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Section SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

Performance Work Statement Cultural Resources and Curation Services

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC)

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1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

1.1 Objective

1.1.1 The St. Louis District proposes to award a national cultural resources and curation services contract of not more than $83,000,000. The work to be provided under this contract vehicle will include 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 (CONUS and OCONUS, to include Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories). Services will include, but are not limited to, both terrestrial and marine archaeological investigations, historic preservation services of buildings and structures, 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. Also, 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.

1.1.2 Contractors will need to be familiar with current federal regulations, guidelines, and procedures related to the types of services required. Additionally, the contractor will need to demonstrate an ability both to manage and supervise subcontractors and to handle large volumes of work under strict deadlines. Finally, the contractor must be familiar with current USACE and other federal regulations, guidelines, and procedures related to the work described in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

1.2 Scope

1.2.1 This PWS 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.

1.2.2 Cultural resources services to be performed under this contract will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s “Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation,” 48 FR 44716-44723 (see Section 1.3). The determination to use the contract will be made by the Contracting Officer.

1.2.3 Performance requirements and deliverables will be set forth in individual task orders.

The specific deliverables and details for a task order will be set forth in the PWS for each individual one. They will have various monetary values, and each will set a separate, negotiated schedule for deliverables and performance.

1.2.4 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.

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) Project Manager

(d) Assistant Project Manager

(e) HR/Payroll Manager

(f) Administrative Assistant

(g) Laboratory Director

(h) Archaeologist/Anthropologist Field or Laboratory Supervisor (AT-3)

(i) Laboratory/Archaeological Assistant (AT-2)

(j) Laboratory/Archaeological Technician (AT-1)

(k) 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, editor, 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.

1.3 Services

1.3.1 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. Task orders that can be clearly defined will be firm fixed price task orders. Task orders that are unable to be clearly defined will be labor hour task orders.

Services required under this contract shall be detailed in each individual task order’s 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, and research of federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.

(b) Geomorphological and environmental reconstruction.

(c) Reconnaissance and sample surveys.

(d) Intensive, comprehensive cultural resource investigations.

(e) Architectural evaluation, assessment, treatment, stabilization, restoration and preservation of standing structures and structural conservation.

(f) National Register assessments.

(g) Test excavation of archaeological sites for assessment for National Register eligibility and, if significant, preparation and completion of detailed data recovery plans.

(h) Assessments of project impacts to cultural resources.

(i) Various types of mitigation including, but not limited to, archaeological 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 collections of oral histories.

(j) 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.

(k) Construction project monitoring, including hosting and working with tribal monitors.

(l) Remote sensing techniques, including field work and analyses of data.

(m) Computerization of data for analyses, and creation or maintenance of metadata, data base files, and models.

(n) Scanning and geo-referencing of data for GIS manipulation and production of overlays from maps and aerial images.

(o) Ingesting data to existing world-wide-web sites or digital repositories.

(p) Museum services, exhibit design, and curation and collections management of archaeological, natural history, and military collections.

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

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

(s) Preparation of tutorials and teaching aids, including educational materials in both digital and analog format for publication and electronic dissemination.

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

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

(v) Maritime/underwater archaeological survey and excavation.

(w) NAGPRA support related to the statute and regulation.

(x) Obtain, retrofit, equip, staff, supervise, manage, maintain, and demobilize collections processing laboratories; and

(y) Furnish expert personnel to provide testimony in any judicial proceedings involving archaeological 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. Requirements may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the summary of cultural resources laws, rules, regulations, and instructions outlined below.

(a) Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR 44716-

44723)

(b) Antiquities Act 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431-433)

(c) National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) (Public Law 89-665 and amendments thereto; 16 U.S.C 470 et seq).

(d) Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (AHPA) (Public Law 93-291;

16 U.S.C 469-469c)

(e) Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) (Public Law 96-95 and amendments thereto; 16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm)

(f) Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA)

(g) Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) (Public Law

101-601; U.S.C. 3001-3013)

(h) Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archeological Collections (36 CFR

79)

(i) American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-341)

(j) Reservoir Salvage Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-523)

(k) Executive Order 11593, 1974. Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural

Environment (16 U.S.C. 470)

(l) U.S. Code Title 54 (National Park Service and Related Programs)

i. American Battlefield Protection Program Act

ii. Historic Sites Act

iii. Mining in the National Parks Act

iv. Museum Properties Management Act

v. National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act

vi. National Maritime Heritage Act

vii. National Park Service Organic Act

viii. National Trust for Historic Preservation

(m) Veterans Curation Program (VCP) (Public Law 114-189)

(n) Environmental Stewardship Operations and Maintenance Guidance and Procedures

(EP 1130-2-540)

1.3.2 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, 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 numerous ancillary laboratories are 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 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 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICES

2.1 Deliverables

2.1.1 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 the service required. This information, along with the Quality Control Plan, expected level of contractor performance, and the method of Government validation, will be provided as part of the individual task order PWS. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) will notify the contractor of deliverable acceptance or provide comments in writing.

