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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

Summary of changes for Amend -0001

16-R-0001 Little Goose Adjustable Spillway Weir (ASW)

W912EF-15-R-0001

1. Revised the following Specifications:

a. SECTION 01 11 01.00 28 SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

Revised the following paragraphs:

1.13 PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT

1.14 KEY PERSONNEL SUBSTITUTION

b. SECTION 35 01 42.00 28 SPILLWAY WEIR HOIST SYSTEMS

Revised the following paragraph:

2.3 Drums

2. Revised the following selection criteria:

a. Section M, Factor 1 – Sub-factor B: Experience

b. Section L, Proposal Submission #2. Proposal Submission Requirement

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

REQUIRED LIABILITY INSURANCE PURSUANT TO FAR 28.306

In accordance with the clause 52.228-5 Insurance – Work on a Government Installation, the Contractor shall procure and maintain during the entire period of his performance under this contract the following minimum insurance:

(i) Coverage complying with state laws governing insurance requirements pertaining to Workmen’s Compensation and Employers” Liability Insurance.

(ii) Bodily injury liability insurance with minimum limits of $500,000 per occurrence shall be required on the comprehensive form of policy.

(iii) Automobile bodily injury and property damage liability with minimum limits of $200,000 per person and

$500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury liability; and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage liability shall be required.

(iv) The coverage required under Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, if applicable.

(v) The Insurance Certificate will name the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 201 N. Third

Avenue, Walla Walla, Washington 99362 as the Certificate Holder.

ENVELOPE(S), PURSUANT TO FAR 14.201-5

Envelope (s) shall be plainly marked with the following information:

Solicitation No. __________________________________

Opening Date ___________________________________

Number of each amendment which has been received

EXTENT OF SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERN PARTICIPATION IN

SUBCONTRACTING.

If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business

Subcontracting Plan, regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the portion of the work it intends to subcontract. The agency subcontracting goals are: a minimum of 42.5 percent of the Contractor’s intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, including 18 percent with small disadvantaged businesses; a minimum of 5.0 percent of the intended subcontract amount shall be placed with woman-owned small businesses; a minimum of 9.0 percent with HUBZone small businesses; a minimum of 3.0 percent with veteran-owned small businesses; and a minimum of 4.5% percent placed with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY, PREAWARD SURVEY

In order to determine a contractor’s responsibility for purposes of contract award the contractor is required to provide a statement regarding previous experience and past performance in performing comparable work, information related to the business organization, financial resources, and/or plant to be used in performing the work. (See the Attention to Bidders form included in this solicitation.) In accordance with FAR 9.104-1, to be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must –

(a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them;

(b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

(c) Have a satisfactory performance record. (A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or nonresponsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history except as provided in FAR 9.104-2);

(d) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

(e) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them;

(f) Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them; and

(g) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

BIDDER INQUIRY:

Bidder/Offeror Solicitation Questions:

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-site that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org)

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: Z83P47-3EAKHB Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Instructions for Entering Questions:

1. After you are logged in click on the "post new inquiry", it is on the left side of the window under the Word "Submit" a.) This is the window where you will enter your questions b.) Comment Classification: Click on the down arrow to the right of the words “Please select from below”, select “Public” c.) Discipline: This is where you select who this question should be directed to. Example; if the question is about an electrical drawing or specification select: “Electrical” from the pull down list.

d.) Sheet. Enter the sheet number of the drawing you are asking about.

e.) Detail. Enter the detail name of the detail shown on the drawing that you are asking about.

f.) Specification. Enter the Specification number and paragraph number.

g.) File. Use this if you are going to attach a pdf file.

h.) Question. Enter your question here.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

For questions about the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). Bidder inquiry help questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

Instruction, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

Following is language from the solicitation covering Basis for Award, factors to be evaluated, the proposal submission instructions and evaluation approach. In the case of any discrepancy, the language in the solicitation as issued or amended controls.

Proposal Submission

The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with accompanying digital copies, as set forth below. The RFP shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes. The Volumes are: Volume I - Technical, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation

Volume II - Price, Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations.

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. Proposals must be submitted in hard copy AND in electronic format. The electronic files shall contain identical information to the hard copy files.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

Proposal Submission Requirements.

Each volume shall be submitted in a separate three-ring binder. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each binder shall be clearly labeled with its Title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8- point and may be landscape.

