W912DY22R0001 PRESOLICITATION TFS-UFC1.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

HUNTSVILLE CENTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

P.O. BOX 1600 HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

35807-4301

May 18, 2022

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

Contracts Management Division B Ordnance and Explosives Contracting Branch

Subject: PRE-SOLICITATION, Task Force Safety Assessments of Fire and Electricity (TF SAFE/UFC) within USA Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR)

Solicitation Number: W912DY22R0001

This RFP is for commercial items and prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineering & Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC), in accordance with (IAW) the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation/notice; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is posted to www.BetaSam.gov.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 238210, with a small business standard of $15,000,000.

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this RFP.

You are requested to submit a proposal for efforts contained in the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) (Attachment 1) for Task Force Safety Assessments of Fire and Electricity (TF SAFE/UFC) within USA Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR), dated 28 March 2022.

It is the Government’s intention that the Period of Performance (POP) will be a one 12-month base period and one (1) 12 month option period for up to 12 months. Additionally, the contract will also provide for the extension of services up to an additional 6 months under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, if needed.

This contract may be de-scoped (partially terminated for convenience) as needed due to mission requirements. CEHNC will request that a 45 to 60 day notification be provided prior to any termination notice.

FAR 52.212-2: Evaluation - The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the RFPF will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

EVALUATION FACTORS:

Basis of Award: The award will be made using best value trade-off with appropriate consideration given to the following (3) three evaluation factors:

Factor 1: Technical Approach Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 3: Price

To be considered for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the Technical Approach factor. Award may be made to other than the lowest offered price.

Relative Importance of Criteria:

Technical Approach is the most important factor. Past Performance is less important than Technical Approach, but more important than Price. Price is the least important factor. When all non-price factors are combined, the non-price factors are significantly more important than Price and Related Information.

TECHNICAL APPROACH: The technical proposal shall address how the objectives of the attached PWS will be met. The proposal should describe the technical approach to be used to accomplish the project activities required and should take the reviewer step by step through each phase of the work, explaining each step in detail. The technical proposal should be detailed, concise, and should cover every aspect of how the offeror will meet the objectives of the PWS, and who will be performing the work.

Particular attention should be paid to how the offeror will assure the Government that the work being performed will accurately and effectively achieve the objectives of the PWS. The proposal should describe how the contractor will ensure that all work is performed in accordance with the electrical and fire safety codes provided in the PWS and describe how the contractor will report such information to the Government. The offeror should also discuss any and all assumptions made when developing their technical approach. The offeror shall identify the risks associated with, and contingencies for, the proposed technical approach. Please note the Government will look unfavorably upon any assumption that qualifies an offeror’s proposal.

Key Personnel Qualifications. The Contractor will field one (1) Key Personnel Package and any additional management, technical, logistical, or administrative support personnel the Contractor deems necessary to fulfill the obligations of this contract. A Key Personnel Package is defined as, at a minimum, one (1) Project Manager, one (1) Quality Control Manager, one (1) Property Manager, one (1) Site Safety and Health Officer, one (1) Materials Control Supervisor, one (1) Project Coordinator, one (1) Field Office Administrator (FOA), and one (1) Area of Operations (AO) Electrical lead each fulfilling the obligations and requirements of the Contract herein and also described specifically in PWS Paragraphs

2.1.1 and 2.2. Personnel must be forward-deployed and the individuals that fill these positions will not be assigned to more than one Key Personnel position (dual-hatted). Key Personnel may be required to badge into secure facilities as part of their daily duties. The Project Manager must have a Secret Security Clearance or Limited Access Authority (LAA) prior to deployment and be able to maintain a Secret Security Clearance or LAA throughout the Period of Performance. Other Key Personnel must be eligible for Secret Security Clearance or LAA and shall obtain the Secret Security Clearance or LAA no later than 30 to 60 days after the Phase in Period and maintain such clearance or access throughout the remaining portion of the period of performance. Key Personnel shall have a minimum of one (1)-year experience managing multiple teams working in remote locations.

Your proposal must include resumes or signed letters of commitment of each individual proposed to fill a Key Personnel role. Resumes shall include a brief narrative of the person, shall demonstrate that they meet the requirements for the job for which they are proposed and describe the similar work experience that person has had to the work described in the PWS.

