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OFFEROR CODE

CONTRACTING DIVISION

US ARMY ENGR DIST ST LOUIS

1222 SPRUCE STREET, RM 4.207

ST LOUIS MO 63103-2833

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RATED ORDER UNDER

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

CURATION & ARCHIVES ANALYSIS

MICHAEL K TRIMBLE

1222 SPRUCE STREET

ST. LOUIS MO 63103-2833

TEL: 314 331-8466 FAX:

314 331-8746FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

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BUSINESS

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$19,000,000

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ITEM NO.

Cultural Resources and Curation Services—St. Louis District

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QUANTITY

UNIT UNIT PRICE MAX AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Cultural Rsrcs, Curation Svcs-Nationwide

LH

THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THIS CONTRACT IS $40 MILLION.

EVALUATION OF OFFERORS WILL BE ON CLIN 0002 AND SCHEDULE

OF LABOR RATES (SEE ATTACHED SPREADSHEET).

FOB: Destination

MILSTRIP: W81C8X63276608

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W81C8X63276608

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MINIMUM AMOUNT.

CONTRACT MINIMUM/MAXIMUM QUANTITY AND CONTRACT VALUE

The minimum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not be less than the minimum quantity and contract value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and contract value for all orders issued against this contract shall not exceed the maximum quantity and contract value stated in the following table.

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The minimum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not be less than the minimum quantity and order value stated in the following table. The maximum quantity and order value for the given Delivery/Task Order issued for this CLIN shall not exceed the maximum quantity and order value stated in the following table.

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CEMVS-EC-Z

Contract for Performance of Cultural Resources and Curation Services, Nationwide, for the St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC)

1.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.2 Proposed Action The St. Louis District proposes to award a national cultural resources and curation services contract to a qualified Women-Owned Small Business, of not more than $40,000,000.00. The duration of the contract will be three years and will be awarded with a Guaranteed Minimum of $10,000.00. The work includes providing multidisciplinary cultural resource-related services for projects undertaken by the USACE, St. Louis District, MCX CMAC in support of other USACE districts and federal government entities nationwide.

Services will include, but are not limited to, both terrestrial and marine archeological investigations, historic architectural services, architectural history, archival and knowledge management services, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) summary and inventory services, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) services and related modeling, and historic studies in support of cultural resources investigations. They also include collections management, rehabilitation, conservation and curation services, and other types of museum support. Additionally, contractors will need to be familiar with current federal regulations, guidelines, and procedures related to the types of services required. Finally, the contractor will need to demonstrate an ability both to manage and supervise subcontractors and to handle large volumes of work under strict deadlines. Additionally, the contractor must be familiar with current USACE and other federal regulations, guidelines, and procedures related to the work described in this Statement of Work (SOW).

1.3 Description of Work: This SOW defines the general tasks to be performed under the Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract known as Cultural Resources and Curation Services, for the MCX CMAC. The MCX CMAC, within the St. Louis District, provides cultural resources services and supplemental expertise for projects nationwide.

Services include, but are not limited to, a broad range of archaeological investigative services, conservation, rehabilitation, and curation services, summary and inventory services, and other service-related collections management tasks including the preparation of digital collections.

Additionally, digitization and handling of historical records by the contractor for the MCX CMAC is expected to be a requirement under this contract. Finally, museum support-related work, including the consolidation of collections, military museum object inventories, and conservation, will involve partnering with other federal agencies and contractor coordination, transportation, and tracking services.

1.4 Scope The contractor must be technically qualified to provide services to USACE.

Cultural resources services to be performed under this contract will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Secretary of Interior’s “Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation,” 48 FR 44716-44723.

2 2.0 Performance requirements (specific assignments & details) will be set forth in individual task orders. Task orders will have various monetary values, and each will set a separate, negotiated schedule for deliverables and performance.

