B.08 24R0010 0001 QA Svcs EAA Solicitaion Amend.pdf

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

The purpose of this amendment to Solicitation W912EP24R0010 is to:

1, Add Attachment 8- Mock Task Order Pricing Exhibit

2. Correct attachment numbering under 52.212-1 and 52.212-2 of the solicitation

All other Terms and Conditions remain in effect.

See Summary of Changes.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 18

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 06-Feb-2024

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 W912EP24R0010

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Feb-2024

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 is extended, X 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-Feb-2024

CODE

USA ENGINEER DISTRICT, JACKSONVILLE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

701 SAN MARCO BLVD

JACKSONVILLE FL 32207-8175

W912EP 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912EP24R0010

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been added by full text:

ATTACHMENT 8 – MOCK TASK ORDER

IDIQ Contract EAA

Mock Task Order

Line Item Discipline Quantity Unit Unit Price Total

A01 QA Rep I Reg Rate hrs $

A02 QA Rep I OT Rate hrs $

A03 QA Rep II Reg Rate hrs $

A04 QA Rep II OT Rate hrs $

A05 QA Rep III Reg Rate hrs $

A06 QA Rep III OT Rate hrs $

A07 Civil Eng I Reg Rate hrs $

A08 Civil Eng I OT Rate hrs $

A09 Civil Eng II Reg Rate hrs $

A10 Civil Eng II OT Rate hrs $

A11 Civil Eng III Reg Rate hrs $

A12 Civil Eng IIII OT Rate hrs $

A13 Env Eng I Reg Rate hrs $

A14 Env Eng I OT Rate hrs $

A15 Env Eng II Reg Rate hrs $

A16 Env Eng II OT Rate hrs $

A17 Geotech Eng I Reg Rate hrs $

A18 Geotech Eng I OT Rate hrs $

A19 Geotech Eng II Reg Rate hrs $

A20 Geotech Eng II OT Rate hrs $

A21 Electrical Eng I Reg Rate hrs $

A22 Electrical Eng I OT Rate hrs $

A23 Electrical Eng II Reg Rate hrs $

A24 Electrical Eng II OT Rate hrs $

A25 Mechanical Eng I Reg Rate hrs $

A26 Mechanical Eng I OT Rate hrs $

A27 Mechanical Eng II Reg Rate hrs $

A28 Mechanical Eng II OT Rate hrs $

A29 Surveyor I Reg Rate hrs $

A30 Surveyor I OT Rate hrs $

A31 Surveyor II Reg Rate hrs $

A32 Surveyor II OT Rate hrs $

A33 Lab Tech Reg Rate hrs $

A34 Lab Tech OT Rate hrs $

A35 Scheduler Reg Rate hrs $

A36 Scheduler OT Rate hrs $

A37 Cost Estimator Reg Rate hrs $

A38 Cost Estimator OT Rate hrs $

A39 Admin Assistant Specialist Reg Rate hrs $

A40 Admin Assistant Specialist OT Rate hrs $

A41 Data Entry Operator Reg Rate hrs $

A42 Data Entry Operator OT Rate hrs $

A43 Contract Manager RG Rate hrs $

A44 Vehicle - Monthly Rate mo $

A45 Travel - Civil Works JTR $

A46 Alt-Contract Manager Reg Rate hrs $

A47 QC Manager Reg Rate hrs $

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(SEP 2023)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition--

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number W912EP24R0010;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers 6 March 2024;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically); If registered in SAM, state the valid registration date, and submittal of a hard copy is not required.

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments: A signature and date is required on all amendments.;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

NOTE: All questions and clarification regarding this solicitation must be submitted via email; subject line to read: Question/Clarification for W912EP24R0010. The deadline date/time for questions and clarifications is no later than 21 February 2024 @ 1200 P.M hrs EST. All questions or clarifications shall be compiled into one (1) email. The deadline date will allow the Government adequate time to prepare and issue responses to all offerors prior to the date and time set forth for receipt of proposal. All questions/clarifications shall be emailed to jennifer.l.jefferson@usace.army.mil and cc’d Gerald.garvey@usace.army.mil

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(3) Defense documents not available from the ASSIST website may be requested from the Defense Standardization Program Office by--

(i) Using the ASSIST feedback module (https://assist.dla.mil/feedback); or

(ii) Contacting the Defense Standardization Program Office by telephone at 571-767-6688 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) 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. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Reserved.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

(End of provision)

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Each volume shall be submitted electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED. Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated. Each volume shall be clearly labeled with its Title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

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

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volume Title Digital Copies Maximum Pages

I Technical 1 50

II Cost/Price 1 No page limit

III Past Performance 1 25

IV Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certifications / Representations

1 No page limit

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 Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer.

