W912ER22R008 - P974 Electrical System Upgrade.pdf

PROJECT TITLE: P-974 Electrical System Upgrade, Naval Support Activity II (NSA II), Bahrain

This is a design-bid-build project requiring the contractor to upgrade the electrial system at NSA II, Bahrain.

The Magnitude of Construction is betw een $25,000,000 to $100,000,000.

Notes:

(a) The Government reserves the right to incorporate the aw ardee proposal into the contract and distribute the proposal as deemed necessary. Any deviations from the proposal must be approved by the Contracting Officer. (b) The contractor is required to provide all documentation requested in this solicitation (tender) to include Defense Base Act (DBA) Insurance after contract aw ard and prior to Notice to Proceed.

(c) A bid bond is required for this acquisition.

(d) Performance and Payment Bonds (30%) are required for this acquisition.

(e) Funds are authorized but are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract aw ard w ill be made until funds are made available.

LORNA P BECKMAN 540.665.5015

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

20-Oct-2021

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

P-974 Electrical System Upgrade

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

X

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______1 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________993 calendar days after receiving aw ard, notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________22 Nov 2021 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time of fers are due.

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

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

D. Offers providing less than _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS-CETAM-CT

MIDDLE EAST DISTRICT, CETAM-CT

PO BOX 2250

WINCHESTER VA 22604-1450

W912ER

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(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

10:00 AM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

474977

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

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20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

W912ER22R0008

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Mob & Demob

FFP

Mobilization and Demobilization in accordance with contract documents FOB: Destination

PSC CD: Y249

NET AMT

0002 1 Job Survey

FFP

Perform Survey in accordance with contract documents.

0003 1 Job Construct Elec. Distro. Ductbanks

FFP

Construct Electrical Distribution Ductbanks and Cabling in accordance with contract documents

0004 1 Job Construct a Substation

FFP

Construct a Substation in accordance with contract documents

0005 1 Job Construct Automatic Switchgear

FFP

Construct Automatic Switchgear for the Backup Generators in accordance with contract documents

0006 1 Job Upgrades to BER III

FFP

Provide Upgrades to the Baseband Equipment Room III (BER III) Power Distribution Equipment Panelboards, Power Distribution Systems (PDU) including a Redundant busway System in accordance with contract documents

0007 1 Job Upgrades to BLDG #103 HVAC & Power

FFP

Provide Upgrades to Building #103 HVAC System and Power Distribution in accordance with contract documents

0008 1 Job Phased Demo of BLDG #102

FFP

Perform Phased Demolition of Identified Existing Facilities Building #102 (P3 Substation) in accordance with contract documents

0009 1 Job

OPTION OPTION #1 - ESS

FFP

Option #1 - Electronic Security Systems (ESS) in accordance with contract documents

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

SECTION 00 21 00 INDEX

ITEM DESCRIPTION

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

1.2 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

1.3 CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE

1.4 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.5 ACCURACY OF PROPOSALS

1.6 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

1.7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM).

1.8 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.9 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

1.10 PROPOSAL CONTENT

1.11 PROPOSAL CHECKLIST

1.12 FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

PROVISIONS BY FULL TEXT

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE

52.229-11 TAX ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS—NOTICE AND

REPRESENTATION.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST

52.236-27, ALT I SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION), ALTERNATE I

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE

INFORMATION CONTROLS

252.215-7008 ONLY ONE OFFEROR

252.215-7013 SUPPLIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE

CONTRACTORS

252.236-7010 OVERSEAS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION – PREFERENCE FOR UNITED

STATES FIRMS

1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation pertains to a Firm Fixed Price Single Award Contract for the construction of a more resilient medium-voltage distribution system services in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) MILCON Project P974, Construction Requirements.

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

The work contemplated under this contract includes more resilient medium-voltage distribution system. This project constructs electrical distribution duct banks and cabling to provide pathway diversity for the existing medium-voltage loops to allow connection between Master Switch Center 1 (MSC- 1) and Master Switch Center 2 (MSC-2).

This project also constructs a new larger P-3 Substation to accommodate additional and larger generators to expand the capacity from 1MVA to 3MVA to support the growing mission within the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Collaboration and Intelligence (C5I) Complex. It also constructs P-3 Substation automatic switchgear for the backup generators to provide sensing and switching to select between the normal source transformers and the backup generators. In addition, this project also provides upgrades to the Baseband Equipment Room III (BER III) power distribution equipment, panel boards, power distribution systems (PDU) and includes a redundant busway system to provide power to the server racks.

