W912ER-17-B-0001.pdf

Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) MH-60R Helicopter Program Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

The Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) intends to aw ard a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Design-Bid-Build contract to support the Saudi Arabia Royal Navy Forces. This contract w ill consist of the construction of parking aprons, taxiw ay pavements, and support facilities, to include hangers, for the MH-60R Helicopters. This w ill be be a Tw o-Step Sealed Bid process. Step 1, is a request for technical proposal only.

Step 2, w ill be the submission of Bid.

The Project Period of Performance (POP) is 1065 days from the Notice-to-Proceed (NTP)..

The magnitude of construction is betw een $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

Block 13b. A Bid Guarantee w ill be submitted for Step II.

X

BRIAN JOHNSON 540-665-1228

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

21-Aug-2017

(RFP)

(IFB)

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 ________1065 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________3 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________20 Sep 2017 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

B. An offer guarantee is, X 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 _______180 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 CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CETAM-CT

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT, CETAM-CT

PO BOX 2250

WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

W912ER

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

04:00 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: TEL: FAX:

W912ER-17-B-0001 122

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

W912ER-17-B-0001

Section 00 11 00 - Standard Form (SF) 1442 and CLIN Schedule

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors

INDEX

For this procurement, one solicitation will be issued to cover both Step One and Step Two selections. Step One is the pre selection phase and does not require the submission of a price proposal. It consists of the request for submission, evaluation of technical proposals, and a determination regarding a proposal’s acceptability based on the evaluation criteria. Upon completion of the Step One evaluation process, the Contracting Officer as the Source Selection Authority (SSA) will select the qualified offerors to participate in Step Two. An amendment to the solicitation will be issued to those bidders who will be invited to submit a bid under the Step Two Invitation for Bids. The bidders in Step Two will be required to submit a bid based on the 100% design documents and pre-bid site survey. Only the Step One qualified bidders will receive the design documents and location and time of the pre-bid site survey.

In Step Two, sealed bidding procedures shall be followed and the award will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder.

The Step One evaluation factors are as follows:

Factor 1: Licensing Factor 2: Experience Factor 3: Financial Surety

The Step Two Invitation for Bids shall:

(1) Be issued only to those offerors whose proposals rated as acceptable in Step one;

(2) Include the provision prescribed in FAR Subpart 14.201-6(t);

(3) Prominently state that the bidder shall comply with the technical proposal requirements and the specifications;

and

(4) Not be synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily as an acquisition opportunity nor publicly posted (see 5.101(a)).

SECTION II

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

Section 00 22 10 - Step One of Two-Step Sealed Bidding Process

A. STEP ONE

Evaluation Factors

In accordance with FAR 14.503-1(4), the following three factors will be considered in evaluating technical proposals.

Factor 1: Licensing Factor 2: Experience Factor 3: Financial Surety

Adjectival ratings will be used for the Step One evaluation factors only. All three factors shall be rated as either Acceptable, Reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable, or Unacceptable.

Only one technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror.

Any proposal which modifies, or fails to conform to the essential requirements or specifications of the request for technical proposal shall be considered nonresponsive and rated as unacceptable.

Offerors should submit proposals that are acceptable without additional explanation or information. The Government may make a final determination regarding a proposal’s acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted. The Government may proceed with the Step Two without requesting further information from any offeror; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals that it considers reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable to get clarification from that prospective offeror.

If the proposal is determined to be unacceptable, a notice of unacceptability shall be forwarded to the offeror upon completion of the proposal evaluation and final determination of unacceptability.

B. STEP ONE – FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED AND EVALUATION APPROACH

Factor 1: Licensing – This factor requires the offeror to provide proof of Saudi Arabia construction licenses and documentation to prove that the offeror has worked and can currently work in Saudi Arabia.

Factor 2: Experience – This factor evaluates the offeror’s experience in construction projects in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and UAE.

Factor 3: Financial Surety – This factor evaluates the offeror’s ability to obtain surety pursuant to FAR Part 28.

