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Fort Bragg North Carolina

Solicitation Number

W912HN-13-R-0009

SATOC for Paving Construction or Design-Build Paving Construction Sections 00010 through 00800 and Technical Provisions - Division 01 February 2013

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH

CORPS OF ENGINEERS

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVENUE

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31401-3640

US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

This Request for Proposals w ill result in a Single Aw ard Task Order Contract (SATOC), for Paving Construction or Design Build Paving Construction. Task Orders issued under this SATOC w ill be predominantly for w ork to be performed at Fort Bragg, NC, how ever;

performance maybe anyw here w ithin the South Atlantic Division Area of Operations (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi). Projects are anticipated to be located on Fort Bragg, NC. Work may also be performed at other Federal Facilities outside the above stated geographical boundary on an expected basis as determined by the Contracting Officer.

This acquisition is being offered as Unrestricted.

The applicable NAICS code for this acquisition is 237310.

The Government w ill use a Best Value Trade-Off Evaluation Process in accordance w ith Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-1. The proposal of the sucsessful Offeror shall be incorporated by reference upon aw ard of contract.

All Task Orders issued under this contract w ill be Firm-Fixed Price.

The total capacity of this contract is $95,000,000. The aw arded contract w ill be for a base period of three (3) years w ith tw o (2) one-year option periods.

KYLE R TAYLOR 912-652-5301

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

27-Nov-2012

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________5 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________05 Mar 2013 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

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

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

D. Offers providing less than _______180 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

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVE.

SAVANNAH GA 31401-3640

W912HN

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CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour) Sealed envelopes containing offers

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

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

FAX:TEL: TEL: FAX:

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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

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, TO INCLUDE E-MAIL AND FACSIMILE

TRANSMISSIONS, IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

HAND CARRIED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION, except for delivery by Federal Express and United Parcel Service, IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

Proposals must be delivered by U.S. Mail, including U.S. Express Mail, Federal Express or United Parcel Service.

All proposals must be clearly identified with the contractor’s name and address. To ensure timely and proper handling, the lower left corner of the outermost wrapper should indicate the following:

Request For Proposal No: W912HN-13-R-0009 Due Date of Proposal: March 5, 2013 Time by which Proposals are Due: 2:00 P.M. (E.S.T.)

Title of Contract: Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Paving Construction or Design Build Paving Construction for Ft. Bragg, NC

Proposals must be addressed as indicated below:

U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah

ATTN: CECT-SAS-E (Kyle R. Taylor) 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, Georgia 31401-3640

Proposals can only be received through the loading dock entry located on the Whitaker Street side of the building. The date and time of delivery established by commercial carriers is not the official time of receipt by the Government. Security Guards posted at the loading dock entry do not receive proposals and will contact Mailroom personnel. Once Mailroom personnel are available, the proposal will be processed by the Security Guards using established security procedures and subsequently picked up by Mailroom personnel. After receipt by the Mailroom personnel, a record will be made of the receipt of the proposal. Completion of these actions will constitute delivery of the proposal by the date and time designated for receipt of proposals in Block 13 of the SF 1442.

Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be processed for receipt and are cautioned that sufficient time may be as much as 24 hours prior to the date and time designated for receipt of proposals.

Proposals sent by U.S. Mail or U.S. Express Mail and addressed the street address of 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue may be delivered to the Savannah District Post Office Box and not to the street address. Offerors that use U.S. Mail or U.S. Express Mail must allow sufficient time for proposals to be received by Mailroom personnel by the time specified for receipt of proposals in Block 13 of the SF 1442. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be processed for receipt and are cautioned that sufficient time may be as much as 24 hours prior to the date and time designated for receipt of proposals.

The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the office designated for receipt of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be physically received and processed by Mailroom personnel in accordance with the information provided.

To submit and review bid inquiry items, Offerors will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login.

Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry.

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.

W912HN-13-R-0009

Paving Ft. Bragg, NC Bidder Inquiry Key – MUUUUY-JBDI2U

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE A

CAPACITY/COEFFICIENT

BID SCHEDULE

**NOTE: IDIQ for Fort Bragg Paving Contract will be for a period of three years from the date of award plus Option Period 1 and/or 2. Total contract capacity for base and all option periods is $95,000,000.00.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

COEFFICIENT ______________________________ %

This coefficient is to be used on all task orders and modifications written during the life of the contract. The CCI used in this line item is for evaluation purposes only.