1.2 CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed-Price single award contract. The Government will use competitive procedures in making the award. The total period of performance will not exceed 993 days from contract award;

this requirement has one option CLIN for Electronic Security Systems (ESS). 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 resultant contract.

1.3 CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE

1.3.1 The construction magnitude is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

1.4 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

1.4.1 The Solicitation and all amendments will be posted on sam.gov at https://sam.gov . Proposals will be sent via DOD Safe File Exchange. The file exchange will be password protected and the RFP can be downloaded only once.

Each offeror participating will receive directions in the SAFE File Exchange email.

1.5 ACCURACY OF PROPOSALS

1.5.1 Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP (including attachments). The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

1.6 SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD/NAICS CODE

1.6.1 See Section 00 45 00, FAR 52.204-8 for the small business size standard/NAICS Code.

1.7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM).

1.7.1 Offerors must comply with System for Award Management (SAM) registration requirements in FAR Clause

52.204.7 and be determined responsible prior to award. For more information, see the SAM website at https://sam.gov/. Please ensure that NAICS code 237130 – Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction is listed in your SAM registration. Those offerors registering for SAM for purposes of this acquisition are cautioned to be cognizant of the corporate name used for SAM registration purposes.

1.8 PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

1.8.1 The Government will not reimburse any costs incurred or associated with preparation and submission of any responses to this solicitation. Any oral explanations or instructions to offerors if made, 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.

1.9 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

1.9.1 Offerors shall not modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the non-price (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.

The offeror should resolve any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the solicitation prior to submission of their offer.

1.9.2 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.

1.9.3 Use of the words “will”, “shall”, or “must” indicates a mandatory requirement. Failure to comply with a mandatory requirement 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 could be made. Failure to comply with requirements annotated with the words “should” or “may” could result in an unacceptable rating 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.

1.10 PROPOSAL CONTENT

1.10.1 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.

1.10.2 All information that the offeror intends to be evaluated as part of the non-price (technical) proposal shall be submitted with the non-price proposal. Do not include references to material or information not found within the technical proposal. Referencing information not found within the proposal could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

1.10.3 All proposals shall be submitted electronically and shall be comprised of three files, in Adobe portable Document Format (PDF) and excel for price proposal, or comparable format. The first file will include the offeror’s Volume I - Non-Price (Technical) Proposal, the second file will include the offeror’s Volume II - Price Proposal and the third file will include the offeror’s Volume III – Responsibility Determination Questionnaire . Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. All pages should be numbered.

1.11. PROPOSAL CHECKLIST

1.11.2 General. Offerors shall submit electronic proposals as indicated in proposal submittal section. Proposals shall be comprised of three files in Adobe portable document format (pdf). The first file will include the offeror’s Volume I – Non-Price (Technical) Proposal; the second file will include the offeror’s Volume II – Price Proposal; the third file will include the offeror’s Volume III – Responsibility Determination Questionnaire at (Attachment 5). The offeror shall not include pricing information in its non-price proposal.

1.12 The following federal acquisition regulation is applicable to this acquisition and may be viewed at:

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/regulations.

FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition

1.12.1 Descriptions regarding submission and evaluation criteria for each of the evaluation factors are detailed in Appendix A and associated subparagraphs of this section.

1.12.2 The required contents of the Volume I and Volume II proposals are listed below. Offerors are reminded to adhere to any page limitations stated in a specific factor.

VOLUME I – NON-PRICE (TECHNICAL) PROPOSAL:

1. ____Cover Page (see content instructions in paragraph 1.12.3 below).

2. ____Table of Contents – Non-Price (Technical) Proposal (see content instructions in paragraph A.6 below).

3. ____FACTOR 1 – MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL APPROACH - documentation as described in the Factor 1 Proposal Submission Requirements

4. ____FACTOR 2 – PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE - documentation as described in the Factor 2 Proposal Submission Requirements

5. ____FACTOR 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

a. Past Performance Overview Sheet (Attachment 1)

b. Project Summary Form (Attachment 2)

c. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3)

VOLUME 2 – FACTOR 4 PRICE PROPOSAL:

6. ____Cover Letter (see content instructions in paragraph 1.12.3 below).

7. ____Table of Contents – Price Proposal (see content instructions in paragraph 1.12.4 below).

8. ____Signed Solicitation Offer and Award (SF1442), completion of blocks 14 through 20C, to include acknowledgments of all amendments, if any.

