W912P725RA016 - Oakland InnerOuter_FY25_Specs_(Solicitaton)_7Oct25.pdf

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)

OAKLAND INNER & OUTER

HARBOR FY25 MAINTENANCE

DREDGING PROJECT

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

SOLICITATION NO. W912P725RA016

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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

San Francisco District

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER SHEET

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION

SOLICITATION

TITLE

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD (STANDARD FORM 1442)

(CONTINUATION STANDARD FROM 1442)

00 10 00 PRICING SCHEDULE

00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS/ OFFERORS AND

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR AWARD

00 22 00 SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

00 45 00 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF BIDDERS/

OFFERORS

00 70 00 CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT

00 72 00 CONTRACT CLAUSES

00 73 00 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

ATTACHMENTS

GENERAL WAGE DETERMINATION

PREAWARD SURVEY

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

01 00 00

35 00 00

NOTE:

General Requirements

Waterway and Marine Construction

DRAWINGS (SEPARATE PACKAGE)

SECTION 00 21 00 IS INCLUDED FOR SOLICITATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS

SECTION WILL BE REMOVED, MAINTAINED IN THE CONTRACT FILE AND NOT

MADE PART OF THE CONTRACT.

SECTION 00 45 00, AS COMPLETED BY AWARDEE, IS INCORPORATED INTO ANY

RESULTANT CONTRACT BY REFERENCE.

AMENDMENTS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE RESULTANT CONTRACT.

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (IF REQUIRED) BECOMES AN ATTACHMENT TO AND A

MATERIAL PART OF THE CONTRACT.

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SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair) IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

9. FOR

INFORMATION CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER

CODE

6. PROJECT NUMBER

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

4. CONTRACT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

11. The contractor shall begin performance within

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

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

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

a. Sealed offers in original and

b. An offer guarantee

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

d. Offers providing less than

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(d) calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

is, is not required.

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

(date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by (hour) award, YES NO notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable.

calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

INVITATION FOR BID

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

3. DATE ISSUED PAGE OF PAGES

Created On:

03 Oct 2025, 11:11 AM Central Daylight Time

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AWARD (To be completed by Government)

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement by the Government in writing within stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

AMOUNTS

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

NUMBER

DATE

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code)

CODE FACILITY CODE

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT

26. ADMINISTERED BY

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print)

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 12/2022) BACK

31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

ITEM

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES

CODE AT

27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

10 U.S.C. 3204(a) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

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Contract Line Item No.(CLIN)

Description of Supplies and Services

*Quantity Unit Unit

Price($) Amount($)

BASE

0001 Mobilization and Demobilization 1 Job

(JA)

Dredging Reach 1 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth with transportation to Montezuma Wetlands 249,500

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Dredging Reach 2 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth with transportation to Montezuma Wetlands 101,300

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Dredging Reach 3 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth with transportation to Montezuma Wetlands 159,200

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

0005 Eelgrass Light Monitoring for Reach 3 119,632

SQUARE

YARD

(SY)

Tipping and Placement at Montezuma Wetlands of the dredged material from Reaches 1 through 3 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth 560,900

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Total Base Price (Items 0001 through 0006)

Dredging Reach 4, 5 and 6 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth with transportation to Montezuma Wetlands 91,100

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

0008 Eelgrass Monitoring for Reach 5 11,083

SQUARE

YARD

(SY)

SECTION 00 10 00

PRICING SCHEDULE

OAKLAND INNER AND OUTER HARBOR FY25 MAINTENANCE DREDGING

560,900 CY + 1 Job + 119,632 SY

OPTION 1-PoP additional 15 days

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Tipping and Placement at Montezuma Wetlands of the dredged material from Reaches 4 through 6 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth 100,200

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Dredging Reaches 7, 8 and 9 to - 50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth with transportation to Montezuma Wetlands 145,500

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Tipping and Placement at Montezuma Wetlands of the dredged material from Reaches 7 through 9 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth 160,100

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Dredging Reaches 10 and 11 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth with transportation to Montezuma Wetlands 49,800

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

0013 Eelgrass Light Monitoring for Reach 10 25,696

SQUARE

YARD

(SY)

Tipping and Placement at Montezuma Wetlands of the dredged material from Reaches 10 and 11 to -50-ft MLLW plus 1-foot of paid Over-depth 54,800

CUBIC

YARD

(CY)

Total Option Price (Items 0007 through 0014)

1 .

