W912PL25S0002 INDUSTRY DAY LITTLE COLORADO RIVER PPT 13Nov24.pdf

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER

(LCR) WINSLOW, AZ

INDUSTRY DAY

PRESENTATION

Michele Bick, Project Manager

Chris Wheeler, Technical Lead

SPL USACE

Date: November 13, 2024

AGENDA

• Administrative

Announcements

• Project Area and Background

• Project

Problem/Opportunities

• Goals and Objectives

• Project Scope and Selected

Plan

• Small Business

Requirements and

Subcontracting Information

• Questions?

ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

• NOTE: the presentation is for informational purposes only and is/will not be contractually binding

• Silence cell phones and (if applicable) that no recording is allowed

• SAFETY:

• room/provide emergency info

• Site Visit Tour - PPE

• Please know that the briefing and following up info will be on SAM

• Please note: that all inquiries should go through those listed in the SAM posting only

• Purpose of the industry day:

• Provide participants with the purpose and overview of the project and to listen to stakeholder input towards project delivery method and overall improvement.

• Photos ok

PROJECT AREA AND BACKGROUND

• The LCR at Winslow, shown in Figure 1, is located in northeastern Arizona in the middle of the LCR watershed, in and near the City of Winslow in western Navajo County.

• The LCR originates in the White Mountains and flows in a north/northwesterly direction through Winslow and eventually joins the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon National Park.

• The drainage area of this portion of the watershed is 16,192 square miles and includes the floodplain of the LCR in the vicinity of an existing levee system.

• The existing levee system includes the Winslow Levee and the Ruby Wash Diversion Levee (RWDL).

• The project area also includes a portion of Homolovi State Park, a cluster of four archeological sites that include seven separate pueblos built between 1260 and 1400 AD, east of the Winslow Levee and LCR.

PROJECT PROBLEMS/OPPORTUNITIES

• The existing levee system is at risk of overtopping and does not provide the flood risk reduction for which it was designed, exposing the City of Winslow, the surrounding community, and critical facilities (e.g., hospitals, schools, nursing homes, utility infrastructure, etc.), and cultural/historic resources to significant flood risk, flood related damages, and life, safety, and health impacts.

• The existing levee system includes components of older, non-engineered levees that do not meet current design, construction, or reliability analyses, leading to a risk of under seepage and piping failure, leading to the risks and damages listed above.

• Lateral channel migration, reduced channel capacity due to sedimentation, and obstruction of flow by vegetation such as saltcedar contribute to the risk of levee overtopping and failure.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• Reduce the life, safety, and health risks caused by flooding of the LCR to the City of Winslow, surrounding community, and critical infrastructure.

• Reduce risk of damages caused by flooding of the LCR to the City of Winslow, surrounding community, and critical infrastructure.

• Minimize adverse hydraulic effects (increased water surface elevations) that induce flood damages.

• Minimize adverse flood inundation and erosion impacts to the Homolovi I Pueblo and other cultural/historic resources.

• Minimize adverse impacts to existing transportation corridors (i.e., Interstate 40, State Highway 87, and the BNSF Railroad).

• Minimize adverse impacts to threatened, endangered, and special status species, if found in the project area.

PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SCOPE

• Project Components:

• Removal and reconstruction of approximately 2,000 feet of the

RWDL to its abutment with the Winslow Levee;

• Removal and reconstruction of approximately 3,500 feet of the

Winslow Levee from its abutment with the RWDL to I-40 (includes levee segments under the bridges);

• Improvement of conveyance under the BNSF Railroad Bridge through channelization and salt cedar removal;

• Construction of a new levee segment parallel to I-40 (approximately 3,700 feet);

• Removal and reconstruction of the Winslow Levee from I-40 to a point 0.8 miles north of North Road, including setback of 1,600 feet;

• Flood warning system

• The total length of new and reconstructed levees would be approximately 22,570 feet (4.27 miles). New levee construction would be designed to provide an approximately 90 percent assurance of containing the 1 percent ACE event.

