W912QR24R0009_Specs_Vol1-0000.pdf

Solicitation For USARC - Ops Building Ft. Buchanan, Guaynabo, PR

P2: 481867 Design-Bid-Build

Specifications - Vol. 1 of 4 (Div 00-01) Certified Final Design

22 November 2023

W912QR24R0009

ARIMS: 200A Disposition: Maintain for 15yrs after construction.

W912QR24R0009_Specs_Vol1-0000

Design Bid Build construction of an Army Reserve Training Center (USARC) at Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

Estimated Construction cost is betw een $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 in accordance w ith DFARS 236.204.

NAICS Code 236220. Size Standard $45,000,000. Please note that business size in the System of Aw ard Management (SAM) is determined by the NAICS code. If the vendor is not listed correctly for a particular NAICS code in SAM, the business w ill be considered other than a small business.

This is a Full and Open procurement. In accordance w ith Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.1307, this project requires the HUBZone 10% price evaluation preference.

The resulting aw ard w ill be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract.

Offerors must comply w ith the requirements of 52.204-7, 52.204-8, and 52.232-33 in this solicitation through SAM.Please Note: SAM is completely free of charge for both registrants and users.

PLEASE NOTE: Page numbering in this document may not be accurate.

BRANDON H GATZ 502.315.7494

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

22-Nov-2023

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________860 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________FAR 52.211-10

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________19 Jan 2024 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time of fers are due.

B. An offer guarantee is, X is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______90 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, LOUISVILLE

600 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. PLACE

ROOM 821

LOUISVILLE KY 40202-2239

W912QR

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

10:00 AM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

FAX:TEL: 502.315.7494 TEL: FAX:

W912QR24R0009 78

20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

W912QR24R0009

Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

PRICE BREAKOUT SCHEDULE

Price Breakout Schedule Project: Ft. Buchanan U.S. Army Reserve Center – Operations Building Location: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Offeror’s Name: _____________________________________________________________

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D e s c r i p t i o n Q T Y U n i t o f M e a s u r e

T o t a l P r i c e

0 0 0 1 P r i m a r y F a c i l i t y – O p e r a t i o n s B u i l d i n g

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0 0 0 6 A O p t i o n 2 : C o n t r a c t o r F u r n i s h e d , C o n t r a c t o r I n s t a l l e d C o l l a t e r a l E q u i p m e n t ( C F C I C E ) B o n a F i d e N e e d – O p e r a t i o n s B u i l d i n g

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NOTES FOR PRICE BREAKOUT SCHEDULE

1. The company name shall be indicated on the face of the price breakout schedule to preclude being misplaced.

2. Proposers must insert a price on each numbered items of the price breakout schedule. The price may be zero dollars or a deduct amount. Failure to do so will disqualify the proposal.

3. Attach a separate sheet describing each Betterment. Provide sufficient information for the Government to evaluate the quality and quantity of the Betterment being offered.

4. Description of Proposal Items - The general outline of the principal features of each item as listed below does not in any way limit the responsibility of the proposer for making a thorough investigation of the drawings and the specifications to determine the scope of work including each item of the proposal form.

Description of Base Proposal Items

(a) Line Item No. 0001 “Primary Facility – Operations Building” includes all demolition and construction work, and all applicable regulatory permitting and survey work and fees required within a line five feet outside of this building, except that work covered by Item No. 0002.

(b) Line Item No. 0002 “Site Work” includes all demolition and construction work required beyond a line five feet outside the Primary Facilities.

(c) Line Item No. 0003 “Municipal Patent Tax” – Pursuant to GUAYNABO Municipality local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

(d) Line Item No. 0004 “State Patent Tax”- Pursuant to state and local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

Description of Option Proposal Items

The Project duration in Section 00 80 00.00 06, FAR 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK shall not be affected by the exercising of the option.

Option 1, (Line Items 0005A, 0005B, 0005C may be exercised up to 683 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.)

EXERCISE OF CFCICE OPTION 1 (Line item 0005A)

(e) Line Item No. 0005A “Contractor Furnished, Contractor Installed Collateral Equipment (CFCICE)” includes all work required to furnish and install “Collateral Funded Equipment” for the Operations Building. CFCICE Equipment are items which are not permanently attached to the construction. CFCICE Equipment is to be contractor provided and installed, unless otherwise noted. CFCICE Equipment for the USARC Operations Building includes but is not limited to the following.

