W912EQ21R0013 SOLICITATION.pdf

Below Kennett (DD48) Seepage Remediation Phase 1, Dunklin County, Missouri.

The w ork consists of f urnishing all plant, labor and materials for clearing and grubbing the project area, cleanout and/or excavation of approximately 6.3 miles of lateral ditchw ork; construction of approximately 5.3 miles of landslide berm; temporarily removing and stockpiling approximately 285 acres of agricultural top soil, precision land leveling the f ields, and redistributing the stockpiled soil after leveling; abatement and demolition of multiple structures and culverts; installation of multiple culverts on county and state roads. This includes any incidental related w ork according to the specif ications and plans. The project limits are betw een levee baseline stations 21/48+00 and 26/52+99.79 as show n on the plans.

The North American Industry Classif ication System code for this acquisition is 237990.This requirment has an estimated value of w ork betw een $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

This project is being advertised as a Small Business Set-Aside. The government w ill be utliziing Performance Price Tradeoff (PPTO) for review ing proposals and making a selection In Accordance With FAR Part 15.101.

GILBERT C CHONJE 901-544-0973

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

02-Jun-2021

(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 ________665 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________

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 __________ copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________22 Jul 2021 (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

STEVEN AUSTIN 167 N MAIN STREET

MEMPHIS TN 38103-1894

W912EQ

PAGE OF PAGES

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

01:00 PM (hour) Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: 901-544-0208 TEL: FAX:

W912EQ21R0013 1 OF 250

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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

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

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

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

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

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

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

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

See Item 14

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

30B. SIGNATURE

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

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

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

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

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

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

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

Section 00010 - SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Z1PC

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Environmental Protection

FFP

0003 1 Job Traffic Control and Signage

FFP

0004 1 Job Relocations and Demolition

FFP

Storm Water Pollution Prevention

FFP

0005AA 1 Job Modify and Maintain SWPPP

FFP

0005AB 29,000 Linear

Foot

Erosion Control Berm

0005AC 1,500 Linear

Silt Fence

0005AD 25 Each Rock Check Dams

FFP

0005AE 170 Acre Temporary Environmental Seeding

FFP

0006 26 Acre Clearing & Grubbing

FFP

0007 170 Acre Stripping

FFP

0008 170 Acre Establishment of Turf

FFP

0009 53,000 Cubic

Yard

Excavation

0010 1,200,000 Cubic

Embankment, Semi-compacted

0011 2,740 Net Ton

(2,000

LB).

RipRap (R-200)

0012 870 Net Ton

Bedding Material

0013 2,900 Net Ton

Aggregate Surfacing

0014 9,500 Square

Geotextile (Non-woven)

Storm Drainage Pipe

0015AA 45 Linear

7ft x 3ft RCBC

0015AB 51 Linear

5ft x 3ft RCBC

0015AC 56 Linear

60in RCP

0015AD 96 Linear

54in RCP

0015AE 120 Linear

48in CMP

0015AF 69 Linear

48in RCP

0015AG 228 Linear

42in CMP

0015AH 165 Linear

36in CMP

0015AJ 143 Linear

30in CMP

0015AK 69 Linear

24in CMP

Flap Gate

0016AA 1 Each 30in Diameter

FFP

0017 1 Each 108in Diameter Manhole

FFP

Precision Land Leveling

0018AA 30.80 Acre Field 1(Tract 117E-2)

FFP

0018AB 11.10 Acre Field 2(Tract 113)

FFP

0018AC 68.30 Acre Field 3(Tract 111)

FFP

0018AD 53.60 Acre Field 4(Tract 106E-3)

FFP

0018AE 21.50 Acre Filed 5(Tract 105E-2)

FFP

0018AF 65.70 Acre Field 6(Tract 104E-2)

FFP

0018AG 35.50 Acre Field 7(Tract 101E-2)

FFP

Grand Total Items 0001 thru 0018 $

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

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 LB = Pound LF = Linear Foot LH = Labor Hour JA = Job (lump sum) LY = Linear Yard MO = Months SB = Square Mile SF = Square Foot SQ = Square SY = Square Yard TL = 1000 Linear Feet TN = Net Ton UN = Unit YD = Yard YL = 100 Linear Yards YM = Cubic Yards Per Mile

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 bidder agrees that the job adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to every unit price in the bid schedule.