3 CONTRACTOR IDIQ MANAGEMENT

3.1 Decision Making

3.1.1 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.

3.2 Meeting Participation

3.2.1 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 GENERAL INFORMATION

4.1 Place of Performance

4.1.1 Work covered under this contract will be located within the continental United States

(CONUS), and outside the continental United States (OCONUS), to include Hawaii, Alaska, and U.S. territories. Work location and deliverables will be specified in individual task orders.

4.2 Travel

4.2.1 Performance under this PWS may require contractor travel. The Government will require that proposed costs for travel are within the guidelines set forth in the current Joint Travel Regulation (JTR).

4.3 Safety

4.3.1 The contractor will provide a safe working environment for consultants and all persons in its employ as prescribed by the most current EM 385-1-1 and other applicable federal, state, and local statutes and regulations.

4.3.2 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

4.3.3 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.

4.4 Government Property

4.4.1 The Government may furnish government property or purchase of equipment for use during the IDIQ or task order. These types of equipment are government property and will be turned over to the government in accordance with government instructions.

4.4.2 Items that are not considered “Government Property or equipment” are items that are incidental to the place of performance, when the contract requires contractor personnel to be located on government site, building, or installation and when the property used by the contractor within the location remains accountable to the government. Item considered to the place of performance include, for example, office space, desk, chairs, telephones, computers, fax machines, software, and intellectual property.

4.4.3 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 without permission from the Government or unless authorized within the individual task order.

4.4.4 Furthermore, 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 COR of the individual task order.

4.5 Federal Holidays

4.5.1 The federal holidays will be observed. Refer to the Office of Personnel Management’s website for a list of federal holidays.

4.6 Sustainability

4.6.1 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.

4.7 Antiterrorism/Operations Security (AT/OPSEC)

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 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 and/or local 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 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 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.

4.7.3 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.

4.7.4 For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training.

All new contractor employees will complete Level I OPSEC Training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. Additionally, all contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor 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.

OPSEC awareness training is available at the following websites:

https://www.iad.gov/ioss/ or http://www.cdse.edu/catalog/operations-security.html; or it can be provided by the RA OPSEC Officer in presentation form which will be documented via memorandum.

4.7.5 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.

4.7.6 Pre-screen employees using E-Verify Program

The Contractor must pre-screen Candidates 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 Candidate 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 Candidates must be provided to the COR no later than 3 business days after the initial contract award.

QUESTIONS TO INDUSTRY

Questions to Industry:

Please submit the answers to the below questions by 10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) on 6 January 2020.

1. Are there any concerns with performing at least 50% of the work in accordance with the requirements set forth in 13 CFR 125.6 and FAR 52.219-14 for all potential work both within the United States and the United States territories? If not, what issues do you foresee?

2. Are there any concerns with performing at least 50% of the work in accordance with the requirements set forth in 13 CFR 125.6 and FAR 52.219-14 if the work is regionalized? If not, what issues do you foresee?

3. In order to do the 50% of the work, is a joint venture or a teaming arrangement necessary?

4. Please review the entire DRAFT solicitation and provide your questions or concerns by 10:00 AM (CST) on January 6th, 2020.

SECTION L SUBMISSION

Instructions to Offerors for Commerical Solictation W912P919R0001 PROPOSALS SUBMISSIONS: (Section L)

1) Submit only the documents specifically required in this section. Do not submit excess information; do not include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc.

2) Use only 8 ½ by 11 inch paper or A4 paper for hard copy submissions, unless another paper size is specifically authorized elsewhere in this section for a particular submission. Do not use fold-outs (e.g., 11” x 14” or 11” x 17” sheets). Do not use a font size smaller than Times New Roman, 12, or an unusual font style such as script, or condensed print for any submission. All page margins must be at least one inch wide, but may include headers and footers. All pages must be numbered.

3) The preferred method for assembling your proposal is to use three-ring binders; however, the use of pressboard or other report covers with compression or other type fasteners is acceptable. Do not use spring clamps or exceed the recommended capacity of the fastener or binder. Do not use plastic multi-hole/spiral binding systems, heat binding systems, or other systems which do not facilitate the ready insertion of additional pages. Do not include loose papers.

4) Proposal Cover Sheet:

5) References to “Confidential” projects cannot be submitted to demonstrate capability unless 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 in their proposals information they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must clearly mark their proposals in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors— Competitive Acquisition,” paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data .”