See paragraph 4 (Price Evaluation Procedures).

Estimated Capacity ($95,000,000) x CCI (Fayetteville, NC = 83.5%) x Proposed Coefficient _______%

PERCENTAGE RATES for the following will be used throughout the life of the contract for non-priced items:

Field Office Overhead _____________________%

Home Office Overhead ____________________%

Bond Premium ___________________________%

PROFIT will be computed for non-priced items using the weighted guideline method.

FOB: Destination

NET AMOUNT

ITEM NO SUPPLIES SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0002 OPTION YEAR 1

$0.00

COEFFICIENT**Coefficient awarded in CLIN 0001 and Percentage Rates for non-priced items WILL NOT change and will remain in full effect.**

ITEM NO SUPPLIES SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE

AMOUNT

0003 OPTION YEAR 2

COEFFICIENT**Coefficient awarded in CLIN 0001 and Percentage Rates for non-priced items WILL NOT change and will remain in full effect.**

SCOPE OF WORK

NOTES TO OFFERORS SCHEDULE A

1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

1.1. Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) for Paving Construction and Design/Build Paving Construction is intended to provide rapid response for horizontal construction: new, rehabilitation, maintenance or repair of situations relating, but not limited to, Airfield and Heliport pavements (including airport runways, taxiways, ramps aprons, helipads and adjacent stabilized areas), highways, streets, concrete aprons, sidewalks, stamped concrete, brick or concrete pavers, storm drainage, sod, detection loops, pedestrian bridges, parking lots, traffic lines, traffic markings, traffic controls, and site preparation of Government facilities. A project requiring use of civil funds or otherwise termed as “civil works construction” is not authorized under this contract. Work may include, but not be limited to:

1.2. Asphalt and Concrete Construction:

1.2.1. New, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of roadways, highways, streets, parking lots, sidewalks, stamped concrete, brick or concrete pavers, curbs & gutters, pedestrian bridges, and highway bridges (bridges that do not span over major waterways), helipads, airport runways, taxiways, ramps, aprons, and adjacent stabilized areas.

1.3. Site Preparation:

1.3.1. New, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair of landscaping, sodding and/or grassing, clearing & grubbing, surveying, fencing, irrigation systems, erosion & sediment control and storm water management. Work may also include, but not be limited to: new construction of or repairs to existing storm drain systems, curb & gutters, culverts, drainage piping, rip-rap, silt fences etc…) and other associated components.

1.4. Miscellaneous Construction:

1.4.1 New construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance or repair of athletic fields and running tracks.

1.4.2 New, rehabilitation, maintenance or repair of detection loops, traffic lines, thermoplastic traffic markings, traffic signalization, traffic control systems and traffic programming to provide a complete and operational system. Work may also include but not be limited to: installation and repair of all required traffic/safety control devices (both temporary and permanent) [e.g. guard rails, cones, barrels, jersey walls etc…].

1.5. Incidental Work:

1.5.1. New, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair or demolition services incidental to the tasks performed in any of the above paragraphs. This work shall include, but not be limited to, landscaping and lighting, and similar minor electrical work that may be required to provide a complete, safe and usable project during and after the course of paving, site preparation, and traffic related services.

1.5.2. Testing, reports, surveys and studies associated with new, rehabilitation, maintenance and repairs to roads (including traffic/pedestrian patterns/signalization), drainage systems, mechanical systems, utility systems, etc...

1.6. Restrictions: Task orders for design only or demolition only shall not be placed against the contract.

2. COEFFICIENT

2.1. Unit Price Data: The Unit Price Data (UPD) is the R.S. Means Construction Cost Data. The current year edition of the R.S. Means Construction Cost Data is hereby incorporated by reference and the edition current at the beginning of each calendar year will be incorporated into the contract for the duration of this contract including option periods. The Contractor shall use the electronic version of R. S. Means Building Professional’s Package which includes Building Construction Cost Data, Mechanical Cost Data, Plumbing Cost Data, Electric Cost Data and the Square Foot Cost. For site work projects, the contractor shall use the Heavy Construction Cost Data and Site Work & Landscape Cost Data. The Contractor may use the quarterly pricing updates for the R.S. Means Construction Cost Data. Contractor shall use Means Cost Works Estimator to prepare and submit task order proposals. These items may be obtained from the R.S. Means Company at 1-800-334-3509 or www.rsmeans.com. Hereinafter, the Unit Price Data as described in this paragraph will be referred to as the UPD.

