W912HP-14-R-0033.pdf

Project Title: Lake Marion - Wells Crossroad to Harleyville Reach

A. The Harleyville Reach Water Transmission Main consists of the furnishing, installing and placing into successful operation approximately 34,870 LF of 16-inch diameter pipe, a master meter station, and all associated w ork. This contract includes all pipe, valves, appurtenances, roadw ay bores, horizontally directionally drilled pipe, testing, quality control, safety and all other related w ork. This contract w ill be a portion of the Lake Marion Regional Water System and w ill be ow ned, operated and maintained by Santee Cooper, South Carolina's electric and w ater utility.

MAGNITUDE OF Work: $5-10 Million.

B. This acquisition w ill be a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside IAW FAR 19.502-2

C. Project is contingent upon the acquiring all necessary real estate interests.

WILLIAM WALLACE 843-329-8088

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

04-Aug-2014

(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 _______0 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________ calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________Section 00800

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

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

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________04 Sep 2014 (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 _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

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

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CHARLESTON

69-A HAGOOD AVENUE

CHARLESTON SC 29403

W912HP

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)

843-329-2331FAX:TEL: 843-329-8193 TEL: FAX:

W912HP-14-R-0033 55

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

W912HP-14-R-0033

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

The Harleyville Reach Water TransmissionThe project consists of the furnishing, installing and placing into successful operation approximately 34,870 LF of 16-inch diameter pipe, a master meter station, and all associated work. This contract includes all pipe, valves, appurtenances, roadway bores, horizontally directionally drilled pipe, testing, quality control, safety and all other related work. This contract will be a portion of the Lake Marion Regional Water System and will be owned, operated and maintained by Santee Cooper, South Carolina's electric and water utility. The Contractor will be responsible for coordinating work with local utility owners, property owners, Lake Marion Water Treatment Plant personnel, the Town of Holly Hill water personnel,Town of Harleyville water personnel, Orangeburg County Personnel, and Dorchester County.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Section 00100

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICE TO OFFERORS

1. PROPOSAL OVERVIEW

1.1 General. Since the proposal will describe the capability of the offeror to perform any resulting contract, it should be specific and complete in every detail. The proposal should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straight-forward, concise delineation of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear, and coherent.

1.2 The project consists of the furnishing, installing and placing into successful operation approximately 34,870 LF of 16-inch diameter pipe, a master meter station, and all associated work.

This contract includes all pipe, valves, appurtenances, roadway bores, horizontally directionally drilled pipe, testing, quality control, safety and all other related work. This contract will be a portion of the Lake Marion Regional Water System and will be owned, operated and maintained by Santee Cooper, South Carolina's electric and water utility. The Contractor will be responsible for coordinating work with local utility owners, property owners, Lake Marion Water Treatment Plant personnel, the Town of Holly Hill water personnel, Town of Harleyville water personnel, Orangeburg County Personnel, and Dorchester County personnel. The work shall be located along roadways, private easements and power line rights-of-way between the Town of Holly Hill, Orangeburg County, and the Town of Harleyville, Dorchester County (i.e., Holly Hill at intersection of Boyer Road and Gardner Blvd S-453 to Harleyville at intersection of N. Railroad Ave and Dotson St).

1.3 The purpose of this document is to establish a uniform evaluation procedure for the technical evaluation of proposals by the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) and the development of the Best Value Decision by the Source Selection Authority (SSA)/ Contracting Officer using the Low Priced 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. The proposal should be prepared simply and economically, providing a straightforward and concise description of capabilities to satisfactorily perform the contract. The proposal should be practical, legible, clear, and coherent.

1.4 Proposal Submissions and the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. This process requires offerors to submit their performance and capability information for review and consideration by the Government. Following the review, evaluation, and rating of these proposals, the Government will evaluate price proposals for offerors that have acceptable technical proposals. The technical information contained in the proposal will be reviewed and evaluated by the Government in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in this section. Price information will not be rated but will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Part 15.

1.5 The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract and could make award without holding discussions with offerors. Therefore, offerors are encouraged to include their best terms and conditions (both price and technical) in the initial offer. By submitting an offer in response to this solicitation, offerors are agreeing to comply with all terms and conditions contained in the solicitation.

2. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

2.1 Introduction. To ensure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, Offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. The Offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this section of the Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation at or before the exact time specified. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this RFP. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. Copies of the RFP are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All RFP documents will made available for viewing at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (http://www.fbo.gov). All amendments will be made available for viewing in FBO. It shall be the Offeror’s responsibility to check the website for any amendments.

2.2 Inquiries. Offerors with technical inquiries shall submit their inquiries in writing via “Bidder Inquiry” in ProjNet at www.projnet.org\projnet. The bidder inquiry key is GMXR4X-K286AE.The government reserves the right to decline addressing certain questions. Further, no questions, unless in the government’s interest, will be answered any later than ten business days prior to the stated deadline for offers. All Offerors are encouraged to register on ProjNet for alerts so as to stay abreast of Q&A’s that are posted in reference to this solicitation. Only self-registered users on ProjNet can submit & review inquiries. To self-register, go to the webpage, click BID tab, select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter the key for this solicitation listed above and your email address. After initial login, enter all the required information to create your user ID. Verify the information on the next screen and from there you may submit and view inquiries. Those submitting inquiries will receive a system generated email notification when their inquiry has been processed and answered. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to monitor for inquiries and responses.

3. Who May Submit: Any legally organized Offeror qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

3. 1 Contractor Team Arrangements.

3.1.1.1. Recognition of Contractor Teams. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.6, it is Government policy to recognize the integrity and validity of contractor team arrangements. For a teaming arrangement to be recognized for purposes of source selection evaluation and the application of non-price factors and sub-factors, there must be full disclosure of the teaming arrangement and company relationships in the team's proposal. The proposal must include a narrative that explains the major or critical aspects of the work to be performed by each team member. For joint venture teams, the proposal must also include an agreement that has been or will be executed prior to award between/among all team members. In the case of prime-sub teams, the prime contractor remains fully responsible for contract performance, regardless of any team arrangement between the prime contractor and its subcontractors. However, regardless of whether a formal team arrangement is proposed or recognized, consistent with FAR 9.104, the Government may consider the responsibility of subcontractor team members when it may adversely affect the prospective prime contractor’s responsibility or when it is in the Government’s interest to do so.

3.1.1.2. Joint Venture Team Agreement. The team agreement submitted with the proposal will govern the performance of the work by the joint venture. The agreement must address the following items:

identification of team members, a delineation of roles and responsibilities of team members, the duration of the agreement, and the percentages of the participants including the controlling party. Agreements should not be subject to substantive revision because the agreement will be part of the evaluation process.

The timely submission of the executed teaming agreement prior to award shall be a precondition to a finding of responsibility.

3.1.1.3. Restriction on Substitution. Regardless of any provision to the contrary in a team or subcontract agreement, all members of a recognized team arrangement are bound to perform any resulting contract and options by means of the same team. There can be no substitution of team members except that, in the case of a prime-sub team arrangement, the Government may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation whatsoever), at the request of the prime, permit the substitution of a subcontractor with equivalent or greater capability for a subcontractor on the identified team. The failure of the Offeror to perform with one or more subcontractors on a recognized team may be grounds for termination for default.

4. General Proposal Submission Requirements.

a. In an effort to reduce paperwork and costs, ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED

ELECTRONICALLY. ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE

WEBSITE LISTED BELOW. Electronic submission sent via email or facsimile will not be accepted.

Hand carried delivery or USPS/UPS/Fedex delivery of hard copies and/or CD-ROMs is not authorized.

b. Attunity RepliWeb Managed File Transfer (A-RMFT). Offerors shall submit the proposals electronically via A-RMFT, a web-based filesharing system. A-RMFT is accessible at https://filetransfer.usace.army.mil, but Offerors must be invited from an internal USACE user before gaining access to the site. To receive an electronic invitation, Offerors shall notify Contract Specialist William Wallace (843.329.8089 / william.wallace@usace.army.mil) via email of their intent to submit a proposal. This must be done NO LATER than seven calendar days prior to proposal due date. At a minimum, the notification shall include the Offeror’s name, CAGE code, DUNS number, and point-of-contact information (email / primary phone) for the individual(s) that will receive the invitation(s). In response, an invitation will be sent for the purpose of A-RMFT account creation. Offerors may specify multiple individuals. IMPORTANT: The invitation will expire after seven calendar days if it is not accepted. Additionally, once the invitation is accepted, user accounts will be set to expire after 7 days.

