Solicitation_W912ER19R0027_Runway_Repairs_at_AASAB_Kuwait.pdf

Project Title: Design-Bid-Build Runw ay Repair at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuw ait

Construction project consists of tw o segments: Repair Runw ay 12R/30L (Airf ield Concrete Only) and Repair North and South Hammerhead Taxiw ays at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuw ait

The estimated Magnitude of Construction is betw een $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INCORPORATE THE CONTRACTORS PROPOSAL INTO THE CONTRACT AND DISTRIBUTE AS

MAY BE NECESSARY.

NOTE: See Site Visit Information, see clause 52.236-27 for date and documentation required before attendance.

ELIZABETH C TEDROW 540-667-3409

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

19-Jul-2019

(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 ________270 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________3 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________19 Sep 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 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:

W912ER19R0027 871 of 85

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 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Job Mobilization and Demobilization

FFP

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

NET AMT

Repair South Runway 12R/30L

FFP

Repair South Runway 12R/30L in accordance with contract documents

0002AA Job Full Slab Replacement

FFP

Full slab replacement to subgrade in accordance with contract documents

0002AB Job Partial Slab Repair

FFP

Partial slab repair to subgrade in accordance with contract documents

0002AC Job Spall Repair

FFP

Spall repair in accordance with contract documents

0002AD Job Remove/Replace Joint Sealant

FFP

Remove and replace joint sealant in accordance with contract documents

0002AE Job Remove Rubber from Remaining Pavement

FFP

Remove rubber from remaining pavement

0002AF Job Markings

FFP

Markings in accordance with the contract documents

Repair North/South Hammerhead Taxiways

FFP

Repair the North and South Hammerhead taxiways in accordance with contract documents

0003AA Job Partial Slab Repair

FFP

Partial slab repair to subgrade in accordance with contract documents

0003AB Job Remove/Replace Joint Sealants

FFP

Remove and replace joint sealants in accordance with contract documents

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AC N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AD N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AE N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AF N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

Section 00 21 00 – Instructions to Offerors

NUMBER DESCRIPTION

A AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

B PROPOSAL CHECKLIST

C PROPOSAL CONTENT AND FORMAT

D BASIS FOR AWARD

E NON-PRICING FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED AND EVALUATION

APPROACH

F PRICE PROPOSAL EVALUATION FACTOR

G MAGNITUDE OF PROJECT

H

SUBMITTING QUESTIONS THROUGH BIDDER INQUIRY IN

PROJNET

I ADDRESSING PROPOSALS

52.204-6 52.204-7

UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL & GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING

52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL

52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY

52.215-1

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMPETITIVE

ACQUISITION

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS--CONSTRUCTION

52.252-1

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS

252.204-7004 ANTITERRORISM AWARENESS TRAINING FOR

CONTRACTORS

252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE

INFORMATION CONTROLS

252.215-7008 ONLY ONE OFFER

252.236-7008 CONTRACT PRICE – BIDDING SCHEDULE

252.236-7013 REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITION OPPORTUNITY FOR

AMERICAN STEEL PRODUCERS, FABRICATORS, AND

MANUFACTURERS

A. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

Funds will be available at the time of award. This project is funded through a Cooperative Agreement between the United States Department of Defense and the Kuwait Ministry of Defense governed by Title 10 US Code 2350J.

Please note that these are Military Construction – Army 2804 funds. Funds have been previously provided from the Government of Kuwait to the U.S. Government. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation either before or after the closing date, and there shall be no legal liability on the part of the Government, to include liability for Contractor’s proposal costs.

B. PROPOSAL CHECKLIST

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.

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

a. Solicitation number

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

c. Offeror’s Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number, Commercial and Government

Entity Code (CAGE) Code, and Tax Identification Number (TIN)

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

3. 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.

a. Factor 1: Management Technical Approach

b. Factor 2: Construction Experience

c. Factor 3: Past Performance

d. Subcontractor Letters of Commitment, where applicable

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

f. 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, completed Authority to Bind Partnership and a copy of the Partnership Agreement; OR

_If the offeror is a JV, completed Corporate Certificate for each member of the JV and a copy of the Joint Venture Agreement.

_Proof of ability to obtain bonds, Irrevocable Letter of Commitment (ILC) or other surety in accordance with FAR Part 28.

4. 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:

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

b. Completed Standard Form (SF) 1442, Section 00 11 00, Contract Line Item (CLIN) Schedule.

c. Factor 4 Financial Surety

d. Completed Supplemental (Attachment E) Price Breakdown 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 D 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.