2.2. Coefficient: The Offeror’s coefficients shall be represented as “net” (e.g. 100%), a percentage “decrease from” (e.g. 95%) or “increase to” (e.g. 120%) to the UPD. The Coefficient will include home office overhead (HOOH), field office overhead (FOOH), profit, bond, taxes, quality control, clean-up, labor burden, mobilization/demobilization expenses, permits, licenses, depreciation, submittals, site security, builders risk insurance, vehicle and construction equipment maintenance, etc. The “Total Bare Costs” column in the UPD will be used. The contractor’s coefficient SHALL contain all allowable contractor costs. There will be NO allowance for any additional costs beyond what the coefficient covers; therefore the coefficient must be all inclusive of costs incurred including items listed in paragraph 2.3 for each task order.

2.3. Items Included in Coefficient:

2.3.1. The following items from the UPD WILL NOT be paid separately and SHALL be included in the coefficient:

Cost Division 1 – General Requirements & Construction Aids

• 01 11 31.20 - Construction Management Fees

• 01 21 16.50 - Contingencies

• 01 21 55.50 0010 thru 01 21 55.50 0010 1200 - Job Condition Allowances

• 01 21 57 – Overtime Allowances

• 01 21 61 – Cost Indexes

• 01 21 63 - Taxes http://www.rsmeans.com/

• 01 31 13.30 – Insurance

• 01 31 13.40 – Main Office Expense

• 01 31 13.50 – General Contractor’s Mark-up

• 01 31 13.60 – Installing Contractor’s Main Office Overhead

• 01 31 13.80 – Overhead & Profit

• 01 31 13.90 – Performance Bond

• 01 41 26 – Permits Requirements

• 01 74 13.20 0050 (Daily clean-up)

• 01 74 13.20 0020 & 40 - After job completion Min & Max

• 01 54 39 70 0020 – Construction Equipment Small Tools

2.3.2. The following line items will only apply after completion of a new facility or interior facility rehabilitation:

• 01 74 13.20 0100 – Final by GC at end of the job

2.4. Non-Priced Items. Items of work not covered in the UPD will be considered Non-Priced Items.

2.4.1. All proposed non-priced items shall be separately identified and priced. Proposed non-priced items must be documented by supporting information as specified below:

(a) A minimum of THREE (3) competitive contractor quotes

(or) if requested and approved by the Contracting Officer,

(b) A complete breakout of material, labor, and other direct or indirect costs required to complete the specific item. Costs shall be segregated and proposed on a DA Form 5413-R, “Construction Cost Breakdown’, or other format approved by the contracting officer.

2.4.2. Non-priced items proposed by the contractor will be fully negotiated prior to award.

2.4.3. The City Cost Index (CCI) SHALL NOT be used for non priced items.

2.4.4. The coefficients will not be applied to non-priced items. Non-priced items shall be proposed by the contractor and negotiated prior to award.

2.4.5. The Field Office Overhead, Home Office Overhead and bond will be fixed for non-priced items as proposed on Schedule A.

2.5. Work to be performed by the prime contractor and subcontractor(s) shall be priced using the “BARE COSTS TOTAL” column in the UPD. The appropriate coefficient will then be applied to the total of these costs.

2.6. Union Rates will be used for pricing Labor. Contractor shall consider any wage rate increases in their proposed coefficient.

2.7. The Coefficient will apply for the three (3) year base period and two (2) option periods of the contract or up to the maximum capacity of $95,000,000.00.

2.8 Applying the CCI and Coefficient.

2.8.1. For all task orders, the proposed quantities for the individual items required shall be negotiated prior to Task Order award. Next the most current R.S. Means City Cost Index (CCI), for the area of construction, will be applied to each individual item. Then all individual items will be summed to generate a Net Sum of all Bare Cost Totals. Finally the task order subtotal will then be multiplied by the coefficient factor to determine the applied coefficient total price of the task order.

