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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Mississippi River Basin Locks 15, 16, 18 and 22, Illinois, Iow a and Missouri- Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses

Changes w ere made to the follow ing sections: Schedule of Prices, Section 00 73 46, Section 01 22 00 and draw ings w ere superseded; see attached AMD0003 Specs

Changes w ere made to the source selection plan, see summary of changes

Question and Answ er period close date has been extended from 10 May 2016 to 17 May 2016 Solicitation close date has been extended from 17 May 2016 to 24 May 2016

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 17

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 06-May-2016

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912EK-16-R-0006

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

13-Apr-2016

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

06-May-2016

CODE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

1500 ROCK ISLAND DRIVE

ROCK ISLAND IL 61201

W912EK 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912EK-16-R-0006

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SOURCE SELECTION PLAN

LOCK CHAMBER BULKHEAD RECESSES

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

LOCKS 15 AND 16 DOWNSTREAM MAIN CHAMBER LOCK 15

UPSTREAM/DOWNSTREAM AUXILIARY CHAMBERS

LOCKS 16, 18, AND 22 UPSTREAM AUXILIARY CHAMBER

SECTION I

OVERVIEW

This Source Selection Plan (SSP) defines the criteria, organization, and policies to be used in selecting a contractor to provide construction services in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, for the installation of Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses for Lock Facilities on the Mississippi River at Lock No’s. 15, 16, 18, and 22.

A. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The Rock Island District Contracting Office has a requirement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a firm fixed price (FFP) construction service for the installation of Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses for Lock Facilities on the Mississippi River at Lock No’s. 15, 16, 18 and 22.

B. ACQUISITION STRATEGY

This is a competitive acquisition for a single award of a FFP contract. Award will be made to the best overall proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government.

Evaluation methodology for the instant procurement consists of four (4) factors: Technical Approach, Past Performance, Small Business Participation and Price. The business goal of the contract is to purchase the following major work items: Installation of downstream Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses for Lock Facilities on the Mississippi River at Lock No’s. 15 and 16, with options for bulkhead recesses at the downstream Auxiliary Lock Chamber at Lock No. 15, and upstream Auxiliary Lock Chamber Recesses at Lock No. 15, 16, 18, and 22.

SECTION II

SOLICITATION

PROVISIONS

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will select for award the proposal that is most advantageous and represents the best overall value to the Government, considering the Technical Approach, Past Performance, Small Business Participation and Price, along with their respective sub-factors (as applicable). As a result, the Government may select for award the offeror whose proposed price is not the lowest, but whose technical approach, past performance and small business participation proposals are sufficiently more advantageous as to justify the payment of a higher price. Conversely, the Government may select for award the offeror whose proposed prices are lower than other proposals that are not sufficiently more advantageous as to justify the payment of a higher price.

The evaluation factors are listed in descending order of importance: technical approach, past performance, small business participation and price. The non price factors- technical approach, past performance and small business, when combined are significantly more important than price. Technical approach is the most important factor. Past performance is more important than small business participation and small business participation is more important than price.

Proposed prices will be evaluated but not scored or otherwise combined with the other aspects of the proposal evaluation. An offeror must be considered “Acceptable” with no greater than a moderate risk in all factors and sub-factors under the technical approach factor; no less than a “Relevant” rating in the Past Performance factor; and have “Acceptable” small business participation in order to be eligible for contract award.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

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

Factor 1: Technical Approach: The Technical Approach factor is further divided into the following sub-factors:

a. Sub-factor 1: Work Plan

b. Sub-factor 2: Safety

Sub-factor 1 is significantly more important than sub-factor 2

Factor 2: Past Performance: The past performance evaluation considers each offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements.

Factor 3: Small Business Participation: All offerors will be evaluated on the level of proposed participation of small businesses.

Factor 4: Price: The resulting award will be a Firm Fixed Price Contract for construction services. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of this effort in accordance with FAR Part 15 procedures.

Evaluation of the offeror’s proposal shall address each sub-factor as it applies to the plans and specifications. 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.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST).

