B.08 W912HN24R10020006 (Amendment).pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

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

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment removes the first tw o (2) scenarios from the Technical Approach sections.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 16

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 17-Apr-2024

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

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

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W912HN24R1002

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-Feb-2024

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

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

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

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

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

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

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

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

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

17-Apr-2024

CODE

USACE - SAVANNAH DISTRICT

100 W. OGLETHORPE AVE

SAVANNAH GA 31401

W912HN 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912HN24R1002

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

The following have been modified:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(SEP 2023)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers under NAICS code 541519, if the acquisition--

(1) Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2) Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3) Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

(1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of Federal specifications, standards, and product descriptions can be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the address in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the ASSIST website at https://assist.dla.mil.

(3) Defense documents not available from the ASSIST website may be requested from the Defense Standardization Program Office by--

(i) Using the ASSIST feedback module (https://assist.dla.mil/feedback); or

(ii) Contacting the Defense Standardization Program Office by telephone at 571-767-6688 or email at assisthelp@dla.mil.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one. The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) Reserved.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

This provision is further tailored to include the following instructions:

A. DESCRIPTION OF WORK.

1. This Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits for a Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) under which Firm-

Fixed Price task orders will be awarded for Environmental Remediation Services. The services required by this contract will be provided for the customers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division, and the Southeastern Regional Environmental Office on the Installation Management Command, Atlantic Region (IMCOM) and existing customers. However, work can be awarded for projects located outside of the geographical boundary in order to align with the geographical area of responsibility of a customer (CONUS and/or OCONUS).

While this establishes the primary geographical area of responsibility for this contract, it is not limited to only Army customers. The contractor may be required to perform tasks on-site or at their own facilities.

This SATOC will provide a full range of environmental remediation services (ERS). The environmental remediation service consists of environmental remediation for hazardous toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) sites to include incidental military munitions response and range and UXO support. This will NOT include services that are solely military munitions response and range and UXO support. Services may include, but are not limited to, the assessment, inspection, investigation, study, control, characterization, containment, removal and/or treatment of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, perfluorinated compounds, radioactive materials, and hazardous materials. The military munitions response and range and UXO support will provide assistance to preliminary assessments, site inspections, remedial investigations, feasibility studies and site removal actions. ERS projects include both civilian and military agencies of the Federal Government under NAICS Code 562910, Environmental Remediation Services. It is expected that this contract will require that the successful awardee perform multiple projects simultaneously with overlapping periods of performance. ERS SATOC projects are intended to be routine in nature, ranging in value between $70,000 and $1,500,000.

2. The maximum ordering capacity of this SATOC is $10,000,000 with an ordering period of three (3) years with the potential of a six (6) month extension. Task Orders issued under the resultant contract will be Firm-Fixed Price. The minimum guarantee will be used to award the contract.

B. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Who May Submit a Proposal. The requirement will be advertised as a 100% small business set-aside; any legally organized small business through the SBA may submit a proposal. If the Offeror identified in Block 17A of SF1449 is a joint venture, then a signed joint venture agreement must be submitted with the proposal and the joint venture shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) as such by the due date and time of proposals.

2. 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.

3. Offerors shall strictly adhere to the requirements in this Section when preparing the proposal to be submitted in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP). Proposals that fail to comply with the proposal submittal requirements addressed in this section may be deemed unacceptable. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, inclusive of terms and conditions, representations and certifications and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. The Offeror shall include in their proposal all requested information specified in this section of the solicitation at or before the exact time specified for proposal submission. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s). Offerors are responsible for checking SAM.gov for amendments to this solicitation.

4. Offerors are advised that the Government intends to make award on the basis of initial proposals without conducting discussions, clarifications or any contact with the Offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to discuss aspects of proposals with Offerors in the competitive range, if one is determined to be necessary, upon completion of the evaluation. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors shall not assume that they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals.

5. Proposals received by the Government after the date and time set for receipt of proposals will be handled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition.”

6. Offerors are required to provide information addressing all stated factors in a clear and understandable format. If an Offeror does not have information relating to a specific factor, the Offeror shall clearly state so in the proposal.

Proposals that do not clearly address all factors may be considered unacceptable and may not receive further consideration for award.

7. Offerors are required to complete blocks 12,17, 23, 24, and 30 of the SF1449.

C. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION.