The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE

PRINTED COPIES

ELECTRONIC COPIES

Volume I

Original + 5

Volume II

Original + 1

Proposal Files.

Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5”

Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

Font, greater than 11

NOTE:

11X17 folded pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations The following additional restrictions apply:

File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aid in the Price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting exe files are not acceptable. **If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the electronic copy will govern.

Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

(i) VOLUME I – Technical. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Factor 1: Technical

Sub-Factor 1: Technical Work Plan

Sub-Factor 2: Experience

(ii) VOLUME I – Past Performance. This volume shall contain current and past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed 25 pages plus five pages for each major subcontractor and fabricator, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms. Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major contract currently in performance or awarded during the past six years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort required by the RFP. Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format. Ensure all information is current and accurate.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, (or private firm) and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Technical representative/COR and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award point of contact name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded price.

(i) Final or projected final price.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

(k) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 – Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 - Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The offerors shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(b) For all contracts, the offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the offeror’s delivered product.

(3) Section 3 – Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP will be assigned for performance within the offeror’s corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. The information provided for the prime offeror and each proposed major subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government technical specification.This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose subcontract is for more than 10% of the total proposed Price.

(4) Section 4 – New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered.

(5) Section 5-Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1 - Contract Descriptions, a Past Performance Questionnaire, Appendix D, must be completed and submitted. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the current and past contract. The Point of Contacts (POCs) shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Office no later than the proposal due date, to The offeror must submit, with its proposal, a list of all the POCs who were sent questionnaires. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC (month/day).

(6) Section 6-Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors’ facility, i.e., in case an offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency points of contact (POC) in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

(iii) VOLUME I – Small Business Participation Form – See Appendix F, Enclosure 4

(iv) VOLUME II – Price. This volume shall consist of all information, required to support proposed prices. Certified pricing data is not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award. There are no page limitations for this volume.

The offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF1442 and continuation sheets.

(v) VOLUME II – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

Certifications and Representations – Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 1442 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section 00010 – Standard Form 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award (Construction, Alteration or Repair)

Section 00600 – Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be submitted separately from that submitted in VOLUME II – SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS /REPRESENTATIONS.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

The following have been modified:

EVALUATION FACTORS

BASIS FOR AWARD

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value-tradeoff) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the four (4) evaluation factors: Technical, Past Performance, Small Business Participation and Price. The technical (Factor 1) is more important that Past Performance (Factor 2), which is significantly more important the Small Business (Factor 3). All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price.

To receive a consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the Technical factor (to include all subfactors). Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced offered.

FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors described below.

The proposal will be evaluated on four factors: Technical, Past Performance, Small Business Participation, and Price.

Further description of each factor and additional information pertaining to evaluation standards are provided in Sections D.1 through Section D.4, below the following outline. The information requested for each of the factors shall be included in the appropriate volume and tab as indicated in Section III.B.2:

· Factor 1 – Technical

· Subfactor A – Technical Work Plan

· Subfactor B – Experience

· Factor 2 – Past Performance

· Factor 3 – Small Business Participation

· Factor 4 – Price

EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB).

The overarching evaluation approach for all factors and subfactors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the RFP. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the proposal submission section of the RFP.

b. Feasibility of Approach. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which successful performance is contingent upon proven devices and techniques. The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

The Technical Factor Ratings, excerpted below focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal. The color rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Technical subfactor requirements.

TABLE 1 – COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

1. Factor I - Technical

This factor is comprised of the two (2) subfactors. All Subfactors are equal in importance to each other.

a. Subfactor A: Technical Work Plan and Schedule

This subfactor evaluates the offeror’s understanding of the required scope of work and evaluates the offerors capabilities and availability of resources necessary to complete all requirements. The offeror should propose a work plan that:

1) Clearly identifies the major tasks and outlines all work necessary to complete those tasks. At a minimum, the schedule must include the below tasks:

a. Fabrication of ASW

b. Painting of ASW

c. Delivery of ASW

d. TSW removal and placement in storage area

e. ASW installation

f. Commissioning/testing of ASW

g. Training

2) Clearly present the critical path to complete all major tasks.

3) Discuss how work to complete one task may impact or be impacted by work to complete other tasks.

4) Clearly distinguish which work will be completed on-site versus work that will be completed off-site.

5) Clearly identify where off-site work will be accomplished.

6) Identify any critical assumptions and uncertainties that may impact the completion of work and to identify methods to check assumptions and address uncertainties.

