A154_Amendment 0004 W912ER21R0025 Super Hornet Procurement B Kuwait.pdf

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this Amendment 0004 is to revise/replace/extend Specifications, Draw ings, Proposal Schedule and Cost Breakdow n Sheet, Solicitation and Proposal Due Date

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 27

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 03-Sep-2021

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W912ER21R0025

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Jul-2021

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

03-Sep-2021

CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CETAM-CT

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT, CETAM-CT

PO BOX 2250

WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

W912ER 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912ER21R0025

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

CONTINUATION PAGE

SUBJECT: Amendment 0004 to W912ER21R0025 Super Hornet Procurement B, Kuwait has been issued to revise the following:

1. Specifications: Revised sections are replaced in their entirety. Revisions to the specification pages are shown on the pages in the following manner: New text is underlined and deleted text is shown using strikeout. The amendment number appears in the bottom margin on all pages of the new or revised sections.

The following have been revised/added:

Volume 2 (Package 1A, Base Infrastructure (for Package 5)):

Section 01 91 00.15 10 Paragraph 1.2, page 3 Paragraph 1.8.2.a, page 9

Section 03 30 00

Paragraph 2.5.1.i, page 28

Section 26 32 14.00 10 Added in its entirety

Section 32 13 14.13

Paragraph 1.5.2.c, page 8

VOLUME 4 (Package 5, Organizational Level Maintenance Hangar):

Section 01 91 00.15 10 Paragraph 1.2, page 3 Paragraph 1.7.2.a, page 9

Section 03 30 00

Paragraph 2.5.1.i, page 28

Section 26 20 00 Paragraph 2.24, pages 30-32

2. Drawings. The following drawings have been revised per this amendment. Revisions are identified by a triangle placed on the drawing near each revision and a "cloud" drawn around both the triangle and change.

For Package 1A, Base Infrastructure (for Package 5):

G-011 G-012 G-013

GC101

GC102

CS151

XE451

Facility P A-601 E-110

For Package 5, Organizational Level Maintenance Hangar:

G-010 G-011 G-015 G-016 G-025

Site Design

GC-101

GC-102

Facility D

S-601 P-103 T-103 T-202 T-203

Facility J

A-106 A-203 A-602 A-603 I-102 I-103 I-104 I-105 I-106 I-107 P-101 T-103 T-105 T-106 T-107 T-206 T-207 T-208 T-209

Standard Details

SA-552

3. Proposal Schedule and Cost Breakdown Sheet: The proposal schedule and cost breakdown sheet have been replaced in its entirety.

4. Solicitation

a. Appendix A, Attachment B – Performance Distribution Statement

Paragraph 4 has been revised to read as “All subcontractors completing 20% or more of the work require a letter of intent to be submitted.”

b. Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation clause is revised in its entirety by full text:

52.236-1 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least thirty percent (30%) of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. This percentage may be reduced by a supplemental agreement to this contract if, during performing the work, the Contractor requests a reduction and the Contracting Officer determines that the reduction would be to the advantage of the Government.

(End of clause)

c. Section 00 21 00 Section II - Solicitation Provisions, C PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

The proposal due date is hereby extended from September 8th, 2021 by 4:00PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to October 8th, 2021 by 4:00PM EDT.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 08-Sep-2021 04:00 PM to 08-Oct-

2021 04:00 PM.

CLIN 0002

The CLIN description has changed from Construct Power Check Pad and Compass to Construct Utility Infrastructure.

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Construct Power Check Pad and Compass Calibration Pad, Sitework and Utilitiies Infrastructure in accordance with the contract documents

To:

Construct Utility Infrastructure ( Facility A) (CLIN 1A) in accordance with the contract documents

CLIN 0003

The CLIN description has changed from Construct Pump House and Water Storage to Construct Power Check Pad.

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Construct Pump House and Water Storage Tank, Package 001A in accordance with the contract documents

Construct Power Check Pad (Facility B) and Compass Calibration Pad (Facility C) (CLIN 1A) Complete with Sitework and Utilitiies Infrastructure in accordance with the contract documents.

CLIN 0004

The CLIN description has changed from Construct Maintenance Hanger to Construct Pump House.

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Construct Maintenance Hanger, Package 005 in accordance with the contract documents

Construct Pump House and Water Storage Tank (Facility P) (CLIN 1A) in accordance with the contract documents.

