Solicitation - W912P921R0049 - Amendment 0001.pdf

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 answ er Contractor Questions, and incorporate any necessary changes as a result of the Government Answ ers. See Amendment 0001 - List of Changes. No other changes are required.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 29

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 15-Jul-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 W912P921R0049

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

24-Jun-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 X is extended, 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

15-Jul-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:

W912P921R0049

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 26-Jul-2021 10:00 AM to 30-Jul-2021 10:00 AM.

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0001

Amendment 0001 – List of Changes

SOLICITATION

Information regarding the delivery schedule mentioned in the “DELIVERY INFORMATION” section (page 6) and Clause 52.211-8 (page 9) of the solicitation has been updated per this amendment.

Recency standards in Section L & Section M (pages 33, 35, 46, and 47) have been corrected to state ten (10) years.

References to SF 1442 have been changed to SF 33 throughout the solicitation.

The requirement to submit “Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors” has been deleted from Section L, Volume III, TAB C (page 38) of the solicitation.

The proposal due date has been changed from 26 July 2021 10:00 AM CST to 30 July 2021 10:00 AM CST.

DRAWINGS

The following drawings have been updated per this amendment and should replace the like numbered original sheets.

Amended G-001.1 1S-552.1 2S-101.1 2S-201.1 2S-202.1 2S-301.1 2S-302.1 2S-303.1 2S-521.1 2S-522.1 2S-523.1 2S-525.1 2S-552.1

CONTRACTOR QUESTIONS

See attached Questions and Government Answers.

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

The following Delivery Schedule item for CLIN 0001 has been changed from:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

30 mths. ANP 1 MELVIN PRICE LOCKS AND DAM

KATHY CRONE

#1 LOCK AND DAM WAY

EAST ALTON IL 62024-2406

636 899-1543 FOB: Destination

966473

To:

DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC /

CAGE

12-APR-2024 1 MELVIN PRICE LOCKS AND DAM

KATHY CRONE

#1 LOCK AND DAM WAY

EAST ALTON IL 62024-2406

636 899-1543 FOB: Destination

966473

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

The following have been modified:

52.211-8 TIME OF DELIVERY (JUN 1997)

(a) The Government requires delivery to be made according to the following schedule:

REQUIRED DELIVERY SCHEDULE

See Specifications Document 00 08 00, Section 1.13 Order and Coordination of Work for details on delivery schedule.

The Government will evaluate equally, as regards time of delivery, offers that propose delivery of each quantity within the applicable delivery period specified above. Offers that propose delivery that will not clearly fall within the applicable required delivery period specified above, will be considered nonresponsive and rejected. The Government reserves the right to award under either the required delivery schedule or the proposed delivery schedule, when an offeror offers an earlier delivery schedule than required above. If the offeror proposes no other delivery schedule, the required delivery schedule above will apply.

OFFEROR'S PROPOSED DELIVERY SCHEDULE

Within Days

After Date

Item No. Quantity of Contract

(b) Attention is directed to the Contract Award provision of the solicitation that provides that a written award or acceptance of offer mailed, or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror, results in a binding contract. The Government will mail or otherwise furnish to the offeror an award or notice of award not later than the day award is dated. Therefore, the offeror should compute the time available for performance beginning with the actual date of award, rather than the date the written notice of award is received from the Contracting Officer through the ordinary mails. However, the Government will evaluate an offer that proposes delivery based on the Contractor's date of receipt of the contract or notice of award by adding (1) five calendar days for delivery of the award through the ordinary mails, or (2) one working day if the solicitation states that the contract or notice of award will be transmitted electronically. (The term "working day" excludes weekends and U.S. Federal holidays.) If, as so computed, the offered delivery date is later than the required delivery date, the offer will be considered nonresponsive and rejected.

(End of clause)

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

SECTION L

SECTION L – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS,

CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Main Lock Lift Gate Fabrication and Delivery 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 Supply contract with a delivery date approximately 925 calendar days after date of award.

This solicitation is for Full & Open Competition. The Government intends to award one 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 on the System for Award Management (SAM) website (https://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 332312 for Fabricated structural metal manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

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

No site visit will be scheduled for this requirement.

D. INQUIRIES

Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation in writing no later than: 10:00 AM CST, 12 July 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: W912P921R0049

Proposal Closing Date: 30 July 2021

Proposal Closing Time: 10:00 AM CST

Proposals shall be submitted electronically, 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 Factor 1 – Technical Approach 20 Factor 2 – Past Performance 15 Volume II – Small Business Participation Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment 10 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.

Factor 1 and Factor 2 are of equal importance. Factor 3 is less important than Factors 1 and 2. Factors 1, 2, and 3, when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 4.

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 II or III are to be included in Volume I.

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 33, 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.

