal Requirements:

For this criterion, the Offeror shall submit up to five projects for the Prime Offeror to demonstrate relevant experience. If more than five projects are submitted, only the first five will be evaluated, starting with the most recently completed and working backwards in time. Each project example shall demonstrate relevant experience to the proposed acquisition, with “relevant experience” as defined above, in paragraph 4.2.1. All projects submitted for this criterion must have been completed (Beneficial Occupancy Date established) within the last six years from the date this solicitation was issued. In addition, offerors should clearly explain how the information provided demonstrates relevant experience to the proposed acquisition. Projects identifying efforts as part of a joint venture must clearly identify what roles, tasks, and relevant experience were provided by the offeror.

NOTE TO OFFEROR: Projects submitted under this Factor 1 must have been performed by the firm submitting an offer for this solicitation (same CAGE Codes and DUNS numbers). Projects performed by a parent company, sister company, teaming partner, affiliate or business other than the specific firm submitting an offer for this solicitation will not be evaluated.

PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY JOINT VENTURES (J-V): Offerors must include at least one project completed by each of the companies representing the J-V agreement. These projects must have been performed by a member of the J-V submitting an offer for this solicitation (i.e., same CAGE codes and DUNS numbers). Projects submitted that were completed by the J-V firm count as a project for each firm within the J-V agreement, but would only count as one project toward the overall five project maximum for this factor.

Offerors are advised that very little “new construction” will be performed under the resulting Contract. Instead, as much as 95% of the projects executed against this Contract will be for the renovation, repair, or upgrade to existing structures/facilities. Accordingly, for purposes of this evaluation, PROJECTS DEMONSTRATING NEW

CONSTRUCTION ONLY, as defined in paragraph 4.2.1, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION.

Offerors are advised to submit RENOVATION projects that demonstrate relevant experience to the proposed acquisition. Any project submitted that contains both Renovation AND New Construction elements must include a detailed explanation of the extent of renovation work, to include how the project meets the definition of “relevant experience”. In these cases, the Government may consider a project to demonstrate relevant experience if the offeror can demonstrate that the majority of work on that project was for renovation; however, it is the offeror’s responsibility to provide enough detail for the Government to make that determination.

For each project provided to demonstrate the above experience, provide the following information:

a) Project Title, Location, and Customer

b) Project Type (e.g. Renovation/Repair or Renovation with New Construction)

c) Total Dollar Value of Entire Project

d) Start & Completion Dates (Month/Year)

e) Description of Project - Describe the specific elements of work performed and how this work is relevant to

Task Orders to be awarded as a result of this solicitation. For any project submitted that contains any element of new construction, the offeror must include a detailed explanation of the extent of renovation work, to include how the project meets the definition of “relevant experience”.

f) Role of Prime Offeror (Prime or Subcontractor) - If you performed the project as a subcontractor, you must address the elements of work performed, as well as the dollar value and percentage performed of the total project.

g) Awards or recognition received (if applicable).

h) Customer Point of Contact - Name, relationship to project, agency/firm, city, state, and current phone number and email. If you performed as a subcontractor, the Prime Contractor can serve as your ‘Customer’.

Evaluation Method:

Offerors will be evaluated based on the extent of their experience in performing relevant renovation projects, as defined under paragraph 4.2.1. Note that these are NOT minimum requirements; however, the more experience demonstrated in each of the following, the higher the rating that may be assigned during evaluations:

a) Experience executing a variety of types of construction renovation/repair projects including work on the following: building or plant structural systems, mechanical systems, HVAC systems, fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, electrical systems, communication line systems, infrastructure projects, such as roadways, airfields, underground utilities, overhead utilities, electrical distribution systems, and incidental design.

b) Experience managing multiple, concurrent projects.

c) Experience with multiple projects working on a military installation. (Note: VA or other buildings not located within the confinement/borders of a Department of Defense Compound are not considered a

‘military installation’).

d) Experience with historical building renovations and Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection (ATFP).

e) The Government is specifically interested in offerors that demonstrate relevant experience managing multiple renovation/repair projects at the same time that individually fall within the dollar value range of orders anticipated for execution under the resulting Contract. Accordingly, for project submissions that demonstrate this capability, the higher the rating that may be assigned during evaluations.

f) Multiple project experience with incidental design to include design-build projects.

Based on the Government’s evaluation of the offeror’s submission in response to this factor, the offeror will be assigned a rating for this factor based on Table 1 under Paragraph 2.3, above.

4.2.3. Factor 2 – Past Performance of the Prime Offeror

a. Past Performance Evaluations: Submit Offeror’s final Past Performance rating for each project submitted under Factor 1 – Construction Experience of the Prime Offeror. To obtain a formal Past Performance evaluation that has been completed via PPIRS, CPARS, or CCASS reference information provided on PPPIRS, CPARS and CCASS Records. Otherwise, submit Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) for each project submitted in Factor 1. The PPQ form is provided as Enclosure 1 to this Section 00 22 16. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before the proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Cathleen Moreno, via email at cathleen.r.moreno@usace.army.mil prior to the proposal closing date/time. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other solicitations. However, this does not preclude the Government from using previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

b. Health and Safety

1) Submit Offeror’s three most recent “Days Away, Restricted or Transferred” (DART) incident rates, and the average of those three years. Utilize the following format to submit ratings.

Offer "Days Away, Restricted or Transferred" (DART) ratings

Firm Name Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Three Year Average

2) On the same page, show the calculations used to determine the most recent year’s (Year 3) DART incident rate. Calculations for Years 1 and 2 are not required.

DART ratings for newly formed Joint Ventures

If the Offeror is a JV, and DART incident rates are not available for the JV for the entire three year period, Offeror may add an additional row to the table above and provide the DART ratings for each JV participant for any of the three years. In such cases, the individual participants’ incident rates for that year will be averaged.

mailto:cathleen.r.moreno@usace.army.mil

Information regarding DART and DART calculations may be found on the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf. This link is provided as a courtesy only; the link and/or information contained at that location is subject to change. Offerors are responsible for obtaining information required to correctly calculate their DART incident rates in accordance with OSHA’s current requirements processes.

The Government reserves the right to verify the accuracy of any information or statements provided

a. Past Performance evaluation consists of three aspects: recency, relevancy and quality. The Government will first evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine whether the past performance record is recent, in accordance with Table 3 under Paragraph 2.4, above.