Wire Mesh Caging (Unit Storage) Wire Mesh Caging (Arms Vault)

(f) Line Item No. 0005B “Municipal Patent Tax” – Pursuant to GUAYNABO Municipality local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

(g) Item No. 0005C “State Patent Tax”- Pursuant to state and local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

The Project duration in Section 00 80 00.00 06, FAR 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK shall not be affected by the exercising of the option.

Option 2, (Line Items 0006A, 0006B, 0006C may be exercised 683 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.)

EXERCISE OF CFCICE-BONA FIDE NEED OPTION (Line item 0006A)

(h) Line Item No. 0006A “Contractor Furnished, Contractor Installed Collateral Equipment (CFCICE) Bona Fide Need” includes all work required to furnish and install “Collateral Funded Equipment” for the USARC Operations Building. CFCICE – Bona Fide Need equipment are items which are not permanently attached to the construction. CFCICE Bona Fide Need equipment is to be contractor provided and installed, unless otherwise noted. CFCICE Bona Fide Need equipment for the USARC Operations Building includes the following.

1. Kitchen Equipment

- Mixer

- Mixer Stand

- Hot food counter

- Cold food counter

- Slicer

- Tables, Food Preparation

- Can Opener

- Refrigerator

- Freezer

- Kitchen Shelving

- Coffee Maker

- Ice Dispenser

- Rubber Floor Mats

- Security Racks

2. Arms Vault Dehumidifier

3. Free Standing Metal Shelving in caged storage

4. Fire Extinguishers

5. Window Shades

(i) Line Item No. 0006B “Municipal Patent Tax” – Pursuant to GUAYNABO Municipality local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

(j) Line Item No. 0006C “State Patent Tax”- Pursuant to state and local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

The Project duration in Section 00 80 00.00 06, FAR 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK shall not be affected by the exercising of the option.

Option 3, (Line Items 0007A, 0007B, 0007C may be exercised up 180 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.)

EXERCISE OF RELOCATE ELECTRICAL OH POWER CONNECTIONS OPTION 3 (Line item 0007A)

(k) Line Item No. 0007A “Relocate Electrical OH Power Connections” includes all demolition and construction work required in order to Relocate the Electrical OH Power Connections.

(l) Line Item No. 0007B “Municipal Patent Tax” – Pursuant to GUAYNABO Municipality local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

(m) Line Item No. 0007C “State Patent Tax”- Pursuant to state and local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

The Project duration in Section 00 80 00.00 06, FAR 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK shall not be affected by the exercising of the option.

Option 4, (Line Items 0008A, 0008B, 0008C may be exercised up 180 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.)

EXERCISE OF PV ARRAY OPTION 4 (Line item 0008A)

(n) Line Item No. 0008A “PV Array” includes all demolition and construction work required in order to complete the PV Array on the roof of the Primary Facility.

(o) Line Item No. 0008B “Municipal Patent Tax” – Pursuant to GUAYNABO Municipality local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

(p) Line Item No. 0008C “State Patent Tax”- Pursuant to state and local regulations, taxes may apply with each award of the base and options under this contract. The contract price will be adjusted to compensate the Contractor for the amount of construction taxes. No mark-ups will be allowed in this line item. The Contractor will be paid on the basis of proof of payment from the appropriate Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Municipal authority.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION INSTRUCT

Proposals: ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THIS PROPOSAL ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED

ELECTRONICALLY. No paper copies, CD-ROMs or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module https://wawf.eb.mil/.

Instructions on how to create a vendor account will be posted to sam.gov and can be located at:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_Instructions.pdf

Instructions on how to submit an offer will be posted to sam.gov and can be located at:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf

NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.)

Upload Completion & Deadline: Interested parties shall submit responses no later than the date specified on the solicitation document. The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion / delivery time & date recorded within PIEE Solicitation Module site. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files (e.g. 10MB or more) will take some time to upload.

Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes. This will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record. Submissions after the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208.

