Solicitation_W912ER19R0005_Consolidated_Squadron_Operations_Facility_Qatar.pdf

Request for Proposal

W912ER19R0005

Specifications for

Consolidated Squadron

Operations Facility, Qatar

Volume 1 of 3 Solicitation Instructions

Contract Clauses

US Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District

State of Qatar

KARIN CARROLL 540-665-3669

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

29-May-2019

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

Consolidated Squadron Operations Facility (CSOF)

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 _______1 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________450 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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________28 Jun 2019 (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 of fers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______120 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.

459013

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

W912ER19R0005 112

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 01 10 - Table of Contents

TOC

SECTION TITLE PAGE

SECTION 00 10 00 STANDARD FORM (SF) 1442 AND CLIN SCHEDULE ........................1-11

SECTION 00 21 00 INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................................... 12-32

SECTION 00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ................................... 33-44

SECTION 00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS BY REFERENCE AND FULL TEXT ...... 45-105

SECTION 00 73 00 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS..................................................... 106-112

SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS:

SPECIFICATIONS: VOLUME 2 AND 3

DRAWINGS: CSOF 100-CF DRAWINGS 17Apr2019

ATTACHMENTS:

ATTACHMENT: A – CORPORATE CERTIFICATE/AUTHORITY TO BIND PARTNERSHIP

ATTACHMENT: B – PERFORMANCE DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT (Fillable & Instruction) ATTACHMENT: C – CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE FORM (Fillable & Instruction)

ATTACHMENT: D – PAST PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW SHEET

ATTACHMENT: E – PROJECT SUMMARY FORM

ATTACHMENT: F – PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (PPQ-0)

ATTACHMENT: G – PROPOSAL SCHEDULE AND COST BREAKDOWN SHEET

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization in accordance with the contract documents FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Contractor Security & Escorts

FFP

Contractor Security & Escorts in accordance with the contract documents

Construct Squadron Operations Facility

FFP

Construct Squadron Operations Facility in accordance with the contract documents

0003AA 1 Job Construct Squadron Operations Facility

FFP

Construct Squadron Operations Facility less the Direct Expansion HVAC System in accordance with the contract documents

0003AB 1 Job Construct Direct Expansion HVAC System

FFP

Construct Direct Expansion HVAC System complete for Squadron Operations Facility in accordance with the contract documents

Construct Supporting Facilities

FFP

Construct Supporting Facilities in accordance with the contract documents

0004AA 1 Job Site Demolition

FFP

Site Demolition in accordance with the contract documents

0004AB 1 Job Construct Site Electrical Distribution

FFP

Construct Site Electrical Distribution System in accordance with the contract documents

0004AC 1 Job Construct Site Water Distribution

FFP

Construct Site Water Distribution & Fire Distribution System in accordance with the contract documents

0004AD 1 Job Construct Site Sanitary Sewer Collection

FFP

Construct Site Sanitary Sewer Collection System in accordance with the contract

0004AE 1 Job Construct Site Communication

FFP

Construct Site Communication Distribution System in accordance with the contract

0004AF 1 Job Construct Site Storm Water Collection

FFP

Construct Site Storm Water Collection System in accordance with the contract

0004AG 1 Job Construct Site Improvements, Access Road

FFP

Construct Site Improvements, Access Road, Parking Lots, and Walkways in accordance with the contract documents

0005 1 Job OPTION Option #1

FFP

M403/M506 - Air Cooled Chilled Water HVAC System, and associated electrical and plumbing systems, and equipment sunshade (in lieu of direct expansion air conditioning units), construct in accordance with the contract documents

0006 1 Job OPTION Option #2

FFP

Parking sunshades on first row of parking spaces, construct in accordance with the contract documents

0007 1 Job OPTION Option #3

FFP

Asphalt pavement (in lieu of aggregate), pavement marking for perpendicular parking stall, concrete wheel stop, and hatched markings, construct in accordance with the contract documents

0008 1 Job OPTION Option #4

FFP

Heavy duty concrete pavement for buses, and thickened asphalt edge, construct in accordance with the contract documents

0009 1 Job OPTION Option #5

FFP

Provide Forty-Eight (48) hour capacity potable water storage tank (in lieu of 24-hour capacity), construct in accordance with the contract documents

0010 1 Job OPTION Option #6

FFP

Provide Pre-action wet sprinkler systems in the Electrical Telecommunication and Server rooms, construct in accordance with the contract documents

INCORPORATE PROPOSAL

The U.S. Government reserves the right to incorporate the successful contractor’s proposal fully or in portions into the contract and distribute the proposal as deemed necessary.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

ICN

SECTION I: OVERVIEW

This acquisition will be competed with a full and open solicitation using a single phase design-bid-build selection procedure for a single award of a firm-fixed-price (FFP) construction contract. The Government intends to utilize the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website to target qualified construction firms who possess the capabilities of performing construction services in Qatar.

