Amend_0001.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

See Summary of Changes

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 28

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 22-Apr-2019

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912EQ19R0001

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

05-Apr-2019

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE

RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

22-Apr-2019

CODE

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MEMPHIS

167 N. MAIN STREET

MEMPHIS TN 38103-1894

W912EQ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 06-May-2019 01:30 PM to 10-May-2019 01:30 PM.

SECTION 00100 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The following have been modified:

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, Past Performance

3. Volume III, Contents of the Proposal

4. All amendments must be acknowledged

B. REQUIRED SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION - By submission of a proposal, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the SAM database prior to proposal submission, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in the

SAM database will make a offeror ineligible for award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or at: http://www.sam.gov

(1) Lack of registration in the SAM database will make a bidder ineligible for award. SEE

CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.204-7 ENTITLED "System for Award Management”.

(2) Attention to offerors: Effective March 22, 2018, you must submit a notarized letter appointing the authorized entity administrator before your registration will be activated. This requirement now applies to both new and existing entities. Make sure your SAM profile includes “all awards” and not just “Federal Assistance Awards” as https://www.fbo.gov/ http://www.projnet.org/projnet mailto:Judy.E.Stallion@usace.army.mil this option is only for grants and cooperative agreements. Please visit www.sam.gov for more information.

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 shall 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, the date set for receipt of proposals may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the issuing officer will enable offeror to revise their proposal. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for receipt of proposal.

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

1442 Block 14)

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. NOTICE OF BONDS AND INSURANCE - The following proposal/contract information is applicable only to task orders awarded under the contract that exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in task order price:

http://www.sam.gov/

1. PERFORMANCE BONDS. The performance bond shall be required for award of any task order greater than $150,000 in the penal amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the task order price. Bonds shall be received with ten (10) days after receipt of task order award. A contractor’s inability to provide a performance bond on a task order may make a contractor ineligible for the award of subsequent task orders. See Section 00700, clause 52.228-15, entitled

“Performance and Payment Bonds – Construction.”

2. PAYMENT BONDS: Within ten (10) days after receipt of a task order award greater than $150,000, the contractor to whom the task order is awarded shall furnish a payment bond with good sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government; namely a Payment Bond (Standard

Form 25A), in the penal amount of the one hundred percent (100%) of the task order price. A contractor’s inability to provide a payment bond on a task order or furnish an agreed-to alternative payment protection may make a contractor ineligible for the award of subsequent task orders. 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 task order award. See Section 00 80 00.00 11, Special Contract Requirements

--- Additional Insurance References.

I. POST AWARD SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS - Within ten (10) days after receipt of issue of task order, the contractor shall submit an acceptable performance bond, payment bond and certificate of insurance. Offerors are required to submit Bid Bonds with their proposal for each task order. See Section 00700, clause, 52.228-1, entitled “Bid Guarantee”. The timeframe for providing bid bonds are usually with 10 (days) after award. Any compressed timeframe will be provided in the RFP for each individual task order. 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)

J. PROJNET BIDDER INQUIRY

1. Prospective Offers should submit questions concerning this Request for Proposal in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet.

a. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offerors 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 bidder once the reply is available for viewing.

b. The Solicitation Number is: W912EQ19R0001

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: K2UZ7F-CFSD9U http://www.projnet.org/projnet

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.

(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 l logged into the system.

2. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires Seven (7) business days prior to bid opening 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 specification 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 bid/offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

1) Awards will be made in accordance with Class Deviation 2018-O0006, Evaluation

Factors for Certain Multiple Award Task or Delivery Order Contracts, dated December

13, 2017. The Government intends to award a contract to each and all qualifying offerors.