FACTOR 1: LICENSING

EVALUATION APPROACH FOR FACTOR 1 LICENSING

Licensing: The offeror will show that it has the necessary construction licenses and documentations to prove that it has worked and can currently work in Saudi Arabia. Offerors must submit a copy of their current licenses to perform construction projects in Saudi Arabia as part of their proposal. These include KSA Commercial Registration Certificate, Registration with a KSA Chamber of Commerce, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) License, Contractors Classification Certificate (Grades “First”, “Second” and “Third” will be Acceptable in Classification Fields of “Buildings”, “Electrical Works”, and “Roads”). All Licenses and Certificates must be translated to English by a certified translation service with their stamp applied. Offerors must submit proof that they meet the above Licensing requirements to receive an “Acceptable” rating. Offerors who receive an “Unacceptable” rating will not be considered for Step two.

FACTOR 1: ADJECTIVE RATING AND DEFINITIONS

Licensing Adjective Rating Definition Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Reasonably Susceptible of Being Made Acceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the requirements of the solicitation but with clarification could reasonably be made acceptable.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 2: EXPERIENCE

Each bidder’s experience will be examined for breadth and depth of work performed in the construction of a range of projects in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and UAE, as stated in this solicitation. Offerors shall provide experience on 3 project but no more than 5 projects. Offerors shall demonstrate experience performing construction projects, including new construction and the alteration, renovation, conversion, and/or reconfiguration of existing facilities including vertical and horizontal construction. Relevant types of project experience include, but are not limited to: Construction of infrastructure to include: operations facilities; administrative/headquarters facilities;

command and control facilities; communications centers; fire stations; medical facility (clinic/hospital); fuel distribution and storage system; munitions storage; power plants; utilities infrastructure entry/access control points;

cargo handling areas; perimeter fence and guard towers; road construction; airfield pavement, airfield support facilities; passenger/cargo terminals; drainage system projects; water treatment facilities, etc. Bidders shall provide information about projects, delineating the project name, major feature (building, runway, road, etc.), overall contract value (US dollars), overall contract value the entity was responsible for (dollars or percent), location of project site (country, nearest city), contract duration (calendar days) and year in which it was completed, or its current completion date.

If any offeror has multiple divisions or units, limit the project examples to those performed by the division or unit submitting the offer. Additional experience examples may be submitted for consideration on any other member of a Contractor Teaming Arrangement that will perform a major or critical aspect of the project (i.e. greater than 30% of the work). If the offeror is a joint venture, each firm shall provide information demonstrating experience relative to their role on the contract. For purposes of evaluation, the experience of one JV partner shall be the experience of the JV. Projects cited shall be currently well underway (fully designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) or construction completed within five years preceding the date of this solicitation.

Offerors shall submit a completed Construction Experience Overview Sheet (Attachment A) capturing all projects being submitted for evaluation, as well as Construction Experience Information Sheets (Attachment B) for at least three project but no more than five (5) projects that have been completed by the bidder within the past five years or are currently being performed and well underway (fully designed and at least 50% construction complete) in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and UAE. At least three (3) projects must have been vertical construction projects (buildings) with a value greater than $15 million each. At least one (1) project must have been performed in Saudi Arabia. Projects less than $10 million will not be considered. Offerors must submit proof that they meet the above Experience requirements to receive an “Acceptable” rating. Offerors who receive an “Unacceptable” rating will not be considered for Step two.

EVALUATION APPROACH FOR FACTOR 2

Proposals will be evaluated to determine the offeror’s construction experience for relevant types of projects. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s experience and will evaluate each offeror on the basis of relative depth of their experience in managing and executing construction projects as described above.

Projects cited shall be currently well underway (fully designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) or construction completed within five (5) years preceding the date of this solicitation.

