W912ER-17-R-0011.pdf

Request for Proposal

W912ER-17-R-0011

Specifications for

PV VII, Package C

Cairo West Air Base, Egypt

Volume 1 of 3 Solicitation Instructions

Contract Clauses

US Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District

FMF Case: EG-D-SAB

Peace Vector VII (PV VII), Package C, Cairo, Egypt

The Government intends to aw ard a Design-Bid-Build contract as a result of this solicitation for facility upgrades, new facilities, and infrastructure improvements to support F-16 aircraft and accommodate base expansion and upgrades at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt.

This action w ill be solicited and aw arded in accordance w ith the Arms Export Control Act (22 USC 2791) to a United States f irm or controlled Joint Venture w ith a United States f irm.

The Magnitude of Construction is betw een $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

Note: The Government reserves the right to incorporate the successful proposal into the contract and distribute the proposal as deemed necessary. Any deviations from the proposal in execution of the contract must be approved by the Contracting Officer.

ANDREA L GREENE 540-665-5030

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

18-Apr-2017

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______15 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________540 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________2 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________02 Jun 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 _______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 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-R-0011 179

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

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for PV VII Pkg C in accordance with the contract documents.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Office Supplies and Support

FFP

Provide Office Supplies and Support in accordance with the contract documents.

The price of this CLIN shall not exceed $50,000.00.

Construct New Munitions Storage Compound

FFP

Construct New Munitions Storage Compound in accordance with the contract documents.

0003AA 1 Job Sitework, Fence, Roadwork

FFP

Provide sitework, fence, and roadwork in accordance with the contract documents.

0003AB 1 Job 3 Munitions Storage Facilities

FFP

Construct 3 munitions storage facilities in accordance with the contract documents.

0003AC 1 Job Munitions Assembly

FFP

Construct munitions assembly in accordance with the contract documents.

0004 1 Job Construct Vehicle Maintenance Facility

FFP

Construct Vehicle Maintenance Facility in accordance with the contract

0005 1 Job Construct Squadron Operations Building

FFP

Construct Squadron Operations Building in accordance with the contract

Construct Additional Sewage Connections

FFP

Construct Additional Sewage Connections and Increase Waste Water Treatment Plant in accordance with the contract documents.

0007 1 Job Renovate Wash Rack

FFP

Renovate Wash Rack in accordance with the contract documents.

0008 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Miscellaneous Improvements in accordance with the contract documents.

0009 1 Job OPTION Construct Miscellaneous Improvements

FFP

Construct Miscellaneous Improvements in accordance with the contract

0010 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Access Roads at W & Z Cluster in accordance with the contract documents.

0011 1 Job OPTION Construct Access Road

FFP

Construct Access Road at W & Z Cluster in accordance with the contract

0012 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Sunshade (LLL) and Personnel Support Building (CC) located at W cluster accordance with the contract documents.

0013 1 Job OPTION Construct Sunshade (LLL) at W Cluster

FFP

Construct Sunshade (LLL) and Personnel Support Building (CC) located at W cluster accordance with the contract documents.

0014 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Sunshade (LLL) and Personnel Support Building (CC) located at U cluster accordance with the contract documents.

0015 1 Job OPTION Construct Sunshade (LLL) at U Cluster

FFP

Construct Sunshade (LLL) and Personnel Support Building (CC) located at U cluster accordance with the contract documents.

0016 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Sunshade (LLL) and located at Z cluster in

0017 1 Job OPTION Construct Sunshade (LLL) at Z Cluster

FFP

Construct Sunshade (LLL) located at Z cluster accordance with the contract

0018 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Airfield Lighting Vault in accordance with the contract documents.

0019 1 Job OPTION Construct Airfield Lighting Vault

FFP

Construct Airfield Lighting Vault in accordance with the contract documents.

0020 1 Job OPTION Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization for Telecommunication Duct Bank System in

0021 1 Job OPTION Construct Telecommunication Duct Bank

FFP

Construct Telecommunication Duct Bank in accordance with the contract

0022 1 Job OPTION Spare Parts

FFP

Provide Spare Parts in accordance with the contract documents. The price of this CLIN shall not exceed $250,000.00.

