B.08.02_Final_Solicitation.pdf

W68SBV80781991

Construction Project: Low er Granite DC System and Low Voltage Sw itch Gear

JULIE M MORRIS 509-527-7227

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

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

NEGOTIATED

28-Mar-2019

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________00 70 00

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________5 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________30 Apr 2019 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

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

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

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

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

USAED, WALLA WALLA - CONTRACTING DIV.

JULIE M. MORRIS

201 N. THIRD AVENUE

WALLA WALLA WA 99362-1876

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1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

509-527-7801FAX:TEL: 509-527-7227 TEL: FAX:

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20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued)

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

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

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

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

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

See Item 14

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

30B. SIGNATURE

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

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

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

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

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

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

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

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Section 00 01 10 - Table of Contents

INDEX

Section 00 10 00, Solicitation Contract Form

Section 00 21 00, Instructions

Section 00 45 00, Representations and Certifications

Section 00 70 00, Conditions of the Contract

Section 00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions

Technical Specifications

Drawings

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

BID SCHEDULE

Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers

Lower Granite DC System and Low Voltage Switch Gear

The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

ITEM

DESCRIPTION

QUANTITY

U/M

U/P

AMOUNT

Items

REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF EXISTING

TRANSFORMERS AND 480V AC

SWITCHGEAR SQ0 AND SQ1. REMOVE

AND RETAIN SQ2

JOB

XXXXX

REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF EXISTING

MAIN UNIT AUXILIARY BOARDS SU1 –

SU6 AND CP1-6

MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS CQ01,

CQ02, CQ04, CQ05, SH AND THE SH

TRANSFORMER

PANELBOARDS CQ03, FCQ1, CQ1, CQ1.1

AND CR1.1 AND TRANSFORMER TR1.1

4160 VOLT GOVERNOR OIL PUMP

MOTORS

BATTERY CHARGERS BC1 AND BC2

DC SWITCHBOARDS AND

PANELBOARDS AND PREFERRED AC

PANEL

CONDUCTORS, CONDUIT RISERS, AND

EXPOSED CONDUIT

REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF

HEADCOVER AND TURBINE BEARING

OIL PUMP STARTERS AND CONTROLS

PROVIDE NEW 480V AC SWITCHGEAR

LINEUPS SQO, SQ1 AND SQ2,

INCLUDING NEW FEEDER CABLES

PROVIDE NEW UNIT MOTOR CONTROL

CENTERS SU1 – SU6, INCLUDING NEW

FEEDER CABLES

PROVIDE NEW STATION SERVICE

MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS CQ01,

CQO2, CQO4, CQO5 AND SH

INCLUDING NEW FEEDER CABLES

PROVIDE NEW PANELBOARDS CQ03,

FCQ1, CQ1 CQ1.1, CR1.1 AND

TRANSFORMER TR1.1

PROVIDE NEW 480 VOLT GOVERNOR

OIL PUMP MOTORS

PROVIDE NEW 125V BATTERY

CHARGERS

PROVIDE NEW BATTERY MONITORING

COMPUTER, CART, DIAGNOSTIC

EQUIPMENT, WIRING, AND BATTERY

MONITORING HARDWARE AND

SOFTWARE PACKAGE

PROVIDE NEW BATTERY

SWITCHBOARDS, DC DISTRIBUTION

PANELBOARDS, 120V AC

DISTRIBUTION PANELBOARDS, AND

MANUAL BREAKER TRANSFER

PANELS INCLUDING NEW FEEDER

CABLES

PROVIDE NEW SMOKE DETECTORS

HYDROGEN SENSORS, FIRE DOOR,

EYE WASH AND SHOWER STATIONS,

VENTILATION SYSTEM, BATTERY

ROOM DRAINAGE AND FLOOR

MODIFICATION

PROVIDED NEW LOAD BANK

PROVIDE SQ REMOTE CONTROL

PANELS

PROVIDE SBC PANEL

RELOCATE EXISTING INVERTERS

FURNISH SPARE PARTS AND

ACCESSORIES

CORE DRILLING AND CONCRETE

WORK

FURNISH O&M MANUALS

FURNISH FINAL RECORD DRAWINGS

PROVIDE COMMISSIONING SERVICES

AND TRAINING

SCHEDULE TOTAL $__________

IMPORTANT See Section 01 22 00.00 28; MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT; Paragraph; Retainage of

