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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT
Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.
15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)
30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30
APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84
STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA
FAR (48 CFR) 53.243
The purpose of this amendment is to change the Bid Schedule, Specif ications Section 01 22 00.22 15 paragraph 1.6, provide the Contractor Questions & Government Answ ers, and make changes in accordance w ith the Questions & Answ ers. No other changes are made.
1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES
J 1 18
16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)
16C. DATE SIGNED
BY 12-May-2021
16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR
(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)
8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W912P921R0010
X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)
28-Apr-2021
10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)
9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.
11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS
X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.
Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:
(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;
or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN
REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.
12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)
13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.
IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.
A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE
CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.
B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).
C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:
D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)
E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.
14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)
10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.
2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)
6. ISSUED BY
3. EFFECTIVE DATE
13-May-2021
CODE
CONTRACTING DIVISION
US ARMY ENGR DIST ST LOUIS
1222 SPRUCE STREET, RM 4.207
ST LOUIS MO 63103-2833
W912P9 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)
4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.
CODE
See Item 6
FACILITY CODECODE
EMAIL:TEL:
W912P921R0010
SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION
The number of offeror copies required has decreased by 1 from 1 to 0.
SECTION 00 21 16 - INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS
The following have been modified:
SECTION L
Section 00 21 16 – Instruction to Proposers
SECTION L – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS,
CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS
A. GENERAL INFORMATION
This solicitation is for Dike & Revetment for Mississippi River Miles 300.0 – 0.0 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), St. Louis District (MVS).
USACE intends to conduct this acquisition using Competitive Source Selection Procedures in accordance with provisions set forth in the solicitation and FAR Part 15.
The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantities (IDIQ), Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) Construction contract for a base year plus four option years. Task Orders awarded under this SATOC will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP).
This solicitation is using full and open competition. The Government intends to award one (1) contract to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the best value to the Government, in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 and FAR Subpart 15.3.
All solicitation documents and amendments will be made available for viewing in the Beta SAM (https://beta.sam.gov). It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to check the website for any amendments.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a small business size standard of $39,500,000.
This solicitation does not commit the Government to reimburse any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any offeror submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation. Note specifically that the offeror will not be participating in a sealed bid procurement process under this acquisition method.
Issuance of this solicitation does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government.
Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this solicitation. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
B. DEFINITIONS
1. Offeror – means a company, teaming arrangement, or joint venture (JV) seeking to do business with the Government that submits a proposal in response to this solicitation.
2. Proposal – documentation prepared by the offeror and submitted to the Government for evaluation purposes in response to this solicitation.
3. Government – means the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District.
C. SITE VISIT
A site visit will not be held for this requirement.
D. INQUIRIES
Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation in writing no later than: 10:00 AM CST, 7 May 2021.
All questions will be submitted in writing via e-mail to Contract Specialist, Whitney Dee, at whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Please include in the subject line of your inquiry email the solicitation number and project title.
Oral explanations or instructions are not binding. Any information given to an Offeror which impacts the solicitation and/or proposal will be given in the form of a written amendment to the solicitation.
As this is a Subjective Best Value Trade-Off Request for Proposal, there is no public bid opening and no information will be given out as to the number of offerors or the results of the competition until award is made.
E. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
Only electronic proposals, and their applicable modifications or cancellations, will be accepted. All proposals must be in the possession of the Contracting Office no later than the date and time specified below. Proposals submitted after the specified date and time will not be evaluated.
Proposals may be withdrawn by email. Any electronic notice to withdraw an offer sent to this office must be received by email designated in the solicitation for receipt of offers no later than the exact date and time set for receipt of proposals.
Solicitation Number: W912P921R0010
Proposal Closing Date: 28 May 2021
Proposal Closing Time: 10:00 AM CST
Proposals shall be submitted via email to Whitney Dee, Contract Specialist, at whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil. After receipt, she will send a receipt confirmation email.