9. ____Completed Proposal Schedule (Section 00 11 00)

10. ____Completed Price Breakdown Sheet (Attachment 4)

11. ____Bid Guarantee

12. ____Completed Representations and Certifications (Section 00 45 00).

a. If an offeror is a Corporation, completed Corporate Certificate.

b. If an offeror is a partnership, completed Authority to Bind Partnership, and provide a copy of the

Partnership Agreement.

c. If an offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), then completed Corporate Certificate (if JV partner is a

Corporation), or Partnership Agreement (if JV partner is a partnership) for each member of the JV, and provide a copy of the JV agreement.

VOLUME 3 – RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE:

13. _____Responsibility Determiantion Questionnaire (Attachment 5), including Endorsement A and B.

1.12.3 Cover Page. A cover page shall appear at the beginning of each Volume and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

a. Solicitation Number

b. Business Name and Address of the offeror

c. Offeror’s CAGE Code, UEIN’S Number, and Tax I.D. Number (TIN)

d. Name, telephone number, and valid company email address of the official having the authority to bind the offeror contractually

e. Acknowledgment of any amendments issued (amendment number and date acknowledged by offeror)

1.12.4 Table of Contents. Each volume should contain its own Table of Contents, placed behind the volume’s cover page. The Table of Contents should identify major areas of the volume by title and page number.

1.12.5 A proposal submitted without the required 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.

1.12.6. All information that the offeror intends to be evaluated as part of the non-price (technical) proposal shall be submitted with the non-price proposal. Do not include references to material or information not found within the technical proposal. Referencing information not found within the qualification proposal could lead to an offeror’s proposal being determined unacceptable if materially incomplete in any aspect.

1.12.7 Responsibility determination requirements. In accordance with FAR Part 9 and DFARS Part 209, the Government may only make award to an offeror found to be responsible. To assist the Government in this responsibility determination, offerors are asked to complete the following in the Responsibility Determination Questionnaire (Attachment 5)

a. Financial Standing Questionnaire

b. Calculation of Self-Performed Work (Add this to the attachment 5)

One copy of the completed forms should be included with each offeror’s proposal. The forms should not be included in either the Non-Price (Technical) or Price Proposal volumes but should be a separate pdf file labeled Volume III.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990

52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction

FEB 1999

52.232-13 Notice Of Progress Payments APR 1984 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals--Construction OCT 1997

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be twenty percent (20%) of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

Mr. Kenneth G. Baker U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District 201 Prince Frederick Dr.

Winchester, VA 22602

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995) – ALTERNATE I (FEB 1995)

(a) 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, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for--

TBD: Site visit date and time with be identified in a forthcoming amendment to the solicitation

(c) Participants will meet at--

TBD: Site visit location will be identified in a forthcoming amendment to the solicitation

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov

252.204-7008 COMPLIANCE WITH SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION CONTROLS

(OCT 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Controlled technical information, covered contractor information system, covered defense information, cyber incident, information system, and technical information are defined in clause 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.

(b) The security requirements required by contract clause 252.204-7012 shall be implemented for all covered defense information on all covered contractor information systems that support the performance of this contract.

(c) For covered contractor information systems that are not part of an information technology service or system operated on behalf of the Government (see 252.204-7012(b)(2))--

(1) By submission of this offer, the Offeror represents that it will implement the security requirements specified by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171, ``Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations'' (see http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-171) that are in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the contracting officer not later than December 31, 2017.

(2)(i) If the Offeror proposes to vary from any of the security requirements specified by NIST SP 800-171 that are in effect at the time the solicitation is issued or as authorized by the Contracting Officer, the Offeror shall submit to the Contracting Officer, for consideration by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), a written explanation of—

(A) Why a particular security requirement is not applicable; or

(B) How an alternative but equally effective, security measure is used to compensate for the inability to satisfy a particular requirement and achieve equivalent protection.

(ii) An authorized representative of the DoD CIO will adjudicate offeror requests to vary from NIST SP 800-171 requirements in writing prior to contract award. Any accepted variance from NIST SP 800-171 shall be incorporated into the resulting contract.

252.215-7008 ONLY ONE OFFER (JUL 2019)

(a) Cost or pricing data requirements. After initial submission of offers, if the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that only one offer was received, the Offeror agrees to--

(1) Submit any additional cost or pricing data that is required in order to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable or to comply with the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 2306a and FAR 15.403-3); and

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this provision, if the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5) does not apply, certify all cost or pricing data in accordance with paragraph (c) of DFARS provision 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, of this solicitation.