FACTOR 2: ADJECTIVAL RATING AND DEFINITIONS

The Evaluation Factor 2 rating shown below focuses on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal. This factor will be rated as follows:

Experience Ratings Adjective Rating Definition Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Reasonably Susceptible of Being Made Acceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the requirements of the solicitation but with clarification could reasonably be made acceptable.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

FACTOR 3 – Financial Surety – Offerors are required to submit proof of their ability to obtain surety in the form of performance and payment bonds, irrevocable letters of credit, or other surety as described in FAR Part 28. Such surety or bank shall attest to the offeror’s ability to obtain bonding or a satisfactory Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC) for $7 million US Dollars (USD) coverage for the duration of the contract performance period of 1065 calendar days. Upon award, the awardee will be required to provide a bond or ILC in the amount of $7,000,000 USD. A performance and payment bond must be supported by acceptable security as defined in FAR 28.201. A letter of commitment from an acceptable surety as defined in FAR Part 28 will provide acceptable proof of the offeror’s ability to obtain the required coverage. Only federally insured financial institutions shall confirm the offeror’s ability to obtain the ILC. Offerors must submit proof of their ability to obtain the required surety to receive an “Acceptable” rating. Offerors who receive an “Unacceptable” rating will not be considered for Step two.

Financial Surety Ratings Adjective Rating Definition Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Reasonably Susceptible of Being Made Acceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the requirements of the solicitation but with clarification could reasonably be made acceptable.

Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

C. STEP ONE – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Instructions to Prospective Offerors-Step One

General. Late Submissions will not be considered. Bid pricing shall not be submitted in Step One. Electronic or faxed Bids submissions will not be considered. Step One proposals shall be clearly marked on the outside of the package with the solicitation number. The closing date annotated on the pre-solicitation notice via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) is for FedBizOpps archiving purpose only.

The Step One proposal due date is: September 20, 2017, 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

Only offerors whose proposals are rated as “Acceptable” in Step One will receive the Solicitation Amendment to participate Step Two. The following FAR clause is applicable to this acquisition and may be viewed at:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm

FAR clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition

Summary of Step One Submission Requirements:

Cover Letter (see content instructions below) Joint Venture (JV) documentation/agreement (if applicable) Subcontractor Letters of Commitment (if applicable) Factor 1 Licensing Factor 2 Experience documentation Factor 3 Financial Surety documentation

Step One Proposal Format. Responses to the Step One solicitation shall be submitted in the following format:

Three ring binders or bound with tabs or separators dividing each of the sections noted below. Page limits, if stipulated under each evaluation factor, shall be adhered to. Proposals shall be submitted on 8.5” X 11” paper, utilizing both sides of the paper unless otherwise stated under each factor. Page is defined as a single sheet of paper with text on both sides. Use 12 Font, Arial for all documents. The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified herein.

The proposal shall be in the following order with tabs dividing each section:

Cover Letter Joint Venture agreement (if applicable) Letters of Commitment from Subcontractors (LOC) (if applicable) Factor 1 Licensing Factor 2 Experience documents Factor 3 Financial Surety documents

A total of one (1) original and three (3) hard copies of the complete Step One proposal shall be submitted on or before the closing due date and time specified above. Offerors shall also provide one electronic copy on a CD.

Cover Letter. Include the following information in your cover letter:

Solicitation number Name, address, telephone number, and email address of the prospective offeror DUNS number, CAGE Code, and TIN of the prospective offeror Acknowledgement of any amendments issued (amendment number and date acknowledged by offeror)

Proposal Submission. Electronic proposals (facsimile, email, etc.) are not authorized. All proposals must be sent via U.S. Mail, Commercial Carrier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) or delivered by hand to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Middle East District Attn: Mr. Brian Johnson

W912ER-17-B-0001, STEP ONE

201 Prince Frederick Drive Winchester, VA 22602

Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Step One solicitation shall be submitted as follows:

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows offerors to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other offerors and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet® at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

The solicitation number is: W912ER-17-B-0001

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: K9CRYU-K25UMW

This site will open for questions on 14 August 2017 and close for questions on 12 September 2017.