1. General Requirement. Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted electronically, as described below. The Offeror’s proposal shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in the proposals are prohibited. The offeror’s proposal is due in accordance with block 8 of the SF1449.

2. General Proposal Format: Proposals shall be prepared and submitted electronically using Portable Document

Format (PDF). Proposals shall be submitted in four (4) separate PDF files representing four (4) separate volumes.

Each volume shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently from evaluation of the others. The PDF Files submitted should be marked with the solicitation number, the Offeror’s name, and volume number. If drawings or other graphics are submitted, Offerors should reduce them only to the extent that legibility is not lost. Font size 11 or larger is preferred. In addition to submitting the Price Proposal in PDF format, spreadsheets that support the Price Proposal shall also be submitted in a format compatible with Microsoft Excel. Each page should be numbered. Other formats or file types will not be accepted. A page shall be an 8 ½ X 11” sheet of paper. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Letter size and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the Offeror but shall be easily readable. Foldouts of 8 ½ X 14” or 8 ½ X 17” or 11”x17” shall be counted as 2 pages. Use at least 1-inch margins on the top and bottom and 3/4-inch side margins. The contractor shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event contractor creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

3. Electronic Submission: Proposals shall be submitted electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise

Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module by the due date and time for submission of proposals. NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for proposals in response to this solicitation is PIEE solicitation module. NO

OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (EMAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.

To submit an electronic proposal through the PIEE Solicitation Module website, Offerors shall follow the following steps:

a. Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Acces s_Instructions.pdf

b. Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through:

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

Note: Only those with a PIEE vendor registration as ‘Proposal Manager’ may upload an offer.

c. FILE DESCRIPTION: Include a "File Description" for each file(s) you upload. The "File Description" will be included in the email notice to each of the recipients you choose to access your file(s). Do not enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII) in the File Description). File description should be provided in the following format:

Solicitation Number_Offerors Company_Volume (e.g. W912HN-24-R-1002_CompanyXYZ_Volume_I.pdf;

W912HN-24-R-1002_CompanyXYZ_Volume_II.pdf; etc.)

d. Offerors are cautioned to log into PIEE Solicitation Module with sufficient time to ensure the electronic proposal package is completely uploaded and time-stamped in the system prior to the date and time specified for receipt of proposals. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal is received by the date and time for submission of proposals.

e. It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to promptly notify the Contract Specialist, Elizabeth Sutey at elizabeth.m.sutey@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Chad Arnett at chad.a.arnett@usace.army.mil if there are any issues with submitting proposals through PIEE Solicitation Module.

4. Revised Proposal(s): Revised proposals will not be accepted unless specifically requested by the Contracting

Officer. If the Contracting Officer decides to conduct discussions and requests revised proposals from the Offerors; Offerors shall ensure that all replacement pages are clearly marked “REVISED” and show the date of revision. All proposal revisions shall be submitted as page replacements with revised text readily identifiable, e.g., bold face print or underlining.

D. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS.

1. VOLUME I – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS – Submit one (1) electronic copy.

a. Volume I shall contain the General Requirements and shall be clearly marked “Volume I – General Requirements”.

Volume I – General Requirements One (1) electronic copy

Tab Documents to be Included 1 Cover Sheet

Follow instructions in Paragraph (c)(2) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition

2 Standard Form (SF) 1449 – 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.

3 Proposal Data Sheet - Attachment 1. Offerors shall ensure telephone number, e-mail address, and Unique Entity ID (SAM) code are all included. The Unique Entity ID (SAM) code provided will be used to access Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) data. If a separate Unique Entity ID (SAM) code has been created for a joint venture it must also be submitted. The Offeror should also submit its Tax ID number on the proposal data sheet.

4 Section V – Representations and Certifications – Completed as required.

5 Joint Venture Agreement (if applicable) 6 Financial Information – Offerors shall submit past three years financial statements, annual reports, UEI & Bradstreet Ratings and/or number. Provide a list of all current contracts held, total dollar value, award date, anticipated completion, performance, and payment bond amount.

1. VOLUME II – PRICE PROPOSAL – Submit one (1) electronic copy.

a. Volume II shall contain the Offeror’s priced proposal for Factor 1, Price and shall be clearly marked “Volume

II – Price Proposal”.

b. FACTOR 1 – Price: The prospective Offerors shall submit binding labor rates for the three (3) year ordering period at the time of proposal submission. Offerors will also submit their labor rates for a potential six-month extension beyond the three (3) year ordering period. Rates will be multiplied by an estimated quantity of hours.