TYPICAL SECTIONS

12/9/2024

TYPICAL SECTIONS

SMALL BUSINESS

REQUIREMENTS

Kinya Roger Minami

Procurement Analyst

SPL, Small Business Office

Los Angeles District

Kinya.R.Minami@usace.army.mil

Notes:

-Information in this presentation is for informational purposes only and is not/will not be contractually binding.

-Review the solicitation and amendments for any revisions

-Market Research has Not Been Conducted to Determine Whether/Not This Project Will be Set-Aside for SB

-The following slides are general SPL policies regarding small business participation/subcontracting

Subcontracting Plan Requirement: FAR 19.702 requires that all negotiated and sealed bid acquisitions that are expected to exceed $1.5M for construction and that has subcontracting possibilities, shall require the apparently successful offeror/bidder selected for award to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan

Small Business Participation: DFARS 215.304(c) requires evaluation of small business participation in other than LPTA source selections whenever a subcontracting plan is required. Though evaluation of small business participation is not required for

LPTA source selections, it is permissible

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN, FAR 52.219-9

12/9/2024

Reference: Federal Small Business Contracting Goals, Congressional Research Service, 5/14/24

Elements in a Subcontracting Plan-FAR 19.704 (Large Business Primes Required to Submit, $1.5M for Construction)

SB Subcontracting Goals to be included in eventual SAM posting

U.S. SBA and SPL, Contracting and Small Business Ofc concurrence of plan prior to award (Plan on file w/U.S. SBA)

Subcontracting is an evaluated factor in CPARS reporting

USACE HQ monitors submission of Individual Subcontracting Reports (ISRs)

Factors to consider when submitting a plan… (For info about subcontracting checklist, see DFAR PGI 219.705-4)

Do not list goals smaller than those in posting!

SDVOSB: (SDVOSB goal increased to 5%)(SDVOSB certification via SBA required for subcontracting)

-P.L. 118-31, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY24

(https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/veteran-contracting-assistance-programs)

SDB goal: “Is the proposed SDB goal greater than five percent (5%)?

If no, the proposed goal of less than five percent (5%) must be approved one level above the contracting officer”

-DFARS 219.705-4(d)

Include NAICS codes with names of small business subcontractors-description of supplies/services to be subcontracted

List outreach in SPL footprint!

Please be proactive in local veteran’s small business outreach

If you plan to use SB subs with no SAM registrations, make sure you are using credible reps/certs (contact local Apex for help?) .

SPL asks for proof of SB qualifications (UEI or reps/certs)

Look around the room, network and identify potential small business resources

Small Business Participation Plan

-The Small Business Participation Plan is based on Total Contract Value

-See DFARS PGI 215.304(c)(i)(A)-for examples of SB participation evaluation criteria, actual solicitation may differ

Joint Ventures

-SPL only recognizes formal joint venture agreements

-No teaming arrangements or partnering

-Joint Venture agreements must be approved prior to proposal submission (Exception: 8(a) Program participants)

-Agreements are reviewed by Office of Counsel

Note for 8(a) Program Participants

-Joint Venture agreement does not have to be approved prior to proposal submission

-SBA usually does not approve until notified as the apparent success (The JV’s 8a designation in SAM)

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PLAN AND JOINT VENTURES

FORECAST, OUTREACH AND

SAM.GOV

12/9/2024 https://www.spl.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Small-Business-

Program

1. Forecast of Contracting

Opportunities Updated Quarterly, posted to SB webpage

2. Upcoming outreach events Posted to SB webpage, throughout year

3. SAM.gov Advertised

Opportunities Opportunities = W075 ENDIST LOS ANGELES Save search and hit notify for automatic email notifications

4. SB Points of Contact

Prisco Eric Ravelli Deputy, Office of SB Programs Prisco.E.Ravelli@usace.army.mil 213-452-3938

Roger Minami

Procurement Analyst, Office of SB Programs

Kinya.R.Minami@usace.army.mil

213-452-3234

QUESTIONS??