The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 based on the Best Value Trade-Off (BVTO) source selection process. Award will be made to the offeror who represents the best overall value to the Government and has been determined to be responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1. Implicit in this process is the Government’s willingness to accept other than the lowest priced offer, if the added benefits of a higher priced offer outweigh the additional cost or price involved. The Government intends to award one FFP contract at the conclusion of non-pricing and pricing evaluations.

SECTION II: SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a firm-fixed price contract for construction services in Qatar using a single step design-bid-build procurement process. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM), has a requirement from the U.S. Air Force to construct various facilities and infrastructure within the Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

The project will be constructed in accordance with current State of Qatar and U.S. building codes, safety, and security standards. To ensure compliance with Qatar laws, codes, regulations, and specifications, USACE has contracted with Joint Venture (Baker/AECOM), as the Architect-Engineer to obtain all of the Qatar design reviews and approvals and ultimately the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF) Services Design and Control Application (SDCA) approvals.

The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for work under this procurement is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) with a small business size standard of $36.5 million.

This project will be awarded based on the CLINs in the bid schedule and will be awarded to a single offeror. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

The contractor shall provide all management, administration, quality control, labor, transportation, equipment, materials, vehicles, heavy equipment, supplies and other items as necessary to perform the services contained in the scope of work.

System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and determined to be responsible prior to Award. 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 in your SAM registration.

B. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS, CONTENT, AND FORMAT

The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of any responses to this solicitation. Oral explanations or instructions to offerors are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation. Any and all amendments to the solicitation will be issued electronically at the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). It is an offeror’s responsibility to continuously check for any amendments to this solicitation and acknowledge any and all amendments in its proposal submission.

Offerors should not modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or price proposal or add conditions or qualifications to their offers. Should an offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, that offeror may be determined to be ineligible for award. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation should be resolved prior to submission of an offer.

References to “confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of an offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors that include information in their proposals they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall clearly mark their proposals in accordance with the instructions at FAR clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition, paragraph (e), Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data.

Use of the words “will”, “shall”, or “must” indicates a mandatory requirement for which failure to comply, at the time and date for submission of proposals, shall result in an offeror’s proposal being disqualified from consideration for Award, unless the Government determines to conduct discussions in accordance with FAR 15.306, thereby providing a means by which appropriate corrections by the offeror(s) involved can be made. Failure to comply with non-pricing or pricing requirements that are annotated with the words “should” or “may” can result in a lowering of an offeror’s non-pricing ratings, and may have a significant effect upon an offeror being selected for the contract award. Time periods, if stated as a number of days, are calendar days unless otherwise specified.

1. PROPOSAL CONTENT

Offerors are required to submit proposals with at least the minimum content specified herein. A proposal without the minimum content may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experiences. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of an offeror.

All information intended to be evaluated as part of the technical proposal shall be submitted within the technical proposal. Do not include references to material or information not found within the technical proposal. Referencing information not found within the qualification proposal could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

An offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically, and shall be comprised of two files, in Adobe portable document format (PDF), or comparable format: the first file will include the offeror’s Volume I – Non Price (Technical) Proposal, and the second file will include the offeror’s Volume II – Price Proposal. All documents must be searchable.

a. COVER PAGE: A cover page shall appear at the beginning of each volume and, at a minimum, shall consist of the following information:

i. Solicitation number

ii. Offeror’s name, physical mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the official having the authority to bind the offeror contractually.

iii. Offeror’s DUNS Number, CAGE Code, and Tax ID (TIN)

b. TABLE OF CONTENTS: A table of contents shall be placed in each volume and shall identify major areas by title and page numbers.

c. VOLUME I - TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s technical proposal is described under Basis of Award. Do not submit pricing information with the technical proposal.

