Amendment 0001 W912ER22R00260001 Iraq CTS Medical Warehouse_7July22.pdf

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

Please refer to SF30 Block 14 Continuation Page

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 28

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 07-Jul-2022

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 W912ER22R0026

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

30-Jun-2022

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

07-Jul-2022

CODE

W912ER DISTRICT (TAM), USACE

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT (CETAM-CT)

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE

WINCHESTER VA 22602

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

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912ER22R0026

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following items are applicable to this modification:

1. This Amendment 0001 is issued to accomplish the following:

1.1. Revise Point of Contact (POC) information for Site Visit Access

1.2. Extend the Proposal Due Date

1.3. Replace the CDC Drawings Document

2. Site Visit Point of Contact Information: Please send all required information to participate in the 14 July 2022 site visit to:

Contact: Mr. Nasseer Ibrahim Email: NIbrahim@versar.com

Contact: Mr. Michael DuBois Email: Michael.D.Dubois@usace.army.mil

3. Proposal Due Date: As a result of this amendment, the proposal due date has been revised from Monday, 1 August 2022 at 4:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) to Wednesday, 10 August 2022 at 4:00pm EDT.

4. CDC Drawings: As a result of this amendment, the current CDC Drawings pdf document has been replaced in its entirety. Please refer to the document titled “Amendment 0001_W912ER22R0026 CTS Medical Warehouse_CDC_Drawings.pdf” for the corrected CDC Drawings applicable to this solicitation.

5. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 01-Aug-2022 04:00 PM to 10-Aug-2022 04:00 PM.

The Issued By organization has changed from

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CETAM-CT

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT

P.O. BOX 2250

WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

to

W912ER DISTRICT (TAM), USACE

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT (CETAM-CT)

201 PRINCE FREDERICK DRIVE

WINCHESTER VA 22602

SECTION 00 21 00 - INSTRUCTIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

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

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM), has a foreign military finance (FMF) requirement from the Republic of Iraq to construct support facilities for the Iraqi Ministry of Defense within the confines of the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Baghdad, Iraq.

The project will be constructed in accordance with current Republic of Iraq, Iraqi Ministry of Defense, and U.S.

Department of Defense (DOD) codes, safety, and security standards.

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 at Solicitation Section 00 10 00 and will be awarded to a single offeror. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

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, including joint ventures entities) 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. This NAICS code must be listed in the contractor’s SAM registration.

B. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS, CONTENT, AND FORMAT

The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of any responses to this solicitation. Oral explanations or instructions to offerors are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation. The solicitation and all amendments will be issued electronically and publicly posted on the https://sam.gov/. It is an offeror’s responsibility to continuously check for any amendments to the 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, that offeror may be determined to be ineligible for award. Further, the Government 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 an offer.

References to “confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of an offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors that include information in their proposals they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government, except for evaluation purposes, shall clearly mark their proposals in accordance with the instructions in 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, may 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 requirements that are annotated with the words “should” or “may” can result in a lowering of an offeror’s non-pricing ratings, and may have a significant effect upon an offeror being selected for the contract award. Time periods, if stated as a number of days, are calendar days unless otherwise specified.

1. PROPOSAL CONTENT

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

All information intended to be evaluated as part of the technical proposal shall be submitted within the technical proposal. Do not include references to material or information not found within the technical proposal.

Referencing information not found within the qualification proposal could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

An offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically and shall be comprised of two files, in Adobe portable document format (PDF), or comparable format: the first file will include the offeror’s Volume I – Non Price (Technical) Proposal, and the second file will include the offeror’s Volume II – Price Proposal. An offeror’s Volume II – Price Proposal must contain the Completed Proposal Schedule and Cost Breakdown Sheet in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (or comparable) format. Ensure figures and totals match Section 00 10 00, CLIN Schedule. 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 W912ER22R0026.

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 SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) 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, which shall not to be submitted with the pricing proposal.

i. Factor 1: Corporate Capability

ii. Factor 2: Preliminary Schedule

iii. Factor 3: Past Performance

iv. Subcontractor Letters of Intent, where applicable

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

vi. (When Applicable) 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 4, 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 10 00 CLIN Schedule (SF 1442)

iii. Completed Proposal Schedule and Cost Breakdown Sheet (Attachment F) in an Excel format.

Ensure figures and totals match Section 00 10 00, CLIN Schedule on the SF 1442.