2.8.2. Each proposal will be generated from R.S. Means using a CSI Number: The R.S. Means database consists of a MasterFormat System of classifications and numbering developed by the Construction Specification Institute (CSI). Each line item in the database has its own unique CSI identifier

2.8.3. The contractor shall use the electronic version in developing his proposal The contractor shall select the appropriate location of the project utilizing the postal zip code in the RS Means Cost works program. The City Cost Indexes are electronically applied to the CSI items thru this method for the location the work is being performed. The City Cost indexes are automatically updated by the appropriate quarter of the year. The proposals must be aware of the differences per locality and example is shown below for informational purposes only.

2.8.3.1. Example: Provide 5,000 SY of ¾” crushed stone base and 10,000 LF of thermoplastic lines.

Step 1: Set up CCI: The contractor shall select the Location Finder (CCI) on the electronic version of R.S. Means and input the appropriate zip code prefix for the location the work will be performed. Once this is selected, R.S. Means will automatically apply the appropriate CCI to each line item. To verify that the contractor has applied the appropriate location finder, the contractor’s proposal shall include the zip code prefix column.

Example A below shows the CSI numbers without the CCI

CSI Number Description Unit Bare Mat

Bare Labor

Bare Equip

Bare Total

Zip Code Prefix

32 11 23.23 0050 Crushed 3/4" stone base SY $3.19 $0.28 $0.72 $4.19 32 17 23.13 0710 Thermoplastic, white /yellow, 4”W LF $0.29 $0.08 $0.09 $0.46

Once the CSI number is selected, and the contractor will input the appropriate quantity. The CCI is automatically applied to the bare labor, bare material and bare equipment cost. See example below.

Example B below shows the CCI and quantity applied to the CSI number. The calculation for the Bare Material cost for example would be the CCI X Material Cost X Qty) = $15,950.

Qty

CSI

Number

Description

Unit

Bare Mat

Bare Labor

Bare Equip

Bare Total

Zip Code Prefix

5,000 32 11 23.23

Crushed 3/4" stone base

SY $15,950 $1,400 $3,600 $20,950 283

10,000 32 17 23.13

Thermoplastic, white /yellow, 4”W

LF $2,900 $800 $900 $4,600 283

Step 2: Applying the Coefficient: Next sum all of the Bare Cost Totals for all of the CSI items to get a Bare Cost Sub-total. Then apply the coefficient to get the Applied Coefficient Total for the task order.

Example C: Net Sum of all Bare Cost Totals = $20,950 (Crushed Stone) + $4,600 (Thermoplastic) = $25,550

Then the proposed coefficient is applied:

Example D: Applied Coefficient Total = Net Sum of all Bare Cost Totals X Coefficient

For example if your coefficient is a net decrease of 95%, your Applied Coefficient Total would be:

$25,550 X 0.95 = $24,272.50 or

If your coefficient is a net increase of 120%, your Applied Coefficient Total would be:

$25,550 X 1.2 = $30,660.00

2.9 Coefficients: See CLIN 0001 and example in paragraph 4.

3. TASK ORDER PROPOSALS

3.1. The Contractor shall prepare a detailed proposal by identifying tasks, refining quantities of both prepriced and non-priced items, pricing non-priced items, developing performance times and preparing a completed proposal document for submission to the Contracting Officer. The contractor shall field verify all available as-builts as well as existing field conditions.

3.2. Where assembly costs are provided in the UPD, those costs shall take precedence over costs for individual items unless otherwise approved by the Contracting Officer.

3.3. Quantities used on individual task order proposals shall be taken from field measurements or design plan, as appropriate, without allowance for waste unless R.S. Means authorizes under individual items. Waste of excessive material quantities is an incidental cost and SHALL BE included in the coefficient.

3.4. Costs of expendable supplies, lubricants, wear and tear on tools, are included in the installation/construction cost in the UPD cost of construction and will not be paid separately.

Small tools will not be paid

3.5. Equipment Rental may be considered only if the required item is not included in the crew descriptions for the UPD line item that describe the work, unless approved by the Contracting Officer.

4. PRICE EVALUATION PROCEDURE

4.1. Coefficient Estimated Capacity Values are identified in the following table. The Estimated Capacity Value ($95,000,000) will be multiplied by the CCI (Fayetteville, NC area as of 4th quarter 2012 was 83.5%) and then multiplied by the corresponding proposed coefficient to determine the Evaluated Total.

