A07D-SOLICITATION.pdf

Lonoke County, Arkansas

The item of w ork consists of the construction of 17,400 linear feet of clay-lined earthen canal w ith levee embankments, 12 gravity-operated farmer offtakes, tw o (2) concrete siphon structures, one (1) pump type turnout structure, and associated grading and local drainage w ork.

Construction limits include approximately 135 acres of permanent right-of-w ay and 33 acres of temporary easement for construction. This w ork occurs over a 3.3 mile reach. The assigned NAICS Code is 237990. The estimated value of this project is betw een $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

This requirement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers received from concerns that are not Total Small Business shall be rejected as nonresponsive.

Basis for Aw ard: Best Value-Low est Price Technically Acceptable source selection procedures. Government does not intend, but reserves the right, to hold discussions. Therefore, offerors are cautioned to provide all information required or requested by the solicitation at the time of its initial proposal submission.

JUDY E STALLION 901-544-0776

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

08-May-2018

(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 ________870 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________4 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________12 Jun 2018 (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

167 N MAIN STREET B202

MEMPHIS TN 38103-1894

W912EQ

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(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)

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

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20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued)

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

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

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

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

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

See Item 14

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

30B. SIGNATURE

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

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

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

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

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

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

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

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OFFER SCHEDULE

PART 1

BAYOU METO BASIN PROJECT,

CANAL 1000, PHASE 3.1,

LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS

1.1 LINE ITEMS

This contract will be awarded as one job with unit prices required for specifically selected work. A schedule of the unit price work is contained in Standard Form SF 1442, "Solicitation, Offer and Award." See Contract

Clauses, "FAR 52.211-18, Variation in Estimated Quantity" and "FAR

52.236-16, Quantity Surveys," "DFARS 52.236-7008, Contract Prices."

Bid Items with Unit Prices Form

ITEM DESCRIPTION Estimated Unit

Quantity Unit Price Amount

0001 Mobilization and Demobilization 1 JA XXX.XX $ .

0002 Environmental Protection 1 JA XXX.XX $ .

0003 Demolition 1 JA XXX.XX $ .

0004 Dewatering & Unwatering 1 JA XXX.XX $ .

0005 Stormwater Pollution Prevention

0005AA Modify Stormwater Pollution 1 JA XXX.XX $ .

Prevention Plan

0005AB Silt Fence 23,000 LF

0005AC Erosion Control Berm 17,500 LF

0005AD Construction Exit 3 EA

0005AE Check Dam 75 EA

0006 Excavation 686,000 CY

0007 Random Fill 175,000 CY

0008 Clay Liner Fill 146,000 CY

0009 In-situ Clay Liner Test

0009AA In-situ Clay Liner Test 100 EA

First 100

0009AB In-situ Clay Liner Test 50 EA

All over 100

0010 Surcharge Loading 17,800 CY

0011 Aggregate Surface Course 56 TN

0012 Pump Turnout, PT1000.01 1 EA

0013 Stilling Well 1 EA

0014 Siphon Structures

0014AA Siphon, STA 187+63 1 EA

0014AB Siphon, STA 222+30 1 EA

0015 Gravity Landowner Offtakes

0015AA 18" Gravity Landowner Offtakes 11 EA

0015AB 24" Gravity Landowner Offtakes 1 EA

0016 Corrugated Metal Pipe

0016AA 36" Corrugated Metal Pipe 117 LF

0016AB 48" Corrugated Metal Pipe 102 LF

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ITEM DESCRIPTION Estimated Unit

Quantity Unit Price Amount

0017 Clearing and Grubbing 36 AC

0018 Seeding 140 AC

Grand Total Items 0001 thru 0018 $ .

1.2 NOTES

NOTE 1: Offerors shall furnish unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items, which require unit prices. If the offeror fails to insert a unit price in the appropriate blank for required items, but does furnish an extended total or an estimated amount for such items, the

Government will deem his unit price to be the quotient obtained by dividing the extended estimated amount for that line item by the quantity. IF THE

OFFEROR OMITS BOTH THE UNIT PRICE AND THE EXTENDED ESTIMATED AMOUNT FOR ANY

ITEM, HIS OFFER WILL BE DECLARED NONRESPONSIVE.