2 .

* - ALL QUANTITIES ARE ESTIMATES. SEE FAR 52.211-18, SECTION 00 72 00 (GENERAL CONDITION) OF

THE CONTRACT.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

The term "Job", which appears on the Pricing Schedule (Section 00 01 00) under “Unit” for Proposal Item No. 0001 shall be considered as a Lump Sum. The Variation in Estimated Quantities contract clause, FAR 52.211-18, shall not apply to Proposal Item No. 0001.

BASIS of AWARD: The contract will be awarded in accordance with subsection 2 of section 00 22 00 “Supplementary Conditions”.

315,100 CY + 36,779 SY

OPTION 2-PoP:additional 24 days

OPTION 3-PoP: additional 9 days

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End of Document

The Government reserves the right to direct the Contractor to place dredged material at an environmentally acceptable alternate disposal site in accordance with the Change Clause FAR 52.243-4.

The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, material, equipment, etc., necessary to perform all work in strict accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the contract to include all attachments thereto.

Dredge material placement shall meet the requirements in specification Section 01

11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK.

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SECTION 00 21 00

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS/ OFFERORS AND

EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR AWARD

1.1 GENERAL

The work includes annual maintenance dredging of the Oakland Inner and Outer harbor FY25 Maintenance Dredging Project, Alameda County California. The work includes annual maintenance dredging of the Oakland Inner and Outer harbor channel to -50-ft (MLLW) plus 1-ft of paid over-depth and transporting of the dredged material per the requirements in specification Section 0010 00 PRICINGSCHEDULE and 011100 SUMMARYOFWORK. All material is suitable and shall be taken for disposal at Montezuma Wetlands.

1.2 PROPOSALS EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS

This Request for Proposal (RFP) does not commit the Government to pay, as a direct charge, any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal.

1.3 ACCURACY IN PROPOSALS

Proposal must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this Proposals (including attachments).

The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

1.4 PROPOSAL QUESTIONS

Questions relating to this solicitation and technical inquiries will be submitted via email to the assigned contract specialist, Karen Smith, via email at karen.smith@usace.army.mil

Please include the solicitation number, the project title, the locationµ of the project together with the company name, email address, and telephone number in your correspondence. Inquiries must be received no later than 14 calendar days prior to the date set of Proposal closing.

Answers to pertinent questions will be posted on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website (https://piee.eb.mil); however, changes to the solicitation will be made by amendment only. Solicitation Amendments will be posted to https://piee.eb.mil separately.

1.5 COPIES OF SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

Copies of the solicitation are available by INTERNET ACCESS ONLY. All solicitation documents will be posted https://piee.eb.mil.

All amendments will be posted to the website https://piee.eb.mil. It shall be the contractor's responsibility to check the websites for any amendments. The Offeror shall submit in the proposal all requested information specified in this section of the Request for Proposal (RFP)

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1.6 PROPOSAL FORMAT AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS PROPOSAL FORMAT

See 3.2 General Proposal Preparation; located in Section 0022 00-Supplementary Instructions

1.7 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL:

**Note**: All prospective Offerors and their Subcontractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM - www.SAM.gov) and the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website to be able to view and download solicitation information, and to submit offers.

Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications are only available to be download from PIEE, which may be accessed at https://piee.eb.mil.

Offers MUST BE submitted electronically through the PIEE website.

Registration should be completed one (1) week prior to the anticipated solicitation release date. USACE will not notify Offerors of any changes to the solicitation; Offerors must monitor PIEE and SAM for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments.

See attachments "PIEE Solicitation Module Vendor Access Instructions", "SOP PIEE Proposal Manager Offeror", and "SOP PIEE Posting Offer" for instructions on getting access to the PIEE Solicitation Module and submitting Offeror proposals.