7) Document capabilities and availability of resources necessary to complete all required major tasks above.

8) List all major pieces of equipment and specialty tools necessary and available to complete all major tasks.

9) List any specialty work crews or individuals required to complete unique or special tasks.

10) List all critical subcontractors with their respective role and responsibility to complete all major tasks.

Provide a schedule reflecting the above information that identifies the planned activities, order of major tasks identified, task dependencies and durations proposed to successfully accomplish the entire project from notice to proceed to final commissioning, training and contract close-out. Any assumptions made by the offeror shall be clearly illustrated in the proposal. Contractor should assume, for evaluation purposes only, an award date of 01 July 2016. Notice to Proceed is dependent on contractor’s timely submission of proper bonds.

Provide an invoicing plan which is in concert with the Offeror’s proposed schedule and also takes into consideration both the supply and construction nature of this contract.

c. Subfactor B: Experience

This subfactor evaluates the experience, approach and capabilities of each offeror and the quality of their proposed technical approach to fabricate, deliver and install the ASW as specified in the requirements. The evaluation will focus on the offeror’s documentation of recent and relevant experience in the following activities:

Activity 1: Fabricating and Installing Large and Complex Steel Structures

a. The offeror must provide at least two (2) and no more than five (5) project examples completed in the last 10 years.

b. Include copy(ies) of the fabricator’s AISC certificate(s)

c. Individual Structural Components shall have a total weight of at least 50 tons and have length, width or height of at least 30 feet.

d. Projects must be completed projects.

Activity 2: Fabricating and Installing Powered Hoists with capacity greater than 75 tons

a. The offeror must provide at least two (2) and no more than five (5) project examples completed in the last 10 years.

b. Projects must be completed projects.

Activity 3: Painting/Coating Large Steel Structures

a. The offeror must provide at least two (2) and no more than five (5) project examples completed in the last 10 years.

b. Include copy(ies) of the fabricator’s AISC or SSPC certificate(s)

c. Relevant projects include painted/coated surfaces exceeding 4,300 square feet.

Activity 4: Transporting Large Assemblies or Subassemblies

a. The offeror must provide at least two (2) and no more than five (5) project examples completed in the last 10 years.

b. Include copy(ies) of the fabricator’s AISC certificate(s)

c. Fabricated project shall have a total weight of at least 50 tons and have length, width or height of at least 30 feet.

d. Projects must be completed projects.

Experience that involves hydraulic steel structures will be rated more favorably.

Submit all information relating to this Subfactor on the attached Offeror Experience Form (Appendix C Enclosure 4). If the prime contractor proposes self-performing the experience, ensure the proposal is clear that the Offeror will be performing this function. If the prime contractor proposes to use a subcontractor for experience, the offeror must submit a Letter of Commitment from the subcontractor with the proposal in order for the experience to be evaluated.

If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If a joint venture is proposed, the proposal will be considered more favorable if the proposal contains evidence of the joint venture entity working successfully together previously on relevant projects, than an offer with a joint venture with no prior experience working together on relevant projects.

If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects shall be submitted for the individual Joint Venture members. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all Joint Venture members may be rated lower. Offerors are still limited to the total number of submitted projects above. Offeror MUST submit a signed Joint Venture Agreement for the proposal to be considered.

Credit for Subcontractor Experience and/or Certification; Letter of Commitment (LOC)

If an Offeror wishes to be credited with experience and/or certification of a subcontractor or supplier, i.e., a firm that is not the prime contractor or part of the joint venture, a letter of commitment signed by the subcontractor and the prime contractor must be submitted. The letter of commitment must be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to a joint venture partner (for example, the subcontractor is subsidiary of a joint venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the joint venture partner is also a subsidiary). In regard to experience and/or certification, if an Offeror submits projects demonstrating experience and/or certification in one of the factors, and that project was completed by a subcontractor, a subsidiary, or a supplier, as opposed to the prime or one of the joint venture partners, the OfferorMUST submit a signed letter of commitment from the contractor who either performed and completed the work or holds the certification. If a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience and/or certification will not be considered

If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF1442), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of this contract. Regarding any such submitted project, if the offeror fails to demonstrate the affiliate/subsidiary/parent/LLC/LTD firm’s meaningful involvement in the performance of this contract, the project will not be considered relevant and will not be evaluated.