In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total, the unit price will be held to be the intended bid. If the offeror shows only the total price but fails to enter a unit price, the total divided by the estimated quantity will be held to be the intended unit price.

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

Award will be made as a whole to one offeror.

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 JA = Job LB = Pound

LF = Linear Foot LH = Labor Hour 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

All quantities are estimated except where unit is given as "JA" or "EA".

NOTE 2: If an offer or modification to an offer based on unit prices is submitted and provides for a job adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the job adjustment to each unit price, including job units, in bid schedule must be stated, or, if it is not stated, the offeror agrees that the job adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to every unit price in the bid schedule.

NOTE 3: Offerors are cautioned to read SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT located in Section 00 70 00.00 11 - CONTRACT CLAUSES.

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Section 00100 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

SECTION 00100

CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. PROPOSAL MATERIAL – Copies of the Solicitation, Specifications, and drawings forms are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted to the

Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) website at: https://www.fbo.gov. Prospective

Offerors should submit technical questions concerning this Request for Proposal via Bidder

Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet. (See Paragraph M Below). All other inquiries should be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Judy.E.Stallion@usace.army.mil.

PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS: The following documents must be submitted with proposal:

1. Volume I, Technical

2. Volume II, Price

3. Schedule of offeror/prices

4. All amendments must be acknowledged

B. SITE VISITS – Offerors should inspect the job site prior to submitting a proposal. Site Visits may be coordinated by mail or telephone (COLLECT CALLS NOT ACCEPTED) between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM, exclusive of Federal holidays. The point of contact for this site visit is Thomas L. Minyard, Carlisle Area Engineer, at (870)552-1378 or email

Thomas.L.Minyard@usace.army.mil. See Section 00100, clause 52.236-27 entitled “Site Visit

(Construction)”.

C. CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE WORK - Offerors should visit the site and take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve offerors from the responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government will assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the Request for Proposal, the specifications or related documents. See Section 00700, clause 52.236-3, entitled “Site Investigation and

Conditions Affecting the Work”.

D. OFFEROR'S ADDRESS - Prospective offerors should indicate in the offer, the address to which payment and/or correspondence should be mailed, if such address is different from that shown for the offeror on Standard Form 1442 Block 14.

E. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO DATE SET FOR NEGOTIATION - The right is reserved as the interest of the Government may require revision, or modification to the specifications or drawings or both prior to the date set for receipt of proposals. Such revisions or modifications, if any, will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this Request for Proposal. If the revisions or modifications are of a nature which requires material changes in quantities or prices proposed or both, the date set for receipt of proposals may be postponed by such number of days

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F. NOTICE TO OFFERORS - NINETY DAY OFFER GUARANTEE (See Standard Form

1442 Block 13D)

G. EXPLANATION OF PROVISION/CLAUSE NUMBERS UTILIZED IN THIS

SOLICITATION

1. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions/clauses are numbered as follows: 52.252-1.

2. Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions/clauses are numbered as follows: 252.204-7000.

3. Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS), provisions/clauses are numbered as follows: 5152.237-9000.

4. USACE Acquisition Instruction (UAI) provisions/clauses are numbered as follows: 5152.249-

5000.

H. REQUIRED SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION - By submission of a proposal, the offerors acknowledges the requirement that prospective awardees must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this quote. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-

2423, or at: http://www.sam.gov.

I. OFFEROR’S QUALIFICATIONS - To establish its responsibility, the offeror may be requested by the Government to submit a statement regarding his previous experience in performing comparable work, his business and technical organization, financial resources

(including recent financial statements or audits), plant available to be used in performing the work and, if applicable, an approved sub-contracting plan. All documents relevant to establish an offeror’s responsibility shall be made available as soon as practicable after Request for Proposal, but not later than 3 days after request by the Contracting Officer or the authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer.