C. PROPOSAL 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 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 (http://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 shall 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, the offeror may be determined to be ineligible for award. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation shall be raised by the offeror and resolved prior to the closing date for receipt of proposals.

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 that 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 IAW 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, unless the Government determined to conduct discussions IAW 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.

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.

PROPOSAL FORMAT

a. Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English are unacceptable. Letters of Commitment, partnership agreements or JV 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 the entity of each JV partner that the English translation is true and correct.

b. A JV 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.

c. Offerors proposing as JVs shall provide evidence that the JV as a legal entity has been duly formed. JV’s shall include a copy of the legal JV agreement signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the JV with the chief executive of each entity identified. The Government will not evaluate the capability of any contractors that are not included in the JV agreement.

d. If submitting a proposal as a JV, the experience, and past performance of each of the JV partners can be submitted for the JV entity. The experience for each JV partner will be considered the experience of the JV entity. Page and project form limits apply to the JV as a whole.

e. An offeror’s proposal must include an (1) original and two (2) copies of both volumes along with one (1)

CD which must contain all files in an Adobe portable document format (PDF). The original and each copy must be individually bound, typically in a standard three ring binder or similar book with tabs or separators dividing each of the sections noted above.

f. 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 8 1/2” x 11” paper (11” X 17” for drawings). 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 or a table of contents, are not included in the page limitation. Corporate certificates, JV agreements, partnership agreements and letters of commitment are also not included in the page limitations.

g. Offerors shall place the following notification on the bottom of each page of their proposal: Source

Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104. “Do not disclose any source selection information to any unauthorized person.”

h. 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.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Electronic proposals (facsimile, email etc.) are not permitted unless otherwise requested by the Contracting Officer.

In the event that electronic proposals are requested, it is an offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received by the Government emailing system by the date and time of the proposal deadline, e.g., undeliverable messages due to an offeror’s proposal size is not the responsibility of the Government.

Proposals are due to the following addresses no later than the specified date and time in Block 13 of the SF1442 and may be delivered via U.S. Mail, Commercial Carrier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) or deliver by hand:

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

or

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT - CETAM-CT-A MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT - CETAM-CT-A

ATTN: LIZ TEDROW/ W912ER-

19-R-0027

ATTN: LIZ TEDROW/ W912ER-19-

R-0027

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE P.O. Box 2250

WINCHESTER, VA 22602 WINCHESTER, VA 22604

Your proposal is due no later than 19 September 2019, 4:00PM EDT, Winchester, VA to the above address.

Late Proposals: 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 offer would not unduly delay the acquisition, and –

1. if it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, and it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 4:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

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

3. it is the only proposal received. 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.

Amendments to the RFP. Any and all amendments to the RFP will be issued electronically via the Federal Business Opportunities website. 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.

Pre-proposal Conference/Site Visit. A site visit shall be conducted during RFP period. The proposed date for the site visit will be 20 August 2019 at approximately 0600.

All offerors wishing to participate in the site visit must complete the Site Visit form at Attachment F.

Refer to Site Visit Clause 52.236-27 for contact information.

Joint Ventures: A JV is defined as a legal business entity formed between two or more companies to undertake the performance activities of a contract together.

An offeror proposing as a JV shall provide evidence that the JV as a legal entity has been duly formed. JV’s shall include a copy of the legal JV agreement signed by an authorized representative who can bind the entity of each JV partner, with the chief executive of each entity identified. A prospective offeror that submits a proposal as a JV may not change their JV firms, if selected for award.

System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors (including Joint Venture (JV) entities) shall be registered in 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 237310 - Repair, Highway, Road, Street, Bridge or Airport Runways is listed in your SAM registration.

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

Discussions. The Government 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.

Point of Contact (POC):

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT

Attn: LIZ TEDROW, CETAM-CT W912ER-19-R-0027 201 Prince Frederick Drive Winchester, VA 22602

Primary NAICS Code and Business Size Standard.

The Primary NAICS Code is 237310 - Repair, Highway, Road, Street, Bridge or Airport Runway with a small business size of $36.5 million.

D. BASIS FOR AWARD

Subject to the provisions herein, award will be made to the offeror who is deemed responsible according to the FAR, whose offer conforms to the RFP, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in the RFP, represents the best value to the Government using the Best Value Tradeoff Process (BVTO) in accordance with FAR Part 15.