Please contact Karen Smith at karen.smith@usace.army.mil and Mary Fronck at mary.fronck@usace.army.mil

All submissions may be up to 6 calendar days prior to proposal due date. This allows a submission window from Saturday, November 1 at 11:00 AM PST until 10:59 PM PST on Friday, November 7. Early and late submissions outside of this window will not be accepted.

To submit a proposal, Offers MUST BE submitted electronically through the PIEE website: https://piee.eb.mil no later than 11:00 am PST on November 7, 2025.

The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offeror’s inability to access the documents posted at the referenced website. All offerors are advised that this project may be delayed, cancelled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and/or final award process.

It is the responsibility of all Offerors to ensure their proposal submissions are complete, inclusive of the price schedule, acknowledge of amendments, bid guarantee, and all additional

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1.8 OTHER OFFEOR DELIVERY METHODS

Telegraphic, Facsimile, emailed, HAND DELIVERED, MAILED, or comparable delivery methods of the Proposal Package are not acceptable.

1.9 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS

The offeror will, furnish performance and payment bonds within the time established the contract in accordance with FAR 52.228-15 DEV located in Section 00 72

00. The offeror will provide the bonds to Karen Smith at karen.smith@usace.army.mil.

And Mary Fronck at maryfronck@usace.army.mil.

2.0 INDIVIDUAL SURETIES IN SUPPORT OF BID BONDS

An offeror utilizing individual sureties in support of a bid bond shall include a Standard Form (SF) 28 (Affidavit of Individual Surety), accompanied by a pledge of acceptable assets from each person acting as an individual surety, and include these with the SF 24 (Bid Bond), and the proposal itself (see clause titled "Pledges of Assets," FAR 52.228-

11DEVIATION202 00016).

Pledges of acceptable assets shall be in the form of (1) evidence of an escrow account and/or (2) a recorded lien on real estate.

Failure to provide required documentation described herein may cause the offeror to be deemed "unacceptable".

2.1 BID GUARANTEE FORM AND AMOUNT

See Tab 5 Bid Guarantee Form and Amount; located in Section 0022 00-Supplementary

Instructions

2.3 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY, PRE-AWARD SURVEY

See Tab 6 Contractor Responsibility, Pre-Award Survey Information; located in Section

0022 00-Supplementary Instructions

2.4 PREPARATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (SEP 2004)

See FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, incorporated by reference into this contract in Section 00 72 00.

The Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not required from the low offeror until after the selection of the lowest offeror; it is not required as part of the proposal package. After the proposal selection, if the selected offeror fails to submit an acceptable plan within the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award.

Contact Contracting Officer, Contracting Division, (415) 503-6990, with questions on the Small Business Subcontracting Plan requirements. The acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be incorporated into and made a material part

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20% Small Businesses 10% Small, Disadvantaged Businesses 5% Women-Owned Small Businesses 2.0% Certified HUBZone Small Business 1.3%Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business The goals are calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL SUBCONTRACTING

DOLLARS, NOT THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT.

2.5 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (PoP):

The PoP for the base contract is 142 days, additional 15 days for Option 1, additional 24 days for Option 2, additional 9 days for Option 3, and a total of 190 days for base + options.

2.6 OPTION(S) WITHIN CONTRACT

The Government may require performance of additional work, identified as an option items in contract, at the prices stated. The Contracting Officer shall exercise the option within 90 days after NTP by written notice to the Contractor.

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Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management. Nov 2024 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting. Aug 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal. Jan 2017 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language. Apr 1991 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency. Apr 1991 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors-Competitive Acquisition. Nov 2021 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Secondary Site of the Work. May 2014 52.225-12 Notice of Buy American Requirement-Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements. May 2014

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements. Nov 2023 252.204-7024 Notice on the Use of the Supplier Performance Risk System. Mar 2023 252.215-7009 Proposal Adequacy Checklist. Mar 2023 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors. Jan 2023 252.215-7016 Notification to Offerors-Postaward Debriefings. Dec 2022

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.216-1 Type of Contract. (Apr 1984)

Type of Contract (Apr 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a FRIM FIX PRICE[Contracting Officer insert specific type of contract] contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.228-1 Bid Guarantee. (Sep 1996)

Bid Guarantee (Sept 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds-

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

(End of clause)

52.233-2 Service of Protest. (Sep 2006)

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Service of Protest (Sept 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Contracting Officer 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94102.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction). (Feb 1995)

Site Visit (Construction) (Feb 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) Site visits may be arranged during normal duty hours by contacting:

Name: Justin Yee

Telephone: 415-503-6788

(End of Provision)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

(Apr 1984)52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation.

Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984)

Portions of this solicitation are altered as follows:

252.204-7007 ALT A

(End of clause)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (Nov 2020)

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter2) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

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DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.215-7008 Only One Offer. (Dec 2022)

ONLY ONE OFFER (DEC 2022)

(a) Cost or pricing data requirements. After initial submission of offers, if the Contracting Officer notifies the Offeror that only one offer was received, the Offeror agrees to-

(1) Submit any additional cost or pricing data that is required in order to determine whether the price is fair and reasonable (10 U.S.C. 3705) or to comply with the statutory requirement for certified cost or pricing data (10 U.S.C. 3702 and FAR 15.403-3); and

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this provision, if the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5) does not apply, certify all cost or pricing data in accordance with paragraph (c) of DFARS provision 252.215-7010, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data, of this solicitation.

(b) Canadian Commercial Corporation. If the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, certified cost or pricing data are not required. If the Contracting Officer notifies the Canadian Commercial Corporation that additional data other than certified cost or pricing data are required in accordance with DFARS 225.870-4(c), the Canadian Commercial Corporation shall obtain and provide the following:

(1) Profit rate or fee (as applicable).

(2) Analysis provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada to the Canadian Commercial Corporation to determine a fair and reasonable price (comparable to the analysis required at FAR 15.404-1).

(3) Data other than certified cost or pricing data necessary to permit a determination by the U.S. Contracting Officer that the proposed price is fair and reasonable ____[U.S. Contracting Officer to provide description of the data required in accordance with FAR 15.403-3(a)(1) with the notification].

(4) As specified in FAR 15.403-3(a)(4), an offeror who does not comply with a requirement to submit data that the U.S. Contracting Officer has deemed necessary to determine price reasonableness or cost realism is ineligible for award unless the head of the contracting activity determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to make the award to that offeror.

(c) Subcontracts. Unless the Offeror is the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Offeror shall insert the substance of this provision, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold defined in FAR part 2.

(End of provision)

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Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS

GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS, EVALUATION

STANDARDS FOR CONTRACT AWARD

1. OVERVIEW

Proposals received in response to this solicitation for the Oakland Inner and Outer harbor FY25 Maintenance Dredging Project, Alameda County California will be evaluated using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable method of selecting the contractor offering best value to the Government, as explained below.

2. BASIS OF AWARD

2.1. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD

In accordance with the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9, no contract shall be entered into unless the Contracting Officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR requirement that no award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility of the prospective awardee. To be determined responsible, a contractor must meet the general standards in FAR Part 9 and any special standards set forth in this solicitation.

3. GENERAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

For purposes of this RFP, an “Offeror” may include a group of two or more entities that have formed a “contractor team arrangement,” as that term is defined in the FAR Part 9.601. In the case of entities that have formed a contractor team arrangement, the experience and performance history of any member of the team, whether or not gained while working with the other member(s) of the currently-proposed contractor team arrangement, may be presented in the Offeror’s proposal.

In the case of contractor team arrangements involving a prime contractor and subcontractor(s), where the prime contractor submits the proposal in response to this RFP, the prime contractor must have completed at least one of the projects submitted in fulfillment of Factor 1 of this RFP.

If information about a subcontractor is submitted, the Government will review the information on the presumption that this subcontractor will perform similar work in the construction of this project, should award be made to the respective offeror. No such awardee may substitute another subcontractor without the Government’s prior written approval.