The estimated number of units is based on analysis of past projects and is for evaluation purposes only. This is not a guarantee for work on the contract. Totals will be evaluated for price reasonableness and will be the only factor in determining a fair and reasonable pricing.

(1) The Offeror shall complete Attachment 4 - Binding Labor Rates in its entirety. The Offeror shall propose the hourly burdened labor rates for all of the labor disciplines identified in Attachment 4.

(2) The hourly burdened labor rates proposed by the Offerors shall include direct cost, payroll taxes, insurance, benefits, and applicable markups (e.g., Overhead, G&A, and other indirect costs, but shall exclude profit (profit will be negotiated per FFP task order). Offerors shall provide an example of how the mark-ups are applied to the burdened rates.

(3) The hourly burdened labor rates proposed in Attachment 4 will be legally binding and shall be the maximum rates that the Offeror will use on all firm-fixed- price (FFP) task orders and modifications issued during the three (3) year ordering period and potential six (6) month extension of the resulting contract. The labor rates will remain the same for the duration of the contract.

(4) If the Offeror utilizes a different job title than what is shown Attachment 4, the Offeror shall select the titles that are most similar in nature when proposing the rates.

(5) If a labor discipline(s) is not listed in Attachment 4 and is needed for a specific FFP task order, the rate for that labor discipline(s) will be negotiated as required per the FFP task order.

(6) Offerors shall only provide the one table with one labor rate per discipline. Joint Ventures (JV) shall submit a single rate in Attachment 4.

(7) The Government reserves the right to request information other than certified cost or pricing data from the Offeror in order to assess the fair and reasonableness of the proposed labor rates.

(8) Failure to complete Attachment 4 in its entirety and/or to provide the requested supporting information may result in an Offeror being excluded from consideration for award.

Volume II – Price Proposal Requirements One (1) electronic copy

Tab Documents to be included 1 Cover sheet. Follow instructions in Paragraph (c)(2) of FAR Clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors

– Competitive Acquisition 2 Attachment 4 – Binding Labor Rates, completed in its entirety as a PDF 3 Attachment 4 – Binding Labor Rates, completed in its entirety as an Excel File

3. VOLUME III – TECHNICAL EVALUATION – Submit one (1) electronic copy.

a. Volume III shall contain Factor 2, Technical Project Scenario Approach and shall be clearly marked “Volume III – Technical Evaluation”.

b. FACTOR 2 – Technical Project Scenario Approach: The prospective Offerors shall provide a brief response for each of the technical project scenarios using the information provided in the scenario (no additional information will be provided). The Offeror shall consider each of the technical evaluation questions listed below each scenario in their response. Responses shall not be more than three (3) pages for each scenario. Exceedance of pages will result in an Offeror being excluded from consideration for award.

1. Scenario 1 – The site to be addressed is located in Georgia and has a plume consisting of chlorinated solvents and 1,4-dioxane at low levels in the surficial aquifer (<200 micrograms per liter [ug/L] and <30 ug/L, respectively). The surficial aquifer is comprised of silty sands with some clay lenses with a saturated thickness of 30 feet and a depth to water that ranges from 10-15 feet below ground surface. The approved remedy is in-situ chemical oxidation. Additionally, the installation plans to build an equipment shed (approximately 200 square feet) adjacent to the current downgradient plume boundary before the remedy can be implemented. Give a brief overview of a remedy design to address the plume and the rationale for that remedy. Also, address any vapor intrusion concerns for the equipment shed.

1) Is the proposed remedial design appropriate given the parameters listed above?

2) Are vapor intrusion concerns for the equipment shed adequately addressed?

2. Scenario 2 - A former underground storage tank (UST) site is located in North Carolina. The UST has been removed and the groundwater monitoring wells near the former tank basin consistently display benzene concentrations greater than 5,000 ug/L, but LNAPL is only present in one well in the area. The former contractor has been regularly bailing the LNAPL in the well for more than five years and there has been no appreciable change in the plume concentrations. Depth to water at the site is 30 ft bgs. The current conceptual site model (CSM) assumes that free product is limited to the area of the one well in which it is observed. Give a brief overview of a proposed remedy for the site.

1) Does the remedy include a significant change to the CSM?

2) Is the current remedy appropriate?

