W912EQ-17-R-0014.pdf

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER STRUCTURES AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN MILES 954.0 TO 320.0 AHP

The purpose and scope of the Multiple Aw ard Task Order Contract (MATOC) consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment for the construction of various types of stone navigation structures to include all types of dikes, chevrons, bendw ayweirs, hardpoints, and other river training structures in the Mississippi River betw een River Miles 954.0 to 320.0 AHP w ithin the boundaries of the Memphis and Vicksburg Districts. Additional work may include placement of stone fill and longitudinal peaked stone toe protection in specified areas such as dike fields, revetments, and other locations along the river as w ell as riprap bank paving to include bank clearing, grading and excavation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 237990. The size standard is $36.5 Million.

Magnitude: Betw een $25M and $100M

The project is being advertised as UNRESTRICTED. This Request for Proposal (RFP) w ill result in an aw ard of up to f ive (5) MATOCs.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHTS TO MAKE AN AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSION AND ISSUE FIRST TASK ORDER TO THE OFFEROR

THAT IS THE LOWEST PRICED TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE PROPOSAL FOR TOGO ISLAND .

THOMAS E MERCER 901-544-3375

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

23-Apr-2017

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________365 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is 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 __________2 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________24 May 2017 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee 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 _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MEMPHIS

THOMAS E MERCER

167 N MAIN STREET

ROOM 665

MEMPHIS TN 38103-1894

W912EQ

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(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

01:30 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

901-544-3710FAX:TEL: 901-544-3375 TEL: FAX:

W912EQ-17-R-0014 341

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

Section 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

BASE YEAR

OFFER SCHEDULE

MS RIVER STRUCTURES

AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS

IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

BETWEEN MILES 954.0 TO 320.0 AHP

1.1 LINE ITEMS

This MATOC contract will be awarded based on evaluation factors mentioned in the following announcement. The prices entered in the Offer schedule will be used as one of the evaluation factors for the MATOC selection. These unit prices for Graded Stone A, Graded Stone C, and 250 LB Riprap Stone will be used where applicable for all task orders awarded under this contract. A schedule of the unit price work is contained in Standard Form SF 1442, "Solicitation, Offer and Award."

0001 SCHEDULE A - BASE YEAR (2017)

Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment for the construction of various types of stone navigation structures to include all types of dikes, chevrons, bendway weirs, hardpoints, and other river training structures in the

Mississippi River within the boundaries of the Memphis and Vicksburg

Districts. Additional work may include placement of stone fill and longitudinal peaked stone toe protection in specified areas such as dike fields, revetments and other locations along the river as well as riprap bank paving to include bank clearing, grading, and excavation.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001AA MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION 4 JA $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

0001AB GRADED STONE A(QUARRY) 350,000 TN $______

0001AC GRADED STONE C(QUARRY) 100,000 TN $______

0001AD 250LB RIPRAP STONE(QUARRY) 25,000 TN $______ $________

0001AE STONE DELIVERY 475,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

0001AF STONE PLACEMENT 475,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

TOTAL ITEMS 0001AA THRU 0001AF $______ _

NOTES

NOTE 1: The Bid Schedule shown above is to be filled out by the Offeror and will be used by the Government for evaluation purposes and maybe used to award first Task Order. The unit prices furnished on the Offer items in the

OFFER SCHEDULE shall be "Quarry Stone Prices." Each Task Order issued under the resulting contract will contain a separate Offer Schedule which will contain a location specific mobilization/demobilization line item, a stone delivery line item, a stone placement line item, and one or more additional contract line item numbers, for smaller or larger quantities than those listed above. Each Offer Schedule will be project specific for each Task

Order.

NOTE 2: Offerors shall furnish unit prices for all items listed on the schedule which require unit prices (AB through AD). If the Offeror omits the unit price and the extended amount for any unit price item, the offer will be considered nonresponsive. Any price for items indicated above which are unbalanced as to price may be rejected as nonresponsive. An unbalanced offer is one which is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work. Award will made based on several factors; the prices in this schedule are one of those factors. All quantities are estimated.