This period can be extended by an additional 7 days if the user logs into their account before it expires, or if the user is sent another invitation. Be advised that non-USACE A-RMFT users can only deliver to the USACE recipients from whom they have received a package within A-RMFT. Offerors encountering problems with this registration process should contact the Contract Specialist listed above.

c. When completing the transmittal at the A-RMFT website, you will be asked to enter e-mail addresses for the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients will be the Contract Specialist William Wallace (843.329.8089 / william.wallace@usace.army.mil). When the upload completes, the specified recipient will be notified. Offerors shall title the A-RMFT delivery (subject line), tailoring the highlighted font as appropriate: “COMPANY NAME PROPOSAL: W912HP-14-R-0033”. Proposals are due as specified on the solicitation document (as amended if applicable). The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion / delivery time & date recorded within A-RMFT. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but the upload doesn’t complete until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record.

d. The price proposal volume and the non-price volumes shall be submitted separately. They may be delivered together, but they MUST be submitted as separate single files. Offerors shall title the file(s) in the following format, tailoring the highlighted font as appropriate:

(i) Price: “W912HP-14-R-0033_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME I PRICE”.

(ii) NON-Price: “W912HP-14-R-0033_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME II NON-PRICE”.

e. Electronic files shall be in their native format (i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc.), or if in pdf format, shall be in searchable text. If the electronic files are of a size at which they must be compressed (zipped), they shall be compressed into one zipped folder using WinZip version 6.2 or later. Self extracting exe files will not be accepted.

f. Offerors shall prepare proposals in the English language. The proposal shall be typed and neatly organized. All pages shall be numbered. Type pitch shall be 10 pitch or larger.

g. Information presented should be organized so as to pertain to only the evaluation factor in the section that the information is presented. Information pertaining to more than one evaluation factor should be repeated in the each section for each factor.

h. Proposals shall be in a narrative format, organized and titled so that each section of the proposal follows the order and format of the factors set forth below in the paragraph, “VOLUME I, PRICE PROPOSAL.”

i. Any information, presented in a proposal that the Offeror wants safeguarded from disclosure to other parties must be identified and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “FAR

52.215-1, Instructions to OfferorsCompetitive Acquisition (Jan 2004),” subparagraph (e), which is found in Section 00700 of the RFP. The Government will endeavor to honor the restrictions against release requested by Offerors, to the extent permitted under United States law and regulations.

4.1 Submission Requirements, Volume I Price Proposal: Volume I shall include a section for each Price factor, as described below. Volume I shall be organized as follows:

TAB A – Standard Form 1442, completed and signed by an authorized person from the company or Board.

TAB B – Proposal Schedule “ Price/Cost” Submit the properly filled out Bidding Schedule (See Section 00100) and Supplemental Price Breakdown ( See Appendix E)

TAB C – Section 00600 of Solicitation – Representations and Certifications (FAR Clause 52.212- 3): Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the solicitation. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 1442 and all certifications requiring original signature.

TAB D – PROPOSAL DATA SHEET – See the format provided in (Appendix A). Ensure to include Offeror’s telephone number, FAX number, Cage Code, Tax Id#, e-mail address and

DUNS number. 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 proposed contractor-subcontractor associations of firms. Mentor-protégé are cautioned that only protégé past performance can be evaluated.

TAB E –Bid Bond: See Clause 52.228-1 (The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.)

TAB F – Financial Information (e.g. past three years financial statements, annual reports, Dun & Bradstreet Ratings, and or number, banks name and POC, etc.)

4.2 Volume II, Non-Price Proposal: Volume II shall include the following:

TAB G – FACTOR 1: OFFEROR PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Past Performance Information Sheet (See Appendix B) NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire( PPQ) (See Appendix

C)

TAB H – FACTOR 2: CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience Sheets (See Appendix D) Resumes for key personnel

4.3 TAB G – FACTOR 1: OFFEROR PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.

4.3.1 Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3), but no more than (5) contracts (3 to 5 from the prime and 3 to 5 from the major subcontractor) complete or substantially completed means (fully designed and at least 60% construction progress completed) during the past five (5) years, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant past performance is any construction contract of similar size, scope and complexity to the requirements of the solicitation with a value greater than $3 million. Projects less than $3 million will not be considered. The description of each project shall indicate the offeror's role in the execution of that project. Each project description shall include information regarding the methods of performance, timelines for performance, the complexity of the work, and the dollar value of the contract or subcontract. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination. See the format provided in (Appendix B). The offeror must provide the information requested below for past performance evaluation or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant, directly related, or similar past performance. Projects should demonstrate work similar to that described in the RFP. Below is a list of project information that needs to be identified for the projects submitted.