NOTE 3: Offeror are cautioned to read Contract Clause entitled "DFAR 252.204-7004, Alternate A, System for Award Management (FEB 2014) located in Section 00 70 00.00 11 CONTRACT CLAUSES.

Section 00100 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

A. OFFER MATERIAL – Copies of the Solicitation, Specifications, and drawings forms are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted through the (Contract Opportunities) website at: https://beta.sam.gov.Prospective Offerors should submit technical questions concerning this Request for Proposal via Offeror Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet. (See Paragraph M Below).All other inquiries should be emailed to the Contract Specialist.

OFFER DOCUMENTS: The following documents must be submitted with the proposal:

1.SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer and Award 2.Schedule of offers/prices 3.Representations and Certifications (Section 00600) 4.All amendments must be acknowledged 5.Bid Bond (Standard Form 24), if over $150,000 6.Equipment List 7.Financial 8.Subcontractor Agreements.

9.A statement from the prime to what work will be accomplish by the prime contractor.

B.REQUIRED SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION – By Submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the beta.SAM.gov database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220, or at:

https://beta.sam.gov

(1)Lack of registration in the beta.SAM.gov database will make an offeror ineligible for award. SEE CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.204-7 ENTITLED “System for Award Management”.

(2)Attention to contractor(s): 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 this option is only for grants and cooperative agreements. Please visit https://beta.sam.gov for more information.

C. SITE VISITS – There will two scheduled site visits for this contract requirement. Offerors are encouraged to inspect the site where the work will be performed. Below is the date and time for each respective site visit:

30 June 2021 at 10:00 A.M 08 July 2021 at 10:00 A.M

The point of contact for the site visits is: Daimon McNew, Area Engineer, at 573-333-1043 or email daimon.m.mcnew@usace,army.mi See Section 00100, clause 52.236-27 Alt I, entitled “Site Visit (Construction)”.

D.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 https://beta.sam.gov/ mailto:daimon.m.mcnew@usace,army.mi

Conditions Affecting the Work”.

E. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS - Due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, the Government is taking precautions to ensure the safety and health of all Contractors and Government employees. All submissions to this RFP announcement shall be submitted electronically through DoD Safe. offerors will be opened at the time set for opening in the Request for Proposal. Their content will be made public for the information of offerors and others interested. As soon as practicable after proposal opening, an abstract of offers will be available through our web page at:

https://beta.sam.gov Contract Opportunities under attachment Abstract.

(1)NO paper copies, CD-ROMs or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the Army’s Electronic File Sharing Serviced SAFE (https://safe.apps.mil).

(2)The DoD SAFE Application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email. There are no user accounts for SAFE. Authentication is handled via email.

Anyone has access to DoD SAFE, and the application is available for use by anyone. See the attached SAFE “Getting Started Guide” has information on how to utilize the system (https://safe.apps.mil/about.php).

F. INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPLOADING FILES –

(1)Send an email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist to receive the link to drop off your proposal. This will need to be completed five (5) business days prior to proposal due date.

a. Gilbert Chonje, Contract Specialist at: gilbert.c.chonje@usace.army.mil

b. Steven Austin, Contracting Officer at: steven.o.austin@usace.army.mil

(2)You will receive an email with the link to submit your drop-off. The link will be provided no later than two (2) business days prior to the proposal due date.

(3)Short Note to the Recipients: Click the Add Files or Drag and Drop your files. For file description, enter W912EQ21R0013-FIRMNAME.

(4)Click Upload button to send documents.

(5)Guest users will need to check their email to verify their email address before the recipients will be notified. (Government-issued Common Access Cards ((CACs)) are not required).

File Size Limitations: Offerors are advised to follow the DoD SAFE instructions for uploading files.