6) In the case of an offeror that is part of a large, multi-segmented business concern, provide information directly pertaining to the specific segment of the business concern (i.e., the division, group, unit, etc.) that will perform work under the prospective contract.

The following volume of material shall be submitted:

Volume I Printed Copies Digital

Copies Maximum

Page Factor 1 – Technical Capability (to include sub factors)

Original+4 1 15

Factor 2 –Staffing approach (to include sub factors)

Original+4 1 15

Volume II Factor 3 – Past Performance Original+4 1 10

Volume III Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certification/Representations

Original+4 1 N/A

**Note: Proposals that exceed the maximum page limitations will not be evaluated.

SUBMISSION OF JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS

a. A JV offeror must submit with its technical proposal a copy of the JV agreement upon which the JV organization has been formed. The JV agreement must indicate that the JV is in existence as of the date and time that proposals are due to be submitted; or, alternatively, that the JV will automatically take legal effect immediately upon notification to the JV of contract award.

b. The JV agreement must be signed by a representative of each JV partner who has the requisite authority to bind the partner to the agreement, with the chief executive of each entity identified.

c. To be acceptable to the Government, the JV agreement must clearly state within its terms that each member of the JV is jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of the JV itself with respect to completion of all work and services under the contract expected to result from the Solicitation.

d. The terms of the JV must detail, in terms of percentages, where appropriate, the relationship of the JV parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.

e. Additionally, the JV agreement must specify who among the JV partners is authorized to sign the Solicitation's Standard Form 1442, acknowledge the amendments to the Solicitation, if any, and bind the entire JV to its obligations under any contract which may result from the Solicitation.

PROPOSAL FILES

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.

1) Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. Since, there are page limitations, the pages will be counted as follows: One side of the paper is one page;

information on both the back and front of one sheet of paper will be counted as two pages. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, such as a “Table of Contents” or divider tabs, are not included in the page limitation. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins – Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1” Gutter – 0” From Edge – Header, Footer 0.5” Page Size, Width – 8.5” Page Size, Height – 11” Note: 11x17 folded pages are acceptable for tables, charts or graphic representations.

2) File Packaging All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, (i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc.), and provided on CDs or DVDs. Zip disks are not permitted. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror’s name. **Please note – Self extracting .exe files are not acceptable and will not be considered. ** If the hard-copy proposal differs from the electronic version, the hard copy will govern.

3) Content. All proposals shall contain the information stated below. Proposal clarity, organization (as defined in this solicitation) and cross-referencing is mandatory. No material (information not included with the proposal) shall be incorporated by reference, and any material incorporated by reference will not be evaluated.

Material not specifically identified below will not be evaluated. Offeror must clearly mark as proprietary any data contained in the proposal that it does not want disclosed by the Government. Portions of the selected proposal will be incorporated into the contract and are subject to disclosure notwithstanding restrictive markings.

All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

a. Each offeror must submit a Technical Proposal and Past Performance. The

Technical Proposal and the Past Performance must be submitted as separate volumes. Both the Technical and Past Performance shall be paginated (contain consecutive page numbers on each page).

b. The outside cover of each separate volume (Vol 1 – Technical; Vol

2 – Past Performance) must be clearly marked to indicate its contents and the identity of the offeror. Additionally, identify the “original” Technical proposal and the “original” Past Performance on the outside cover.

c. Both the Technical Proposal and the Past Performance Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of proposals.

d. All information intended to be evaluated as part of the Technical

Proposal must be submitted within the Technical Proposal.

e. Do not attempt to modify the terms and conditions of the solicitation in either the technical or past performance proposal or add conditions or qualifications to your offer. Should the offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the Solicitation, the offer may be determined "unacceptable" and thus ineligible for award. Any questions related to specific terms and conditions contained within the Solicitation should be resolved prior to submission of the offer. Notwithstanding the above, the offeror must clearly describe on the Proposal Cover Sheet submitted with the Proposal any modifications to the contractual and/or technical terms and conditions of the solicitation contained in the offer.

f. Failure to submit required documents or failure to properly complete documents may result in rejection of the offer without further evaluation. Therefore, offerors are urged to follow instructions carefully and to speak with the Contracting Officer if the offeror does not understand any part of the Solicitation.

g. The Government will not make assumptions concerning intent, capabilities, or experience. Clear identification of proposal details shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror. The Government may reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration.

Complete proposals shall meet the basic requirements identified in the Request for Proposal (RFP).

The original and all copies of the technical proposal will be appropriately labeled as such. Each technical proposal shall be organized using the tabs specified in the information below. Note: The main tabs directly correlate to the evaluation factors identified in Section M of the RFP.