Any Offer price for items indicated above which are unbalanced as to price may be rejected as non-responsive. An unbalanced Offer is one which is based on price significantly less than cost for some work and price which is significantly overstated for other work.

AC = Acre CF = Cubic Feet CY = Cubic Yard

DH = Miles EA = Each FC = 1000 Cubic Feet

FT = Foot HF = 100 Feet HH = 100 Cubic Feet

HL = 100 Linear Feet HR = Hours HS = 100 Square Feet

HY = 100 Yards LB = Pound LF = Linear Foot

LH = Labor Hour LS = Lump Sum LY = Linear Yard

MO = Months SB = Square Mile SF = Square Foot

SQ = Square SY = Square Yard TL = 1000 Linear Feet

TN = Net Ton UN = Unit YD = Yard

YL = 100 Linear Yards YM = Cubic Yards Per Mile

NOTE 3: Offerors are cautioned to read Contract Clause entitled "Required

SAM (FAR 252.204-7004) located in Section 0100 Instructions to Offerors.

OPTION YEAR 1

SCHEDULE B - OPTION YEAR 1 (2018)

OPTION

Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment for the construction of various types of stone navigation structures to include all types of dikes, chevrons, bendway weirs, hardpoints, and other river training structures in the

Mississippi River within the boundaries of the Memphis and Vicksburg

Districts. Additional work may include placement of stone fill and longitudinal peaked stone toe protection in specified areas such as dike fields, revetments and other locations along the river as well as riprap bank paving to include bank clearing, grading, and excavation.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

1001AA MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION 4 JA $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

1001AB GRADED STONE A(QUARRY) 350,000 TN $_______ $_______

1001AC GRADED STONE C(QUARRY) 100,000 TN $_______ $_______

1001AD 250LB RIPRAP STONE(QUARRY) 25,000 TN $_______ $_______

1001AE STONE DELIVERY 475,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

1001AF STONE PLACEMENT 475,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

TOTAL ITEMS 1001AA THRU 1001AF $______ _

OPTION YEAR 2

2001 SCHEDULE C - OPTION YEAR 2 (2019)

types of stone navigation structures to include all types of dikes, chevrons, bendway weirs, hardpoints, and other river training structures in the

Mississippi River within the boundaries of the Memphis and Vicksburg

Districts. Additional work may include placement of stone fill and longitudinal peaked stone toe protection in specified areas such as dike fields, revetments and other locations along the river as well as riprap bank paving to include bank clearing, grading, and excavation.

2001AA MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION 4 JA $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

2001AB GRADED STONE A(QUARRY) 200,000 TN $______ $______

2001AC GRADED STONE C(QUARRY) 60,000 TN $______ $______

2001AD 250LB RIPRAP STONE(QUARRY) 15,000 TN $______ $______

2001AE STONE DELIVERY 275,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

2001AF STONE PLACEMENT 275,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

TOTAL ITEMS 2001AA THRU 2001AF $______ _

OPTION YEAR 3

3001 SCHEDULE D - OPTION YEAR 3 (2020)

types of stone navigation structures to include all types of dikes, chevrons, bendway weirs, hardpoints, and other river training structures in the

Mississippi River within the boundaries of the Memphis and Vicksburg

Districts. Additional work may include placement of stone fill and longitudinal peaked stone toe protection in specified areas such as dike fields, revetments and other locations along the river as well as riprap bank paving to include bank clearing, grading, and excavation.