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 the Bidder Inquiry process via ProjNet.

2. PROPOSAL FORMAT

a. Proposals must be typed and submitted in English. Proposals submitted in a language other than English are unacceptable. Letters of Commitment, 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 Adobe 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. An offeror’s Volume II – Price Proposal must contain the Completed Proposal Schedule and Cost Breakdown Sheet in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (or comparable) format. Each volume must include the content and adhere to the format discussed in Section 2.(b) above. All documents must be searchable.

c. Evaluation factors with page limits stated must be adhered to. Each of these factor’s 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 I – 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 sized to print 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 one inch (1”), font face shall be Times New Roman or Arial, and font size shall be no smaller than 10 point font.

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.

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

g. With regard to specific page number limitations stated throughout this solicitation, a “page” is defined as a single page within an electronic document that, if printed to hard copy, would fit on a single-sided, 8 ½” x 11 sheet of paper (equivalent to size A4 paper) with 1” inch margins. If the page contains text, the text must be formatted in either Times New Roman or Arial font face and font size 10, and must adhere to the definition of a “page” as stated above.

Note: Corporate Certificates, Partnership Agreements or Joint Venture Agreements, Letter of Commitment are not included in page limitations.

3. SUBMITTING OFFERS

a. The Government will NOT accept offers submitted in hard copy, by telegraph, or by facsimile.

b. Offers MUST BE submitted electronically using the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)

(https://piee.eb.mil/). The PIEE application is used to send large files to individuals that would normally be too large to send via email.

c. Registration with PIEE is required to submit a bid. Please follow instructions at the link below to register in PIEE: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/portal/portal/Vendor_Registration.pdf

d. Registration is a multi-step process requiring vendor self-validation of roles. Please allow for sufficient system processing time. Offerors will need to take interactive steps to establish an account in PIEE Complete Vendor activation requirements specified in the Vendors Getting Started section of the Help/Training page.

e. Self-register as a Vendor or Contractor with the user's CAGE code(s).

f. If you plan on submitting a bid, be sure to select “SOL-Solicitation” in the drop down list and choose the “Proposal Manager” role to be able to submit a proposal in PIEE.

g. File Size Limitations: Offerors are advised to follow the PIEE instructions for uploading files. PIEE supports delivery up to 1.9 GB per file, with no limit on the number of files, as well as multiple file formats. If needed, Offerors are advised to break the files down into smaller sections in order to upload it to the system. In such cases, please divide the sections as logically as possible and be sure to clearly name the files as specified.

h. Further training is available at this link: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml. This link shows information regarding the Solicitation application in PIEE and the different roles available.

i. Please follow directions at the following link for Offerors regarding an “Overview of the Proposal Manager” function and instructions on submitting a proposal in PIEE:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

j. The Contract Specialist (Elizabeth.C.Tedrow@usace.army.mil) can verify bid submission receipt upon request;

e-mail requests for confirmation are preferred.

k. Offerors are encouraged to submit bid files early to mitigate potential issues that may include (but are not limited to) coordinating and accessing the PIEE link, correcting data entry errors, or encountering system issues or technical difficulties.

l. The Bidder shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer if PIEE is inaccessible prior to the bid submission deadline. Contractor notification shall be in writing and may be in conjunction with verbal notification, but verbal notification alone shall not be sufficient.

m. Late bids will not be accepted for any reason.

n. Bid Due Date and Time: Tuesday, 10 August 2022 at 1600 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

o. Bid Guarantee 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: LTC LESTER GEBSKI / LIZ TEDROW-

W912ER22R0026

ATTN: LTC LESTER GEBSKI / LIZ TEDROW-

W912ER22R0026

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…”

C. SOLICITATION INQUIRIES

1. PROJNET

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 via email, followed by an answer to their question 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. BIDDER INQUIRY KEY

To submit and review bidder 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: C8Y43Y-JK9ZUF

3. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJNET BIDDER 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 is anticipated to be conducted on/around 14 July 2022. Requirements for attending this site visit will be posted in advance to the Contract Opportunities website at https://www.sam.gov/.

See FAR Clause 52.236-27, SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995) for information on the requirements which must be met in order to participate in the site visit. The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, Contractors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

D. BASIS OF AWARD

1. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal represents the best overall value to the Government and has been determined to be responsible in accordance with FAR Subpart 9.1. The Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) process (see FAR 15.101-1) will be used to determine which proposal provides the greatest overall benefit to the Government, in response to the requirements.

