W912P926RA001 Attachment 0003 - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS.pdf

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Controlled by: Army Controlled by: USACE-MVS-CT

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POC: Whitney Dee, 314-331-8621

Section 00 21 16 – Instruction to Proposers

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND

NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Section 00 21 16 Appendices:

Appendix A – Past Performance Questionnaire Appendix B – Subcontractor Consent Appendix C – Small Business Participation Commitment Document Appendix D – Subcontractor Letter of Commitment Appendix E – DoD Checklist for Reviewing Subcontracting Plans

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is for the Lock 25 Lock Foundation and Site Preparation 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 contract for a period of performance of 365 days for the Site Preparation and 548 days for the Lock Foundation.

This solicitation is for 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 15.103-1 and FAR Subpart 15.2. Be advised any portion of the technical proposal can be incorporated into the contract by reference at award.

All solicitation documents and amendments will be made available for viewing in the System for Award Management (“SAM”) (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 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Exception – Dredging Activities), with a small business size standard of $37,000,000.

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

See Solicitation for Site Visit information.

It is strongly encouraged for interested offerors to attend the site visit to understand the full scope of this requirement and for familiarity of the facility to assist in providing a proposal.

D. INQUIRIES

Prospective offerors should submit inquiries related to this solicitation in writing no later than: 4:00 PM CST, 20 March 2026.

All questions will be submitted in writing via ProjNet Bidder Inquiry at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/binKornHome/index.cfm. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted.

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.

PROJNET INQUIRIES INSTRUCTIONS:

To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access.

A prospective vendor who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing.

NOTES:

Offerors shall not include identifying information in any submitted inquiry.

Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. Inquiries containing multiple questions may be rejected.

Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 7V8J9V-DKQCPR

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bidder Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

E. DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS

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.

Proposals shall be submitted electronically via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module by the due date and time for submission of proposals.

Emailed, Physical, or paper copy proposals will not be accepted.

To submit an Electronic proposal through the PIEE Solicitation Module website, Offerors shall follow the following steps:

Step 1: Complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/. Instructions for registration can be found through:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vend or_Access_Instructions.pdf https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/pdi/eb/docs/PIEE/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

Step 2: Upload offer in the Solicitation Module through https://piee.eb.mil/.

Instructions for uploading an offer can be found through:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

Note: Only those with a PIEE vendor registration as ‘Proposal Manager’ may upload an offer.

Offerors are cautioned to log into PIEE Solicitation Module with sufficient time to ensure the electronic proposal package is completely uploaded and time-stamped in the system by the due date and time specified for receipt of proposals.

It is the responsibility of the Prospective Offeror to promptly notify the Contract Specialist, Angie Grimes, and the Contracting Officer, Whitney Dee if there are any issues with submitting proposals through PIEE Solicitation Module.

It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure their proposal is received by the due date and time for submission of proposals.

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:

https://piee.eb.mil/ https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

Volume Maximum Pages Volume I – Technical Proposal Factor 1 – Construction Approach 50 Factor 2 – Past Performance 50 Volume II – Small Business Participation Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment 20 Volume III – Price Proposal & Administrative Submission N/A Factor 4 - Pricing Schedule, Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, Amendments, and Representations & Certifications, Project Labor Agreement(s) (PLA)

NOTE: Proposals that exceed the maximum page limitations will only be partially evaluated; all pages past the maximum allowance will not be evaluated. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs)/Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Joint Venture Agreements/Teaming Arrangements/Subcontractor Consents, and Subcontracting Plans will not be counted toward page count.

Factors 1 and 2 are equally important and are more important than Factor

3. Factors 1, 2, and 3, when combined, are equally as important as 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 proposal cover sheet can either be submitted as a separate document, or as the first page of Volume I.

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, telephone number, and email of the Offeror:

3. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item. 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, telephone numbers, and emails 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. PPQs/CPARS, Joint Venture Agreements/Teaming Arrangements/Subcontractor Consents, and Subcontracting Plans will not be counted toward page count.

d. Foldouts (electronic). Documents for drawings or schedules can be standard foldout size. (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. All material must be submitted directly with the proposal; information that is only 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 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.