0023 1 Years OPTION Provide Operations and Maintenance

FFP

Provide Operations and Maintenance in accordance with the contract documents.

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

SECTION 00 21 00 INDEX

ITEM DESCRIPTION

A GENERAL

B SUMMARY OF SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS (PROPOSAL

CHECKLIST)

C PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

D COVER LETTER

E PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

F INQUIRIES

G BASIS FOR AWARD

H AMENDMENTS TO THE RFP

I SITE VISIT

J JOINT VENTURES (JV)

K SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

L EXPENSES INCURRED

M DISCUSSIONS

N POINT OF CONTACT (POC)

O ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE

P PRIMARY NAICS CODE & SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD

Q EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

A. General. Late Submissions will not be considered. Electronic or faxed proposal submissions will not be considered. 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 FedBizOpps is for FedBizOpps archiving purpose only.

The proposal due date is: 02 June 2017; 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) are 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

Offerors must be determined to be responsible in accordance with FAR Part 9 to be eligible to receive contract award.

B. Summary of Submission Requirements (Proposal Checklist):

Volume I-Technical Proposal (do not include pricing information in Volume I)

1. Cover Letter (see content instructions below)

2. Factor 1 documentation as described below (Attachment A and not more than 5 Attachment B forms)

3. Factor 2 documentation as described below

4. Factor 3 documentation as described below Past Performance Questionnaire Survey (1 Appendix D for every Attachment B form submitted with the proposal)

NOTE: It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that all past performance reference questionnaire surveys as outlined under Factor 3 are completed on or before the closing date and time of the Request for Proposals.

Volume II-Price Proposal

1. Standard Form (SF) 1442 (pages 1 and 2) - Complete in its entirety the “Offeror” portion of the SF 1442.

An official having the authority to bind your company contractually shall sign the SF 1442, blocks 20B and 20C in accordance with FAR 4.102. If a Joint Venture, all parties to the Joint Venture shall sign the offer.

2. Completed Schedule of Items in Section 00 11 00 (and cost breakdown, see below)

3. Joint Venture (JV) documentation/agreement (if applicable)

4. Section 00 45 00 (Representations and Certifications)

C. Proposal Submission Requirements:

The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the Offeror. The Government may reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration. Therefore, the proposal shall meet the following basic requirements:

1. The Proposal shall be typed and submitted in American or British English.

2. Proposal shall be organized, concise, and submitted in the volumes and in the order indicated above.

Volumes shall be clearly identified and tabbed. Each factor and sub- factor (if applicable) shall be described in a separate tabbed section.

3. Proposals must be sent in two separate volumes. Each volume shall be contained within a separate binder.

Each volume shall be identified by the solicitation number, volume number, and name, address, and telephone number of the prime Offeror on the binder cover. Each volume shall contain a Table of Contents and include at the bottom left side of each page the volume and page number.

4. Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted are current, correct and complete including names of the points of contact, email address, fax number, and telephone number.

5. Pricing Schedule(s), Volume II, shall be completed in full, including all option items.

6. Offerors shall submit a signed Standard Form 1442 in Volume II for this solicitation, including verification of all amendments received.

7. Offerors are reminded that elaborate corporate marketing information, formatting, special reproduction techniques, etc. are not necessary. Proposals shall completely and adequately address the requirements of this solicitation.

8. If additional information is provided, it shall be in regard to the solicitation requirements only.

9. Failing to submit or completely fill out attachments properly may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, Offerors are urged to follow instructions and raise questions through the Bidder Inquiry System (See Section 00 21 00 of the solicitation), if instructions are not understood.

10. All questions and concerns shall be addressed to the Contracting Officer or his/her point of contact through the Bidder Inquiry System.

