W912EK22R0018.pdf

SOLICITATION NO.: W912EK22R0018

B5IWLD03202101

US Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District

ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN

BRANDON ROAD LOCK AND DAM

JOLIET, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

MITER GATE INSTALLATION AND

MACHINERY REPLACEMENT

Construction Solicitation and Specifications

JUNE 2022

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

1500 ROCK ISLAND DRIVE

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 61201

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil

PREBID MEETING NOTICE

A prebid meeting will be held at 1000 hours on June 28, 2022, at Brandon Road Lock and Dam. The meeting is to discuss the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Miter Gate Installation and Machinery Replacement project, Solicitation No.

W912EK22R0018 and to provide an opportunity for offerors to visit the site.

This will be the only on-site visit with the Corps of Engineers during the bidding phase. Offerors may visit the site on their own and contact the POC listed to set up a site visit.

Offerors are highly encouraged to attend this prebid meeting.

Make arrangements at least 24 hours in advance of the prebid meeting with:

Mr. Calvin Schmid Area Engineer Eastern Area Office U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 926 SW Adams St Suite 110 Peoria, IL 61602

(309) 235-9029 (collect calls are not authorized)

Offerors are required to bring Safety Equipment for this meeting: safety hat, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, and life-vest (US Coast Guard approved).

Questions from Offerors submitted and Government responses will be documented via ProjNet Bidder Inquiry. Please reference clause MVR.02 - Questions and Answers via ProjNet for further instruction.

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 73 05 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK

01 14 00 WORK RESTRICTIONS

01 20 00 PRICE AND PAYMENT

01 32 01 PROJECT SCHEDULE

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 42 00 REFERENCE INFORMATION

01 45 00 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS)

01 45 04 CONTRACTOR QUALITY CONTROL

01 50 00 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FACILITIES

01 53 11 PROTECTION, LOCK DEWATERING, AND DEBRIS REMOVAL

01 57 19 TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS

01 78 00 AS-BUILT CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS

01 78 23 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DATA

01 91 00 COMMISSIONING

DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 10 00 MITER GATE REMOVAL, REINSTALLATION, AND ADJUSTMENT

02 20 15 REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES

02 21 00 SURVEYS

02 41 00 DEMOLITION AND DECONSTRUCTION

02 83 13 LEAD IN CONSTRUCTION

02 95 20 CONCRETE REMOVAL

02 95 25 CONCRETE WIRE SAWING

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

03 11 19 FORMWORK FOR CONCRETE

03 15 14 JOINTS IN CONCRETE

03 15 15 GROUT, FILLER MATERIAL, AND ANCHOR BOLTS

03 20 01 CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT

03 31 00 CAST-IN-PLACE STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

DIVISION 05 - METALS

05 05 20 CONCRETE ANCHORS

05 50 14 STRUCTURAL METAL FABRICATIONS

05 59 20 FABRICATION OF HYDRAULIC STEEL STRUCTURES

DIVISION 06 - WOOD, PLASTICS, AND COMPOSITES

06 10 00 ROUGH CARPENTRY

DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 31 14 ROOFING, STRIP SHINGLES

07 92 00 JOINT SEALING

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1

08 11 16 ALUMINUM DOORS AND FRAMES

08 51 14 ALUMINUM WINDOWS

08 70 60 BUILDERS' HARDWARE

08 81 14 GLASS AND GLAZING

DIVISION 09 - FINISHES

09 90 00 PAINTS AND COATINGS

09 97 02 PAINTING: HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES

DIVISION 12 - FURNISHINGS

12 20 00 WINDOW TREATMENT

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 81 00 DECENTRALIZED UNITARY HVAC EQUIPMENT

