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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

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30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

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STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

W912PM18R0006 is hereby amended to incorporate the follw oing changes:

1) Revise the description of both Cybersecurity and Environmental engineers in the synopsis

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X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer is extended, X is not extended.

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U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WILMINGTON

WILMINGTON DISTRICT

ATTN: CONTRACTING DIVISION

69 DARLINGTON AVE

WILMINGTON NC 28403-1343

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION C - DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS

The following have been modified:

INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS

SUBJECT: W912PM18R0006, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Architect-Engineer (A- E) - Vertical Design services to support the US Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District.

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wilmington District, South Atlantic Division intends to Solicit for an IDIQ Contract in support of the Military Planning and Design Program. It is anticipated that up to four (4) Contracts will be negotiated and awarded. Each award will be a 1 year Base with four 1 year optional periods. The selection board will consider the most highly qualified offerors for up to four (4) unrestricted awards valued at approximately $12,250,000.00 each. Work under this contract shall be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders.

The maximum task order value is estimated to be $3,000,000.00. In accordance with FAR 52.216-19 a contractor is not obligated to accept a Single Task Order over the established maximum; however they may choose to do so. This IDIQ will have a minimum guarantee of $10,000.00. Rates will be negotiated for each 12-month period of the contract. The estimated award date of the contract is October 2018.

This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED.

All large A-E firms are reminded that in accordance with the provisions of PL 95-507, they will be expected to place subcontracts with small and disadvantaged businesses to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the efficient performance of the contract. A large business awardee must comply with FAR 52.219-9 and DFARS 219.704, regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work to be subcontracted, and will be required to submit a detailed subcontracting plan during contract negotiations. The following subcontracting goals are the minimum acceptable goals to be included in the subcontracting plan. Of the subcontracted work, 33% of the work would go to small business; 5.0% to small disadvantaged business (a composite of small business);

5.0% to women-owned business (a composite of small business); 3.0% to HUBZone small business (a composite of small business); 0.9% to service-disabled veteran-owned small business (a composite of small business and veteran-owned small business); and 3.0% to veteran-owned small business (a composite of small business). Written justification must be provided if the minimum small business goals cannot be met. The small business plan will be evaluated in accordance with AFARS Appendix DD. The plan is not required with this submittal, but will be required with the fee proposal of the firms selected for negotiations.

The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 541310, which has a size standard of $7.5 million in average annual receipts.

Contractor Manpower Reporting: The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under their contract via a secure data collection site at http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed in each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 01 through September 30. While inputs may be reported at any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2018. The contractor may direct questions to the Help Desk at http://www.ecmra.mil/.

REGISTRATION: Offerors shall have and maintain an active registration in the following databases: FedBizOpps (FBO) and System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. It is the responsibility of interested parties to appropriately register SAM and FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation and certifications.

PROJECT INFORMATION: The firm(s) selected will be required to provide all phases of Planning, Engineering, and Design for military programs which meets the definition of A-E Services as defined in 40 U.S.C. 1101 and FAR

2.101. Military program task orders may include: engineering studies, investigations, surveying (including topographic, GIS, boundary, and construction staking), development of concept designs, renovation/repair projects, preparation of project definition and programming documents, charrettes, preparation of technical portions of design-build solicitations, commissioning and construction phase services, design analysis and Detailed Construction Plans and Specifications for new vertical construction (and assoc. infrastructure, horizontal construction) projects. These contract(s) are intended primarily for projects within the geographical boundary of the USACE South Atlantic Division – Wilmington District.

The selected firm must have the capability through in-house staff or consultants to perform surveying and mapping, geotechnical and subsurface utility investigations, and hazardous material testing and abatement/remediation planning. Unless otherwise indicated, all designs will be developed using Autodesk software. Technical specifications will be provided with SPECSINTACT software using Unified Facilities Guide Specifications.

Responses to design review comments will be provided using the Government web-based Design Review and Checking System (DrChecks) located at www.projnet.org. The work will be primarily within the Wilmington District’s geographic boundaries.