DoD SAFE supports delivery up to 8GB. If needed, Offerors are advised to break the files down into smaller sections in order to upload it to the system. In such cases, please divide the sections as logically as possible and be sure to clearly name the files as specified below.

File Naming Convention: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention:

•W912EQ21R0013-FIRMNAME-VOLUME I

•W912EQ21R0013-FIRMNAME-VOLUME II

Each file name shall begin with the solicitation number followed by the firm’s name and a brief file description. Please see examples above.

https://beta.sam.gov/ https://safe.apps.mil/ https://safe.apps.mil/about.php mailto:gilbert.c.chonje@usace.army.mil mailto:steven.o.austin@usace.army.mil

File Organization: Although hard copies are not accepted, each submittal shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Font size shall be 10 or larger. Pages shall be letter sized (larger page sizes (such as 11x17 fold-outs, etc.) will be counted as two (2) pages.

Upload Completion & Deadline: Interested parties shall submit responses no later than the date specified on the solicitation document. The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion / delivery time & date recorded within DoD SAFE site. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files (i.e. 10MB or more) will take some time to upload. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record. Submissions after the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.214-7.

Electronic Files: Files shall be in their native format (i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc.), or if in pdf format, shall be in searchable text. Text and graphics portfolios of the electronic copies shall be in a format readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe applications. Data submitted in a spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Excel (all cells and formulas should be unlocked).

G. 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 offerors on Standard Form 1442 Block 14.

H.AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO DATE SET FOR PROPOSAL RECEIPT - The right is reserved as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend the specifications or drawings or both prior to the date set for proposal receipt. Such revisions and amendments, if any, will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this Request for Proposal. If the revisions and amendments are of a nature which requires material changes in quantities or prices proposal or both, the date set for receiving proposals may be postponed by such number of days as in the opinion of the issuing officer will enable offerors to revise their proposals. In such cases, the amendment will include an announcement of the new date for receiving proposals. See Section 00100, clause 52.214- 3, “Amendments to Request for Proposal”.

I.NOTICE TO OFFERORS - NINETY DAY OFFER GUARANTEE (See SF 1442Block 13d)

J.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.

K. OFFEROR’S QUALIFICATIONS - To establish its responsibility, the Offerors 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 in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. All documents relevant to establish a offerors’ s responsibility shall be made available. (See Section A OFFEROR

MATERIAL).

(1). Business Integrity-The apparent successful offerors as a condition for award of any contract resulting from this solicitation may be required to execute a certificate related to Business Integrity.

(2). In accordance with the provisions of Subpart 36.201 (Evaluation of Contractor Performance) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Construction Contractor’s performance shall be evaluated throughout the performance or the contract. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) follows the procedures outlined in Engineering Regulation 415-1-17 to fulfill this FAR requirement.

For construction contracts awarded at or above $100,000.00, USACE will evaluate Contractor’s Performance and prepare a performance report using the construction contractor appraisal support system (CPAR), which is now a web-based system. After an evaluation (interim or final) is written up by the USACE, the contractor will have the ability to access, review and comment on the evaluation for a period of 30 days. Accessing and using CPAR requires specific software, called PKI certification, which is installed on the user’s computer. The certification is a Department of Defense requirement and was implemented to provide security in electronic transactions. The certification software could cost approximately $110-$125 per certification per year and is purchase from an external certification authorities (ECA) vendor, current information about the PKI certification process and for contacting vendors can be found on the website: http://www.cpars.navy.mil/. If the contractor wishes to participate in the performance evaluation process, access to CPAR and PKI certification is the sole responsibility of the contractor.

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

(1)BID BONDS: This is applicable only if proposal is over one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). Each offeror shall submit with his proposal a Bid Bond (Standard Form 24, REV 8/2016) with good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government in the form of twenty percent (20%) of the proposal price or three million dollars($3,000,000) whichever is lesser. The bid bond penalty may be expressed in terms of a percentage or may be expressed in dollars and cents.

See Section 00700, clause 52.228-1, entitled “Bid Guarantee”.

(2)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”.

(3)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 (StandardForm 25A, REV. 8/2016). 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”.