File Naming Convention: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention:

• W912QR24R0009-FIRMNAME -VOLUME I

• W912QR24R0009-FIRMNAME -VOLUME II

Each file name shall begin with the solicitation number followed by the firm’s name and a brief file description. Please see examples above.

File Organization: Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed, and logically assembled. Font size shall be 10 or larger. Pages shall be letter sized (larger page sizes (such as 11x17 foldouts, etc.) will be counted as two pages. Proposals shall be in a narrative format, organized and titled so that each section of the proposal follows the order and format of the factors. Information presented should be organized so as to pertain to only the evaluation factor in the section that the information is presented.

Information pertaining to more than one evaluation factor should be repeated in each section for each factor.

Electronic Files: Files shall be in their native format (i.e., doc, xls, ppt, etc.), or if in pdf format, shall be in searchable text. Text and graphics portfolios of the electronic copies shall be in a format readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe applications. Data submitted in a spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Excel (all cells and formulas should be unlocked).

Any information, presented in a proposal that the Offeror wants safeguarded from disclosure to other parties must be identified and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Provision “FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017),” subparagraph (e), which is found in Section

00 21 00 of the RFP. The Government will endeavor to honor the restrictions against release requested by Offerors, to the extent permitted under United States law and regulations.

PROJNET INSTRUCTIONS

OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.ProjNet.org/ProjNet. As noted below, offerors shall not submit their proposals via ProjNet.

Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the provisions stated in the solicitation.

To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system.

The Solicitation Number is: W912QR24R0009 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: CBEHTC-2U6BQT Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid 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. Select Continue. A page will then open stating 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. Select Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed 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. Select 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.

From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add an inquiry.

Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

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

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.

Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals

NOTES:

1. Offerors shall not submit their proposals via ProjNet, but in accordance with the provisions stated in the solicitation. Any questions regarding acceptable means of submitting offers shall be made directly to the Contract Specialist identified in the solicitation.

2. Government responses to technical inquiries and questions 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 is issued on Standard Form 30. In the case of any conflicts, the solicitation governs. Any changes or revisions to the solicitation will be made by formal amendment. Government responses will be limited to: (a) Notice that an amendment will be issued; (b) Reference to an existing requirement contained in the solicitation; or (c) Notice that a response is not necessary.

3. The ability to enter technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds will be disabled ten (10) calendar days prior to the closing date stated in the solicitation. No Government responses will be entered into the ProjNet system within five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date stated in the solicitation.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements MAR 2022 252.215-7008 Only One Offer DEC 2022 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense

Contractors

JAN 2023

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND ENERGY PROGRAM USE (APR 2008)

Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be DO-C2 rated order certified for national defense, emergency preparedness, and energy program use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) (15 CFR 700), and the Contractor will be required to follow all of the requirements of this regulation. [Contracting Officer check appropriate box.]

(End of provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT-- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “designated country construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American -- Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers. (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested-- (i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

(End of provision)

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from l

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(End of provision)

52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) (FEB 1995)

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for-- 12 December 2023 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time

(c) Participants will meet at-- Visitor's Control Center Parking@ Borinqueneers Gate (PR-28), Fort Buchanan.

Information for Site Visit ALL individuals planning to participate of the site visit shall register, via email – Ingrid Moreno

Provide your name, company, phone number and email information.

DD 369 Required

- Each individual must complete a DD 369 (See attachment) Form and submit it to the Antilles Area Office at least a week in advance to secure the access to the Installation. In addition to the DD 369, you shall provide copy of a valid

ID (Driver's License or US Passport) attached to the form. Due to the requirement of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) to be included in the form two options may be provided to submit them:

1. Send via email to ingrid.a.moreno-cedeno@usace.army.mil; complete the form(s), Blocks #1 to #9 and #11, except Block #7. Ingrid will call the individual and request the complete SSN in order to submit to the Fort Buchanan Police.

2. Send hard copy via mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.); complete the form Blocks #1 to #9 and #11. If this is the selected option, the form shall be received in the Antilles Area Office by 05 Dec. 2023.

US Army Corps of Engineers AAO Construction Div. c/o Carmelo Graudeleon Fund A. Ramos Annex Bldg Ste 202 383 Franklin D. Roosevelt Ave

W912QR2 R00

San Juan, PR 00918

* For either option, include contact information (phone number and email) of each individual submitting forms in order to be able to contact each one of them if necessary.