3001AA MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION 4 JA XXX.XX XXX.XX

3001AB GRADED STONE A(QUARRY) 200,000 TN $______ $______

3001AC GRADED STONE C(QUARRY) 60,000 TN $______ $______

3001AD 250LB RIPRAP STONE(QUARRY) 15,000 TN $______ $______

3001AE STONE DELIVERY 275,000 TN XXX.XX XXX.XX

3001AF STONE PLACEMENT 275,000 TN XXX.XX XXX.XX

TOTAL ITEMS 3001AA THRU 3001AF $______ _

OPTION YEAR 4

4001 SCHEDULE E - OPTION YEAR 4 (2021)

OPTION

Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC). The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment for the construction of various types of stone navigation structures to include all types of dikes, chevrons, bendway weirs, hardpoints, and other river training structures in the

Mississippi River within the boundaries of the Memphis and Vicksburg

Districts. Additional work may include placement of stone fill and longitudinal peaked stone toe protection in specified areas such as dike fields, revetments and other locations along the river as well as riprap bank paving to include bank clearing, grading, and excavation.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

4001AA 4 JA $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

4001AB

MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION

GRADED STONE A(QUARRY) 175,000 TN $______ $________

4001AC GRADED STONE C(QUARRY) 50,000 TN $______ $________

4001AD 250LB RIPRAP STONE(QUARRY) 10,000 TN $______ $________

4001AE 235,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

4001AF

STONE DELIVERY

STONE PLACEMENT 235,000 TN $ XXX.XX $ XXX.XX

TOTAL ITEMS 4001AA THRU 4001AF $______ _

Section 00100 - INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

TABLE OF CONTENTS SEC 0100

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 00100

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017

52.215-20

52.215-20 Alt IV

Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data or

Information Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

Requirements for certified cost or pricing data or information other than certified cost or pricing data) Alt IV

OCT 2010

OCT 2010

52.216-1 Type Of Contract APR 1984

52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990

52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements--Secondary Site of the

Work

MAY 2014

52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure

Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction

FEB 1999

52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Requirement - Construction

Materials Under Trade Agreements

MAY 2014

52.233-2 Service Of Protest SEP 2006

52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction) FEB 1995

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

5152.211-9000 Evaluation of Subdivided Items Mar 1995

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS, EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND BASIS OF AWARD

– LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (Multiple Award)

PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

1.0 OVERVIEW

1.1 This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for a Multiple Award Task

Order Construction Contract (MATOC) for River Structure Construction in support of the Corps of Engineers. This solicitation is issued for full and open competition for a single unrestricted pool. USACE, Memphis

District, intends to award up to five contract awards. The total estimated contract capacity is $44,000,000. The minimum task order limitation is $500,000 and the maximum task order limitation is

$15,000,000. The duration of each MATOC contract will be either five years or whenever the maximum overall contract capacity is reached.

1.2 The result of this solicitation will be establishment of a

MATOC with a single pool of up to five unrestricted awards. The seed project for this contract will be Togo Island, Louisiana (MS River Mile

416.0L AHP). All task orders will be firm-fixed-price task orders. The geographic area for this contract is anticipated to be within the Memphis and Vicksburg Districts within the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) area, but may be used throughout the MVD area. It is anticipated that the preponderance of the task orders will be within the Memphis and

Vicksburg District boundaries. Any MVD District may use this contract.

1.3 The purpose of these instructions are to establish uniform evaluation procedures by the Source Selection Evaluation Team for the development of a decision by the Source Selection Authority using the lowest-price technically acceptable tradeoff process. In as much as the proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform the resulting contract, the proposal shall be specific and complete in every detail as well as be prepared simply and economically, providing straightforward, concise delineation of capabilities to perform the contract. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear and coherent.

1.4 The Government will evaluate proposals submitted in accordance with the criteria described herein. The Government intends to select, without discussions, the responsible offerors for the contract awards, whose proposals conforms to this solicitation and are determined to be the lowest priced, technically acceptable proposals (LPTA). Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors.

2.1 GENERAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 All Offerors shall be required to submit a proposal with the minimum content as specified herein. Proposals without the minimum content may be rejected. Proposals will be received until the date and time indicated on

Standard Form 1442 at the following address:

U.S. Army Engineer District, Memphis

ATTN: CECT-MVM-C / Thomas Mercer

167 N. Main St., Rm 669

Memphis, Tennessee 38103-1894

2.1.1.1 Contractor Team Arrangements. Contractor Team Arrangements are considered an arrangement in which two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program.