2.1.1 The contractor shall provide all professional staff, support staff, and specialists necessary to plan, supervise, perform, and report on the required work. The contractor's team shall have demonstrated experience in successfully accomplishing the work as presented in specific task orders. The contractor will furnish all labor, facilities, transportation, fuel, equipment, and materials necessary to perform the services required by each task order unless otherwise specified by the Government (e.g., Government furnished equipment on premises). Most importantly, the contractor shall provide qualified professional supervision to assure the accuracy, quality, and completeness of all work required under this contract.

2.1.2 To provide the services specified in individual task orders, the contractor will be required to assemble a qualified interdisciplinary team including a variety of subcontractors to complement the contractor staff. The employees, subcontractors, or consultants engaged in the performance of the contract are required to maintain professional qualifications, background, education, and experience equal to that proposed by the contractor and accepted by the Government for contract award. Techniques and methods used for projects shall be representative of the state of current professional knowledge and development, and the work will satisfy current scientific standards for data collection, processing, and reporting. All operations shall be conducted under the supervision of qualified professionals in the discipline appropriate to the information that is to be recovered, described, or analyzed. Qualified professionals shall minimally include individuals with the following capabilities/responsibilities, recognizing that these positions may be provided under subcontract agreements.

(a) Contract Manager

(b) Program Director

(c) Administrator

(d) Project Manager

(e) Assistant Project Manager

(f) HR/Payroll Manager

(g) Administrative Assistant

(h) Lab Director

(i) Archaeologist/Anthropologist

1. Field or Laboratory Supervisor (AT-3)

2. Laboratory/Archaeological Assistant (AT-2)

3. Laboratory/Archaeological Technician (AT-1)

(j) Other Professional Personnel

1. Architectural Historian

2. Archivist

3. Archives Technician

4. Art Movers

5. Building Conservation Specialist

6. Conservator

7. Drafter/Graphics Specialist

8. Geomorphologist

9. GIS Specialist

10. Historian

11. IT Support

12. Photographer

13. Physical Anthropologist

14. Principal Investigator

15. Remote Sensing Specialist

16. Senior Graphic Designer/Exhibit Design Specialist

17. Senior Historian

For future task orders, the contractor may be required to provide the services of additional qualified professionals to minimally include individuals with the following capabilities/responsibilities: paleoethnobotanist, zooarchaeologist, historic preservationist, cultural anthropologist, forensic anthropologist, curator, underwater archeologist, and other varied professional personnel, crew members, and staff. While it is understood that firms do not typically maintain all of these specialties, contractors should be aware that locating such specialized services may become part of their requirement for any given investigation.

2.2 Services All work will be performed within the context of an approved, detailed research design that pairs data collection techniques with specific research problems relevant to the designated project. All data will be analyzed, described, and integrated into scientific reports of findings. Guidelines for report submissions will be incorporated into individual task orders.

2.2.1 Services required under this contract shall be detailed in each individual task order’s Performance Work Statements (PWS). These services may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the character of services outlined below.

a. Background literature, archival, and courthouse record research and informant interviews, including preparation of land use histories, research of federal, state, and local regulatory agencies. Field work might not be necessary to meet this requirement unless specified.

b. Geomorphological and environmental reconstruction.

c. Reconnaissance and sample surveys.

d. Intensive, comprehensive cultural resource investigations.

e. Architectural evaluation of standing structures, and structural conservation.

f. Assessment, treatment, stabilization, restoration and preservation of historic wood, historic masonry, and mortar materials, including cleaning methods, paint removal, removal of biological growth or other destructive agents, mortar analysis, preparation of mortar joints and re-pointing, forensic evaluation of material conditions, use of protective coatings and water repellants, and the repair and treatment of concrete materials.

g. National Register assessments of engineering structures.

h. Test excavation of archeological sites for assessment for National Register eligibility and, if significant, preparation and completion of detailed data recovery plans.

i. Assessments of project impacts to cultural resources.