2. Factor II - Past Performance

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of current and past performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the scope of work.

a. Evaluation of past performance shall be in accordance with this plan utilizing the forms and questionnaires set forth in Appendix D. If a CPARS evaluation is available, it shall be submitted with the proposal for each project included in Factor 1B. If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, submit a Past Performance Questionnaire for each project included in Factor 1B.

b. The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror’s (and major subcontractors’) record of performance as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including price, schedule, performance and management of subcontractors. Major subcontractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent or more of the proposed effort. A significant achievement, problem, or lack of relevant data in any element of the work can become an important consideration in the evaluation process. Therefore, offerors will be reminded to include the most current and relevant past efforts (within the past six years) in their proposal. Absent any current and relevant past performance history or when the performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror will be assigned an “unknown confidence rating” and its proposal will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use data provided by the offeror in its proposal and data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State or Local government or commercial contracts for same or similar services as compared to the North American Industry Classification System NAICS 332312, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing. Data used in conducting performance risk assessments shall not extend past eight years prior to the issue date of the RFP, but may include performance data generated during the past eight years without regard to the contract award date.

c. Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contract numbers and descriptions for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past eight years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this RFP. The Government may consider a wide array of information from a variety of sources, but is not compelled to rely on all of the information available.

d. The past performance factor considers each offeror’s demonstrated current and relevant past record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements. There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation: relevancy and performance confidence assessment.

(i) RELEVANCY: The Government will conduct a performance assessment based on the relevancy of the Offeror's current and past performance, as well as, that of its major subcontractors, and the quality of the efforts provided as it relates to the probability of successful accomplishment of the required effort. These efforts include all aspects of schedule, performance and customer support, including the Offeror’s submitted subcontracting plan for this project and the Offeror’s record of: 1) Conforming to specifications and standards of good workmanship; 2) Maintaining program execution within price; 3) Adherence to contract schedules, including the administrative aspects of performance; 4) Ability to resolve technical and manufacturing problems quickly and effectively; 5) Businesslike concern for the interest of its customers; 6) Establishing and maintaining adequate management of subcontractors; and 7) Compliance with subcontracting plans submitted on previous projects.

QUALITY ASSESSMENT: Assess the quality of the offeror’s past performance on those recent efforts that were determined relevant by determining how well the contractor performed on the contracts. Documented results from Past Performance Questionnaires, interviews, CPARS, and other sources form the support and basis for this assessment.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

(ii) PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT: The final step is for the SSEB to arrive at a single consensus performance confidence assessment for the Offeror, selecting the most appropriate rating from the chart below.

Performance Confidence Assessments

3. Factor III - Small Business Participation

All offerors (both large and small businesses) will be evaluated on the level of proposed participation of small businesses in the performance of acquisition (as small business prime offerors or small business subcontractors) relative to the objectives and goals established herein. The government will evaluate:

a. The extent to which such firms, as defined in FAR Part 19, are specifically identified in proposals;

b. The extent of commitment to use such firms (and enforceable commitments will be considered more favorably than non-enforceable ones);

c. Identification of the complexity and variety of the work small firms are to perform;

d. The extent past performance is in compliance with FAR 52.219-8 “Utilization of Small Business” and maximizing opportunities for U.S. Small Business Subcontractors.

e. The extent of participation of small business prime offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the percentage of the value of the total acquisition. The Government will evaluate the extent to which the offeror meets or exceeds the goals: Goals for this procurement are --

· Total SB (any type of small business) 15% of total contract value

· Subcategory Small Business

· HUBZONE small business

1%

· Woman Owned Small Business(WOSB)

· Service-Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB)

· Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

2%

· HBCU/Minority Institutions

0%

Small Business Participation Factor Rating Definitions

TABLE 1 – COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

4. Factor IV – Price

The contract will be a Firm Fixed-Price Contract. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by evaluating the prices proposed in the Bid Schedule. The Offeror must provide a price proposal by completing the Bid Schedule as instructed in Section B.

a. The RFP requires firm fixed-price contract line items. A price reasonableness approach will be utilized by the Government to determine that the proposed prices offered are fair and reasonable and that a “buy-in” or unbalanced pricing between CLINs or Option Periods is not occurring.

b. The Government will examine price proposals for artificially low unit prices. Offers found to be unreasonably high, unrealistically low (an indication of “buy–in”), or unbalanced, may be considered unacceptable and may be rejected on that basis.

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