A qualifying offeror is an offeror who is determined to be a responsible source; who submits a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; and whom the Contracting Officer has no reason to believe would likely offer other than fair and reasonable pricing.

a. Responsibility: Offerors will be determined to be a responsible source by completing and submitting the responsibility determination included in the solicitation (See attached Responsibility Determination Form). The Contracting Officer will review the information submitted and utilize it to make a responsibility determination for each offeror.

b. Technical Acceptance: The Contracting Officer will review the technical submissions of each offeror to make a determination as to the technical acceptability of each offeror.

c. Fair and Reasonable Pricing: Pricing shall not be included as an evaluation factor for the contract awards, but shall be one of the factors in the selection decision for each task order under the contract, in accordance with FAR 16.505. The Contracting

Officer may utilize historical and/or past performance information to make a determination that there is no reason to believe that an offeror will offer other than fair and reasonable pricing

2) The Government intends to make award without holding discussions with offerors.

However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Sources

Selection Authority (SSA) determines them to be necessary. Therefore, offerors are encouraged to include their best terms and conditions in the initial offer.

3) The source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 15, Source Selection procedures and Class Deviation 2018-O0006). Offers will be evaluated using the evaluation criteria listed below in paragraph B. Noncompliance with the solicitation requirements may raise serious questions regarding an offeror’s technical ability or past performance and may be grounds to eliminate the proposal from consideration for contract awards. Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the solicitation will be considered unacceptable.

4) The Contracting Officer will begin the evaluation process by conducting a proposal compliance review for all timely-received proposals to determine basic proposal adequacy prior to providing the proposals to the evaluators (the Source Selection Team).

Failure to provide a complete proposal may result in the proposal being removed from further consideration for award. Failure to address any factor shall be grounds for elimination from evaluation and consideration for award.

B. EVALUATION FACTORS

1) The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each technical proposal:

Factor 1 – Key Personnel

Factor 2 – Demonstrated Experience

Factor 3 – Management Approach

Factor 4 – Small Business Participation

Factor 5 – Past Performance

2) Factors 1-4 will receive one of two ratings: Acceptable or Unacceptable.

Adjectival

Rating

Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

3) Factor 5 will receive one of two ratings: Acceptable or Unacceptable.

Adjectival

Rating

Description

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.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

The solicitation evaluation provisions attached (see attached Responsibility

Determination Form) describe the details of this source selection’s evaluation factors that offerors must achieve in order to demonstrate a technical proposal that meets the requirements of this solicitation. The offeror’s proposal must receive an Acceptable rating on all factors to be determined technically qualified. Offerors receiving an

Unacceptable rating on any single factor will be deemed overall Unacceptable and will not be considered for award.

C. 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.

2) The offeror’s proposal shall consist of two (2) volumes: Volume I – Technical and

Volume II – Past Performance. 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.

3) 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).

4) 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.

5) The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Printed Digital Max

Volume I Copies Copies Page

Factor 1 - Key Personnel Original+4 1 40

Factor 2 - Demonstrated Experience Original+4 1 40

Factor 3 - Management Approach Original+4 1 45

Factor 4 - Small Business Participation Original+4 1 30

Volume II

Factor 5 – Past Performance Original+4 1 30

Volume III, Contents of the Proposal

Proposal Cover Sheet No Page Limit

SF1442; Acknowledgement of Amendments No Page Limit

Representations, Certifications and Other Statement of Offerors No Page Limit

Bond Surety Letter No Page Limit

Pre-Award Survey Information No Page Limit

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

D. PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and

RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the

Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

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

Gutter – 0”

From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5”

Page Size, Width – 8.5”

Page Size, Height – 11”

Note: 11x17 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. 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:

E. EVALUATION FACTORS AND RATING CRITERIA

(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 individual’s applicable construction/management experience on construction projects similar in size, scope, and complexity to those listed in the RFP such as dike, bendway weir, stone bank paving, and other stone navigation structure construction on the Mississippi River or other substantially similar rivers. Experience unrelated to the requirements in this RFP should not be included. NOTE: Should staffing issues prevent the offeror from utilizing the person(s) identified in the performance of the contract task order(s), the offeror shall submit for Contracting Officer Approval the name and relevant documentation showing that the replacement(s) also meets the minimum requirements of the RFP. Failure to receive the Contracting Officer

Approval for any such replacement may constitute a breach of the contract and make an offeror ineligible for the award of a subsequent Task Order.