j. Various types of mitigation including, but not limited to, archeological data recovery, forensic recovery, architectural mitigation measures, Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) recordation, scaled drawings, popular histories, and collection of oral histories.

k. Preparation of research designs, unanticipated discovery plans, and discovery plans, including for peer review, for a broad array of data gathering and resource assessment techniques, ranging from national, to regional, to project, to site-specific.

l. Construction project monitoring, including hosting and working with tribal monitors.

m. Remote sensing techniques, including field work and analyses of data.

n. Computerization of data for analyses, and creation or maintenance of meta data, data base files, and models.

o. Scanning and georeferencing of data for GIS manipulation and production of overlays from maps and aerial images.

p. Ingesting data to existing world-wide-web sites or digital repositories.

q. Museum services, exhibit design, curation and collections management of archaeological, natural history, and military collections, including acquisition, assessment, valuation, transportation, stabilization, conservation, rehabilitation, preservation, installation, and curation of recovered remains, records, and both macro and micro objects.

r. Archives, records, and knowledge assessment and management services, including digitization, records management, archival processing, historic research, and delivery of specialized archival research and classification.

s. Preparation of scientific reports and summary reports for professional journals, the lay public, or the management sector.

t. Preparation of tutorials and teaching aids, educational materials in both digital and analog format for publication and electronic dissemination.

u. Design and preparation of descriptive and interpretive displays, video productions, and mobile applications for public outreach, training, and education.

v. Preparation of various types of documentation, including agreement documents, for submission to the State Historic Preservation Officer, the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Department of Interior National NAGPRA, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, as appropriate.

w. Maritime/underwater archeological survey and excavation.

x. NAGPRA support related to the statute and regulation.

y. Obtain, retrofit, equip, staff, supervise, manage, maintain, and demobilize collections processing laboratories; and

z. Furnish expert personnel to attend conferences and furnish testimony in any judicial proceedings involving archeological and historical study, evaluation, analysis, and reports.

Task orders may require a combination of the above skills or tasks. All work must be able to satisfy current scientific standards for data collection, analysis, and reporting, as well as local, state, and federal requirements.

2.2.2 Additionally, conservation and curation services are required to manage USACE owned or administered collections and oversee the Veterans Curation Program (VCP). In 2009, USACE St. Louis District’s MCX CMAC implemented a program under which a portion of the legally authorized curation work of the nation is being performed in such a manner as to also assist veterans in achieving both employment and training opportunities. The Veterans Curation Program was signed into law by President Obama on 6 July 2016 (Public Law 114-189).

Contractors working on archaeological collections that need to be rehabilitated in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, 36 CFR Part 79, and ER 1130-2-540 have combined teams of professional archaeologists and archivists with veterans to perform this work. Three full services laboratories and five ancillary laboratories are currently operating using funding provided through the USACE. The MCX CMAC provides collections, equipment, and quality assurance to implement the various program elements in cooperation with the contractor at these eight locations. The USACE continues to investigate development of additional opportunities to rehabilitate collections using similar operating models, at multiple scales, to meet its needs and those of other federal agencies.

2.1 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICES

2.2 Deliverables A deliverable is a specific measurable, tangible, and verifiable activity, outcome, result, item, or product that the contractor shall provide and that will require formal Government acceptance and approval. The Government will review, assess, and provide comment, as required on all deliverables. Unless otherwise specified within an individual task order, final inspection and acceptance of all work performed, reports, or other deliverables shall be performed at the place of delivery. The contract service requirements will be summarized in performance objectives that relate directly to requirements of the project scope. A performance threshold will briefly describe the minimally acceptable levels of service required. This information, along with the Quality Control Plan and expected level of contractor performance and the method of Government validation will be provided as part of the individual task order PWS. The Contracting Officers Representative (COR) will notify the contractor of deliverable acceptance or provide comments in writing.