If you need to send multiple emails for your proposal, due to the size of the documents, please number the emails in the subject line (Example: 1 of 3, 2 of 3, and 3 of 3).
Hand carried proposals will not be accepted due to social distancing protocols for
COVID-19.
F. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
a. Submit only the documents specifically required in this section. Do not submit excess information, to include audio-visual materials, electronic media, etc.
b. 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 that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, must be clearly marked in accordance with the instructions at FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors— Competitive Acquisition”, paragraph (e), “Restriction on disclosure and use of data”.
c. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the Scope of Work (SOW) with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.
d. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:
Volume Maximum Pages
Volume I – Technical Proposal 40 Factor 1 – Resource Plan Subfactor (a) – Key Positions 5 Subfactor (b) – Work Plan 15 Factor 2 – Past Performance 20 Volume II – Small Business Participation 20 Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment Volume III – Price Proposal & Administrative Submission
N/A
Factor 4 – Bid Schedule, Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Amendments, and Representations & Certifications
NOTE: Pages of proposals that exceed the maximum page limitations will not be evaluated. PPQs and JV Agreements will not be counted toward page count.
Factors 1 and 2 are of equal importance and are significantly more important than Factor 3. Factors 1, 2, and 3 when combined are slightly more important than Price.
e. The proposal cover sheet is required by FAR 52.215-1 (c) (2) Instructions to Offerors and must be submitted by all offerors. The following is the format for the proposal cover sheet:
2. PROPOSAL FILES
a. Format. Pages shall use the following setup parameters:
i. Margins: Top, Bottom, Left, Right – 1”
ii. Gutter: 0”
iii. Header, Footer: 0.5” from edge
iv. Page Size: 8.5” x 11”
v. Font: 12-point minimum font size, and Arial or New Times Roman font
vi. All pages must be numbered
vii. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape
viii. Spacing: single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line.
b. Files and Labeling. Each volume shall be submitted in a separate file. Do not mix contents of Volume I (Technical) and Volume II (SB Participation) with
PROPOSAL COVER SHEET
1. Solicitation Number:
2. The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the Offeror (and electronic address if available):
3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item. NOTE: Any exceptions in the technical or cost/price proposal or exceptions inherent in Offeror’s standard terms and conditions should be resolved with the Government prior to proposal submission.
4. Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if (available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the Offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation:
5. Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.
6. Offeror’s DUNS, CAGE Code and Tax Identification Number
Volume III (Price) in the same file. Each volume shall include, as a minimum, the following:
i. Volume Title Page shall include the volume number, title, and offeror’s identification, and be the first page of each volume;
ii. The prime, consortium, or joint venture’s name, address, telephone number, and email address on the proposal cover, each volume title page, and table of contents;
iii. Table of contents and a cross-reference to the solicitation paragraphs;
iv. List of tables/figures; and
v. All pages of each volume shall be numbered and contain the volume number, factor, solicitation number, complete contractor name, and date proposal submitted in either the header or the footer of each page (along with the revision number for the amended page, if applicable).
vi. Proposal volume cover format is at the offeror’s discretion, so long as the information required by this paragraph and subsequent paragraphs are met.
c. Page count. Pages furnished for organizational purposes only, including cover pages, table of contents, title pages, or divider tabs, are not included in the page limitation. Pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) are not considered in the page limitations.
d. Foldouts (electronic). Do not use foldouts. (e.g. 11” x 14” or 11” x 17”)
e. Digital Copy Format. Files shall be in PDF format. Self-extracting .exe files are not acceptable and will not be considered.
f. Content. All proposals shall contain the information stated below. Material not included with the proposal shall NOT be incorporated by reference, and any material incorporated by reference will not be evaluated. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. 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.
i. Offerors shall submit their proposals in a format that addresses each identified factor and subfactor individually and in the exact order that the factors are presented in this solicitation.
ii. Offerors 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(s) will be incorporated into the contract and are subject to disclosure notwithstanding restrictive markings.
iii. The offeror’s proposal shall consist of three (3) separate volumes. Each volume shall be submitted as a separate file.
iv. The title page of each separate volume/file (Volume I – Technical;
Volume II – Small Business Participation; Volume III - Price) must be clearly marked to indicate its contents and the identity of the offeror.
v. No dollar amounts from Volume III are to be included in Volumes I and II.
vi. All information intended to be evaluated as part of the Technical Proposal must be submitted as part of the Technical Proposal. Do not cross-reference similar material in the Price Proposal, or vice versa.