11. Proposal Expenses and Pre-Contract Costs: The Government will not pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal, or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

Proposal Format Proposals in response to the RFP shall be submitted in the following format:

Submit Volume I and Volume II in separate three ring binders or bound with tabs or separators dividing each of the sections noted above. Page limits, if stipulated under each evaluation factor shall be adhered to. Proposals shall be submitted on 8.5” X 11” paper (11” X 17” for drawings), unless otherwise stated under each Factor. Page is defined as a single sheet of paper with text on one side. The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified herein. All pages must contain a footer stating the following “CONTAINS

SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION SEE FAR 3.104 PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY”.

All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. In order to reduce proposal size, the Offeror must confine the proposal to required information sufficient to provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal. Each volume of the proposal is expected to contain a table of contents. Proprietary information will be clearly marked.

Proposal Submission

Each offeror shall also provide an electronic version of each of the proposals. These can be on one CD.

Submit proposals in three separate 3-ring binder volumes:

Volume Content Paper Copies + Electronic Copies I. Technical Proposal Original + 2 Copies 1 II. Price Proposal Original + 2 Copies 1

Each Volume must be clearly identified on the outside of the package.

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

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

E. Proposal Submission. Electronic proposals (facsimile, email, etc.) are not authorized. Send your proposal via U.S. Mail, Commercial Carrier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) or deliver by hand* to:

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Middle East District Attn: Ryan Gregory, CETAM-CT-EB

W912ER-17-R-0011

201 Prince Frederick Drive Winchester, VA 22602

*Hand Delivery. For hand carried proposals, please notify Ryan Gregory prior to the due date at ryan.k.gregory@usace.army.mil with the name of the person making the delivery, the name of the company, and an approximate time of delivery. If the person delivering the proposal is a U.S. citizen and can show proof of citizenship, the guards will direct them to the warehouse where the proposal will be accepted. Proposals must be accepted at the warehouse before the due date and time. Non-U.S. citizens will not be permitted to access the site and proposals will not be accepted by the guards.

F. Inquiries. Inquiries regarding the 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 bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and view all questions by other bidders and responses by USACE. Bidder Inquiry can be accessed through ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/.

To access the ProjNet-Bids website for the first time:

1. Click the Bid tab

2. Click Bidder Inquiry. (The Agency is USACE.)

3. Enter the following information for access:

a. The Bidder Inquiry Key: XKST6M-K66GXU

b. Valid business contact information (e.g. Company name, contact person, business address, phone number and email address). (Required on first project only)

c. Establish a secret question and answer which will be used as a password. (Required on first project only)

d. For subsequent access use your email address, the Bid Inquiry Key and response to the secret question to access the ProjNet-® Module.

4. Submit questions or review questions and answers. An offeror who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other offerors to review.

5. For specific step-by-step for POSTING YOUR INQUIRIES, see the Reference link on the Contract Viewer.

6. For questions about the ProjNet-®, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800- 428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). ProjNet-® questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

7. 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.

G. Basis for Award. Subject to the provisions contained herein, award will be made to one Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), conforms to the solicitation requirements, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, provides the Best Value proposal to the Government when both non-pricing and pricing factors are considered.

H. Amendments to the RFP. Any and all amendments to the RFP 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 RFP 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 RFP.

I. Site Visit. A site visit has been tentatively scheduled for:

1. 0900 hours (9:00 AM) on May 16, 2017 at Cairo West Air Base, Egypt.

Registration for the site visit was closed on March 31, 2017 as anounced in the Pre-solicitation Notice on the FedBizOpps website.

J. 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 alliance”, 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 contractors 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.

K. System For Award Management (SAM). Offerors (including Joint Venture entities) shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and determined to be responsible prior to closing date of the RFP. For more information, see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Please ensure that NAICS code 236220-Commercial and Institutional Building Construction is listed on your SAM registration.

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

M. Discussions. The Government intends to make a contract award without conducting discussions, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions as determined necessary by the Contracting Officer.