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 submit questions via ProjNet 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 15.2, 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.

If the government conducts discussions, the offeror will be provided an opportunity to revise its proposal. If there are no technical and/or price changes, offeror shall provide a letter stating, “no changes.” Any technical proposal revisions must still comply with the applicable page limitations, which remain unchanged. Replacement pages must clearly show changes made to the original text for easy identification (e.g., by bold text, parallel lines in the margin, etc.). Please ensure all revisions are identified appropriately, clearly cross-referenced to the original proposal, and all documents are dated.

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 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.

c. Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE): (https://piee.eb.mil/).

Electronic proposal submission is required through the Army’s electronic file sharing service, PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil/), Solicitation module.

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. 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.

H. SUB-CONTRACTORS

1. If an offeror wishes to receive credit for the past performance experience of a Sub-Contractor, including a firm that is a proposed Sub-Contractor to the Prime Contractor or a Joint Venture partner, the offeror must submit a subcontractor consent, signed by the Sub-Contractor (Appendix B).

2. Include signed subcontractor consent in Volume I, Factor 2 Past Performance.

3. For purposes of this Solicitation, such a Sub-Contractor shall be considered to be a “qualified Sub- Contractor.”

I. 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 – Construction Approach B Factor 2 – Past Performance

TAB A: FACTOR 1 – Construction Approach

Offeror shall provide a Construction Approach proposal that addresses all of the following information:

SITE LAYOUT AND LOGISTICS:

Offerors shall include a description of the methods for accessing the work site including land and river access for personnel, equipment, materials, etc. The narrative shall address any constraints such as existing Contractors on-site, security, and load-limited access across the Sandy Slough Road bridge. Proposals shall address concrete placement over water, access during heavy navigation traffic periods, and during the winter months. Proposals shall include proposed locations and layouts for office facilities, carpenter shop, equipment maintenance shop, material storage and laydown areas for rip rap and steel products, employee parking, dredge material placement and dewatering areas, landing, mooring locations for the floating plant, and any other proposed plants and facilities. The narrative shall include detailed plan describing procedures for safely securing the site, protecting work and equipment during a high-water event, and a contingency plan for demobilizing a floating plan in response to flood forecasts. Additionally, offerors shall discuss approach to performing construction while ice is present on the Mississippi River. Proposal shall include a site plan drawing(s) (11”x17” maximum). Offeror shall provide a narrative that includes an explanation of what work will be accomplished by Prime and what work is going to be performed by subcontractors.

UNDERWATER EXCAVATION AND DREDGING:

The offeror shall identify and describe their proposed means, methods, and sequencing for performing underwater excavation, dredging operations, and monitoring the area for unanticipated scour. The evaluation will assess the offeror’s plan for excavating the existing riprap at significant depths, managing the phased removal of material to facilitate separator wall installation, and placing the sand fill to create a stable foundation. The dredging operations shall include any impacts to navigation (outages) and actions the contractor will take to minimize or avoid impacts. The proposal shall, at a minimum, address excavation approach, phased sequencing, dredging and placement, and monitoring site conditions. The narrative shall include detailed plan describing procedures for working with changing river conditions to include high water and the potential for ice being present during winter months.

SEPARATOR WALL INSTALLATION:

The offeror shall identify their proposed means, methods, and sequencing for performing marine construction operations. The proposal shall describe the offeror’s plan for installing the structural steel components of the deflector wall and separator wall, riprap berm, and articulating fabric formed concrete mattress in a dynamic riverine environment while coordinating with active navigation and managing site-specific hazards. The proposal shall, at a minimum, address floating plants and equipment, structural steel installation, construction sequencing, dive activities, and coordination with navigation.

SCHEDULE:

Offerors shall provide a Gantt chart schedule of work indicating the critical path for the accomplishment of all proposed definable features of work for this project. Offerors shall use the following assumptions. The below contract award and construction Notice to Proceed (NTP) are non-binding and are solely for the purpose of proposal evaluation.