Any contractor team arrangement must be identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in the offer. The Offeror shall identify the major or critical aspects of the requirement to be performed by those identified in the Contractor Team Arrangement. If a teaming arrangement is identified, the expectation is that all identified members of the team will perform the work.

Before changing out a member of the team, the Government must consent.

2.1.1. Joint Ventures

Joint Ventures shall also submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities:

A certified copy of their Joint Venture agreement.

A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages, where appropriate.

1) The relationship of the joint venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

2) The management approach of the joint venture in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise and control the project and have custody and control of the assets of the joint venture and perform the duties necessary to complete the work.

3) The structure of the joint venture and decision-making responsibilities of the joint venture parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of the work.

4) The bonding responsibilities of the joint venture parties.

5) Identification of the key personnel having authority to legally bind the joint venture to subcontracts and state who will provide or contract for the labor and materials for the joint venture.

6) Identification of party maintaining the joint venture bank accounts for the payment of all expenses and the deposits of all receipts, keep the books and records, and pay applicable taxes for the joint venture.

7) Identification of party furnishing the facilities, such as office supplies and telephone service.

8) Identification of party having overall control of the joint venture.

Other sections of the proposal shall identify, where appropriate, whether key personnel are employees of the individual joint venture parties and identify the party, or hired as employees of the joint venture.

If one of the joint venture parties possesses experience and/or past performance as a Federal Government contractor or as a Corps of

Engineers contractor, that experience and/or past experience will be included as the experience and/or past experience of the joint venture.

2.1.1.2. Subcontractors

If an Offeror wishes to receive credit for the experience or past performance of a subcontractor, the Offeror must submit a letter of commitment to use the proposed subcontractor on the project, signed both by the subcontractor and the Offeror. If a letter of commitment is submitted, the expectation is that this subcontractor will perform this work. Before utilizing another subcontractor for this work, the

Government must consent.

The commitment letter must be submitted even if the subcontractor is in some way affiliated with the Offeror (for example, the subcontractor is a subsidiary of a joint venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which the joint venture partner is also a subsidiary). Include the subcontractor letters of commitment in

Volume 2.

If applicable, the Offeror shall submit evidence from the Offeror’s SBA Servicing Agency that the Offeror has notified and discussed the proposed joint venture for this project with the appropriate SBA personnel.

2.1.1.3. Information submitted about any company other than the Offeror, whether a predecessor company, affiliated company, subsidiary (including wholly owned subsidiaries), subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement, or other associated business, will not be evaluated for any factor unless the proposal contains a detailed narrative explaining why this submitted information is relevant to this acquisition. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance and weight of the information to this procurement.

2.2 PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS

2.2.1 In order to be considered for award of a contract for the requirements of this solicitation, the offeror must submit a proposal with its offer.

Failure to submit a complete proposal may result in the entire offer being rejected. The proposal shall consist of two volumes:

2.2.1.1. Volume 1, Technical Proposal (Tabs A, B, C and D).

2.2.1.2. Volume 2, Price Proposal, (Tab E), consists of an original signed Standard Form 1442 “Solicitation, Offer, and Award”; providing a price for all line items in the corresponding bid schedule; and acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation.

2.2.2 General Proposal Format.

2.2.2.1. Printed Matter Submissions. Written material shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper printed in Times New Roman, 12 point font. All text shall be typed single-spaced. Margins (1-inch) shall be clean and clear. If fold-out charts are unavoidable, and are to be utilized, all sheets shall be reproduced on 11 by 17 inch, and folded to 8-1/2 by 11 inch size with the title clearly visible at the bottom right corner.

2.2.2.2. Binders. Proposals shall be submitted in tabbed, three ring binders.

2.2.2.3. Electronic Submission. In addition to the hard copies required in paragraph 2.2.2.4, all Offerors shall submit their proposal on a CD-ROM.