J. NOTICE OF BONDS AND INSURANCE - The following proposal/contract information is applicable only if the offer/contract is over one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000):

1. PERFORMANCE BONDS. The penal amount of the performance bond shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Bonds shall be received within ten (10) days after receipt of contract award. See Section 00700, clause 52.228-15, entitled “Performance and

Payment Bonds – Construction”.

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2. PAYMENT BONDS: Within ten (10) days after receipt of contract award to the offeror whom award is made, one (1) bond, with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the

Government, shall be furnished; namely a Payment Bond (Standard Form 25A). The penal amount of such bonds shall equal one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. See Section 00700, clause 52.228-15, entitled “Performance and Payment Bonds – Construction”.

3. INSURANCE: The accepted offeror shall provide adequate insurance, within ten (10) days after receipt of contract award. See Section 00 80 00.00 11, Special Contract Requirements

--- Additional Insurance References.

K. POST AWARD SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS - Within ten (10) days after receipt of contract award, the contractor shall submit an acceptable performance bond, payment bond and certificate of insurance. Within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of award, the contractor shall provide an approved Accident Prevention Plan, Environmental Protection Plan and

Contractor Quality Control Plan. (See Section 00 80 00.00 11, 01 57 20.00 11, and 01 45 04.00

11) Within ten (10) days prior to commencement of work under this contract, the contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer’s, Chief of Security, a list of all Personnel, Vehicles and

Equipment that may be used during the construction work under this contract. (See Sections

00800)

L. PROJNET OFFEROR INQUIRY

1. Prospective Offerors should submit questions concerning this Request for Proposal via Bidder

Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet.

a. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offeror will need to use the Bidder Inquiry

Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective offeror 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 offeror once the reply is available for viewing.

b. The Solicitation Number is: W912EQ18R0005

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: GKDHNI-3A9ANM

c. Specific Instructions for First Time ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

(1) From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

(2) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

(3) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

(5) Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

(6) Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

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(7) Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

d. Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

(1.) For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

(2.) From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

(3.) Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

(4.) Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

(5.) Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

(6.) Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret

Question.

(7.) Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

2. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires Seven (7) business days prior to receipt of proposal in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation if necessary.

3. Offerors are requested to review the specifications in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry

System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

4. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

5. Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

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PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

1. To arrive at a source selection decision, the Government will evaluate the Technical, Past

Performance, and Cost/Price factors identified in the RFP. The Government intends to award to the offeror providing the proposal which is considered by the SSA to be the best value to the

Government using best value Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) in accordance with

FAR 15.101-2. LPTA process is appropriate when the best value is expected to result from selection of the LPTA proposal with the lowest evaluated price. To receive consideration for award an “Acceptable” rating in every non-factor/sub-factor must be achieved for each factor.

The price factor will be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness.

2. In accordance with the requirements of Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), no contract shall be entered into unless the Contracting Officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR requirement that no award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must meet the general standards in FAR Part 9 and any special standards set forth in the solicitation.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal. Factors 1 through 3 are listed in descending order of importance. Technical Factors 1 through 3, when combined, are approximately equal to Factor 4. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government based upon an assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The LPTA process does not permit tradeoffs among price and non-price factors.

Factor 1: Experience. Each offeror’s and its key subcontractors’ experience will be reviewed to determine capability to construct a project of similar function, scope, size, and complexity.

Factor 2: Technical Approach. Each offeror’s technical approach will be reviewed to determine its plan to complete the work in accordance with the contract requirements and within the contract time.

Factor 3: Past Performance. Each offeror’s past performance will be reviewed to determine recency and relevance.

Factor 4: Cost/Price. Each offeror’s cost/price will be reviewed to determine reasonableness and balance. Factor 4 is approximately equal to combined Factors 1 through 3. Price reasonableness will be evaluated.

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C. EVALUATION APPOACH

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

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

a. Adequacy of Responses. 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 specified contract duration.