(4)INSURANCE: The accepted offeror shall provide adequate insurance, within ten(10)days after receipt of contract award. See Section 00800, entitled Insurance Requirements and Section 00 80

00.00 11, Special Contract Requirements --- Additional Insurance References.

M.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 Quality Control Plan. (See Sections 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)

N.PROJNET OFFEROR INQUIRY

1.Prospective Offerors should submit questions concerning this Request for Proposal via Offeror Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet

a. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective offerors will need to use the Offeror 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 offerors once the reply is available for viewing.

b. The Solicitation Number is: W912EQ2R0013 The Offerors Inquiry Key is: 8V9BVU-BJ9Q7J

c. Specific Instructions for First Time ProjNet Proposal 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 Offeror 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 Proposal 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 Offeror 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 http://www.projnet.org/projnet

Question.

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

2.The Offeror Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires Seven (7) business days prior to proposal receipt 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 Offeror 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 proposal will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION

A. Basis for Award

1. The Government will select for award the proposals that are most advantageous and represents the best overall value to the Government, considering the following two (2) evaluation factors: Past Performance and Price. As a result, the Government may select for award the Offeror whose proposed prices are not the lowest, but whose non-price factors are sufficiently more advantageous to justify the payment of a higher price.

a. Responsibility: Offerors will be determined to be a responsible source by completing and submitting the responsibility determination included in the solicitation (see Appendix C-a). 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 (See Appendix C).

c. Fair and Reasonable Pricing: 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

Past Performance is significantly more important than cost/price consideration.

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. 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 FACTOR

1. The following evaluation factors, components and elements will be used to evaluate each proposal:

Factor 1: Past Performance: The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror's demonstrated recent, relevant and quality record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements.

Factor 2: Price: Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of this effort in accordance with FAR Part 15 procedures.

EVALUATION FACTORS AND RATING CRITERIA

1. VOLUME 1, FACTOR 1 PAST PERFORMANCE

A. Submission Requirement

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s record of past and current performance as to ascertain the probability of successfully performing the required efforts outlined in plans/specification for this solicitation.

The offer will submit information on a minimum of three projects and maximum of five projects, completed within the last 5 years that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the tasks outlined in the plans/specifications. Submit no more than 3 pages each to describe the projects.

At a minimum, provide the following information about each project:

• Period of performance, to include the date the project was completed;

• Contract number, if applicable;

• Name of customer, customer email address and telephone number;

• Description of the project, to include the offeror’s specific role on the project (indicate if the offeror was the prime contractor or subcontractor)

• The award amount of each project.

• Past Performance Information:

o If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) evaluation is available, submit it with the proposal.

o If there is not a completed CPARS evaluation, submit a completed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for the project. The standard PPQ for USACE is Form PPQ-0 (9/30/11) and it is provided as an attachment to this RFP. Do not submit a PPQ when a completed CPARS evaluation is available.

o Offerors should follow up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, Gilbert Chonje, via email at Gilbert.C.Chonje@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date.

mailto:Gilbert.C.Chonje@usace.army.mil o It is the offeror’s responsibility to follow up to ensure the Government has received the information by the date required.

o Offerors may provide explanation on problems encountered on past projects and the corrective actions taken by the offeror.

o NOTE: In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance, to include interviews with organizations familiar with the offeror’s performance, Government personnel with personal knowledge of the offeror’s performance capability, 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, complete past performance information rests with the offeror.

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. In accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2), the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor’s performance shall be considered. These are combined to establish one performance confidence assessment rating for each Offeror.

There are three (3) aspects to the past performance evaluation: recency, relevancy (including context of data), and quality (including general trends in contractor performance and source of information).

(1). The first aspect is the recency of the Offeror’s past performance. Recency is expressed as a time during which past performance references are considered relevant and is critical to establishing the relevancy of past performance information. For this solicitation, a recent project is one that has been completed within five (5) years of the date of the RFP.