N. Point of Contact (POC):

U.S. ARMY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT

Ryan Gregory 201 Prince Frederick Drive Winchester, VA 22602

(540) 665-3946 Ryan.k.gregory@usace.army.mil

O. Estimated Construction Magnitude.

The estimated construction magnitude for this contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

P. Primary NAICS code and small business size standard.

The Primary NAICS code is 236220 with a small business size of $36.5 million.

Q. Evaluation Factors for Award

1. Relative Importance of Evaluation Factors

For evaluation purposes, all evaluation factors are of approximately equal importance. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for all non-pricing factors.

2. Evaluation Factors

FACTOR 1: EXPERIENCE

FACTOR 2: UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 4: PRICE

FACTOR 1: EXPERIENCE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Offerors shall submit the following for Factor 1:

Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5) Construction Experience forms as documentation of experience (Attachment B). The following information shall be provided for each project the Offeror includes. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture, each Joint Venture partner shall provide the information as required below.

1. Contract Number or Title

2. Date of Contract Award

3. Date of Contract Completion or Percent Completed at time of Proposal Submission

4. Client’s Name

5. Contract Award Amount

6. Description of the Offeror’s role in the performance of the project, to include if the offeror was the Prime Contractor, Subcontractor, or partner to a Joint Venture

7. Name, telephone numbers and email address of person to contact regarding Performance Evaluation (i.e., the Contracting Officer, Contract Administrator, Project Manager, or Project Engineer

The offeror should summarize each of the above experience forms by completing and submitting the Experience Overview Sheet (Attachment A)

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

The Government shall evaluate each Offeror’s experience and will rate each Offeror on the basis of relative depth of their experience in managing and executing similar construction projects. The relative depth of experience is determined by evaluating projects that are similar in cost magnitude, complexity and function as the Scope of Work for this solicitation. Failure to submit all required information may result in a lower rating for this factor.

This factor will be evaluated for the quantity and quality of experience demonstrated. The greater the relevance and the more recent the prior project experience, the higher the rating assigned during evaluations. Demonstration of experience in completing projects that had the unique characteristics of the proposed project will be given greater weight.

The evaluation will focus on the following key areas of consideration:

In evaluating the Offeror’s proposal for the Experience factor, the Government shall give greater weight to experience in the same general geographic region of this project. The same general geographic region is defined as the Gulf Region (Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, or Oman).

In general, experience working in Egypt will be given the greatest weight.

Prior U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project experience is not required to meet the minimum requirements of these criteria; however, the Government shall give greater weight to prior U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project experience.

The technical proposal shall demonstrate experience in the management of construction projects of similar size and complexity performed outside of the Continental United States. As a minimum, the Offeror shall have functioned as the prime Contractor for at least three construction projects of similar scope, dollar value, and complexity. For this acquisition, a project of similar scope, dollar value, and complexity is defined as a renovation or new vertical construction project, with a contract value greater than $8,000,000. For joint venture offerors, this experience may be satisfied by submitting conforming experience from any or all of the joint venture partners.

Qualifying project(s) shall have been awarded within the past five years and be at least 50% complete at time of proposal submittal.

The Government reserves the right to verify the experience record of cited projects or other projects by reviewing relevant Government databases, other DoD or Government appraisal systems, to interview owners and/or references, or by any other means available to or deemed appropriate by the Government. The Government reserves the right to exclude experience that cannot be verified from the evaluation.

ADJECTIVAL RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS: EXPERIENCE

Instructions: The evaluation team will individually evaluate the proposal information provided.

Ratings: Ratings for this factor will be entered as: 1) Outstanding; 2) Good; 3) Acceptable; 4) Marginal, or 5) Unacceptable.

Evaluation Standard: Factor 1, Experience

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Rating Description

Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance. Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths.

Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

FACTOR 2: UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

The offeror should provide a detailed narrative that identifies the Offeror’s understanding of the overall scope for the project and its approach to completing the work. The narrative should identify all the major scope components of the project, including the critical components of the project. Additionally, offerors should provide a discussion of the technical approach to the project that demonstrates not only an understanding of the geographic constraints, local labor market, laws, culture, and other anticipated challenges, but also provides benefit to the project.

