Conformed_Copy_W912HN-15-R-0001-0001.pdf

W912HN-15-R-0001-0001

This Request for Proposal w ill result in a Single Firm Fixed Price Contract Aw ard for the Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), Chatham County, Georgia.

This acquisition is Unrestricted, offered as Full and Open Competition.

The Government w ill use a best value, Low est Price Technically Acceptable Methodology, IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.101-2 w hen evaluting offerors proposals

The Construction magnitude for this requirement is betw een $ 25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The contract duration w ill be for a period not to exceed 540 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

The North American Industry Classif ication System (NAICS) Code for this solicitation shall be 237990.

For purposes of this Request For Proposal, all contract draw ings and specifications that reference Solicitaion Number W912HN-14-R-0002, are applicable to and synonymous w ith RFP W912HN-15-R-0001, Raw Water Storage Impoundment Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), Chatham County GA.

SHANNON D ANTHONY 912-652-5161

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

25-Aug-2015

(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 ________540 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is 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 __________0 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________24 Sep 2015 (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 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 _______120 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

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, SAVANNAH

100 WEST OGLETHORPE AVE

SAVANNAH GA 31401-3640

W912HN

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

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:

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

W912HN-15-R-0001

Section 00 01 15 - List of Drawing Sheets

WAGE DETERMINATION

U. S. Department of Labor Wage Decision No. GA150089 dated 05/08/2015 shall be applicable to any contract resulting from this solicitation. The rates and benefits are the minimums to be paid employees hereunder.

General Decision Number: GA150089 05/08/2015 GA89

Superseded General Decision Number: GA20140089

State: Georgia

Construction Type: Heavy Heavy Construction, Includes Water and Sewer Lines, and Heavy Construction on Treatment Plant Sites and Industrial Sites (Refineries, Power Plants, Chemical and Manufacturing Plants, Paper Mills, Etc.)

Counties: Bryan, Chatham and Effingham Counties in Georgia.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13658 establishes an hourly minimum wage of $10.10 for 2015 that applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the solicitation is issued on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.10 (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Modification Number Publication Date 0 01/02/2015 1 05/08/2015

ELEC0508-002 06/01/2011

Rates Fringes

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 22.52 8.02

ENGI0474-025 07/01/2013

Rates Fringes

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:

Mechanic....................$ 24.55 12.30

* PLUM0188-006 09/01/2014

Rates Fringes

PIPEFITTER.......................$ 25.00 13.15

SUGA2012-107 08/11/2012

Rates Fringes

CARPENTER (Form Work Only).......$ 15.44 0.00

CARPENTER, Excludes Form Work....$ 14.76 0.00

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 16.96 0.00

IRONWORKER, REINFORCING..........$ 13.30 1.66

LABORER: Common or General......$ 11.96 1.16

LABORER: Pipelayer..............$ 15.50 0.00

OPERATOR:

Backhoe/Excavator/Trackhoe.......$ 16.88 1.30

OPERATOR: Bulldozer.............$ 18.36 4.57

OPERATOR: Crane.................$ 20.29 1.60

OPERATOR: Grader/Blade..........$ 20.24 0.00

OPERATOR: Loader................$ 13.21 0.00

OPERATOR: Piledriver............$ 18.72 2.06

OPERATOR: Roller................$ 12.04 0.69

PILEDRIVERMAN....................$ 18.50 0.78

TRUCK DRIVER: Dump Truck........$ 12.79 0.00

TRUCK DRIVER: Lowboy Truck......$ 17.28 1.84

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses

(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classification and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of "identifiers" that indicate whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate for local), a survey rate (weighted average rate) or a union average rate (weighted union average rate).

Union Rate Identifiers

A four letter classification abbreviation identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than "SU" or "UAVG" denotes that the union classification and rate were prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2014. PLUM is an abbreviation identifier of the union which prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers. 0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. 07/01/2014 is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate, which in this example is July 1, 2014.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all rate changes in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing this classification and rate.