Project name, location and description Type of facility Nature of firm’s responsibility (design, construction or both) Project owner’s name and address and project manager’s (point of contact) name, telephone number, fax, and email address (if known) Original scheduled completion date

Actual completion date Overall size of project (in square feet or square meters) Construction cost Duration of construction Problems encountered and corrective actions taken Copies of recent performance evaluations for similar projects Performance rating of that project Letters of Appreciation or Awards

4.3.2 Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). The Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix C) included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal for Factor 1. Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed Past Performance Questionnaires should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at william.wallace@usace.army.mil, 10 days prior to proposal closing date. 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. Also include performance recognition documents received within the last 3 years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.

4.3.3. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including including Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror's proposal, 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. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.

4.3.4. If the offeror is employing a recognized team arrangement, then Past Performance Information must be completed for each team member submitting one or more projects (performed individually or as part of the same team) for the purpose of meeting the Specialized Corporate Experience criteria. For reference and evaluation purposes the Offeror shall identify who will perform the major or critical aspects of the project.

4.3.5. The Government reserves the right to evaluate the past performance of any subcontractor identified in the offeror’s proposal as part of its assessment of the acceptability of that offeror’s proposal.

4.3.5. Regardless of the rating or evaluation terminology used in any past performance information, the Government will make an independent determination of the acceptability or non-acceptability of an offeror’s past performance based on the totality of information considered.

4.4 TAB H – FACTOR 2 CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

4.4.1 Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3), but no more than five (5) contracts (3 to 5 from the prime and 3 to 5 from the major subcontractor ) Offerors shall submitt the same project submitted in factor 1 complete or substantially completed means (fully designed and at least 60% construction progress completed) during the past five (5) years, which are relevant to the requirements of this solicitation.

Relevant experience is defined as any experience with construction projects of similar size, scope and complexity of this project with a value greater than $3 million. The description of each project shall indicate the offeror's role in the execution of that project. Each project description shall include information regarding the methods of performance, timelines for performance, the complexity of the work, and the dollar value of the contract or subcontract. See the format provided in Appendix D.

Offerors are encouraged to identify problems or unique issues encountered on these contracts or subcontracts and discuss both the corrective actions taken and the results achieved by the offeror.

Examples provided are limited to contracts completed no later than five (5) years prior to the solicitation issued date.

(1) Contract Descriptions. The Offeror shall include the following information on all contracts listed for corporate relevant specialized experience in the following format:

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, a current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Government’s technical representative/COR, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(e) Government contract administration activity's Pre-Award Monitor's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers also.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc)).

(h) Awarded price/cost.

(i) Final or projected final price/cost.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(k) Final,or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(l) Award or recognition –

(m) Final performance rating

4.4.2 Personnel Experience. The offeror shall identify qualifications/experience of key personnel by submission of a one page resume for each key position and the level of direct responsibility for the day to day operation and activities related to this project. Key personnel should include Project Manager, Site

Superintendent, Quality Control Manager, and Safety Manager. Each key personnel shall have at least 3 years of experience in performing work relevant to this procurement. Resume should also reflect individual training relative to the individual’s function. Resumes shall not include personal information such as individual’s social, civic or fraternal activities. Data should indicate whether each individual has had a significant part in any of the project examples cited.

5. EVALUATION FACTORS

5.1. FACTOR 1: OFFEROR PAST PERFORMANCE. The Government will evaluate and review the completed Appendix B. – Past Performance Information Sheet. The Past Performance data provided by the Offeror and its customers, as well as other data relating to the three projects listed will be evaluated.

If there are negative ratings (marginal or unsatisfactory) in a Government database that is less than three years old, the proposal will be rated unacceptable. If there are letters of concern that have not been materially refuted, unresolved show cause or cure letters, terminations for default, or other documentary evidence within the last three years that the Offeror cannot justify, the proposal will be rated unacceptable. Finally, if the customer for any of the projects presented in the Experience volume would rate the Offeror marginal, unsatisfactory, unacceptable in any area of the questionnaire, or if the project experienced a delay greater than 50% without justification, the proposal would receive an overall rating of unacceptable for this factor.