Written portions of the proposal should be in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. The electronic version shall be either a single file tabbed in the same order as the hard copy or multiple files hyperlinked to a single table of contents. Drawings should be in Microstation DGN. The schedule should be in a .xer format. Any portion of the proposal not available in electronic format, i.e. cut sheets, should be scanned in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, thus making it available electronically. The CD-ROM must be clearly labeled by solicitation number, project name, and Offeror’s name. The CD- ROM shall be marked with a label stating “Unclassified//Controlled Unclassified Info.” In the event of any conflict between the electronic submission and the hard copy submission, the hard copy submission will govern and will be the material upon which the Government bases its evaluation and ultimately, its decision. Electronic media may be submitted in an un-editable Format.

2.2.2.4. Volume 1 and 2 shall be contained within a binder and a CD ROM copy submitted in the following quantities.

Volume 1 – Technical Proposal Original & 2 copies

Volume 2 – Price Proposal Original & 2 copies

2.2.2.5. The Offeror’s name, address, signature and telephone number shall appear on any document submitted to be evaluated. Each Volume of the proposal shall be identified by the Project Title, Volume number, name, address, and telephone number of the offeror on the cover page. Each Volume shall also contain a table of contents, list of tables, list of figures, list of appendices, list of acronyms and at the bottom left side of each page the volume number shall be included. The list of acronyms should include all acronyms appearing in that volume. The cover page of each part shall be properly printed with: i) the solicitation number; ii) the project title – “MS River Stone Navigation Structures”, iii) the name, address, and telephone number of the offeror submitting the proposal, and the name of the offeror point of contact; and one of the following on each volume in bold letters:

VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL VOLUME 2: PRICE

PROPOSAL 2.2.2.6. The Proposal’s clarity, organization and cross referencing are mandatory. No material shall be incorporated by reference. General cross-references or cross referencing guides will not be considered appropriate.

2.2.2.7. The Technical narrative shall be written in a way to demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirements, but should not parrot the specifications. The Technical proposal shall not refer the reviewer to information contained in the Price proposal.

2.3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN VOLUME 2.

2.3.1. Additional Requirements. The following information should be in a separate tab labeled “Additional Requirements”.

2.3.2. A cover letter containing:

(1) Solicitation number, Name, address, federal tax identification, e-mail, and telephone and fax numbers of the Offeror.

(2) Names, title, email, and telephone and fax numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this RFP.

(3) Name, title and signature of the person authorized to sign the proposal.

2.3.3. A statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the RFP. This must be signed by the offeror substantially as follows:

Statement of Compliance. This offeror hereby certifies this proposal is in compliance with the solicitation and its requirements. There are no exceptions, deviations or differences.

2.3.4. The Offer (the SF1442) duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company. Include the

Offeror’s DUNS number in block 14.

2.3.5. Acknowledgement of all amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30(amendment form). Completed Representations and Certifications section of the RFP.

Contractors must be registered in the Systems for Award

Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM .

Financial statement and bank letter that verify that sufficient funds will be available to finance the work.

2.3.6. Bond Surety Letter. Offeror must provide a letter or other documentation from a surety appearing on the Department of

Treasury Circular 570 (list of approved sureties) stating that the Offeror is able to provide a bid bond and obtain performance and payment bonds should they win a contract. The letter should include the single bonding limit as well as the aggregate amount of bonding available to the offeror.

The minimum bonding requirements are as follows: Single: $500K Aggregate: $15M

Note: Anticipated projects range from $500K to over $10M. Each task order will require payment performance bonds for the full value of the task order.

2.3.7. If applicable, HUBZone Certification and a statement electing or waiving the HUBZone pricing preference IAW FAR 52.219-4. Note that IAW with FAR 19.1303 (b) a concern must appear on the list located at www.sba.gov/hubzone to be a HUBZone small business concern.

2.4 INQUIRIES/QUESTIONS

2.4.1. 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) May 10, 2017. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the

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

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: X4BFZ4-4525A8

From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

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.

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.

Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within

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3.1 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The technical considerations listed (excluding price) are of equal importance to each other. Each factor shall be rated on an

Acceptable/Not Acceptable basis.