Survey Rate Identifiers

Classifications listed under the "SU" identifier indicate that no one rate prevailed for this classification in the survey and the published rate is derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As this weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SULA2012-007 5/13/2014. SU indicates the rates are survey rates based on a weighted average calculation of rates and are not majority rates. LA indicates the State of Louisiana. 2012 is the year of survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 5/13/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

Survey wage rates are not updated and remain in effect until a new survey is conducted.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

Classification(s) listed under the UAVG identifier indicate that no single majority rate prevailed for those classifications; however, 100% of the data reported for the classifications was union data. EXAMPLE: UAVG-OH-0010 08/29/2014. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the state. The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 08/29/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January of each year, to reflect a weighted average of the current negotiated/CBA rate of the union locals from which the rate is based.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

* an existing published wage determination

* a survey underlying a wage determination

* a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

* a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the Davis-Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)

and 3.) should be followed.

With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

2.) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator

(See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:

Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.

END OF GENERAL DECISION

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation, Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Schedule

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Site Preparation

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 327,700 Cubic

Yard

Impoundment Earthwork - Unsuitable Haul Off and Replacement with Suitable Material

0003 1 Job Impoundment Earthwork - Fill from

Offsite Sources

0004 1 Job Impoundment Filter Drain

0005 1 Job Impoundment - Procurment/Installation of

HDPE Liner

0006 1 Job Access Road

0007 1 Job Yard Piping

0008 1 Job Exterior Electric

0009 1 Job Transfer Pump Station

0010 1 Job PAC Silo System

CLIN SCHEDULE CONTINUED

TOTAL BASE OFFER BID (Items 0001-0010) $_________________

NOTES FOR CONTRACT LINE ITEM (CLIN) SCHEDULE

NOTE NO. 1. Offerors must insert a price on all numbered items of the CLIN Schedule.

Failure to do so will disqualify the Offeror.

NOTE NO. 2. CLIN 0002, Unit of Measure Cubic Yard is the equivalent of BANK

CUBIC YARDS

NOTE NO. 3. Contract performance time is a maximum of 540 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed.

NOTE NO. 4. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES will be assessed at $2,524.01 per day

NOTE NO. 5. Offers providing less than 120 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

NOTE NO. 6. Magnitude of Construction for Funded CLIN 0001 through 0010 is between $25M and $100M dollars.

NOTE NO. 7. To better facilitate the receipt and proposal process, all modifications to proposals are to be submitted on copies of the latest Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) schedules as published in the solicitation or the latest amendment thereto.

SOLICITATION OVERVIEW

Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Chatham County, Georgia Single Firm Fixed Priced Contract

This Acquisition is Unrestricted, offered as Full and Open Competition. This is a Single Firm Fixed Price Contract for the Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Chatham County, Georgia.

ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE WEBSITE

LISTED BELOW. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION SENT VIA EMAIL OR FACSIMILE WILL

NOT BE ACCEPTED. HAND CARRIED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS NOT

AUTHORIZED.

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all proposals shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format. The Price Proposal and Technical Proposal shall be submitted as “separate” single files. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W912HN-15-R-0001_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME I

W912HN-15-R-0001_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME II

Submit the Price and Technical proposals electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at: https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/ . At the AMRDEC SAFE website select the link:

I do not have a CAC or this machine is not configured to read my CAC and I would like to access SAFE as a Guest User, to register, access the site and submit your proposal(s). [Note: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the AMRDEC SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.]

When your proposal is submitted via the AMRDEC SAFE website, the website will provide notification of the submittal to the Government recipients. When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, you will be required to enter email addresses for the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients will be the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist for this project is Ms. Shannon D. Anthony, whose e-mail address is shannon.d.anthony@usace.army.mil. The Contracting Officer for this project is Mr.

Bruce A. Helms, whose e-mail address is Bruce.A.Helms@usace.army.mil. These e-mail addresses are the ones you will enter as recipients.

In addition, after uploading your documents, you will be required to verify your email address before AMRDEC will send notification to the Government recipients. This is a very important step – even if you successfully upload your proposal to AMRDEC SAFE, notification will not be sent to the Government until you verify your email address, which may result in the rejection of your proposal for lateness. Follow the instructions on the AMRDEC website and confirmation emails you receive from AMRDEC.

Proposal Due Date and Time:

Request For Proposal No: W912HN-15-R-0001 Due Date of Proposal: September 24, 2015 Time by which Proposals are Due: 02:00 P.M. (E.T.)

Title of Project: Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Chatham County Georgia

The date and time of delivery will be established by the time of receipt of the e-mail notification to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by the AMRDEC SAFE website, not by the date and time of uploading of the proposal into the AMRDEC SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but notification is not actually received in the recipients’ e-mail inboxes until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late.

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 designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the information provided.