5.1.1 Contractor Team Arrangements Evaluation. In accordance with FAR Part 9, 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. Past Performance evaluation will not take into account the past performance information regarding predecessor companies; or subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, unless identified in Contactor Team Arrangements. The submission must contain a narrative that clearly explains the relevance of the submitted information concerning a company that is part of a Contract Team Arrangement. The Government will consider the adequacy of this explanation in deciding the relevance and weight of the information to this procurement.

5.1.2 The Government treats an Offeror's lack of past performance as having no positive or negative evaluation significance. Past performance, which is considered by the Government to be similar in size and scope to this project, as defined in paragraph 4.1 of this section, may be considered by the Board to be more advantageous. The Government will evaluate past performance based on the elements listed below:

5.2. FACTOR 2: CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE. The Government will review the example projects provided by the Offeror to evaluate and rate the recent experience of the Offeror in similar projects. Similar means Construction projects similar in size, scope and complexity of this project with a value greater than $3 Million. Offerors are encouraged to provide descriptive analysis of why they feel their example projects meet the criteria for corporate relevant specialized experience. If the Offeror cannot provide suitable relevant experience and the evaluators consider that the information provided indicates that the Offeror has no relevant experience, a determination will be made as to the risk this lack of corporate experience presents to the Government and the proposal may be rated

UNACCEPTABLE.

6. PROPOSAL EVALUATIONS. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The

Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. This document establishes a uniform evaluation procedure for the technical evaluation phase of the solicitation based on criterion identified in the Solicitation. The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will evaluate each proposal individually using the qualitative procedures that follows:

6.1. 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 sufficient strengths, weaknesses, and/or deficiencies to support the assigned rating for each factor of Acceptable or Unacceptable. Comments are required for all ratings. Following the completion of the individual evaluations, a consensus evaluation will be derived. The SSEB will not consider any documents incorporated by reference, except as expressly allowed by this solicitation.

6.2 The Government may contact sources other than those provided by the Offeror for information with respect to past performance. These other sources may include CCASS (Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System), telephone interviews and Government personnel with personal knowledge of the Offeror’s performance capability.

6.3 The final overall rating along with ratings on individual factors, to include all support documentation, will be provided to the Source Selection Authority. The Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority, independently exercising prudent business judgment, will determine which Offeror, if any, will receive the contract award.

6.4 All proposals received will be subjected to an initial screening by the Contracting Officer to determine whether proposals are complete in accordance with the solicitation and whether they warrant further consideration. Proposals that fail this initial screening process may be rejected and the offeror will be notified they are no longer eligible for further consideration.

6.5 Offerors are reminded that unsupported promises to comply with contractual requirements will not be sufficient. Proposals must not merely parrot back the contractual requirements, but rather provide substantive, understandable and realistic evidence to support promised performance. Any inconsistency whether real or apparent, between promised performance and price should be explained. Unexplained inconsistencies resulting from the offeror’s lack of understanding of the nature and scope of work required may be grounds for rejection of the proposal.

7. RATING METHODOLOGY

7.1 Proposals will be evaluated in each Evaluation Factor based on the following rating scheme:

7.2 ACCEPTABLE (A) The offeror has presented a satisfactory approach to the RFP requirements that meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the RFP. The narrative provided indicates that the offeror will provide the definable features of work required to meet the RFP requirements. The organizational structure can be responsive to the requirements. The offeror has shown an effective and efficient schedule with no adjustments in the RFP requirements for the successful project completion. Weaknesses, if any, are minor and need not be corrected prior to award.

7.3. UNACCEPTABLE (U) The offeror has presented no approach to the technical requirements that meets the minimum requirements of the RFP. The narrative provided does not indicate that the offeror will provide the definable features of work required to meet the minimum RFP requirements. Overall, the proposed organizational structure would not be responsive to the requirements of the RFP. Without major revision, the proposal has no chance of becoming technically acceptable.

8. PROPOSAL RATING

8.1 Each member of the Government evaluation Board will consider all information provided in the proposal. Once these individual analyses are completed the Board will meet and determine a rating for each of the evaluation factors by consensus decision.