The technical proposal shall address the offeror’s proposed approach to fully perform the requirements of the RFP. Offerors are discouraged from providing information not required by the RFP. If deviations are included, they must be separately and clearly indicated in the Offeror’s Statement of Compliance. Any deviation from the RFP requirements may result in non- consideration of the proposal. The offeror shall address each of the following factors, in sufficient detail to permit a complete and comprehensive evaluation.

(1) TAB A – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 1- KEY PERSONNEL

A. Submission Requirements

The offeror must submit resumes of key personnel to include:

Site Superintendent(s), Engineer(s)/Surveyor(s), Quality Control

Manager and Safety Officer. At a minimum, resumes are limited to two (2) pages and should include the following for all listed personnel:

Name

Position- Resumes of key personnel shall either state that the individual is a full-time employee of the offeror or shall have attached a signed letter of commitment from the sub-contractor.

To demonstrate compliance with relevant training, license or certifications, Offerors must enclose a copy of the certification, license, or training completion certificate with their Offer.

Experience (a minimum of 3 years required for all positions) - Must include dates (month and year), position(s) held, and responsibilities

(with most recent experience listed first) directly related to performing the applicable position. The information provided should detail the personnel’s applicable construction/management experience on construction projects similar in size, scope, and complexity to those listed in the RFP. Experience unrelated to the requirements in this RFP should not be included. Should staffing issues prevent contractor from utilizing the person identified in the performance of the contract, Contractor shall submit for Contracting Officer Approval the name and mailto:staff@rcesupport.com relevant documentation showing that the replacement also meets the minimum requirements of the RFP.

In addition, the following information is required to be demonstrated for each key position:

Site Superintendent(s) – The Site Superintendent must have completed the Construction Quality Management for Contractors

(CQM) course within the past 5 year. NOTE: The site superintendent can have dual roles as Quality Control Manager on this project.

Engineer(s)/Surveyor(s) – No minimum requirements are set for the Engineer/Surveyor, however, this resume should provide evidence of any professional licenses held such as

Professional Engineering (P.E.) or Registered Land Surveyor

(RLS), degrees held, applicable training (Hypack, etc) or certifications in hydrographic and topographic surveying.

Some task orders are anticipated to require a RLS to perform applicable surveys.

Quality Control Manager – The Quality Control Manager must have completed the Construction Quality Management for

Contractors (CQM) course within the past 5 years and the QCM’s resume must demonstrate at least 3 years experience with use of Corps Resident Management System (RMS) software.

Safety Officer – The Safety Officer must have completed an approved 30-hour OSHA safety course, and a professionally certified CPR/First Aid course within the past 5 years.

B. Evaluation Criteria

Acceptable: Propsal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Resumes are included for all required key personnel that demonstrate acceptable detailed construction/management experience (minimum 3 years for all positions) on Mississippi River related construction projects. All required information concerning licenses and certifications for each position are provided.

Unacceptable: Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation. Resumes are not included for all required key personnel and/or resumes provided do not adequately demonstrate acceptable detailed construction management experience (minimum 3 years experience) on Mississippi River related construction projects. Required information for each position is not provided.

(2) TAB B – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 2 -- EXPERIENCE.

A. Submission Requirements

The Offeror shall submit information describing a minimum of three and a maximum of five examples of relevant experience related to

Mississippi River Stone Navigation Structure construction completed within the last five (5) years. The information must identify which entity performed the work, and describe how the work is relevant to this project. The value of projects included must be a minimum of $1M. The Government will review the sample construction projects provided by the Offeror and evaluate the recent relevant specialized experience of the Offeror on projects similar in scope, size, and complexity to the projects identified in the solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to choose sample construction projects that closely resemble the scope, size, and complexity of the project identified in this solicitation. The

Offeror shall list project experience to include the following criteria:

-Location of previous river work (Upper Miss, Lower Miss, other rivers);

-River Current velocities encountered on these jobs (if known);

-Depth(s) of stone placement (must meet minimum required depth of 20 feet);

-Method of stone placement (dragline, hydraulic excavator, trucks/land-based equipment);

-Size and type of stone placed and amount placed;

-Average stone placement rates/day (must average 2,000 tons per day within specified tolerances);

-Any work delays due to equipment or stone availability on-site.