Projects to be performed under any subsequent awarded IDIQ’s from this solicitation may include project similar in size, scope and complexity listed to those found in the subsequent tables. It is anticipated that any of the below identified MILCON and O&M projects will be accomplishable by the most highly rated offerors with whom to fulfill these task orders.

Wilmington District Military Construction Projects:

PN # Project Name

92594 SOF Operations Support Bldg

89057 SOF Mission Support Facility Renovation

81165 SOF Human Performance Training Center

86021 SOF Assessment and Selection Trng Complex

87437 SOF Group Headquarters

87539 SOF Operations Facility

69253 SOF Close Quarters Combat Range

71229 SOF TEMF

72426 SOF Military Working Dog Facility

80777 SOF Battalion Operations Facility

88658 SOF Operations Facility

91019 SOF USASOC HQ Ph1

69252 SOF Baffle Containment for Range 19C

81916 SOF Training and Operations Facility

87447 SOF Supply Support Activity

Wilmington District Military O&M Construction Projects The following table provides 3 year sample of awarded O&M design requirements for the Wilmington district and its customers.

Water Reservoir Repairs MOTSU, NC

Design Building E-1935 FT Bragg, NC

Design Building E-2633 FT Bragg, NC

Master Planning MOTSU, NC

H2313 HQ Situation Awareness Room Design FT Bragg, NC

E1930 Renovation Design FT Bragg, NC

H2313 Interior Design FT Bragg, NC

E4025 Design FT Bragg, NC

Renovate Hangar Design FT Bragg, NC

Design ATF Overhead Shelter FT Bragg, NC

Design Parachute Equip Storage FT Bragg, NC

Design Breachers Roof FT Bragg, NC

Design Control Room FT Bragg, NC

Design Parachute Equip Storage FT Bragg, NC

Building 3-2847 Design FT Bragg, NC

ATF Storage Bldg Design FT Bragg, NC

SOLSE Storage Design FT Bragg, NC

89192 SOF MIL INTEL Battalion Ops Facility

90610 SOF Arms Room Addition

91022 SOF Tech Support Det Annex

80850 SOF Renovate H-2639

81893 SOF Deployment Facility

89187 SOF Multi-Purpose Range Support (SWC26)

86027 SOF MacKall Company Operations Facility

88654 SOF SERE Training Facility

63848 SOF Vehicle Maintenance Facility

88655 SOF Training Facility

88656 SOF Equipment Development Facility

90510 SOF Logistical Warehouse Addition

87741 SOF Company Operations Facility

F Sqdrn SWA Design FT Bragg, NC

Repair PT Area Design FT Bragg, NC

ISO Range 65 Design FT Bragg, NC

Hangar 722 Design FT Bragg, NC

In accordance with the Brooks Act procedures, each future task order will require a qualifications-based evaluation of each selected firm from the group of awarded individual delivery contracts. Each firm will be evaluated to perform the services required for each task order using Criteria B, C, D and E (as detailed below). Additionally, the Contracting Officer may consider work completed or substantially complete as part of these awards made herein. To be considered substantially complete 95% of an order must be considered completed and received by the Government.

More than one contract is being awarded for the same scope of work as this contract. Each contractor will be afforded a fair opportunity to be considered for each task (or delivery) order in excess of $10,000, except as provided at FAR 16.505 (b)(2).

The contracting officer will consider the following factors when awarding a task (or delivery) order against IDC contracts with same or overlapping scopes: (1) Performance and Quality of deliverables under current IDCs, (2) Awardee's ability to accomplish the order in the required time, (3) Uniquely specialized experience, (4) Price (except for A-E services), and other relevant factors. If the contractor believes it was not fairly considered for a particular task (or delivery) order, the contractor may present a complaint to the contracting officer. The contractor may appeal the explanation or decision of the contracting officer to the primary USACE Atlanta Ombudsman, who is assigned to the USACE Atlanta Office of the PARC, at the following address:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Attention: Paige, H. Blechinger, USACE Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman CECT-SAS-E 100 W Oglethorpe Ave Savannah, GA 31401

The following shall apply:

(a) Services for each task order may be requested either verbally or in writing, including facsimile and electronic means. Written requests for proposal shall be issued by the Contracting Officer. Oral or telecommunication request shall be issued only by the Contracting Officer. (See also EMERGENCY ISSUANCE OF TASK ORDERS. Any type of request for proposal shall not be interpreted as a Notice to Proceed with the work.