i. Factor 1: Technical Approach

ii. Factor 2: Construction Experience

iii. Factor 3: Preliminary Schedule

iv. Factor 4: Past Performance

v. Subcontractor Letters of Intent, where applicable.

vi. Completed Representation and Certifications (Section 00 45 00).

vii. Completed Corporate Certificate/Authority to Bind Partnership (Attachment A)

__If the offeror is a corporation, completed Corporate Certificate; OR

__If the offeror is a partnership, a completed Authority to bind the partnership and a copy of the

Partnership Agreement

__If the offeror is a joint venture, completed Corporate Certificate for each member of the joint venture and a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement.

d. VOLUME II - PRICE PROPOSAL: The information required within an offeror’s price proposal is described under the price evaluation, Factor 5, Price. Within an offeror’s price proposal, the following shall also be submitted:

i. Signed Solicitation, Offer, and Award (SF 1442) with blocks 14-20c completed, including acknowledgment of all amendments.

ii. Completed SF 1442, Section 00 11 00, CLIN Schedule.

iii. Completed Proposal (Attachment G) Schedule and Cost breakdown sheet in an Excel format. Ensure figures and totals match Section 00 11 00, CLIN Schedule.

Offerors shall verify that the information for all forms submitted is current, correct, and complete, including names of points of contact, email addresses, and telephone numbers.

The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified within each evaluation factor. Elaborately prepared proposals are not required, and any material in excess of what is requested, such as corporate marketing information, will not be considered.

Failing to submit or completely fill out the solicitation attachments found at Appendix A may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable. Therefore, offerors are urged to follow instructions and raise questions through inquiries if instructions are not understood.

2. PROPOSAL FORMAT

a. Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English are unacceptable. Letters of Intent, licenses, and partnership agreements, if not written in English, must be accompanied by an English translated copy with a signed statement, in English, by an authorized representative who can bind each partner that the English translation is true and correct.

b. An offeror’s proposal must be submitted as two separate files in PDF (or comparable) format: one file which includes the Volume I – Non-Price (Technical) proposal, and the second file which includes the Volume II Price proposal. The proposal must be submitted electronically through the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) site located at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/Welcome.aspx (Non-CAC Users) as discussed in paragraph II.C, Proposal Submission Instructions. SAFE site supports file sizes up to 2GB. Each volume must include the content and adhere to the format discussed in Section II.B.1, above. All documents must be searchable.

c. An offeror’s technical proposal (including representation and certification information) and price proposal must be submitted as two separate volumes (PDF files) as identified in Section II, paragraph B.1, Proposal Content.

Page limits, if stipulated must be adhered to. The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified herein. Proposals shall be sized to print on THE EQUIVALENT TO 8 1/2" x 11" paper; I.E. A4 (THE EQUIVALENT TO 11" X 17" for drawings; I.E. A3, WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR THE PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE WHICH MAY BE PRINTED ON THE EQUIVALENT TO 24" x 36"; I.E. CADD SIZE D

DRAWING OR THE EQUIVALENT TO 30" X 42"; I.E. CADD SIZE E DRAWING). THE DRAWINGS

ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE PAGE LIMITATION.

Margins shall be no smaller than a half inch (1/2”), font face shall be Times New Roman or Arial, and font size shall be no smaller than 10 point font. Page is defined as a single sheet of paper with text on one side. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a cover page, tabs or separator pages or a table of contents are not included in the page limitation. Corporate certificates, Partnership agreements, Letters of Intent and Licenses are also not included in page limitations.

d. Offerors shall place the following notification on the bottom of each page of their proposals: “Source Selection Information – See FAR 2.101 and 3.104. Do not disclose any source selection information to any unauthorized person.”

e. 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 must contain a table of contents, summary section with a brief abstract of the volume, and the narrative discussion. Proprietary information must be clearly marked.

C. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Proposals must be submitted electronically. The electronic submission must include Volume I and Volume II as two separate files in PDF (or comparable) format, submitted to Mr.. Jesse Hobbs at Jesse.A.Hobbs@usace.army.mil and Mr. Tino Philip at Tino.Philip@usace.army.mil through the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) site located at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/Welcome.aspx (Non-CAC Users). Proposals are due not later than June 28th 2019 by 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). This date shall be considered the proposal due date, after which proposal revision will not be accepted.

Facsimile Proposals are not permitted. It is an offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the Government system by the date and time of the proposal deadline, e.g., undeliverable messages due to an offeror’s proposal size or IT issues are not the responsibility of the Government.