A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word.

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2007. Each filename shall begin with the solicitation number, followed by the name of the offeror, and finally a brief file description. The three electronics files shall be named as follow:

EXAMPLES:

W912EP-24-R-0010_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME I

W912EP-24-R-0010_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME II

W912EP-24-R-0010_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME III

W912EP-24-R-0010_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME IV

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

Upload Completion and Deadline. Offerors shall submit proposals no later than the date/time specified in the solicitation. The time and date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion/delivery time and date recorded within the PIEE Solicitation Module. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW ON THE PIEE WEBSITE

1. Once at the PIEE website, select the Register link or the Start the registration process link. Users shall then select Vendor to register for a PIEE vendor account.

2. Users shall complete all registration steps, then add the necessary roles by completing the following:

Select SOL - Solicitation from the dropdown.

Select Proposal Manager (or Proposal View Only).

Click Add Roles.

Enter the CAGE Code in the Location Code field, then select Next.

Enter a justification for access and upload any necessary attachments, then, select Next.

Verify the information on the Registration Summary page is correct. Then, select Next.

Review the Statement of Accountability Agreement, then select Signature.

The Password Confirmation modal window will appear.

Enter password created during registration.

Click Submit Registration.

Users will see a success message that registration was successful. Users will receive a confirmation email shortly afterwards. Once the user account has been activated by an Account Administrator, users can login into PIEE.

3. When completing the proposal upload, the Proposal Manager will be required to access the Solicitation

Module in PIEE to search for the Solicitation Number. After entering the Solicitation Number, select

Search. From the Search Results screen, the Proposal Manager will be provided with the Solicitation Number, Response Date, Description, Contracting Office Name and the Set Aside category. Clicking on the Solicitation Number link will take the Proposal Manager to a view of the Solicitation. When viewing a Solicitation, the Proposal Manager will have a tab labelled Offer on the Solicitation.

Selecting the Offer tab will take the Proposal Manager to a new screen, where they will have the ability to add/post an offer by completing the following:

Verify the Proposal Manager CAGE Code.

Select Add Attachment to upload proposal attachments. The Proposal Manager may select Add Attachment to add more attachments, may use the up or down arrows to change the order of the attachments, and may select the X under Action to delete any Attachments improperly added.

Once completed, the Proposal Manager will select Post Offer.

Upon selecting Post Offer, the Proposal Manager will receive a success message that the offer was posted.

RECEIPT OF SUBMISSIONS

For the purposes of establishing whether a proposal submission is considered timely, the Government considers the date and time the proposal submission is completely uploaded into the PIEE Solicitation Module.

The Government will not be responsible for submissions delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated location or recipient. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided.

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

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

Section 1 - The Offeror will provide the following:

Work execution management is the planning, controlling, and organizing necessary to optimize scheduling, responsiveness, timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of services rendered and encompasses the full scope of services. The offeror shall describe how work will be controlled to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of the full scope of contract requirements and detail how they will provide staffing during surge requirements. The offeror shall provide a copy of its established Procedures Manual to execute construction quality assurance services in either the public or private sector. This established Procedures Manual shall detail the offeror’s methodology, using current industry standards and practices that are appropriate for the types of services specified in this solicitation, and explain how the offeror proposes to incorporate USACE’s procedures and regulations.

This applies to all offerors submitting a proposal. This includes, but is not limited to, the hiring and training of personnel, acquisition and storage of supplies and equipment. The offeror shall discuss milestones showing sequenced events in the proposed transition plan. The offeror shall describe their general phase-out plan, addressing the requirement annotated in FAR Clause 52.237-3, Continuity of Services.

IDIQ Base PWS

• The Offeror's shall describe their experience in providing services similar to the requirements of the Performance Work Statement. Provide specific examples detailing your experience. The Offeror's approach shall demonstrate how to provide a qualified workforce to support operations for each functional area.

• The Offeror's approach to ensure compliance with environmental, safety and security standards.

• The Offeror's approach to manage and maintain Automated Data Systems. Describe and provide examples of your experience.

Mock PWS

• A narrative, step by step explanation of how the offeror will accomplish all required tasks (see Mock Task Order PWS, Attachment 6).