Technical Proposals will not be provided to the price evaluation team, and Price Proposals will not be provided to the technical evaluation team.
Therefore, information submitted in the wrong volume could lead to the proposal being determined “unacceptable” if materially incomplete in any aspect.
vii. Do not include links to websites in lieu of incorporating information into your proposal.
viii. 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 proposal. Should the offeror include terms and conditions that conflict with the terms and conditions of the Solicitation, the proposal will 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 for the proposal.
Notwithstanding the above, the offeror must clearly describe on the Proposal Cover Page submitted with the proposal any modifications to the contractual and/or technical terms and conditions of the solicitation contained in the proposal.
ix. Failure to submit required documents or failure to properly complete documents will result in rejection of the proposal 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.
x. 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 will reject incomplete proposals after initial evaluation without further consideration. Complete proposals shall meet the basic requirements identified in the Solicitation.
3. DISCUSSIONS: In accordance with FAR 15.306(d), offerors are informed that the Government does not intend to conduct discussions as a part of the evaluation and selection process, unless a Competitive Range is determined to be necessary after receipt of proposals. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if it is determined by the Government’s Source Selection Authority to be in the best interest of the Government to do so. Therefore, proposals should be submitted on the most favorable terms that the offeror can submit to the Government.
4. REQUIRED REGISTRATIONS: Offerors must have and maintain an active registration in the following databases:
a. System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must have and 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 a 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 database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror.
b. On-Line Representations & Certifications: Offerors shall complete electronic representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ in conjunction with required registration in the SAM database.
G. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENTS
1. A Joint Venture (JV) offeror must submit with its technical proposal a copy of the joint venture agreement upon which the JV organization has been informed. 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.
2. The JV Agreement must be signed by a representative of each Joint Venture partner who has the requisite authority to bind the partner to the agreement, with the chief executive of each entity identified.
3. To be acceptable to the Government, the joint venture agreement must clearly state within its terms that each member of the Joint Venture is jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of the Joint Venture itself with respect to completion of all work and services under the contract expected to result from the Solicitation.
4. The terms of the Joint Venture must detail, in terms of percentages, where appropriate, the relationship of the Joint Venture parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, and profit distribution or loss sharing.
5. Additionally, the joint venture agreement must specify who among the joint venture partners is authorized to sign the Solicitation's Standard Form 1442, acknowledge the amendments to the Solicitation, if any, and bind the entire Joint Venture to its obligations under any contract which may result from the Solicitation.
Joint Venture Agreements will not count toward page counts.
H. TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS
If a contractor wishes to receive credit for the experience or past performance from a teaming arrangement with another small business, provide the complete information on the arrangement, to include any relevant and recent past/present performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner.
VOLUME I – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
TAB CONTENTS OF VOLUME
Volume Title Page
A Factor 1 – Resource Plan Subfactor (a) – Key Positions Subfactor (b) – Work Plan
B Factor 2 – Past Performance
TAB A: FACTOR 1 – Resource Plan
Subfactor 1(a) and 1(b) are of equal importance.
Subfactor (a) – Key Positions
Offeror shall provide minimum qualifications the company requires for each key position, including required education, specialized experience, and certifications. Offeror shall NOT submit employee resumes. Key positions shall include, at a minimum, the following: Quality Control Manager, Site Superintendent, Project Manager, Site Safety and Health Officer.