1. To access the ProjNet website for the first time:

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

b. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

c. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

e. 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.

f. 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.

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

2. To access ProjNet for future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

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

c. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

d. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

e. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

f. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

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

Note, offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected.

3. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries seven days prior to the proposal due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response to inquiries and amend the solicitation if necessary.

4. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. An offeror that submits a question will receive an acknowledgement via email, followed by an answer after it has been processed by our technical and contracting team.

5. The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP. ProjNet questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@projnet.info.

Amendments to the solicitation. Any and all amendments to this Step One solicitation will be issued electronically and be available via www.fbo.gov. It is the offeror’s responsibility to continuously check for any amendments to this solicitation and acknowledge any and all amendments in the text of the cover letter (amendment number and date acknowledged by offeror) sent with their proposal package in response to this solicitation. The offerors selected to receive the Step Two solicitation amendment will be notified regarding how to access the Step Two documentation.

Pre-Proposal Conference/Site Visit. A pre-proposal conference/site visit will be scheduled for Step Two. Details of the site visit will be provided in the Step Two Invitation for Bids and issued only to those offerors who submitted acceptable technical proposals in the first step. The Step One request for technical proposals will also give the details of the pre-proposal/site visit to be conducted during the second step. Site visits under Step One will not be organized or conducted by the Government.

Joint Ventures (JV). A joint venture is defined as follows: a legal business entity formed between two or more companies (parties) to undertake the performance activities of a contract together. This does not include other arrangements such as “teaming agreements” or “strategic alliances”, which are not recognized as bona fide joint ventures for the purposes of this solicitation.

Offerors proposing as joint ventures shall provide evidence that the Joint Venture as a legal entity has been duly formed. Joint ventures shall include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity identified. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any offerors that are not included in the joint venture agreement.

If submitting a proposal as a joint venture, the experience, and past performance of each of the joint venture partners can be submitted for the joint venture entity. The experience for each joint venture partner will be considered the experience of the joint venture entity. Page and project form limits apply to the joint venture as a whole. Prospective offerors that submit Step One proposals may not change their firm (including Letters of Commitment and proposed subcontractors) or their Joint Venture firms if selected to submit Step Two proposals.

Subcontractors. The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort. Therefore, if an offeror wishes to be credited with experience and past performance of a subcontractor (i.e., a firm that is not a member of the Joint Venture), an unequivocal letter of commitment signed by the firm must be submitted. The letter of commitment must be submitted even if the firm is in some way related to a Joint Venture partner (for example, the subcontractor is a subsidiary of a Joint Venture partner, or a subsidiary of a firm to which a Joint Venture partner is also a subsidiary). If such a letter of commitment is not submitted, the experience and past performance of subcontractor firms will not be considered.

System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors (including Joint Venture entities) shall be registered in SAM prior to submitting their bids for Step Two. Offerors for Step Two will be eliminated if they are not registered in SAM.

For more information, see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

Ensure that NAICS code 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, is listed on your SAM registration.

Expenses Incurred. The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of any response(s) to this solicitation.

Discussions. The Government does not intend to conduct discussions during Step One; however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions as determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

D. STEP TWO – SUBMISSION OF BIDS

The following is a brief overview of the proposed Step Two process for information purposes and only applicable to those offerors who are selected to submit bids under Step Two Invitation for Bids, issued as an IFB. Step Two documentation shall not be submitted in response to the Step One solicitation. Step One submissions and evaluations will not be carried over into Step Two. The basis for award of a contract in Step Two will be PRICE. This overview is INFORMATIONAL ONLY AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

In Step Two, an amendment to the solicitation will be issued to only the bidders that were rated as “Acceptable” in all three (3) evaluation factors in Step One and will contain all contract requirements.