8.2 Following completion of the consensus rating, each proposal will be assigned a single overall ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE rating. This final overall rating, along with ratings on individual factors, will be provided to the Contracting Officer/Source Selection Authority and used in making the determination of which Offerors are eligible for award.

8.3 It is the responsibility of the Source Selection Evaluation Board to provide and document sufficient strengths, weaknesses, and omissions to support the ACCEPTABLE or UNACCEPTABLE rating for each factor as well as the overall rating.

9. PRICE.

9.1 Pricing for the contract shall be completed and submitted on the Pricing Schedule shown at Section 00010 of the solicitation and Supplemental Price Breakdown (See Appendix E). Price will not be scored, but will be a factor in establishing the competitive range prior to discussions (if held) and in making the final determination for award..

9.2 The Government will perform a price analysis on all technical acceptable proposals received for the contract. Price analysis will be performed in accordance with FAR 15.404-1, to determine fairness and reasonableness as well as to assure an understanding of the work and ability to execute the contract at price proposed. The price Supplemental Price Breakdown will be analyzed to determine if the prices are unbalanced. The evaluation will determine the extent to which the price proposal is consistent with the requirements of the RFP. Historical price information, competitive price information, the Independent Government Estimate (IGE), or any other pricing tool as necessary will be utilized in making this determination. Offerors are advised that any offer wherein pricing is deemed unfair or unreasonable will be rendered ineligible for award.

9.3 The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

10. BASIS FOR AWARD

10.1 The proposals received will be evaluated for technical acceptability. A technically acceptable proposal MUST be rated as acceptable for each non-price evaluation factor. Proposals must meet the criteria stated in the RFP in order to be eligible for award, to include responsiveness, technical acceptability and responsibility.

NOTE: Proposals not meeting the minimum criteria stated under the Past Performance and Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience factors may not be considered for further evaluation.

10.2 Award will be made to that Offeror whose proposal is technically acceptable and has the lowest price that is determined fair and reasonable.

10.3 The Government reserves the right to reject any and all offers.

10.4 Offerors are reminded to include their best technical and price terms in their initial offer and not to assume that they will have an opportunity to participate in discussions or be asked to submit a revised offer.

The contract resulting from this solicitation will be awarded based on the following evaluation factors:

10.5 Responsibility: Offerors must meet the standard for FAR 9.104.

PROPOSAL DATA SHEET

TAB A

(Appendix A)

NOTE TO OFFERORS

This OFFEROR PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY PROPOSAL DATA SHEET must be completed and attached as the first page of the body of your proposal. The information required by this data sheet may be completed directly on this form or attached to the form as supplemental data sheets.

1. NAME OF OFFEROR.

Name of Offeror(s):

If a joint venture or contractor-subcontractor association of firms, list the individual firms and briefly describe the nature of the association.

Firm 1:

Firm 2:

Nature of Association:

2. DUNS NUMBER FOR OFFEROR

(If more than one DUNS number is to be considered, explain affiliation to Offeror)

3. CCASS INDENTIFICATION FOR OFFEROR

4. AUTHORIZED NEGOTIATORS. FAR 52.215-11

5. CAGE CODE:

6. Tax ID#

The offeror represents that the following persons are authorized to negotiate on its behalf with the Government in connection with this Request for Proposals (RFP). List names, titles, and telephone number of the authorized negotiator.

Name of Person Authorized to Negotiate:

Negotiator's Address:

Negotiator's Telephone:

PAST PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET

TAB G

(Appendix B)

FACTOR 1: PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION.

Using the following format, provide information for a minimum of three projects that are successfully completed, or substantially completed (fully designed and at least 60% construction progress completed), preferably of similar design or features (size, scope and complexity) to that specified in the RFP, that are being or have been constructed by the Offeror to be used for reference and evaluation purposes. Ideally, these should be the same projects for which have been provided under Corporate Relevant Specialized Experience.

For each project provide the following information:

Project Title:

Location:

Contract number:

Procuring activity:

Procurement point of contact and telephone number:

Construction period (month/year start to month/year end or percent complete if construction is underway):

Address of Project(s):

Address and telephone number of owner:

Indicate type of project (private sector, Government, planned unit development, etc.):

General description of project:

How this project to relevant to the requirements of this solicitation:

Total cost:

Total cost of all modifications:

LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. On an attached sheet, list any projects within the last five years that have been assessed liquidated damages. Provide an explanation.