(2) The second aspect is to determine the relevancy of the recent effort accomplished by the Offeror to the effort to be acquired. In establishing what is relevant for the acquisition, consideration will be given to those aspects of an Offeror’s history of contract (or subcontract) performance that would provide the most context and give the greatest ability to measure whether the Offeror will successfully satisfy the current requirement. There are four levels of relevancy: Very Relevant, Relevant, Somewhat Relevant, or Not Relevant.

• In assessing the relevancy of the past performance projects, the Government will consider the extent to which the projects demonstrate the offeror’s experience performing work similar to the requirements called for in this project and in similar quantities within the period of performance performed as required under the RFP.

• More relevant past performance will typically be considered a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

PAST PERFORMANCE RELEVANCY

Relevancy 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.

(3). The third aspect of the past performance evaluation, quality, is to determine how well the offeror performed on its past performance projects. A separate quality assessment rating will not be assigned. For this project, the Government will place particular emphasis on the quality of the offeror’s past performance with regard to the following:

• Quality of workmanship

• Adequacy and Implementation of Contractor Quality Control Plan

• Timeliness of Deliverables

• Completeness of Deliverables

The Government will assign a final Performance Confidence Assessment rating for the Past Performance factor. The Government will review the past performance information and determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to the performance confidence assessment. In conducting a performance confidence assessment, each offeror shall be assigned one of the ratings using the table below. In the case of offerors for which there is no information on past contract performance or where past contract performance information is not available, the Offeror will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably and will be assigned a performance confidence rating of “neutral.” The Source Selection Authority may determine that a “Substantial Confidence” or “Satisfactory Confidence” past performance rating is worth more than a “Neutral Confidence” past performance rating.

Performance Confidence Assessments

Assessment Description

Substantial Confidence

Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

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

Unknown Confidence

(Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

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.”

VOLUME 2 Factor 2: Price

The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s total price by calculating the total of all contract line items (CLINs). Price reasonableness will be utilized in the evaluation of this effort in accordance with FAR Part 15 procedures.

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.

APPENDIX C-a

RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION

The following information is provided to assist the Contracting Officer in determining whether or not the proposed contractor meets the general standards of responsibility enumerated at FAR 9.104-1 and DFARS 209.104-1.FAR 9.104-1 General Standards. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must:

a) HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PERFORM THE CONTRACT, OR THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN

THEM (SEE 9.104-3(b))

Financial Statements

Provide a copy of the latest financial statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement. If the financial statements are older than one year, furnish a statement as to the current financial status of the company.

Banking References

Provide signed reference on letterhead from financial institution supporting each banking reference.

Bank Name____________________ Address:______________________________ Telephone#:_____________________ POC:________________________________ Title:________________________ Length of time with bank:___________________ Credit Rating________________ Number/type of accounts:____________________ Amount in each account (#of Figures):__________Credit line:___________________ Secured/Unsecured_______________ Outstanding loans:_____________________

Bank Name____________________ Address:______________________________ Telephone#:_____________________ POC:________________________________ Title:________________________ Length of time with bank:___________________ Credit Rating________________ Number/type of accounts:____________________ Amount in each account (#of Figures):__________Credit line:___________________ Secured/Unsecured_______________ Outstanding loans:_____________________

b) HAVE A SATISFACTORY RECORD OF INTEGRITY AND BUSINESS ETHICS

Trade References

1st company:_______________ Telephone #:_______________ Address:________________Name:_________________Title:_______________________ Length of time with company:___________________ Credit line:_______________ Average monthly business:_____________________ High credit: Payment history:___________________ Takes discounts:_____________

2nd company:_______________ Telephone #:_______________ Address:________________Name:_________________Title:_______________________ Length of time with company:___________________ Credit line:_______________ Average monthly business:_____________________ High credit: Payment history:___________________ Takes discounts:_____________

c) HAVE THE NECESSARY ORGANIZATION, EXPERIENCE, ACCOUNTING AND OPERATIONAL

CONTROLS, AND TECHNICAL SKILLS, OR THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN THEM (INCLUDING, AS

APPROPRIATE, SUCH ELEMENTS AS

PRODUCTION CONTROL PROCEDURES, PROPERTY CONTROL SYSTEMS, QUALITY

ASSURANCE MEASURES, AND SAFETY PROGRAMS APPLICABLE TO MATERIALS TO BE PRODUCED

OR SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY THE PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTORS)

(SEE 9.104-3(b))

Workman's Compensation Experience Modification Rate (EMR):

2016 _____2017_____ 2018_______ 2019________ 2020_______

Note: An EMR greater than 1.0 must be explained and supported documentation provided. (If EMR’s are not available, provide documentation from insurance provider documenting whether or not any claims resulting from work related injuries have been filed against the firm in the last three years or any other documentation that to establish safety record.)

