W912DW21R0021 R0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

W912DW21R0027R0001

AFD Main Unit Transformer Installation, Oldtow n, Idaho

(see continuation page)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 14

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 18-May-2021

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 W912DW21R0021

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

17-May-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

18-May-2021

CODE

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)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912DW21R0021

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

NOTES (R0001)

1. This amendment one (0001) provides for the following changes:

a. Revision to Sections 00 21 16 and 00 22 00.

2. The proposal submittal time and date of June 16, 2021 at 10:00:00 a.m. LOCAL TIME remains the same.

3. The attached revised sections are to be replaced in their entirety. Specifications changes are generally identified, for convenience, either by strikeout for deletions, and double underlining of text for additions or a single dark line in the margin. All portions of the revised sections shall apply whether or not changes have been indicated.

4. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment by number and date on offer.

Encl:

00 21 16 (revised) 00 22 00 (revised)

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 21 16 - INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

The following have been added by full text:

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION R0001

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

The proposal submission instructions are contained in Section 00 21 16 of the Request for Proposal (RFP). Section 00 21 16 of the solicitation contains specific information on what must be furnished with the proposal and identifies evaluation criteria that will be used in evaluating proposals received.

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Your firm is invited to submit a proposal in response to Request for Proposal (RFP) Number W912DW21R0021 for the project entitled “Main Unit Transformer Install, Albeni Falls Dam, Idaho”. The Government intends to procure this requirement on a competitive basis in accordance with the provisions set forth in FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiations and within this Request For Proposal (RFP).

1.2. A firm fixed-price contract will be awarded to the Offeror submitting a proposal that (a) conforms to this Request for Proposal (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.

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2. GENERAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Proposal Format

The proposal shall be organized into the following two volumes:

a. Volume 1: Technical Proposal, 1 electronic copy (defined in paragraph 3 of this Section)

b. Volume 2: Price Proposal, 1 electronic copy (defined in paragraph 3 of this Section)

2.2 Content – General

The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP. Absence of information will be deemed as if no support for that criterion was provided. Offerors submitting proposals should limit submission to data essential for evaluation of proposals so that a minimum of time and money is expended in preparing information required by the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Penalty for making false statements in proposals is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

2.3 Table of Contents

A Table of Contents should be incorporated within all Volumes.

2.3 Page Numbering

All pages of each volume shall be appropriately identified with complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer.

3. ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 File format

The electronic proposal shall be Portable Document Format, filename extension: “.pdf” and suitable for viewing in Adobe Reader. Text must be searchable.

3.2 Number of files

The proposal contents shall be presented as a separate PDF file for each Volume – (1) Technical Proposal, (2) Price Proposal .

3.3 Method of submission The electronic version of the proposals shall be submitted via email to monique.a.paano@usace.army.mil

REQUIRED SECTIONS FOR SUBMITTAL Proposals shall be organized as indicated below:

REQUIRED SECTIONS FOR VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

Table of Contents

Factor 1: Project Experience Factor 2: Past Performance

REQUIRED SECTIONS FOR VOLUME 2: PRICE PROPOSAL

Table of Contents Factor 3: Price Proposal

Tab 1: Cover Letter

Tab 2: SF1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award Tab 3: Bid Schedule Tab 4: Representations and Certifications

5. DETAILED CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL

Technical Proposal, Volume 1: consists of two factors. This section shall be specific and complete, demonstrating a thorough understanding of the requirements. It shall include, where applicable, diagrams and/or charts. Repeating or restating the specifications without sufficient elaboration will be determined to show a lack of understanding of the requirement.

PAGE LIMITS:

Factor 1 – 2 pages per project (includes pictures), any additional pages past the first 2 pages will not be evaluated. Signed letters of commitment do not count towards the page limit.

Factor 2 – 10 pages per submitted project, no more than 20 pages total.

Factor 1: Project Experience

The offeror shall provide two projects which most closely represents a project of similar size, scope, construction magnitude and complexity as the work represented in this solicitation. If the Offeror uses a subcontractor’s experience to meet the requirements for this factor, the Offeror must submit a letter of commitment from the subcontractor. Upon award, subcontractors proposed to be used to complete construction activities including removal, disposal and installation of transformers, panelboards, power cabinets, cables, conductors, busing, nitrogen cabinets, dissolved gas analyzer, grounding pads, switchyard tower lights and oil containment portion of the contract shall not be substituted without the Contracting Officer’s written prior approval.