Payment, for withholding of payment for final deliverables.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

ATTENTION TO OFFERORS

ATTENTION TO OFFERORS

Offerors(s) may be asked to provide the following information for the Government’s use in the determination of offerors(s) responsibility, pursuant to FAR Part 9.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Current Balance Sheet and latest Profit and Loss Statement prepared from the most recent fiscal year and certified by an officer of the company.

2. The name of your banking firm, telephone number and the name of the individual to contact for a line-of-credit reference.

Banking Institution ______________________________________________

Telephone Number ______________________________________________

Person to Contact ______________________________________________

Email Address ______________________________________________

3. Tax ID Number ___________________________________

4. Years of experience (in the field of the proposed work). _______________________

Indicate similarity of work currently under way to work required for this project.

5. List of present work to include agency or firm name, address, telephone number and email address of primary point of contact responsible for inspection and acceptance of the work. (Attach list)

6. List of previous work to include agency or firm name, address, telephone number and email address of primary point of contact responsible for inspection and acceptance of the work. (Attach list)

7. Percentage of work under this contract to be subcontracted _______________ %

Return completed form with all attachments to:

Email: Julie.M.Morris@usace.army.mil

OR

Physical/Mailing Address: Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CT Hillary Morgan, 201 North Third

Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876.

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INSURANCE

Offerors shall price all line items of the bid schedule.

AWARD will be made, as a whole, to one offeror.

BONDS: If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its offer by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed payments bonds or alternate payment protection within 10 Calendar days after receipt of the contract award forms by the offeror, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

ARTHMETIC DISCREPANCIES:

(a) For the purposes of evaluating proposals, the following will be used to resolve arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of the Bid Schedule as submitted by the offeror:

a. Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected.

b. In a discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

c. Calculation errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

d. Calculation errors in the addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

(b) For the purpose of proposal evaluation, the government will proceed on the assumption that the offeror intends his proposal to be evaluated on the basis of unit prices, the totals arrived at by resolution of arithmetic discrepancies as provided above the proposal will be so reflected on the abstract of offers.

(c) These correction procedures shall not be used to resolve any ambiguity in the proposal

OFFER QUANTITIES: Proposals for less than the specified quantities of each item in the bid schedule will not be considered.

SUBCONTRACTIG PLAN

ALL LARGE BUSINESS OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT A SUBCONTRACTING PLAN WITH THEIR

PROPOSAL. THE SUBCONTRACTING PLAN MUST BE REVSED AND INCLUDED WITH ANY

SUBSEQUENT PROPOSAL REVISION(S), as applicable. See Section 00 70 00, Federal Acquisition Regulation

Clause 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan. For information on the evaluation of subcontracting plans, see Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Appendix DD.

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.

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 Offerors 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 non-responsible 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.

TIMING OF BIDDER INQUIRIES: Bidders are encouraged to submit their bidder inquiries promptly. The

Government will make every effort to answer all bidder inquiries; however, the close to the bid opening due date an inquiry is received, the less likely it is that a timely response can be provided.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 2J264S-NNRU5K

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:

https://www.projnet.org/

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.

NOTICE: All offerors will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in Bidder inquiry prior to proposal submission. Nothing is changed in the solicitation unless an amendment is issued.

EVALUATION FACTORS

A. 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, based on an integrated assessment, with appropriate consideration given to the five (5) evaluation factors: Technical Experience;

Technical Approach; Past Performance; Small Business Participation Plan; and Price.