Evaluation of the Technical Factor Ratings (Factors 1 through 3), will focus on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal. The adjectival rating depicts how well the offeror’s proposal meets the Technical factor requirements.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

2. Experience, Factor 1: This factor evaluates the offeror’s and select subcontractors’ experience. Major emphasis will be placed on the offeror’s and identified subcontractors’ demonstration of related successful construction experience in similar large civil works projects with related work. Lack of adequate experience could impact 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’ and identified subcontractors’ experience involving projects similar in scope, size and complexity to Bayou

Meto Canal 1000 Phase 3.1.

3. Technical Approach, Factor 2: This factor evaluates the offeror’s technical approach. Major emphasis will be placed on the specific details provided and the demonstrated ability to plan for and schedule the work, and manage subcontractors.

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4. Past Performance, Factor 3: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s record of past and current performance to ascertain the probability of the offeror successfully performing the work required by the contract drawings and specifications.

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 (and major subcontractor’s) record of performance on recent, relevant efforts within the past six (6) years from the issue date of this solicitation as it relates to all solicitation requirements, including cost, schedule, performance and management of subcontractors. Major subcontractors are defined as members of an offeror’s overall team who are expected to perform fifteen percent (15%) or more, by cost, of the proposed effort. The Government will consider significant achievements, problems, or lack of relevant data in any element of the work in the evaluation process. When a proposal lacks 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, this factor will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably and the offeror will be assigned an “unknown confidence” rating.

The Government may use data provided by the offeror in its proposal as well as data obtained from other sources, including data in Government files or data obtained through interviews with personnel familiar with the contractor and their current and past performance under Federal, State or Local government or commercial contracts for same or similar services as compared to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 237990. Data used in conducting performance risk assessments shall not extend past six (6) years prior to the issue date of the

RFP, but may include performance data generated during the past six (6) years without regard to the contract award date for the corresponding work.

c. Offerors shall submit the required information for all recent, relevant government and/or commercial contracts for the offeror and each major subcontractor performed or awarded during the past six (6) years from the issue date of this solicitation. The Government may, at its discretion, consider information from other 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 (including context of data), and quality (including general trends in contractor performance and source of information).

(i) Recency. The first 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.

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(ii) Relevancy: The recent past performance of the offeror and its proposed major subcontractors will be evaluated to determine how relevant the scope of the past work was to the effort required to complete the Bayou Meto Canal 1000 Phase 3 project. Relevancy is not separately rated; however, the following criteria will be used to establish what is relevant:

similarity of work, complexity, dollar value, contract type, and degree of subcontract/teaming.

Past Performance Relevancy Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

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

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

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

(iii) Quality of Products or Services. The third aspect of the past performance evaluation is to establish the overall quality of the offeror’s past performance (see FAR 15.304(c)(2)).

5. Cost/Price: The Solicitation requires firm-fixed price line items. A price reasonableness approach will be used by the Government to determine that the proposed prices offered are fair and reasonable and that a “buy-in” or unbalanced pricing between CLINs is not occurring. Indications of potential underbidding or unbalanced pricing will be reflected in the cost/price analysis. The Government will examine price proposals for artificially low unit prices. Proposals found to be unreasonably high, unrealistically low (an indication of

“buy-in”), or unbalanced, may be considered unacceptable and rejected on that basis.

D. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Introduction: The offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in hard copy, with accompanying digital copies, as set forth below. The RFP shall provide the Government address and receipt date for proposal submittal.

The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes: Volume I – Technical/Past Performance;

and Volume II - Cost/Price. The proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. Offerors are cautioned that merely restating, paraphrasing, or “parroting” the technical requirements and specifications, combined with a statement of offeror’s intent to perform them, does not constitute an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform and will be evaluated unfavorably. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each portion of the proposal.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked as such.

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2. Proposal Submission Requirements:

a. Each volume shall be submitted in a separate three-ring binder. Any pages that are changed (as a result of negotiations or proposal revisions) should be of a different color and have changed information clearly marked by a vertical line in the right margin of the page. The revised pages shall be dated. Each binder shall be clearly labeled with its Title and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

b. Printing should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line.

Text shall be in Arial or New Times Roman, 12-point font. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape. Do not include links to information on websites in lieu of incorporating the information physically into the proposal. For submission with page limitations, the pages will be counted as follows: Each page containing text or information shall be counted as one page, double-sided printing and all pages containing text or information on both the back and front of one sheet of paper will be counted as two pages.