The offeror shall submit two recent and relevant projects that demonstrate transformer installation experience comparable in size/magnitude, scope, and complexity (see definitions for minimum requirements) with the install design requirements for this project. Project information for each project submitted shall contain:

Project Name/Title;

Name of a representative for the project and contact information;

Contract awarded amount;

Project location;

Project start date;

Project completion date;

Transformer manufacturer name, MVA, voltage class rating and phase type.

Contractor shall provide a detailed description of the following:

o The project scope and complexity;

o Coordination with the operating project on outages during installation of transformers;

o Coordination with the transformer manufacture’s erecting engineer for on-site support during delivery, movement, assembly, oil-filling and testing of transformers;

o Coordination with the installation commissioning agent and coordination of commissioning activities.

Factor 2: Past Performance

CPARS evaluation, the standard Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for USACE shall be submitted, Form PPQ-0 (9/30/11) is provided as Attachment A to the solicitation. PPQ-0 is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal under Factor 2, Past Performance, and for which a completed CPARS evaluation is not available. (Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.) Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

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 proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment A), 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, Monique Paano, via email at Monique.A.Paano@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other RFPs; however, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. The offerors shall instruct the clients to refer the solicitation number in the subject line. The PPQs are Source Selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an e-mail confirmation upon receipt. If the offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is their responsibility to follow up to ensure the Government has received the information. Also include performance recognition documents received within the last seven years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition. In addition to the above, 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 PPIRS, including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/ subsidiary/ affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), FAPIIS, telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal s performance capability, and any other known sources not provided by the offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

6. DETAILED CONTENT REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUME 2: PRICE PROPOSAL

This volume shall consist of all information, required to support proposed prices.

Price Proposal, Volume 2 (TABS 1-4)

TAB 1: Cover Letter: Submit a cover letter as the first page of this volume. The cover letter shall reflect the following information:

a. RFP 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 person(s) authorized to negotiate on the firm's behalf with the Government in connection with this RFP.

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

e. A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the RFP 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.

h. Prime Offeror: If the Offeror is submitting as a Joint Venture (JV), the DUNS and CAGE Code for each firm representing the JV must be included.

TAB 2: SF1442, SOLICITATION, ALL AMENDMENTS AND OFFER

This tab will not be rated, but will be evaluated for responsiveness. The SF1442 shall be filled out completely by the offeror and signed by an official that is authorized to bind the company.

The offeror shall also acknowledge all amendments to the solicitation in Block 19 of the 1442.

TAB 3: Bid Schedule

Section 00 10 00. Provide a completed bid schedule.

TAB 4: COMPLETED REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Section 00 45 00, Representations and Certifications and Pre-Award information, fill in all information to include company information, banking information and bonding/surety information of the firm signing the SF1442.

Include a completed corporate certificate as found in section 00 62 00.

PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

The Government is in no way responsible for costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal or for any other costs incurred prior to the execution of a contract.

The following have been deleted:

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

SECTION 00 22 00 - SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been added by full text:

EVALUATION CRITERIA R0001

SECTION 00 22 00

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD (CRITERIA)

1.0 BASIS FOR AWARD

Award of this Contract will be made to the responsible Offeror submitting the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer in accordance with FAR Part 15 procedures. This solicitation will result in the award of a firm-fixed price construction contract.

The evaluation of each proposal will be solely on the basis of evaluation factors found in this section (00 22 00). The Government will evaluate each proposal on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis only with respect to the evaluation factors (criteria) described herein. In order to be considered for award, a proposal must be rated Acceptable in every non-price factor. Award will be to the Offeror who presents the Acceptable proposal (Factors 1 and 2) with the overall total lowest price (based on the total of all line items on the Bid Schedule).

The Offeror’s proposal shall contain a response to all factors and meet the minimum submittal requirements stated.

In accordance with FAR 15.306(a)(3) the Government intends to evaluate proposals and make award without discussions. An Offeror’s initial proposal shall contain the Offeror’s best offer/terms. Penalty for making false statements in proposals is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

2.0 FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following Evaluation Factors will be used to evaluate each proposal:

Factor Description Relative Importance

FACTOR 1 Project Experience This factor will be rated Acceptable/Unacceptable

FACTOR 2 Past Performance This factor will be rated Acceptable/Unacceptable

FACTOR 3

Price (Standard Form 33 and Contract Line Item Schedule) and Representation and Certification

DEFINITIONS:

Recent and relevant projects are those projects completed or substantially completed in the past 7 years that are comparable in size, scope, construction magnitude and complexity.