Step Two bidders will have at least thirty (30) calendar days from issuance date of the Step Two amendment to the solicitation to provide their sealed bids.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Contract Specialist:

Brian Johnson Phone: 540-665-1228 E-mail: brian.s.johnson@usace.army.mil

Contracting Officer:

Abraham Curry Phone: 540-665-2618 Email:Abraham.Curry@usace.army.mil

Include the following within the sealed bid package:

1) Completed SF1442 with acknowledgement of all amendments

2) Completed SF24

3) Any additional verification documents

4) CD-ROM (CD-R) disk with an electronic copy of all submission requirements listed above.

Contractor POC E-mail ____________________________________________

DUNS____________________________________________

TAXPAYER ID #__________________________

Bids can be submitted in any of the following ways:

Delivered to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Middle East District Attn: Mr. Brian Johnson

W912ER-17-B-0001, STEP TWO

201 Prince Frederick Drive Winchester, VA 22602

A site visit and Pre Award Conference is scheduled for this project and this information will be provided in Step Two amendment to the solicitation. This will be the only site visit conducted, requests for additional site visits will be denied and will only be for the bidders that were rated “Acceptable” in all three (3) evaluation factors in Step One. The amendment to the solicitation will contain all contract requirements.

For Site Visit information, see Site Visit clause 52.236-27, (Construction) in Section 2100. The conference will begin promptly without considerations for late or lost bidders; no subsequent site visits will be considered. Remarks, explanations and answers provided by Government representatives before, during and after the site visit shall not change or qualify any of the terms or conditions of the solicitation. The solicitation can only be changed by a formal written amendment issued by the Middle East Contracting Office.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: SAM Registration is required of all Department of Defense contractors. SAM registration enables electronic funds transfer of contract payments. If your company is not already registered, please register in the CCR database at https://www.sam.gov/ www.sam.gov http://www.sam.gov https://www.sam.gov

1. A DUNS number is required for SAM registration. If your company does not have DUNS #, obtain one by calling 800-333-0505.

2. Whether your company is a current or new registrant in the SAM database, your registration must indicate that you are a provider of NAICS 236220 under the Goods – Services section of the registration to be eligible to receive a contract for this solicitation.

3. If the prospective awardee for this IFB is not registered in the SAM database by close of solicitation, depending on mission requirements, the government reserves the right to proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered bidder.

SAM REQUIREMENT: Prospective contractors who have not completed electronic annual representations and certifications at SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION in conjunction with required registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, shall complete and submit 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2014) and 252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications (MAR 2014) in SAM to be eligible to receive an award for this solicitation.

PROJECT MAGNITUDE

The magnitude of this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

EVALUATION FACTORS

The Government will evaluate bids received in response to this IFB solicitation solely on the basis of price and price related factors. Bidders shall submit a price for each item specified in the “Schedule of Supplies/Services and Prices/Costs”. No bid for a quantity less than that specified in the Schedule will be accepted. All prices bid in response to this solicitation must include all costs associated with this project, applicable State sales taxes, permits, and licensure. And the overall project management, superintendence and quality control necessary for the planning and execution of multiple work requirements conducted simultaneously throughout the performance period.

BID GUARANTEE

A Bid Bond/Guarantee is required for this bid. The Bid Bond amount shall be twenty percent (20%) of the total bid price or $7 Million, whichever is less.

Bidders must use the Standard Form (SF) 24 if providing a bid bond as the bid guarantee.

Attachments:

Attachment 1 – Scope of Work Attachment 2 – Drawings and Specs Attachment 3 – SF24 Bid Bond

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

The Contractor shall comply with all US Federal, and Host Nation (Saudi Arabia Kingdom) laws, codes, and regulations applicable to their performance under this contract, and shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with said compliance.

CONTRACT PROGRESS REPORTING

1. The Contract Progress Schedule, will be used to satisfy the submission requirements of FAR 52.236-15, “Schedules for Construction Contracts”.

2. Work elements entered in the progress schedule should be limited to those tasks which will indicate the progress of the work under the contract and which can be identified and measured by personnel monitoring the Contractor’s progress.