(b) Canadian Commercial Corporation. If the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, certified cost or pricing data are not required. If the Contracting Officer notifies the Canadian Commercial Corporation that additional data other than certified cost or pricing data are required in accordance with DFARS 225.870-4(c), the Canadian Commercial Corporation shall obtain and provide the following:

(1) Profit rate or fee (as applicable).

(2) Analysis provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada to the Canadian Commercial Corporation to determine a fair and reasonable price (comparable to the analysis required at FAR 15.404-1).

(3) Data other than certified cost or pricing data necessary to permit a determination by the U.S. Contracting Officer that the proposed price is fair and reasonable [U.S. Contracting Officer to provide description of the data required in accordance with FAR 15.403-3(a)(1) with the notification].

(4) As specified in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), an offeror who does not comply with a requirement to submit data that the U.S. Contracting Officer has deemed necessary to determine price reasonableness or cost realism is ineligible for award unless the head of the contracting activity determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to make the award to that offeror.

(c) Subcontracts. Unless the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Offeror shall insert the substance of this provision, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold defined in FAR part 2.

252.215-7013 SUPPLIES AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS

(JAN 2018)

Offerors are advised that in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2380a, supplies and services provided by a nontraditional defense contractor, as defined in DFARS 212.001, may be treated as commercial items. The decision to apply commercial item procedures to the procurement of supplies and services from a nontraditional defense contractor does not require a commercial item determination and does not mean the supplies or services are commercial.

252.236-7010 OVERSEAS MILITARY CONSTRUCTION-PREFERENCE FOR UNITED STATES FIRMS

(JAN 1997)

(a)Definition.

"United States firm," as used in this provision, means a firm incorporated in the United States that complies with the following:

(1)The corporate headquarters are in the United States;

(2)The firm has filed corporate and employment tax returns in the United States for a minimum of 2 years (if required), has filed State and Federal income tax returns (if required) for 2 years, and has paid any taxes due as a result of these filings; and

(3)The firm employs United States citizens in key management positions.

(b)Evaluation. Offers from firms that do not qualify as United States firms will be evaluated by adding 20 percent to the offer.

(c)Status. The offeror ____ is, _____is not a United States firm.

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS

ITEM DESCRIPTION

1.0 BASIS OF AWARD

1.14 FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED& EVALUATION APPROACH

2.0 FACTOR 1: MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL APPROACH

2.3 FACTOR 2: PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

2.4 FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

2.6 FACTOR 4: PRICE

3.0 VOLUME II PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION FACTORS

1.0. BASIS FOR AWARD

1.1 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. A tradeoff analysis may be appropriate when it is in the Government's best interest to consider award to other than the lowest price offeror, or other than the highest technically rated offeror. The tradeoff process involves an evaluation of both price and non-price (technical) factors, and awards the contract to the offeror proposing the combination of factors which offer the best value to the Government. The evaluation factors are as follows:

Factor 1 – Management and Technical Approach Factor 2 – Preliminary Schedule Factor 3 – Past Performance Factor 4 – Price

1.2 In determining the best value to the Government, each non-price factor is of equal weight to each other and when combined, are significantly more important than the price factor.

1.3 In accordance with FAR 15.101-1, award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offeror.

1.14. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED & EVALUATION APPROACH

1.14.1 References to “confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless all 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.

1.14.2 Use of the words “will”, “shall”, or “must” indicates a mandatory requirement. Failure to comply with a mandatory requirement 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 requirements annotated with the words “should” or “may” could 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.

1.14.3 In accordance with FAR 15.304, the following factors will be considered when evaluating the proposals.

Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below.

Factor 1 – Management and Technical Approach Factor 2 – Preliminary Schedule Factor 3 – Past Performance Factor 4 – Price

1.14.4 NON-PRICE FACTORS

1.14.5 The technical evaluation team, using reasoned judgment, shall evaluate technical proposals by identifying significant strengths, strengths, significant weaknesses, weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies (as defined below), contained in each non-price factor.

1.14.6 Significant Strength. An aspect of an offerors proposal that, when judged against the evaluation criteria, appreciably enhances the merit of that offeror’s proposal or appreciably increases the probability of successful contract performance by that offeror.

1.14.7 Strength. An aspect of an offeror’s proposal that, when judged against the evaluation criteria, has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

1.14.8 Weakness. An aspect of an offeror’s proposal that, when judged against the evaluation criteria, increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

1.14.9 Significant Weakness. An aspect of an offeror’s proposal that, when judged against the evaluation criteria, appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.