4.2. An EXAMPLE price evaluation chart follows:

EXAMPLE PRICE EVALUATION PROCEDURE

CLIN 0001 Capacity

Base Est Capacity Value

CCI

(Fayetteville, NC) Applied Total w/ CCI

(Capacity x CCI) Proposed

Coefficient* Evaluated Total

(Applied Total w/ CCI x Coefficient) Fort Bragg $95,000,000.00 83.5% $79,325,000.00 84.0% $66,633,000.00

TOTAL EVALUATED PRICE SCHEDULE A

* The Coefficient listed in this chart is an EXAMPLE ONLY.

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

SECTION 100

SECTION 00100

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. OVERVIEW.

1.1 This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) under which task orders for Paving Construction or Design-Build Paving Construction primarily at Fort Bragg, NC; however, work may also be performed at other Federal Facilities located within the geographic boundaries of the US Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi.) Work may also be performed at other Federal Facilities outside the above-stated geographical boundary on an excepted basis as determined by the Contracting Officer. Task Orders issued under any resultant contract(s) will be Firm-Fixed Price and may be either of a Construction or Design/Build Construction. A project requiring use of civil funds is not authorized under this contract. (See solicitation section 00010 for the complete scope of the anticipated contract to be awarded under this RFP.)

1.2 The purpose of the Source Selection plan is to establish a uniform evaluation procedure for the technical evaluation of proposals by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) and the development of the Best Value Decision by the Source Selection Authority (SSA) using the Trade-Off Process (See Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-1). In as much as the proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform any resulting contract, and task orders issued there under, the proposal should be specific and complete in every detail as well as be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract and task orders issued thereafter.

1.3 For the purposes of this solicitation, the Government will utilize a Best Value Trade-off Process. In this process, interested Offerors submit certain specified performance and capability proposals in conjunction with a coefficient pricing schedule for review and consideration by the Government. The Government will evaluate these performance capability proposals in accordance with the criteria described herein.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Firms formally organized as design-build entities, design firms and construction contractors that have associated specifically for performance of this contract, consortia of firms, or any other interested parties may submit proposals. A design firm or construction contractor may offer more than one proposal by entering into more than one association. Associations may be joint ventures or include key team subcontractors. Any legally organized Offeror may submit a proposal.

2.2 Contractor Team Arrangements. Contractor Team Arrangements are considered an arrangement in which (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.6, the Government will recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements; provided, the arrangements are identified and company relationships are fully disclosed in the offer. The Offeror shall identify the major or critical aspects of the requirement to be performed by those identified in the Contractor Team Arrangement. The submission must contain a narrative that clearly explains the relevance to a particular factor of information concerning a company that is part of a Contractor Team Arrangement. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance of the information to this procurement. Any narrative provided should be incorporated into the Offeror’s proposal at Tab E.

2.3 Notwithstanding the specific requirements of any other area of the RFP, information submitted about any company other than the Offeror, whether a predecessor company, affiliated company, subsidiary (including wholly owned subsidiaries), or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of this requirement, or other associated business, WILL NOT be evaluated for any factor unless the proposal contains a detailed narrative explaining why this submitted information is relevant to this acquisition. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance and weight, if any, of the information to this procurement. Where information about a subcontractor is properly submitted and given significant weight during the evaluation, the failure of the Offeror to actually perform with that subcontractor may be grounds for termination for default. Any narrative provided should be incorporated into the Offeror’s proposal at Tab E.

2.4 Offerors shall submit their proposal to the address shown in Block 7 of Standard Form 1442.

2.5 Proposals are due no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442.

3. GENERAL PROPOSAL FORMAT:

3.1 Title Page. Include the title of the solicitation, solicitation number, Offeror name, and date of the submittal.

3.2 Table of Contents. Each volume of the proposal shall contain a detailed table of contents. If more than one binder is used, the complete table of contents shall be included in each. Any materials submitted but not required by this solicitation (such as company brochures) shall be relegated to appendices.

3.3 Printed Matter Submissions. Written material shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper printed in no less than a 10 pitch or 10 font. Page limitations, where specified in the RFP, shall be considered a maximum. Pages in excess of any specified limitation shall not be evaluated. A single 8 ½ x 11 inch sheet with written material on one side only shall constitute one page. However, if both sides of the sheet bear written material then this single sheet shall be counted as two pages.