E. DISCUSSIONS

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions. However, the Government reserves the right to hold discussions if it determines that discussions are necessary. Therefore, proposals should be submitted on the most favorable terms that the offeror can submit to the

SUBMISSION OF INQUIRIES – (Will use this for actual solicitation)

DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING RESPONSES TO DRAFT PROPOSAL

Please place the following in the subject line of email:

Solicitation Number: W912P19R0001

Submit answers to questions in DRAFT proposal to the following personal via email:

E-MAIL ADDRESS: Whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil E-MAIL ADDRESS: Karla.L.Babb@usace.army.mil

Submit response to DRAFT Proposal by 10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST) on 6 January 2020.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SECTION M EVALUATION FACTORS

GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for a Women-Owned Small Business set-aside, Best Value Tradeoff continuum, indefinite delivery, one year service contract with four option years with a total capacity of $83 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 (CONUS and OCONUS to include Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories).

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.

DEFINITIONS

When the word ‘offeror’ is encountered throughout Sections L & M, it is intended to mean a company, teaming arrangement, or joint venture (JV) seeking to do business with the Government that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation. A JV may be considered an EDWOSB concern or WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB program if it meets the requirements of 13 CFR 127.506. 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 Sections L & M, it is intended to mean the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District (MVS).

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 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. Offeror must be represented as WOSB or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business EDWOSB in the above SAM website.

A. BASIS FOR AWARD (Section M)

1) Awards will be made in accordance with Class Deviation 2018-O0006, Evaluation

Factors for Certain Multiple Award Task or Delivery Order Contracts, dated December 13, 2017. The Government intends to award a contract to each and all qualifying offerors. A qualifying offeror is an offeror who is determined to be a responsible source; who submits a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; and whom the Contracting Officer has no reason to believe would likely offer other than fair and reasonable pricing.

a. Technical Acceptance: The Contracting Officer will review the technical submissions of each offeror to make a determination as to the technical acceptability of each offeror.

b. Fair and Reasonable Pricing: Pricing shall not be included as an evaluation factor for the contract awards, but shall be one of the factors in the selection decision for each task order under the contract, in accordance with FAR 16.505.

The source selection processes and techniques at the task order level will be either LPTA or Trade-off evaluation depending on the task order in accordance with FAR 15. The Contracting Officer may utilize historical and/or past performance information to make a determination that there is no reason to believe that an offeror will offer other than fair and reasonable pricing

2) The Government intends to make award without holding discussions with offerors.

However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Sources Selection Authority (SSA) determines them to be necessary. Therefore, offerors are encouraged to include their best terms and conditions in the initial offer.

3) The source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 15, Source Selection procedures and Class Deviation 2018-O0006). Offers will be evaluated using the evaluation criteria listed below in paragraph B. Noncompliance with the solicitation requirements may raise serious questions regarding an offeror’s technical ability or past performance and maybe grounds to eliminate the proposal from consideration for contract awards. Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the solicitation will be considered unacceptable.

4) The Contracting Officer will begin the evaluation process by conducting a proposal compliance review for all timely-received proposals to determine basic proposal adequacy prior to providing the proposals to the evaluators (the Source Selection Team). Failure to provide a complete proposal may result in the proposal being removed from further consideration for award. Failure to address any factor shall be grounds for elimination from evaluation and consideration for award.

B. EVALUATION FACTORS AND SUBFACTORS

1) The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each technical proposal:

Volume I - Factor 1 – Technical capabilities (includes sub factors 1 -4) Volume I - Factor 2 – Staffing approach (includes sub factors 1 -5)

Volume II - Factor 3 – Past Performance Volume III – Solicitations, offer and award documents and certifications and representations.

2) Factors 1-2 will receive one of two ratings: Acceptable or Unacceptable

Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

3) Volume II Factor 3 will receive one of two ratings: Acceptable or Unacceptable

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.

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.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

TAB A: VOLUME I, FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES (15 pages maximum)

There are four (4) subfactors associated with this technical capabilities factor. The Government shall evaluate the offeror’s technical capablities by assigning ratings as defined below. There are four (4) subfactors associated with this evaluation factor of equal importance.

Subfactor (1) – Technical approach for a Phase I survey and Monitoring project to include project preparation, management, execution with shovel testing, and artifact disposition.

Subfactor (2) – Technical approach for archival processing to include:

background research, assessment, arrangement, application of relevant records management laws, and digitization. Include a description of products created in support of this approach.

Subfactor (3) – Technical approach for the assessment and evaluation of a historic building that would be used to determine a mitigation plan, rehabilitation plan, and National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination paperwork. Include a description of products produced.

Subfactor (4) – Technical approach for the operation and management of full-service Veterans Curation Program Laboratories in accordance with the PWS section 1.3.2.