• Contract Award: June 16, 2026

• Construction NTP: August 14, 2026

The Gantt chart schedules shall be submitted on single-sided 11”x17” pages. Font size shall be a minimum of 8 point and legible. Illegible schedules may not be evaluated. The layout of the schedule shall include Activity ID, Activity Name, Original Duration, and Total Float on the left side of the Gantt Chart. The schedule shall be task oriented indicating the number of calendar days after NTP that each Activity will be achieved.

Offeror shall clearly show/highlight the critical path and the schedules shall be graphically represented. The proposed project schedule shall reflect the proposed contract duration.

Offerors shall provide a schedule narrative that includes all major milestones and must provide a logical, reasonable, and well thought out plan on how to execute the project within that schedule. The schedule shall include a finish milestone named “Site Preparation Area completion and release to the Government.” The narrative shall include a description of number of workers, required shifts, assumptions, downtime, navigation outages, and anticipated lead time for materials for full completion of the contract work. Offerors shall identify any constraints on the schedule presented (e.g., labor or material, weather, etc.). The narrative shall be specific to this solicitation and address the way the construction shall be accomplished.

TAB B: Factor 2 – Past Performance

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

• Subcontractor Consent

• Teaming Arrangements

• JV Agreements

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

Submission Requirements:

Each Offeror shall provide descriptions of at least three (3) but no more than five (5) of their past or current construction projects completed, or substantially complete (50% or more), within the last fifteen (15) years (from the solicitation issue date) that are similar to this project in scope. Each project submitted should include a completed PPQ or CPARS evaluation. Ensure the proposal is clear which work the Offeror and the subcontractors performed. Each project must meet a minimum of three (3) of the following criteria to be considered similar in scope.

• Experience as a prime contractor on complex marine construction projects performed in, adjacent to, or downstream of an active navigation dam, requiring work from a floating plant, the use of divers, and the management of construction activities to minimize impacts to an active navigation channel.

• Experience with installation of interlocking steel sheet pile walls, piling, and fabricated panel walls, or similar large-scale structural steel retaining systems in marine environments.

• Experience performing large-scale marine earthwork in a riverine environment, including both the overwater mechanical excavation of consolidated rock/riprap at significant depths and the hydraulic dredging and placement of sand for structural fill, with total project volumes exceeding 50,000 cubic yards.

• Experience as a prime contractor, involved as prime contractor, or as part of a joint venture, on a construction contract with a magnitude of greater than $20 million.

• Experience as a prime contractor tasked with completing complex construction contracts with a period of performance of one year, or less.

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 identified under relevant experience.

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.

Projects that do not contain all required information may not be evaluated as one of the minimum required projects. This may result in a lower confidence rating.

A sample PPQ is included in the solicitation. USACE requests the Offeror’s client completes this questionnaire and submits it directly back to the Offeror. 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 before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, 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. Offerors must provide all PPQs for consideration with their proposal.

However, this does not preclude the Government from using previously submitted PPQ information in the past performance evaluation. Offerors may submit CPARS in lieu of past performance references, if applicable.

In addition to the above, the Government is required to use CPARS as a source for past performance, when available. If not available and when necessary, the Government reserves the right to check any or all cited references to verify supplied information and to assess owner and engineer satisfaction regarding qualifications and past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (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 Government may not contact all of the identified client references/points of contact. This assessment is based on the Offeror’s record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertains to the specifications outlined in the solicitation requirements. If the firm is divided into severable segments (e.g., division, group, or unit) the Government will evaluate only the past performance of those segments of the firm(s) that will perform the work.

Information gathered from these sources, if any, must have evidence of at least “Satisfactory” performance in the past fifteen (15) years.