1. Scenario 1 - A 5,000-gallon UST that was used to store fuel is being decommissioned and replaced with an above ground storage tank at an installation in South Carolina. Benzene and naphthalene have been detected in groundwater at less than 50 ug/L. The depth to groundwater at the site ranges from 25-30 ft bgs. The remedy will include tank removal and the use of PetroFix to address the residual groundwater contamination. Give a brief description of the sampling design and rationale for both soil and groundwater?

1) Is the sampling design adequate?

2) Does the rationale address all concerns?

2. Scenario 2 - At a former Army hangar located in Mississippi where solvents were used, there is a groundwater plume that has been sampled and the following contaminants of potential concern (COPCs) were observed with their respective highest measured concentrations captured in the table as the exposure point concentration (EPC) for each COPC. A baseline Risk Assessment needs to be conducted to determine risk from groundwater exposure.

Exposure Scenario: Residential

Scenario Timeframe: Current/Future

Contaminated Medium: Groundwater

Exposure Medium: Groundwater/Tap Water

COPC EPC (ug/L)

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1400

1,1-Dichloroethene 160

1,2-Dichloroethane 0.57

Benzene 24

Chloroform 120

EPA RSLs (HQ = 1, TR = 1E-06)

1) Is the total hazard index (HI) acceptable?

2) Is the total cancer risk within the USEPA acceptable range?

Volume III – Technical Proposal Requirements

Tab Documents to be Included 1 Cover sheet. Follow instructions in Paragraph (c)(2) of FAR clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors –

2 Factor 2 – Responses for each of the technical scenario’s questions

3. VOLUME IV – PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION – Submit one (1) electronic copy.

a. Volume IV shall contain Factor 3, Past Performance Approach and shall be clearly marked “Volume IV – Past Performance Evaluation”.

b. FACTOR 3 - Past Performance: The Prospective Offerors shall complete the Summary Sheet for Past

Performance (Attachment 2) and the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3), included in this solicitation, provided for the offeror to obtain past performance information for five (5) projects, where each of the projects were performed simultaneously (overlapping period of performance) with the following requirements:

(1) The project was completed by the Offeror as the prime contractor or as a partner of a JV.

(2) The project has a minimum value of $300,000.

(3) The project was completed, and final payment was received within the last five (5) years preceding the issuance date of this solicitation.

(4) All five (5) projects were performed simultaneously (overlapping period of performance). Include the start date and completion date for all projects to show overlapping period of performance.

(5) Provide a brief synopsis of each project that demonstrates performance in one or more of the below categories.

Preliminary Assessments/Site Investigation Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Proposed Plans/Records of Decision Interim Removal Actions Remedial Design/Remedial Actions Short- and Long-Term Operation and Maintenance of Systems/Facilities Military Munitions Response, Range, and UXO Support

(a) Completed PPQs shall be submitted with the Offerors proposal by the specified closing date and time.

Please note that, at a minimum, block 5 of the PPQ must contain sufficient information for the government to contact the POC, if needed. 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.

(b) 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 task or delivery order considered relevant to the requirements of this Request for Proposal, and not the umbrella contract. Offerors shall submit only projects wherein the Offeror or proposed JV were the prime contractors and played a significant role in the successful completion of the project.

(c) Offerors are cautioned that the information submitted pertaining to a project shall be limited to the PPQ form. Project Information submitted in a format other than or in lieu of the PPQ format will not be considered. The Offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ for evaluation purposes, regardless of whether the Offerors point of contact completes the PPQ. Offerors may submit PPQs submitted on other procurements.

(d) The Government reserves the right to obtain or verify an Offeror’s past performance information using

CAGE/UEI numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary affiliate firm) identified in the offeror’s proposal, from other sources, including, but not limited to Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) Evaluators in determining the Offeror’s past performance rating. Government evaluators may contact your points of contact/references for the projects submitted to verify an Offeror’s past performance on these projects. The Government may consider relevant past performance data obtained from any source in determining the performance rating.

Volume IV – Past Performance

Tab Documents to be Included

1 Cover sheet. Follow instructions in Paragraph (c)(2) of FAR clause 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors –

2 Attachment 2 – Summary Sheet for Past Performance 3 Attachment 3 – USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). Submit a completed PPQ for each project submitted.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

A. BASIS OF AWARD.

1. Contract award will be made to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the Government utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection procedures. To be eligible for award, an Offeror must be determined to be lowest, fair and reasonable priced proposal and be evaluated as “Acceptable” for Factor 2, Technical Project Scenario Approach and Factor 3, Past Performance. In accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.404-1, Proposal Analysis Techniques, price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.

2. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without holding discussions; however, the

Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price and technical standpoint. Offerors shall not assume that they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals.

3. The Government will conduct a tiered evaluation. The Government will first conduct a price evaluation. The two

(2) proposals which represent the lowest, fair, and reasonable price will move forward to be evaluated for technical acceptability (Factor 2, Technical Project Scenario Approach) and past performance (Factor 3 – Past Performance). If one of the two lowest priced offers is not considered technically acceptable, to include technical acceptability and past performance, the Government will then review the third lowest fair and reasonable offer for technical acceptability. The Government will continue to review the next Offeror with the lowest fair and reasonable price, as necessary, until two technically acceptable determinations are made. Award of the contract will be made to one (1) Offeror who is deemed the lowest priced, fair and reasonable offer with acceptable ratings for technical approach and past performance.

4. The Government intends to award one (1) Single Award Task Order Contract to the responsible Offeror whose proposals represent the best value to the Government after evaluation in accordance with all factors in the solicitation. A minimum guarantee will be used to award the base contract.

5. The Government will evaluate the technical and performance capability proposals in accordance with the criteria described herein. The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers.

B. EVALUATION CRITERIA.

1. FACTOR 1 – Price

a. Evaluation: A price analysis will be completed for the two lowest priced Offerors. The price analysis will be conducted on the total price amount proposed by the Offeror for the IDIQ Binding Labor rates (Attachment 4

– Binding Labor Rates) over the duration of this contract, to include the possible six (6) month extension.

Rates will be multiplied by an estimated quantity of hours. The estimated number of units is based on analysis of past projects and is for evaluation purposes only. This is not a guarantee for work on the contract. All totals will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness, and unbalanced pricing in order to make a fair and reasonable determination of price.

b. The total evaluated price for the Lowest Price determination will be determined by using the Offeror’s total binding labor rates over the three (3) year ordering period and the possible six (six) month extension. All rates over the duration of this contract will be combined to determine the lowest price Offeror.

c. Price reasonableness will be established using any necessary proposal analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1, including but not limited to, historical pricing data, price competition, and/or any other pricing tools necessary to determine fairness and reasonableness.

d. The pricing factor only represents a portion of the total evaluation of the Offeror. It is possible the lowest price Offeror may not be selected for award because they are not determined technically acceptable or are not determined to have acceptable past performance.

e. Failure of the Offeror to provide rates for each discipline may be cause for rejection of the proposal as unacceptable.

2. FACTOR 2 – Technical Project Scenario Approach The Government will evaluate the two lowest priced Offeror(s) technical approach for each of the scenarios to assess the Offerors’ ability to complete the requirements under this contract. Technical project scenario approaches will be rated utilizing the Technical “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” Rating Method illustrated in Table 1 below.

a. Evaluation Criteria: The prospective Offerors shall provide a brief response for each of the technical project scenarios using the information provided in the scenario (no additional information will be provided). The Offeror shall consider each of the technical evaluation questions listed below each scenario in their response.

Each response shall not be more than three (3) pages for each scenario. Exceedance of pages will result in an Offeror being excluded from consideration for award.

b. Each of the technical approaches will be evaluated based upon the Technical Evaluation Worksheet. The

Offeror must provide a reasonable response for each scenario that adequately address the technical evaluation questions to be deemed “Acceptable” for each of the scenarios.

1. Scenario 1 – The site to be addressed is located in Georgia and has a plume consisting of chlorinated solvents and 1,4-dioxane at low levels in the surficial aquifer (<200 micrograms per liter [ug/L] and <30 ug/L, respectively). The surficial aquifer is comprised of silty sands with some clay lenses with a saturated thickness of 30 feet and a depth to water that ranges from 10-15 feet below ground surface. The approved remedy is in-situ chemical oxidation. Additionally, the installation plans to build an equipment shed (approximately 200 square feet) adjacent to the current downgradient plume boundary before the remedy can be implemented. Give a brief overview of a remedy design to address the plume and the rationale for that remedy. Also, address any vapor intrusion concerns for the equipment shed.

1) Is the proposed remedial design appropriate given the parameters listed above?

2) Are vapor intrusion concerns for the equipment shed adequately addressed?