-The forms will be submitted to the Police Station on or before 0 2023; we cannot guarantee that forms that are received later than this date will be processed by the Fort Buchanan Police; therefore, most likely, will not have authorization to access the Installation.

-Individuals with a negative police record check, will be notified by the Antilles Office representative and will not be able to obtain an access pass from Fort Buchanan.

- The attendees shall plan to be at the meeting point at least 30 mins before the time for the site visit to process/receive a day pass for access. A valid ID will be required (Driver's License, US Passport) -cannot be expired.

- The vehicles to access the Base will need to have a valid registration ("Marbete") and be in good conditions. The Directorate of Emergency Services reserves the right to allow vehicles on Post.

- All attendees must observe the Installation rules, including but not limited to driving requirements within the Installation.

- As per the schedule, all contractors and USACE will access the Base and drive together to the site.

Those that are not timely at the meeting point will not be able to participate of the site visit.

- The prospective bidders are responsible for bringing all required documents to perform the site investigation. The Government will not have plans and specifications during the site visit.

- During the site visit, no questions will be answered. All questions related to the findings on site shall be posted in ProjNet (Bid Inquiry) for Government evaluation and response as required in the contract solicitation.

- NO PICTURES are allowed within the boundaries of Fort Buchanan. Individuals taking pictures or videos will be immediately reported to the Fort Buchanan Police Department and ESCORTED OUT of the Installation.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

The full text of DFARS solicitation provisions may be accesed electronically at this/these addresses(es):

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/index.html

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (48 CFR Chapter 2 ) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Section 00 22 00 - Supplementary Instructions

EVALUATION CRITERIA 00 22 12

SECTION I

OVERVIEW

This Source Selection Plan (SSP) identifies the structure of the Source Selection Team, including the Source Selection Authority, Contracting Officer, Legal Counsel, and members of the Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB), the security requirements, rules of conduct, and general methods and procedures associated with the selection of a single construction contractor for Solicitation Number W912QR24R0009 for construction of a 1400-member Army Reserve Center Training Building located at Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

This plan is source selection information, as defined by FAR Part 2.101, and shall not be disclosed outside the Source Selection Team; however, the submission and evaluation information will eventually become public knowledge as they become part of the solicitation.

A. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District has a requirement from the Army Reserve Center (ARC) provide the construction of a 1400-member Army Reserve Center Training Building located at Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico.

B. ACQUISITION STRATEGY

This is a competitive acquisition for the single award of a firm fixed price contract. The Government will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal is fair and reasonable and has been determined to be the most advantageous to the Government, technical, price and other factors considered. The basis of award is best value trade-off; therefore, the Government has the right to accept other than the lowest offer. The right is also reserved to reject any and all offers. For Factor I, Past Performance, each offeror's submitted projects will be evaluated using the Past Performance Relevancy Ratings below. Each offeror will then be assigned an overall Performance Confidence Assessment rating for the Past Performance factor. Each offeror's proposal for Factor II, Management Plan, Factor III Schedule Narrative will be evaluated using the Technical/ Risk Assessment Ratings below. Each Offeror's proposal for Factor IV - Small Business Participation Plan, will be evaluated using the Small Business Ratings below.

SECTION II

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. BASIS FOR AWARD

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the five (5) evaluation factors: Past Performance, Management Plan, Schedule Narrative and Small Business Participation Plan and Price.

Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest cost offered.

NOTE: All non-priced factors combined are considered approximately equal to price.

B. FACTORS AND SUB-FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below.

Factor 1: Past Performance: Each Offeror's past performance will be reviewed to determine relevancy of recent past performance. Each Offeror's recent and relevant past performance will be reviewed to determine the quality of the Offeror's performance, general trends, and general usefulness of the information, which will be incorporated into the performance confidence assessment.

Factor 2: Management Plan: Each Offeror's management plan will be reviewed to determine a clear understanding of the work and the involvement the contractor will have in the management, oversight, control, and coordination of the work performed during construction of the project.

Factor 3: Schedule Narrative: Each Offeror's schedule narrative will be reviewed to determine whether the offeror has demonstrated a clear understanding of key activities required to perform the work as well as their ability to complete the schedule within the contract duration.