3. Appropriate revisions will be made to the existing approved progress schedule whenever an approved change to the performance period is authorized by a contract modification. No adjustments or extensions in the performance period will be authorized without a duly executed contract modification.

4. A “Contract Progress Report”, shall be initiated weekly and delivered to the Contracting Officer and the COR simultaneously. Progress reports shall include both the percentage of work completed within the rated period and a cumulative total of work completed under the contract/task order to date. Progress reports shall be issued weekly;

submitted progress reports will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer (or designated representative) and returned for correction as necessary.

REQUIRED INSURANCE

Defense Base Act (DBA) Insurance

Price for DBA insurance shall be in included in your Bid Proposal. It will not be posted as a separate CLIN in the award.

Dept of Defense DBA Company Contact Information ACE Robin Smith (215) 640-4836 Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC) Kevin Behan (646) 794-0511 American International Group (AIG Chartis) Rich Friesenhahn (212) 458-3593 Continental Insurance Company (CNA) Meng Fan (212) 440-7207 Starr Indemnity & Liability Company Shane McCaffrey (646) 227-6466 Zurich NA Larry Boyk (215) 861-6792

CONSENT OF SURETY

In accordance with FAR 28.106-5, consent of surety will be required if:

1. An additional bond is required to support a modification to the contract, and the bond obtained is from a surety different than the original surety;

Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the Step Two solicitation shall be submitted as follows:

Any questions concerns, verification or clarification of information of the documents included in the solicitation package shall be submitted be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted.

Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows offerors to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other offerors and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet® at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

The solicitation number is: W912ER-17-B-0001

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: To be provided upon issuance of the Step Two Amendment to this IFB

1. To access the ProjNet website for the first time:

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

b. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

c. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

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

e. 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.

f. 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.

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

2. To access ProjNet for future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

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

c. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

d. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

e. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

f. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

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

Note, offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions shall be rejected.

3. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries fifteen (15) days prior to the proposal due date in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response to inquiries and amend the solicitation if necessary.

4. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, and review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. An offeror that submits a question will receive an acknowledgement via email, followed by an answer after it has been processed by our technical and contracting team.

5. The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago) or by appointment for OCONUS. The telephone number for the Call Center is 1-800-428-HELP. ProjNet questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@projnet.info.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.214-3 AMENDMENTS TO INVITATIONS FOR BIDS (DEC 2016)

(a) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged.

(b) (1) Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation--

(i) By signing and returning the amendment;

(ii) By identifying the amendment number and date in space provided for this purpose on the form for submitting a bid;

(iii) By letter;

(iv) By facsimile, if facsimile bids are authorized in the solicitation; or

(v) By email, if email bids are authorized in the solicitation.

(2) The Government must receive the acknowledgement by the time and at the place specified for receipt of bids.

(End of provision)

52.214-4 FALSE STATEMENTS IN BIDS (APR 1984)

Bidders must provide full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation and its attachments.

The penalty for making false statements in bids is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

52.214-5 SUBMISSION OF BIDS (DEC 2016)

(a) Bids and bid modifications shall be submitted in sealed envelopes or packages (unless submitted by electronic means) (1) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (2) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the bidder.

(b) Bidders using commercial carrier services shall ensure that the bid is addressed and marked on the outermost envelope or wrapper as prescribed in subparagraphs (a)(1) and (2) of this provision when delivered to the office specified in the solicitation.

(c) Facsimile bids, modifications, or withdrawals, will not be considered unless authorized by the solicitation.

(d) Bids submitted by electronic commerce shall be considered only if the electronic commerce method was specifically stipulated or permitted by the solicitation.

52.214-6 EXPLANATION TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS (APR 1984)

Any prospective bidder desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective bidders before the submission of their bids. Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract will not be binding. Any information given a prospective bidder concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective bidders as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting bids or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective bidders.