CLIN 0005

Construct Corrosion Control Hanger, Package 005 in accordance with the contract documents

Construct Oginizational Level Corrosion Control Hanger (Facility D) (CLIN 5) inaccordance with the contract documents

CLIN 0006

The CLIN description has changed from Construct Vehicle Parking Sunshades to Construct Maintenance Hangar.

Construct Vehicle Parking Sunshades, Package 005 in accordance with the contract documents

Construct Organizational Level Maintenance Hanger (Facility J) (CLIN 5) inaccordance with the contract documents

CLIN 0007

The CLIN description has changed from OPTION #1 Enhanced Turnover Assistance to Construct Vehicle Parking Sunshades.

The CLIN extended description has changed from:

Enhanced Turnover Assistance for Package 001A and 005 in accordance with contract documents (See Specification 01 15 00.12 10, 1.11)

Construct Vehicle Parking Sunshades and Equipment Shelter, (Facility N) (CLIN 5) in accordance with the contract documents The option status has changed from Option to No Status.

CLIN 0008 is added as follows:

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0008 1 Job Construct Guard House

FFP

Construct Guard House (Facility N) (CLIN 5) in accordance with the contract documents FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y1BZ

NET AMT

CLIN 0009 is added as follows:

0009 1 Job Associated Site Work

FFP

Associated Site work and Utility and Infrastructure, (Facility D, J and N) (CLIN 5) in accordance with the contract documents.

CLIN 0010 is added as follows:

0010 1 Job OPTION Option No. 1 - Enhanced Turnover Assist.

FFP

Option No. 1 - Enhanced Turnover Assistance for Package 001A and 005 in accordance with contract documents (See Specification 01 15 00.12 10, 1.11)

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

SECTION 00 21 00

SECTION I: OVERVIEW

A. BACKGROUND, SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM), has a requirement to construct support facilities for the Kuwait Air Force F-18 Super Hornet Program at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.

TAM will be awarding a single firm fixed price (FFP) construction contract, Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B), utilizing the Best Value Trade Off (BVTO) source selection proposal evaluation method. This project is a foreign military sale.

SECTION II: SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a firm-fixed price, design-bid-build contract for construction services in the Kuwait. The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM), has a foreign military sale requirement from the Government of Kuwait to construct support facilities for the Kuwait Air Force F-18 Super Hornet Program within the confines of Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait.

The project will be constructed in accordance with current Kuwaiti, U.S. and Department of Defense codes, safety, and security standards, as specified in the contract.

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 $39.5 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 $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.

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). Offerors must comply with System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements in FAR Clause 52.204-7. For more information, see the SAM website at https://sam.gov/.

This solicitation will be released under NAICS code 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.

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 proposal will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation. The solicitation and any amendments will be issued electronically and publically posted on the https://sam.gov website. 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. Further, the Governnment will be entitled to make award despite terms and conditions in the successful offeror’s proposal that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, and such terms and conditions in the offeror’s proposal will be deemed rejected and will not become part of the awarded contract. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation should be resolved prior to submission of a proposal.

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 experience. 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): 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 and project title

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 (Tax ID applies to U.S. firms only)

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 – NON-PRICE (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: Corporate Capability

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.

Failure to submit the required information, including the Completed Representation and Certifications (Section 00 45 00), or Corporate Certificate and joint venture agreement (if applicable), may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable.

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 Section 00 11 00 CLIN Schedule (SF 1442).

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, partnership agreements, joint venture agreements, and any and all other documents submitted in support of an offeror’s proposal, 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 entity 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. Each volume must include the content and adhere to the format discussed in Section II.B.1, above. All documents must be searchable.

c. Evaluation factors with page limits stated must be adhered to. Each of these factors’ page limits are discussed in the respective section. The Government will not evaluate any material that exceeds the page limits specified herein. 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, licenses, partnership agreements or joint venture agreements, and letters of intent are also not included in page limitations.

d. The Volume 1 – Non-Price (Technical) proposal shall be sized to print on 8 1/2” x 11” paper, or the equivalent A4. Drawings (with the exception of the preliminary schedule) shall be sized to print on 11” x 17” paper, or the equivalent A3. The preliminary schedule shall be printed on the equivalent 24” x 36”, which is CADD size D drawings OR the equivalent 30” x 42” which is CADD size E 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.

e. Offerors shall include 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.” Proprietary information must be clearly marked.

f. All information must be confined to the appropriate volume. The Offeror should limit the proposal to the required information sufficient to provide the Government an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details, in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of their proposal.