3.4 Binders. Proposals shall be submitted in tabbed, three ring binders.

3.5 Number of Copies. Offerors SHALL submit a hard copy of the original Volume I and a hard copy of the original Volume II. Offerors SHALL also submit five (5) additional hard copies of Volume II with one (1) electronic copy of Volume II on a CD. Given the limited time and resources of the evaluation board, failure to provide the requisite number of copies may hinder the board's ability to evaluate the Offeror's proposal. Failure to provide any copies of Volume I or Volume II may result in the Offeror’s proposal being eliminated.

3.6 Tabs. Proposal shall be organized and tabbed as follows:

VOLUME I

TAB A – Standard Form 1442, completed and signed by authorized individual(s) of the Offeror.

Offers submitted in the name of a Joint Venture must be signed in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the joint venture agreement as evidenced in the proposal.

TAB B – Proposal Pricing Schedule, Section 00010—Schedule B.

TAB C - Section 00600 – Representations and Certifications. For Offerors interested in submitting proposals as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, you are requested to submit the Department of Veteran Affairs Verification Letter verifying that your business has been approved as such and added to the verified Veteran business database at www.VetBiz.gov.

The Government reserves the right to rely on other sources to confirm SDVOSB status if the Offeror has not been approved through the VA.

TAB D – Proposal Data Sheet – See Attachment 1 provided at the end of this section. Offerors should ensure telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and DUNS number are all included.

The DUNS number provided will be used to access Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) data. If a separate DUNS has been created for a joint venture (J-V) it must be submitted. A DUNS number shall also be provided for each company identified in any other proposed association of firms or Contractor Team Arrangement. The Offeror should also submit their Tax ID number on the proposal data sheet.

TAB E – Teaming Agreement and Narratives, if applicable. See paragraphs 2.2 and 2.3. For Offerors interested in submitting proposals as an 8(a)—SBA must approve a joint venture agreement prior to the award of an 8(a) contract on behalf of the joint venture. The application for 8(a) JV certification SHALL be submitted to the appropriate Small Business District office no later than the proposal due date specified in this solicitation.

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TAB F - Bid Bond—The Offeror is not required to submit a bid bond but is required to submit a letter, stamped with an official seal and notarized, from the contractor’s surety validating the Offeror’s single and aggregate bonding capability and a power of attorney if applicable. Any letter found to be insufficient may affect an Offeror’s responsibility determination. Submit originals; photocopied or scanned copies are not acceptable. FAR clause 52.228-1, “Bid Guarantee” will be included in the contract. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, a Bid Bond will be required for each task order.

TAB G –Financial Information & Bonding Capability (e.g. past three years financial statements, annual reports, Dun & Bradstreet Ratings and/or number, etc.) Provide a list of all current contracts held, total dollar value, award date, anticipated completion, performance and payment bond amount.

VOLUME II

TAB E –Teaming Agreement (Duplicate of Volume I)

TAB H– FACTOR 1 Past Performance

TAB I – FACTOR 2 Design Experience

TAB J – FACTOR 3 Small Business Participation Plan

4. TAB H—FACTOR 1 –PAST PERFORMANCE

4.1 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS.

4.1.1 The Offeror shall demonstrate a record of performance on recent relevant projects using the Past Performance Questionnaire Summary Sheet, Attachment 2 and the Past Performance Questionnaire, Attachment 3 at the end of this section. The Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client (Point of Contact) for each relevant project submitted. Offeror must ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client. Completed PPQs must be submitted with your proposal by the specified closing date and time. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a point of contact for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete blocks 1 – 5 of the PPQ and submit it with the proposal. Please note that, at a minimum, this first page of the PPQ form must contain sufficient information for the government to determine the relevancy of the project. In addition, this will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). The Government may call and confirm information provided by the Offeror on the PPQs with the points of contact, to the extent necessary to verify the information in the PPQ or to obtain additional information. The Government reserves the right to interview other individuals if the point of contact is not available. By exception, the client may request submission of questionnaires directly to the Government’s point of contact, Kyle R. Taylor.

Request may be made via email to kyle.r.taylor@usace.army.mil. This request must be coordinated by the client in advance not later than 5 business days before the proposal due date. PPQ’s submitted directly to the Contract specialist shall be mailed via trackable means (certified US Mail, FedEx, UPS). If PPQ fails to arrive before the closing date and time, or if the information on the PPQ is insufficient to determine the Offeror name and appropriate solicitation number, it will not be considered.