DIVISION 25 - INTEGRATED AUTOMATION

25 05 11 CYBERSECURITY

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 05 00 ELECTRICAL

26 24 13 SWITCHBOARDS

26 24 16 PANELBOARDS

26 24 19 MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS

26 28 01 COORDINATED POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EXCAVATION, FILLING, AND BACKFILLING

31 68 13 POST TENSIONED ANCHORS

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 92 10 REPAIR DAMAGED TURFED AREAS

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 40 00 STORM DRAINAGE UTILITIES

33 71 02 UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION

33 82 00 TELECOMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE PLANT (OSP)

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

35 01 41 ELECTROMECHANICAL OPERATING MACHINERY

DIVISION 40 - PROCESS INTERCONNECTIONS

40 60 00 PROCESS CONTROL

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96514720887504

Miter Gate Installation and Machinery Replacement at Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Joliet, Will County, Illinois

NAICS: 237990

SIZE STANDARD: $39,500,000

ESTIMATE RANGE: BETWEEN $10,000,000 AND $25,000,000

CONTRACT COMPLETION: 468 CALENDAR DAYS

UNRESTRICTED, LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE

ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA PROJNET. SEE CLAUSE MVR.02 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

JEFFREY R VOSS 309-794-5093

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

14-Jun-2022

(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 _______15 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________468 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________14 Jul 2022 (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 of fers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, 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 _______60 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

CONTRACTING DIVISION

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1500 ROCK ISLAND D

ROCK ISLAND IL 61201

W912EK

PAGE OF PAGES

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)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W912EK22R0018 258

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

W912EK22R0018

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

SCHEDULE OF PRICES

ITEM

NO.

SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT

UNIT

PRICE

AMOUNT

DELIVERY

DATE

Base Bid

0001 Mobilization and Demobilization

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0002 Temporary Construction Facilities

0002AA First 6 Months 6 MO

0002AB Over 6 Months 1 MO

0003 Protection and Dewatering

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0004 Lock Chamber Debris Removal

0004AA First 200 Cubic Yards 200 CY

0004AB Over 200 Cubic Yards 50 CY

0005 Upstream Miter Gate Installation

0005AA Concrete Removal 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0005AB Concrete Placement 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0005AC Anchorage Fabrication and Installation

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0005AD Quoin Fabrication and Installation

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0005AE Pintle Base Fabrication and Installation

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0005AF Sill Concrete Removal 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0005AG Sill Concrete Placement

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0006 Miter Gate Machinery

0006AA Removal of Existing Machinery

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0006AB Machinery Base Fabrication and Installation

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0006AC Concrete Removal 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0006AD Concrete Placement 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0006AE Machinery Installation 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0007 Control Stand Replacement

0007AA Removal of Existing Control Stands

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0007AB Construction of Control Stands

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0008 Electrical System

0008AA Temporary Electrical

Power and Control System

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0008AB Existing Electrical System Demolition

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0008AC Drain Pipe Installation 1 JOB XXXXXX $________

0008AD Utility Trench Installation and Slabs

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0008AE Permanent Electrical Power & Controls Equipment and Cables Systems

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0008AF Limit Switch Work 1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

0009 Testing and Commissioning

1 JOB XXXXXXX $________

TOTAL OF ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF THE BASE BID

(ITEM NOS. 0001 THROUGH 0009) $________

JOB = LUMP SUM CY = CUBIC YARD MO =

MONTHS

ENSURE UNIT PRICES AND AMOUNT LINES FOR ALL ITEMS ARE

COMPLETED.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

MVR.02

QUESTION AND ANSWER VIA PROJNET

ALL SUBMITTED QUESTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE ANSWERS

PROVIDED SHALL BE VIEWED IN BIDDER INQUIRY IN PROJNET AT

(https://www.projnet.org).

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) 12:00pm on 30 June 2022. To submit or 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: YXM5NN-IAK39I

Specific Instructions for First Time 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.

SOURCE SELECTION PLAN

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

This acquisition is a full and open, competitive procurement utilizing Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) best value continuum source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.101-2.

A single award will be made to the Offeror who provides a technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.