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Similarly, an Offeror that relies on the performance history of a member or members of a proposed contractor team arrangement will be expected to maintain that arrangement during performance of any contract awarded to that Offeror under this RFP. As a part of its proposal, the Offeror must provide a contractor team agreement signed by all parties, identifying the legal name(s) of all entities and describing the nature of each entity’s relationship (teaming/partnering, joint venture, etc.) and its proposed role in performance of this contract. Past Performance information of other than the Offeror will not be considered without the team agreement. In the case of joint ventures, at least one project will be submitted from each member to demonstrate past experience. This documentation must be provided in the applicable section of the Offeror's proposal.

3.1.1 Media, Page Size, Margins, Fonts, and Page Limitations.

Submit only electronic files as specifically stated in this section. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc. Do not include links to information on websites in lieu of incorporating the information physically into the proposal.

Except where another size is specifically authorized for a submission, use only 8 1/2” x 11” electronic pages. Use at least 1-inch margins; except headers and footers may be outside the 1-inch margins. Do not justify the right margin. Ensure that all text and graphics are clearly legible. Do not use a font size smaller than 10-point font, and do not use unusual font styles such as script, or condensed fonts. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a “Table of Contents” or divider tabs, are excluded from page limitations.

3.1.2 Conditional Offers.

Do not include exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or price proposal volumes. Inclusion of any company terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the solicitation may result in a determination that the offer is unacceptable and thus ineligible for award. Resolve questions about the terms and conditions or technical requirements of the solicitation prior to submission of your offer; see “Special Instructions for Submitting Your Proposal”, located in Section 00 21 00.

3.1.3 Restrictions on Offeror-Provided Information.

Proposals shall not contain classified data. “Confidential” projects may be submitted to demonstrate capability as long as all of the information required for evaluation as specified herein can be provided to the Government as part of the offeror’s technical proposal. Offerors that include data in their proposals that they do not want disclosed or used except for evaluation purposes, must redact the data in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisition.

3.2 GENERAL PROPOSAL PREPARATION.

The proposal shall be submitted as summarized below.

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(1) Volume I – Technical Volume

(a) Factor 1: Past Performance

(b) Factor 2: Equipment Availability

(2) Volume II – Price Volume

(a) Proposal Cover Sheet

(b) Standard Form (SF)1442, to include acknowledgement of Amendments, and Joint Venture Agreement (if applicable)

(c) Price Schedule

(d) Annual Representations and Certifications

(e) Offer Guarantee

(f) Pre-Award Survey Information

Each offeror must submit a proposal consisting of a “technical” volume, and a “price” volume.

The two volumes must be submitted as separate volumes. Both volumes must be received not later than the date and time specified in Block 13 of SF 1442, or as amended in a SF 30. The information in the two volumes is evaluated separately and independently. Do not cross-reference material between the non-price and price volumes.

3.2.1 Marking of Proposal Volumes.

Name the technical volume as the “Technical Volume” and name the price volume as the “Price Volume”, and include the project title and location, solicitation number, name and address of the offeror on the title page of each volume. Offerors must include a table of contents for each proposal volume.

4. TECHNICAL VOLUME

The Technical proposal must be submitted as one complete PDF electronic document.

4.1. Format, Content and Tabs for the Technical Volume:

There is a fifteen (15) page limit for the overall technical proposal; however, read instructions regarding each tab carefully to determine which sections will count toward the overall page limitation. Organize your technical proposal as indicated below. The tabs directly correlate to the technical evaluation factors. Although the Government may use information obtained from any source in its evaluation of the technical proposal, the Government is not obligated to search for or to consider information that belongs under a specific tab in an offeror’s proposal but is actually elsewhere in the proposal. Limit proposal submittals to the information specified;

excess information will not be evaluated. The term “tabs” means searchable PDF bookmarks.

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4.2 Tab 1 of the Technical Proposal: Factor 1 Past Performance

4.2.1 Submission Requirements

The Offeror shall provide past performance information on dredging projects within the last three

(3) years. Experience and Capability, using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) for any past federal projects submitted, and other sources for non-federal projects.

If CPARS evaluations are not available, the Offeror shall submit a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for each project. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. Completed PPQs should be submitted as part of the offeror’s proposal. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ before the proposal closing date, the Offeror shall complete and submit the first page of the PPQ, which provides contract and reference contact information for the project(s). The Offeror shall ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for each point of contact. Completed PPQs may also be submitted by the preparer directly to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by email to karen.smith@usace.army.mil and copy to mary.fronck@usace.army.mil prior to the RFP closing date.