(b) The Government request for proposal will delineate (1) general scope of work, (2) location of work, (3) character and extent of services, (4) technical requirements which supplement or complement those contained in SECTION C of this basic contract, and (5) time period(s) within which the work must be performed.

(c) The Architect-Engineer shall prepare an estimate of time and cost(s) to perform the work, and submit its proposal in writing to the Contracting Officer within 14 calendar days. Verbal proposals, when so requested and authorized, shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer. Itemized cost proposals shall strictly correspond to the units contained in Schedule B of this contract. (Schedule B is TBD. The Labor Categories and corresponding rates for each will be negotiated separately, for up to 4 of the most highly qualified offerors, prior to award of each separate IDIQ.)

(d) Each task order shall be discussed by the Architect-Engineer's and the Contracting Officer, as necessary, to develop a mutual understanding of:

(1) Type and scope of work to be accomplished, including accuracy criteria.

(2) End product required by the Contracting Officer.

(3) Commencement and completion dates required by the Contracting Officer.

(4) Existing site conditions, survey control, and other available data.

(5) A fair and reasonable estimated cost to perform the work.

(e) Time periods within which required work must be accomplished shall be defined in each task order placed against the basic contract. Each task order shall contain the agreed to scope of work, type(s) of service(s) to be performed, specific deliverable items, and the negotiated fixed-price cost for performing the work.

(f) Emergency issuance of task orders: For certain restricted types of work requiring expedited and immediate field support, only the Contracting Officer may telephonically convey the scope of work and negotiate time and cost.

Only the Contracting Officer may then issue a verbal order to proceed with the work. Verbal requests for proposals and orders to proceed are restricted to projects involving critical construction measurement, payment, or acceptance survey support where delays in fielding such support would adversely impact construction progress, or survey support for emergency operations where delays in obtaining such support could be hazardous to life and property.

Evaluations will be conducted prior to the solicitation for each task order during the ordering period as identified at the time of award in FAR 52.216-18 Ordering.

SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this particular contract are listed below in DESCENDING order of importance. Criteria A-F are PRIMARY. Criteria G and H are SECONDARY and will be used ONLY as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. Primary Criteria will be assigned a rating from “outstanding” to “unsatisfactory,” based on the risk to the Government that the Offeror will successfully perform that evaluated Criteria. An overall rating will also be applied to the proposal submission using the same rating scale. Proposals failing to respond or provide complete information for each Criteria as required by this solicitation will be determined non-compliant and will be removed from further consideration.

For purposes of this solicitation, a stand-alone contract or single task order is considered one project. Separating activities performed under a contract or task order will not be considered multiple projects; conversely, combining activities performed under separate contracts or task orders to produce a single project will not be considered. A single task under an Indefinite Delivery Contract is considered a project, not an Indefinite Delivery Contract itself.

Projects in which the A-E service is not 100% complete will not be evaluated.

A. Criteria A, Professional Qualifications – Key Personnel (SF330, Part I, Section E)

Part 1 – Resumes of Key Personnel (Section E, Blocks 12-18): Offerors must have, either in-house or through consultants or subcontractors, the disciplines listed below. If an individual will serve in more than one discipline, then those disciplines shall be clearly indicated in Block 13, PART I, Section E. Resumes (Block E of the SF 330) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. In the resumes under Project Assignments, use the same discipline nomenclature as is used in this announcement. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, relevant experience in the type work required, and longevity with the firm. The offeror must provide licensure or certification number and date for each discipline. All Key Personnel for whom resumes are provided shall be shown on the organizational chart in Section D of the SF330. Additional staff available for work on this contract shall be indicated on the chart by numbers. The following disciplines are required:

a. Project/Task Order Manager(s)

b. Architect(s) – Registered Architect

c. Civil Engineer(s) – Professional Engineer, preferred registrations within Wilmington