WAGE DETERMINATIONS: The appropriate wage determination for this requirement is U.S. Department of Labor Wage Decision No. GA150089 dated 05/08/2015.

TECHNICAL MATTERS: Submit technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) at least 10 calendar days prior to the date established in the RFP for receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right to decline addressing questions received less than 10 calendar days prior to receipt of proposals.

If an Offeror believes that the requirements in this Request for Proposal contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound; immediately notify the Contract Specialist in writing with supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to award this Request for Proposal based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion.

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

A prospective vendor who submits a comment or question will receive an acknowledgement via e-mail, followed by an answer after it has been processed by our technical team. All timely questions and approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Approved answers to all timely questions will also be posted on the FedBizOps in the form of a report generated from ProjNet as soon as the comment/question entering period is over and answers are all finalized.

W912HN-15-R-0001

Raw Water Storage Impoundment, SHEP Single Firm Fixed Price Contract Bidder Inquiry Key: 59XW6E-277HBW

Specific Instructions for Initial ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, E-mail, Secret

Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

Steps 1 through 3: same as above.

4. E-mail. Enter the e-mail address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open asking for the answer to your Secret Question.

6. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed, you are logged into the system.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

1. OVERVIEW.

1.1 This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for the construction of the SHEP Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah GA. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

1.2 The purpose of Source Selection procedures 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 Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process (See Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.101-2). In as much as the proposal shall describe the capability of the Offeror to perform any resulting contract 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 issued thereafter.

2. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Who May Submit. The requirement will be advertised as full and open competition;

any legally organized firm registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) 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 G.

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 relied upon by the Government in evaluating proposals, 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 G.

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. Any materials submitted but not required by this solicitation (such as company brochures) shall be relegated to appendices.

3.3 Electronic Matter Submissions.

3.3.1 Written material shall be on 8 ½ x 11 inch paper size, using no smaller 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.

3.3.2 Offerors SHALL submit an electronic version (PDF Format) of the original Volume I and Volume II. Offerors SHALL submit only two files in PDF format (i.e. Volume I and Volume II). These two files should be named in a specific format: Solicitation Number, Offerors Company and the volume (i.e. W912HN-15-R-0001_USACE_VolumeI.pdf).

Given the limited time and resources of the evaluation board, failure to provide proposal in the correct format 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 determined ineligible for award.

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

VOLUME I Price/Representative/Compensation

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 – Section 00 10 00 – Proposal Pricing Schedule

TAB C - Section 00 45 00– Representations and Certifications

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 Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) data. Offerors should also provide any other assigned number that identifies them in the PPIRS database. 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 – Bid Bond – In accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, incorporated by reference, offerors are required to submit an original bid bond in accordance with these instructions and by the time and date established for the receipt of proposals. The Bid Guarantee shall be 20% of the bid price or $3 Million, whichever is less. Bid bonds must be submitted in original form and contain original signatures.

Photocopied, facsimile, scanned or otherwise mechanically reproduced bid bonds will not be accepted. Failure to submit a proper bid bond shall be cause for rejection of an Offeror's proposal.

ELECTRONIC BID BOND SUBMISSION, TO INCLUDE E-MAIL AND

FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

HANDCARRIED BID BOND SUBMISSIONS, except for delivery by Federal Express and United Parcel Service, IS NOT AUTHORIZED.

Bid Bonds must be delivered by U.S. Mail, including U.S. Express Mail, or by Federal Express or United Parcel Service. All Bid Bonds 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-15-R-0001 Due Date of Proposal: September 24, 2015 Time by which Proposals are Due: 02:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Title of Project: Raw Water Storage Impoundment, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), Chatham County, GA

Bid Bonds must be addressed:

U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah ATTN: CECT-SAS-E (Shannon Anthony) 100 West Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, GA 31401-3640

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 for the building do not receive bid bonds and will contact Mailroom personnel. Once Mailroom personnel are available, the bid bonds 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 bid bonds. Completion of these actions will constitute delivery of the bid bonds by the date and time designated for receipt of the bid bonds.

Offerors that use U.S. Mail or U.S. Express Mail must allow sufficient time for the bid bonds to be received by Mailroom personnel by the time specified. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid bonds 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. The Government will not be responsible for bid bonds delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that bid bonds are submitted so as to reach the office designated for receipt.

Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the bid bonds to be physically received and processed by Mailroom personnel in accordance with the information provided.