Where authorized, a foldout sheet will count as one page. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a “Table of Contents” or divider tabs, are excluded from page limitations.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Printed Digital Maximum

Volume I Copies Copies Pages

Factor 1, Experience Original+4 1 30

Factor 2, Technical Approach Original+4 1 35

Factor 3, Past Performance Original+4 1 20

Volume II

Cost/Price Original+4 1 N/A

Note: Pages that exceed the maximum page limitations will not be evaluated.

3. Proposal Files

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1”

Gutter – 0”

From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5”

Page Size, Width – 8.5”

Page Size, Height – 11”

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Note: 11x17 folded pages are acceptable for tables, charts or graphic representations.

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, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e.

doc, xls, ppt, etc., and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in

Microsoft Excel 2013. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting .exe files are not acceptable and will not be considered. ** If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern.

c. Content. All proposals shall contain the information stated below. Proposal clarity, organization (as defined in this solicitation) and cross-referencing is mandatory. No material

(information not included with the proposal) shall be incorporated by reference, and any material incorporated by reference will not be evaluated. Material not specifically identified below will not be evaluated. Offeror must clearly mark as proprietary any data contained in the proposal that it does not want disclosed by the Government. Portions of the selected proposal will be incorporated into the contract and are subject to disclosure notwithstanding restrictive markings.

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. The following shall be included in the Narrative discussion:

The proposal shall be submitted as summarized below and as required by the specifications:

(1) Volume I - Technical Volume

a. Submittal Information:

--The completed Standard Form 1442 with continuation pages, duly executed with an original signature by an official authorized to bind the company. Ensure that the firm’s DUNS or

DUNS+4 Number is entered in the block with its name and address.

--Your acknowledgement of any and all Amendments to the solicitation in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30 Amendment.

b. Preface

c. Technical Factors

(1) Factor 1: Experience

(2) Factor 2: Technical Approach

(3) Factor 3: Past Performance

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(2) Volume II – Price

a. Proposal Cover Sheet

b. Standard Form 1442, Acknowledgement of Amendments, Joint Venture Agreement

c. Offer Schedule

d. Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

e. Bonding Capability

f. Pre-Award Survey Information

Each offeror must submit a Volume I consisting of only a “technical” proposal and a Volume II consisting of a “price” proposal. The technical proposal includes all required information relating to the “non-price” evaluation factors. The price proposal includes the signed offer and the offeror’s proposed prices. The two volumes must be submitted as separate, physically distinct proposals. Both volumes must be received at the location shown in Block 8 of Standard Form

1442, not later than the date and time specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442. The information in the two volumes is evaluated separately and independently, therefore, do not merely cross-reference similar material between the technical and price proposals. All information intended by the offeror to be evaluated as part of the technical proposal must be submitted as part of Volume I, and all information intended by the offeror to be evaluated as part of the price proposal must be submitted as part of Volume II.

Teaming Arrangements - For purposes of this RFP, an “Offeror” may include a group of two (2) or more entities that have formed a “contractor team arrangement,” as defined in the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Section 9.601. In the case of entities that have formed a contractor team arrangement, the experience and performance history of any member of the team, whether or not gained while working with the other member(s) of the currently-proposed contractor team arrangement, will be considered as a part of the evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal. In the case of subcontractor submissions, the subcontractor must submit the final cost of their portion of the project. An Offeror that relies upon the experience and performance history of a member or members of a proposed contractor team arrangement will be expected to maintain that arrangement throughout the entire performance of any contract awarded to that

Offeror under this RFP. The contractor team agreement, signed by all parties, must be provide at the beginning of the Offeror's technical proposal, identifying the legal name(s) of all entities and describing the nature of each entity’s relationship (teaming/partnering, joint venture, mentor/protégé, etc.) and their role on this project.