3.1 CONTRACTOR IDIQ MANAGEMENT

3.2 Decision Making The contractor is not authorized to make decisions on behalf of the Government. The contractor shall make recommendations to Government personnel for the Government’s decision-making purposes.

3.3 Meeting Participation Contractor personnel shall support related meetings. The contractor shall provide information in support of meetings and briefings in the format requested by the Government.

4.1 GENERAL INFORMATION

4.2 Place of Performance Work covered under this contract will be located within the continental United States (CONUS). Work and deliverables will be specified in individual task orders.

4.3 Travel Performance under this SOW may require contractor travel. The Government will reimburse the contractor for travel expenses subject to the current Joint Travel Regulation

(JTR).

4.4 Safety The contractor will provide a safe working environment for consultants and all persons in its employ as prescribed by EM 385-1-1 and other applicable federal, state, and local statutes and regulations. The contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons and property that occur in connection with the work and service under this contract, without recourse against the Government. The contractor shall provide maximum protections, take every reasonable means, and exercise care to prevent unnecessary damage or loss of Government property, as well as to structures and other public or private facilities.

4.5 Government Property At its discretion, the Government may decide to furnish government-owned equipment for use during a task order. Further, the Government may fund the purchase of equipment for use during a task order. These types of equipment are government property and will be turned over to the government in accordance with instructions to be provided in the event that Government furnished equipment is purchased. Requirements regarding sustainability will be addressed consistent with recent guidance. All government equipment will be EnergyStar complaint and supplies will conform to green procurement standards, per IAW (UAI) USACE Acquisition Instruction and the Army Procurement Guide.

4.5.1 The Government may also make available to the contractor its most current information on existing conditions when it issues the task order and may furnish some or all of the following items to the contractor. Maps, drawings, aerial photographs, and other historic documents—in either paper or electronic copy—may be supplied under this contract. These sources of information are to be considered, and treated, as Government property and may not be duplicated or released unless so directed within the individual task order.

4.5.2 Further, no Government information will be used or published without the express consent of the Government. The contractor shall not release or allow access to this information outside of the Government officials as designated by the COR. All requests for the release of information shall be referred by the contractor to the technical representative (COTR) of the individual task order, who will confer with the COR.

4.5 Federal Holidays The following will be observed as federal holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Note: Any of the above holidays falling on a Saturday shall be observed on the preceding Friday. Holidays falling on a Sunday shall be observed on the following Monday.

4.6 Period of Performance The period of performance for this contract shall consist of three (3) years from time of award.

4.7 Antiterrorism/Operations Security (AT/OPSEC) Work To Be Performed.

4.7.1. AT Level I Training. "All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, the contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website:

http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html."

4.7.2/2a. For Access and General Protection Policy and Procedures.

All contractors and sub-contractor employees shall comply with installation and facility access guidelines and rules as stated herein. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense, Department of the Army, St. Louis District and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any installation or facility change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

In support of St. Louis District evaluation of personnel authorized for access to federal facilities, the contractor shall submit background checks, on all employees, that have been conducted by either a bonded third party agency or state police department within the last 6 months prior to the Notice to Proceed date. Background check results will be provided to the St. Louis District Security Office for access approval 14 days prior to accessing the project site. The background check will cover, at a minimum, the last five years covering all States the contractor employee has lived in, criminal history and arrest report, and a national sex offender registry check.

Disqualifying factors include, but are not limited to:

(1) Criminal conduct, in particular violent crime and sex offenders;

(2) Habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess as evidenced by DUI or public intoxication records; or

(3) Any illegal activity or other disqualification which makes the individual unfit for service (e.g.

drug trafficking or procurement fraud)

Per Homeland Security Presidential 12 (HSPD-12), Common Access Cards (CAC) are required for contractors working 180 days or longer. Contract employees working more than 180 day will need to have a government issued NACI investigation or higher initiated before being issued a CAC. Investigation paperwork must be submitted to the St. Louis District Security Office within 30 calendar days of contract award. Contract employees must complete the application via the Personnel Security Investigation Portal (PSIP) and have all required documentation submitted prior to being issued a CAC and having unescorted access to the facility.