2. 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.

3. The Government intends to select one offeror for an award without discussions, but reserves to 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.

E. TECHNICAL EVALUATION DEFINITIONS

1. In the evaluation of the offeror’s technical proposal, the Government may identify significant strengths, strengths, significant weaknesses, weaknesses, uncertainty, and deficiencies, relying on the below definitions, as provided in the Army Source Selection Supplement (AS3).

a. 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.

b. 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.

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

d. Weakness is a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

e. 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).

f. 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.

g. 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.

2. 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 contains deficiencies, as defined under (E)(a)(6) above. A final determination that an offer is unacceptable means that an award to the offeror involved cannot be made.

F. EVALUATION FACTORS

1. EVALUATION FACTORS

FACTOR 1: CORPORATE CAPABILITY

FACTOR 2: PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 4: PRICE

a. 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. See instructions in Volume 1, Factor 1, for further instructions.

b. Relative importance of the evaluation factors: For evaluation purposes, the Corporate Capability (Factor

1), and Past Performance (Factor 3) are equal to one another, and when combined, are significantly more important than Preliminary Schedule (Factor 2). Corporate Capability (Factor 1), Preliminary Schedule (Factor 2) and Past Performance (Factor 3) make up the non-pricing aspects of an offeror’s proposal, and when combined, are approximately equal in importance to the Price (Factor 4) aspect of an offeror’s proposal in the selection process.

2. FACTOR 1: CORPORATE CAPABILITY

a. 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:

i. Iraq Commercial Registration Certificate (business license): The offeror shall exhibit the ability to secure a copy of a current Iraq Commercial Registration Certificate (business license) or may already hold one in the offeror’s name in English or translated into English. In the event that the offeror’s licensure or authorization to perform construction in Iraq, permitting it to perform the work required by this solicitation, is in some form other than a Commercial 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 the Republic of Iraq. 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 Iraq.

ii. 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.

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.

iii. 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.

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

(1) Independent of both the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (IMoD) and Ministry of Interior (MoI), this independent, quasi-ministerial level requirements for access to Iraq military installations. This three-tiered organizational structure which includes the CTS headquarters, the Counterterrorism Command (CTC), and three Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Brigades created by the U.S.

(2) Plan to control access to the work site.

(3) Plan for obtaining base access for personnel, subcontractors, and construction materials and equipment.

v. COVID-19/ Variants Pandemic’s Impact on Contract Performance:

A possible challenge with this project is dealing with the effects of COVID-19 and variant outbreaks 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:

(1) 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;

(2) Explain its knowledge of Iraqi law, regulations and visa restrictions regarding COVID-19 and the impact of these measures on contract performance;

(3) 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

(4) 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.

b. 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:

i. 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:

(1) Iraq Commercial Registration Certificate (Business License): Having the contractor exhibit the ability to secure a copy of a current Iraq Commercial Registration Certificate (business license) or may already hold one in the offeror’s name in English or translated into English. 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 August 2023. If the certificate will expire prior to 31 August 2023, 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 Iraq and to perform the requirements of the solicitation using documents provided to prove its licensure and authorization.

(2) 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 to the statement that the English translation is true and correct.

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

(4) Base Access: The Government will evaluate the extent of an offeror’s understanding of the relevant security requirements. Independent of both the Iraqi Ministry of Defense (IMoD) and Ministry of Interior (MoI), this independent, quasi-ministerial level requirements for access to Iraq military installations. This three-tiered organizational structure which includes the CTS headquarters, the Counterterrorism Command (CTC), and three Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Brigades was created by the U.S. Government. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s site access and base pass acquisition plans for completeness, reasonableness, and feasibility.

(5) COVID-19/ Variant Pandemic Impact: In accordance with FACTOR 1: CORPORATE

CAPABILITY, “Proposal Submission Requirements”, 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 COVID-19 and variant outbreaks during contract performance.

c. Greater Weight Considerations:

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

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

Distribution Statement.

ii. Experience with obtaining base access and badges, as well as understanding and complying with security and escort requirements to ICTS Cantonment Area, west of BIAP, either as a prime or subcontractor, within the last three (3) years.

iii. Experience with obtaining access to Iraq military installations through the Iraq Ministry of Defence within the last three (3) years.

iv. Offeror has demonstrated successful performance on a (past or current) U.S. Government construction contract that adheres to the definitions outlined under Factor 3 – Proposal Submission Requirements with regard to recency, relevancy, similarity to the scope of work and cost magnitude of the solicited project, and were performed within the same geographic region during the pandemic. For the purposes of this solicitation, “Same geographic region” is defined as including the following countries: Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

v. Offerror explained how it employed sensible mitigation measures to minimize impacts of the pandemic on the work performed 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 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 un-awardable.