TAB F – Financial Information (e.g. the last three years financial statement, Annual Reports, Dun and 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. The Offeror shall also provide a Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-7003, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

TAB G – Teaming Agreements and Narratives, if applicable. See paragraph 2.2 and 2.3.

VOLUME II Technical

TAB H – FACTOR 1 Past Performance

TAB I– FACTOR 2 Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience

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 Assessment 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 Point of Contact. 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 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 will 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. 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 a project. Project Information submitted in a format other than or in lieu of the PPQ (to include CCASS or CPARS) 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 provided they are on the NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire Form and the client contact information is accurate and up-to-date.

It is important for offerors to provide accurate, up-to-date, client Point of Contact information on the project PPQs. If the Government is unable to verify the information provided on the PPQs with the client Point of Contact, or by other sources available (e.g. CPARS), the Government reserves the right to disregard that project when evaluating the offeror’s past performance (Factor 1) and experience (Factor 2). Similarly, it is important for the PPQs to be signed by the client Point of Contact. If PPQs are not signed by the client, the Government reserves the right to disregard the past performance ratings for that particular project. Unverifiable and/or unsigned PPQs may result in a rating of Unacceptable in Factor 1 or Factor 2.

In addition to the PPQ, the Offeror’s proposal shall include the Past Performance Evalutation Questionnaire Assessment 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) % Completion at the time of solicitation; and 5) Completion date.

Offerors should identify federal, state and local government and private contracts that meet the Government’s requirements described in paragraph 4.1.2.below. If the Offeror 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 RECENT, RELEVANT PROJECTS

4.1.2.1 Using PPQs (see Attachment 3) as described above, Offerors shall demonstrate experience and quality of performance information on projects similar in scope, type of work, complexity, contract type, and degree of subcontracting or teaming proposed by the offeror.

4.1.2.2 Offeror shall submit projects that have a minimum value of no less than $5 million each and that demonstrate experience similar to the various requirements described in RFP Section 01 00 00 General Requirements, Scope of Work. Projects must be successfully completed, or fully designed and at least 80% construction progress completed within TEN (10) years preceding the date of this solicitation.

Projects that meet these criteria will be evaluated to determine the level of relevancy.

Offerors must note the specific volume of earthen fill, in cubic yards, when describing experience in constructing water storage impoundments, levees or dams. Similarly, Offerors must note the specific flow rate, in millions of gallons per day, when describing experience in constructing pump stations or water/wastewater treatment facilities. If Offerors are unable to submit projects that demonstrate both impoundments, levees or dams experience AND pump stations or water/wastewater treatment facilities within the same project, Offerors may submit separate projects with either experience. If Offerors demonstrate experience in impoundments, levees, and dams in separate projects (i.e. with no pump station/water/wastewater element), no fewer than five (5) of such projects should be submitted. Similarly, if Offerors demonstrate experience in pump station or water/waste water facilities in separate projects (i.e. with no impoundments, levees and dams element), no fewer than three (3) of such projects should be submitted.

4.1.2.3 The project description in section 4 of the PPQ shall clearly describe the characteristics of the projects. The Government will not assume any project characteristics that are not specifically identified and described.

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. 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. If an Offeror submits more than eight

(8) total project examples, only the first eight (8) will be evaluated. 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 past performance of team members will be considered under this factor. The experience requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating that entities directly responsible for performing the contract requirements have the requisite experience or by demonstrating that any intended primary subcontractor with a significant role in performing the contract requirements has the requisite experience. If the offeror is relying on team members to satisfy any experience and past performance requirement, offerors must provide some evidence that those team members are committed to performing under this contract (e.g. signed teaming agreement).

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. Past Performance will be rated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis using the ratings in Table 1.

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.

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 Ratings. The SSEB will evaluate the submitted projects to determine the similarity in scope, magnitude and complexity to the requirements under this solicitation. Based on the SSEB’s determination, projects will be rated according to the table below:

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings.

Ratings Definitions Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar 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 Performance Evaluation. 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 quality of 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 and CPARS or other sources (see paragraph 4.2.7 below). The Government will consider any available CCASS or CPARS information on the relevant projects submitted by the Offeror under this factor. In addition, the Government may consider available past performance information on projects not submitted by Offerors in response to this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to determine an Offeror’s past performance to be Unacceptable if negative past performance information on projects performed by the Offeror but not submitted in response to this solicitation is discovered. 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 may impact the rating to be assigned.