Offerors should demonstrate a clear understanding of the following: use of local consultants and labor, potential material shortage, assembly of the administrative and technical staff, shipping and logistics (air, land, and sea), local labor and subcontractor markets, site security, local storage of materials, lay-down area(s), the unique requirements of the project, weather factors, and the use of a commissioning agent. The narrative shall specifically address the following elements:

a. Licensing: Describe in detail the process to gain licensure in Egypt; and, (1) provide proof of current licensure in Egypt translated in English or (2) a detailed description of your plan to obtain necessary licensure to ensure construction starts in accordance with your submitted schedule.

b. Subcontractor Management: Describe by name and position all major subcontractors identified for the Project and how the Offeror plans to integrate those subcontractors into the overall contract effort.

Provide a name, address, telephone and email point of contact for each of the subcontractors you identify, and state whether the offeror has a binding commitment with the subcontractor to perform on the contract if awarded. Describe plans for implementing and maintaining oversight and management of subcontractors to ensure performance is consistent with contract requirements. The Subcontractor Management Program shall be detailed and specific to the project and site conditions and provide an overview of corporate management philosophy. Describe your relationships with subcontractors on previous projects and specifically your plan and past experience to address non-performing subcontractors. Include a general description of the work the Offeror will self-perform to be compliant with the requirements of FAR clause 52.236-1, Performance of work by the Contractor.

c. Organization: Describe the management process that the Offeror would use to manage this project.

Provide a narrative on the project organization, defining the roles, responsibilities, and authority to be delegated to the staff in each position. Discuss how work flows through the organization. Identify all of the major components of the team for the project, and explain how their work will be integrated into the overall scope. Project titles and names used shall match the resumes required elsewhere in this solicitation. Identify how the Offeror will integrate the design team into the organization for the Project.

Explain the role the design team will be allotted in the decision-making process for the Project. Provide an organizational chart showing the relationship between the offeror, sub-contractors, QC personnel, safety personnel, and USACE.

d. Quality Control: Provide information on your team’s capabilities to assure quality control. Describe your quality control approach, corporate systems, and capabilities to maintain quality control of the construction. Provide specific information on how you will manage quality control and changes during design to meet the schedule and to facilitate quicker Government reviews. Provide information on how you will handle internal and external requests for information, shop drawings, submittal reviews, progress meetings, site visits, contract completion, closeout, as-built, and completion documentation.

After contract award, the selected contractor will submit their Quality Control Plan for Government Approval.

e. 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 shall attest to the offeror's ability to provide coverage of 10% for this project. 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.

f. Schedule: The Offeror shall provide a preliminary level schedule from award to contract completion.

Describe in narrative detail the specific actions, key milestones, country specific requirements, processes, procedures and contractual requirements that the Offeror will perform after award, in accordance with the proposed schedule, and prior to start of construction start in order to meet the stated period of performance. The schedule should be in the form of a time scaled network diagram Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule. The length of the schedule should be in compliance with the stated Period of Performance. The project schedule should contain a sufficient amount of activities and key milestones which demonstrate an understanding of the project scope. Provide information on your team’s approach to procure, ship and deliver long-lead items. Provide information regarding manufacturer ordering, transportation times and special instructions, customs, erection times, etc.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

The Understanding of Project Requirements submission will be evaluated for strengths and weaknesses using information provided by the offeror under this factor. The proposal will be evaluated based on the completeness and feasibility of the offeror’s approach, the offeror’s ability to demonstrate their understanding of the contractual requirements, and the level of risk of their proposed approach. The proposal submission will also be evaluated on how well the offeror addresses the following elements:

a. Licensing: The offeror’s understanding of the process, procedures and requirements in order to gain licensure to work in Egypt. The completeness, reasonableness, feasibleness, and the timeline of the contractor’s plan to gain licensure in Egypt. Extra weight will be given offerors who currently have an Egypt license in the offeror’s name.