Factor 1 Technical Experience, Factor 2 Technical Approach and Factor 3 Past Performance are equally important. Individually, Factors 1, 2, and 3 are more important that Factor 4 Small

Business Participation Plan. When combined, the non-price factors (Factors 1, 2, 3, and 4) are significantly more important than Factor 5 Price.

Sub-Factors 1A and 1B, are of equal importance.

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The following paragraphs B through E cover the Factors and Sub-factors to be evaluated, the evaluation approach for each Factor and Sub-factor to include factor rating tables, proposal submission requirements and final discussion guidance.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors and sub-factors will be used to evaluate each proposal.

1. FACTOR 1 Technical Experience – Installation and Commissioning

The technical evaluation will be comprised of two (2) Sub-factors. Risk will be evaluated as one aspect of the technical evaluation, inherent in the technical evaluation factor or sub-factor ratings. Risk assesses the degree to which the offeror’s proposed technical approach for the requirements of the solicitation may cause disruption of schedule, increased price, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

Sub-factor 1A: Electrical Industrial Installation Experience

Sub-factor 1B: Electrical Industrial Commissioning Experience

Evaluation of the offeror’s proposal shall address each sub-factor as it applies to the scope of work. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the Evaluation

Approach, Paragraph C of this section. During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each sub-factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

2. FACTOR 2 Technical Approach - Risk will be evaluated as one aspect of the technical evaluation, inherent in the technical evaluation factor rating. Risk assesses the degree to which the offeror’s proposed technical approach for the requirements of the solicitation may cause disruption of schedule, increased price, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

3. FACTOR 3 Past Performance - Each offeror’s current and past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence.

4. FACTOR 4 Small Business Participation Plan – The extent of Small Business

Participation will be evaluated for unrestricted acquisitions.

5. FACTOR 5 Price - The resulting award will be a firm-fixed price contract. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of the proposal.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB). The following sections define the information to be provided, and describe how the information for each factor and sub-factor will be evaluated and rated.

1. Factor 1 Technical Experience - This factor is comprised of the following sub-factors:

a. Sub-factor 1A: Electrical Industrial Installation Experience

Proposals will be evaluated to determine experience with electrical industrial installation relevant with the scope and complexity required in the solicitation. Offerors shall provide sufficient information to clearly demonstrate the breadth and depth of the Offeror’s electrical industrial installation experience. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements, to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required of this solicitation.

Offerors shall submit the following for Sub-factor 1A:

I. Offerors must demonstrate electrical industrial installation experience by providing up to four (4) examples, performed within the past ten (10) years that collectively demonstrate each of the elements identified below. If more than four (4) examples are provided, only the first four (4) examples will be evaluated.

At least 50% physically complete at the time of proposal submission or was completed within the last ten (10) years.

Complete equipment upgrade of at least a 5 MVA system that collectively include the following:

o 480V switchgear, motor control centers, panelboards and motors and o Minimum 50V DC and 120V Preferred AC system (battery chargers, load bank, switchboards, and panelboards) and o Medium voltage (5 kV) lines and o Conduit and o Temporary equipment/switchgear and o Instrumentation and controls (Programmable Logic Contoller (PLC))

Use Attached “Offeror Experience Form” to describe the projects in which the

Offeror has relevant installation experience. Project experience shall include adequate detail to demonstrate the relevancy of the scope of work for comparison to that required in this solicitation.

b. Sub-factor 1B: Electrical Industrial Commissioning Experience

Proposals will be evaluated to determine commissioning experience for relevant projects of the scope and complexity required in the solicitation. Offerors shall provide sufficient information to clearly demonstrate the breadth and depth of the Offeror’s electrical industrial commissioning experience. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation.