Offerors are cautioned that the information submitted pertaining to a project shall be limited to the PPQ form and shall contain enough information to determine relevancy of each project. Likewise, Project Information submitted in a format other than or in lieu of the PPQ (to include CCASS /ACASS) will not be considered. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other RFPs.

However, this does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. Offerors may submit PPQ submitted on other procurements.

In addition to the PPQ, the Offeror’s proposal shall include the Past Performance Questionnaire Summary Sheet (Attachment 2) to provide a summary of the PPQs included and/or submitted to clients. The summary sheet at a minimum shall include the following: 1) Project name; 2) Team member submitting the project; 3) Contract Number; 4) Construction percent completed at the time of the solicitation; 5) Scheduled completion date; and 6) Indicate if the project was design-bid-build, design build or CMS at Risk.

The offeror may include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years only for the projects submitted, such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition. Performance recognition documents shall not exceed eight (8) documents for the entire team.

Offerors should identify state and local government and private contracts that are similar to the Government’s requirements described in 4.1.2 and 4.2.2. If the Offeror has a teaming arrangement, and/or is a joint venture, each firm shall provide information, demonstrating experience relevant to their expected role on this contract. If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division, unit or team member submitting the offer.

4.1.2. Offeror shall submit recent projects with a minimum value of no less than $2.5 Million dollars and demonstrate new horizontal construction or horizontal renovation work. To be considered recent, the project must be successfully completed, or substantially completed (fully designed and at least 50% construction progress completed) within five (5) years preceding the date of this solicitation. Projects that meet the criteria described above will be evaluated on how relevant they are compared to the effort to be acquired through this procurement (see paragraphs

4.2.2 and 4.2.4). Projects that DO NOT meet the criteria WILL NOT be evaluated.

4.1.3 Offerors shall submit no more than eight (8) PPQs (Attachment 3). Project information shall be limited to the PPQ. Additional project information attached to the PPQ will not be evaluated. If PPQs for more than eight (8) are submitted, only the first eight (8) PPQs in the proposal will be considered. Where a project was awarded as a task order or delivery order under an IDIQ type contract, Offerors are cautioned to submit information specific to the instant task or delivery order considered relevant to the requirements of this RFP, rather than the umbrella contract. For purposes of this Request for Proposal, if the Offeror represents the combining of two or more companies in a Contract Team Arrangement as defined in paragraph

2.2 above, no more than eight (8) total project examples may be submitted for the entire team.

Offerors are advised to submit projects wherein the Offeror, or proposed team members, played a significant role and to clearly define those roles.

4.1.4 If any firm has multiple functions or divisions, limit the project examples to those performed by the division, unit or team member submitting the offer.

4.1.5 While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the offeror must provide detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information for evaluation by the Government.

4.1.6 The experience and/or past performance of individuals will NOT be considered under this factor.

4.2 EVALUATION CRITERIA.

4.2.1 Past Performance Evaluation. The past performance evaluation results in an assessment of the Government’s confidence in the ability of the Offeror to meet the solicitation requirements.

The past performance evaluation considers each Offeror’s demonstrated record of performance on recent and relevant projects that involve a similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities as this solicitation requires. One performance confidence assessment rating is assigned for each Offeror after evaluating the Offeror’s recent past performance, focusing on performance that is relevant to the contract requirements.

4.2.2 Relevancy Evaluation: Projects that meet the criteria in 4.1.2 will be evaluated to determine how relevant the projects are compared to the effort to be acquired through this solicitation. Aspects of relevant projects include similarity of scope, type of work, complexity, contract type, and the degree of subcontracting or teaming proposed by the Offeror. Projects will be evaluated using, but not limited to, the characteristics identified below. The characteristics identified are not intended to be a comprehensive list. However, projects that meet the criteria in

4.1.2 and the characteristics below may be considered more relevant. The Government will only evaluate the project description provided in section 4 of the PPQ Form. (See para.

4.1.3) Section 4 shall include the characteristics of the project and shall be within the space allotted. If Section 4 is expanded to additional pages, the additional pages will not be evaluated

- New horizontal construction and rehabilitation of helipads, airport runways, taxiways, and concrete aprons.

