W912HP-15-R-0015_Solicitation.pdf

The w ork consists of furnishing all plant, equipment, labor, transportation, fuel, lubricant, supplies and materials, and performing all operations in connection w ith moving materials w ithin the Sampit River Disposal Area (georgetow n County, SC). Work w ill include, but not be limited to earthw ork necessary to raise approximately 15,000 linear feet of dikes and berm, construction and/or repair of dikes, berms, ramps, and drainage ditches, grassing, installation of spillw ay systems, culverts, and appurtenant items. Site is accessible by land. This effort w illl be a 100% Small Business Set-aside Project.

MAGNITUDE OF WORK $1,000,000 TO $5,000,000. The North American Industry Classif ication System (NAICS) Code is 237990 w ith a Small Business Size Standard of $36,500,000.00.

The Contractor must be registered in System for Aw ard Management (SAM) . If you have any questions or need assistance contact(s) Marshall Burns at 843-329-8194 (marshall.burns@usace.army.mil) or NOTE: The Bidder Inquiry Period Shall Expire 10 days prior to due date for proposals.

EUGENE M BURNS 843-329-8194

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

24-Jun-2015

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

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

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

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

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______30 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________210 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________Section 007200

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 __________4 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________24 Jul 2015 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

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

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

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

D. Offers providing less than _______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

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CHARLESTON

DISTRICT, CONTRACTING DIVISION

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)

843-329-2322FAX:TEL: 843-329-8060 TEL: FAX:

W912HP-15-R-0015 70

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-15-R-0015

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

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 Job

MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION – SAMPITRIVER SITE

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 Job SITE PREPARATION – SAMPIT RIVERFOB: Destination

0003 Job

EARTHWORK – SAMPIT RIVER- RAISE DIKE AND BERM

0004 5 Each RAISE/EXTEND SPILLWAY SYSTEMS, COMPLETEFOB: Destination

0005 7 Ton AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONEFOB: Destination

0006 7 Ton FERTILIZERFOB: Destination

0007 7 Acre GRASSINGFOB: Destination

0008 1 Job

OPTION 0001 MOBILIZATION ANDDEMOBILIZATION- WACCAMAW

NECK SITE

0009 1 Job

OPTION 0002 REPAIR CULVERT –WACCAMAW NECK SITE

0010 .50 Ton OPTION 0003 AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONEFOB: Destination

0011 .50 Ton OPTION 0004 FERTILIZERFOB: Destination

0012 .50 Acre OPTION Option 0005 GRASSINGFOB: Destination

TOTAL (OPTIONAL ITEMS)

TOTAL (OPTIONAL ITEMS 0008-

0012)

TOTAL (ITEMS 0001-0012) $_________

Section 00 21 16 - Instructions to Proposers

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

BIDDER INQUIRY

Technical inquiries are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org\projnet All questions regarding this Request For Proposal (RFP) must be submitted in writing via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet within no less than 10 calendar days prior to the date established in the RFP for receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right to decline addressing questions received less than 10 calendar days prior to receipt of proposals. If an Offeror believes that the requirements in this RFP contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound; the offeror shall immediately notify the Contract Specialist in writing with supporting rationale. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this Request for Proposal based on the initial proposal, as received, without discussion. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and clicks continue. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

Project: (00131) FY15 – Georgetown - Sampit River Disposal Area Ditching

Review: Bidder Inquiry

Current Quick Add Key is: SS4SMK-5YAV3K

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMEN

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Section 00 21 16

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 furnishing all plant, equipment, labor, transportation, fuel, lubricant, supplies and materials, and performing all operations in connection with moving materials within Sampit River Disposal Area. Work will include, but not be limited to deepening of drainage ditches, dike Dike Raising in the Middle Cell, clearing, and appurtenant items, Dike Raising of dikes, berms and ramps.

The purpose of the Source Selection Plan is to establish a uniform evaluation procedure for the technical evaluation of proposals by the SSEB and to develop the Best Value Decision by the SSA/ Contracting Officer using the Lowest 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.

1.3 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.

1.4 Offerors are advised that it is the Government’s intent to award a firm fixed price contract without discussions. Proposals should be submitted on the most favorable terms both from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it deems such to be in its best interest. 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 INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Who May Submit: Any legally organized offeror.

2.2 Where to Submit: Submit proposal packages to the Charleston District at the address shown in Block 7 of Standard Form 1442.