52.214-7 LATE SUBMISSIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND WITHDRAWALS OF BIDS (NOV 1999)

(a) Bidders are responsible for submitting bids, and any modifications or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the invitation for bids (IFB) by the time specified in the IFB. If no time is specified in the IFB, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that bids are due.

(b)(1) Any bid, modification, or withdrawal received at the Government office designated in the IFB after the exact time specified for receipt of bids is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late bid would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

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

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

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

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

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

(e) Bids may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of bids. If the IFB authorizes facsimile bids, bids may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of bids, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.214-31, Facsimile Bids. A bid may be withdrawn in person by a bidder or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of bids, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the bid.

52.214-15 PERIOD FOR ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS (APR 1984)

In compliance with the solicitation, the bidder agrees, if this bid is accepted within 180 calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the bidder) from the date specified in the solicitation for receipt of bids, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are bid at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the Schedule.

(End of clause)

52.214-18 PREPARATION OF BIDS--CONSTRUCTION (APR 1984)

(a) Bids must be (1) submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms, and (2) manually signed. The person signing a bid must initial each erasure or change appearing on any bid form.

(b) The bid form may require bidders to submit bid prices for one or more items on various bases, including--

(1) Lump sum bidding;

(2) Alternate prices;

(3) Units of construction; or

(4) Any combination of subparagraphs (1) through (3) above.

(c) If the solicitation requires bidding on all items, failure to do so will disqualify the bid. If bidding on all items is not required, bidders should insert the words "no bid" in the space provided for any item on which no price is submitted.

(d) Alternate bids will not be considered unless this solicitation authorizes their submission.

52.214-19 CONTRACT AWARD--SEALED BIDDING--CONSTRUCTION (AUG 1996)

(a) The Government will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation.

(b) The Government may reject any or all bids, and waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received.

(c) The Government may accept any item or combination of items, unless doing so is precluded by a restrictive limitation in the solicitation or the bid.

(d) The Government may reject a bid as nonresponsive if the prices bid are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. A bid is materially unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated in relation to cost for other work, and if there is a reasonable doubt that the bid will result in the lowest overall cost to the Government even though it may be the low evaluated bid, or if it is so unbalanced as to be tantamount to allowing an advance payment.

(End of provison)

52.214-25 STEP TWO OF TWO-STEP SEALED BIDDING (APR 1985)

(a) This invitation for bids is issued to initiate step two of two-step sealed bidding under Subpart 14.5 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) The only bids that the Contracting Officer may consider for award of a contract are those received from bidders that have submitted acceptable technical proposals in step one of this acquisition under W912ER-17-B-0001.

(c) Any bidder that has submitted multiple technical proposals in step one of this acquisition may submit a separate bid on each technical proposal that was determined to be acceptable to the Government.

52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (APR 1991)

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.

52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY (APR 1991)

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of U.S. dollars. Offers received in other than U.S.

dollars shall be rejected.

52.214-5000 APPARENT CLERICAL MISTAKES (MAR 1995)--EFARS

(a) For the purpose of initial evaluations of bids, the following will be utilized in the resolving arithmetic discrepancies found on the face of bidding schedule as submitted by the bidder:

(1) Obviously misplaced decimal points will be corrected;

(2) Discrepancy between unit price and extended price, the unit price will govern;

(3) Apparent errors in extension of unit prices will be corrected;

(4) Apparent errors in addition of lump-sum and extended prices will be corrected.

(b) For the purpose of bid evaluation, the government will proceed on the assumption that the bidder intends his bid to be evaluated on basis of the unit prices, the totals arrived at by resolution of arithmetic discrepancies as provided above and the bid will be so reflected on the abstract of bids.

(c) These correction procedures shall not be used to resolve any ambiguity concerning which bid is low.

(End of statement)

52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (JAN 2017)

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

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer's discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing or written” means any worded or numbered expression which can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation's closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time”, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror.

Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show--

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) 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 upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror's behalf with the Government in…