• Consideration of performance risks.

• Proposed staffing and skill level (including resumes).

• The offeror shall submit their Staffing Chart and should clearly identify the appropriate task(s) based on identified standards in the base contract PWS and Mock TO PWS.

• Use of sustainable practices.

• Activity-based schedules which demonstrate that the offeror could complete all required tasks within the required timeframe.

• The offeror shall describe those tasks that will be subcontracted, if any. If subcontractor is proposed also include

Subcontractor Letter of Commitment - Attachment 2.

Section 2, Contract Management Plan at a minimum offeror shall provide the following:

The offeror shall provide an overview of their existing quality control system, and outline the following:

The offeror shall describe what measures and controls will be taken to ensure that corporate quality control inspections are met. The offeror shall include discussion of any current or proposed quality control documents and/or reports that will be used to support their Quality Control Program and Inspection System.

The offeror shall describe in detail the procedures they would use for deficiency identification, correction, and control. The offeror shall describe what measures they would take to resolve any deficiencies. The offeror shall discuss their plan to prevent recurrence of identified performance deficiencies. The offeror shall outline their plan to respond to re-work in accordance with the performance work statement. The offeror shall describe what measures will be taken to avoid re-work.

In responding to this factor, the objective should be to clearly explain to the technical evaluators how the offeror plans to successfully accomplish all tasks required, to include the Mock Task Order. See “Technical Ratings” below.

VOLUME II – Cost/Price. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Electronic Copy. Files contained may not be password protected. Electronic links are only permissible within the Cost Volume. If files contain links, the links must be intact and maintained through all revisions. The Offeror shall not include pivot tables in Excel spreadsheets.

(2) The offeror shall submit the following price and price related information:

a. Pricing schedule (Attachment 7)

b. Mock Task Order Price Schedule (Attachment 8)

c. Proposal Data Sheet (Attachment 3)

The Offeror shall provide a completed Standard Form 1449 (Solicitation, Offer and Award), Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs, Exhibit A (Hourly Labor Rates for the base year), Exhibit B (Hourly Labor Rates for each of the subsequent option periods), and Priced Proposals for the Mock Task Order (Based on Rates proposed in Price Exhibit A).

Compliance. Failure to comply with the RFP requirements for Cost information may result in an adverse assessment of an offeror’s proposal and reduce or eliminate its chance of being selected for award. Offerors shall ensure that the information presented in this volume is consistent and correlates with the information contained in the other proposal volumes. Also, the Offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF1449.

General Instructions. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement.

Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be provided in contractor format providing that sufficient information is made available. Information submitted shall be prepared following the instruction in FAR 15.403-5.

If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror may be required to submit cost or pricing data. Additionally, in the event that adequate competition is not obtained, the Contracting Officer may incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, “Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data,” into the solicitation and request a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume which is not directly related to Cost will be disregarded.

VOLUME III – Past Performance. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume shall not exceed 25 pages plus five pages for each major subcontractor, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms. Offerors shall submit, upto 5, Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three 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 (as compared to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990) required by the RFP. Data concerning the offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractor’s past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

Section 1 – Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format.

(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, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Government’s technical representative/Contracting Officer’s Representative and current email address, telephone, and fax numbers.

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

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

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

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

(h) Awarded price/cost.

(i) Final or projected final price/cost.

(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.

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.

Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Contract Descriptions, a Past Performance Questionnaire must be completed and submitted. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The 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 Gerald.l.garvey@usace.army.mil. The offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal due date. 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).

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, in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304);

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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ADDENDUM TO 52.212-2

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the three evaluation factors: Technical, Cost/Price, Past Performance. The Technical factor is more important than then Past Performance factor. Price is not rated; it is evaluated for reasonableness. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the technical factor. Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest cost offered. NOTE: ALL NON-PRICED FACTORS COMBINED ARE

SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IMPORTANT THAN COST/PRICE.

B. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors described below. The Government reserves the right to make award based upon the Cost/Price factor in the event that the Technical and Past Performance evaluation results of all the offerors’ proposals are substantially the same.

Factor 1: The Technical factor is further divided into the following sections Work Execution, Contract Management Plan.

Evaluation of the offeror’s proposal shall address each Technical subfactor as it applies to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the “Evaluation Approach”, Paragraph C of this section. During evaluation of each proposal, the Government will assign each Technical section an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

Factor 2: Past Performance: Each offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment.