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 years. NOTE: The site superintendent can have dual roles as Quality Control Manager on this project as long as all related contract requirements are met.

Engineer(s)/Surveyor(s) – Each Engineer/Surveyor shall maintain any necessary license and meet the minimum educational/professional requirements set by the relevant licensing agency for the jurisdiction in which the work is to be performed. Each resume listed should provide evidence of all 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. NOTE: Some task orders are anticipated to require a RLS to perform applicable surveys and as such, will require proof of proper licensing/certification to be submitted with the task order proposal.

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

Key Personnel Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Acceptable: Proposal 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) related to Mississippi

River Stone Structure or substantially similar river 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) related to Mississippi

River Stone Placement or substantially similar river construction projects. Required information for each position is not provided.

(2) TAB B – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 2 – DEMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE

The Offeror shall submit information describing a minimum of three and a maximum of five examples of relevant experience related to Mississippi River Stone Structure construction or substantially similar river construction projects completed within the last five (5) years that the

Offeror self-performed or directly managed. The information must identify which entity (Offeror or subcontractor) performed the work, and describe how the work is relevant to this project.

The Government will review the sample construction projects provided by the Offeror and evaluate the recent (physically completed within the last 5 years)/relevant (related to Mississippi River Stone

Placement or substantially similar river construction projects) specialized experience of the Offeror on projects similar in scope, size, and complexity to the projects identified in the solicitation to include dike, bendway weir, stone bank paving, and other stone navigation structure construction.

Offerors are encouraged to choose sample construction projects that closely resemble the scope, size, and complexity of the projects identified in this solicitation and listed above and must include the following criteria for each project listed:

1. The value of projects included must be a minimum of $1M.

2. Depth of stone placement must meet required minimum depth of 20 feet.

3. Average stone placement rates per day with average overall placement rate of 2,000 tons per day over the life of the contract.

Adjectival Rating Description

In addition, the Offeror shall provide the following information for each project listed:

4. Location of previous river work (Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, other substantially similar rivers)

5. River Current velocities encountered on these jobs (if known)

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

7. Sizes and types of stone placed and total amounts placed for each

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

Demonstrated Experience Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable: Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation. The Offeror has demonstrated experience with 3 or more projects that address and meet the required criteria for project value, minimum depths for stone placement and average daily production rates listed and are similar in size, scope, and complexity to those on the main channel of the Mississippi River or other substantially similar rivers.

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

River or other substantially similar rivers.

(3) TAB C – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 3 –MANAGEMENT APPROACH

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 50% of the cost of each Task Order a under 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 crews and subcontractors working on concurrent multiple task orders to meet project schedule requirements and maintain adequate quality to include scheduling of resources for personnel, equipment, and stone supply.

Management Approach Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable: Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation. The proposal complies with the criteria in the Submission Requirements above and the requirements of the RFP Statement of Work, providing sufficient detail to demonstrate the likelihood of the Offeror’s approach successfully execute the work, coordinate work on multiple task orders, meet schedule requirements, and provide adequate quality construction (both in general and also for the required scenarios listed in this solicitation).

Unacceptable: Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation. The proposal does not 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 likelihood of the Offeror’s approach to successfully execute the work, coordinate work on multiple task orders, meet schedule requirements, or provide adequate quality construction (both in general or for the required scenarios listed in this solicitation).

(4) TAB D – VOLUME 1, FACTOR 4 – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

All offerors must submit the Small Business Participation Commitment Document (Attachment 2) and

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns based on a total capacity of $150 million. The total capacity of $150M shall be used for planning your Small Business percentages.

During the selection notification phase, large business offerors shall receive a request to submit their completed "Subcontracting Plan" in accordance with FAR 52.219-9(d) (DEVIATIONS 2018-O0018, and

2019-O0005), Alternate II submit the Subcontracting Plan. The Minimum Quantitative Requirement

(MQR) for Small Business Participation: Overall Small Business (SB) -23%; Small Disadvantage Business

(SDB) 5%.