1. The overarching evaluation approach for all factors and sub-factors is as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response. The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the Request for Proposal (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 the offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposed tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

2. Factor 1; Technical Approach: The Technical Approach Factor is divided into the following sub- factors:

Sub-factor 1; Work Plan: This sub-factor evaluates the offeror’s proposed Work Plan for the entire length of the contract. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposed work plan to determine understanding of and compliance with the Government’s requirements. The elements are listed in descending order of importance and the evaluation will focus on the following:

a. Sub-factor 1; Element 1: Detailed Work Plan, Network Analysis, and Bar Chart

The Government will evaluate the description of the plan and how the contractor & subcontractors intend to accomplish the work. This plan shall include detailed work sequence and reasoning for activities performed in this time frame; allow for completion of required work in allotted time frame; shop drawing preparation and material approval, procurement and delivery system; identification of critical long lead time materials; utilization of labor, equipment and plant; staging, fleeting, parking, and mobilization plan; description also includes a list of major subcontractors with required coordination and overall job site management.

The primary engineering design and construction methodology will be evaluated on the basis that it meets specifications. The work plan description will include detailed discussion of work associated with the design and construction of the bulkhead recess (embedded metals and demolition), miter gate anchorages, cofferdams, impacted electrical conductors and temporary support of miter gates in accordance with the contract specifications.

The work plan description shall include detailed discussion of work associated with the installation of cofferdams. Procedures to seal the cofferdams and maintain a dewatered work area shall be provided. The work plan shall include a detailed plan for temporary support of miter gates and a procedure for ensuring new gate anchorage connection points are located in the exact same location as the existing. The work plan shall detail the proposed concrete demolition procedure and what steps will be taken to protect the adjacent components from damage. The work plan shall detail sequence of operations to ensure regular lock operations are maintained in accordance with the plans and specifications

The work plan description shall anticipate the possibility of corrective measures during construction. Specifically, the work plan shall outline a contingency plan for the following items: loss of cofferdam seal, failure of concrete structure between the removal limits and the lock fill/emptying culvert, and encountering unknown electrical conduits during demolition. The work plan shall also outline a complete procedure for exercising and adjusting the miter gates after anchorage installation to ensure satisfactory operation in accordance with the specifications.

In regards to the bar chart, the Government will look for details to include the following items: Activities labeled, interdependence including F-S and S-S, start, critical path, durations, ES and EF, LS and LF, float, dummies, and milestones. All detail activities are shown for shop drawings, mobilization, dewatering, demolition, recess and anchorage installation and demobilization. The logic demonstrates major activities placed in logical sequence, minimum number of critical path activities. The durations are set so all activities have assigned durations, major activities have reasonable durations and conform to resources, and detail activities have reasonable durations.

b. Sub-factor 1; Element 2: Hot/Cold Weather and High Water Contingency Plan

Work under this contract will be required during periods when extreme temperatures are to be expected. No time extensions shall be expected based on hot or cold weather conditions. The Government will look for a detailed description of equipment and methods that effectively ensure all environmental constraints for placed items (concrete cure, etc.) are met. The work plan shall also indicate, for the case of high water, at what river stage work will cease, an estimate of time impacts for evacuating the work area, and at what river stage the Contractor expects to resume work at the site.

c. Sub-factor 1; Element 3: Material Delivery Plan

Work under this contract will require delivery of large steels structures and batch mixed concrete. In particular, at Lock 15, vehicular delivery of these items is constrained by a site access to a government military base. The Government will look for a detailed description of equipment and methods that effectively ensure delivery of a l l placed items (embedded steel, concrete, etc.).

Sub-factor 2; Safety: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s proposal to determine capability to meet Government requirements in regards to Safety. The following areas, in which the offeror’s proposal will be evaluated (all elements are of equal importance), will focus on:

a. Sub-factor 2, Element 1: Risk Management Process: The risk reduction safety plan documentation shall clearly demonstrate the offeror’s process for managing risk on high hazard activities, including, but not limited to, diving operations, fall protection, crane operations, and floating plant safety will be evaluated. Key safety positions, including safety competent persons and duties shall be outlined, noting compliance with the duty requirements of the contract. In addition, the offeror shall submit the names of key safety personnel including experience, education, and training.