TERMINATED PROJECTS. On an attached sheet, list any projects within the last five years that have been terminated. Provide an explanation.

GOVERNMENT PROJECTS. On an attached sheet, list all contracts with the Government within the last five years. Indicate Government contract number and contracting agency (with contact names and telephone numbers

PAST PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET

(Appendix C)

SAMPLE TRANSMITTAL LETTER AND PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

QUESTIONNAIRE

Date: _________________

To: ______________________________________

We have listed your firm as a reference for work we have performed for you as listed below. Our firm has submitted a proposal under a project advertised by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District: HARLEYVILLE REACH WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN, ORANGEBURG AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA.; In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), an evaluation of our firm's past performance will be completed by the Corps of Engineers. Your candid response to the attached questionnaire will assist the evaluation Board in this process.

We understand that you have a busy schedule and your participation in this evaluation is greatly appreciated. Please complete the enclosed questionnaire as thoroughly as possible. Space is provided for comments. Understand that while the responses to this questionnaire may be released to the offeror, FAR

15.306 (e)(4) prohibits the release of the names of the persons providing the responses. Complete confidentiality will be maintained. Furthermore, a questionnaire has also been sent to ____________________ of your organization. Only one response from each office is required. If at all possible, we suggest that you individually answer this questionnaire and then coordinate your responses with that of ________________________, to forge a consensus on one overall response from your organization.

Please send your completed questionnaire to the following address to arrive NOT LATER THAN, 2:00PM, 26 Aug 2014 to:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District Contracting Division (CESAC-CT) ATTN: William Wallace 69A Hagood Ave Charleston, SC 29403-5107

The questionnaires can also be e-mailed to: william.wallace@usace.army.mil. If you have questions regarding the attached questionnaire, or require assistance, please contact William Wallace at 843-329- 8089. Thank you for your assistance.

USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE DATA SHEET

USACE PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (Form PPQ-0) CONTRACT INFORMATION (Contractor to complete Blocks 1-4)

1. Contractor Information Firm Name: CAGE Code:

Address: DUNs Number:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Point of Contact: Contact Phone Number:

2. Work Performed as: Prime Contractor Sub Contractor Joint Venture Other (Explain) Percent of project work performed:

If subcontractor, who was the prime (Name/Phone #):

3. Contract Information Contract Number:

Delivery/Task Order Number (if applicable):

Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Cost Reimbursement Other (Please specify):

Contract Title:

Contract Location:

Award Date (mm/dd/yy):

Contract Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Actual Completion Date (mm/dd/yy):

Explain Differences:

Original Contract Price (Award Amount):

Final Contract Price (to include all modifications, if applicable):

Explain Differences:

4. Project Description:

Complexity of Work High Med Routine How is this project relevant to project of submission? (Please provide details such as similar equipment, requirements, conditions, etc.)

CLIENT INFORMATION (Client to complete Blocks 5-8)

5. Client Information Name:

Title:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

6. Describe the client’s role in the project:

7. Date Questionnaire was completed (mm/dd/yy):

8. Client’s Signature:

NOTE: USACE REQUESTS THAT THE CLIENT COMPLETES THIS QUESTIONNAIRE AND

SUBMITS DIRECTLY BACK TO THE OFFEROR. THE OFFEROR WILL SUBMIT THE

COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE TO USACE WITH THEIR PROPOSAL, AND MAY

DUPLICATE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE FOR FUTURE SUBMISSION ON USACE

SOLICITATIONS. CLIENTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONNAIRES

DIRECTLY TO THE OFFEROR. HOWEVER, QUESTIONNAIRES MAY BE SUBMITTED

DIRECTLY TO USACE. PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFEROR FOR USACE POC

INFORMATION. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VERIFY ANY AND ALL

INFORMATION ON THIS FORM.

ADJECTIVE RATINGS AND DEFINITIONS TO BE USED TO BEST REFLECT

YOUR EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR’S PERFORMANCE

RATING DEFINITION NOTE

(E) Exceptional Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds many to the Government/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor was highly effective.

An Exceptional rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed multiple significant events that were of benefit to the Government/Owner.