Bid Guaranty Submission Instructions: An offeror must submit the original copy of its bid guarantee that meets the requirements stated in FAR 52.228-1. The bid guarantee must be submitted no later than the time and date proposals are due, as stated in this section, and must be sent via U.S. mail, commercial carrier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) or delivered by hand to the following address:

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

or

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT - CETAM-CT-F MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT - CETAM-CT-F

ATTN: JESSE HOBBS/W912ER19R0005 ATTN: JESSE HOBBS/W912ER19R0005

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE P.O. BOX 2250

WINCHESTER, VA 22602 WINCHESTER, VA 22604

An offeror is not authorized to send its bid guarantee documents electronically (facsimile, email, etc.). Failure to furnish a hard copy of the original bid guarantee documents in the proper form and amount, by the time and date proposals are due, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

Late Proposals:

(1) Any proposal, modification, or revision received by the Government after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the contracting officer determines that accepting the late proposal would not unduly delay the acquisition; and –

(i) if it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, 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 proposals; or

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

(iii) it was the only proposal received.

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

D. SOLICITATION INQUIRIES

1. 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/.

a. Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions will be rejected.

b. Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question(s) via email, followed by an answer to their question(s) after it has been processed by our technical team. Offerors may view all bidder inquiries through ProjNet.

c. Inquiries must be submitted no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the proposal due date. The inquiry system in ProjNet will be closed at that time and will not accept further inquiry postings.

2. To submit and review bid inquiries, prospective offerors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 9VJMT4-9YBNB7

3. Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

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

b. Identify the Agency 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.

4. Submit questions or review questions and answers. A bidder 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 are then available for all other bidders 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 USA 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. Pre-proposal Conference and Site Visit. No pre-proposal conference or site visit will be conducted during the request for proposal period. Current photos of the project site and additional information are provided in the specifications.

E. BASIS OF AWARD

1. Subject to the provisions contained herein, the Government will evaluate qualification proposals to determine offerors who are responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1; who are responsive to the solicitation requirements; and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation, meets the technical standards for non-price factors.

2. The technical evaluation team, using reasoned judgment, shall evaluate qualification proposals by identifying significant strengths, strengths, significant weaknesses, weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in each offeror’s proposal and assigning a combined technical/risk rating.

Definitions

Significant Strength is an aspect of an offeror's proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Strength is an aspect of an offeror's proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Significant Weakness is a flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001

Weakness is a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001

Uncertainty is any aspect of a non-cost/price factor for which the intent of the offer is unclear (e.g. more than one way to interpret the offer or inconsistencies in the proposal indicating that there may have been an error, omission, or mistake).

Deficiency is a material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level.

See FAR 15.001

A risk as it pertains to source selection, is the potential for unsuccessful contract performance. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offeror’s proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or subfactor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, and the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance.

3. There may be contained within the evaluation factors certain mandatory or minimum requirements to be met for evaluation. There are also contained within the described factors requirements for the submission of certain documents. Failure to satisfy any mandatory or minimum requirement may result in a determination that a proposal is unacceptable.

4. The Government intends to select one offeror for an award without discussions, but reserves the right to hold discussions if the Government determines that to do so would be in its best interest. Therefore, an offeror’s proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a technical and pricing standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined by the Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority (SSA) to be necessary.

F. EVALUATION FACTORS

Subcontractors: The Government recognizes that completion of a project is often a team effort. An offeror that intends to utilize a major subcontractor shall submit a Letter of Intent signed by each major subcontractor. A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor who performs twenty percent (20%) or more of the total dollar value of the project.

If an offeror proposes to change major subcontractors after award, the offeror shall not change major subcontractors without the contracting officer’s written approval. Approval will not be given unless the contracting officer considers the proposed substitute to be equal or better in all respects to the originally proposed major subcontractor and that the substitution is in the best interests of the Government.

EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL APPROACH

FACTOR 2: CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

FACTOR 3: PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

FACTOR 4: PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 5: PRICE

Relative importance of the evaluation factors: For evaluation purposes, the Technical Approach (Factor 1), Construction Experience (Factor 2), and Preliminary Schedule (Factor 3) are equal to one another, and when combined, are significantly more important than Past Performance (Factor 4). Technical Approach (Factor 1), Construction Experience (Factor 2), Preliminary Schedule (Factor 3) and Past Performance (Factor 4) make up the non-pricing aspects of an offeror’s proposal, and when combined, are approximately equal in importance to the Price (Factor 5) aspect of an offeror’s proposal in the selection process.