District’s Area of Responsibility.

d. Structural Engineer(s) – Professional Engineer

e. Mechanical Engineer(s) – Professional Engineer

f. Electrical Engineer(s) - Professional Engineer

g. Geotechnical Engineer(s) – Professional Engineer or Geologist

h. Environmental Engineer(s) – Demonstrate specialized experience with Lead Based

Paint (LBP) and Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) Survey and Remediation Environmental Engineers - Professional Engineer - A team member that demonstrates specialized experience with Lead Based Paint (LBP) and Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) Survey and Remediation. This can be a person already listed in a discipline or a new member.

i. Fire Protection Engineer(s) – Professional Fire Protection Engineer. Demonstrate two years design experience with sprinkler fire protection systems; demonstrate four years of design experience with currently nationally recognized codes such as National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), with special emphasis on NFPA 101 Life Safety.

j. Cost Estimator(s) – Certified AACE, ICEC, PCEA, or equivalent; resumes are required for the firm’s and/or consultant’s cost engineering or estimating specialist(s) for each of the following disciplines: architectural, structural, civil, mechanical, and electrical; a single resume may demonstrate experience in one or more disciplines, however, competence and experience for each assigned discipline must be clearly demonstrated.

k. Communications Engineer(s) – Registered Communication Distribution Design

(RCDD)

l. Master Planner(s) – Certified AICP or equivalent; demonstrate experience with area development plans, installation/base development plans, and overall master plans

m. Interior Designer(s) – Registered Architect or Interior Designer with NCIDQ certification; demonstrate design experience with comprehensive interior design, including space planning, pre-wired workstations, furniture specification, and knowledge of the acquisition process including applicable FAR and funding limitations.

n. Surveyor(s) – Professional Engineer or Land Surveyor, required registrations within North Carolina.

o. Cybersecurity Engineer(s) – CISSP, CCIE, Network +, and Security + certifications Cyber Security: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or equivalent"

p. Commissioning Authority(ies) – certified as a CxA by AABC, NEBB, or TABB

q. Landscape Architect(s)

Part 2 – Relevant Projects (Section E, Block 19): All Key Personnel are required to have a minimum of five (5) years of project experience in their discipline demonstrated by projects with scope, magnitude, and complexity comparable to this solicitation. The definition of a project is as noted in ‘Selection Criteria’ above. Relevant projects are those that reflect experience performing the respective discipline. Relevant Project Information should be brief and highlight specific roles and tasks performed by the Key Personnel, Project Type, Scope, and Costs. No more than five projects should be listed for each resume, and each project listed must have been completed within ten (10) years of publication of this solicitation announcement. (Note: The projects provided for this factor may also be used to address Part 2.)

The evaluation of Part 1 will take into consideration the education and current registration, licensure or certification(s), as applicable, of each person named for each discipline and that person’s longevity with the firm named in Block 15. It will also take into consideration the person’s relevant project experience provided in Block 19. More weight will be given to experience with full-design type projects on military installations completed within Wilmington District boundaries, and that are of scope, magnitude, and complexity similar to that described above in the paragraph titled Project Information. This factor may be assessed Strengths or Weaknesses, as appropriate. Only the Key Personnel disciplines requested in this solicitation will be evaluated.

The basis of evaluation for Part 1 of this criteria will be information submitted in Part I, Sections E and G of the SF 330.

B. Criteria B, Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (SF330, Part I, Section F):

Offerors are to demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence for the design of facilities and infrastructure for construction which meets the definition of A-E Services as defined in 40 U.S.C. 1101 and FAR 2.101. This factor considers specialized experience and technical competence to support Military Design and Construction specific to performing services similar to those described above in the paragraph titled Project Information.

Those firms submitting as Joint Ventures (JV) must follow the same procedures as any other Offeror with the following exception: if the JV (the Offeror) cannot provide at least six (6) projects that demonstrate performance by the JV of 50% of more of a project, as either prime or subcontractor, the JV may provide projects performed by any partner of the offering JV that reflect performance of 50% or more of a project, as either a prime contractor or subcontractor.