3. FACTOR 2: PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

Offerors shall provide a single preliminary overall master schedule, in the form of a schedule diagram, showing all necessary activities and/or milestones in order to complete the requirement. 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.

i. Schedule Diagram: An offeror’s schedule shall be formatted as a time scaled network diagram

Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule, in accordance with specification 01 32 18.12 10 COST- LOADED NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULES (NAS) FOR DESIGN-BID-BUILD, with the exception that for the purposes of the Proposal, the Preliminary Schedule does not need to be cost-loaded/resource loaded. The length of the schedule shall be in compliance with the stated period of performance. Resources loading of activities is not permitted.

The schedule shall include the following major design and construction activity milestones, including specific activities between contract award and Notice to Proceed (NTP):

(1) Estimated contract award date of 01 September 2022.

(2) A fifteen (15) calendar day activity named “KTR Prepare/Submit NTP Docs” (i.e. required bonding and DBA Insurance) that follows the Award milestone.

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

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

(5) Obtaining base access to the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service Cantonment Area west of BIAP main runways.

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

(7) Procurement of long lead items

(8) Testing & commissioning of building mechanical systems

(9) Project completion through demobilization

(10) Pre-Construction Conference

(11) Obtaining Iraqi business license/visas

(12) RMS Implementation (training personnel on how to use RMS for submittals)

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

ii. Schedule Narrative: The narrative shall demonstrate the offeror’s understanding of the solicitation requirements, and shall support the schedule diagram. The narrative shall be limited to five (5) pages.

The narrative should include, but not be limited to, an explanation of:

(1) How the offeror determined the duration of activities between Award and NTP

(2) How the offeror determined the duration of the “Obtain Base Access” activity or activities

(3) How the offeror determined the duration of the “Preconstruction submittals” activity or activities

(4) How the offeror determined the duration of any procurement activities, including long lead items

(5) How the offeror determined the duration of the testing and commissioning of building mechanical systems

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

(7) Key construction milestones and features of work

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

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

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 un-awardable.

4. FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

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

i. Definitions - For the purposes of this evaluation, the following definitions apply:

(1) A “recently completed” project is defined as a project which (1) has been completed within seven (7) years of the RFP issuance date, or (2) is currently under construction and/or renovation and is at least 80% complete as of the RFP issuance date.

(2) A “relevant” project is defined as a project with a similar scope and cost magnitude as the project that is the subject of this solicitation. In addition, whether a project is “recent” will be considered in determining the project’s relevance. Projects performed by the offeror as a prime contractor may be considered more “relevant” for the purpose of the Past Performance evaluation.

(3) A project of “similar scope” includes: The greatest weight will be given to projects which include major renovations of existing buildings and new construction of buildings to include, electrical power upgrades, backup electrical power including diesel generators, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, fire suppression systems, plumbing systems, conveyance systems, doors, windows, floors and other building systems as required.

(4) “Similar cost magnitude” is defined as a project with a total value of at least $5 Million or more.

(5) An offeror’s subcontractor’s Past Performance should not be submitted and will not be evaluated. If the offeror is a joint venture, the past performance of a coventurer in that joint venture will be considered.

ii. An offeror shall submit information for recently completed, relevant projects on the following: Past

Performance Overview Sheet (Attachment C) and the Project Summary Form (Attachment D). Offeror should include a project description on the Project Summary Form for each project that is detailed enough to permit an evaluation of project recency, relevancy, and quality, and should describe project scope and magnitude of construction cost. The offeror shall also provide the name and current contact information of an English-speaking client reference on the Project Summary Form for each project.

iii. The offeror shall provide references who have first-hand knowledge of the offeror’s past performance for the applicable project submitted, and those references may be asked to comment on specific aspects of the offeror’s performance, including: quality of design or construction, timeliness, management of the work, subcontractor management, including timely payment to subcontractors or suppliers, safety, relations between owner and designer or contractor, level of support for such elements as as-built documentation, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manuals, training, correcting design or…