Attachment 2 - RFBCP - Example BPA Call.docx

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

) Department of the Army

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

HUMPHREYS ENGINEER CENTER SUPPORT ACTIVITY

7701 TELEGRAPH ROAD

ALEXANDRIA, VA 22315-3860

Contracting Office 5 March 2020

REQUEST FOR BPA CALL PROPOSAL (RFBCP)

FOR USACE INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESOURCES

INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW BPA

1. RFBCP Title: Independent External Peer Review (IEPR) for the Occoquan Peninsula Coastal Flood Risk Management Study, Woodbridge, VA.

2. Electronic proposal is due on 20 April 2020 by 4:30 p.m. eastern time.

3. This is a Firm-Fixed-Price BPA Call.

4. Proposal shall be valid for a minimum of 30 days from date of submission.

Attachments:

(1) Instructions to Offeror

(2) Performance Work Statement (PWS)

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFEROR

Contract Clauses The proposal must comply fully with all applicable clauses in the contract.

Request for Clarification All requests for Request for Proposal (RFP) clarifications are due by 4:30 p.m. eastern time, 2 April 2020.

Proposal Format and Submission Instructions Submit the proposal electronically (in PDF format) by 4:30 p.m. eastern time on 20 April 2020 (See FAR 15.208).

Mark your proposal “Source Selection Sensitive.” The cost/price and technical proposals must be submitted as separate volumes/documents to the Contract Specialist at email David.A.Kaplan@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer at Wesley.D.Dewar@usace.army.mil. The Contract Specialist shall acknowledge receipt of the electronic submission. In the event the Contract Specialist is unavailable the Contracting Officer will ensure proper processing of the received proposals. Proposal documents are not to be submitted directly to any CEHO personnel by Offerors. Your submission must identify the RFBCP title, date of submission, and Offeror's name.

Basis for BPA Call Award

The following basis will be used to evaluate proposals for this BPA Call:

Best Value Tradeoff Analysis: The BPA holder that submits the best value proposal to the Government will be issued the BPA Call.

Format Limit your technical proposal to a total of 25 pages. Resumes for key personnel may be submitted with your proposal. Resume pages do not count against the proposal page count. Resumes for key personnel are limited to 3 pages per key person.

Price and Technical Work Plan.

A Technical work plan will be submitted that must show the Contractor's approach to successfully accomplishing work as specified in the Performance Work Statement. The basis for award for this BPA Call with respect to evaluation factors is the following:

Of the non-price factors: Management Approach and Technical Experience are approximately equal. Non-price factors are more important than price.

Pricing

a) For pricing purposes, you should assume an estimated start date of 15 May 2020.

b) You may be expected to propose Other Direct Costs (ODCs) and Travel under this BPA Call. You must provide an explanation for the type and amount of ODCs and Travel proposed.

c) Pricing must be included by the Contractor that shows the prices to complete the IEPR and meet the required standards of quality to be considered for award.

d) Prices for labor, and if applicable, other direct costs, shall be provided separately from the Technical portion of the proposal. There is an expectation to include estimated travel costs for this requirement. See the PWS for the expected travel requirements. Pricing should be in the format of the table provided (i.e. BPA Call Price Sheet in Excel) or substantially similar.

e) Prices will be evaluated to determine whether they are fair and reasonable. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price of the basic requirement with all of the options for the BPA Call.

f) Offerors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov prior to award. Offerors are highly encouraged to download and review all attachments to this solicitation prior to submitting an offer.

Wesley D. Dewar Contracting Officer

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