b. Subcontractor Management: The Government will evaluate the clarity and strength of the overall subcontract management plan to manage subcontractors’ performance and to integrate subcontractor’s into the project team to successfully execute the entire scope of work. The Government will evaluate the risk associated with the availability of listed subcontractors to perform on this contract. The Government will evaluate how well the contractor will implement and maintain surveillance over subcontractors to ensure performance is in compliance with requirements. The Offeror is required to select and commit to design firms to achieve an “acceptable” rating. The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s capability and intent to comply with the applicable requirements for self- performance of work by the prime contractor, as applicable to the type of solicitation, Clause 52.236-1, PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR. Extra weight may be given to offerors that demonstrate previous experience with subcontractors on relevant projects included in experience/past performance factors.

c. Organization: The Government will evaluate the extent to which an Offeror’s plan for organization includes well defined organization and lines of authority; responsibility; communication; integration of design team; and tracking of schedules. Greater weight may be given to offerors who can effectively demonstrate an organizational structure, process and procedures that minimize the risk to the Government.

d. Quality Control: The offeror’s understanding of the contractual requirements associated with quality control for this project. Extra weight will be given to offerors that demonstrate a quality control plan that reduces risk to the Government

e. Financial Surety: This element of the factor will be evaluated as a Go/No Go factor. Offerors who have provided proof of their ability to obtain the required surety will receive a rating of Go. The offerors who do not submit evidence of the required surety will receive a No Go rating and will receive a deficiency for this factor that will result in an UNACCEPTABLE rating for the entire factor.

f. Schedule: The Government will review the contract duration presented in the preliminary schedule to determine if it satisfies the requirements of the Government’s RFP. The Government will also review the schedule for logic shown concerning integration and/or sequencing construction work on the different elements of the project. Greater weight will be given to schedules which identify and include the major construction milestones and project elements in both pre-NTP and in the construction phase. The Government will review the schedule and narrative for how well it identifies and addresses constraints on the performance of the work, such as labor, material availability, permits, long lead items, etc. Greater weight will be given to detailed narratives which clearly identify critical schedule related issues and potential problems and discuss meaningful mitigation strategies to avoid sources of potential delays.

Greater weight will also be given to schedules and narratives which demonstrate a clear and comprehensive understanding of all of the elements of the project scope of work.

ADJECTIVAL RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS: UNDERSTANDING OF PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Instructions: The evaluation team will individually evaluate the proposal information provided.

Ratings: Ratings for this factor will be entered as: 1) Outstanding; 2) Good; 3) Acceptable; 4) Marginal, or 5) Unacceptable.

Evaluation Standard: Factor 2, Understanding Project Requirements

Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Outstanding Proposal meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths far outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal meets requirements and indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements. Proposal contains strengths which outweigh any weaknesses. Risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. Strengths and weaknesses are offsetting or will have little or no impact on contract performance.

Risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal

Proposal does not clearly meet requirements and has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements. The proposal has one or more weaknesses which are not offset by strengths. Risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements and contains one or more deficiencies. Proposal is unawardable.

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

Offeror-Submitted Past Performance Information. Offerors shall submit the following for Factor 3:

The Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix D) or DD Form 2626 for each project submitted under Factor 1, Attachment B (at least three but to exceed five (5) projects).

The Government shall evaluate information about each Offeror’s past performance projects within the last five years. Two aspects of past performance will be evaluated: 1) relevancy of recent efforts accomplished by the offeror to the effort of this acquisition, and 2) confidence to perform the work specified in this effort base on how well the offeror performed on other contracts. Past performance pertains to how well an Offeror has performed past work and is an indicator of future performance. Past performance information is not the same as experience information. Experience pertains to what types of work an offeror has performed.

Past performance pertains to how well an offeror performs project work. In the case of an offeror not having a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably concerning its past performance. In situations of this kind, the adjective rating of Unknown Confidence (Neutral) will be applied to the evaluation factor of Past Performance.