Proposed prices will be evaluated but not scored or otherwise combined with the other aspects of the proposal evaluation.

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

Factor 1: Price Factor 2: Technical Factor 3: Past Performance

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals will be evaluated by the Source Selection Team (SST). In order for any offeror to be considered for award, the proposal must receive an “Acceptable” rating in every non-price factor. The two non-price factors are Technical and Past Performance.

Factor 1: Price

Price will be evaluated and considered but will not be scored or combined with other aspects of the proposal evaluation. An award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable proposal. The lowest price will be determined by adding up all listed line items. Offerors shall complete and submit the Schedule of Prices with its proposal and include a price for each line item. Failure to submit a price for any of the required line items on the Schedule of Prices will render the Offeror’s proposal as ineligible for award. Offerors will be allowed one proposal submission.

The Source Selection Evaluation Board will evaluate each Offeror’s price and verify that unbalanced pricing is not present. The Contracting Officer will evaluate each Offeror’s price in accordance with FAR 15.404-1 to determine price reasonableness. Price reasonableness will be determined by comparing all proposed prices, the Independent Government Estimate, and pricing of previous work that is same or similar to the requirement.

The otherwise technically acceptable lowest priced Offeror may be required to confirm/validate their offered price. Certified cost and pricing data are not currently required; however, the Government reserves the right to request such data prior to award.

Factor 2: Technical

The Government will evaluate the Technical Proposal on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis.

This factor identifies the minimum requirements that are imperative to successful contract performance.

The Source Selection Team will evaluate the Offeror’s proposal against the factors listed below to determine whether the technical proposal is Acceptable or Unacceptable. To be considered acceptable, all factors under the technical proposal must receive an acceptable rating. The adjectival rating depicts whether or not the offeror’s proposal meets the Technical Proposal factor requirements.

Subfactor 1: Schedule

Technical Subfactor 1 evaluates the Offeror’s proposed schedule for the lock closure period.

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s proposed schedule to determine understanding of and compliance with the Government’s requirements.

Minimum requirements for this factor include a preliminary bar chart schedule showing the following activities as outlined in Specification Section 01 14 00, WORK RESTRICTIONS

a. Survey of existing lock components

b. Receipt of Government Furnished Equipment (GFE)

c. Execution of Government dewatering/rewatering/dewatering/rewatering of the lock chamber.

d. Government miter gate removal/installation activities

e. Installation of miter gate anchorage, quoin, pintle

f. Adjustment of the miter gates

g. Miter gate machinery installation at each corner

Table C-1

Technical Proposal Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description

ACCEPTABLE Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

UNACCEPTABLE Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

h. Control stand construction at each corner

i. Utility trench construction on each wall

j. Electrical installation

k. Commissioning

l. Curing of concrete

The Government will evaluate the schedule based on demonstration of all activities listed above being complete by the end of the lock closure period.

The Government will evaluate Subfactor 1: Schedule on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis based on the descriptions outlined in Table C-2. Offerors who are determined “Unacceptable” will not be eligible for award.

Table C-2. Subfactor 1: Schedule Evaluation Ratings

Rating Description

ACCEPTABLE The proposed Schedule includes all required activities and sequences, and shows completion of all activities by the end of the closure period. Based on the Schedule proposed by the Offeror, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

UNACCEPTABLE The proposed Schedule does not include all required activities and/or sequences, or does not show completion of all activities by the end of the closure period. Based on the Schedule proposed by the Offeror, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Subfactor 2: Experience

The Government will evaluate relevant experience of the Offeror, and/or committed sub-contractor. Relevant experience is what an Offeror, Joint Venture (JV), and/or committed sub-contractor(s), has done on past projects.

The Offeror shall submit a minimum of two (2) projects within the last ten (10) years which demonstrate experience in the following key features of work:

Offeror or subcontractor must have at least two (2) projects demonstrating experience with Floating Plant on Navigable Waterways.

with working on a lock or dam structure.