All offerors (both other than small businesses and small businesses) will be evaluated on the extent of proposed participation/commitment to use of U.S. small businesses in the performance of this acquisition (as small business prime offerors or small business subcontractors) relative to the objectives and requirements established herein. Note: Binding commitments will become enforceable contractual requirements. The

Government will evaluate the following to determine if the offeror met or exceeded the requirements.

a. The extent to which firms as defined in FAR Part 19, are specifically identified in proposals

b. The extent to which offerors demonstrate substantive commitment to small business firms, such as, letters of commitment, Joint Ventures, mentor/protégé agreements, or other demonstrations of commitment.

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

d. The extent of participation of small business prime offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the value of the total acquisition (total contract value).

e. The extent to which the offeror provides detailed explanations/documentation supporting the proposed quantitative participation.

f. Extent to which the offeror complied with requirements of FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business

Concerns.

At the base contract level, the Government will evaluate the proposal to determine which offeror is acceptable in terms of Small Business Participation. The work to be performed directly by a small business prime offeror will also be evaluated as Small Business Participation. The Small Business Participation Commitment

Document and Subcontracting Plan will become part of the resultant contract. The prime will submit listing of proposed subcontractors. The listing shall include: Sub’s Name, Socioeconomic Category and Specialty.

For planning purposes, all plans shall be based on the total 5 year capacity of $150 million.

The Government shall evaluate the offeror’s proposal against this Minimum Quantitative Requirement (MQR)

- Small

Business Participation: Overall Small Business (SB) -23%; Small Disadvantage Business (SDB) 5%; Service

Disabled

Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 0%; Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) 0%; HUBZone SB

0%], to determine whether the proposal is acceptable or unacceptable, using the ratings and descriptions outlined in

Attachment 2(Small Business Particiption Commitment Document). Each offeror must make a reasonable effort to achieve each MQR goal. The offeror shall insert their “reasonable effort” goals percentages for each socioeconomic categories not given above. The required MQR for SB is 23%(overall) and SDB-5%. If the goal(s) are unachievable, the offeror must provide an acceptable explanation and documentation as to why they were unable to achieve the goals for each socioeconomic category. The Government shall validate each exception through the SBA and internal market research.

Small Business Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

(5) TAB E – VOLUME 2, FACTOR 5 - PAST PERFORMANCE.

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

3 criteria listed in Volume 1, Factor 2 – Demonstrated Experience) and recent (100% complete within

5 years of the issue date of the RFP) past performance information that pertain to the construction services outlined in this RFP. For the projects listed under Volume 1, Factor 2 – Demonstrated

Experience, 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 Volume 1, Factor 2 – Demonstrated 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 “Volume 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 (ATTACHMENT 1) 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, Priscilla G. Sweeney via email at: Priscilla.G. Sweeney@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.

mailto:Priscilla.G.%20Sweeney@usace.army.mi

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 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.

1. The Government will evaluate past performance information to assess the level of performance confidence associated with the offeror’s likelihood of success in performing the requirements stated in the solicitation and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance confidence assessment. The recency and relevancy of the information (as determined by the Government), the source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the contractor’s performance may be considered.

2. This confidence assessment of past performance information is separate from the responsibility determination required under FAR Subpart 9.1.

3. In general, example projects that the Government did not consider relevant for the purposes of evaluating experience will not be considered relevant for the purposes of evaluating past performance.

4. For the purpose of the past performance evaluation, offerors shall be defined to include business arrangements and relationships, such as Joint Venture participants, teaming partners, and key subcontractor(s). The past performance record of each firm in the business arrangement may be evaluated by the Government.

5. The evaluation may take into consideration the offeror’s quality; schedule/timeliness of performance; customer satisfaction; management/personnel/labor; cost/Financial Management; and

Safety/security.

6. Relevant performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years from the issue date of this solicitation, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition may result in a more favorable rating.

7. In the case of an offeror without a record of recent, relevant past performance (and for which there is also no recent, relevant past performance information for its predecessor companies or key subcontractors), or for whom information on past performance is not available or cannot be verified, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (FAR 15.305(a) (2)

(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

8. The Performance Assessment Reporting System will be utilized to validate past performance ratings on Department of Defense contracts, as well as any other past performance information the

Government has available to evaluate a contractor’s past performance. The Government may contact references provided as part of this factor for the purposes of assessing and verifying the scope of the work performed. Offerors shall provide accurate, current, and complete contact information for references provided in the project descriptions.