Prime Contractor Past Performance

The Government will evaluate the relevancy of an Offeror’s past performance as it pertains to projects that are similar to this solicitation in terms of location, magnitude of cost and scope. For the purposes of this evaluation, a “Very Relevant” project is a renovation project or new construction project involving similar architectural, electrical, and mechanical scope, inclusive of fire protection systems installation. Additionally, such an example shall have been completed or substantially completed in Egypt in the last 5 years, and have a contract value greater than $8,000,000.

The Government will evaluate the confidence of an Offeror successfully performing work. The confidence evaluation is to determine how well the Offeror performed on contracts. Information will be evaluated to determine the quality and usefulness as it applies to performance.

The Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix D) included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1, – Experience. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be signed by the client and should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Appendix D), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Mr. Ryan Gregory, via email at ryan.k.gregory@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs. However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.

Also include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment

Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

If an Offeror is a joint venture or partnership, information should be presented for each partner in the joint venture or partnership. Although the Government prefers all members of a joint venture or partnership to have satisfied or excelled in all the above-indicated areas pertaining to their past performance, the Government will consider the complementary aspects of the separate participants in a joint venture or partnership, by evaluating the joint venture or partnership as a whole.

However, an Offeror with previous applicable past performance as a joint venture or partnership as proposed will be given greater weight than a newly formed joint venture or partnership that has no previous past performance history together.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

The past performance evaluation will result in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The Offeror's past performance will be evaluated based on its own past performance, and on the past performance of any Subcontractors or Joint Venture partners. Proposals will be evaluated based on the information provided and any other information determined appropriate by the Government.

The Government will perform a performance confidence assessment of the offeror’s probability of successfully meeting the contract requirements, considering the degree of success of the team's recent (well under way or turned over no longer than 5 years preceding the date of this solicitation), relevant experience. See explanation of “well underway” and relevancy under the Factor “Experience”. The Government will assess the past performance on projects submitted under the Experience Factor and reserves the right to conduct telephone interviews with points of contact identified in the proposal, and/or to review other recent projects rated in CPARS or other agency performance databases, review and/or contact offeror furnished references, or to review personal knowledge.

Past Performance Evaluation. The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements. The past performance evaluation considers each offeror's demonstrated recent and relevant record of performance in supplying products and services that meet the contract’s requirements. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each offeror after evaluating the offeror's recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements.

There are two aspects to the past performance evaluation. The first is to evaluate the offeror’s past performance to determine how relevant a recent effort accomplished by the offeror is to the effort to be acquired through the source selection. The criteria to establish what is recent and relevant are defined in the Experience Factor. With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

This source selection will be conducted using the less discrimination ratings for the past performance evaluation. The evaluation team shall use the terms described in the table below to determine the level of relevancy of the past performance information submitted:

The second aspect of the past performance evaluation is to determine how well the contractor performed on the contracts. The Government will consider the currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor performance. With respect to relevancy, past performance on projects with more relevance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment rating than past performance on projects of lesser relevance. If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, The Government will only evaluate past performance of the division or unit submitting the offer or by the team member.

Owners/references may be asked to comment on items such as quality of design or construction, timeliness, management of the work subcontractor management, including timely payment to sub-contractors or suppliers, safety, relations between owner and designer or contractor, level of support for such things as as-built documentation, O&M manuals, training, correcting design or construction errors, warranty work, etc.

(see the interview form at Appendix D). The Government will target areas covered in the requirements of this proposal including records of conforming to quality, schedule, cost control, customer satisfaction, level of support for such things as as-built documentation, O&M manuals, training, problem resolution for design or construction errors, warranty work, and safety. The Government will not release the Interview Forms to the Offeror at any time, in order for the Government to solicit candid, unbiased interview comments. The Government also places a higher value on projects, which document successful outcomes and are supported by outside source confirmation, for example, but not limited to telephone interviews with points of contact identified in the proposal, CPARS or other agency performance databases, offeror furnished references, or personal knowledge.