Proposals that clearly demonstrate the offerors ability to reduce risk with a detailed safety plan and available safety trained professionals for this project will receive an acceptable, good, or outstanding risk rating. Conversely, proposals that do not provide clear evidence of a sound risk reduction safety plan and available safety trained professionals to successfully reduce risk will receive a marginal or unacceptable risk rating.

b. Sub-factor 2, Element 2: Experience Modifier: The Government will evaluate the

Experience Modifier. The Contractor must provide documentation that demonstrates their safety and health program experience using an "Experience Modification Rate (EMR)” for the past five (5) years. The following is the rating criteria to be used:

Rating Experience Modifier

Superior 0.7 or below Acceptable 0.71 to 1.0

Sub-Standard 1.1 or greater

The Technical Factor Ratings, excerpted below, focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks, and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal. The adjectival rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Technical sub-factor requirements. Sub-factor ratings shall be rolled up into an overall rating for Factor 1; Technical Approach.

TECHNICAL RATINGS

Rating Description

Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more significant deficiencies.

Proposal is un-awardable.

2. Factor 2; Past Performance

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 Plans and Specifications.

Evaluation of past performance shall be in accordance with this plan utilizing the forms and questionnaires set forth in Appendix D.

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 cost, 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 recent and relevant efforts (within the past ten (10) 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 either favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

The Government will 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) 237990. Data used in conducting performance risk assessments shall not extend past ten (10) years prior to the issue date of the RFP, but will include performance data generated during the past ten (10) years without regard to the contract award date.

The past performance factor considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each offeror after evaluating the offeror's recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements.

The first aspect of the past performance evaluation is to assess the offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. The following criteria will be used to establish what is relevant which shall include similarity of service/support, complexity; dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming.

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY

Relevancy Description

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.

The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to assess each offeror’s past performance to determine how confident a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired.

The performance confidence assessment will utilize the most appropriate rating from the chart below. This rating considers the assessed confidence of the relevant/recent efforts gathered.

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENTS

Assessment 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.

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.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

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.

3. Factor 3: 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 weighted more heavily than non-enforceable ones);

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

d. 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; or alternatively may consider the percentage of ‘planned subcontracting’ dollars. Goals are based on percent of the TOTAL contract value.

e. The extent to which the offeror meets or exceed the goals: Goals for this procurement are:

Small Business Category Procurement Goals Small Business 30% Small Disadvantaged Business 7% Women-Owned Small Business 3% HUBZone Small Business 3% Veteran Owned Small Business 5% Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business 3%

The following adjectival rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the small business participation requirements:

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Rating Description

Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

4. Factor 4: Price

Price will be evaluated for reasonableness in accordance with FAR Part15. Contract Line Item prices will be evaluated to determine whether the estimated proposed prices are reasonable for the work to be performed; reflect a clear understanding of the requirements;

and are consistent with the offeror's technical proposal.

(1) The offeror shall ensure the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the dollar values set forth in the SF1442 Schedule of Prices.

(2) Prices offered will be evaluated for reasonableness in comparison to the Government estimate In accordance with 33 U.S.C. 622 and 624, no civil works construction contract shall be awarded if the contract price exceeds the Government estimate by more than twenty five (25) percent.

(3) The Government may reject any proposal that is evaluated and determined to be unrealistic in terms of project commitments, including contract terms and conditions, or unreasonably high or low in cost when compared to Government estimates, such that the proposal is deemed to reflect an inherent lack of competence or failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the project.

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Introduction.

The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronic version to the Contract Specialist, Carissa Needham, carissa.j.needham@usace.army.mil, as set forth below.The offeror’s proposal shall consist of the following five (5) volumes and may be submitted to the Contract Specialist via CD or email:

I – Price II – Technical Approach III – Past Performance IV– Small Business Participation *Small Business Subcontracting Plans shall be submitted with the proposal if the offeror is a large business.

V – Solicitation, Amendments, Offer and Award Documents and Bonds/Certifications/Representations/JV or LLC info

Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the Project Scope of Work 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.

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Each volume shall be submitted electronically. Each document within the file shall be clearly labeled with its title. Contractor shall sign the first two pages of Form 1442.

b. All documents shall be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one (1) 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.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE

DIGITAL

COPIES

MAXIMUM

PAGES

I – Price

Schedule of Prices

II – Technical Approach 1 100 III – Past Performance 1 25 IV – Small Business Participation 1 25* Small Business Subcontracting Plan V – Solicitation, Offer and Award 1 N/A

Documents and Certification/ Representations Bid Bond

*The Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be submitted with the proposal, if offeror is a large business, to be considered for award.