Resumes must include the following information and not exceed one (1) page:

Name and title Current project assignment Name of firm with which associated

Years of experience with this firm and with other firms Education, degree(s), year, and specialization, if applicable Active professional registration, year first registered, if applicable Other experience and qualifications relevant to same/similar work required under this contract

Technical Approach will be evaluated according to the offerors’ technical solution and technical risk.

Ratings will be as follows:

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings Rating Description Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

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.

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

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

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 un-awardable.

PRICE: Price will be evaluated using the Price Analysis Techniques in accordance with FAR 15.404-1. A price analysis will be performed to determine the proposed price as fair and reasonable.

The offeror shall propose a price for each identified task in the PWS utilizing Attachment 2 - Task Table.

Provide your price proposal in Excel format with all formulas intact by utilizing the enclosed pricing structure (Attachment 2). Round all numbers to whole dollars. All CLINs/Tasks are to be priced as shown on the Price Spreadsheet enclosed for incorporation into the award. The price proposal shall use $1,050,000 as the price for the Other Direct Costs (ODC) CLIN ($800,000 for ODC and $250,000 for travel).

Price proposal shall include the fully burdened labor rate for all personnel listed in PWS Paragraph 2.

The price proposal shall contain a FFP covering all of the contractor’s phase-in costs to include mobilization. Any costs incurred by the contractor not covered in the proposal of Task 1 are the sole responsibility of the contractor. Therefore, the contractor should consider personnel turnover that may occur throughout the contract when pricing this task.

PAST PERFORMANCE: The offeror shall provide the Government with a synopsis of three (3) relevant past performance examples with a Government point of contact not to exceed one (1) page each.

Projects need to be at least 75% or more complete and no more than five (5) years old. Past performance that demonstrates the ability to do the same or similar work in the CENTCOM AOR, will be looked at favorably by the Government and will increase the Government’s confidence in the offeror’s ability to execute the requirement. If any offeror is truly a new entity and none of the company principals have relevant work experience, the offeror will be considered to have no past performance. In the event an established offeror is simply without a record of past performance, the offeror’s lack of past performance will be rated as a neutral confidence and will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

The Government may consider any past performance information in its possession. Past performance information may be obtained from any other sources available to the Government, to include, but not limited to, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and

Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), or other databases.

Past performance will be assessed for the following two aspects: 1) relevancy and 2) confidence.

In evaluating relevancy, the Government will evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort described in the PWS including the similarity, complexity, location, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming. Relevancy is evaluated in accordance with the following ratings:

The Government will then determine confidence – how well the contractor performed on the contracts.

Based on the evaluation of confidence, the Government will assign a performance confidence assessment rating in accordance to the following categories and descriptions:

Performance Confidence Assessments 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 Confidence

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 be able to successfully perform the required effort.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Proposal shall be submitted in electronic form using Microsoft Office Suites programs NLT 2:00pm Central Time, XXXXXX, 2022.

The Technical Proposal should not exceed 20 pages counting all pages except the cover pages, table of contents, page dividers, Exhibits and/or images and the Contractor Team Arrangements (CTA). All portions of the proposal, including cover pages, table of contents, and the price section shall use a font no smaller than 11-pitch, Times New Roman. The proposal should be submitted in three (3) separate volumes as stipulated below:

Volume 1 - Technical Approach Volume 2 - Price Volume 3 - Past Performance

These volumes shall be submitted by e-mail to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist by the

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

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

Present/past performance effort involved some of the 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.

date and time specified in this RFQ letter; late proposals may not be acceptable. To expedite processing of your proposal, we request that you provide the following.

Technical proposals should be detailed and explicit and should include supporting data in enough detail to permit appropriate review and analysis.

Price Section Structure: Provide your price information using Attachment 2, Task Table. The price proposal shall be provided in Excel format with all formulas and calculations intact so the formulas may be reviewed and analyzed. Round all numbers to whole dollars. The Task Table will be incorporated into the contract award.

Proposal Signature must be from an Authorized Official of the offeror.

All proposal documents when printed shall fit on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper to include spreadsheets (with appropriate page breaks). All documents and spreadsheets shall include the offeror Name, PWS Title, and Date. Ensure your proposal is submitted in PDF format. Spreadsheets shall be submitted in Excel format.