PREFACE. The Preface should consist of a brief explanation of the Offeror, the organization of the proposed construction team and key subcontractors that will be used on this project. If a teaming arrangement or Joint Venture (JV) of prime contractors will be utilized, the JV will be identified in this preface and the management of the JV will be provided. The Government will not evaluate the Preface - Prime Contractor/Key Subcontractor Introduction separately, but may consider the information provided in the Preface in the evaluation of the other factors.

The Offeror must propose a specific project team, including the prime contractor and all key subcontractors, for evaluation in response to this Request for Proposal. The term “key

Bayo Meto Basin, Canal 1000, Phase 3.1 Page 15 of 227 W912EQ-18-R-0005 subcontractors” shall mean all prospective subcontractors who offeror intends to perform in whole in part the critical work elements as defined in the Technical Approach Factor below, or fifteen percent (15%) or more, by cost, of all of the work on this project, excluding the cost of materials. In accordance with Section 0800 - “Personnel, Subcontractors and Outside

Associates,” any post-award changes to the key personnel and/or key subcontractors in the accepted proposal will require contracting officer approval. Any changes to key subcontractors in your proposal will not be allowed without prior written approval by the contracting officer. Information pertaining to subcontractors not designated as “key” by the

Government will be considered excess and may not be evaluated.

For each project team member identified, provide the name, DUNS number, address, point of contact e-mail address, and a brief description of its scope of work, role, and authority in performance of this contract. If an identified project team member is a Joint Venture (JV), provide the name, DUNS number, address, relationship, role, and authority (to include management authority) of each firm. (Note: If a proposed firm has branch offices, provide information for each individual branch office that will perform work under the contract with its own workforce.) List the major work elements to be self-performed by the Offeror’s in-house work force, the major work elements to be performed by each key subcontractor, and any other major work to be subcontracted to non-key subcontractors.

This preface shall not exceed four (4) pages.

Volume I

Factor 1, Experience

Submission Requirements

Offeror’s Experience: The Offeror shall identify and submit three (3) examples of civil or commercial construction projects completed by the Offeror within six (6) years from the issue date of this solicitation which best illustrate its experience on projects of similar function, scope, size, and complexity as this project. No more than three projects may be submitted. If the

Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV) or partnership, this this request for information pertains to each member of that joint venture or partnership that would be directly participating on the project site in the performance of either management and or construction responsibilities. Each project example shall include a three (3) page maximum narrative, discussing the project and providing all information requested below.

Each project cited should have a construction dollar value equal to or greater than $4,000,000 and include work similar to that included in this project. For evaluation purposes “similar” is defined as sharing a substantial portion of the aspects of this project with respect to scope of work, magnitude of work, items as listed in the plans and specifications for this solicitation, and the following elements:

1. Large scale earthwork construction projects (i.e. more than 80,000 CY of excavation and embankment);

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2. Structural excavation: minimum requirement is the use of multiple dewatering wells to lower groundwater at least 15 feet; and

3. Reinforced pipe construction: minimum requirement is placement and backfill of at least 500 linear feet of at least 48” or greater in diameter pipe.

Each project submitted need not meet all three factors identified above, but must meet both the cost magnitude and at least one experience factor identified above. In the aggregate, offeror must show that offeror and its key subcontractors meet all experience requirements of this factor.

Narrative descriptions of the project should include the following information:

1. Project title, location, and brief overview;

2. Role of the Offeror on the example project (i.e. whether prime contractor, first-tier subcontractor,…) and the percentage of work self-performed by Offeror;

3. Detailed scope of the work performed by the Offeror on the project, including earthwork volumes, descriptions of dewatering and unwatering system design & operation and information on structures built, and identifying the similarities and differences of the project example to the BMP3.1 project;

4. The identity of all subcontractors utilized by Offeror on the project, their scope of work by the subcontractor, the percentage (by cost) of the work they performed, and whether they are proposed to be used for the BMP3.1 project;

5. Original contract award amount and final construction amount;

6. Include a narrative of any line item or sub-item where the difference between the original and final cost was greater than 5% of that line item or sub-item;

7. Original contract finish date and actual finish date (Month/Year);

8. Points of Contact, as described below; and

9. The identity of all of Offeror’s key personnel on the project, and whether they are proposed to be used for the BMP3.1 project.