In Section F, offerors are to submit up to ten (10) projects that best illustrate the proposed team’s qualifications for award of a contract. (Note: The projects provided for Factor 1 may also be used to address this factor.) The definition of a project is as noted in ‘Selection Criteria’ above. For each project use only one page and note the contract or task order number, as applicable. As to content, do not alter the format of Section F.

All projects must have been completed within ten (10) years of publication of this solicitation announcement (see Block 22). At least six (6) of the projects presented must show that the Offeror (the firm submitting the SF330 as the prime contractor), whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor, performed the majority (>50%) of the work on the project. To demonstrate such performance, the Offerors are to state the percentage of work they performed. If a proposed subcontractor also worked on the project, state the percentage of work it performed. If an Offeror submits more than six (6) projects, those projects must reflect performance of work by the Offeror, or one or more of its proposed subcontractors. For each such project state the percentage of work performed by the Offeror, and/or the percentage of work performed by each proposed subcontractor. Clearly identify the Project Type and the Offeror’s role on the project, for example, Full Design, Design Build RFP Developer, or Contractor’s Designer of Record. In Block 24, “cost” is the total value of the project, not simply the value of the work performed by the Offeror and/or any proposed subcontractor.

To demonstrate quality of past performance, for each project the Offeror must provide a Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). If a PPIRS is not available, the Offeror must provide a NAVFAC/USACE Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ). If a PPQ is provided and there is a PPIRS, the PPIRS rating will govern. The Government reserves the right to review any official performance evaluation system of records to inform its source selection decision. When completing Section G, in Block 26, along with the name of key personnel, include the firm with whom the person was associated with at the time the project was performed.

Of the projects submitted as prescribed above, relevant projects are those that reflect the specialized experience and technical competence of the Offeror and/or proposed subcontractor(s), as prime contractors or subcontractors, performing services similar to those described in the paragraph titled Project Information. More weight will be given to project designs that are full-design type projects on military installations or completed within Wilmington District boundaries, and that are of scope, magnitude, and complexity similar to that described above in the paragraph titled Project Information.

The basis of evaluation for Factor 2 will be information submitted in Part I, Sections F and G.

C. Criteria C, Past Performance: Offerors shall demonstrate in narrative (or other format) a history of customer satisfaction with the Offeror’s quality of work, cost control, and scheduling.

Evaluations will be based on established PPIRS ratings and other credible documentation included in the SF 330. Customer excerpts or quotes from prior evaluations for the purposes of substantiating the narrative are not desired. The narrative should describe the corporate approach for maintaining success with customer satisfaction with the Offeror’s quality of work, cost control and scheduling. Submit up to 10 example projects completed in the past six years that demonstrate experience listed above. This factor may be assessed with more weight given to successful performance ratings in these three areas on Department of Defense contracts.

D. Criteria D, Work Management: In Part I, Section H, the Offeror must provide a proposed work management plan demonstrating its team’s breadth of knowledge and experience with managing design for Military Design and Construction. The narrative should describe the corporate approach, driving criteria, or potential constraints, and examples of successful performance. The narrative should specifically discuss knowledge of, and experience with, work management planning to include quality management, subcontractor management, prior experience of the prime firm and any significant consultant, version control management, proactive internal and external communication protocols, and independent submittal review processes in the context of providing services under multiple task orders.

E. Criteria E, Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The capacity to accomplish at least three (3)

$200,000 individual task orders simultaneously.

F. Criteria F, Knowledge of Locality: Familiarity with the conditions, control and regulations affecting work in portions of North Carolina and Virginia.

G. Criteria G, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort.

H. Criteria H, Geographical Proximity of Contractor: Geographical location of the contractor’s offices/facilities in relation to the primary area covered by the contract’s scope. For instance, is the contractor located within the geographical area of responsibility of the Wilmington District?

Note: Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. Firms must be evaluated as Most Highly Qualified in order to be selected for a contract. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act.