Offeror must have at least two (2) projects demonstrating experience with construction of concrete structures involving formwork over 4 feet high.

with the installation and commissioning of industrial electrical or mechanical systems.

All information submitted must be accurate and complete. Project examples provided must be substantially complete. Substantially complete as defined for this solicitation is when the project is sufficient for the use of which it is intended, as of the closing date of this solicitation.

All project examples shall contain a Point of Contact (POC) as well as one alternate Point of Contact, to include the name, job title of the POC, address, telephone, and e-mail address. The POC and alternate shall be familiar with the scope and details of the project, and be a representative of the owner/customer/prime contractor, not affiliated with the Offeror. The POC and alternate shall be able to verify the experience cited.

For the purpose of this requirement, projects completed by a subcontractor cannot be submitted as relevant prior experience unless that subcontractor is expected to perform ten (10%) percent or more of the proposed effort.

For the purpose of this requirement, projects completed by a joint venture cannot be submitted as relevant prior experience unless that joint venture is expected to perform thirty-three (33%) percent or more of the proposed effort.

The Government will evaluate Subfactor 2: Experience on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis based on the descriptions outlined in Table C-3. Offerors who are determined “Unacceptable” will not be eligible for award.

Table C-3. Subfactor 2: Experience Evaluation Ratings

ACCEPTABLE Offerors (in combination with experience of their JV partners or committed key subcontractors) who provide examples of experience with the key features of work described in the experience subfactor within the past ten (10) years will be determined to meet the minimum requirements of the contract and will be found Acceptable.

UNACCEPTABLE Offerors (in combination with the experience of their JV partners or committed key subcontractors) failing to provide examples of experience with the key features of work described in the experience subfactor within the past ten (10) years will be found Unacceptable.

Factor 3: Past Performance

An Offeror’s past performance is a measure of the degree to which an Offeror was successful on previous construction projects. The Government will evaluate the information/performance data provided by Offerors. Evaluations of past performance shall be in accordance with this plan while utilizing the Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) and forms in Appendix D, Enclosure 1.

The Offeror shall submit up to five (5) PPQ’s for work performed since 2010 for construction projects with a dollar value equal to, or greater than five million dollars. If more than five (5) are submitted, only the five (5) most recent projects will be considered. The forms shall identify whether the contract is active or complete, whether the contract was with a Government (federal, state, local, etc) or a commercial entity, and whether the Offeror was the prime contractor, a subcontractor, or member of a joint venture. The PPQ respondent must have been a client, or client representative, with whom the Offeror/subcontractor had a contract, or subcontract (if applicable) for one or more projects.

The PPQ respondent must hold, or have held at the time, a senior position in the client organization with responsibilities for either contract administration, quality control, engineering, or technical supervision, or was otherwise in a position to evaluate the Offeror’s performance in executing the contract or subcontract. The PPQ respondent must have first-hand knowledge of the Offeror’s performance.

In addition to the above, past performance information may be obtained from established systems such as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; and may be obtained from other sources available to the Government, such as the Defense Contract Management Agency; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

The Government reserves the right to evaluate the past performance of any subcontractor identified in the Offeror’s proposal as part of its assessment of the acceptability of that Offeror’s proposal.

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.

The Government will evaluate the Past Performance factor on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis based on the descriptions outlined in Table C-4. Offerors who are determined “Unacceptable” will not be eligible for award.

Table C-4. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

ACCEPTABLE Offerors whose past performance information demonstrates all of the elements being rated at satisfactory or above, or whose performance record is unknown (see note below), will be rated Acceptable for Past Performance.

UNACCEPTABLE Offerors whose past performance information demonstrates any of the element being rated as marginal or lower will be rated Unacceptable for Past Performance.

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

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

INTRODUCTION: The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Bradley Grothus, Bradley.J.Grothus@usace.army.mil, as set forth below. The first page of the Standard Form 1442, or solicitation, provides the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal.