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. Sam Cornwell at Samuel.I.Cornwell@usace.army.mil and Mrs. Karin H. Carroll at Karin.H.Carroll@usace.army.mil through the DoD Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) site located at https://safe.apps.mil/ (Non-CAC Users). In order to submit a proposal, offerors must email both Mr. Samuel Cornwell and Mrs. Karin Carroll at least four (4) calendar days prior to the proposal due date to request a DoD Safe drop-off code. This code is required to upload and transmit proposals through the DoD Safe website. Proposals are due not later than October 8th, 2021 by 4:00PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). This date is the proposal due date, after which a proposal revision(s) 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 original bid guarantee must be received no later than the time and date proposals are due, as stated in this section, and must be sent via U.S. postal service, commercial carrier (FedEx, UPS, DHL etc.) or delivered by hand to the following address:

For Commercial Carrier use this address For U.S. Postal Service use this address

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

or

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

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

ATTN: SAM CORNWELL / W912ER21R0025 ATTN: SAM CORNWELL / W912ER21R0025

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE P.O BOX 2250

WINCHESTER, VA 22602 WINCHESTER, VA 22604

Offerors must submit the original hard copy of their bid guarantee. For the purpose of submitting an acceptable bid guarantee, an offeror is not authorized to send its bid guarantee documents electronically (facsimile, email, etc.).

However, for Government tracking purposes, an offeror is encouraged (but is not required) to include an electronic copy of their bid guarantee along with the shipping receipt/tracking number in their proposal. 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. Should offerors choose to meet the bid surety requirements utilizing the Standard Form 24, they are encouraged to review the instructions, specifically instruction 4(a) which states in part:

“Corporations executing the bond as sureties must appear on the Department of the Treasury's list of approved sureties…”

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 ten (10) 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: 2Q26BQ-R9W7H6

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. An organized site visit will be conducted at Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait. (See FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit Alt I provision for details).

E. BASIS OF AWARD

1. 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.

2. Subject to the provisions contained herein, the Government will evaluate proposals to determine the offeror that is responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1, whose proposal is responsive to the solicitation requirements, and whose proposal, judged by an overall assessment of the evaluation criteria and other considerations specified in this solicitation represents the best value to the Government, considering both price and non-price factors.

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

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.

5. In evaluating propsoals and making an award decision, the Government will credit only information pertaining to the offeror itself and to its subcontractors and coventurers in an an offeror that is a joint venture, only as provided below in the selection factors. The Government will not credit the offeror with experience, past performance, or other characteristics or capabilities of firms that are merely related to the offeror (parent companies, subsidiaries, and other subsidiaries of the same corporate parent) without proof that the same, or most of the same, personnel and financial resources are available to the offeror and the firm whose information is submitted in response to the selection factors.

F. EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1: CORPORATE CAPABILITY

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 Corporate Capability (Factor 1), Construction Experience (Factor 2), and Past Performance (Factor 4) are equal to one another, and when combined, are significantly more important than Preliminary Schedule (Factor 3). Corporate Capability (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: CORPORATE CAPABILITY

Proposal Submission Requirements:

The Corporate Capability portion of an offeror’s proposal will be limited to six (6) 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 should provide a detailed narrative that demonstrates the offeror’s understanding of the overall scope of work for the project and describes the offeror’s corporate capability to completing the work.

The Offeror shall submit the following:

a. Kuwait Commercial Registration Certificate (business license): A copy of a current Kuwait Commercial Registration Certificate (business license) in the offeror’s name in English or translated into English. In the alternative, in the event that the offeror’s licensure or authorization to perform construction in Kuwait, permitting it to perform the work required by this solicitation, is in some form other than a Commerical Registration Certificate, the offeror must provide documentary proof of each and every element of such licensure or authorization and a full explanation as to how its licensure or authorization, currently in effect, complies with the laws of Kuwait. The requirement of the previous sentence applies to any form of licensure or authorization other than a Commercial Registration Certificate in the name of the prime offeror itself (the same legal entity), including the commercial registration of one or more coventurers in an offeror that is a joint venture if that is sufficient for performance of the resulting contract under the laws of Kuwait.

b. Letters of Intent: The offeror shall submit a Letter of Intent signed by each major subcontractor it intends to employ. A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor that will perform twenty percent (20%) or more of the total dollar value of the project. Notice regarding subcontractors: The Government recognizes that an Offeror/Prime Contractor often utilizes major subcontractors to perform portions of the work. The offeror shall submit a Letter of Intent signed by each major subcontractor it intends to employ.