Factor 3: Cost/Price: The resulting award will be a firm fixed price contract. Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of the Firm-Fixed Price effort.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

All proposals shall be evaluated by the Source Selection Team (SST).

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

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

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

2. The Technical factor is divided into the following sections:

Work execution management evaluates the offeror’s proposed work execution for the basic contract period and all option years. Marginal levels of overall work execution could indicate a lack of understanding concerning mission requirements and may result in the entire proposal receiving an unfavorable rating and/or being eliminated from the competitive range. The evaluation will focus on the offerors’:

Work execution management is the planning, controlling, and organizing necessary to optimize scheduling, responsiveness, timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness of services rendered and encompasses the full scope of services. The offeror shall describe how work will be controlled to ensure quality, timeliness, and efficiency of the full scope of contract requirements and detail how they will provide staffing during surge requirements. The offeror shall provide a copy of its established Procedures Manual to execute construction quality assurance services in either the public or private sector. This established Procedures Manual shall detail the offeror’s methodology, using current industry standards and practices that are appropriate for the types of services specified in this solicitation, and explain how the offeror proposes to incorporate USACE’s procedures and regulations.

This applies to all offerors submitting a proposal. The offeror shall describe their plan to execute all pre-performance activities required to execute services by the requirement commencement date. This includes, but is not limited to, the hiring and training of personnel, acquisition and storage of supplies and equipment, etc. The offeror shall discuss milestones showing sequenced events in the proposed transition plan. The offeror shall describe their general phase-out plan, addressing the requirement annotated in FAR Clause 52.237-3, Continuity of Services.

Next, evaluates the offeror’s contract management plan. Offerors should, at a minimum, have the following:

The offeror shall provide an overview of their existing quality control system, and outline the following:

The offeror shall describe what measures and controls will be taken to ensure that corporate quality control inspections are met. The offeror shall include discussion of any current or proposed quality control documents and/or reports that will be used to support their Quality Control Program and Inspection System.

The offeror shall describe in detail the procedures they would use for deficiency identification, correction, and control. The offeror shall describe what measures they would take to resolve any deficiencies. The offeror shall discuss their plan to prevent recurrence of identified performance deficiencies. The offeror shall outline their plan to respond to re-work in accordance with the performance work statement. The offeror shall describe what measures will be taken to avoid re-work.

In responding to this factor, the objective should be to clearly explain to the technical evaluators how the offeror plans to successfully accomplish all tasks required, to include the Mock Task Order. See “Technical Ratings” below.

In accordance with the Army Source Selection Supplement (AS3), Section 3.1, the Army methodology for evaluating Technical Approach and Related Risk is the Combined Technical/Risk Rating, (see Table 1 below). This methodology considers risk, in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

3. Cost/Price Factor. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for the base year and all options. This amount will be the total evaluated price. Price analyses will be performed in accordance with FAR 15.404-1; price reasonableness will be established for the rates provided in Exhibit A and Exhibit B, Mock Task Order Price Schedule.

4. Past Performance Factor. 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 PWS.

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

b. The Government will focus its inquiries on the offeror’s 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 three 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 a “neutral confidence rating” and its proposal will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on past performance. The Government may use data provided by the offeror in its proposal and data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State or Local government or commercial contracts for to the NAICS 541990.

TABLE 1 – COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

Color Rating Description

Blue Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple 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.

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

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

Red 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 not awardable.

c. Offerors shall submit upto 5, Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past 5 (five) years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this RFP. The Government may consider a wide array of information from a variety of sources but is not compelled to rely on all of the information available.

d. The past performance factor considers each offeror’s demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract requirements. There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy, and quality.

(i) RECENCY: The first aspect is to evaluate the recency of the offeror’s past performance. Recency is generally expressed as a time period during which past performance references are considered relevant and is critical to establishing the relevancy of past performance information.

(ii) RELEVANCY: The second aspect is to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. Relevancy is not separately rated;

however, the following criteria (see Table 2) 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.

Table 2 - 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.

(iii) QUALITY ASSESSMENT: The third aspect assesses the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance. Documented results from Past Performance Questionnaires, interviews, CPARS, and other sources form the support and basis for this assessment.

e. Performance Confidence Assessment: Utilize the Performance Confidence Assessment (see Table 3 below) to select the most appropriate confidence level for each Offeror. Ensure the rationale for the conclusions reached are included.

TABLE 3 - 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 facto 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…