Amendment_0004_FINAL.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

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

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to respond to solicitation questions received to date, amend the solicitation, and include revised Attachments I-4 & I-5, w hich now include tasks 2.6 & 2.7.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

1 6

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 29-Jun-2017

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W912WJ-17-R-0005

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

07-Jun-2017

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

30-Jun-2017

CODE

U S ARMY ENGR DISTRICT, NEW ENGLAND

696 VIRGINIA RD

CONCORD MA 01742-2751

W912WJ 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W912WJ-17-R-0005

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been added by full text:

CALLAHAN Mine - RFI Responses

1. Factor 2 (Key Personnel) is allowed to be 25 pages but the RFP “requires” only five key personnel. Is it your intent that we should provide 5 five-page resumes or include additional resumes that demonstrate our ability to perform all aspects of the project scope?

RESPONSE: All five key personnel positions must have resumes, one and only one resume for each position. However, the length of each resume is at the discretion of the Offeror.

The 25 page limit allowance should not be exceeded. No additional categories of personnel may be proposed.

2. If it’s your intent to only provide five resumes in Factor 2 (Key Personnel), can pages from this section be transferred to the 50-page limit for Factors 1, 3 and 4?

RESPONSE: No. Unused pages from this section (Volume I: Key Personnel Resumes, maximum of 25 pages) cannot be transferred to increase the page limit for Factors 1, 3 and 4.

3. Please consider excluding TOCs from the page limitation as they are required to be included and add little technical or management content and take multiple pages of our very tight page limitation.

RESPONSE: The Table of Contents will be counted toward the page limit. See Solicitation Amendments, revised Table 4, below.

4. Please consider including a 2-page-limited Executive Summary separate from the total 75-page limit that allows us to describe key elements of our approach, enhancing evaluators up-front understanding to get a good overview of the team’s capabilities and approach.

RESPONSE: No Executive Summary is required or desired by the Government, and no separate page limit is provided for an Executive Summary.

5. Please identify the # of past performance projects required for each team member identified in Factor 4 (Organizational Approach).

RESPONSE: As stated in Factor 5, Past Performance – Submission Requirements, pg 91, past performance information (per paragraph 5a and 5b) shall be submitted for each project submitted by the Offeror in Factor 1 (Team Experience) and for each Team Member identified in Factor 4 (Organizational Approach).

6. Please consider increasing the 50-page limit for Factors 1, 3, and 4 to 60 pages.

RESPONSE: Page limit for Factors 1, 3, and 4 (combined) is increased from 50 pages to 65 pages (including Table of Contents and Schedule). See Solicitation Amendments, revised Table 4, below.

7. For Factor 3 (Seed TO Technical Approach), please consider excluding the schedule from the page count, or, for this section only, allow an 11x17 to be counted as one page.

RESPONSE: Schedule will be counted toward the page limit and 11X17 pages will be counted as two pages. See Solicitation Amendments, revised Table 4, below.

8. Please consider, as other USACE Districts often do, allowing us to provide project descriptions, required by Factor 1 (Team Experience) on 11x17 pages, which only count as one page each.

RESPONSE: Per the instructions, 11x17 pages will be counted as two pages.

9. In Section L, Table 4, (page 87 of 118) it appears several “factors” are not included or may be part of other factors. We are trying to clarify total number of pages allowed per “factor”/”volume”. Could you please complete the table below in an effort to clarify requirements or simply state if we are only allowed 50 total pages for Factor 1, Factor 3, and Factor 4?: (Since total number of pages is critical in Offerors approach to the various factors, we request a response as soon as practical from the government)

RESPONSE: See responses to RFI’s above, and Revised Table 4 of the Solicitation, below.

10. Factor 5-Past Performance (page 92 of 118), it appears the letter “C” instructions are missing or the ordering of the letter system in inaccurate. Can you please clarify if there is an item “C”?

RESPONSE: There are no “C” instructions on page 92. The “D).” on page 92 is a continuation of “(Attachment ” from the bottom of page 91.

11. Factor 5 – Past Performance – (Page 91/92 of 118) If an Offeror and Team members have ALL projects from Government entities and ALL projects have Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Is there any requirement necessary to complete Letter “D”?

RESPONSE: No. Attachment D (Past Performance Questionnaire) is required for non- Federal Government projects, commercial projects, and Federal Government project that do not have reports available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS).

12. Section B – (page 2 of 118), #8, Potential Conflict of Interest. Where within the proposal Volumes are the Offerors to place this information?

RESPONSE: Potential Conflict of Interest information should be included in Volume II:

Cost and Price, Factor 6.

13. Page 87 of 118: Can you confirm the page restrictions should be - Factor 1, 3, and 4 - 50 pages, Factor 2 - 25 pages? Am I interpreting this correctly?

RESPONSE: The page limit for Factors 1, 3 and 4 (combined) has been increased to 65 pages, and will include the Table of Contents and the Schedule. The page limit for Factor 2 is 25 pages. See Solicitation Amendments, revised Table 4, below.

SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS

All revisions are shown in red.

“Table 4. Volumes of Material Submission Requirements”, as it appears on page 87 of the Solicitation is replaced with the following table:

Table 4. Volumes of Material Submission Requirements VOLUMETITLE Factors PRINTED

COPIES

DIGITAL

COPIES

PAGE

LIMIT

Volume I: Technical Information 1, 3, 4 Original + 2 1 65 Volume I: Key Personnel Resumes 2 Original + 2 1 25 Volume I: Past Performance 5 Original + 2 1 N/A Volume II: Cost/Price 6 Original + 1 1 N/A

NOTE: All pages including cover letters, Table of Contents pages, tables, illustrations, schedules, and appendices (but not divider tabs devoid of content) will be counted in the page calculation. Pages that exceed the above noted page limitations will be removed, not read, and not evaluated. Agreements or letters of commitment submitted for Factor 4 will not be counted toward the page limit.

The second paragraph under “Factor 1 – Team Experience - Submission Requirements” on page 88 of 118 is deleted and replaced with the following:

“At least one project shall be provided for the prime Offeror (the entity signing the SF33) and for each Team Member who is proposed to perform the following key work functions:

engineering/design, earthworks construction, slope stability, and geotechnical testing and analysis. The Offeror may utilize experience of another Team Member that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement to demonstrate experience under this evaluation factor. If an Offeror is utilizing experience of Team Members, then Team Member projects submitted must include recent and relevant work similar to the work to be performed by the Team Member for this requirement.”

Paragraph “f.” under “Factor 4 – Organizational Approach – Submission Requirements” on page 91 of 118 is deleted and replaced with the following:

“f. The Offeror shall describe at a minimum which entity will perform the following roles and responsibilities: engineering/design, earthworks construction, slope stability, geotechnical testing and analysis; and all such entities – including the Offeror – will be considered Team Members.

The Offeror shall describe the roles and responsibility for each Team Member in detail. Also identify entities (whether or not they are Team Members) responsible for quality control, sampling and analysis, and safety.

Offerors should identify any additional and/or unique management advantages their proposal provides to the Government.”

The second sentence under “Factor 5 – Past Performance – Submission Requirements” on page 91 of 118 is edited as follows:

“Offerors shall submit past performance information limited to the following:”

(End of Summary of Changes)