To assure 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.

2.3 Submission Deadline: Proposals must be received by the Charleston District no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442. (July 9, 2015 by 2:00 P.M.

Eastern)

2.4 General Requirements:

2.4.1 In order to effectively and equitably evaluate all proposals, the Contracting Officer must receive sufficiently detailed information to allow review and evaluation by the Government.

2.4.2 Tabs. Organized and tab the proposal as shown below.

2.4.3 Size of Printed Matter Submissions.

2.4.3.1 Written materials will be on 8-1/2" x 11" paper.

2.4.3.2 Include a detailed table of contents. If more than one binder is used, include the complete table of contents in each. Place any materials submitted but not required by this solicitation, such as company brochures or other information, in appendices following the tabbed sections.

2.4.4 Number of Copies. Submit original and four (4) hard copies of the proposal.

2.4.5 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:

2.4.5.1 Price: “W912HP-15-R-0015_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME I PRICE

PROPOSAL”.

2.4.5.2 Non-Price: “W912HP-15-R-0015_COMPANY NAME_VOLUME II TECHNICAL

PROPOSAL”.

2.4.6 Electronic Copy of Submissions. In addition to the hard copies of the proposal, submit the Proposal on a CD ROM disk. The proposal should be in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF file.

The electronic version should either be a single file tabbed in the same order as the hard copy or multiple files hyperlinked to a single table of contents.

2.5 Submission Format

2.5.1 PRICE PROPOSAL, VOLUME I – Contract Requirements & Price Proposal.

2.5.1.2 Submit original of VOLUME I - Contract Requirements & Price Proposal. This information should be submitted in separate three-ring binders labeled "Contract Requirements & Price Proposal."

2.5.1.3 VOLUME I – CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS & PRICE PROPOSAL. 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” (Section 00 21 16 of the Solicitation)

TAB C – (Section 00 45 00 of the Solicitation)– Representations and Certifications (FAR Clause 52.204-8): 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.)

TAB G – IF APPLICABLE: Pursuant to 13 CFR 124.515(e), SBA must approve a joint venture agreement prior to the award of an 8(a) contract on behalf of the joint venture. Offerors are encouraged to contact its SBA Servicing Agency upon submission of its proposal and confirm that its joint venture agreement will be approved. Offerors shall submit evidence from offeror’s Servicing Agency that the offeror has notified and discussed with the appropriate SBA Representative or Business Opportunity Specialist, the proposed joint venture for this specific project

2.5.2 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL, VOLUME II – Technical Proposal. THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY COST INFORMATION.

2.5.2.1 The Technical Proposal will be tabbed and submitted in a three ring binder in the following format:

(1 original and 4 copies shall be submitted with offeror’s proposal.) Submission shall consist of the following:

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

TAB G – FACTOR 1: OFFEROR PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

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

C) Insurance Modifier (Submit current insurance modifier under this Tab)

TAB H – FACTOR 2: CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

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

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

2.6.1 Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3) and no more than three (3) contracts (3 from the prime and 3 from the major subcontractor if any) complete or substantially completed (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 $400,000.

Projects less than $400,000 will not be considered relevant. 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. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. 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 must 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

2.6.2 Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). The PPQ (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 PPQs should be submitted with each offeror’s 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 marshall.burns@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. 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 Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the 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.

2.6.3 If the offeror is made up of separate construction companies that have combined for this project, then Past Performance Information must be completed for each company.

2.6.4 Contractor Team Arrangements. Contractor Team Arrangements are considered an arrangement in which (1) two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime contractor; or (2) a potential prime contractor agrees with one or more other companies to have them act as its subcontractors under a specified Government contract or acquisition program. If the Offeror is a joint venture, the Offeror must provide evidence of a binding teaming agreement or other contractual agreement, which creates legal responsibility on the part of all contractors in the joint venture and submit evidence or confirm that the J.V. submitted its paperwork to its local Small Business Administration Office for this specific requirement. If the Offeror proposes to utilize a “key subcontractor” as described in FAR 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. The proposal must also include an agreement that has been or will be executed prior to award between/among all team members. The proposal and agreement must be consistent; substantive inconsistencies between the proposal and agreement may be construed against the offeror. 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, 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.

The team agreement submitted with the proposal will govern the performance of the work by the team.