1.14.10 Uncertainty. Any aspect of a non-price factor proposal for which the intent of the offeror 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).

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

FAR 15.001.

1.14.12 Risk. The consideration of risk assesses the degree to which an offeror's proposed approach to achieving the technical factor or sub factor may involve risk of disruption of schedule, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood or unsuccessful contract performance.

2.0 FACTOR 1 – MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL APPROACH

2.1 Proposal Submission Requirements. The offeror’s proposal shall address the following:

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

2.2 The Management and Technical Approach includes three elements but will be evaluated as one factor and given one rating. The three elements are 1) Experience in Electrical systems/distribution, 2) Licensing, and 3) Organization.

a. Factor 1: Proposal Submission Requirements: The offeror shall provide a detailed narrative that identifies the offeror’s understanding of the overall scope for the project and its approach to completing the work. The narrative should identify all the major scope components of the project. Additionally, offerors should provide a discussion of its planned technical approach to completing the project that demonstrates not only an understanding of the security requirements, base access, and other anticipated challenges, but that also provides benefit to the Government.

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 the Past Performance relevancy evaluation.

The narrative must also specifically address the following elements:

1) Experience in construction of electrical systems/electrical distribution distribution systems.

The offeror should describe in as specific terms as possible its experience in construction of Electrical systems/electrical distribution, challenges faced, and how it overcame those challenges. Offerors must identify the project name, federal contract number, contract value, construction completion date, and place of performance for any project it references in response to this element.

2) Licensing: The offeror should provide evidence of current licensure in Bahrain, or describe in detail the process to gain licensure in Bahrain along with a detailed description of your plan to obtain necessary licensure to ensure construction start in accordance with your submitted schedule. The license must be 1) in the prime offeror’s name as listed in the System for Award Management (SAM); 2) in the name of a Joint Venture (JV) or any JV partner, if the offeror is a JV; or 3) in the name of a main subcontractor if the main subcontractor is separately identified under the “Organization” element listed below and its role in performance of the contract is clearly detailed.

If the offeror submits a license (or its plan to obtain a license) in the name of an entity that is not the offeror (e.g., a single JV partner, or the main subcontractor), the offeror should clearly describe its plan to complete the work relying upon this license. The offeror’s plan should address any anticipated impediments it may foresee in completing the work under a license not in the name of the offeror.

3) Organization: The offeror should describe the management process that the offeror would use to manage this project. The offeror should: provide a narrative on the project organization, defining the roles, responsibilities, and authority to be delegated to the staff in each position; discuss how work flows through the organization; identify all of the major components of the team for the project, and explain how their work will be integrated into the overall scope; And provide an organizational chart showing the relationship between the offeror, sub-contractors, QC personnel, safety personnel, and USACE.

Letters of Intent: The Government recognizes that an offeror often utilizes major subcontractors to perform portions of the work. In those cases, the offeror shall submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) signed by each major subcontractor it intends to employ. A “major subcontractor” is defined as a subcontractor that will perform ten (10%) percent or more of the total dollar value of the project.

Each LOI must:

i. be written on the subcontractor’s company letterhead,

ii. be addressed to the offeror,

iii. describe and agree to a specific scope of work without caveats or disclaimers,

iv. be executed by the subcontractor’s authorized representative, and,

v. if not written in English, be accompanied by an English translation.

After award, the offeror shall not change major subcontractors for which it submitted a LOI 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.

Responses to Factor 1 of the offeror’s proposal will be limited to forty (40) pages in length, not including the project organization and staffing chart(s); any pages beyond forty will not be reviewed for evaluation purposes. “Page” is defined for the purpose of this solicitation in paragraph 3.1.5.

b. Factor 1: Evaluation Criteria:

The Management and Technical Approach submission will be evaluated for strengths and weaknesses using information provided by the offeror under this factor. The proposal will be evaluated based on the offeror’s completeness of response and feasibility of the offeror’s approach. Specifically, the proposal submission will be evaluated on how well the offeror addresses the following items:

1) Experience in Electrical systems/distribution. The Government will evaluate the offeror’s understanding of the unique requirements of construction of Electrical Systems/distribution.

Greater weight will be given to construction of electrical systems/distribution experience with the most weight given for electrical system/distribution construction experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

a. Experience in Electrical systems/distribution. The offeror should describe in as specific terms as possible its experience in Electrical systems/distribution challenges faced, and how it overcame those challenges. Offerors must identify the project name, federal contract number, contract value, construction completion date, and place of performance for any project it references in response to this element.