Identification Badges: Contract employees will be required to have their CAC IDs with them at all times during the contract. For short term employees (less than 180 days), the contractor shall be responsible for furnishing a photo identification badge/card to each employee prior to the employee's work on-site, and for requiring each employee engaged on the work to display identification. At a minimum, the badge shall have the following items shown, the employee’s picture, employee’s name, and company name. Any person lacking proper identification http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html credentials or deemed a security threat may be denied access to the project. Such action in no way relieves the contractor from performance of the contract. The St. Louis District retains the right to deny any contractor and sub-contractor employee from working on one of its contracts based on final background investigation results. All information received as a result of a background check will be handled according to Privacy Act regulation.

Access Control List: The contractor will provide the Contracting Officer an Access Control List (ACL) which lists all employees to be on site during the duration of contract. Employees not listed on the approved ACL but are on site will be required to leave. As employees are added or deleted from the submitted and approved ACL, this information must be reported immediately to the Contracting Officer. Added employees will not be permitted on-site until requirements of this paragraph are completed, submitted, and approved. In the event that an unexpected change in personnel is required, due to sudden absence of a critical employee or unforeseen change in work site condition, the contractor shall immediately contact the Contracting Officer to obtain written approval for new/additional personnel to be brought on site prior to background check acceptance. Contractor shall submit Personnel Change Request Letter to the Contracting Officer and will receive written authorization from the Contracting Officer prior to bringing new personnel on site, and will ensure a criminal background check and NACI paperwork mentioned above is sent to the St. Louis District Security Office no later than ten days from written notice of approval. Contracting Officer and/or the District Security Office reserves the right to terminate access of the employee upon completion of the Government’s review of the background check and the contractor shall be notified immediately of any such Government decision.

Contractor and subcontractor personnel not expected to be on the worksite for more than 15 days may be allowed on site with the following conditions:

1) Employee will be on site a total of 15 days or less, for the duration of the project.

2) Employee is added to the ACL as a short term employee.

3) Employee is escorted while on site. This is defined as being in the line of sight of an identified prime contractor employee who has a background check on file with the St. Louis District (as noted on the ACL).

4) Each prime contractor employee can sponsor only five short term employees at a time.

Foreign National employees: Due to a difference in background check procedures for long term foreign national employees, all such employees must provide a photocopy of their passport to the St. Louis District Security Office NLT 30 days prior to arrival on site. Additional background check requirements may be required before being allowed access. Short term foreign national employees (e.g. specialists with a two week period of performance) may work on site with the following conditions:

1) Foreign national employee will be on site a total of 15 days or less, for the duration of the project.

2) Foreign national employee will comply with E-verify requirements (see E-verify paragraph).

3) Approved and identified prime contractor employee shall escort the foreign national employee at ALL times while on site.

4) Each prime contractor employee can sponsor only one short term foreign national at a time.

4.7.2b. Reserved.

4.7.3. Reserved.

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4.7.4. Suspicious Activity Reporting Training

"The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training (provided by the COR) on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity. This training shall be completed within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training."

4.7.5. Reserved.

4.7.6. Reserved.

4.7.7. For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training.

"The contractor and all associated sub-contractors will complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with and shall submit certificates to the COR NLT 5 calendar days after the completion of the training. OPSEC awareness training is available via a localized developed PowerPoint training presentation available from the COR."

4.7.8. Reserved.

4.7.9. Reserved.

4.7.10. Reserved.

4.7.11. Reserved.

4.7.12. Reserved.

4.7.13. Will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas.

"All contract employees, including subcontractor employees who are not in possession of the appropriate security clearance or access privileges, will be escorted in areas where they may be exposed to classified and/or sensitive materials and/or sensitive or restricted areas."