EVALUATION STANDARDS.

Evaluation factors will be rated using the following adjectival descriptions. Evaluators will apply the appropriate adjective to each factor rated. The evaluator’s narrative explanation must clearly establish that the offeror’s submittal meets the definitions established below. As each factor is evaluated an assessment of Performance Risk will be made. Performance Risk relates to the assessment of an offeror's present and past work and accomplishments to determine the offeror's ability to successfully perform as required.

Combined Technical/Risk Rating. The combined technical/risk rating includes consideration of risk in conjunction with the strengths, weaknesses, significant weaknesses, uncertainties, and deficiencies in determining technical ratings. Each evaluation factor and its risk rating combined will be determined and assigned using the adjectival descriptions contained herein. Upon assessment of each individual factor and its risk rating, the appropriate overall rating for the proposal will be assigned using these same adjectival descriptions. The following tables provide Ratings and Definitions for the Technical/Risk of Criteria A, B & D-F:

Color Rating

Adjectival

Description

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

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

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

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

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

In performing the evaluation of Criteria C - Past Performance factor, the government will apply the following relevance levels to assess the relevance of the prior contract effort(s) of offerors in accordance with the Army Source Selection Supplement utilizing the following tables:

Past Performance Relevancy Ratings

Adjectival Rating Description

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.

The Government will assign a confidence level to Criteria C. - Past Performance in order to establish an overall rating for this factor. In assessing past performance the ratings for relevancy, and the Evaluation Criteria as established above, will be consider for the Prime contractor only. Regardless of whether the offeror is a joint venture, partnership or if the Prime Contractor is part of informal teaming arrangement, the government will only evaluate this factor for the legal entity whom the government would enter into a contract. The Confidence levels are defined as:

Adjectival 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.

Neutral Confidence 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.

The offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past performance.

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 be able to successfully perform the required effort.

The Government will assign adjectival rating and adjectival descriptions contained in the following table for Criteria G, Small Business:

Color

Adjectival

Description

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

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

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

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

Red Unacceptable Proposal does not meet small business objectives.

Definitions Deficiency. A material failure of a proposal to meet a Government requirement or a combination of significant weaknesses in a proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance to an unacceptable level. See

FAR 15.001.

Strength. An aspect of an offerors’ proposal that has merit or exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Significant Strength. An aspect of an offerors’ proposal that has appreciable merit or appreciably exceeds specified performance or capability requirements in a way that will be appreciably advantageous to the Government during contract performance.

Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001.

Significant Weakness. A flaw in the proposal that appreciably increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. See FAR 15.001

Technical inquiries: All questions and requests for information (RFI’s) should be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org\projnet .

A. Questions regarding acceptable means of submitting offers shall be made directly to the Contract Specialist identified in the solicitation.

B. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders must be a current registered user or self-register into the system. To self-register, go to www.projnet.org\projnet, click BID tab, select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, then click login.

Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click “Continue.” From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add an inquiry. Offerors questions will be acknowledged via email, followed by an answer to the question after it has been processed by our technical team.

i. The Solicitation Number is: W912PM18R0006

ii. The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 3W6JTQ-ZDH2U8

C. Bidders/Offerors are requested to review the SF 330 Instructions, the solicitation in their entirety and to review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. The name of the submitter or firm is not published for the public viewing on the report of all Bidder Inquiries.

Bidders/ Offerors are on notice of, and assumed to be aware of, all inquiries, responses, and information posted in the Bidder Inquiry System up to the date of required submission, whether the inquiry was generated by the Bidder/Offeror themselves or another potential Bidder/Offeror.

D. Government responses to questions and RFI’s relating to proposal procedures or bonds that are submitted to ProjNet in accordance with the procedures above are not binding on the Government unless an amendment to the solicitation is issued. In the case of any conflicts, the solicitation governs.

E. The ability to enter questions and RFI’s will be disabled seven (7) days prior to the closing date stated in the solicitation. The Government reserves the right not to respond to questions/inquiries received after that date. No Inquiries will be accepted by the Bidder Inquiry system within seven (7) calendar days prior to the date of bid opening. However, the Bidder Inquiry system may still be accessed to view answers/replies to previous inquiries until the bid opening.