Factor 4: Small Business Participation Plan: The extent to which offeror's identify and commit to small business performance.

Evaluation of the offeror's proposal shall address each factor as it applies to the Plans and Specifications. A detailed explanation of the criteria for the evaluation is set forth in the "Evaluation Approach", Paragraph C of this section.

During evaluations of each proposal, the Government will assign each technical factor an adjectival rating and write a narrative evaluation reflecting the identified findings.

C. EVALUATION APPROACH AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

All proposals shall be subject to evaluation by the Source Selection Team (SST).

SECTION 00 22 12

PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTAL OF OFFERS AND PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. Overview.

1.1 The intent of this solicitation is to select one contractor for the construction of an Army Reserve Training Center (Design Bid Build) at Ft. Buchanan, Puerto Rico. The basis of award is the Best Value Trade-Off process. The Government will evaluate the proposals in accordance with the criteria described herein. The Contracting Officer will award a firm fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whom the Source Selection Authority (SSA) determines conforms to the solicitation, is fair and reasonable, and offers the best overall value to the Government, all factors considered. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest priced offer or to reject all offers.

1.2 This project is for the construction of a 1400-member Army Reserve Center (ARC) Training

Building in the vicinity of Fort Buchanan. Primary facilities include the construction of an ARC Training Building comprised of classrooms, assembly hall, arms vault, restrooms, and unit storage areas for 27 Army Reserve units. Building(s) will be of permanent construction with reinforced concrete foundations; concrete floor slabs; reinforced concrete or masonry walls; low- slope or sloped roof; Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC); and plumbing, mechanical, security and electrical systems. Facilities will be built to seismic and life safety code requirements. Supporting facilities include land clearing, paving, sidewalks, general site improvements and utility connections.

Accessibility for the disabled will be provided. Antiterrorism force protection and physical security measures will be incorporated into the design, including maximum standoff distances from roads, parking areas and vehicle unloading areas. Sustainability/Energy measures will be provided. Facilities will be designed to a minimum life of 40 years in accordance with DoD's Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC 1-200-02) including energy efficiencies, building envelope and integrated building systems performance. Air Conditioning (Estimated 161 Tons).

2. Submittal of offers.

2.1 Offerors submitting proposals for this project should limit submissions to data essential for evaluation of proposals so that a minimum of time and monies will have been expended in preparing information required herein. However, in order to be effectively and equitably evaluated, the proposals must include information sufficiently detailed to clearly describe the offeror's capability for successfully completing the solicited project. Requirements stated in this Request for Proposal (RFP) are minimums. Proposals should follow in the order of sequence set forth in the RFP.

Information provided out of sequence may not be evaluated and may result in the offeror's disqualification from award.

2.2 Offerors shall submit their proposals to the US Army Corps of Engineers no later than the time and date specified in Block 13 of Standard Form 1442. The proposal submission process may be found in section 2.6. Proposal submissions will be marked for the attention of Brandon Gatz. NOTE: The Louisville District is in the Eastern Time Zone.

2.3 Offerors are required to submit a proposal consisting of the information identified in paragraphs

2.4 and 2.5 below. All proposal material shall be submitted with a table of contents and tabbed section dividers. The sections should parallel the submission requirements identified herein.

2.4 Volume I shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the proposal submission instructions in section 00 21 00 and include the following information:

• Volume I - Factor I: Past Performance

• Volume I - Factor II: Management Plan

• Volume I - Factor III: Schedule Narrative

• Volume I - Factor IV: Small Business Participation Plan

NOTE: Failure to place the required submission information under the appropriate tab may result in a lower rating if the evaluators cannot readily find the appropriate information. Any specified page limits will be strictly adhered to and enforced. Information submitted that exceeds the specified limit will not be evaluated.

2.5 Volume II shall be submitted electronically in accordance with the Proposal Submission Instructions in Section 00 21 00 and include the following information:

• Volume II - Tab A: Standard Form 1442 and Price Breakout Schedule

• Volume II -Tab B: Joint Venture Agreements

• Volume II -Tab C: Evidence of Ability to Obtain Bonding and Proof of Financial

Ability

• Volume II-Tab D: Pre-Award Information

• Volume II - Tab E: Subcontracting Plan

NOTE: Failure to place the required submission information under the appropriate section (factor or subfactor) may result in a lower rating if the evaluators cannot readily find the appropriate information. Any specified page limits will be strictly adhered to and enforced. Information submitted that exceeds the specified limit will not be evaluated.