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL APPROACH

Proposal Submission Requirements:

The Technical Approach portion of an offeror’s proposal will be limited to five (5) pages in length, not including registrations, licenses, letters of intent, or the Performance Distribution Statement. Information provided that exceeds the page limit will not be evaluated.

An Offeror shall provide a detailed narrative that demonstrates the offeror’s understanding of the overall scope of work for the project and describes the offeror’s technical approach to completing the work.

An Offeror shall address the following:

a. Qatar Business Commercial Registration Certificate (business license):

A copy of a Qatar Commercial Registration Certificate (business license) in the offeror’s name in English, or transcribed in English.

b. Letters of Intent/Subcontractors: If the offeror intends to use major subcontractors, the proposal shall include a Letter of Intent signed by each of its major subcontractor(s) translated in English.

c. Self-Performance: The proposal shall contain a Performance Distribution Statement that identifies the type and percent of work to be performed by the offeror and any major subcontractor(s), supporting that the offeror will perform at least 20% of the work. See Attachment B for instructions for completing the required Performance Distribution Statement.

d. Base Access: An offeror shall explain how it will comply with relevant base access procedures, such as:

i. U.S. Military security requirements for access to Al Udeid Air Base.

ii. Qatar Emiri Air Force security requirements for access to Al Udeid Air Base.

iii. Plan to control access to the work site.

iv. Plan for obtaining base access for personnel, subcontractors, and construction materials and equipment.

v. A statement that the offeror will not hire personnel from any of the fourteen (14) prohibited countries: Lebanon, Afghanistan, Egypt, North Korea, China, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Pakistan, or Yemen.

Evaluation Procedures, Adjectival Ratings and Descriptions:

An offeror’s technical approach will be evaluated in its entirety to determine the offeror’s understanding of the requirements and its capability to execute the requirements of the solicitation. The Government will also evaluate the extent of the offeror’s consideration of the inherent challenges that are specific to this project scope, schedule, and location.

In evaluating an offeror’s technical approach, the Government will evaluate each segment as follows:

Technical Approach: The Government will evaluate proposals to determine the completeness and feasibility of an offeror’s management approach and its understanding of the overall scope of work and anticipated challenges.

The Government will evaluate an offeror’s management approach based on the following aspects:

a. Qatar Commercial Registration Certificate (Business License): The Government will ensure the offeror’s commercial registration certificate is current, valid, and accurate and translated in English. “Current” means that the certificate will be in effect through 15 September 2019, the estimated date of contract award. If the certificate will expire prior to the estimated date of award, the proposal shall include the offeror’s supported plan to extend the certificate.

b. Letters of Intent/Subcontractors: The Government will ensure Letters of Intent are provided for any major subcontractor(s). The Letters of Intent must be written on company letterhead, be addressed to the offeror, and contain no caveats or disclaimers and be written in English, or transcribed in English.

c. Self-Performance: The Government will evaluate the percentage of work performed by the offeror, as documented on the Performance Distribution Statement.

d. Base Access: The Government will evaluate the extent of an offeror’s understanding of the relevant security requirements for both U.S. Military and Qatar Emiri Air Force access to Al Udeid Air Base. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s site access and base pass acquisition plans for completeness, reasonableness, and feasibility.

Greater Weight Considerations:

Greater weight may be given to proposals that demonstrate the following:

a. Self-performance of more than forty percent (40%) of the work, documented on the Performance Distribution Statement.

b. Experience with Qatar military base access, either as a prime or subcontractor, within the last 3 years.

A single technical rating will be assigned to the technical approach of an offeror’s proposal. The ratings include consideration of risks in conjunction with a proposal’s significant strengths, strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies. The Factor 1 evaluation will utilize the combined technical/risk ratings and the risk descriptions as follows:

Table 1. Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

Color Rating Adjectival Rating Description

Blue

Outstanding

Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Purple

Good

Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low to moderate.

Green

Acceptable

Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Yellow

Marginal

Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is high.