*The Small Business Subcontracting Plan is excluded from the page count.

*Bid Bonds shall be submitted hard copy within three (3) days after the solicitation close date.

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

2. 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. A Table of Contents shall 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” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files.

**Please note – Self extracting exe. files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate volume.

Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, along with the detailed information provided below:

i. VOLUME I – Price: The volume shall consist of the Price Schedule, located in section 00100 of request for proposal. Failure to provide shall result in your proposal not being considered for award. Certified cost and pricing data are not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award. No pricing information shall be contained in any other volume of this proposal.

ii. VOLUME II – Technical Approach: The volume shall consist of all information required to support the technical approach and shall not exceed one hundred (100) pages. No technical approach information shall be contained in any other volume of this proposal. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

Sub-factor 1:Work Plan: The work plan portion of the proposal shall address the following as a minimum:

o Element 1: Detailed Work Plan, Network Analysis, and Bar Chart for Entire Work Period o Element 2: Hot/Cold Weather and High Water Contingency Plan o Element 3: Material Delivery

Sub-factor 2: Safety: The safety portion shall address the following at a minimum.

o Element 1: Risk Management Process o Element 2: Experience Modifier

iii. VOLUME III – Past Performance: This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed twenty five

(25) pages plus five (5) pages for each major subcontractor, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms.

Offerors shall submit all Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor 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. 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. No past performance information shall be contained in any other volume of this proposal.

Submit a separate sheet for each reference. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure points of contact can be contacted by the government’s evaluators and that they will cooperate.

Section 1: Past Performance Questionnaire

The offeror shall submit up to five (5) Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Forms which shall identify if the contract is active or complete, the contract was for the Government (Federal, state, local, etc) or commercial, if the offeror was the prime contractor, a teaming partner, and/or joint venture. Clearly link the past performance information to the Technical Approach factor/sub- factors/elements stated in the solicitation. Additionally, as applicable, offerors are to include a discussion of efforts to resolve problems encountered as well as efforts to identify and manage project risk.

Where problems existed, clearly demonstrate management actions employed in overcoming these problems and the effects of those actions, in terms of improvements achieved or problems rectified. Contracts shall be at least six (6) months old to be considered. Contracts with expiration dates prior to ten (10) years ago shall not be considered.

Offerors shall follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Carissa Needham via email at Carissa.J.Needham@usace.army.mil prior to proposal to the closing date.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

iv. VOLUME IV – Small Business Participation Plan

No small business participation information shall be contained in any other volume of this proposal. Content of Small Business Participation Volume

Small Business Participation Plan - See Appendix (G) Small

Business Participation Plan Example

Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 if other than a U.S. Small Business Offeror. See Appendix

(H) Subcontracting Plan Example

**Separate from a Small Business Participation Plan, other than U.S. Small Business offerors must also submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003 (or DFARS 252.219-7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan).

**Other than U.S. Small Businesses, offeror’s must submit acceptable subcontracting plans to be eligible for award. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Plan. The Subcontracting Plan is NOT rated.

v. VOLUME V – Solicitations, Amendments, Offer, Award Documents, Bid

Bonds and Certifications/Representations

Standard Form 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award and all amendments Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors, Bid Bond

*Bid Bonds shall be submitted hard copy within three (3) days after the solicitation close date.

E. DISCUSSIONS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

In accordance with FAR 15.306(d), discussion sessions with each offeror may be held. Should discussions take place, all offerors in the competitive range will be allowed the same number of calendar days, at minimum of seven (7), to submit Final Proposal Revisions.

2. DISCUSSION SCHEDULING

If discussions are conducted, the Contracting Officer will schedule the discussion sessions, and each offeror will be notified of the time and place at least two (2) business days prior to their discussion session. Appropriate security clearances shall be provided by the offerors in sufficient time to process the requests. The Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notification. The discussion sessions will take place by the method of the Government’s choosing and provided to the contractor in writing.

SECTION 00100 - BIDDING SCHEDULE/INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

MVR.02

QUESTION AND ANSWER

VIA PROJNET

Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT) 17 May 2016 at 2:00pm CT. 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: H94V2K-6468GP

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.

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.

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