2.6 Proposals: ALL SUBMISSIONS TO THIS PROPOSAL ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. No paper copies, CD-ROMs or facsimile submissions will be accepted. Electronic Proposal Submission is required through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module https://wawf.eb.mil/.

Instructions on how to create a vendor account will be posted to sam.gov and can be located at:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_Access_I nstructions.pdf

Instructions on how to submit an offer will be posted to sam.gov and can be located at: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf NOTE: Do NOT enter Privacy Act Data (Personal Identification Information (PII)) in the File Description.)

Upload Completion & Deadline: Interested parties shall submit responses no later than the date specified on the solicitation document. The time & date of proposal receipt will be the upload completion I delivery time & date recorded within PIEE Solicitation Module site. Do not assume that electronic submission will occur instantaneously. Large files (e.g. 10MB or more) will take some time to upload. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes. This will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process.

Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record. As noted above, offerors will not receive a confirmation email but instead will receive upload confirmation in the browser following successful upload.

Submissions after the deadline will be considered late and will be processed in accordance with FAR 15.208.

Electronic Files: Submission shall be in a searchable Adobe PDF format.

File Naming Convention: To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, it is important that interested parties CAREFULLY ensure their electronic files adhere to the following naming convention:

• W912QR24R0009-FIRMNAME -VOLUME I

• W912QR24R0009-FIRMNAME -VOLUME II

Each file name shall begin with the solicitation number followed by the firm's name and a brief file description. Please see examples above.

File Organization: Although hard copies are not accepted, each file shall be clearly indexed, and logically assembled.

Font size shall be 10 or larger. Pages shall be letter sized (larger page sizes (such as 1lxl 7 foldouts, etc.) will be counted as two pages. Proposals shall be in a narrative format, organized and titled so that each section of the proposal follows the order and format of the factors.

Information presented should be organized so as to pertain to only the evaluation factor in the section that the information is presented. Information pertaining to more than one evaluation factor should be repeated in each section for each factor.

Electronic Files: Files shall be in pdf format and shall be in searchable text. Text and graphics portfolios of the electronic copies shall be in a format readable by Microsoft Office or Adobe applications. Data submitted in a spreadsheet format shall be readable by MS Excel (all cells and formulas should be unlocked).

Any information, presented in a proposal that the Offeror wants safeguarded from disclosure to other parties must be identified and labeled in accordance with the requirements of Provision "FAR 52.215- 1, Instructions to Offerors- Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017)," subparagraph (e), which is found in Section 00 21 00 of the RFP. The Government will endeavor to honor the restrictions against release requested by Offerors, to the extent permitted under United States law and regulations.

3. Proposal Evaluation Process.

3.1. A Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) comprised of representatives of the Corps of Engineers, User/Customer, and other required personnel will evaluate the proposals. Offerors are advised that the technical evaluation and rating of proposals will be conducted in strict confidence. Technical proposals (Volume I) will be reviewed and rated without knowledge of the price offered. The number and identities of offerors are not revealed to anyone not involved in the evaluation and award process or to other offerors. Proposals will be evaluated based on the factors described herein, and the basis of award is a Best Value Trade-Off, as stated above.

3.2 The evaluation process essentially consists of four parts: proposal compliance review and responsibility review, technical evaluation, price evaluation, and price/technical trade-off analysis.

3.2.1 Proposal Compliance/Responsibility Review: This is an initial review to ensure that all required forms and certifications are complete, that both a technical and price proposal were received, and that the offeror is financially capable of sustaining performance under the contract and is able to obtain the required level of performance and payment bonds from an acceptable surety.

3.2.2 Technical Evaluation: The SSEB will evaluate and rate the Volume I proposals against the RFP requirements. Factor I - Past Performance will be rated using Tables 1 and 2 below. The rating will be based on overall confidence in performance, with the final confidence assessment rating based on the extent of recent, relevant past experience and the quality of the offeror's performance.