The Government may review and consider information obtained from other sources, e.g., CPARS information using CAGE/Unique Entity ID/SAM numbers of the teaming arrangement, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), etc.

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.

Each example project must start on a new page and there is no page limitation for CPARS and PPQ’s submission. Past Performance will not count against the page limitation for this volume.

4.2.3 Evaluation Criteria:

The past performance evaluation is an assessment of the offeror’s ability to successfully perform this requirement based on the offeror’s record of relevant past projects, and the documented level of satisfaction of each project owner after completion of construction.

Past Performance will be determined relevant if a submitted project is similar in size, scope, and complexity to this requirement.

. *NOTE: If an offeror does not have a record of relevant past performance or information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or neutral) past performance (IAW FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv)). A neutral rating shall be considered acceptable.

Each Offeror shall be assigned one of the two ratings set forth in the table below.

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Adjectival Rating Description

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

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

4.3. Tab 2 of the Technical Volume: Factor 2 – Availability of Equipment

4.3.1 Availability of Equipment – Evaluation Factor

The Offeror shall provide a projected timeline and supporting narrative detailing the availability of equipment. The narrative shall be task-oriented, clearly indicating the number of calendar days following pre-construction submittals and mobilization—assumed to occur approximately 30 calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP)—by which dredging activities are to commence and be completed.

The narrative shall also include a summary of any failures and/or successes related to equipment availability on the last five dredging projects.

Constraints:

The Offeror must demonstrate the capability and flexibility of equipment availability to meet the proposed contract completion period. The narrative shall clearly identify any known or anticipated constraints, such as:

• Equipment or labor availability

• Weather impacts

• Other logistical or operational limitations

4.3.2 Submission Requirements

Evaluation Criteria: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s Availability of Equipment narrative to assess the likelihood that equipment will be provided in a timely and effective manner to ensure successful completion of the project within the specified period of performance.

Narratives that clearly demonstrate the Offeror’s ability to complete dredging within 142 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP), along with a general understanding of potential factors that could impact availability (e.g., labor, weather, logistics), will be considered acceptable.

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As the last project to be solicited, this RFP will allow the government to discern whether equipment is available for this project and not being committed to other Government projects

Proposals that indicate equipment availability or project completion beyond 142 calendar days after NTP will be rated Unacceptable under this factor.

A proposal will be rated as Unacceptable if it does not meet the definition of Acceptable.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings

Rating Description

Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation

5. PRICE VOLUME.

5.1 FORMAT, CONTENTS, AND LIST OF TABS FOR THE PRICE PROPOSAL.

This should be a separate file from the technical proposal. There are no page limits for the price proposal; however, responses should be focused, providing required information only. Organize your price proposal as indicated below.

Tab 1: Proposal Cover Sheet.

As required by FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(i)-(v), the proposal cover sheet must include the following items:

1. Solicitation Number.

2. The name, address, CAGE code, and telephone numbers of the offeror.

3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions Included in the Solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item.

4. Names, titles, e-mail address, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation:

5. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

Tab 2: SF 1442; Acknowledgement of Amendments; Joint Venture Agreement

The Standard Form (SF) 1442 must be completed by the offeror and duly executed with an original signature by the official(s) identified in the proposal cover sheet as authorized to bind the offeror in accordance with FAR 4.102, which includes Contractor Team Arrangements.

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Include the offeror’s CAGE code in block 14 of the SF 1442, along with the offeror’s address.

All amendments must be acknowledged in accordance with the instructions on the Standard Form 30, Amendment. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), include a copy of the JV agreement and indicate its status.

Tab 3: Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) and Pricing Schedule and Dredging Plant and Equipment Schedule

Submit the completed Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) Schedule on the SF 1442 and provided Price Schedule with the offeror’s proposed contract prices inserted in the appropriate spaces. Prices must be proposed for all CLINs. Submit the Dredging Plant and Equipment Schedule under Section 0010 00.