- Paving parking lots two to five acres

- Traffic signalization, controls and programming

- Storm Drainage

- Design Build experience

- The role of the offeror or team member on submitted projects is similar to or more significant than the role the offeror or team member is expected to perform on this contract.

4.2.3 The Government will not consider multiple projects, such as individual task orders, combined to meet the minimum value.

4.2.4 Relevancy. There are four levels of relevancy as shown in the following Table. With respect to relevancy, more relevant past performance will typically be a stronger predictor of future success and have more influence on the past performance confidence assessment than past performance of lesser relevance.

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings.

Ratings Definitions Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant

Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

4.2.5 Confidence Assessment. The past performance record will be evaluated to determine how well the contractor performed on past projects.

4.2.6 The Government will evaluate the Offeror's past performance using the sources available to it including but not limited to: the example projects identified by the Offeror and submitted on the PPQs and any additional information received from references, ACASS, and CCASS or other sources. Offerors may be provided an opportunity to address any negative past performance information about which the Offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond if such information is determined to impact the rating to be assessed.

4.2.7 The Government will consider past performance of the prime construction contractor and the design firm, (or the prime contractor if design is to be self-performed). If a firm has multiple functions or divisions, the Government will only evaluate the past performance of the unit or division submitting the offer. The Government may also consider the past performance information submitted on any other team member. However, in accordance with paragraphs 2.2 and 2.3, above, the consideration and weight given to past performance information concerning other than the prime contractor will be based on the extent of involvement of the team member in the project and the adequacy of the proposal in identifying and addressing such arrangements and roles. Past performance information submitted on a team member who does not perform a major or critical role on the project or whose role has not been clearly or adequately described as required will not be considered. Where the Government views an Offeror’s role, or that of its team members, if any, as not significant or as not clearly defined, the Government reserves the right to view this lack of involvement, or clarity, as affecting the determination of relevancy and the usefulness of the information in determining a confidence rating despite the quality of recent, relevant past performance information.

4.2.8 Other Sources. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources other than those provided by the Offeror for evaluating past performance. These other sources may include but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the proposal on the Proposal Data Sheet, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.

The Government will also consider available CCASS ratings on relevant projects submitted by the Offeror under this factor and may consider up to five (5) additional CCASS ratings on recent, relevant projects as needed to evaluate past performance for any team member. The Government will consider available ACASS ratings on all relevant projects submitted by the Offeror under Factor 1, Past Performance, and may consider up to five (5) additional ACASS ratings on recent, relevant projects as needed to evaluate past performance.

4.2.9 The Government will consider the relevant past performance information, source of this information, context of the data, and general trends in contractor performance on recent projects to reach a performance confidence assessment using the ratings in 4.2.11.

4.2.10 If no recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned this factor will be assigned a rating of “Unknown Confidence (Neutral).

4.2.11 Past Performance Confidence Ratings

4.2.11.1 SUBSTANTIAL CONFIDENCE - Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

4.2.11.2 SATISFACTORY CONFIDENCE - Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

4.2.11.3 LIMITED CONFIDENCE - Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

4.2.11.4 NO CONFIDENCE - Based on the Offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a no expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

4.2.11.5 UNKNOWN CONFIDENCE (NEUTRAL) - No recent/relevant performance record is available or the Offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

5. TAB I—FACTOR 2- DESIGN EXPERIENCE

5.1 SUBMISSION REQUIRMENTS: The Offeror shall demonstrate its capability to perform design work as required under this contract using the Standard Form 330 (SF330). The Offeror is required to complete ALL sections of Part I and Part II of the SF330. The Prime A/E is required to submit a completed SF330. An additional SF330 can be submitted for A/E team members but no more than two (2) SF330s can be submitted for the Entire A/E team.

Directions for the Standard Form 330 can be found at Attachment 4. The Government will evaluate the completed SF330.

5.1.1 Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. No more than five (5) total project examples may be submitted for the entire A-E team, even if the proposed Architect-Engineer Firm represents the combining of two or more companies. If an Offeror submits more than five

(5) total project examples, only the first five (5) will be evaluated. Project descriptions shall be annotated in Section F of the SF330 and shall not exceed one (1) page. If more than one page is submitted only the first page will be considered. Projects must be at least 50% design progress completed or successfully completed within five (5) years preceding the date of this solicitation.

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