At a minimum, the key positions provided should have the following minimum qualifications:
Quality Control Manager – 5 years of experience
Site Superintendent – 5 years of experience
Project Manager – 5 years of experience
Site Safety and Health Officer - 5 years of experience
Subfactor (b) – Work Plan
Offeror shall reference this Solicitation Plans C-101 and C-107 as an example task order and provide a narrative to explain the contractor’s means and methods for performing the work and address the manner in which they will accomplish the construction. (Note: this is an example task order for evaluation purposes only.) The narrative should include number of workers, required shifts, schedule of activities, sequence of events, required equipment, critical path elements, anticipated risk, anticipated downtime, a Gantt chart schedule, production rates, and anticipated lead time for materials for full completion of the contract work. This narrative should address the major features of work for this contract, which are: river-based river training structure construction, construction on an active navigation channel, stone supply, placing Graded Stone A – 5,000 lb top size stone, dike degradation, recycling stone, verification surveys, and developing quality assurance project plans.
TAB B: Factor 2 – Past Performance
Past Performance shall include the following, if applicable to this solicitation:
Letters of Consent from Sub-Contractors Teaming Arrangements Joint Venture Agreements
For the purpose of this evaluation, past performance means an offeror’s reputation for satisfying its customers by delivering (i) quality work (ii) in a timely manner (iii) at a reasonable cost (iv) in a safe working environment, as well as its reputation for (v) reasonable and cooperative conduct, and (vi) overall commitment to customer satisfaction.
Past performance is a measure of the degree to which an Offeror, as an organization, has, during the past five (5) years: (1) satisfied its customers, and (2) complied with federal state and local laws and regulations.
Offeror(s) shall submit the following information as a part of their proposal:
1. Provide two (2) to five (5) projects substantially complete or completed by the Prime Contractor within the last five (5) years (from the solicitation issue date) performing projects similar in scope to the Plans & Specifications
Projects considered similar in scope to this project include the following elements:
1. River-based river training structure construction Construction of river training structures associated with working on high velocity “open” rivers that are not regulated by dams.
2. Construction on an active navigation channel Refers to the Contractor’s need to allow safe passage of Commercial River Navigation as construction is ongoing. Communication with River Industry and USCG is required.
3. Providing Stone Supply Refers to the method used to provide/deliver the stone to the project site, stone supplier used, and maximum quarry output capacity – marine based load out capacity.
4. Placing Graded Stone A - 5,000-pound top size stone 5,000-pound stone is our standard rock size and previous experience placing this size of stone is a requirement.
5. Dike degradation Refers to removal of existing river training structure features per defined P&S.
Degradation includes the removal/relocation of Graded Stone A, which is 5,000-pound top-size
6. Recycling stone Recycling of stone is a main component of the Biological Opinion and Avoid & Minimize Programs. Post a dike degradation effort the stone will be strategically placed to enhance the environment.
7. Verification surveys in Reach Mississippi River Miles (MRM) 300.0 – 0.0 Refers to multibeam bathymetric surveys collected post construction completion to ensure work is completed within defined P&S.
8. Developing quality control project plans Quality Control Project Plans is a standard requirement on USACE project plan.
The following information should be included in a tabulated format for each of the projects presented for experience.
a. Project name and location of project. Include City, County, and State, or military installation name and State, as appropriate.
b. Award Date
c. Period of performance dates.
d. Name of the contractor that performed the work and role in this proposal (prime offeror, JV partner, or team subcontractor).
e. Client Organization Points of Contact (2). Include names, addresses, current telephone numbers, and email addresses.
f. Contract number(s) under which company performed the work. Include the Task Order number for work done under an Indefinite Delivery Type Contracts.
g. The type of contract under which the work was performed (Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Time & Materials, etc.).
h. The total contract obligation amount including all modifications, award date of original contract, and contract period of performance. (Include value subcontracted to your company, if not the prime.)
i. The percentage of the contract amount performed by the prime offeror, JV partner, or team subcontractor.
j. Please include the following:
A brief site description and an overview of the contractor’s work performed on the project as it relates to the scope of work and the eight categories identified above.