B. Evaluation Criteria

Acceptable: The proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation. The Offeror has demonstrated experience listing 3 or more projects that meet the minimum depths for stone placement and production rates listed and are similar in size, scope, and complexity to those on the main channel of the

Mississippi River.

Unacceptable: The proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation. The Offeror does not provide demonstrated experience listing at least 3 projects that meet the minimum depths for stone placement and production rates listed that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to those on the main channel of the Mississippi River.

TAB C – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The past performance evaluation will be based on the Offeror’s record of relevant (based on the list of 7 criteria listed in

Factor 2) and recent (within the last 5 years) past performance information that pertain to the construction services outlined in this RFP. For the projects listed under Factor 2 Experience (Factor

2), submit the Past Performance evaluation given for the project.

The Government will also query the Contractor Performance

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to validate past performance information the Government deems necessary to evaluate a contractor’s past performance. Firms without a history of relevant past performance will be given a “Neutral” rating.

For each project submitted under Factor 2 Experience without a

CPARS evaluation, the offeror shall provide a Past Performance

Questionnaire. Each offeror shall provide a minimum of three (3) acceptable past performance ratings within the past 5 years. The

Past Performance Questionnaire included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for

“Factor 2-Past Performance”. The offeror must ensure correct phone and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with the proposals if possible. If the offeror is unable to obtain a

PPQ from a client for a project (s) before proposal closing date, the offerors should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ and (ATTACHMENT 2) which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s).

Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the clients request, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Thomas E. Mercer via email at:

thomas.e.mercer@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the Government has received a minimum of three (3) questionnaires prior to the date/time listed for receiving proposals or has provided written notification that they have had no previous clients and that the minimum number of questionnaires cannot be provided. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources, may include, but are not limited to, Past Performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information

Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance

Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). Using all CAGE/DUNS number of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identifies in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS). Electronic

Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the offeror. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure that mailto:Monica.A.Moody@usace.army.mil the reference documentation is provided, as the Government may not make additional requests for past performance information from the references. The evaluation form should be provided to the Contract Specialist directly from the reference. The Government may contact references provided as part of the Factor for Experience, for information regarding the offeror’s past performance on the project and for the purposes of assessing and verifying the scope of work performed.

A. Evaluation Criteria

Experience and Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition

Very Relevant (Not Used) Experience or Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Experience or Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant (Not Used) Experience or Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Experience or Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Acceptable: Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the

Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown. The Offeror submitted relevant experience from the past 5 years. All past or current performance records must have overall ratings of satisfactory or above. The submitted past performance is relevant and within the past 5 years.

Unacceptable: Based on the Offeror’s performance record, the

Government has no reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

The Offeror did not submit relevant experience from the past

5 years. All past or current performance records did not receive an overall ratings of satisfactory or above. The submitted past performance is not relevant and within the past 5 years.

Offerors with no relevant past performance will receive a “Neutral” rating for this factor.

(3) TAB D – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 4 – MANAGEMENT APPROACH.

i. The Offeror shall describe or provide a general plan for responding to and managing multiple contract task orders of varying size and complexity issued simultaneously.

Specifically, the proposal shall describe the overall corporate structure and how project teams are organized to support multiple and concurrent task orders, and the respective levels of authority. The narrative shall include a description of how your company will support the geographic boundaries of the

MATOC. The plan must demonstrate discipline coordination responsibility is at an appropriate level within the organization to be successful. The offeror must provide a complete, organized and detailed plan, showing what work will be subcontracted and what work will be done by the offeror’s own forces. (Prime must perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.) The proposal should provide detailed information regarding how the contractor will coordinate multiple subcontractors working on concurrent multiple task orders to meet schedule requirements and maintain adequate quality.

ii. In addition, for the purposes of evaluation of the Offeror’s management approach, the Offeror shall also provide a detailed plan to complete the Togo Island task order (See plans and task order specifications included) for stone dike construction at approximate MS River Mile 416.0L, AHP, Tensas Parish, LA. The required construction completion time for this task order is 110 days. Offeror’s plan should include proposed manpower, equipment, schedules, and other resources required to respond to and complete the task order. Please note, if funding is available, the Government may award this Task Order at the end of the Source Selection process, to the Offeror deemed to be the lowest price from the award pool of technically acceptable proposals.