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 I

Volume Title Page

A Factor 1 – Technical Approach Subfactor (a) – Management Plan Subfactor (b) – Fabrication Facility Capability Subfactor (c) – Means and Methods Subfactor (d) – Subcontracting Narrative

B Factor 2 – Past Performance

TAB A: FACTOR 1 – Technical Approach

Subfactor 1(a), 1(b), and 1(c) are of equal importance, and significantly more important than subfactor 1(d).

Subfactor (a) – Management Plan

The offeror shall submit a Management Plan that demonstrates technical capability, resources to perform project work in an efficient, quality, and safe manner that ensure work is completed in accordance with the contract specifications. The management plan must provide an organizational chart and/or narrative of key positions showing/discussing management personnel, technical specialists, foremen and the responsible chain of command. Information of key personnel shall include at a minimum, education, years and type of experience, and professional certifications/licenses.

Subfactor (b) – Fabrication Facility Capability

The offeror shall submit the following information that demonstrates the capability of the fabricating facility to fabricate the lift gate in accordance with the contract.

a. The fabricating plant and fabricator shall be certified under the American Institute of Steel Construction Quality Certification Program and shall be a designated AISC Certified Plant that meets one of the certification levels specified in the contract. Provide the AISC certificate indicating that the fabricating plant and fabricator meets the contract requirements.

b. Provide SSPC QP1, SSPC QP 3, or AISC SPE certificate to verify the offeror meets the contract requirements for painting of the lift gate.

c. Provide description of shop facility including shop dimensions and crane capacity.

d. Describe fabricating shop equipment, including material cutting and shaping equipment, work position equipment, welding equipment and machine shop equipment.

Subfactor (c) – Means and Methods

Offeror shall provide a work plan describing the means and methods to fabricate and deliver the lift gate in accordance with RFP specifications in an expeditious, quality and safe manner. The work plan shall include the work breakdown structure and approximate schedule for lift gate fabrication. Work breakdown shall include items such as shop drawing production, material acquisition, cutting, fit-up, assembly, and painting.

The work plan shall include a narrative to explain the contractor’s schedule and assumptions to include number of workers, shifts, work calendar, and critical path elements. The work plan shall include the offeror’s fabrication methods and plans for fabrication and assembly of lift gate leaf sub-assemblies and entire lift gate leaves. The work plan shall also address the quality control measures that will be used to increase the quality of the complete lift gate leaves.

Subfactor (d) – Subcontracting Narrative

Offeror shall provide a narrative identifying work to be self-performed by the offeror and the work to be subcontracted. Offeror shall include Subcontractor Letters of Commitment, as it applies to any subcontracted work, which includes the solicitation number and signature of both subcontractor and offeror.

TAB B: Factor 2 – Past Performance

Past Performance shall include the following, if applicable to this solicitation:

Subcontractor Consent (Appendix B) Teaming Arrangements Joint Venture Agreements

PPQs and JV/Teaming Arrangements will not be included in the page count.

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 ten (10) 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 for both the Offeror(s) and any proposed major subcontractors:

1. Provide a description of three (3) to five (5) projects substantially complete or completed by the Prime Contractor within the last ten (10) 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:

Fabrication of large steel structures Painting of large steel structures Delivery of large steel structures

The following information should be included in a tabulated format presentation of previous 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 for the contract:

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 elements considered similar in scope to this project. The description should focus on the key requirements of the project, as well as the size, scope and complexity of the efforts, the relevance to this solicitation, the performance measurements and service level metrics applied to specific program objectives, and the actual results achieved against those measures.

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 three (3) to five (5) completed Past Performance Questionnaires (Appendix A) from references for recent and relevant projects completed during the past 10 years; to include, one for each project submitted above, along with an executed Subcontractor Consent (Appendix B), if applicable.

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 ten (10) 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 15 of the Standard Form 33. 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 15, 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

TAB CONTENTS OF VOLUME

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). A percentage goal of greater than 0% should be provided for all Small Business Socio-Economic Categories; if a percentage goal of 0% is provided for any Small Business Socio- Economic Category, a justification is required of why there will be no attempt made to include that category in your small business participation.

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.

TAB CONTENTS OF VOLUME

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 33 Solicitation, Offer and Award & Acknowledgement of Amendments

The SF 33, 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, F. 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. If the offeror is a Joint Venture, all participants must separately complete both the SAM.gov Representations and Certifications.

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

SECTION M

SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

A. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONTRACT AWARD

In accordance with FAR 9.103, no contract shall be entered into unless the contracting officer ensures that all requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other applicable procedures, including clearances and approvals, have been met. This includes the FAR 9.104-1 requirement that no award shall be made unless the contracting officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility. To be determined a responsible contractor, Offerors must meet the following general standards:

a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them.

b. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule taking into consideration all existing commercial and Governmental business commitments.

c. Have a satisfactory performance record.

d. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics.

e. Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them.

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

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

B. BASIS OF AWARD

1. Award will be made based on the best overall (i.e. subjective best value trade-off) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the four (4) evaluation factors: Factor 1 – Technical Approach, Factor 2– Past Performance, Factor 3 –Small Business Participation, and Factor 4 – Price.

2. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for all non-cost factors. Offeror’s are cautioned that the award may not be made to the lowest price offered.

Factor 1 and Factor 2 are of equal importance. Factor 3 is less important than Factors 1 and 2. Factors 1, 2, and 3, when combined, are significantly more important than Factor 4.

3. Award will be made based on Subjective Best Value, using the tradeoff process for proposals in accordance with FAR 15.101-1 and FAR subpart 15.3. This may result in an award being made to a higher rated, higher priced offeror where the decision is consistent with the evaluation factors, and it is reasonably determined that the technical superiority, and/or overall business approach, and/or superior past performance of the higher priced offeror outweighs the cost difference.

4. The failure of a proposal to meet any of the three (3) non-cost factors will result in a technically unacceptable rating and preclude award, unless the Government elects to enter into discussions with that Offeror and all deficiencies are remedied in a revised proposal.

5. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the solicitation will be considered unacceptable.

6. Offerors may NOT be credited with the past performance of a separate corporation, whether that of a parent, affiliate or subsidiary, unless the proposal clearly establishes that the resources of those companies will be available for performance on the contract to be awarded.

7. 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 Evaluation Board). Failure to provide a complete proposal will result in the proposal being removed from further consideration for award.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH

1. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based up on an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors and subfactors listed below:

Volume I – Factor 1 – Technical Approach (includes subfactors a-d)

Volume I – Factor 2 – Past Performance

Volume II – Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment

Volume III – Factor 4 – Price (Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Amendments, Bid Schedule, and Representations & Certifications)

2. Volume I, Factor 1 will receive one of five ratings, in accordance with the following tables.

The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings.

The technical rating reflects the degree to which the proposed approach meets or does not meet the minimum performance or capability requirements through an assessment of strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies and risks.

TABLE 1 - Combined Technical/Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Definition

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements and contains multiple strengths, and risk of unsuccessful performance is very low.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the requirements and contains at least one strength, and risk of unsuccessful performance is low.

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the requirements, and/or risk of unsuccessful contract performance is high.

Unacceptable

Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation, and thus contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unnacceptable. Proposal is unawardable.

TABLE 2 – Technical Risk Ratings

Adjectival Rating Description

Low

Proposal may contain weakness(es) which have little potential to cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Normal contractor efforts and normal Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome any difficulties.

Moderate Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which may potentially cause disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring will likely be able to overcome difficulties.

High

Proposal contains a significant weakness or combination of weaknesses which Is likely to cause significant disruption of schedule, increased cost or degradation of performance. Is unlikely to overcome any difficulties, even with special contractor emphasis and close Government monitoring.

Unacceptable Proposal contains a material failure or a combination of significant weaknesses that increases the risk of unsuccessful performance to an unacceptable level.

3. Volume I, Factor 2 - Past Performance will receive ratings in accordance with the tables below, based on the offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertains to the services outlined in the solicitation requirements.

TABLE 3 - Performance Confidence Assessments

Rating Description Substantial Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Satisfactory Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Limited Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

No Confidence Based on the offeror’s recent/relevant performance record, the Government has no expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

Unknown Confidence (Neutral)

No recent/relevant performance record is available, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no meaningful confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

TABLE 4 - Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Rating Definition Very Relevant Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Relevant Present/past performance effort involved similar scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Somewhat Relevant Present/past performance effort involved some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

Not Relevant Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

4. Volume II, Factor 3 Small Business Participation will receive a rating in accordance with the table below, based on the offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum small business requirements.

TABLE 5 – Small Business Ratings Adjectival Rating Definition

Outstanding Proposal indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Good Proposal indicates a thorough approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Acceptable Proposal indicates an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Marginal Proposal has not demonstrated an adequate approach and understanding of the small business objectives.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

5. The overarching evaluation approach for all factors and subfactors are as follows:

a. Adequacy of Response: The proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the offeror’s methods and approach have adequately and completely considered, defined, and satisfied the requirements specified in the solicitation.

The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which each requirement has been addressed in the proposal in accordance with the Proposal Submission (Section L) of the solicitation.

b. Feasibility of Approach: The proposal will be evaluated to determine the extent to which: 1) the proposed approach is workable and the end results achievable, 2) successful performance is contingent upon proven devices and techniques, and 3) the offeror is expected to be able to successfully complete the proposal tasks and technical requirements within the required schedule.

6. DEFINITIONS:

a. Rating – The adjective/color descriptor assigned by the evaluators to the non-cost/price factors and corresponding subfactors. It represents their conclusions as to the quality of the proposal, supported by narrative write-ups identifying the associated strengths, weaknesses, deficiencies, risks, and uncertainties. Technical factor and subfactor ratings will be expressed as an adjectival assessment of Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, or Unacceptable.

b. Technical Rating Evaluation Processes – The technical rating reflects the degree to which the proposed approach meets or does not meet the minimum performance or capability requirements through an assessment of the…