2) Licensing: The Government will consider the extent to which the offeror has proven (1) it holds a license in good standing for performance in Bahrain, which will permit the offeror to perform the work required within the period of performance; or (2) it understands the business license process and has clearly explained how it plans to obtain the Bahrain business license necessary to perform the work required within the period of performance. Greater weight will be given to offerors who holds a license in good standing which will permit the offeror to perform the work required within the period of performance.

3) Organization: The Government will evaluate the extent to which an offeror’s plan for organization includes well defined organization and lines of authority, responsibility, communication, and tracking of schedules. The Government will consider whether the offeror clearly describes its organizational structure for this particular project, including lines of authority and the relationship between its home office site office (office which is directly responsible for execution of this project) and USACE TAM. The organization chart should include titles and explanations of the major responsibilities and authorities for key personnel in the home office, support office and site offices.

The proposal should clearly explain the proposed project staffing and how the work effort can be effectively managed. The chart should clearly identify where positions/ personnel are located and whether filled by the Prime Contractor or their subcontractor’s personnel. The roles of any Joint

Venture partners and/or subcontractors must be clearly stated in this section. If a Joint Venture, the offeror should address the respective roles of the Joint Venture partners. The awardee shall not change major subcontractors without approval of the Contracting Officer.

Note: Greater weight may be given to offerors whose proposals effectively demonstrate organizational structure, processes, and procedures that minimize risk to the Government.

A single technical rating will be assigned to the Factor 1 – Management and Technical Approach factor. In rating the offeror, the Government will weigh the strengths, deficiencies, weaknesses, risks and uncertainties of the offeror's proposal. The chart below explains the ratings which will be applied to the Factor 1 – Management and Technical Approach portion of the offeror’s proposal, based on how well the offeror’s proposal meets this factor’s requirements.

(See ratings table on the following page.)

a. FACTOR 2 – PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE

a. Factor 2: Proposal Submission Requirements: The offeror shall provide a single preliminary master schedule with approximately 100 activities or milestones - derived from the full project schedule - and an accompanying schedule narrative that demonstrates the offeror’s understanding of the solicitation requirements. The schedule must include the major activity milestones identified below with a total contract duration of 993 calendar days beginning at contract award. The schedule shall start no earlier than the contract award date. The schedule should be in the form of a time scaled network diagram Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule that is in accordance with specification 01 32 17.12 10 NETWORK ANALYSIS SCHEDULES. This schedule should cover aspects of the project, including a timeline from date of contract award, issuance of the NTP, and through construction completion. The schedule must include the following:

COMBINED TECHNICAL/RISK RATINGS

Color 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 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.

Award

NTP

Obtain Bahraini Business License (if not currently licensed) Submit Cleared Construction Personnel for Approval Procurement of Long Lead Items (Secure Shipping) Mobilization Testing & Commissioning of Major Building Systems Demobilization Project Completion

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

The offeror shall include an accompanying schedule narrative to demonstrate the schedule’s logic, constraints, and the offeror’s understanding of the contract requirements. The narrative should include, but not be limited to

(a) the offeror’s plan to procure its construction material along with key long lead procurement items, (b) the offeror’s plan to ship material in accordance with the CSP, (c) constraints on the schedule presented (such as if the offeror plans to utilize multiple crews, or more than one shift, or work an extended workweek to meet the required construction completion date, weather, material availability, etc.), and (d) the integration of any key subcontractor firms. The narrative should also include identification of the critical path, key construction milestones and features of work, concurrent activities, and key deliverables. The length of the schedule should be in compliance with the stated Period of Performance. The project schedule should contain a sufficient amount of activities and all key milestones which demonstrate an understanding of the project scope.

b. Factor 2: Evaluation Criteria: The Government will evaluate the offeror’s preliminary schedule and narrative to determine the extent of the offeror’s understanding of the solicitation requirements. The Government will evaluate the contract duration presented in the preliminary schedule to determine if it satisfies the requirements of the Government’s RFP. The Government will also review the schedule for construction phasing and the logic shown concerning integration and/or sequencing construction work on the different elements of the project, in determining whether the schedule shown is realistic and obtainable. Greater weight may be given to feasible schedules which provide detail beyond identifying and including the major construction milestones and project elements, such as procurement activities, interim milestones, major and secondary features of work, etc.

The Government will review the schedule and narrative for how well it identifies and addresses constraints on the performance of the work, such as labor, material availability, permits, etc. In its evaluation, the Government will consider the extent to which the schedule and narrative demonstrate compliance with all requirements with regard to proposed activities.