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, or are a planned sub-contractor for this project as demonstrated by a signed Subcontractor Letter of Commitment (Appendix D). If more than one contractor is listed in Block 14, then a signed joint venture agreement 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 (formerly DUNS) number with the JV proposal. If the Offeror represents the combining of two or more companies as a joint venture for the purpose of this Request For Proposal, each company in the joint venture may submit project examples, but the total submitted by the joint venture will not exceed five (5).

VOLUME II – SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

A Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment B Subcontracting Plan

TAB A: Factor 3 – Small Business Participation Commitment

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 00 22 16) and provide substantiating documentation to demonstrate how you will meet these requirements.

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 in order to achieve the small business participation goals.

The Offeror shall articulate within their Small Business Participation Commitment Document (SBPCD) how they intend to meet the small business objectives, requirements, and participation goals. Nothing precludes an Offeror from further demonstrating their extent of commitment to use small businesses beyond what has been required by the subject solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to submit proof of awards, accolades, etc., received for their current and/or past support of small businesses. Examples include clear pictures of award(s) received in support of small business, successful Small Business Administration Surveillance Review findings, CPARS ratings that address small business utilization, testimonials letter of recommendation, etc. Discuss and submit proof of any specific outreach efforts (virtual or in person) performed in support of this requirement (e.g. holding internal or external meetings with potential small business subcontractors, ads, any follow up correspondence with small businesses as a result of conference attendance or hosting outreach events) that demonstrates the Offeror’s effort to identify small business subcontractors specifically in support of this requirement. For example, a roster or correspondence specifically generated to demonstrate how the Offeror sought out small businesses to support them on this requirement at a Small Business Conference, attendance sheet, email correspondence, etc., proof of any other pertinent information that demonstrates the Offeror’s current and/or past efforts to support small businesses.

The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) will not look to obtain information in support of an Offeror’s Small Business Participation Plan (SBPP) from other binders/binders or within the Subcontracting Plan (when applicable). The SBPP (IAW DFARS PGI 215.304) and the subcontracting plan (IAW DFARS PGI 219.705-

4) are two distinct separate documents with different elements and should not be combined for submission. Offerors submitting SBPPs for this project should limit submissions to data essential for the evaluation of plans. Material submitted in support of the SBPP shall be organized sequentially under applicable tabs and all pages must be numbered to facilitate evaluation.

TAB B: Subcontracting Plan

Separate from a SBPCD, other than U.S. Small Business Offerors must also submit a subcontracting plan meeting the requirements of DFARS PGI 219.705-4.

Subcontracting Plans shall reflect and be consistent with the commitments offered in the SBPCD. The dollars should correlate directly to the percentage of subcontracted dollars in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan. If an Offeror specifically identifies small business subcontractors to support the subject requirement within its SBPCD those small businesses shall be listed in any subcontracting plan submitted pursuant to DFARS PGI 219.705-4.

The Small Business Subcontracting Plan is not a requirement for evaluation in source selection, but rather a requirement for award to an Other than Small Business Only. The apparently successful Offeror's Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be assessed IAW DFARS PGI 219.705-4 and must be determined as “acceptable” by the Contracting Officer in the event of an award. A Subcontracting Plan deemed as “unacceptable” may preclude an Offeror from being eligible for contract award. Although submission of a subcontracting plan is required, subcontracting plans will only be evaluated for the Offeror(s) deemed to be apparently successful prior to award. The Small Business Subcontracting Plan will not be included in the page count.

The DoD Checklist for Reviewing Subcontracting Plans is provided for your information (Appendix E) as it is what will be used to evaluate the Subcontracting Plan for approval.

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 – Pricing Schedule, Section 00010 B Solicitation, Offer and Award, & Amendments C SAM Representations & Certifications D Project Labor Agreement

TAB A: Pricing Schedule

The Pricing Schedule 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.

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 4.207. 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 00 21 16, 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. 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.

TAB D: Project Labor Agreement

In accordance with FAR 52.222-33, Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, the Offeror shall submit a completed and signed Project Labor Agreement (PLA). Any PLA submitted with the offer must comply with the requirements for the FAR Provision 52.222-33 and FAR 22.502-2. PLA is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f).