Award of a contract shall be made to the responsible offeror whose overall proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the Government. Pricing shall be evaluated for completeness and reasonableness. Non-pricing features of each proposal shall be evaluated against the Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements, assessing their strengths and significant strengths, weaknesses and significant weakness as well as associated risks, and deficiencies of each proposal in light of the non-pricing evaluation criteria that is also described herein. Non-pricing features of an offeror's proposal shall be evaluated in such a manner as to assess the value of those features as compared to the proposed prices or costs to the Government. 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.

Factor 1, Management/Technical Approach, Factor 2, Construction Experience, and Factor 3, Past Performance, are of equal importance. All non-price evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

An “Unacceptable” rating in Factor 4, Surety, will result in the proposal no longer being considered for award.

In evaluating proposals and in making the contract award, the Government is as concerned with obtaining the best non-pricing features as it is in doing so at a competitive reasonable price. The Government will not make a contract award to an offeror whose superior non-pricing features causes the total cost of the project to become unreasonably high. Nor is the Government willing to make a contract award to an offeror submitting the lowest price if the non-pricing features of its proposal indicate a reasonable likelihood that successful project completion will not occur.

An unsuccessful project would be a project that, among other things, fails to meet acceptable quality standards of work in a timely and safe manner at reasonable cost.

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions, although the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined to be in the Government's best interests. Therefore, an offeror that desires consideration for the contract award is advised to comply with all mandatory requirements of this solicitation for submission of price and non-price factors.

E. NON-PRICING FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED AND EVALUATION APPROACH

Factor 1 - Management/Technical Approach:

This factor evaluates the offeror's management and technical capability to perform the requirements of the contract based on their understanding of the scope of work and their approach to executing projects and preliminary Gantt Chart Schedule and schedule narrative.

Factor 2 - Construction Experience:

This factor evaluates the offeror's construction experience in design-bid-build construction projects valued at $1.5M and above in the same geographic region. For the purposes of this evaluation the "same geographic region" shall include Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

Factor 3 - Past Performance:

This factor evaluates each offeror's record of past and current performance to (1) determine the probability that the offeror will successfully perform required efforts of the solicitation, (2) determine relevancy of the past performance information, and (3) conduct a confidence assessment of the offeror's past and current performance on contracts/projects.

FACTOR 1: MANAGEMENT/TECHNICAL APPROACH

The 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 approach to completing the work within the 270 calendar day performance period. Describe in the narrative the specific actions, key milestones, and country specific requirements that the Offeror will perform after award in accordance with the proposed schedule, including prior to the start of construction, in order to meet the stated period of performance.

The narrative for this factor, inclusive of all Elements, shall not exceed ten (10) pages (double sided) in length. The ten page limitation excludes Resumes, Letters of Commitment from Key Management/Staff, and Organizational Charts. Except for the stated exclusions, any pages beyond the ten page limitation will not be evaluated.

The narrative shall address the following Elements:

Element 1 - Schedule:

The Offeror shall submit a proposed preliminary Gantt chart schedule and schedule narrative.

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.

Element 2 - Kuwait Business License:

An offeror shall include, with its narrative, a copy of their current Kuwait business licensure in the offeror's name as proof of their ability to work in Kuwait.

Offerors shall provide a copy of their Kuwaiti business license both in its original language as well as a copy translated in English.

Offeror shall provide documentary evidence and any necessary narrative to prove that they are currently registered, licensed, and legally permitted to perform construction work in Kuwait.

Element 3 - Base Access and Security Requirements:

An offeror shall explain how it will comply with base access security requirements at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The narrative shall also describe the offeror's plan to control access to the work site and for obtaining base access and security requirements for its personnel, subcontractors, and its construction materials and equipment.

Offerors must address how they will comply if awarded a contract, during the entire contract period of performance to include any warranty period, with installation access to a U.S. and/or Kuwait installation.

Element 4 - Organization:

An offeror shall describe the process it plans to use to manage the project. The offeror shall discuss its proposed project organization, defining the roles, responsibilities, and authority to be delegated to its team. This includes the identification and description of who will perform the major or critical aspects of construction. The offeror shall include an organizational chart depicting the relationship between the offeror's home office, field office, major subcontractor(s), QC personnel, safety personnel, and USACE. If applicable, the offeror shall clearly state the roles of any JV partners and major subcontractors in its discussion.