Offerors shall submit the following for Sub-factor 1B:

I. Offerors must demonstrate electrical industrial commissioning experience by providing up to four (4) examples, performed within the past ten (10) years that collectively demonstrate each of the elements identified below. If more than four (4) examples are provided, only the first four (4) examples will be evaluated.

At least 50% physically complete at the time of proposal submission or was completed within the last ten (10) years.

Complete equipment upgrade of at least a 5 MVA system that collectively include o 480V switchgear, motor control centers, panelboards and motors and o Minimum 50V DC and 120V Preferred AC system (battery chargers, inverters, load bank, switchboards, and panelboards) and o Medium voltage (5 kV) lines and o Conduit and o Temporary equipment/switchgear and o Instrumentation and controls (PLC)

Use Attached “Offeror Experience Form” to describe the projects in which the

Offeror has relevant commissioning experience. Project experience shall include adequate detail to demonstrate the relevancy of the scope of work for comparison to that required in this solicitation.

2. Factor 2 Technical Approach

This sub-factor 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. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation.

Offerors shall submit the following for Factor 2:

I. Provide a work plan / schedule

1) Work plan / Schedule shall reflect 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, and contract close-out. Contractor should assume, for evaluation purposes only, an award date of 21 June 2019. At a minimum, the schedule shall include the following:

a. Pre-Construction Submittals submitted/approved within 85 calendar days from Notice To Proceed being issued

b. Compliance with Work Sequencing Specification (01 12 16.00 28) and acknowledgement of outage requirements.

c. Major Activities

i. Pre-construction submittals

ii. Unit outages

iii. Demolition

iv. Installation

v. Contractor and Government Commissioning

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

3) Show understanding, via manufacturing research, that the replacement SQ0 meets the physical space limitations identified in the contract plan view and elevation drawings.

4) Document capabilities and availability of resources (equipment and personnel) necessary to complete all required major tasks above.

5) List all critical subcontractors with their respective role and responsibility to complete all major tasks. * See subcontractor identification in submission requirements.

6) Explain the communication process between different crews, subcontractors, and managers, including the superintendent, project manager, safety officer and quality control personnel. Include an organization chart to show the communication channels.

Evaluation Methodology for Factor 1 Technical Experience (includes Sub-Factors 1A and

1B) and Factor 2 Technical Approach:

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

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 unawardable.

3. Factor 3 - Past Performance

There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: Recency, Relevancy (including context of data) and Quality (including general trends in the contractor performance and source of information).

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts of the scope of work. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required by this solicitation.

a. The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror’s (and major subcontractor’s) record of performance as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including price, schedule, performance and management of sub-contractors. Major sub-contractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform ten (10) percent or more of the proposed effort. 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, signed letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered.

Offerors are reminded to include the most recent and relevant efforts (within the past ten years) in their proposal. Absent any recent 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 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 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) 238210, Power Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing. Data submitted by the offeror or gathered from other sources by the government in conducting performance risk assessments shall not extend past ten years prior to the issue date of the request for proposal, but may include performance data generated during the past ten years without regard to the contract award date. CPARS data is limited to the past 6 years. Offeror’s should provide additional performance data for projects beyond six years.

b. Offerors should 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 ten years, from the issue date of this request for proposal, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation.

c. 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.

d. RECENCY: The Government will evaluate recency by examining the offerors’ record of past performance and to assess the time period during which the offeror’s past performance is considered relevant.

e. 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, 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.

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.

f. QUALITY: The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance. The quality past performance evaluations conducted gathers information from offeror’s customers to determine how well the offeror performed those past contracts. This quality assessment will be reflected in the overall confidence assessment described below.

g. PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENT: The final step is for the team to arrive at a single consensus performance confidence assessment for the offeror.

Because this source selection requires a greater level of discrimination with the past performance evaluation, evaluators shall use the ratings in the chart below. This rating considers the assessed quality of the relevant/current efforts gathered

(documented results from Past Performance Questionnaires, interviews, CPARS, and other sources form the support and basis for this assessment). Ensure the rationale for the conclusions reached are included.

Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Definition

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.

4. Factor 4 – Small Business Participation Plan

All Offerors (both large and small businesses) will be evaluated on the extent of participation of small business concerns in performance of this contract opportunity. Offerors shall use

Attachment C to provide their Small Business Participation Plan. All offerors 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:

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

2. The extent of commitment to use such firms. The proposal will be rated more favorably under this sub-factor if it contains an enforceable commitment in the form of a signed Letter of Commitment (LOC);

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

4. 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.

5. The extent to which the offeror meets or exceeds the goals. The goals for this procurement are:

Total Small Business 10% of the total contract value;

Subcategory Small Business o Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 2% of the total contract value;

o Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 3% of the total contract value;

o Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) 1% of the total contract value;

o Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) 1% of the total contract value;

o Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 1% of the total contract value;

Evaluation Methodology for Factor 3 shall use Combined Technical/Risk Ratings as follows:

Rating Description

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives

Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

5. Factor 5 – Price

Offerors must submit completed Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) with unit price, quantity, and extended price. All extensions of the unit prices shown will be subject to verification by the

Government. In case of discrepancy between the unit price and the extended price, the unit price will govern. For the purpose of evaluating proposals, the following will be used to resolve arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of the pricing schedule as submitted by the offeror:

a. Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

b. In a discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

c. Calculation errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

d. Calculation errors in the addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

An evaluation will be performed on the proposed prices. The evaluation will not be assigned an adjectival rating. However, it will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness in accordance with FAR 15.305 and FAR 15.404.

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Introduction. The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with accompanying digital copies as set forth below. The solicitation shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submission. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. The electronic files shall contain identical information to the hard copies.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes. The Volumes are:

Volume I - Technical, Past Performance

Volume II – Small Business Participation Plan, Price, Solicitation, Offer and Award

Documents and Certifications/Representations.

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.

2. Proposal Submission Requirements.

a. 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.

b. Printing shall be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New

Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE PRINTED COPIES ELECTRONIC COPIES

Volume I Original + 5 1

Volume II Original + 1 1

d. Proposals may be rejected for failure to adhere to the proposal preparation requirements.

e. Proposals shall conform to the solicitation requirements to include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and all other information required of this solicitation.

3. Proposal Files.

a. 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. Scans must be in color and at least 600 dpi. All files created in 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”

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. 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. **The electronic files shall contain identical information to the hard copy files.

b. 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.

c. Sub-Contractor Identification.

Offerors should clearly identify the firm(s) that will be utilized during performance of the contract or work that will be self-performed. Ensure the proposal is clear as to which function the Offeror or subcontractor will be performing. If the prime contractor proposes to use a subcontractor, the offeror shall submit a signed Letter of

Commitment from the subcontractor with the proposal.

If a subcontractor is proposed, the proposal will be considered more favorable if the proposal contains evidence of the prime and subcontractor working successfully together previously on relevant projects.

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.

(i) VOLUME I, TAB 1 –Technical Experience. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 – Sub-factor 1A: Electrical Industrial Installation Experience

(2) Section 2 – Sub-factor 1B: Electrical Industrial Commissioning Experience

(ii) VOLUME I, TAB 2 –Technical Approach

(iii) VOLUME I, TAB 3 – Past Performance. This tab shall contain current and past performance information regarding similar contracts. Offerors shall submit Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major contract currently in performance or awarded during the past ten (10) 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, signed letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This tab 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/Task 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 shall 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 and suppliers 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 to demonstrate the relevancy of experience and past performance with this solicitation. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Signed Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered. Letters of Commitment must be signed both by the company official and the employee.

(5) Section 5-Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1

- Contract Descriptions, complete a Past Performance Questionnaire for any project that has not received a formal Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS) evaluation. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance

Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to the 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

Julie.M.Morris@usace.army.mil. The offeror shall 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.

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