Identify project challenges, risks and unknowns impacting the project and describe how your company approached and addressed these challenges, risks and unknowns to minimize impacts to the scheduled completion of the project. Include important project characteristics such as site restrictions, cost and schedule constraints, customer and stakeholder constraints, health and safety, and other unique considerations used to mitigate the project challenges, risks, and unknowns associated with the project.
Include a narrative on how experience submitted provides technical knowledge and capability to perform the specific work item of this solicitation.
2. Past Performance Questionnaires
Offeror shall submit two (2) to five (5) completed Past Performance Questionnaires (Appendix A) from references for recent and relevant projects completed during the past 5 years; to include, one for each project provided above, along with an executed Subcontractor Consent (Appendix B), if applicable.
NOTE: Subcontractor Consent form is not required. Projects performed by contractors other than the offeror, including, but not limited to, teaming partners, subcontractors, sister or parent companies, and affiliates will not be evaluated for past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a joint venture offeror as demonstrated by a signed joint venture agreement.
The Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix A) is provided for the offeror or its team members to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal.
Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Completed PPQs should be submitted with your proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ (Appendix A), which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Whitney Dee, Contract Specialist, via email at whitney.r.dee@usace.army.mil prior to proposal closing date. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs previously submitted for other solicitations. This does not preclude the Government from utilizing previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation.
Offeror may also include performance recognition documents received within the last five (5) years such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition.
In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the offeror’s proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information Systems (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS),and any other known sources not provided by the offeror.
While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror.
The offeror is responsible for ensuring that the Government has received the requested number of questionnaires prior to the date/time listed for receiving proposals or has provided written notification that they have had no (or less than 2) previous clients and that the requested number of questionnaires cannot be provided.
The required PPQ form is provided in Section L, Appendix A. PPQs will not be counted toward page count.
NOTE: For purposes of evaluating past performance, the Prime Contractor is defined as the contractor identified in Block 14 of the Standard Form 1442. Projects performed by contractors other than the offeror, including, but not limited to, teaming partners, subcontractors, sister or parent companies, and affiliates will not be evaluated for past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a joint venture offeror as demonstrated by a signed joint venture agreement. If more than one contractor is listed in Block 14, then a signed joint venture must be submitted with the proposal and the joint venture shall be registered as such in the System for Award Management (SAM).
However, each party of the Joint Venture (JV) must submit their own Unique Entity Identifier Number (formerly known as DUNS) with the JV proposal. Projects performed by other contractors than the offeror, such as teaming partners or subcontractors, will not be evaluated for past performance, unless those other contractors are part of a JV offeror as demonstrated by a signed JV agreement. If the offeror represents the combining of two or more companies as a JV for the purpose of this RFP, each company in the JV may submit project examples, but the total number of projects submitted by the JV will not exceed five (5).
VOLUME II – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION
A Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment
TAB A: Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment
1. All offerors (both large and small businesses) are required to complete a Small Business Participation Commitment Document (Appendix C), in accordance with DFARS 215.304. Offerors should propose the level of participation of small businesses (as a small business prime, joint venture, teaming arrangement, and/or small business subcontractors) in the performance of the acquisition relative to the objectives/goals set forth in the evaluation of this area (in Section M).
2. Other than Small Businesses must also submit a Subcontracting Plan meeting the requirements of FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 252.219-4003 (or DFARS 252.219- 7004 if the offeror has a comprehensive subcontracting plan).
a. Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the Small Business Participation Commitment Document.
Large business contractors may achieve the small business participation goals through subcontracting to small businesses.
Small business contractors may achieve small business participation goals through their own performance/participation as a prime and also through a joint venture, teaming arrangement, and subcontracting to other small businesses.
VOLUME III – PRICE PROPOSAL & ADMINISTRATIVE SUBMISSION
Page Limits. There are no page limits set for the price proposal. However, limit your response to information required by this solicitation. Excess information will not be considered in the Government’s evaluation.