4.7.14. Reserved.

4.7.15. Pre-screen employees using E-Verify Program. "The contractor must pre-screen all employees using the E-verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The Vendor must ensure that the employee has two valid forms of Government issued identification prior to enrollment to ensure the correct information is entered into the E-verify system. An initial list of verified/eligible employees must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award."

4.7.16. Reserved.

4.7.17. Reserved.

http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify)

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002 N/A N/A N/A Government 0003 N/A N/A N/A Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

0001 POP 14-JUL-2017 TO

13-DEC-2020

N/A CURATION & ARCHIVES ANALYSIS

MICHAEL K TRIMBLE

1222 SPRUCE STREET

ST. LOUIS MO 63103-2833

314 331-8466

966402

0002 POP 14-JUL-2017 TO

13-DEC-2020

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

0003 POP 14-JUL-2017 TO

13-DEC-2020

N/A (SAME AS PREVIOUS LOCATION)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.203-3 Gratuities APR 1984 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement

To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

APR 2014

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2016 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier

Subcontract Awards

OCT 2016

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting

With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

OCT 2015

52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters JUL 2013

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items JAN 2017 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items JAN 2017 52.219-14 Limitations On Subcontracting JAN 2017 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 DEC 2015 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

AUG 2011

52.228-5 Insurance - Work On A Government Installation JAN 1997 52.232-18 Availability Of Funds APR 1984 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award

Management

JUL 2013

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.237-2 Protection Of Government Buildings, Equipment, And

Vegetation

APR 1984

52.245-1 Government Property JAN 2017 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights SEP 2013 252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General DEC 2012 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.204-7004 Alt A System for Award Management Alternate A FEB 2014 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting

OCT 2016

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006 252.243-7002 Requests for Equitable Adjustment DEC 2012 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property APR 2012 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal SEP 2016

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (OCT 2015)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that-

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals-

(A) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation); and

(C) Are ( ) are not ( ) presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision.;

and

(D) Have , have not , within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,500 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples. (i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. Sec. 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. Sec. 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not ( ), within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) Principal, for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager;

head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility. Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

(End of provision)

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

Paragraph (b) entitled “Submission of Offers” is deleted in its entirety and replaced with SECTION L - Proposal Preparation Instructions, below.

Paragraph (c) entitled “Period for acceptance of offers”, is tailored to read: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 100 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

Paragraph (e) entitled “Multiple Offers” is tailored to read: “The government will not consider multiple offers presenting alternate terms and conditions for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation.”

Paragraph (g) entitled “Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids).” Is tailored to read: “The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary.

Paragraph (h) entitled “Multiple awards” is tailored to read: “The Government intends to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.”

Formal communications, such as requests for clarification, questions and/or written information concerning this solicitation should be submitted in writing to:

Attn: Ms. Lisa White US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District/CEMVS-CT 1222 Spruce Street St. Louis, Mo 63103 Office: (314) 331-8518 Fax: (314) 331-8746 Email: lisa.white@usace.army.mil

The request should be in the following format:

Reference: Section ___, Page_____, Paragraph____ Question:______________________________________.

Written questions will be answered in writing and provided to all offerors via a posting to FedBizOps. However, due to the time required to research a question and provide an answer, questions received less than 7 calendar days prior to the due date of offers specified in this solicitation may not be answered.

PART I - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, NOTICE TO OFFERORS

SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside, Best Value Tradeoff continuum, indefinite delivery, three year service contract with a total capacity of $40 million (including optional extension) for providing multidisciplinary cultural resource-related services for projects undertaken by the USACE, St. Louis District, MCX CMAC in support of other USACE districts and federal government entities nationwide.

The four (4) evaluation factors for this solicitation are outlined below.