Substantially completed is defined as having completed more than 75% of the value of the contract work at the time of proposal submission.

Size is defined as projects where two or more transformers were installed.

Scope is defined as transformers installed with a minimum rating 20 MVA, three-phase, oil filled, and voltage class rated a minimum of 115 kV.

Complexity is defined as projects requiring similar coordination with the operating project, transformer manufacture erecting engineer, and installation commissioning agent during installation of transformers.

Factor 1: Experience

The offeror shall provide two projects which most closely represents a project of similar size, scope and complexity as the work represented in this solicitation. If the Offeror uses a subcontractor’s experience to meet the requirements for this factor, the Offeror must submit a letter of commitment from the subcontractor. Upon award, subcontractors proposed to be used to complete construction activities including removal, disposal and installation of transformers, panelboards, power cabinets, cables, conductors, busing, nitrogen cabinets, dissolved gas analyzer, grounding pads, switchyard tower lights and oil containment portion of the contract shall not be substituted without the Contracting Officer’s written prior approval.

The offeror shall submit two recent and relevant projects that demonstrate transformer installation experience comparable in size, construction magnitude, scope, and complexity (see definitions for minimum requirements) with the install design requirements for this project. Project information for each project submitted shall contain:

Project Name/Title;

Name of a representative for the project and contact information;

Contract awarded amount;

Project location;

Project start date;

Project completion date;

Transformer manufacturer name, MVA, voltage class rating and phase type.

Contractor shall provide a detailed description of the following:

o The project scope and complexity;

o Coordination with the operating project on outages during installation of transformers;

o Coordination with the transformer manufacture’s erecting engineer for on-site support during delivery, movement, assembly, oil-filling and testing of transformers;

o Coordination with the installation commissioning agent and coordination of commissioning activities.

Factor 1 Rating Methodology and Standard. Table 1 will be used to evaluate Factor 1.

Table 1: Experience Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

A rating of Acceptable will be given Factor 1 is met.

A rating of Unacceptable will be given if any of the criteria for Factor 1 is not met.

Should the offeror receive an Unacceptable rating for any portion of Factor 1, the overall Factor will be rated Unacceptable.

Factor 2: Past Performance

CPARS evaluation, the standard Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for USACE shall be submitted, Form PPQ-0 (9/30/11) is provided as Attachment A to the solicitation. PPQ-0 is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal under Factor 2, Past Performance, and for which a completed CPARS evaluation is not available. (Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.) Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS is available.

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 proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Attachment A), 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, Monique Paano, via email at Monique.A.Paano@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs or CPARS previously submitted for other RFPs; however, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. The offerors shall instruct the clients to refer the solicitation number in the subject line. The PPQs are Source Selection materials. All successfully submitted PPQs will receive an e-mail confirmation upon receipt. If the offeror does not receive the confirmation, it is their responsibility to follow up to ensure the Government has received the information. Also include performance recognition documents received within the last seven years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition. In addition to the above, 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 PPIRS, including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/ subsidiary/ affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), FAPIIS, telephone interviews with organizations familiar with the offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal s performance capability, and any other known sources not provided by the offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

Factor 2 Rating Methodology and Standard. Table 2 will be used to evaluate Factor 2.

Table 2: Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. *See Note below.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

* NOTE: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). Therefore,the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or “neutral”) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered acceptable.

Factor 3: Price Proposal

Award will be made on the basis of the responsible Offeror whose proposal conforms to the RFP requirements, presenting the most advantageous offer to the Government. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer, if the lowest price is not technically acceptable, or to reject all offers.

This Source Selection is conducted with the expectation of adequate price competition – normally competition establishes price reasonableness and a comparison of proposed prices will satisfy the requirement to perform a price analysis. A price reasonableness approach will be utilized by the Government to determine that the proposed prices are fair and reasonable as described in FAR 15.305(a)(1).

All offers with separately priced line items or subline items will be analyzed to determine if the prices are unbalanced (FAR 15.404-1(g)). Offers may be rejected if the Source Selection Authority determines the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

Factor 3 Rating Methodology and Standard.

Award will be to the offeror who presents the Acceptable proposal (Factors 1 and 2) with the overall total lowest price (based on the total of all line items on the Bid Schedule).

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The following have been deleted:

EVALUATION CRITERIA

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