A major subcontractor is defined as a subcontractor that will perform twenty percent (20%) or more of the total dollar value of the project.

Each Letter of Intent must:

(1) be written on the subcontractor’s company letterhead;

(2) be addressed to the offeror;

(3) describe and agree to a specific scope of work without caveats or disclaimers; and

(4) be executed by the subcontractor’s authorized representative.

After award, the Offeror shall not change major subcontractors for which it submitted a Letter of Intent 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.

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 should explain how it will comply with relevant base access procedures, such as:

i. Kuwait Ministry of Defence (KMOD) requirements for access to Kuwait military installations.

ii. Kuwait Air Force security requirements for access to Al Jaber Air Base (AJAB), Kuwait.

iii. Plan to control access to the work site.

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

e. COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Contract Performance:

A possible challenge with this project is dealing with the effects of COVID-19 outbreak during performance.

Government contractors have experienced curfews, quarantines, base shut-downs and similar restrictions due to the pandemic. Secondary impacts to contract execution include, but are not limited to, supply chain disruptions, subcontractor delays, closed government offices, and the degradation of trade services for construction.

The offeror should:

i. Describe its experience(s), during the pandemic, with restrictions on base access and secondary impacts (as described above) and the efforts made to mitigate the impact on contract performance;

ii. Explain its knowledge of Kuwaiti law, regulations and visa restrictions regarding COVID-19 and the impact of these measures on contract performance;

iii. Explain its knowledge of the contractual obligations for staffing critical positions. The offeror should propose a solution if, or when, a critical employee such as a project manager, quality control manager, or safety manager requires extended personal leave due to COVID-19; and

iv. Explain its plans and procedures for the following: 1) screening employees returning from leave or who are known to have had contact with infected individuals, 2) dealing with employees who show COVID-19 symptoms and 3) mitigating the effects of an outbreak of COVID-19 in a close-quarters labor camp.

Evaluation Procedures, Adjectival Ratings and Descriptions:

An offeror’s corporate capability 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 corporate capability, the Government will evaluate each segment as follows:

Corporate Capability: The Government will evaluate proposals to determine the completeness and feasibility of an offeror’s corporate capability and its understanding of the overall scope of work and anticipated challenges.

The Government will evaluate an offeror’s corporate capability based on the following aspects:

a. Kuwait Commercial Registration Certificate (Business License): The Government will ensure the offeror’s commercial registration certificate, or other documentation and explanation as permitted to satisfy this element above, are current, valid, and accurate. “Current” means that the certificate will be in effect through 31 December 2021. If the certificate will expire prior to 31 December 2021, the proposal shall include the offeror’s plan to extend the certificate. “Valid” means in effect. “Accurate” means if the name of the offeror differs in any way from the name on the business license, the offeror shall have explained the discrepancy and provided legal documentation showing that it will be authorized to operate in Kuwait and to perform the requirements of the solicitation using documents provided to prove its licensure and authorization.

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, contain no caveats or disclaimers, be written in English, or transcribed in English, and be signed by an officer or authorized representative of the subcontractor. Letters of Intent, licenses, and partnership agreements, joint venture 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 entity that the English translation is true and correct.

c. Self-Performance: The Government will evaluate the percentage of work to beperformed by the offeror, as documented on the Performance Distribution Statement to ensure that it is 20% or more.

d. Base Access: The Government will evaluate the extent of an offeror’s understanding of the relevant security requirements of the Kuwait Ministry of Defence for access to Kuwait military installations and of the Kuwait Air Force for access to Al Jaber Air Base. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s site access and base pass acquisition plans for completeness, reasonableness, and feasibility.

e. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s capability to manage the effects and impacts of the pandemic. The Government will evaluate the feasibility and robustness of an offeror’s plans to mitigate the effects and impacts of a COVID-19 outbreak during contract performance.