Please identify the primary and alternate point of contacts (POCs) for this effort. Information shall include the POC name, address, office telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, and e-mail address.

Offerors must ensure that their company is registered with System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award. For information refer to: https://www.sam.gov

APPLICABLE FAR/DFARS CLAUSES:

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 2017) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (DEVIATION) (Jul 2014) 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 at this addresses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016) 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) 52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters (Feb 2016) 52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (Mar 2015) 52.225-19 Contractor Personnel in a Designated Operational Area or Supporting a Diplomatic or

Consular Mission Outside the United States (Mar 2008) 52.215-1(f) (4) Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 52.237-3 Continuity of Services, the Contractor recognizes that the services under this contract are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption and that, upon contract expiration, a successor, either the Government or another contractor, may continue them.

52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months.

The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of the end of the POP. (Nov 1999) 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires.

The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2016) 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May 2011) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011) 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items (May 2008) 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (May 2011) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.223-22 – Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation (Dec 2016)

As prescribed in 23.804(b), insert the following provision:

Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation (Dec 2016)

(a) This representation shall be completed if the Offeror received $7.5 million or more in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year. The representation is optional if the Offeror received less than $7.5 million in Federal contract awards in the prior Federal fiscal year.

(b) Representation. [Offeror is to check applicable blocks in paragraphs (b) (1) and (2).]

(1) The Offeror (itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner) [ ] does, [ ] does not publicly disclose greenhouse gas emissions, i.e., make available on a publicly accessible Web site the results of a greenhouse gas inventory, performed in accordance with an accounting standard with publicly available and consistently applied criteria, such as the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard.

(2) The Offeror (itself or through its immediate owner or highest-level owner) [ ] does, [ ] does not publicly disclose a quantitative greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal, i.e., make available on a publicly available Web site a target to reduce absolute emissions or emissions intensity by a specific quantity or percentage.

(3) A publicly accessible Web site includes the Offeror's own Web site or a recognized, third-party greenhouse gas emissions reporting program.

(c) If the Offeror checked “does” in paragraphs (b) (1) or (b)(2) of this provision, respectively, the Offeror shall provide the publicly accessible Web site(s) where greenhouse gas emissions and/or reduction goals are reported:_____.

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2016) 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative (Dec 1991) 252.222-7002 Restrictions on Employment of Personnel (Mar 2000) 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English (Jun 1997) 252.229-7000 Invoices Exclusive Of Taxes or Duties (Jun 1997) 252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991) 252.232-7007 Limitation of Government’s Obligation (Apr 2014)

CONTACTS:

a. The offeror shall NOT engage into any form of contact with installation personnel/or Installation DPW personnel regarding this requirement prior to submission of proposal and Contract Award. Contact regarding the requirements set forth in this RFQ shall only occur with both the Contract Specialist and the Contracting Officer, in writing. Discussions or information obtained via other sources could make you ineligible for award if deemed a Conflict of Interest or a Violation of Procurement Integrity Act.

b. Contractor questions and proposal shall be submitted to both of the following:

Name Email Phone

Ryan Oberholtzer, Contracting Officer Earl.R.Oberholzter@usace.army.mi 256-895-7433

Michelle Toney, Contract Specialist Michelle.Toney@usace.army.mil 256-895-2531

All questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail no later than 12:00 Noon, Central Time, XXXX, 2022 to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Michelle Toney, email:

Michelle.Toney@usace.army.mil, telephone: 256-895-2531.

As stated above, proposals shall be submitted in electronic form using Microsoft Office Suites programs NLT 2:00pm Central Time, XXXXX. Be aware, if the size of the electronic proposal is greater than 5-6 megabytes (MB), it could be rejected by the Corps e-mail system, thus you may want to send separate emails (numbering them in the subject line) to ensure timely receipt.

In accordance with FAR 52.232-18 this solicitation is issued Subject to the Availability of Funds.

In accordance with FAR 52.215-1(f) (4), the Government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Sincerely, XXXXXXXXXXX

Contracting Officer

Enclosures Attachment 1 - Performance Work Statement TFS-UFC 28 March 2022 PWS Attachment A: HNC DIDs PWS Attachment B: UFC Inspection Templates PWS Attachment C: GFP Attachment 2 - Price Proposal Format / Task Table Attachment 3 - Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Attachment 4 - CENTCOM Clauses