Offerors shall include a firm, unequivocal letter of commitment signed by each of its major subcontractor(s) in its proposal submission. A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor who performs twenty percent (20%) or more of the total on-site management or construction efforts or those performing 20% or more of the total dollar value of the project.

Element 5 - Quality Control:

Each offeror shall describe its capabilities to assure quality control by describing its quality control approach, corporate systems, and capabilities to maintain quality control of the construction. Each offeror shall provide specific information on how it will manage quality control and changes to meet the schedule and to facilitate quicker Government review, as well as how it will handle internal and external requests for information, shop drawings, submittal reviews, progress meetings, site visits, contract completion, closeout, as-built, and completion documentation.

EVALUATION APPROACH FOR FACTOR 1:

An offeror's management and 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 and location. In evaluating an offeror's management and 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, the phased repairs, and anticipated challenges. Additionally, the Government will evaluate an offeror's approach regarding the following aspects:

Element 1 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.

Element 2 - Kuwait Business License:

The offeror will show that they have the necessary construction licenses and documentation to prove that they have worked and can currently work in Kuwait. Offerors must submit copies of their current licenses to perform construction projects in Kuwait as part of their proposals.

Greater weight will be given to offerors that are able to prove to the satisfaction of the Government the sufficiency of their current, valid licenses and registrations to allow them to perform the work under this contract.

Element 3 - Base Access and Security Requirements:

The Government will evaluate the extent of an offeror's understanding of the security requirements at Ali Al Salem Air Base.

The Government will evaluate an offeror's plan to control access to the work site and for obtaining base access for completeness, reasonableness, and feasibility of the plan. The Government will evaluate each offeror's understanding of current base access/pass procedures, requirements and potential constraints. The completeness, reasonableness, feasibility, and timeline of the offeror's plan to gain a sufficient number of base passes to meet the offeror's staffing plan will be considered.

Greater weight will be given to offerors that demonstrate they currently perform work in Kuwait, and have demonstrated the ability to access military installations in Kuwait.

Element 4 - Organization:

The Government will evaluate an offeror's plan to manage the project. The Government will assess an offeror's proposed project organization for well-defined roles, responsibilities, and authority delegated to its team. The Government will evaluate an offeror's organizational chart and narrative to determine the effectiveness of the relationships and work flow between the offeror's home office, field office, major subcontractor(s), QC personnel, safety personnel, USACE, and any JV partners if applicable.

Greater weight will be given to offerors who can effectively demonstrate organizational structure, process, and procedures that minimize the risk to the Government.

Greater weight will be given to proposals that demonstrate an understanding of:

1) how the requirements will be accomplished under the proposed organizational structure;

2) how supervision will be accomplished during all phases of work; and

3) how various types of problems will be effectively and efficiently resolved within the organization.

Greater weight will be given to offerors who effectively demonstrate they will self-perform more than twenty percent (20%) of the work as required by clause 52.236-1, entitled "Performance of Work by the Contractor", found in the solicitation.

Element 5 – Quality Control:

The Government will evaluate an offeror's quality control approach, corporate systems, and capabilities to assure quality control of the construction. The Government will evaluate how the offeror will manage quality control and changes to meet the schedule and to facilitate quicker Government review, as well as how it 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 evaluation of the 5 Elements described above, a single technical rating will be assigned to the management/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:

Each offeror's experience will be examined for breadth and depth of work performed in design-bid-build construction and repair projects that are the same or similar to the solicitation. The successful offeror will possess demonstrated experience performing as the Prime Contractor for design-bid-build or site-adapt construction relevant to the solicitation. For the purposes of this evaluation, a relevant project would include new construction, major renovation or expansion of an active military runway as indicated on the contract specifications and drawings in the same geographic region as the solicitation's requirements, with a contract value of $1.5M or more. For the purposes of this evaluation the "same geographic region" shall include Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.

Offerors shall provide information about projects, delineating the project name, major features, overall contract value (US dollars), the offeror's role in the project (Prime/ Sub), overall contract value the entity was responsible for (dollars or percent), location of project site (country, nearest city), contract duration (calendar days) and year in which it was completed, or its current completion date. If any offeror has multiple divisions or units, limit the project examples to those performed by the division or unit submitting the offer. Additional experience examples may be submitted for consideration on any other member of a Contractor Teaming Arrangement that will perform a major or critical aspect of the project (i.e. greater than 30% of the work). Projects cited shall be currently well underway (fully designed and at least 75% construction progress completed) or construction completed within six years preceding the date of this solicitation.