Red

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus, contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

FACTOR 2: CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

Proposal Submission Requirements:

Offerors shall provide a narrative, not to exceed sixteen (16) pages, that outlines how their construction experience on prior projects will enable the offeror to successfully perform the requirements of this solicitation. The narrative shall be submitted on Construction Experience Forms (Attachment C). See Attachment C for instructions for completing the required Construction Experience Forms.

Although an offeror may highlight any experience it has gained, an offeror’s narrative should pertain to the offeror’s experience within the last five (5) years on projects similar in scope to this project, such as: concrete foundation and a concrete structural envelope/frame with concrete masonry units and exterior stucco finish.

Project will include fire suppression systems, all utilities, pavements, communications, site improvements, and associated support facilities. The offeror should explain how their experience on these projects will positively enhance its performance handling the Consolidated Squadron Operations Facility project.

For purposes of this portion of the evaluation, the focus is on the offeror’s experience in dealing with construction challenges, not on those project metrics required to conduct a past performance relevancy evaluation.

A separate project relevancy analysis will be completed under the Past Performance factor. At a minimum, the Construction Experience Narrative should address the offeror’s experience with the following:

a. Hiring qualified laborers and maintaining a qualified workforce.

b. Procurement of long lead items.

c. Obtaining access to work locations.

d. Obtaining permits and approvals, such as fire protection, building installation, utilities, etc.

In its evaluation, the Government is focused on the offeror’s experience. If an offeror discusses experience of a proposed major subcontractor(s), a letter of intent signed by the subcontractor(s) must be included in the offeror’s proposal. If this requisite letter of intent is not submitted, the experience of the major subcontractor(s) will not be considered.

Evaluation Procedures, Adjectival Ratings and Descriptions:

Construction Experience: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s construction experience on projects dealing with construction challenges to determine how these experiences will enable the offeror to successfully perform the requirements of the solicitation.

Greater Weight Considerations:

Greater weight may be given to proposals that demonstrate experience:

a. Constructing projects with similar scope, magnitude and complexity, such as: concrete foundation and a concrete structural envelope/frame with concrete masonry units and exterior stucco finish. Project will include fire suppression systems, all utilities, pavements, communications, site improvements, and associated support facilities.

b. Working on existing military installations in Qatar as a prime or subcontractor.

c. Obtaining base passes and badges to work on a Qatar military base for previous or current projects.

d. Obtaining permits and approvals from the appropriate Qatar governing authorities in areas such as fire protection, building installation, or utilities.

A single technical rating will be assigned to the prior experience of an offeror’s proposal. The ratings include consideration of risks in conjunction with a proposal’s significant strengths, strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies. The Factor 2 evaluation will utilize the combined technical/risk ratings and the risk descriptions as follows:

FACTOR 3: PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Offerors shall provide a single preliminary overall master schedule with approximately 100-150 activities or milestones. This schedule should clearly show the Base Bid and Options in sufficient detail to convey to the Government a complete understanding of the work associated with the contract documents and the respective Period of Performance (PoP) as described in the Scope of Work. The offeror shall include with its proposed preliminary schedule an accompanying schedule narrative that demonstrates the offeror’s understanding of the solicitation requirements.

a. Schedule Diagram: An offeror’s schedule shall be formatted as a time scaled network diagram Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule, in accordance with specification 01 32 17.12 10 COST-LOADED NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULES (NAS), with the exception that for the purposes of the Proposal, the Preliminary Schedule does not need to be cost-loaded/resource loaded. The length of the schedule should be in compliance with the stated period of performance. Resources loading of activities is not permitted. The schedule should include the following major activity and milestones, including specific activities between contract award and Notice to Proceed (NTP):

i. Estimated contract award date of 15 September 2019

ii. A 15 calendar day activity named “KTR Prepare/Submit NTP Docs” that follows the Award milestone

iii. A 5 business day activity named “Gov’t Review/Approve NTP Docs” that follows the “Prepare/Submit” activity above

iv. An NTP milestone that follows the “Gov’t Review/Approve” activity above

v. Obtain base access to Al Udeid Air Base

vi. Preconstruction submittals (i.e., Accident Prevention Plan, Quality Control Plan, Area Use Plan, etc.)

vii. Procurement of long lead items

viii. Testing & commissioning of major building systems

ix. Project completion

An offeror should demonstrate a further understanding of the project requirements by including additional activities and milestones not listed above.