FACTORS AND RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

FACTOR

NUMBER

FACTOR RELATIVE ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

1 Technical / Management Subfactor (a) – Key Personnel Subfactor (b) – Technical Capabilities Subfactor (c) – Scenario

Equal to Factor 2

2 Past Performance Equal to Factor 1 3 Small Business Participation Plan Less important than Factors 1 or 2 4 Price Factors 1, 2, and 3 combined are approximately equal to cost or price

Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or offer will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation. As this is a competitive negotiation acquisition, there is no public proposal opening and no information will be given out as to the number of offerors or the results of the competition until all awards are made.

2. REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS

Offerors must have and must maintain an active registration in the following databases:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must have and must maintain an active registration in the SAM database at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM data base, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror.

On-Line Representations and Certifications: Prospective Contractors shall complete electronic representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ in conjunction with required registration in the SAM.

3. DEFINITIONS

When the word ‘offeror’ is encountered throughout this Sections L & M, it is intended to mean a company, teaming arrangement, or Joint Venture seeking to do business with the Government that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation.

A ‘proposal’ is documentation prepared by the offeror and submitted to the Government for evaluation purposes in response to this solicitation.

When the word ‘Government’ is encountered throughout this Section L & M, it is intended to mean the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District (MVS).

4. SUBMISSION OF INQUIRIES

Proposals for this solicitation will be accepted until the date and time indicated on Standard Form 1449.

Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation only by e-mail to:

E-MAIL ADDRESS: lisa.white@usace.army.mil E-MAIL ADDRESS: pat.e.filer@usace.army.mil

Include the solicitation number, and project title with any questions/clarifications. Written questions must be received by this office not later than 10 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers. TELEPHONE

INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

5. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

Offers must be placed in envelopes/packages, sealed and marked and addressed as follows:

MARK PACKAGES:

Solicitation Number: W912P9-17-R-0015 Offer Closing Date: 06/12/17 Offer Closing Time: 02:00 pm Local St. Louis time

ADDRESS PACKAGES TO:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District, CEMVS-CT-X Lisa White 1222 Spruce St – Room 4.207 St. Louis, MO 63103-2833

Additional Instructions Pertaining to Hand Carried Offers: Hand-carried offers must be delivered to 1222

Spruce St., Room 4.207, St. Louis, MO 63103-2833. Proposals must be properly marked package(s) and given to a member of the Contracting Division no later than the time specified above.

PROPOSALS SUBMITTED AFTER THE DATE AND TIME ESTABLISHED FOR SUBMISSION

OF PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE EVALUATED.

6. LEFT BLANK

7. ELECTRONIC OFFERS

Electronic proposals, and their applicable modifications or cancellations, will not be accepted. However, proposals may be withdrawn in writing by letter or e-mail. Any written notice to withdraw an offer sent to this office must be received in the office designated in the RFP for receipt of offers not later than the exact date and time set for receipt of proposals.

8. PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT

VOLUME 1 – Technical Proposal

Proposal Package Original Copies CD

1 4 1

FACTOR 1 – Technical / Management mailto:lisa.white@usace.army.mil mailto:pat.e.filer@usace.army.mil

Subfactor (a) Key Personnel - Subfactor (b) – Technical Capabilities, Subfactor (c) - Scenario

FACTOR 2 – Past Performance

Past Performance shall also include the following:

• Letters of Commitment from Sub-Contractors (if applicable)

• Teaming Arrangements (if applicable)

• Joint Venture Agreements (if applicable)

FACTOR 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment Document

Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD). All offerors, are required to submit Small Business Participation Commitment Document information in accordance with DFARS 215.304. In this factor the Offeror is required to demonstrate its planned level of commitment to small business usage if awarded a contract under this solicitation and demonstrate its previous commitment to Small Businesses (SBs) through its record of past utilization of small businesses in the performance of past contracts. Work performed directly as a SB Prime Offeror shall be considered as Small Business Participation and Small Business Utilization. The Small Business Participation Proposal shall address the following:

(a) Small Business Participation. The Offeror is to demonstrate their…