2. Scenario 2 - A former underground storage tank (UST) site is located in North Carolina. The UST has been removed and the groundwater monitoring wells near the former tank basin consistently display benzene concentrations greater than 5,000 ug/L, but LNAPL is only present in one well in the area. The former contractor has been regularly bailing the LNAPL in the well for more than five years and there has been no appreciable change in the plume concentrations. Depth to water at the site is 30 ft bgs. The current conceptual site model (CSM) assumes that free product is limited to the area of the one well in which it is observed. Give a brief overview of a proposed remedy for the site.

1) Does the remedy include a significant change to the CSM?

2) Is the current remedy appropriate?

1. Scenario 1 - A 5,000-gallon UST that was used to store fuel is being decommissioned and replaced with an above ground storage tank at an installation in South Carolina. Benzene and naphthalene have been detected in groundwater at less than 50 ug/L. The depth to groundwater at the site ranges from 25-30 ft bgs. The remedy will include tank removal and the use of PetroFix to address the residual groundwater contamination. Give a brief description of the sampling design and rationale for both soil and groundwater?

1) Is the sampling design adequate?

2) Does the rationale address all concerns?

2. Scenario 2 - At a former Army hangar located in Mississippi where solvents were used, there is a groundwater plume that has been sampled and the following contaminants of potential concern (COPCs) were observed with their respective highest measured concentrations captured in the table as the exposure point concentration (EPC) for each COPC. A baseline Risk Assessment needs to be conducted to determine risk from groundwater exposure.

Exposure Scenario: Residential

Scenario Timeframe: Current/Future

Contaminated Medium: Groundwater

Exposure Medium: Groundwater/Tap Water

COPC EPC (ug/L)

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 1400

1,1-Dichloroethene 160

1,2-Dichloroethane 0.57

Benzene 24

Chloroform 120

EPA RSLs (HQ = 1, TR = 1E-06)

1) Is the total hazard index (HI) acceptable?

2) Is the total cancer risk within the USEPA acceptable range?

Table 1: Technical Project Scenario Approach Rating Rating Description Acceptable Project scenario approach meets the requirements of each scenario such that the reviewers can answer “yes” to each question.

Unacceptable Project scenario approach does NOT meet the requirements for each scenario such that the reviewers can NOT answer “yes” to each question.

3. FACTOR 3 – Past Performance The past performance evaluation is the determination, based on the Offeror’s performance record, of the Government’s expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the contract requirements contained in the solicitation. It is expected that this contract will require that the successful awardee perform multiple projects simultaneously with overlapping periods of performance. The government will evaluate past performance information of the two lowest priced Offeror(s) based on the information provided by the Offeror using the past performance information obtained from the Summary Sheet for Past Performance (Attachment 2) and the PPQ (Attachment 3), and any data independently obtained by the government.

Past performance will be rated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis using the Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable rating method in Table 2 below.

a. Evaluation Criteria: Past performance will be evaluated to determine how well the Offeror performed on prior contracts and whether the past performance record provides a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the contract requirements.

b. The Prospective Offerors shall complete the Summary Sheet for Past Performance (Attachment 2) and the

Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (Attachment 3), included in this solicitation, provided for the Offeror to obtain past performance information for five (5) projects, where each of the projects were performed simultaneously (overlapping period of performance) with the following requirements:

1) The project was completed by the Offeror as the prime contractor or as a partner of a JV.

2) The project has a minimum value of $300,000.

3) The project was completed, and final payment was received within the last five (5) years preceding the issuance date of this solicitation.

4) All five (5) projects were performed simultaneously (overlapping period of performance). Include the start date and completion date for all projects to show overlapping period of performance.

5) Provide a brief synopsis of each project that demonstrates performance in one or more of the below categories.

o Preliminary Assessments/Site Investigation o Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study o Proposed Plans/Records of Decision o Interim Removal Actions o Remedial Design/Remedial Actions o Short- and Long-Term Operation and Maintenance of Systems/Facilities o Military Munitions Response, Range, and UXO Support

c. The past performance evaluation will determine how well the Offeror performed on prior contracts. To be determined “Acceptable” for Factor 3, Past Performance, the Offeror must have Satisfactory or higher on their PPQs for the overall rating. Any PPQ ratings “Marginal” and below for a project will result in an “Unacceptable” rating for this Factor.

d. The Government reserves the right to obtain or verify Offeror’s past performance information from other sources including,…