b. Schedule Narrative: The narrative shall demonstrate the offeror’s understanding of the solicitation requirements, and shall support the schedule diagram. The narrative shall be limited to five (5) pages. The narrative should include, but not be limited to, an explanation of:

i. How the offeror determined the duration of activities between Award and NTP

ii. How the offeror determined the duration of the “Obtain Base Access” activity or activities

iii. How the offeror determined the duration of the “Preconstruction submittals” activity or activities

iv. How the offeror determined the duration of any procurement activities, including long lead items

v. How the offeror determined the duration of the “Testing and Commissioning of Major Building

Systems” activity or activities

vi. The offeror’s plan to meet the period of performance (PoP), and whether it will require multiple crews, multiple shifts, overtime, or other special efforts to achieve the PoP

vii. Key construction milestones and features of work

Evaluation Procedures, Adjectival Ratings and Descriptions:

The Government will evaluate the offeror’s preliminary schedule to determine the extent of the offeror’s understanding of the solicitation requirements. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s preliminary schedule and narrative for completeness and reasonableness of proposed activities and their durations, logic of activities, and sequencing of events. The evaluation will also consider how well the offeror addresses constraints on the performance of work, such as labor, material availability, permits, etc.

A single technical rating will be assigned to the Preliminary Schedule submission of an offeror’s proposal. The ratings include consideration of risks in conjunction with a proposal’s significant strengths, strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies. The Preliminary Schedule evaluation will utilize the combined technical /risk ratings as follows:

FACTOR 4: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Factor 4 Past Performance evaluation includes an assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the solicitation requirements and results in an assignment of a single past performance confidence assessment rating based on the offeror’s overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance.

For the purposes of this evaluation:

A “recently completed” project is defined as a project which (1) has been completed within the last five (5) years of the RFP issuance date, or (2) is currently under construction and is at least 80% complete as of the RFP issuance date.

A “relevant” project is defined as a recently completed project, with a similar scope and cost magnitude as the project that is the subject of this solicitation.

“Similar scope” is defined as constructing multiple facilities such as: concrete foundation and a concrete structural envelope/frame with concrete masonry units and exterior stucco finish. Project will include fire suppression systems, all utilities, pavements, communications, site improvements, and associated support facilities.

“Similar cost magnitude” is defined as a project with a total value of at least $10 million or more.

An offeror’s subcontractor’s Past Performance will not be required and will not be evaluated.

An offeror shall submit recently completed, relevant project experience using the following guidelines: Past Performance Overview Sheet (Attachment D), Project Summary Form (Attachment E), and Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ-0) (Attachment F). The offeror should include a project description on the Project Summary Form that is detailed enough to permit an evaluation of project recency, relevancy, and quality and should describe project scope and magnitude of construction cost. The offeror should also provide the name of an English-speaking reference and current contact information on the Project Summary Form (Attachment E).

The offeror should provide references who have first-hand knowledge of the offeror’s past performance for the applicable project submitted and may be asked to comment on specific aspects of the offeror’s performance, including: quality of design or construction, timeliness, management of the work, subcontractor management including timely payment to subcontractors or suppliers, safety, relations between owner and designer or contractor, level of support for such elements as as-built documentation, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, training, correcting design or construction errors, and warranty work. References should be the contracting agency or entity that administers the contract such as the construction agent, owner, or Government representative. The offeror’s references should be independent and willing and available to answer questions. The offeror should also ensure that each reference is notified that he/she may be contacted for the purposes of the evaluation. The Government may contact and interview references provided, and additionally reserves the right to interview other individuals acting for the reference provided, if the reference is not available.

When submitting past performance information for consideration, the offeror should submit at least two, but no more than five projects that have been performed by the offeror. Additional projects submitted that exceed these limits will not be considered for evaluation.

Offeror’s are responsible for obtaining a client-completed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ-0) (Attachment F) for each project submitted. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ-0 from a client before the proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with its proposal the first page of the PPQ-0 (including blocks 5 and 6), which will provide the contract and client information necessary to conduct an assessment.

Offeror’s should follow up with clients to ensure that PPQ-0 submissions are in accordance with the solicitation requirements and the proposal closing date. Completed PPQ-0’s may be submitted directly to the Government’s point-of-contact, Mr. Jesse A. Hobbs at Jesse.A.Hobbs@usace.army.mil prior to the proposal closing date.

Offerors may submit PPQ-0’s for submitted projects which were previously filled out by clients and used in previous proposal submissions.