The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of the following three (3) volumes:

I – Price Proposal II – Technical Proposal III- Past Performance

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.

Proposal Submission Requirements: The proposal submission requirements are as follows:

Each volume shall be submitted as a separate PDF file. Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its title. Offeror shall sign the first two pages of SF 1442.

Typing should 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.

Table D-1 illustrates the volumes of material that shall be submitted:

Table D-1: Proposal Submission Requirements

VOLUME TITLE

DIGITAL

COPIES

MAXIMUM

PAGES

I - Price Proposal 1 N/A

Signed SF1442 and Acknowledgement of Amendments

N/A

Schedule of Prices N/A

Representations, Certifications, and other Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents

N/A

Bid Guarantee (Bid Bonds) N/A

Joint Venture and/or Articles of Organization for LLC, if applicable

N/A

**Small Business Subcontracting Plan- IF A

LARGE BUSINESS

N/A

II – Technical Proposal 1 50

Schedule

Experience

III - Past Performance 1 20

** A Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be prepared in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 and is excluded from the page count.

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. Pages submitted for organization purpose to include cover sheets, title pages, and indexes do not count toward to page limitations. Past Performance Questionnaires do not count toward page limitations.

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 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” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11”

NOTE: 11x17 pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations; however, each 11x17 page counts as two (2) pages.

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. If disc are submitted, each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the Offeror’s name.

**Note – Self extracting exe. files are not acceptable.

CONTENT ORGANIZATION:

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. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. Each volume of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, along with the detailed information provided below:

VOLUME I – Price Proposal: The volume shall consist of all information required to support the offered price. 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. There are no page limits for this volume.

Other than U.S. Small Business Offerors must 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) to be eligible for award. The Subcontracting Plan is NOT rated

VOLUME II – Technical Proposal: The volume shall consist of all information required to support the technical requirements and shall not exceed fifty (50) pages. No technical information shall be contained in any other volume. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

Subfactor 1: Schedule Subfactor 2: Experience

VOLUME III – Past Performance Proposal: This volume shall contain past performance information and shall not exceed 20 pages.

Past Performance Questionnaires do not count toward the page limitation.

No past performance information should be contained in any other volume of this proposal.

Past Performance Questionnaire:

The Offeror shall submit up to five (5) Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Forms which identify if the contract is active or complete; if the contract was for the Government (Federal, state, local, etc.) or commercial; and if the Offeror was the prime contractor, a teaming partner, and/or joint venture. If more than five (5) are submitted, only the five (5) most recent projects will be considered. The PPQ respondent must have been a client, or client representative, with whom the Offeror/subcontractor had a contract, or subcontract (if applicable) for one or more projects. Contracts with expiration dates prior to 2010 shall not be considered. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires.

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 Government-wide Past Performance Information Application 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), 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.

E. DISCUSSIONS

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 a minimum of seven

(7) calendar days to submit Final Proposal Revisions. However, award may be made without discussions.

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 three (3) business days prior to their discussion session. Appropriate security clearances should 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.

APPENDIX D

Enclosure 1

USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information

Firm Name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNs Number:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Point of Contact: Contact Phone Number:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other (Explain):

Percent of project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information

Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Cost Reimbursement Other (Please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final Contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work: High Med Routine

How is this project relevant to project of submission? (Please provide details such as similar equipment, requirements, conditions, etc.)

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information

Name:

Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

6. Describe the client’s role in the project:

7. Date Questionnaire was completed (mm/dd/yy):

8. Client’s Signature:

NOTE: USACE requests that the client completes this questionnaire and submits directly back to the Offeror.

The Offeror will submit the completed questionnaire to USACE with their proposal, and may duplicate this questionnaire for future submission on USACE solicitations. Clients are highly encouraged to submit questionnaires directly to the Offeror. However, questionnaires may be submitted directly to USACE. Please contact the Offeror for USACE POC information. The Government reserves the right to verify any and all information on this form.

USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ)

TO BE COMPLETED BY CLIENT

ADJECTIVE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS TO BE USED TO BEST REFLECT YOUR

EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

Form PPQ -0

RATING DEFINITION

NOTE

(E) Exceptional

Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

An Exceptional rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed multiple significant events that were of benefit to the Government/Owner. A singular benefit, however, could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating. Also, there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.

(VG) Very Good

Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government’s/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

A Very Good rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed a significant event that was a benefit to the Government/Owner. There should have been no significant weaknesses identified.

(S) Satisfactory

Performance meets minimum contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

A Satisfactory rating is appropriate when there were only minor problems, or major problems that the contractor recovered from without impact to the contract. There should have been NO significant weaknesses identified. Per DOD policy, a fundamental principle of assigning ratings is that contractors will not be assessed a rating lower than Satisfactory solely for not performing beyond the requirements of the contract.

(M) Marginal

Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions. The contractor's proposed actions appear only marginally effective or were not fully implemented.

A Marginal is appropriate when a significant event occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming which impacted the Government/Owner.

(U) Unsatisfactory

Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor's corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

An Unsatisfactory rating is appropriate when multiple significant events occurred that the contractor had trouble overcoming and which impacted the Government/Owner. A singular problem, however, could be of such serious magnitude that it alone constitutes an unsatisfactory rating.

(N) Not Applicable

No information or did not apply to your contract Rating will be neither positive nor negative.

PLEASE CIRCLE THE ADJECTIVE RATING WHICH BEST REFLECTS YOUR EVALUATION

OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE.

1. QUALITY:

a) Quality of technical data/report preparation efforts E VG S M U N

b) Ability to meet quality standards specified for technical performance

E VG S M U N

c) Timeliness/effectiveness of contract problem resolution without extensive customer guidance

d) Adequacy/effectiveness of quality control program and adherence to contract quality assurance requirements (without adverse effect on performance)

2. SCHEDULE/TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE:

a) Compliance with contract delivery/completion schedules including any significant intermediate milestones. (If liquidated damages were assessed or the schedule was not met, please address below)

b) Rate the contractor’s use of available resources to accomplish tasks identified in the contract

3. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

a) To what extent were the end users satisfied with the project? E VG S M U N

b) Contractor was reasonable and cooperative in dealing with your staff (including the ability to successfully resolve disagreements/disputes; responsiveness to administrative reports, businesslike and communication)

c) To what extent was the contractor cooperative, businesslike, and concerned with the interests of the customer?

d) Overall customer satisfaction E VG S M U N

4. MANAGEMENT/ PERSONNEL/LABOR

a) Effectiveness of on-site management, including management of subcontractors, suppliers, materials, and/or labor force?

b) Ability to hire, apply, and retain a qualified workforce to this effort

E VG S M U N

c) Government Property Control E VG S M U N

d) Knowledge/expertise demonstrated by contractor personnel E VG S M U N

e) Utilization of Small Business concerns E VG S M U N

f) Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with multiple disciplines

E VG S M U N

g) Ability to assimilate and incorporate changes in requirements and/or priority, including planning, execution and response to Government changes

h) Effectiveness of overall management (including ability to effectively lead, manage and control the program)

5. COST/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

a) Ability to meet the terms and conditions within the contractually agreed price(s)?

b) Contractor proposed innovative alternative methods/processes that reduced cost, improved maintainability or other factors that benefited the client

c) If this is/was a Government cost type contract, please rate the Contractor’s timeliness and accuracy in submitting monthly invoices with appropriate back-up documentation, monthly status reports/budget variance reports, compliance with established budgets and avoidance of significant and/or unexplained variances (under runs or overruns)

d) Is the Contractor’s accounting system adequate for management and tracking of costs? If no, please explain in Remarks section.