The agreement must address the following items: identification of team members, a full delineation of roles and responsibilities of team members, and the duration of the agreement. In the case of Joint Ventures or other partnerships seeking award to the team as a prime contractor, the agreement must indicate the percentages of the participants, in particular the percent of the controlling party. In the case of a prime-sub team, the agreement must reflect that the prime contractor is vested with control and responsibility for the daily management of the work, and that it remains responsible for contract performance, including those items allocated to a subcontractor on the team. Contractor teams should not submit an agreement in their proposal that is 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. In the case of prime-sub teams, any resulting subcontract(s) may not deviate from the substantive provisions of the teaming agreement.

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 subcontractor 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. Note: Only a Contracting Officer can approve such a change after contract award.

2.6.5 Offeror proposed teaming arrangements, as defined above, and company relationships shall be fully disclosed in the proposal. All prospective Joint Ventures must comply with Part 13 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). For reference and evaluation purposes the offeror shall identify the major or critical aspects to be performed by those identified in the Contractor Team Arrangement.

2.7 TAB H – FACTOR 2 CORPORATE RELEVANT SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

2.7.1 Offerors shall submit a minimum of three (3) and no more than three (3) contracts (3 from the prime and 3 from the major subcontractor if any) complete or substantially completed (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 $400,000. 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. Project Manager, Project Superintendent, Safety Manager, and CQC representative must have demonstrated experience on projects of similar scope and size and they also must have Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) CQC/QMS (Contractor Quality Control/Quality Management System) certification on projects of similar scope and size. Include the offeror’s current corporate experience rating modification number. 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 or subcontracts 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

2.7.2 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, Area Superintendent, Quality Control Manager, and Safety Manager. All key personnel shall have at least 3 years of experience in performing work relevant to this procurement. Resumes 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.

3. EVALUATION FACTORS

3.1. 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 unexplained 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.

3.1.1 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.

3.1.2 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:

Quality of Work. Based on information provided in the questionnaire and other information, the Government will assess the quality of the actual construction undertaken and the standards of workmanship exhibited by the Offeror’s team.

Customer Satisfaction. The Government will evaluate all information available with respect to the Offeror’s past customer satisfaction, cooperation with customers, and interaction on past projects.

Safety Security. The Government will evaluate all information available with respect the Offeror ability to maintain an environment of safety and was the Offeror adhere to its approved safety plan.

General. The Government will evaluate all information available with respect the Offeror ability to successfully respond to emergency and/or surge situations.

3.2. 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 $400,000. 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.

4. 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 SSEB will evaluate each proposal individually using the qualitative procedures that follows:

4.1. 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.

4.2 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.

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

4.4 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.

4.5 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.

5. RATING METHODOLOGY

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

5.2 ACCEPTABLE (A) - The offeror has presented a satisfactory approach to the RFP requirements that meets or exceeds 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.

5.3. 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.

6. PROPOSAL RATING

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

6.2 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/SSA and used in making the determination of which offerors are eligible for award.

6.3 It is the responsibility of the SSEB 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.

7. PRICE.

7.1 Price will not be rated, but will be evaluated as to its fair and reasonableness. Pricing for the contract shall be completed and submitted on the Pricing Schedule shown at Section 00010 of the solicitation.

7.2 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 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.

7.3 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.

8. BASIS FOR AWARD

8.1 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.

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

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

8.4 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:

8.5 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:

Type of Facility:

Nature of firms responsibility (design, construction or both):

Award Date:

Original Scheduled Completion Date:

Actual Completion Date:

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:

Problems encountered and corrective actions taken:

Total cost:

Total cost of all modifications:

Letters of Appreciation or Awards:

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: FY 15 Sampit River Disposal Area Maintenance Dike Raisings; 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 CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOT LATER THAN 10 DAYS Prior to Proposal Due Date. to:

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

The questionnaires can also be e-mailed to: Eugene.m.burns@usace.army.mil. If you have questions regarding the attached questionnaire, or require assistance, please contact Marshall Burns at 843-329- 8194. 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. A singular benefit, however, could be of such magnitude that it alone constitutes an Exceptional rating. Also, there should have been NO significant weaknesses identified.

(VG) Very Good Performance meets contractual requirements and exceeds some to the Government’s/Owner’s benefit. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

A Very Good rating is appropriate when the Contractor successfully performed a significant event that was a benefit to the Government/Owner.

There should have been no significant weaknesses identified.

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