Greater Weight Considerations:

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

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

b. Experience with obtaining base access and badges, as well as understanding and complying with security and escort requirements to Al Jaber Air Base, either as a prime or subcontractor, within the last 3 years.

c. Experience with obtaining access to Kuwait military installations through the Kuwait Ministry of Defence within the last 3 years.

d. Offeror has demonstrated successful performance of a (past or current) US Government construction contract in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state(s) during the COVID-19 pandemic and has explained how it employed sensible mitigation measures to minimize the impact on the work of the pandemic and the Host Nation government’s response to it.

A single technical rating will be assigned to the corporate capability of an offeror’s proposal. The ratings will 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 separate narrative (not a part of Construction Experience Forms, Attachment C), not to exceed twenty (20) pages, that outlines how lessons learned and established practices and solutions from their construction experience and/or the construction experience of their management personnel will enable them to successfully perform the requirements of this solicitation.

Although an offeror may highlight any experience it has gained, an offeror’s narrative should pertain to experience within the last seven (7) years that involved overcoming challenges similar to those that can reasonably be expected in performing the Super Hornet Procurement B construction.

The offeror must explain how its experience enhances its ability to perform the Super Hornet Procurement B 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 project relevancy analysis will be completed under the Past Performance factor. The Construction Experience Narrative should address the offeror’s lessons learned and established practices and solutions for the following:

a. Hiring qualified laborers and maintaining a qualified workforce.

b. Procurement of long lead items.

c. Obtaining access to work locations (focus on leasons learned and troubleshooting strategies rather than duplicating material provided in response to Factor 1).

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

e. Completing projects within an operational military facility.

f. Completing projects on or around an operational airfield.

Under this factor, the Government will consider the experience of major subcontractors when the offeror has provided letters of intent signed by the subcontractor in its proposal. If this requisite letter of intent is not submitted, the experience of a major subcontractor will not be considered. The offeror may include experience of one coventurer in an offeror that is a joint venture. The experience of subcontractors and coventurers includes lessons learned and established practices and solutions from the construction experience of their management personnel.

Offerors should explain the significance and impacts of the lessons learned and established practices and solutions included in their responses.

Evaluation Procedures, Adjectival Ratings and Descriptions:

Construction Experience: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s experience dealing with challenges on construction projects to determine how well these experiences have prepared the offeror to successfully perform the requirements of the solicitation. The weight assigned to the experience, consisting of lessons learned and established practices and solutions from the experience of any entity, whether the offeror, a major subcontractor, a coventurer, or the management personnel of any of those, will be dependent upon the extent to which the contractor has convincingly explained how that experience will be applied to avert and address construction challenges on the Super Hornet Procurement B project.

Greater Weight Considerations:

Greater weight may be given to proposals that demonstrate experience and lessons learned related to:

a. Constructing projects with similar scope to this project. The scope of Super Hornet Procurement B includes, but is not limited to: construction of aircraft maintenance and corrosion control hangars, utility infrastructure (such as the following systems: Fire Protection, Potable Water, Sanitary Sewer, Storm water Management, Site Grading, and Electrical Cable Routing), as well as construction of electrical switching stations and substations, and airfield pavements. The greatest weight will be given to projects including construction of aircraft maintenance or corrosion control hangars.

b. Obtaining permits and approvals from the appropriate Kuwait governing authorities in areas such as fire protection systems, building installation, and utilities.

c. Working on or around operational military or airfield facilities (preferably military airfield facilities) while minimizing impacts to end user operations.

d. Obtaining access to work locations on installations under the control of the Kuwait Military Forces.

Strengths and significant strengths may be assigned to offerors for superior responses with regard to the requirements of this factor that demonstrate ability to avert and address construction challenges on the Super Hornet Procurement B project that are not included in the enumerated greater weight considerations.

Offerors may use Construction Experience Forms (Attachment C) to submit information on specific project experience that is pertinent to greater weight considerations, but the Construction Experience Forms will only be considered to the extent they are referenced in the parts of the narrative to which they relate.

A single technical rating will be assigned to the construction experience of an offeror’s proposal. The ratings will 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 provide sufficient detail to convey to the Government a complete understanding of the work associated with the contract documents and the 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.

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