Yes No

e) If this is/was a Government contract, has/was this contract been partially or completely terminated for default or convenience or are there any pending terminations? Indicate if show cause or cure notices were issued, or any default action in comment section below.

f) Have there been any indications that the contractor has had any financial problems? If yes, please explain below.

6. SAFETY/SECURITY

a) To what extent was the contractor able to maintain an environment of safety, adhere to its approved safety plan, and respond to safety issues? (Includes: following the users rules, regulations, and requirements regarding housekeeping, safety, correction of noted deficiencies, etc.)

b) Contractor complied with all security requirements for the project and personnel security requirements.

7. GENERAL

a) Ability to successfully respond to emergency and/or surge situations (including notifying COR, PM or Contracting Officer in a timely manner regarding urgent contractual issues).

b) Compliance with contractual terms/provisions (explain if specific issues)

E VG S M U N

c) Would you hire or work with this firm again? (If no, please explain below)

Yes No

d) In summary, provide an overall rating for the work performed by this contractor.

Please provide responses to the questions above (if applicable) and/or additional remarks.

Furthermore, please provide a brief narrative addressing specific strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, or other comments which may assist our office in evaluating performance risk (please attach additional pages if necessary)

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://www.sam.gov for information on registration.

(End of Provision)

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020)

(a) Definition. As used in this provision--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means—

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas that the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch records and maintains in the CAGE master file. This type of code is known as a NATO CAGE (NCAGE) code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide its CAGE code with its offer with its name and location address or otherwise include it prominently in its proposal. The CAGE code must be for that name and location address. Insert the word "CAGE" before the number. The CAGE code is required prior to award.

(c) CAGE codes may be obtained via--

(1) Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. If the Offeror is located in the United States or its outlying areas and does not already have a CAGE code assigned, the DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch will assign a CAGE code as a part of the SAM registration process. SAM registrants located outside the United States and its outlying areas shall obtain a NCAGE code prior to registration in SAM (see paragraph (c)(3) of this provision).

(2) The DLA Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch. If registration in SAM is not required for the subject procurement, and the Offeror does not otherwise register in SAM, an Offeror located in the United States or its outlying areas may request that a CAGE code be assigned by submitting a request at https://cage.dla.mil.

(3) The appropriate country codification bureau. Entities located outside the United States and its outlying areas may obtain an NCAGE code by contacting the Codification Bureau in the foreign entity's country if that country is a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. NCAGE codes may be obtained from the NSPA at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/AC135Public/scage/CageList.aspx if the foreign entity's country is not a member of NATO or a sponsored nation. Points of contact for codification bureaus, as well as additional information on obtaining NCAGE codes, are available at http://www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/main/links/contacts.htm.

(d) Additional guidance for establishing and maintaining CAGE codes is available at https://cage.dla.mil.

(e) When a CAGE code is required for the immediate owner and/or the highest-level owner by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-17 or 52.212-3(p), the Offeror shall obtain the respective CAGE code from that entity to supply the CAGE code to the Government.

(f) Do not delay submission of the offer pending receipt of a CAGE code.

(g) If the solicitation includes FAR clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements, a subcontractor requiring access to classified information under a contract shall be identified with a CAGE code on the DD Form 254. The Contractor shall require a subcontractor requiring access to classified information to provide its CAGE code with its name and location address or otherwise include it prominently in the proposal. Each location of subcontractor performance listed on the DD Form 254 is required to reflect a corresponding unique CAGE code for each listed location unless the work is being performed at a Government facility, in which case the agency location code shall be used. The CAGE code must be for that name and location address. Insert the word "CAGE" before the number. The CAGE code is required prior to award.

(End of Provision)

52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (AUG 2020)

(a) Definition. As used in this clause--

Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code means--

(1) An identifier assigned to entities located in the United States or its outlying areas by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Branch to identify a commercial or government entity by unique location; or

(2) An identifier assigned by a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to entities located…