4.2.7 Other Sources. In addition to the above, the Government shall 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.

4.2.8 The Government will consider past performance of the prime construction contractor. 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 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. In addition, the Government will consider the adequacy of the proposal in describing the roles and responsibilities of the team members in meeting the Governments requirements under this solicitation in determining the relevancy of any projects performed by those team members.

4.2.9 Rating Methodology for Factor 1. The Government will consider the relevant past performance information to assign a past performance evaluation rating indentified in the table at paragraph 4.2.9.2.

4.2.9.1 The be rated “Acceptable” in this factor, Offerors must submit a minimum of eight (8) recent, relevant projects (see paragraph 4.1.2 above) with verifiable performance ratings of Satisfactory or better.

4.2.9.2 Past Performance Evaluation Ratings

Past Performance Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. (See note below.)

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

4.2.6.3 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 ” (FAR

15.305 (a)(2)(iv). In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable”.

5. TAB I—FACTOR 2- CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

5.1 REQUIREMENTS:

5.1.1 Using PPQs (see Attachment 3) as described above, Offerors shall demonstrate experience on projects meeting the criteria described in paragraphs below. Ideally, the projects submitted for consideration in Factor 2 will be the same projects submitted for evaluation in Factor 1. However, different projects may be submitted for consideration in Factor 2, provided the projects were performed by the same entities that performed the projects submitted for evaluation in Factor 1. Ensure that the PPQs submitted for this Factor clearly describe the relevant characteristics of the project and the role(s) played by the entity submitting the project.

5.1.2 Offerors shall submit projects with a minimum value of no less than $5 million that demonstrate experience in the construction of water storage impoundments, levees or dams with an earthen fill volume of no less than 100,000 cubic yards. The projects must have been completed within the last ten (10) years or are at least 80% complete at the date of the issuance of the solicitation. A minimum of five (5) projects meeting these criteria is required in order to give the Government at least a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

5.1.3 In addition, Offerors shall submit projects that demonstrate experience in the construction of pump stations or water/wastewater treatment facilities with a rating of at least 1 million gallons per day (1 MGD). The projects must have been completed within the last 10 years or are at least 80% complete at the date of issuance of the solicitation.

A minimum of three (3) projects meeting these criteria is required in order to give the Government at least a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

5.2 EVALUATION

5.2.1 Rating Methodology for Factor 2. Factor 2 will be rated using the following adjectival descriptions (see paragraphs 5.2.3 and 5.2.4.). The information in the PPQs must clearly establish that the Offeror’s submittal meets the definitions established below.

5.2.2 To be rated “Acceptable” in this factor, Offerors must provide at least five (5) projects meeting the criteria set forth in paragraph 5.1.2 above and at least three (3) projects meeting the criteria set forth in paragraph 5.1.3 above. If any projects submitted happen to meet both sets of criteria (5.1.2 and 5.1.3) it is permissible for that project to count toward each set of criteria as long as the entity that performed the work meeting each set of criteria will be performing that work under this solicitation.

5.2.3 ACCEPTABLE - Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

5.2.4 UNACCEPTABLE – Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

6. EVALUATION FACTORS

6.1 NON-COST FACTORS:

FACTOR 1: PAST PERFORMANCE

FACTOR 2: CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

7. OVERALL PROPOSAL EVALUATION

7.1 The SSEB will be established to conduct the evaluation of proposals received in response to this solicitation. The evaluation will be based on the content of the proposal, proposal corrections and any information obtained from other sources, e.g.

past performance information. The SSEB will not consider any documents incorporated by reference, except as expressly allowed by this solicitation.

7.2 Each member of the SSEB will independently consider all information provided in the proposal. Once these individual analyses are completed, the SSEB will assign a consensus rating for each evaluation factor. It is the responsibility of each member of the SSEB to provide and document whether the Offeror meets or does not meet the acceptability criteria in order to support the assigned rating for each factor. Comments are required for all ratings.

7.3 The Government will order the proposals by price, from lowest to highest, and evaluate the proposals in that order until it reaches the first responsive and responsible Offeror who achieves Acceptable ratings in both technical factors. That Offeror will be selected for award and the remainder of the proposals will not be evaluated.

8. EXCEPTIONS. Exceptions to the contractual terms and conditions of the solicitation (e.g., standard company terms and conditions) may result in a determination to reject a proposal.

9. RESTRICTIONS.