Note: Personal visits to discuss this announcement will not be scheduled. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractor's qualifications for the contract will be conducted only after submittal review by the selection board. Interviews will be conducted by telephone.

In Section H, Firms shall present an organization chart and a narrative describing how the organization will function.

Those functions to be subcontracted out shall be clearly identified. Firms may opt to refer to the organizational chart provided in Section D when submitting the required narrative within Section H.

In Section H, describe owned or leased equipment that will be used to perform this contract. Content contained in cover letters, company literature and extraneous materials is not desired and will not be considered.

Firms must include the DUNS number for the office of the firm performing the work in Section B.5. of the SF

330. Include DUNS numbers for the prime and key subcontractors in the SF330, Page 1, Block 10.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested Architect-Engineers firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit Parts I and II of the SF 330 via the AMRDEC SAFE website. Submit proposals electronically via the AMRDEC SAFE website at:

https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/SAFE/welcome.aspx. At the AMRDEC SAFE website, select the blue button labeled ‘Click Here’, below the ‘Non-CAC Users’ title. Register, access the site and submit your proposal(s). [Note: It has been reported that documents are more quickly uploaded into the AMRDEC SAFE website when using a Firefox web browser. The Government cannot verify that this is true and offers no guarantee that offerors will have more success utilizing any particular browser.] When your proposal is submitted via the AMRDEC SAFE website, the website will provide notification of the submittal to the Government recipients. When completing the information for transmittal at the AMRDEC SAFE website, you will be required to enter email addresses for the recipients. For this solicitation, the recipients will be the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. The Contract Specialist for this project is Michael Mullen, whose email address is michael.m.mullen@usace.army.mil. The Contracting Officer for this project is Mr. John Hill, whose email address is john.t.hill@usace.army.mil. These email addresses are the ones you will enter as recipients.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W912PM18R0006_COMPANY NAME_SF330

Proposal due Date and Time:

Request For Proposal No: W912PM18R0006 Due Date of Proposal: 07 June 2018 14 June 2018 Time by which Proposals are due: 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time) Title of Project: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for Architect-Engineer (A-E) - Vertical Design services

NO HARD COPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The date and time of delivery will be established by the time of receipt of the email notification to the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer by the AMRDEC SAFE website, not by the date and time of uploading of the proposal into the AMRDEC SAFE website. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous – in fact, it can take several minutes or even hours in some cases. Please make allowances for delays in transmittal. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but notification is not actually received in the recipients’ email inboxes until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late. The Government will not be responsible for proposals delivered to any location or to anyone other than those designated to receive proposals on its behalf. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that proposals are submitted so as to reach the designated recipient of proposals. Offerors are responsible for allowing sufficient time for the proposal to be received in accordance with the instructions provided

Time is of the essence, therefore any submissions received after the exact time specified for receipt will be considered late, and will be processed IAW FAR 15.208, Submission, Modification, Revision, and Withdrawal of Proposals. A firm will not be considered if its SF 330 Part I is not signed, unless the SF 330 Part I is accompanied with a signed cover letter, or a current signed SF 330 Part II. If a firm does not submit a SF 330 Part II with its SF 330 Part I, or have one on file through SAM, it will not be considered (FAR 36.603(b)).

The entire submission of the SF 330 must not exceed 2 gigabytes and shall be submitted as one file using Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) in a Font 10 point or larger. Part I of the SF 330 should not exceed 150 pages overall. Resumes in Section E and example projects in Section F shall not exceed one (1) page each.

Indicate in Section C.11 if the prime has worked with the team members in the past five (5) years. In Section G.26, include the firm each of the key personnel is associated with. Cover letters, company literature and extraneous materials are not desired and will not be considered.

Firms are highly encouraged to include a delivery receipt when electronically sending their submissions. Per FAR 15.208, electronic proposals received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals will not be considered “late”. It is the firm’s responsibility to ensure that the submissions are received by the designated time.

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