All project examples shall identify a Point of Contact (POC) as well as one alternate Point of

Contact, not affiliated with the Offeror who are able to verify the experience cited. Identification of each POC and alternate POC shall include the individual’s name, job title, address, telephone, and e-mail address. The POC and alternate must be familiar with the construction performance of the Offeror and be a representative of the owner/customer/prime contractor (if Offeror was a subcontractor).

Subcontractors’ Experience: Offeror must submit two (2) projects per subcontractor that subcontractor performed in whole or in part, within six (6) years from the issue date of this solicitation, that involved excavation, and placement and compaction of fill material work similar to that defined in the RFP, or 15% or more (by cost) of all of the work on this project, excluding the cost of materials. No more than two projects per subcontractor may be submitted.

The subcontractor project examples shall include a narrative discussing the project scope and describing the relationship between the Offeror and the subcontractor on the example project. To have a subcontractor’s experience and past performance considered during the evaluation process, the Offeror must submit a legally binding partnering agreement or Joint Venture agreement between the subcontractor and the Offeror, signed by the subcontractor.

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Each subcontractor project example shall include a two (2) page maximum narrative, discussing the project and providing all information requested below:

1. Project title, location, and brief overview;

2. Role of the subcontractor on the example project (i.e. whether prime contractor, first-tier subcontractor,…) and the percentage of work self-performed by subcontractor;

3. Detailed scope of the work performed by the subcontractor on the project and identifying the similarities and differences of the project example to the BMP3.1 project;

4. Original subcontract award amount and final subcontract cost;

5. Include a narrative of any line item or sub-item where the difference between the original and final cost was greater than 5% of that line item or sub-item;

6. Original subcontract finish date and actual finish date (Month/Year)

7. Points of Contact, as described below; and

8. Subcontractor Key Personnel on the project and if they are proposed to be utilized for

BMP3.1 Project.

All project examples shall contain a Point of Contact (POC) as well as one alternate Point of

Contact, to include the name, job title of the POC, address, telephone, and e-mail address. The

POC and alternate shall be familiar with the construction performance of the subcontractor and be a representative of the owner/customer/prime contractor, not affiliated with the subcontractor.

The POC and alternate shall be able to verify the experience cited.

If, after award, a subcontractor identified in the proposal is not able to be used on this project, Offeror shall present a replacement subcontractor for acceptance and approval by the Contracting

Officer. The Offeror must obtain the Contracting Officer’s written consent before the replacement subcontractor will be allowed to start work on the project. Replacement subcontractors must have qualifications and experience meeting or exceeding those of the corresponding subcontractor identified in the proposal.

Evaluation Criteria

Acceptable: Offerors (in combination with experience of their Joint Venture (JV) partners or committed key subcontractors) who show experience meeting each element described in Factor 1 will be determined to meet the minimum requirements of the contract and will be found

Acceptable.

Unacceptable: Offerors (in combination with the experience of their JV partners or committed key subcontractors) failing to show experience meeting each element described for Factor 1 in the past 5 years will be found Unacceptable.

Volume I

Factor 2, Technical Approach

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Submission Requirements

The Offeror must submit a work plan identifying the Offeror’s proposed project team, including the prime contractor and all key subcontractors, and describing its technical approach to complete the work in accordance with the contract requirements and within the contract time.

The plan should, at a minimum, specifically address and describe:

(1) The Offeror’s approach for providing sufficient technical resources to assure the successful accomplishment of the project. This plan shall be specific to this solicitation and at a minimum address the manner in which the Offeror or its subcontractor will accomplish the following critical work elements: cofferdam construction, structural excavation; dewatering;

unwatering; laboratory testing and material classification; handling and processing excavated material; earthwork phasing; RCP installation (including pressure testing and backfill) and placement and compaction of fill material. Proposed construction methods must be consistent with standard practices for each item of work.

(2) A detailed explanation of the Offeror’s plan for the excavation of the canal, placement of material in the embankments on both sides of the canal, and the installation, where required, of a

2’ clay liner along the bottom and side slopes of the canal…