The offeror shall submit a completed Construction Experience Overview Sheet (Appendix E, Attachment A) capturing all projects being submitted for evaluation, as well as Construction Experience Information Sheets (Appendix E, Attachment B) for no more than five (5) projects that have been completed by the offeror within the past six years or are currently being performed and well underway (at least 75% construction complete). If more than five projects are submitted for this factor, only the first five will be evaluated.

EVALUATION APPROACH FOR FACTOR 2:

The Government will evaluate each offeror's experience and will rate each offeror on the basis of relative depth of their experience in managing and executing projects that are similar in magnitude of $1.5M and above and complexity in the past six years and as stated in the solicitation.

Greater weight will be placed by the Government on a proposal that demonstrates successful experience on construction projects similar to the solicitation requirements in the following locations in order of precedence:

Construction/Major Repair Projects on an active Kuwaiti military base.

Construction projects for similar construction efforts in Kuwait.

Offerors with USACE experience on a project in the same geographical area.

Offerors that demonstrate previous experience with subcontractors on “relevant projects” included in experience/past performance factors in the same geographical region.

FACTOR 2: ADJECTIVAL RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS

The Experience Factor 2 rating shown below focuses on the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal. The color rating depicts how well the offeror's proposal meets the Experience Factor 2 requirements.

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 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

The Factor 3 Past Performance evaluation includes an assessment of an offeror's probability of meeting the solicitation requirements and results in an assignment of a single past performance confidence assessment rating based on an offeror's overall record of recency, relevancy, and quality of performance.

Proposal Submission Requirements:

For the purposes of this evaluation:

A "recently completed" project is defined as a project which (1) has been completed within the last five six of the RFP issuance date, or (2) is currently under construction and is at least 75% 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 a project that includes new construction, major renovation or expansion of water or wastewater treatment plants in the same geographic region as the solicitation’s requirements.

"Similar cost magnitude" is defined as a project with a total value of at least $1.5 million.

An offeror shall submit recently completed, relevant project experience using the Experience Overview Sheet (Appendix E, Attachment A) and Construction Experience Form (Appendix E, Attachment B). The offeror should include a project description on the Design/ Construction Experience Form that is detailed enough to permit an evaluation of project relevancy, recency, and quality and should describe project scope and magnitude. The offeror should also provide the name of an English-speaking reference and current contact information on the Construction Experience Form (Appendix E, Attachment B).

An 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, 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 is limited to 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.

If an offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the offeror may submit projects for evaluation performed by the JV and projects performed by any JV partner as the past performance of the offeror. The Government will consider past performance information submitted for one JV partner as the past performance information for the JV-offeror, if: (a) for each project submitted for past performance consideration, the offeror's proposal describes the role of the JV partner for that specific project; and (b) the offeror's proposal clearly identifies how the role of the JV partner on the submitted project is relevant to the role the partner will be performing on the solicitation project. The Government will not consider for evaluation under this factor the past performance of any subcontractors.

An offeror is responsible for obtaining a client-completed Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ-0) (Appendix E, Attachment C) 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.

An offeror should follow up with clients to ensure that PPQ-0 submissions are in accordance with the solicitation requirements and the proposal closing date. If the client requests, completed PPQ-0's may be submitted directly to the Government's point-of-contact, Ms. Elizabeth Tedrow at Elizabeth.c.tedrow@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. However, offerors shall not incorporate these PPQ-0’s by reference into their proposals.

In addition to the PPQ-0’s, the offeror is permitted to submit DD Form 2626 (Performance Evaluation (Construction)) and/or Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) for projects submitted. Past performance information such as awards, certificates, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition shall not be submitted as this information will not be evaluated. The offeror should provide details for any past performance problems encountered and the corrective actions taken for projects submitted in the appropriate space provided on the Construction Experience Form (Appendix E, Attachment B).

FALSIFIED PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION MAY BE GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION

OF AN OFFEROR’S PROPOSAL, REFERRAL OF THE OFFEROR FOR DEBARMENT, AND

REFERRAL OF THE OFFEROR TO THE APPROPRIATE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ENTITY.

The Government reserves the right to contact and interview references and clients submitted by an offeror, or by any other means available in order to verify past performance information. The Government reserves the right to authenticate any past performance information submitted by the offeror by reviewing relevant Government databases, other DoD or Government appraisal systems, or other sources. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in an offeror’s proposal; inquiries of owner representative(s); Federal Awardees Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS); Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS); Government field representatives; and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

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