Tab 4: Annual Representations and Certifications

The offeror must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the “System for Award Management” (SAM) website in accordance with FAR 52.204-8. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that these on-line Representations and Certifications are updated as necessary to reflect changes, but at least annually to ensure that they are kept current, accurate and complete.

Tab 5: Bid Guarantee Form and Amount

The offeror shall furnish a separate bid guarantee in accordance with the solicitation provision titled "Bid Guarantee", FAR 52.228-1. In accordance with FAR 28.101-2 (b) the bid guarantee amount shall be at least 20 percent of the "proposed price" but shall not exceed $3 million. When the penal sum is expressed as a percentage, a maximum dollar limitation may be stated.

In accordance with FAR 28.106-1 states that a Standard Form (SF) 24 shall be used for the bid bond.

In accordance with FAR 28.202(a) (1), corporate sureties utilized must appear on the list contained in the Department of Treasury Circular 570 titled, "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and Acceptable Reinsuring Companies."

Contractor shall provide written confirmation that the Contracting Specialist may contact the bonding company to confirm the bond agreement’s legitimacy.

Tab 6: Contractor Responsibility, Pre-Award Survey Information

To determine a contractor's responsibility for purposes of contract award in accordance with FAR Part 9, the contractor is required to provide a statement regarding previous experience and past performance in performing comparable work, information related to the business organization, financial resources, and/or plant to be used in performing the work (see Attachment 2, Pre-award Survey).

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The Government will request this information from the eligible contractor after receipt of offer if they have not had a contract with the San Francisco District within the last twelve months and the Government will set a due date for its submission.

(a) If required to determine that a prospective contractor is responsible, the offeror must:

1) Demonstrate that they have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them.

2) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or perform schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments.

3) Have a satisfactory performance record. In making the determination of responsibility, the Government Contracting Officer shall consider relevant past performance information. A prospective contractor shall not be determined as responsible or not responsible solely based on a lack of relevant performance history except when there are special standards set forth in the solicitation, which applies, to all offerors that must be met in order to receive the award. These special standards may be necessary when unusual expertise or specialized facilities are necessary in the performance of the contract; therefore, in order to be determined as responsible for a particular contract, the offeror must be able to meet those special standards. A prospective contractor that is or recently has been seriously deficient in contract performance shall be presumed to be nonresponsive unless the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances were beyond the contractor's control or that the contractor has taken appropriate corrective action. Other responsibility considerations by the Contracting Officer will include past efforts by the contractor to apply sufficient tenacity and perseverance to perform acceptably, to meet quality requirements of contracts, and the contractor's past compliance with subcontracting plans (if required) under recent contracts.

4) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

5) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors).

6) Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them.

7) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations.

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Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract Award. Jun 1988

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Section 00 45 00 - Representations and Certifications

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Nov 2021

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters. Oct 2018 52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters. Oct 2020 52.209-13 Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification. Nov 2021 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements. Feb 2021 52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals-Construction. Oct 1997

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. Sep 2022 252.204-7008 Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls. Oct 2016

252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

May 2021

252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime. May 2022

252.225-7057 Preaward Disclosure of Employment of Individuals Who Work in the People's Republic of China.

Aug 2022

252.225-7059 Prohibition on Certain Procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region- Representation.

Jun 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures. (Dec 2023)

Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Representation and Disclosures (Dec 2023)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(c) Procedures.

(1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase "FASCSA order" in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders-Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

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(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service to the Offeror;

(4) Brand;

(5) Model number (original equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number);

(6) Item description;

(7) Reason why the applicable covered article or the product or service is being provided or used;

(f) Executive agency review of disclosures. The contracting officer will review disclosures provided in paragraph (e) to determine if any waiver may be sought. A contracting officer may choose not to pursue a waiver for covered articles or sources otherwise subject to a FASCSA order and may instead make an award to an offeror that does not require a waiver.

(End of provision)

DFARS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

252.204-7007 Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications. (Oct 2024) Alternate A (Oct 2024)

ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (OCT 2024)

Substitute the following paragraphs (b), (d), and…