ATTACHMENT 1

TO BE COMPLETED BY CLIENT

USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (Form PPQ-0)- Attachment 1 CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information Firm Name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNs Number:

Phone Number: Email Address:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other (Explain) Percent of project work performed:

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

3. Contract Information Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

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

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

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

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work High Med Routine

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

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information Name:

Title:

Phone Number: Email

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

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

8. Client’s Signature:

PLEASE CIRCLE THE ADJECTIVE RATING WHICH BEST REFLECTS YOUR EVALUATION

OF THE CONTRACTOR'S PERFORMANCE.

E = EXCELLENT, VG = VERY GOOD, S = SATISFACTORY, M = MARGINAL, U =

UNSATISFACTORY, N= NOT APPLICABLE

1. QUALITY:

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

b) Ability to meet quality standards specified for technical performance E VG S M U N

c) Timeliness/effectiveness of contract problem resolution without extensive customer guidance E VG S M U N

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

E

VG

S

M

U

N

2. SCHEDULE/TIMELINESS OF PERFORMANCE:

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

b) Rate the contractor's use of available resources identified in the contract E VG S M U N

3. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:

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

b) Contractor was reasonable and cooperative in dealing with your staff

(including the ability to successfully resolve disagreements/disputes;

responsiveness to administrative reports, businesslike and communication)

c) To what extent was the contractor cooperative, businesslike, and concerned with the interests of the customer? E VG S M U N

d) Overall customer satisfaction E VG S M U N

4. MANAGEMENT PERSONEL/LABOR:

a) Effectiveness of on-site management, including management of subcontractors, suppliers, materials, and/or labor force. E VG S M U N

b) Ability to hire, apply, and retain a qualified workforce to this effort E VG S M U N

c) Government Property Control E VG S M U N

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

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

f) Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects with multiple disciplines E VG S M U N

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

h) Effectiveness of overall management (including ability to effectively lead, manage and control the program) E VG S M U N

W912EQ21R0013

E = EXCELLENT, VG = VERY GOOD, S = SATISFACTORY, M = MARGINAL,

U = UNSATISFACTORY, N= NOT APPLICABLE

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

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

5. COST/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

a) Ability to meet the terms and conditions within the contractually agreed price(s) E VG S M U N

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

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

d) Is the Contractor's accounting system adequate for management and tracking of costs? If no, please explain in Remarks section. E VG S M U N

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

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

YES NO

6. SAFETY/SECURITY

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

b) Contractor complied with all security requirements for the project and personnel security requirements. E VG S M U N

7. GENERAL

a) Ability to successfully respond to emergency and/or surge situations

(including notifying COR, PM or Contracting Officer in a timely manner regarding urgent contractual issues).

b) Compliance with contractual terms/provisions (explain if specific issues) E VG S M U N

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

YES NO

d) In summary, provide an overall rating for the work performed by this contractor. E VG S M U N

TABLE OF CONTENTS

52.204-7 System for Award Management

OCT 2018

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance

JUL 2016

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

DEC 2019

52.216-1 Type Of Contract APR 1984 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate

Requirements--Secondary Site of the Work

MAY 2014

52.222-12 Contract Termination- Debarment

MAY 2014

52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction

FEB 1999

52.233-2 Service Of Protest SEP 2006 52.236-27 Alt I Site Visit (Construction)

(Feb 1995) - Alternate I

FEB 1995

252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors.

FEB 2019

252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls

OCT 2016

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4)…