Offerors must demonstrate the following minimum acceptability standards to receive an “ACCEPTABLE” rating:

1. Demonstrates that acceptable quality work has been previously delivered on similar project(s).

2. Demonstrates timely completion on previously delivered similar project(s).

3. Demonstrates that previous project(s) were completed at a reasonable cost.

4. All past or current references have overall ratings of satisfactory or above.

5. All past or current references indicate that the contractor would be recommended to perform work in the future.

6. Provides three (3) year OSHA history which demonstrates that previous project(s) were conducted in a safe working environment.

Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305(a)

(2)(iv). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

Acceptable The Offeror submitted relevant experience from the past 5 years or the offeror is without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available (see note below). 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 past performance record is determined to be unknown.

Unacceptable The Offeror did not submit relevant experience from the past 5 years and is not determined to have unknown past performance (see note below). All past or current performance records did not receive an overall rating of satisfactory or above. Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

VOLUME 3, Reps & Certs and Other Statements of Offerros

TAB CONTENTS OF THE PROPOSAL

1 Proposal Cover Sheet

2 SF1442: Acknowledgement of Amendments, JV Agreement

3 Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

4 Bond Surety Letter

5 Pre-Award Survey Information

Submission Requirements Contents of Proposal

Tab 1 of the Proposal Cover Sheet:

The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1 (c) (2). This provision, titled

“Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition” is in full text in Section 0100. The format and content for the proposal cover sheet follows:

Proposal Cover Sheet

1. Solicitation Number:

2. The name, address, DUNS Number, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror.

3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the Solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items.

4. Names, titles, E-MAIL address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation:

5. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

Tab 2 of the Proposal: SF 1442; Acknowledgement of Amendments; Joint Venture

Agreement

The Standard Form (SF) 1442 must be completed by the offeror and duly executed with an original signature by the official(s) identified in the proposal cover sheet as authorized to bind the offeror in accordance with FAR 4.102, which includes specific instructions pertaining to individuals, partnerships, corporations, Joint Venture participants, and agents.

Include the offeror’s DUNS number in block 14 of the SF 1442, along with the offeror’s address. All amendments must be acknowledged in accordance with the instructions on the

Standard Form 30, Amendment. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), include a copy of the

JV agreement and indicate its status.

Tab 3 of the Proposal: Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of

Offerors

The offeror must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the “System for Award Management” (SAM) website in accordance with FAR 52.204-8.

The offeror is responsible for ensuring that these on-line Representations and Certifications are updated as necessary to reflect changes, but at least annually to ensure that they are kept current, accurate and complete. In addition, the offeror must also complete and return the

“Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” included in Section

00600 of the solicitation. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the ORCA Representations and Certifications.

Tab 4 of the Proposal: Bonding Capability

a. The offeror must have bonding capacity for the total amount proposed.

b. Offerors shall demonstrate sufficient bonding capacity in the form of a letter from their

Surety. The Surety must be listed on the Department of the Treasury’s Listing of Certified

Companies in accordance with FAR 28. The listing is available below:

http://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/fsreports/ref/suretyBnd/c570_a-z.htm

c. The letter should originate from EITHER one of the firms identified on the Treasury's

Listing of Certified Companies; OR a third party representing one of the firms identified on the Treasury's Listing of Certified Companies.

d. If the letter originates from one of the Treasury's certified companies, then it is considered binding regardless of the signatory.

e. If the letter is from a third party, the signatory should be an 'Attorney in Fact,' because only they have the legal authority to bind the surety. Any other signatory (i.e., a Vice

President, Owner, etc.) would be non-binding of the surety.

f. Formatting and Other Restrictions: There is not a page limitation for this submission.

Bonding Capability Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s bonding capacity and check that the information has been provided by a Surety listed on the

Department of the Treasury’s Listing of Certified Companies.