B. Evaluation Criteria

Acceptable: Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

The proposal clearly complies with the criteria in the Submission

Requirements above and the requirements of the RFP Statement of

Work, providing sufficient detail to demonstrate the feasibility of the Offeror’s approach to coordinate work on the project in general to meet schedule requirements and provide adequate quality construction (sub-item (i)). The proposal also clearly provides a logical and feasible approach to demonstrate understanding of the schedule and quality construction requirements for responding to the Togo Island task order as outlined in the proposal submission requirements for this factor.

Unacceptable: Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation. The proposal does not clearly comply with all of the criteria in the Submission Requirements above and the requirements of the RFP Statement of Work, providing insufficient detail to demonstrate the feasibility of the Offeror’s approach to coordinate work on the project to meet schedule requirements and provide adequate quality construction in general and also for the required scenarios.

4.1 PRICE

(1) TAB E – VOLUME 2, FACTOR 5 -- PRICE.

Offerors shall submit the Price Proposal Schedule from Section

00010. The Price Proposal Schedule consists of the original signed Standard Form 1442 “Solicitation, Offer, and Award”;

providing a price for all line items in the corresponding offer bid schedule and the offer schedule from Attachment 1 Togo

Island Task Order; and acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation. Proposed prices must be entered for all items of the Price Proposal Schedule.

B. Evaluation Criteria

Price will not be rated or scored, but will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness through the use of price analysis. The PCO anticipates price competition and that prices will be determined fair and reasonable based on competition. However, the proposed prices may also be analyzed to determine whether they are realistic for the work to be performed, reflect a clear understanding of the requirements, and are consistent with the information provided by the offeror. The price proposal will also be evaluated for completeness; all price information required by the RFP must be submitted.

SOURCE SELECTION – PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND BASIS OF AWARD

1.1 INFORMAL SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS

All offers received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with informal source selection procedures. The principal objective of this process is to select a responsible offeror who submits the Lowest Price Technically

Acceptable (LTPA) offer. The process is designed to ensure the impartial, equitable, and comprehensive evaluation of all technically acceptable, responsible proposals received in response to this particular solicitation.

(1) Source Selection Team

The Source Selection Team is established as a separate organization and management chain of command whose only purpose is to accomplish the objective above. The organization consists of a Source Selection Authority

(SSA) and a Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB). The organization is designed to ensure active ongoing involvement of appropriate contracting, technical, l o g i s t i c s , legal, price analysis, small business, and other functional staff management expertise.

(2) Source Selection Procedure

The source selection procedures will begin with an initial review of proposals and continue with a technical and price evaluation conducted by the SSEB. The

SSEB shall evaluate the proposals based solely on the evaluation criteria identified above. The results of the

SSEB evaluations will be presented to the

SSA, who will make the final source selection decision or determine whether it is appropriate to engage in clarifications or communications prior to the establishment of a competitive range, or to establish a competitive range and conduct discussions with those offerors that are included in the competitive range. The

Government intends to award without discussions. All communications leading to establishment of the competitive range will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part

15.306b.

If a competitive range is established, discussions will be conducted with offerors who are included in the competitive range. After conclusion of discussions and receipt of final revised proposals (if applicable), the

SSEB will complete the evaluation and establish the final weighted technical ratings and present them to the SSA.

The SSA will then review the proposals based on the established criteria and other factors considered, and make the final source selection decision.

The proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated individually to select the most advantageous proposal. To be considered acceptable, each offeror shall specifically address each of the evaluation factors listed above. Sufficient detail shall be provided, citing specific data as may be required, such that the proposal may be adequately evaluated.