A Factor 4 – Bidding Schedule, Section 00010 B Solicitation, Offer and Award, & Amendments C SAM Representations & Certifications
TAB A: Bidding Schedule
The Bidding Schedule (Section 00010) is to be completed in its entirety by all Offerors.
The offeror’s price shall contain all costs to complete the work to include profit, all overhead (to include office and field overhead), labor burden, insurance, adjustments to listed prices, general and administrative expenses, subcontractor mark-up, mobilization and demobilization, and all other costs including, but not limited to, compliance with environmental laws, permits, preparation of reports, correspondence and documentation required by law or these specifications, tax laws, protection and/or moving of Government property and engineering services. Engineering services include those services that are incidental to construction and completing submittals for constructions work.
The prices shall also include costs necessary to interface with Government representatives, and coordination with occupants and other Contractors, as necessary.
For more information, see the Scope of Work.
TAB B: SF 1442 Solicitation, Offer and Award & Acknowledgement of Amendments
The SF 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award is to be completed by all Offerors and duly executed with an original signature and date by an official authorized to bind the company in accordance with FAR 4.102. Any and all amendments must be acknowledged via signature by all Offerors in accordance with the instructions on the
Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation. In doing so, the offeror agrees to the contract terms and conditions as written in the solicitation.
TAB C: Representations & Certifications
All Offerors must have electronically completed the annual representations and certifications on the “System for Award Management” (SAM.gov) website, in accordance with Section L, E. 4. above. The offeror is responsible for ensuring that these on-line Representations and Certifications are updated as necessary to reflect changes, but at least annually to ensure that they are kept current, accurate and complete. Additionally, the offeror must also complete and return the “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” included in the solicitation. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the SAM.gov Representations and Certifications.
SECTION 00 70 00 - CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT
The following have been added by full text:
52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)
(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.
(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.
The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-
(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be twenty percent (20%) of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.-
(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-
(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.
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SECTION 01 00 00 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The following have been modified:
SPECIFICATIONS
Attachment 1 – Specifications (Amendment 0001) Attachment 2 – Plans Attachment 3 – Bid Schedule (Amendment 0001) Attachment 4 – Contractor Questions & Government Answers (Amendment 0001)
BIDDING SCHEDULE NOTES
1. All quantities shown on the BIDDING SCHEDULE are estimated quantities except when the unit is shown as job
"JA".
2. When bids are solicited on a unit price basis, bidders shall insert in the spaces provided therefore in the SCHEDULE both the "unit price" and the "estimated amount" resulting from applying the said unit price to the estimated quantity shown. In event the bidder quotes only a total price ("estimated amount") in its bid and fails to quote the unit price, the Government will determine such unit price by dividing the total price quoted by the quantity of the item set out in the SCHEDULE. The bidder agrees that the unit price so determined shall be used for the purpose of bid evaluation, award and all payments to the Contractor including final payment.
3. All extensions of the unit prices shown will be subject to verification by the Government. In case of variation between the unit price and the extension, the unit price will be considered to be the bid and the extension will be corrected accordingly.
4. If a modification to a bid based on unit prices is submitted, which provides for a lump sum adjustment to the total estimated cost, the application of the lump sum adjustment to each unit price in the bid schedule must be stated. If it is not stated, the bidder agrees that the lump sum adjustment shall be applied on a pro rata basis to every unit price in the bid schedule.
5. Bidders are required to bid on all items listed on the Bidding Schedule in addition to inserting a total quoted bid in the appropriate space provided. Failure to do so will be considered good cause to disqualify the bid.
ORDERING PROCEDURES
The Government will send an email Request for Proposal for each task order, which will include pre-priced items from the set price schedule of the contract. The Contractor will have 14 calendar days, unless otherwise specified in the RFP, to provide a proposal in response to the RFP. After proposal is received and agreed upon, the Government will issue a written task order.
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